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Yet More Harmful Compounds Found in Water

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Yet More Harmful Compounds Found in Water

Some people are aware that plastic containers leach endocrine-disrupting compounds into food and water.  Given that the term “endocrine-disrupting” is thrown around a lot, it’s important you understand what this means.

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Mycophobia: is it doing us any good?

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Mycophobia: is it doing us any good?

Our society has a fear of fungi, there is no doubting that. We've been told they can kill us if we ingest the wrong species (which is true). So, we avoid culinary interaction with all wild species because some are poisonous.

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Blackberry: A Tale of Two Fruits

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Blackberry: A Tale of Two Fruits

Pictured is one of the plants that provided our morning meal of common blackberry (Rubus allegheniensis) fruits.  These fruits are delicious, sweet, crunchy (yes, crunchy, read on), and extremely nourishing.

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Why Kids Shouldn't Eat From the Kids Menu

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Why Kids Shouldn't Eat From the Kids Menu

I’m sure you’ve noticed that many family restaurants offer special kids meals.  These menu items usually contain smaller portions at a significantly reduced price and frequently offer foods that are easier for young children to manage (i.e., manipulate).

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Dietary Diversity: The Forgotten "Vitamin" in Successful Diets

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Dietary Diversity: The Forgotten "Vitamin" in Successful Diets

This article is a result of recent discussions with a number of people who practice the Paleo Diet.  For the record, these discussions were polite and the dialogue centered on pursuit of evidence and application of logical actions in the diet.

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Dear Mark Sisson: Where Paleo Recommendations Stand in Contradiction to Real World Observations

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Dear Mark Sisson: Where Paleo Recommendations Stand in Contradiction to Real World Observations

Dear Mark Sisson,

I came across your article entitled “Why Grains Are Unhealthy” that was published on the Huffington Post (shared on Primal Docs).  For those of you that missed it, it is posted here.  It is a nice article that presents some important information many are unaware of.

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How Kinds of Plants Stack Up for Health

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How Kinds of Plants Stack Up for Health

What follows is a brief description of four kinds of plants humans can utilize as food and the benefits/detriments of those plants to world health

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Coconut Water and it's "Green Packaging"

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Coconut Water and it's "Green Packaging"

Coconut water and its commonly used “green packaging” (the Tetra Pak) is not the health conscious choice that it is made out to be—not for the consumer and not for the world.  To be sure, there are far worse things on this planet, but in the same vein, there are better options for much of North America.  Let me explain.