In the last post in this series, I said that the one rule you needed to remember is “Eat Real Food.” It’s simple. It’s effective. And it seemed to resonate well with the community. However, it also generated a few questions that need answering. Obviously, while it’s as clear-cut as [...]

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Check out this ridiculous article from Med Page Today: Burgers, Fries, and Diet Soda Are Recipe for Metabolic Syndrome.
Now, looking at the title, I can’t say I’d argue with that sentiment. That’s basically a fast food diet and most people on a fast food diet are on a one-way train to ill health. [...]

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Here is a list of 100 Foods to Improve Productivity. All kinds of favorite foods make the list. Here are a few to whet your whistle:
Salmon: Not just a fish dish delicacy, a single serving of salmon is also full of healthy benefits. Low in calories but high in important omega 3 fatty [...]

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Here is WebMD’s 6 Reasons Americans Aren’t Eating Healthier:
1. Calories
2. Diet and Exercise
3. Breakfast
4. Fats
5. Carbohydrates
6. “Functional” Foods
I’d like to offer my own 6 reasons why we’re not healthier, basing them on those from WebMD.
1. We focus on calories, instead of food: 1000 calories from Twinkies is not the same as 1000 calories from lettuce, [...]

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A few weeks ago, a friend of mine told me that my “body hates me” because I don’t generally eat pastured chicken. Because of the amount of food that I eat to support my body weight and activity level, it would be very expensive for me to eat $2/lb chicken everyday. So I grab antibiotic- [...]

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