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I live in and am from DC, where the very first question people ask you after intros is, “So what do you do? My answer has been the same for a while now. It’s either: “I run a health coaching website.” or “I am a health coach.” Unfortunately, people’s responses have also been the same for a while now. It starts with: “So you’re vegan?” And even though that makes me want to give a lengthy lecture on veganism, I’m just like, “But you eat tofu, right?” So then I get all Tyler on them and I’m like,  And then they’re like, “But at my doctor’s office they tell me meat and fat will give you heart disease.”   “You eat meat and fat? But you’re…not fat.”  “Isn’t eating meat bad for the environment?” And by then I’m just like,  But they press on. “So like, what do you eat?” And…

I recently got an email asking, Hey – what’s the deal with grapeseed oil? I’ve been hearing it’s the healthiest oil to use and cook with, figured you’d know. This isn’t the first time I’ve been asked about grapeseed oil. It seems like there’s always a new food or product to try. But here’s the truth: There is no next best thing. Smoke Point First of all, grapeseed oil does have a high smoke point. But this does not make it a healthy or safe. Peanut oil has a high smoke point, but we know that it is not healthy. Grapeseed oil is much more likely to oxidize under high heat. As a result, this creates free radicals. These can damage DNA/RNA, cell membranes and lead to plaque buildup in the heart. In short: You don’t want these in your body! How is it processed? Consider how oily a kernel…

When I didn’t work from home, my coworkers would constantly ask how I managed to pack a healthy lunch every single day. It really doesn’t need to be complicated: a protein, a starch (read about why white rice is healthier than brown and is a paleo approved starch HERE), a veggie, a snack. Packing a healthy, paleo lunch is the easiest thing ever. AND IT SAVES A TON OF MONEY. Generally speaking, buying lunch everyday costs around $10, but packing your own 100% organic lunch is less than $5! The big problem with buying lunch is that you never really know the ingredients. When I didn’t work from home, occasionally I bought food from my favorite local lunch spot or from the cafeteria at work. I know the meat and vegetables were not organic, but even more than that, they likely used cheap, rancid vegetable oils, MSG, soy and wheat.…