My husband & I married in 1994. We immediately began trying to have a baby. After a year of being unsuccessful, I was diagnosed with hypothyroidism during routine testing. We headed off to the fertility doctor for help. We spent the next four and a half years trying to conceive a child. Finally in 1999, my son was born. Before and during… Continue Reading
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What Is The Paleo Diet?
The Paleo diet is the healthiest way you can eat because it is the ONLY nutritional approach that works with your genetics to help you stay lean, strong and energetic! Research in biology, biochemistry, Ophthalmology, Dermatology and many other disciplines indicate it is our modern diet, full of refined foods, trans fats and sugar, that is… Continue Reading
Carb Addiction: Cake Is The New Crack
Written by: Kevin Cann Ever found it hard to cut those sweets out of your diet? In my practice this typically tends to be one of the biggest hurdles in achieving optimal wellness. We have all seen our population’s obesity rate rise continuously as well as the prevalence of disease. Eating healthier is not… Continue Reading
Paleo: The Solution to My Battle with Colitis
Where do I begin? This journey started in October of 2004 when up until then I was a ‘normal’ teenage boy, going to grade 12 and playing as many sports as possible at school. I was the captain of both the volleyball team and the local A level hockey team. I was active all the… Continue Reading
Raising Cave-child: The School Lunch
For the low, low cost of two dollars, my cave-child could have ‘enjoyed’ today’s school lunch special: corn dogs, with a few non cave-child friendly side dishes. What else would her body be getting for this low, low cost? One of the most popular brands of corn dogs contains a slew of ingredients. I’ve highlighted… Continue Reading
Testimonial – Female Hormones: Finding Balance
FINDING HORMONAL BALANCE When you hear the word hormone it often invokes images of once sweet, cuddly children who overnight turn into angry, irrational adolescents covered in acne. The truth is hormones affect every one of us long before we’re born and until the moment we cease to exist. They are like chemical text messages that… Continue Reading
It’s in the Blood: When it Rains it Pours
It’s in the Blood: When it Rains it Pours The recent article Paleo and Testosterone spiked a huge comment response regarding the intricacies of nutrition, training, lifestyle, supplements and hormones. The subject of hormones has been one that I have been in bed with for quite some time, especially low or dysfunctional hormones. It has… Continue Reading
Testimonial: “I’ve officially lost over half of my original body weight.”
I used to weigh over a quarter of a ton. The last weigh in I did before I started my weight loss campaign showed 538 pounds on the $250 scale my wife had to buy me with our tex return in March of 2010. As of today, I weigh 268 pounds, and I’ve officially… Continue Reading
The Paleo Solution – Episode 105
Download Episode Here Download a transcript of this episode Topics: 1. [4:25] Living a long life by avoiding amino acids found in meat and eggs 2. [10:53] Bacon? 3. [16:29] 100m sprinter with cramps and twitches 4. [22:45] Sugar, Booze, and Caffeine Binges… 5. [32:57] Birth Control and Probiotics 6. [37:50] Is there a Paleo… Continue Reading
Myra’s Story: “You don’t have to be perfect…”
The only thing I can see as a “starting factor” to my eating disorder is that I began taking birth control about the same time and started dealing with depression off and on. I have been battling with bulimia, bingeing and purging, since I was 19. Now, almost 32, I look back and wonder how… Continue Reading