Welcome back to our open thread, let’s hop to it.Mike: Question on your grain free experiment. Will sweet potatoes be your main/only source of complex carbs? And will you be eating more than one today?Also in regards to sweet potatoes with breakfast. I’m a big fan of cutting one open, stuffing with some sautéed veggies and throw some fried eggs over the top of it … [Read more…]

We should always question our assumptions and be open to change. I’m about to experiment with going 30 days without grains.At 16, my daily breakfast was half a box of grape nuts with honey and skim milk (and I was supposedly the healthy guy). There was a time that I ate grains with every meal, whether bread, pasta, cereal or rice. Over the last two years, I’ve slowly … [Read more…]

I’d like to try an all meat diet, eating nothing but the flesh of humanely raised and slaughtered animals. I have an inclination we’ve been fed a boatload of lies about what we need to survive. Vegetables? Psfffttt.What would happen if we ditched our fruit and veggies? Would we become unhealthy? What sort of risk would we encounter if we gave this experiment a try? It’s … [Read more…]

If you’re looking for a quick fix to lead you to better health and well-being, I’ve got you. Remove all processed items from your home and office. If they don’t exist, you can’t consume them.When we were teenagers, Lisa, my darling ex-wife, and I used to spend hours at her mother’s home during the summer. Being a typical teenage boy, in addition to the usual sleeping, … [Read more…]

A friend recently asked me if I have a sweet tooth. The answer is unequivocally yes!What I’ve found, however, is when we change our lifestyle to remove nearly all the added, refined sugar from our diets, real food begins to taste sweet. We can satisfy our desire for decadence in a manner consistent with our fitness goals.Low carb eating plans are a popular fad, but I am … [Read more…]