January Water Fast – Day #4

January Water Fast – Day #4

Despite a rough night, this morning was pleasantly surprising…. My fasting blood glucose reading dropped to a healthy-normal 83,  Ketones are 2.1 (which puts me in the ketogenic, fat burning sweet-spot) and I lost another -2.2 pounds (-13.7 total weight loss). I am over joyed to see that my morning-fasting BG has dropped. Now I’ll be…

How to Reduce the Calories & Starch in Rice by 50%
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How to Reduce the Calories & Starch in Rice by 50%

Rice, the lifeblood of so many nations’ cuisines, is perhaps the most ubiquitous food in the world. In Asia, where an estimated 90 percent of all rice is consumed, the pillowy grains are part of almost every meal. In the Caribbean, where the starch is often mixed with beans, it’s a staple too. Even here in the United States, where…

2 Reasons Why I don’t use Vinegar to Clean {and what I use instead}

2 Reasons Why I don’t use Vinegar to Clean {and what I use instead}

It’s very hard to talk about topics that are going to be shocking and potentially upset people. It’s even harder when it involves admitting you are wrong. This post is one of those posts. Admitting that you’ve changed your path is difficult,  just like when I talked about how We don’t eat coconut oil, some of you were…

5 Reasons you should add Fermented Foods to your Grain-Free Diet

5 Reasons you should add Fermented Foods to your Grain-Free Diet

First of all, kudos to you for eliminating grains from you diet! As the author of the cookbook, Without Grain: 100 Delicious Recipes for Eating a Grain-Free, Gluten-Free, Wheat-Free Diet, it’s obvious that I’m an advocate for eating a grain-free diet for health, but did you know that adding Fermented Foods to your grain-free way of eating is…