Ever since I started on this journey almost a year and a half ago, I have been voraciously reading books and blogs, listening to podcasts, watching videos and generally inundating my brain with as much information as possible about diet, overall health and disease, obesity, permaculture and farming…the list seems …
When I first read “the Omnivore’s Dilemma” and learned about Joel Salatin’s Polyface Farms and the concept of permaculture, I knew that this was someone worth paying attention to. Over the past year, on my journey to Paleo, I have learned a great deal about about our ancestral past, the …
It was about ten years ago when I first read “Kitchen Confidential” by Anthony Bourdain. It only took a moment to realize that this was someone with a unique perspective on food and the business of making it. His humor and gonzo style of writing hooked me from the get …
Sitting around with some time off, I figured I’d do a little light reading. Having been steeped in things Paleo for the past year, I thought I’d try something a bit different. If you’re already up to your kettle bells in Paleo, than you probably don’t need to read “Why …
This is one of those amazing cookbooks that can cause you to lose track of time as you go poring through each of the wonderful recipes and gazing at the gorgeous photos of each finished dish. It is deep with deliciousness and filled with recipes that are clearly borne of …
Hurry up and buy it already! There, done. Phew. What? You need a bit more than that? Alright, if you insist. “Everyday Paleo” is one of those books that is a remarkable combination of Paleo best practice, personal transformation, mouth watering recipes and fitness instruction that anybody, and I mean …
I just saw the documentary “Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead” (thank you Netflix) and was blown away by this inspirational story. The Aussie filmmaker, Joe Cross, spends 60 days traveling around the US while doing a juice & vegetable fast and talking to Americans about their diet. So why is …
If ever there was a book that was the epitome of shouting “I’m mad as he’ll and I’m not going to take it anymore!” it’s this one. As a mother who discovers her daughter is allergic to eggs in a frightening episode during what is the prototypical American breakfast, Mrs. …
“The Paleo Solution” was the first book I read specifically about the Paleo diet. While going into great detail on the chemical and physiological processes of the human body and its reaction to gluten and other grains, Wolf makes this a very accessible read for the Paleo noob or nerd. …