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4 Natural Ways For Instant White Teeth And Fresh Breath!

By melanieavalon / April 4, 2016

Whatever you put in your mouth gets instant access to your body. I don’t know about you, but I’d personally rather not be swallowing soap, fluoride, dyes, and other chemicals every day. Also consider that your teeth only receive nutrients and minerals from direct contact, so what you put in your mouth is key! Of course, a […]

5 Non Toxic Face And Hair Products

Female Issues

Products

By melanieavalon / April 2, 2016

It’s funny how we turn to cleansers, lotions, and cosmetics to boost our radiance, yet simultaneously welcome substances which create aging and degeneration. It’s kinda like wanting to be friends with the token Mean Girl in high school. We also readily freak out about the toxic load of an alcoholic drink or secondhand smoke (and rightly so), […]

7 Weird Things I Use Everyday, For Which I Blame Paleo

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By melanieavalon / March 22, 2016

When you adopt a whole foods, natural, AVOID THE TOXINS, live as nature intended, can-I- just-be-a-cavegirl?-(not) lifestyle, you begin acquiring a lot of weird gadget/life hack objects. Unlike most weird gadget/life hack objects which end up forgotten relics of a technological age long past (here’s looking at you iCybie, AKA: my surrogate AIBO), these newfound tidbits surpass mere […]

6 Awesome Fruits and Vegetables to Eat This Spring (Guest Post!)

Fruit

Vegetables

By melanieavalon / March 16, 2016

http://www.fullcircle.com/goodfoodlife/2012/05/14/9-reasons-to-eat-your-radishes/ Today we have a guest post from Suzanne Collins, who runs 1800remedies.com! Since my current obsession right now just happens to be kiwis, this was perfect timing 🙂 6 Awesome Fruits and Vegetables to Eat This Spring Spring is that time of year when you can enjoy fresh tastes of seasonal foods packed with nutrients beneficial for […]

What 247 Prisoners Requested For Their Last Meal

Paleo

By melanieavalon / March 8, 2016

Last week in, Why You Shouldn’t Feel Bad About Your Last Supper Fantasy, I wrote (dreamed) about what I’d have for my last supper – which basically amounted to a LOT of Pillsbury goodies and cheese. But why read that, when you can read Death row nutrition. Curious conclusions of last meals – an entire catalogue comparing the composition of 247 actual last meal requests from executed […]

Why You Shouldn’t Feel Bad About Your Last Supper Fantasy

Diets

Paleo

Weight Loss

By melanieavalon / February 29, 2016

Who doesn’t love the random questions game? That thing you do with your bored friend, family member, or potential love interest, typically on a scale of “What’s your favorite color?” to “What’s your deepest, darkest secret?” And somewhere in the middle lands, “If you only had one meal left, what would you eat?” When this comes […]

My Thoughts On T. Colin Campbell’s “Whole” (With A Nod To The China Study!)

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By melanieavalon / February 17, 2016

It’s perplexing to encounter antithetical nutritional advice from a voice overwhelmingly encompassing one’s overall worldview. I just finished reading T. Colin Campbell’s Whole: Rethinking the Science of Nutrtion, and I gotta say, it’s got me scratching my head. On the one hand, I could not agree more with Campbell’s framing metaphysics and epistemology. He believes consuming […]

I Think I Officially Need To Date An Intermittent Faster

Intermittent Fasting

Personal

Social

By melanieavalon / January 28, 2016

I have this fantasy. In my fantasy, I’m at some >daytime< social function with beautifully motivated people. While most munch on fancy hor’fevours, I abstain, filling food’s absence with words. Then this beautiful human being approaches me, blending the cold brilliance of Spock with the ethereal agility of Legolas, and the God-like physique of Adonis. […]

Reader Q&A: BulletProof Coffee!

Intermittent Fasting

Q&A

By melanieavalon / January 20, 2016

Ever wonder about that *thing* people do where they put butter in their coffee? Maybe you think it looks gluttonously weird, or perhaps you partake in the ritual itself. I’ve recently received two separate emails on the topic, so figured I might as well tackle the subject once and for all! Oh hi BulletProof Coffee! Hi […]

2015 Dietary Guidelines Review: The Good, The Bad And The Murky

Diets

Politics

By melanieavalon / January 13, 2016

Move over Star Wars and iPhones – this is the line for the Dietary Guidelines! Every 5 years, the government gives us their OFFICIAL recommendation for what constitutes the ideal dietary plan for health. In a world of food politics, conflicting studies, and warring mealtime paradigms, this moment of proclamation sets the definite tone for half a […]