I have decades of personal experience with the best and worst foods for Herpes. With Primary Immunodeficiency, my immune system is genetically low. Even with Gamma Globulin infusions I have to watch for Herpes food triggers. As I write and speak about in this post on foods to avoid with Herpes or Shingles, the ratio of the amino acids Arginine to Lysine is the key. Arginine feeds all Herpes viruses (including Epstein Barr, ... Keep Reading >
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Lies my Doctor Told Me | Podcast with Ken Berry, MD
"Lies My Doctor Told Me" - book review and podcast with Dr. Ken Berry. This helpful book covers 17 "Medical Myths That Can Harm Your Health". Berry questioned his conventional medical training when he tried to lose weight. He cut saturated fats, started jogging, ate more whole grains and promptly gained 10 more pounds. He found Robb Wolf's "The Paleo Solution" and Mark Sisson's "The Primal Blueprint" and hasn't looked back. "Lies My ... Keep Reading >
Latin American Paleo Cooking Book Review
This Latin American Paleo Cooking book review explores authentic Latin foods with Paleo substitutes for flour, sugar and dairy. You'll find plantains, cassava flour, potato, coconut flour, tapioca starch and more. Author Amanda Torres adapted her Puerto Rican mother-in-law's recipes to Paleo. Now we get to try some new dishes! Enjoy this podcast with Amanda (The Curious Coconut) and Beverly on this Primal Diet - Modern Health episode. We ... Keep Reading >
Paleo Snacks For Road Trips
Plan ahead Paleo snacks for road trips and keep the good mood flowing - stable blood sugar and no hunger attacks! Stick to your food plan and be happy! Who wants to feel bad on vacation? Here's helpful links to Paleo road trip snacks such as Gluten Free jerky, protein bars, trail mix and more. Keep hunger at bay and avoid expensive snacks high in sugars and salt. Regular sodas, granola bars, cookies, juice or plain fruit will make some unhappy ... Keep Reading >
The Amazing Benefits of Walkabout Emu Oil
So many benefits of Walkabout Emu Oil. It's a completely unique superfood! Male emu live on this oil they have stored up prior to sitting full-time (for 54 days!) on their eggs. It's their only nutrition during this time. Think what that might mean for your body too! These emus are not ordinary breeds harvested for meat, cosmetic oil or feathers. They are carefully raised to produce this amazing oil rich in Omega 3, 7 and 9's, Vitamin K2 ... Keep Reading >
The Wahls Protocol Cooking For Life Book Review
The Wahls Protocol Cooking For Life book review and podcast highlights unique food and well-organized eating plans. Excellent nutrient-dense recipes and lifestyle suggestions support autoimmune or other chronic health issues. This is the third podcast I've done with Dr. Wahls. Find others here and here. Wahls neatly offers 3 levels of the Wahls Diet for every recipe; the (basic) Wahls Diet; Wahls Paleo; and Wahls Paleo Plus (Ketogenic). The ... Keep Reading >
What is the Best Diet For Human Beings?
The best diet for human beings includes the foods we evolved to eat. What our teeth, enzymes and intestines can process. We didn't used to eat hybridized grains, sugars, or dairy products. We did eat fishes and animals and gathered plants, flowers, some eggs, seeds, herbs and fruit. No vegetable oils, food chemicals or feedlot meats. But humans (and other creatures) will eat junk food if it's available. And for humans, grains and sugars are ... Keep Reading >
What I Think You Should Eat
I call this diet "The Diet For Human Beings" because no matter who you are, it's the best starting place I know for people to eat to get well. This Video (disc, download or streaming) will help you change your diet as quickly as you want to. If you're ready to make changes fast, I'll encourage you. If you want to go a little slower, we'll talk about that too. If you want to help your children, you'll want to eat this way ... Keep Reading >
What Are the Best Grains to Add to Paleo?
What are the best grains to add to Paleo? Here's my Primal Diet - Modern Health podcast on this topic and an article for you too... The Paleo Diet eliminates cereal grains such as wheat, rice and corn, and the pseudo-grains such as quinoa, millet and buckwheat. We avoid grains (grass seed) because of: intense hybridization, genetic engineering, pesticides and/or fertilizing toxic and inflammatory Lectins which can lead to Leaky Gut ... Keep Reading >
Rosita Cod Liver Oil Gelcaps
Rosita Cod Liver Oil gelcap capsules give you two ways to take this vitamin rich super food. I wrote about this new, amazing, raw, authentic Cod Liver Oil from Norway in 2014. Made only by Rosita, it's unlike any Cod Liver Oil anywhere. It's harvested and processed in the true Viking manner - by draining the oil directly from the Cod as they come out of the icy Atlantic Ocean. No "fermenting" in 10,000 gallon vats, 1000's of miles from ... Keep Reading >
The Hidden Link Between Thyroid and Adrenal Problems
What's the link between thyroid and adrenal problems? Why do doctors focus on the thyroid and ignore adrenal fatigue? Is there a hidden connection between thyroid and adrenal problems? The Primal Diet - Modern Health podcast link for this article is above. Listen in and share it! Consider this: Symptoms of Hypothyroidism and Adrenal Fatigue can be quite similar. Symptoms of Hypothyroidism can include: frequent fatigue difficulty ... Keep Reading >
My Primal Blueprint Podcast Interview on Vitamin K2
Here's the link to my Primal Blueprint Podcast interview on Vitamin K2, with Elle Russ hosting the podcast. I call Vitamin K2 the "Cradle to Grave" nutrient as we ALL need it every day of our lives. We don't store Vitamin K2 like we do the other fat soluble vitamins so we have to have it daily. Some of the topics in this Primal Blueprint Podcast with Elle Russ include: The difference between K1 and K2 What K2 ... Keep Reading >