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Have you tried raw dairy? If you can get it, that is. My farmer told me it doesn't make his sinuses clog up like pasteurized dairy does. For me, I cut out dairy for several months and felt great: more energetic, less digestive problems. Then I found a raw dairy in my city. I discovered raw dairy does not give me ANY issues…

Strangely, acorn squash makes my stomach hurt a lot immediate after I eat it, although it causes no other digestive problems. No other squash does this either. I have no idea why this occurs.

Here's a new egg recipe you probably haven't tried: Roast in oven at 200 F for 5 hours with shell on. They are then portable like hard boiled eggs but have a delicious smoky flavor!

Why isn't salt ok for you? It doesn't affect health much (not even blood pressure) unless you are one of the few extremely sensitive people or you have too much salt and throw off your potassium/sodium ratio or enough to feel crappy. For me, too much is like 4000mg where I feel like I've had too much, but I naturally stay…

Thank you so much for this link. I have been mostly low carb for a few months, and while I feel generally good and don't have any of the problems the women in those posts/comments do, I just don't have the enthusiasm, motivation, or energy to do the circuit training and running I used to do. At first I thought this was…

It's true, I don't eat paleo baked goods at all. I only want them psychologically (dripping with butter and maple syrup in my mind). I'll just eat the butter with a spoon instead.

You can make pancakes with almond flour if that agrees with you. Or gluten free grain flours if you want to make an exception. I don't eat coconut or sweet potatoes, the fructans irritate my gut. My "safe starches" are winter squashes, yum! I eat grass fed/ pastured meats, ORGANS!, eggs, fish, fermented vegetables,…

Try plaintains, which are starchier than bananas!

Eat more fat! I love fried eggs in butter :D Take an afternoon nap! More sleep definitely helps. After you wake up, have some yummy iced green tea to shake off the groggies. Allow yourself a (primal) higher carb day! A banana, sweet potatoes. You'll have more energy the next day. I am usually low-carb, but when I…

If you modify paleo for yourself, you won't have to cheat. For example, I make my own kefir from raw milk from a local dairy farm. Not paleo, but definitely in my book a whole, healthy food. Once or twice a week I have a glass of pinot noir and some dark chocolate. I eat (good) cheese at least once or twice a week, so…

This. Best tasting salmon I ever had. Fried it crisp in some butter, but it definitely doesn't need the butter to be sweet-tasting! I almost cried yesterday when I went back to the store and they were out. Today I'm gonna try some wild sockeye, hope I'm not disappointed by the comparison!

Pork rinds! Fantastic chip substitute. well, maybe not fantastic as they are standard pork with lots of omega 6, but they are fried in their own fat (not rancid veg oils), which makes them my go-to gas station item of choice, over the roasted (and oiled) nuts.

Sweet potatoes can be troublesome for those with FODMAP issues as they are high in fructans. If you don't have autoimmune, weight, or digestion issues to worry about, then white potatoes can be an ok food. Supposedly red potatoes are less starchy than russet brown potatoes, so perhaps try those instead.

Cans of tuna, herring, salmon, or sardines. More protein than all the other options.

Just watch out in case you are sensitive to fructose. When I went fully paleo my stomach problems actually got worse. Upon investigating, I discovered FODMAPS and have eliminated many of the more irritating ones, rotate others that only bother me if I have them more than one day in a row, and am finally not bloated for the…

I believe the better phrasing is to strive for 100%, but realize that you will probably only get about 80-90%, and don't stress out that you aren't 100.

Walmart sells most of their frozen vegetables for around $1 in one pound bags, so I would buy more frozen over fresh. Usually the frozen stuff is actually fresher and not wilty.

I use gluten free soy sauce.

Yep I binged on gluten free doughnuts and chocolate bars for the last two days. I had a "foodie call" loss of willpower after having wine while exhausted. Today I decided what my final big reward will be for losing the last 10 lbs (Lasik) so hopefully that will be good motivation for getting strict for the next month!

Fantastic! Thanks.

I like MDA's explanation of all things exist along a continuum line, not in "good" or "bad" circles. Organic soybeans > GMO soybeans in terms of estrogens, etc, and gluten free > gluten, so therefore an organic gluten free soy sauce like Braggs, to me, is a much better option than La Choy (gluten free but includes corn…

Sweet potatoes can also be a problem for those who have issues with fructose and fructans. For those people, squashes like pumpkin would be a better option.

I remember hearing somewhere (don't quote me) that strength exercises can help restore a little bit of elasticity to the skin.

I trained for a half marathon 2 months ago eating around 90-110 carbs a day, and doing body weight exercises on the non running days. I followed MDA's suggestion for upping the carbs 2 days before the race.

I have never tried the Thai brand coconut milk before. I buy Native Forest because it is BPA free and organic.

Yes I cannot believe the post topics that show up on my sidebar Home feed for carbohydrates! "Good or bad!" "How do we feel about CARBOHYDRATES?" "I eat fast food almost every day and still lose weight." Most of the SAD people think that low carb = no carb???? I don't even read them. Nutsos. And why brag that you eat fast…

I just read a really good recent post on MDA about using extra virgin olive oil because the high antioxidant amount protects the oil and food from oxidizing at higher cooking temperatures http://www.marksdailyapple.com/powdered-egg-alternatives-and-heating-olive-oil/#axzz1rfSFLbx6

Um if you are eating a lot of "primal trail mix", then you certainly are eating a lot of nuts and seeds almost by themselves I bet! This is probably the easiest thing to overeat and munch away on. Also, try opting for non-processed meat such as plain cuts, rather than processed ones like sausages and fatty cuts like ribs.…

I'm sorry to hear that. May I suggest only cheating with gluten free cookies?

I suggest taking out ALL dairy for at least a week. I finally did it, and noticed that I had slightly more energy. If I had not done it, I would not have noticed the difference at all. I slowly added in butter, which does not affect my energy levels. I have not tried cow cheese yet, but I am going to start with goat cheese…