The Paleo Mom is a scientist turned health educator and advocate.
Tomatoes, potatoes, eggplants, sweet and hot peppers (but not black pepper), and chili-based spices (including paprika) all come from plants which are …
The WHYs behind the Autoimmune Protocol: NightshadesRead More
In my previous post, I discussed why the mercury content of fish is not worthy of concern for most fish species (see this post). My point isn’t just …
We are often warned not to consume too much seafood over fears of the mercury contamination in these foods building up in our systems and leading to …
One of the many challenges that people face when adopting a Paleo diet is dealing with the confounding factor of additional food sensitivities. …
Modifying Paleo for FODMAP-Intolerance (a.k.a. Fructose Malabsorption)Read More
With the stress and sleep deprivation of last week (along with being displaced from my home for four days), I fell off the sugar wagon. I found …
(Created as a guest post for The Paleo Parents) Gut health is essential for overall health. A healthy digestive tract is efficient at absorbing …
Eczema is a general term used to describe a collection of skin conditions (the most common being atopic dermatitis) in which the skin is inflamed and …
When it comes to spices, figuring out which ones are safe on the Autoimmune Protocol can be tricky. Many spices come from the seeds of plants and …
Allow me to introduce you to Angela Alt, a fellow Autoimmune Protocol follower who recently faced the challenge of business travel while following …
Guest Post by Angela Alt: Business Travel on the Autoimmune ProtocolRead More
A Paleo diet is often presented as “eating the foods that humans evolved over 2.5 million years to eat for optimum health”. I am guilty of presenting …
(Created as a guest post for Fresh4Five) As your child’s birthday approaches, you may start feeling some anxiety. Not only can the anniversary of …
Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth (or SIBO) is one of those hot topics in the alternative medical community that is often misunderstood, so I …
Modifying Paleo for Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth (SIBO)Read More
Committing to Paleolithic nutrition can feel very restricting when it comes to restaurants, travel and celebrations. Even if you relax your …
Eggs are one of the most allergenic foods with approximately 2-3% of the population affected. However, people are still surprised when I advertise an …
It is all the rage in Paleo circles: throw out your scale, stop looking at the numbers. The idea is that we should be gauging how we're doing based …
Perhaps you are wondering how on earth I am going to address this topic delicately. The answer is: I can’t. It’s an impossible task and I’m just …
Many of you have expressed your frustration that you are not seeing improvement in your autoimmune disease despite following the Autoimmune Protocol. …
I’ve heard the stories too. People who find Paleo, cheat three times a week, eat buckets of eggs and nuts, and still manage to instantly lose weight, …
How Long Is This Going to Take?! Finding Patience with the AIPRead More
If you live with anyone, work with anyone, or occasionally venture out into public, then you are living with temptation. I don’t like to think of a …
Do you have an autoimmune disease that you are unaware of? I’m not talking about the severe autoimmune diseases like lupus, multiple sclerosis, …
You May Have an Autoimmune Disease But Don’t Know It!Read More
NOTE: This is no longer the most up-to-date version of the autoimmune protocol. You can see the most current version here.Autoimmune …
Modifying Paleo for Autoimmune Conditions (i.e., The Autoimmune Protocol)Read More
As I was driving home the other day, I passed an oncoming car and noticed that the driver, an elderly man with very large ears, was grinning like he’d …
Nuts and seeds are typically regarded as nutritious, health-promoting foods and since they were around before humans even existed, it’s hard to argue …
In the Paleo community, we are accustomed to assuming that a standard Paleo diet will cure (or at least significantly improve) virtually every health …
You’ve probably heard a lot about how important it is to eat organ meat: things like liver, kidney, tripe, heart, and even brain. What do these …
It is not an exaggeration to say that gut health is everything: the health of our guts has a profound effect on our overall health. As the connection …
One of the fundamental principles of the Paleo diet is to support gut health. But, that doesn’t just mean eating plenty of fermented foods and fiber …
Between their high lectin content and over-abundance of omega-6 fatty acids, we should have enough evidence for the wisdom of keeping grains out of …
Why Grains Are Bad: Part 3, Nutrient Density and AcidityRead More
There are many excellent reasons to choose grass-fed meat over conventional, or grain-fed, meat (and don’t get me started on why the word …
Grass-Fed Beef: A Superfood worth the Premium PriceRead More
Bone broth is a flavorful liquid made by boiling the bones of just about any vertebrate you can think of (typically poultry, beef, bison, lamb, or …
Hello. My name is Sarah and I am a sugar addict. It’s been 61 days since my last dessert. It’s not a joke. Sugar is addictive. And while sugar …
If you are following a Paleo diet and still having digestive issues, low stomach acid may be to blame.When you eat, the cells that line your …
Whether you’ve recently recovered from an infection requiring antibiotics, are healing after treatment for a parasite, or are battling against anxiety …
I am just coming up to my six month Paleoversary. Truly, I cannot believe the improvement to my health or my family’s health in this short time! Nor …
One of the challenges that I face personally with my health is something called the Gut-Brain Connection (or sometimes called the Gut-Brain Axis). …
Most advocates of Paleolithic nutrition allow for some cheating. “What?” you say, “I get to CHEAT? Why didn’t you mention this earlier?!”. Well, …
Funny. Most of us cavemen and cavewomen seem to get bored of steamed broccoli much more quickly than we get bored of grilled T-bone steak. I’m not …
It’s a popular quote among Paleo enthusiasts: “Eat to live, don’t live to eat.” --Benjamin Franklin Or, as Robb Wolf so eloquently puts it: …
Kale is definitely a superfood. And as far as superfoods go, it’s fairly cheap and easily found. I find myself eating it more and more, raw tossed …
After following a Paleolithic diet, I think managing stress is probably the most important thing you can do for both your short- and long-term …
Eating 8+ servings of fresh vegetables and fruits daily lowers risk of chronic disease more than any other dietary factor (see The Importance of …
Out of all the foods we could potentially eat, vegetables and fruit are some of the only items not mired in controversy: virtually every health …
A Paleolithic diet puts strong emphasis on consuming plant matter (which is typically done in a carbohydrate conscious way). Obviously, vegetables, …
(originally posted December 8, 2011) As one of my yoga teachers is fond of saying “Do it so that you like it, so that you like doing it”. And I …
It wasn’t that long ago that I was in the habit of having a (usually small, sometimes huge) sweet snack in the evenings after the girls were asleep. …
The idea behind a Paleolithic diet is that you avoid foods that cause gut irritation and foods that cause hormone imbalances and insulin sensitivity …
Could there possibly be a more controversial topic than how many carbs we should be eating?! One of the perks of following a Paleo framework is that …
Over the past century, few foods have overtaken our food supply quite like sugar and sweeteners. Yet despite decades of research, the relationship …
