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Are you the type of person who likes to be proactive about your health? Are you pretty healthy and want to keep it that way? Then this post is perfect for you! Last time, in What IS Diabetes?, we talked about diabetes risk factors, and how to test yourself to see if...

Have you - or someone you care about - been diagnosed with Prediabetes or Type 2 Diabetes, and you want to learn more about these conditions? Or, do you have Diabetes in your family (or have other risk factors) and are concerned about getting it yourself? In that...

So you’ve read my blog posts What Is CleanKeto, and Is CleanKeto For YOU, and you’ve decided that, yes indeed, CleanKeto is for you. Awesome! (And if you haven't read those yet, please do so before deciding to proceed with CleanKeto...) Whether you’re wanting to do...

With easy to use, inexpensive Urinalysis Reagent Strips (~15¢ per strip here), you can quickly test your pee at home and obtain some interesting and useful information! How Urine Test Strips Work Urine test strips, aka Urinalysis Reagent Strips, consist of a plastic...

If you’ve read my article What Is CleanKeto, you might be wondering if this anti-aging, health-enhancing way of eating could be right for you. That’s what we’re going to talk about today: who is likely to benefit from CleanKeto, and who shouldn’t do it. What Ails You?...

Have you heard the term Clean Keto, but aren’t sure what it means? That’s understandable! Because it’s an often used term, but has no common or “official” definition. Well, my version – which I differentiate from the generic term “clean keto” by calling it “CleanKeto”...

For the past fifty years, the medical establishment and the U.S. government have preached the same basic dietary rules: eat lots of carbs (6-11 servings of “healthy” whole grains and 2 cups of sugar-laden fruits per day), restrict fats and overall calories, and...

When you’re working on optimizing your diet and your health, superfoods are a great place to focus, to get the biggest bang per bite. What Are Superfoods? The label “superfood” doesn't have an official or scientifically-based definition, but rather, it is a term...

Beyond being a super tasty and beautiful addition to your plate, beets are a nutritional powerhouse that have tremendous healing powers - some might really surprise you! Health Benefits of Beets Nutrient Dense When you are working on making your diet healthier (go...

Vegetarianism is often adopted for ecological, moral/ethical, and/or health reasons. But does it achieve what we wish it to? If everyone became vegetarian, worldwide, would that actually be better for the environment, minimize harm to animal life, and improve human...

As a follow-up to my article, Is Grassfed Meat Good For The Environment, I wanted to share some exciting new science on this topic! [The following is from a report shared by White Oak Pastures, a multi-generational farm using radical regenerative farming practices to...

In the food pyramid and other standardized forms of dietary recommendations such as MyPlate, grains have made up the foundation of the recommended diet for a few decades now, encouraging people to eat 6-11 servings of "healthy whole grains" every day. However, in...

If you read my posts on the health benefits and the environmental benefits of pastured meats, then - if you weren't already - hopefully now you're planning to source more of your proteins from pasture-raised animals. Fortunately, finding high-quality grass-fed meats...

Environmental health has been at the forefront of the public consciousness in recent years. The disastrous and increasingly negative consequences of global warming and the continued impact that we’re having on our planet have made climate change a cause that many are...