A Biochem Snapshot: 5 Facts That Keep Me Paleo

Diane Sanfilippo Health & Wellness 19 Comments

Quick reminder for those of you reading this post on or before January 14, 2013 – The Toadally Primal Wellness Bundles of 33 eBooks for just $39 (a $479 value) ends at 11:59pm on 1/14/13 – don’t miss out! Get the details here. Hey folks! Remember Courtney who you met not long ago? Well, here’s a great post from her …

Balanced Bites Podcast

Balanced Bites Podcast: Episode #6: New to Paleo, Food Intolerance, Type 2 Diabetes, Non Paleo Vices, Omega 3:6 Ratios & Supplementing

Diane Sanfilippo Podcast Episodes 4 Comments

Episode #6 I, Caveman, part of the Curiosity series on The Discovery Channel. Topics:  1 New to Paleo and Gluten-Free lifestyle. [11:50] 2: Food intolerance and travel/indulging. [19:05] 3: Type 2 Diabetes, Paleo and Sweeteners. [30:35] 4: Mom’s fat-loss stall while family progresses. [40:50] 5: Non-Paleo vices, artificial sweeteners & weight-loss stall. [53:30] 6: Omega 3:6 ratios, supplementing and daily bacon. [60:50] Click here to download …

Bacon: Health Food or Devil in Delicious Disguise?

Diane Sanfilippo Beef, Pork & Lamb, Fats and Oils, Featured, Food & Recipes, Nutrition Myths 101 Comments

It seems I’ve become a bit well-known in my community as “the bacon girl.” Maybe it’s because I always seem to be eating, posting pictures of, and wearing T-shirts proclaiming my love for bacon. I’m okay with that nickname, but I have wanted to write this post for quite sometime now in order to explain my choice to consume what …

For the Love of Almonds (and Some Omega 3/6 Fats Talk)

Diane Sanfilippo Fats and Oils 51 Comments

Nutty delights. I used to LOVE roasted almonds and wouldn’t touch the raw ones, but when you know better you can do better. Oh, almonds! People have such a love affair with almonds. The trouble is, they’re really not something we should be eating lots of all the time. Really. Especially not if they’re straight from the bag to our …