Low Carb Mojito Serves: 1 Ingredients: 1 lime, cut into 4 wedges 8 fresh mint leaves 1/4 cup white rum 1 packet Splenda (or Stevia) 1 cup ice cubes Club Soda Preparation Combine lime wedges and mint in the bottom of a large cocktail glass. Use a muddler or the bottom of a wooden spoon ...
Posted on May - 19 - 2012
Low Carb Mojito
Posted on May - 18 - 2012
Beyond Ötzi: European Evolutionary History and its Relevance to Diet. Part III
In previous posts, I reviewed some of the evidence suggesting that human evolution has accelerated rapidly since the development of agriculture (and to some degree, before it). Europeans (and other lineages with a long history of agriculture) carry…
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Posted on May - 11 - 2012
Slimmer By Summer Weight Loss Challenge: Weigh-In # 4
Slimmer By Summer Weight Loss Challenge: Week 4: Weigh In Here’s my weigh-in for week 4 Starting Weight: 156.0 lbs Current Weight: 153.0 lbs Total Pounds Lost: 3 lbs Goal Weight: 144 lbs Oopsies!!! I forgot to weigh-in last week for week 3 but I stayed the same. For this week 4 weigh-in I’m down ...
Posted on May - 10 - 2012
Sick Again!!!
Hi Everyone, I’ve been sick with the flu and strep throat that I’ve only had the energy to make tea and go back to bed. I don’t use the word hate very often since I find it to be a very strong word. But in this case I’m going to use it. I HATE being ...
Posted on May - 09 - 2012
Is It Primal? – 8 More Foods Scrutinized
Last week, I scrutinized the “Primality” of ten commonly wondered-about foods. It garnered a lot of follow-up comments and emails, so I figured I’d do another round. This time I only covered eight, but I hope you’ll forgive me. If you’ve ever wanted to know about cashews, wheatgrass, fermented soy, vinegar, almond milk, hummus, royal ...
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Posted on May - 08 - 2012
Beyond Ötzi: European Evolutionary History and its Relevance to Diet. Part II
In previous posts, I described how Otzi was (at least in large part) a genetic descendant of Middle Eastern agriculturalists, rather than being purely descended from local hunter-gatherers who adopted agriculture in situ. I also reviewed evidence s…
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Posted on May - 06 - 2012
Media Appearances
Last October, I participated in a panel discussion organized by the Harvard Food Law Society in Boston. The panel included Drs. Walter Willett, David Ludwig, Robert Lustig, and myself, with Corby Kummer as moderator. Dr. Willett is the chair of th…
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Posted on May - 03 - 2012
Today’s Challenge: Portion Control
Today’s Challenge: Portion Control Today’s challenge is to read labels and watch your portions. When starting a diet we’re very careful about what we chose to eat, we may even weigh our food and write our meals in a food diary but after awhile we stop reading labels and our portions get larger and larger ...
Posted on May - 03 - 2012
Is It Primal? – 10 Foods Scrutinized
Perhaps the most common question I get from readers is some variation on the classic “Is X Primal?” Probably a half dozen times a day, “Is this Primal?” or “Is that Primal?” pop up in my inbox, often attached to some ridiculous food or product. My personal favorite was “Is whole wheat bread Primal?” (it’s ...
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Posted on May - 02 - 2012
Today’s Challenge: Water Logged Wednesday
Today’s Challenge: Drink up!!!
Let’s see how much water you can drink today.
At the end of the day please feel free to post here in the comment box how much you drank today.
