Back in July and August, I spent a fair amount of my time up in Northern Ontario Cottage country.The cottage is a great place to hide out and get some reading and writing done, but sometimes it can be a horrible place to try and 'eat clean'. It's very easy to rationalize a couple bad days at the cottage as "cheat days".For some reason, body building magazines and fitness … [Read more...] about Forget about Cheat Days
Nutrition
Rules To Shop By
After a quick trip to the grocery store this morning, I realized how confusing it can be trying to pick out the good foods from the bad foods.Food companies are jumping on the health claim bandwagon, and just about everything is now 'healthy this' or 'reduced that'. So here's a quick tip - The quicker it goes bad, the better it is for you.Fruits, vegetables, meat and fish all … [Read more...] about Rules To Shop By
Fat Wars, and Why I Cook with Butter
I've been following some very interesting stories in the news lately.The first story concerns the City of New York. It seems that the Board of Health for New York City has recently voted to make New York the nation's first city to ban Trans fats at restaurants.I found this story to be very interesting because as little as two decades ago Trans fats were introduced into our diet … [Read more...] about Fat Wars, and Why I Cook with Butter
Why Goat’s Milk?
A couple of days ago in one of the grrlathlete newsletters I recommended that people give goat's milk an honest try (If you don't receive the grrlathlete newsletters, I've put a sign-up box on the top right column of my blog).Since then, I've had more than a few people ask me to elaborate on why.Well, firstly, because most of us have been drinking cow's milk since the age of … [Read more...] about Why Goat’s Milk?
Sparring with the American Diabetes Association
Looks like Adam Campbell of Men's Health magazine has found himself in a verbal sparring match with the ADA.It all started with a very well written and well researched article that Adam wrote about diabetes and carbohydrates. If you'd like to learn more about Adam's article and the American Diabetes Association's response then Click HERE to visit Adam's Blog.BPFasting Diet, … [Read more...] about Sparring with the American Diabetes Association