What's up Weekly with Diane Sanfilippo - December 7

What’s Up Weekly with Diane | December 8th, 2016

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Here’s what was up last week! Quick Links: Clearing up Cholesterol Confusion Beautycounter Sparkling Holiday Gift with Purchase (plus bonus giveaway) – Happening Now! HUGE Healthy Eating Giveaway on Instagram – Happening Now! Balanced Bites Master Class – Coming Soon! Balanced Bites Spices – Coming Soon! Facebook LIVE Tomorrow: All about Protein Balanced Bites Podcast Episode #272 – Fats & …

Supporting Your 21DSD: 21-Tips for Not-Sweet Sips

Diane Sanfilippo Food & Recipes, Sugar & Sweeteners 2 Comments

What can I put in my coffee? If I don’t like the taste of water, what else can I drink? And…what the heck is kombucha? These are questions that you might ask if you are new to Paleo or doing The 21-Day Sugar Detox (21DSD). And for many folks, eliminating the sugar greatly reduces the types of drinks that they …

Practical Paleo Testimonial: Former vegan finds health

Anthony DiSarro Lifestyle & Mindset, Testimonial 4 Comments

Let me introduce myself. My name is Dolores. I’m a 35 year old female that lives outside of Dallas with my furbaby (pictured) and my boyfriend (not pictured). I look pretty content in my picture, right? Well, there was a time I was nowhere near the level of contentment I am today. Let me take you back to PPP (Pre Practical Paleo)… …

10 Ways to be healthier (inside & out) in 2012

Diane Sanfilippo Featured, Lifestyle & Mindset 17 Comments

1. Sleep more, sleep better and start sleeping EARLIER. Make the commitment to yourself to get in bed an hour earlier than you normally do. It’ll be dark outside, no doubt. If it’s not dark in your room, MAKE IT DARK. Use blackout curtains or, if you must, cover the windows with cardboard or foil. Notice what happens when you …

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The Dish on Sugar & Sweeteners

Diane Sanfilippo Sugar & Sweeteners 55 Comments

(note: I originally published this post last year but somehow the formatting got really fouled up in the blog transition so I had to re-publish it… here you go!) I get a TON of questions about sugar and sweeteners. Most people just want to know which are okay to eat and which are bad. But, of course, I can’t just …

Turn Down the Lights, Turn Up Your Metabolism

Diane Sanfilippo Most Popular, Sleep 15 Comments

Are you struggling with sugar and carb cravings that seem to just take over? Are you trying to lose excess body fat but feel it’s an uphill battle when foods you know you shouldn’t eat are practically screaming at you to eat them? Do you feel like you just can’t seem to get your body to burn fat no matter …

A Carb-Loaded Youth, Years of Hypoglycemia & How I Landed on a “Paleo” Diet.

Diane Sanfilippo Direct from Diane, Lifestyle & Mindset, Most Popular 25 Comments

Here’s an honest look at how I landed on a paleo/primal type of real food diet. I say “Paleo” in the title of this post because I don’t follow one specific diet 100% of the time, but I do what feels best for my body and what works for me intellectually as well as physically. My story is far longer than this …