Foods
Why it works…..temporarily at least A change in eating from the standard Western diet to a well-executed Paleo diet can be beneficial to health. After all, the Paleolithic Period did not have processed food, fried foods, dairy, isolated oils, sugar or salt, all of which are implicated in our modern health problems. In addition, the…
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Introduction to the Paleo Diet The Paleo Diet roared into being with the appearance of a book by Loren Cordain published in 2002 called “The Paleo Diet”. Its menus appealed to North Americans whose taste buds were already finding satisfaction in high fat, high animal-protein foods and at a time when nutrition recommendations were pushing…
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Sometimes it seems difficult to understand how our food choices could have such a significant effect on our health. Many people believe that as long as they provide their body with energy and protein along with some sources of nutrients that they are good to go. It must be pointed out that the human body…
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A recent blog talked about the possibility of losing too much weight on a plant-based diet. Though this might seem like a dream come true, for some it is a worry for themselves and also for their family and friends. Here are a couple of delicious recipes that are somewhat higher in calorie density than…
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Mushrooms are not plants at all. In the classification of organisms of the world they belong to the Kingdom of Fungi which also includes yeasts and molds. Fungi are organisms that live on alive or dead animals, plants or other fungi. Some fungi thrive in water; some float in the air. Mushrooms generally grow in…
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My name is Debra Harley (BScPhm) and I welcome you to my retirement project, this website. Over the course of a life many lessons are learned, altering deeply-rooted ideas and creating new passions.
