What are nuts and seeds? A nut is a type of fruit. A fruit is a mature ovary from a flower. Every fruit contains one or more seeds. Every seed has the potential to germinate and grow into a mature adult plant. As seeds mature, the surrounding tissue develops into a fruit. This fruit can take many forms; some plants make berries (like blueberries or tomatoes), some make legumes (like peas and beans). The fruit of cereal grasses are grains ... Keep Reading >
Ancestral Diet
How To Be A Food Detective
Before I tell you how to be an official food detective, and do a proper elimination diet, here's a little human history for you. Once upon a time, we ate whatever we could hunt, and we gathered lots of plants, some fruits, and some eggs. Fish and other water creatures were abundant. We ate certain mushrooms (not others!), tubers, insects, a little honey, and some tasty herbs and flowers to enrich our meals. In the Paleolithic times before ... Keep Reading >
The Real Salt Story, and Why Your Type of Salt Matters: PODCAST
Confused about the difference between table salt and Himalayan Salt? Salt expert Dr. Corey Schuler talks on Primal Diet - Modern Health with Beverly Meyer about real salt and its many therapeutic uses. You may think you know about salt, but you'll learn a lot more after listening to Corey and Beverly. Dr. Schuler discusses the power of real salt to support health and tells us why commercial table salt is so dangerous. Beverly adds insight ... Keep Reading >
The Diet For Human Beings: PODCAST
It's Paleo. It's Primal. It's Ancestral! Whatever you want to call it, it's what humans are meant to eat. My DVD calls it The Diet For Human Beings, and 25 years of study on food and health have led me to this. This is The Diet For Human Beings Podcast and is the way I ask my clients to eat. This Podcast explains why and gives suggestions on what to eliminate and what to add. Learn what you need to learn to get started in this episode, ... Keep Reading >
Identifying (And Avoiding) Genetically Modified Food
Genetically modified food has been successfully fought in many other countries, especially in Europe. The first step in learning to avoid them is identifying genetically modified foods. Here in the US, GMO's are the new normal. Is it "Natural Health" though? Big farming corporations such as Monsanto and Archer, Daniels, Midland, now own the rights to the GMO seeds, and require their farmers not to collect seeds from their current crop, ... Keep Reading >