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Liver is the most nutritious food on earth. Today people often consider fruits and vegetables to be the most nutrient dense foods. And while they are nutrient dense and undoubtedly healthy, they are not as nutritious as animal fats, meats and seafood, particularly liver. This is something that traditional cultures were well aware of. I’ve written about the Neurs before, the tribe in Africa that grew to be extremely tall. They ate liver regularly, both raw and cooked. They considered it sacred, as many traditional cultures do. It is often reserved for parents planning on conceiving, pregnant women and growing children. Liver makes beautiful, healthy babies. It’s funny to me how intelligent and in touch with nature ancient cultures were, and how much we’ve forgotten, how we’ve become so disconnected from our food. Beef liver is a whole food, it has perfect proportions of vitamins and minerals. In addition to…

Vegetable Oils Vegetable oils like soy, corn, canola, cottonseed, etc are one of the unhealthiest foods in the American diet. Vegetable oils are the driving force behind obesity and all degenerative diseases, including heart disease. Vegetable oils are often from genetically modified seeds. These oils are extracted at high heats, bleached and highly refined, rendering them toxic. They are also extremely high in omega-6 fatty acid, which is extremely inflammatory. Inflammation is the basis of all disease. Soda Soda is completely useless. It is devoid of any nutrients but full of sugar. It literally causes diabetes and obesity. It’s full of sketchy ingredients including artificial flavoring and caramel coloring. I wasn’t even able to find the ingredients in a coke. Diet soda is no better. It contains aspartame, which is next. Aspartame and other sugar substitutes Aspartame is one of the most dangerous “foods” on the market. Side effects include…

There have been a ton of articles popping up that apparently “debunk paleo” or somehow prove it isn’t scientifically accurate. I won’t even link to them because I’m not going to drive traffic to these agenda fueled articles that are poorly researched and even more poorly written. That being said, I am occasionally hesitant to call myself paleo for a few reasons. The first is that I really don’t like labeling the way I eat and pigeonholing it, and more accurately I follow a Perfect Health Diet. But paleo is more about what you don’t eat than what you do. We don’t eat vegetable oils, toxic grains, gluten, processed food, genetically modified food, etc. As long as you are eating whole foods that are easy on your digestion and are good for you, what the hell is the problem? The foundation of paleo is simple: Eat unprocessed foods. Eat pastured meat, wild seafood,…

I’ve seen Bob Harper’s “Skinny Rules” floating around the Internet a lot lately. Most of them are ridiculous and not at all based in fact or research, and drinking a large glass of water with each meal is the first one I take issue with (along with being, well, the very first rule). When we go out to eat, Scott drinks a ton of water. He also used to drink a shit ton of it throughout the day. Like a lot of us, including my former self, it is ingrained in his mind that drinking as much water as possible is healthy. Don’t get me wrong, drinking water is healthy. But drinking a lot? Drinking when you aren’t even thirsty? Forcing yourself to drink it? Not so much. The first problem with drinking a glass of water with your meals is that it washes away enzymes in the mouth. The…

That’s right, it’s another giveaway! I love these things. And this one I’m absolutely delighted to share with all of you. Whether you’re a real food n00b or a seasoned ancestral eater, Ditch the Diet is a wealth of information. This book covers everything from gentle cleanse/detox, meal plans, grocery lists, over 70 recipes (including healthy booze recipes!) to 7 steps to a real food kitchen and a makeup makeover (get rid of that toxic stuff and replace it with healthy skin care products that actually work!). It’s designed to help you incorporate healthy choices into your lifestyle in a very real way. Further, it incorporates everything you need to incorporate healthy principles into your life in a real way. We talk a lot about living a healthy life that’s also a real life. Ditch the Diet brings this same attitude. No dieting, no low-fat junk, no counting calories. Just real…