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The Pantry Principle, excellent reference for the Real Food newbie
If you already cook from Nourishing Traditions by Sally Fallon and have read Nutrition and Physical Degeneration by Dr. Weston A. Price and if you follow the websites of The Healthy Home Economist, Dr. Mercola, and GreenMedInfo, you may not … Continue reading
Posted in Fake Food, Food on a budget, GMOs, Health, Healthy Fats, Raw Milk, Real Food
Tagged GMOs, healthy fats, healthy foods, nutrition, organic, pasteurization, real food, real food on a budget
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10 Reasons Cholesterol Is Necessary for Health
Cholesterol does not cause heart disease, strokes, or atherosclerosis! Sound radical? More and more scientists, physicians, and researchers are admitting that the long time vilification of cholesterol is based on inadequate studies and misinterpreted results. In fact, our bodies need … Continue reading
Posted in Cancer, Cholesterol, Diet, Eggs, Fats, Health, Healthy Fats, Heart Disease, Nutrition
Tagged cholesterol, health, healthy fats, healthy foods, heart disease, nutrition, saturated fat
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Lentils with Cheese
For many years, one of my family’s favorite homestyle foods has been Lentils with Cheese, but I’ve learned that to be healthier the lentils need to be soaked or sprouted, which requires a lot of preplanning and extra time. I … Continue reading
Posted in Dairy, Healthy Fats, Nutrition, Organic Food, Real Food, Recipes, Traditional Food
Tagged healthy fats, healthy foods, nutrition, real food, recipes
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REAL Vanilla Ice Cream
It’s the middle of March and we’re already close to breaking high temperature records here in Houston! It was 89 yesterday, which tied a record from 1907. Of course, summers are always hot here, but we don’t usually start quite … Continue reading
Posted in Dairy, Healthy Fats, Nutrition, Pastured Eggs, Raw Milk, Real Food, Recipes
Tagged healthy fats, local food, organic, pastured eggs, raw milk, recipes
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Cheese Biscuits – Grain Free
I made my favorite vegetable beef soup the other day and wanted something to add a different flavor to the meal. We don’t eat a lot of bread or bread substitutes; however, we had really enjoyed the coconut flour blueberry … Continue reading
Posted in Grain Free, Healthy Fats, Nutrition, Organic Food, Pastured Eggs, Real Food, Recipes
Tagged butter, coconut flour, grain-free, health, healthy fats, pastured eggs, real food, recipes
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Grass-fed Beef Tostadas with Guacamole
We celebrated New Year’s Eve with a special treat this year. I fell in love with Mexican food when I moved to Texas many years ago, and although there are lots of Mexican restaurants here in Houston–in fact sometimes it … Continue reading
Posted in Dinner, Fats, Healthy Fats, Nutrition, Organic Food, Real Food, Recipes, What's for dinner
Tagged duck fat, grassfed beef, healthy fats, healthy foods, local food, organic, real food, recipes, what's for dinner
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Banana Cocoa Smoothie
It’s been almost a year since I wrote about my morning smoothies. I still have one most mornings but thought it was about time I updated my post with some changes I’ve made in the recipe. The base of my … Continue reading
Posted in Breakfast, Dairy, Eggs, Ferments, Healthy Fats, Nutrition, Pastured Eggs, Raw Food, Raw Milk, Real Food, Recipes
Tagged cocoa, coconut oil, flax seeds, health, healthy fats, kefir, local food, nutrition, organic, pastured eggs, probiotics, raw milk, real food, recipes, stevia
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What’s for Christmas dinner? Roast duckling and veggies!
The roast duckling we ate for Christmas dinner is probably the best I’ve cooked. It was tender and juicy, but still flavorful with brown, crispy skin. My family prefers duck to turkey or even chicken because it is ALL dark … Continue reading
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Tagged butter, healthy fats, healthy foods, local food, meals, recipes, traditional food, what's for dinner
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How anti-inflammatory drugs work and a better way to reduce pain
Anti-inflammatory drugs such as aspirin, NSAIDS (non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs), and steroids reduce pain and inflammation primarily by blocking normal prostaglandin function. Prostaglandins are hormone-like substances necessary to normal body processes. There are three groups of prostaglandins: two of them, prostaglandin-1 (PG1) … Continue reading
Posted in Health, Healthy Fats, Nutrition, Nutritional Therapist Program, Real Food
Tagged anti-inflammatory, health, healthy fats, ibuprofen, inflammation, NSAIDs, omega 3, omega 6, prostaglandins
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Persimmon Kefir Smoothie
Persimmons are in season here in Texas, and, can you believe it, I had never tried one before! One of my favorite backyard farmers at my local farmers market had some beautiful bright red-orange persimmons and encouraged me to take … Continue reading
Posted in Breakfast, Dairy, Eggs, Farmers Markets, Local Farming, Nutrition, Pastured Eggs, Raw Food, Raw Milk, Real Food
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