This is a great squash soup recipe that uses either butternut squash or pumpkin as it’s base while adding almond butter to pump up the nutrients, fat and protein profile. Optionally spicy or very spicy, this butternut squash soup is perfect for the colder fall or winter months. Make extra and freeze it because you’ll want to eat it all week long.

This dairy free, gluten free coconut flour bread recipe is perfect for anyone wanting to cut carbohydrates and increase their protein. Slightly sweet, this bread is perfect for eating with a green soup and topped off nicely with a little nut butter. Coconut flour is a wonderful way to increase fiber and lower your net glycemic load of any meal. Wonderful recipe that anyone can make.

When asked how many eggs I eat, I respond with “at least 6 a day, and up to a dozen whole eggs”. This is my traditional morning breakfast of 6 whole eggs, with greens cooked in coconut oil, fresh ground pepper and sea salt. Washed down with a big glass of chia gel of course.

My fiance busts through some fears about singing and sings the Stuck on Band Aid jingle with friends. Not only is she singing in public, she’s now got it captured on video. Way to go Dar.

Four of my favorite things are carrots, kale, nut milk and chia seed, so I found a way to incorporate them all into a little green smoothie drink I make for the middle of the afternoon as a little pick me up. I also use this after a workout as my post workout recovery [...]

Having a plan in place before you go to the gym should be your primary objective. You should know exactly why you’re going to the gym on any given day and what the purpose of that workout should be. Failing to plan is planning to fail.
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New years resolutions bring a swarm of traffic to the gyms as people set intentions to lose weight and get healthier. You could argue that the summer bathing suit season is just as busy a time at the gym, but regardless of when you’ve made your resolutions to get fit and lose weight, it’s [...]

For years we’ve been told to drink 8 glasses of water per day for optimum hydration, but that has since been proven to be an unreliable number. Natural health experts now recommend drinking half your body weight in ounces of water per day. If you’re 200 pounds, you should be drinking 100 ounces [...]

McDonalds chicken nuggets are a favourite with children in many families. Parents buy the ‘chicken nuggets’ believing they are indeed made from just chicken. McDonalds even provides flyers titled “A Full Serving of Nutrition Facts: Choose the Best Meal for You.” However as you can see from the ingredient list below, there is a lot [...]

Water is life and the better your water, the better your life. Dr F Batmanghelidj’s work on water is quite well known. In his book The Water Cure, Dr B says “you’re not sick, you’re thirsty. Don’t treat thirst with medication”. Most of us know that we should be drinking more [...]