What is protein? Protein can be thought of as the ‘bricks’ of the human body (the ‘mortar’ is fat, but we’ll get there in a future post). Protein makes up our hair, skin, nails, muscles, new cells of all kinds in addition to hormones, neurotransmitters and many other types of intercellular messengers. Proteins are composed [...]
How To Make Lard…And Why You Should Be Eating It. Making lard is very simple, hardly anything to it. Most of this post is actually about why you should be making and eating lard. Yes, I’m being serious. As most of you that have gone through Innate Body Boot Camp’s nutrition education and content know, [...]
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Poor fat. One day it’s blamed for heart disease and the next obesity. Most people shudder when they hear the word “fat”. Gross, unsightly, artery-clogging, disease-causing; these are all adjectives that the mainstream media uses to describe fat. Does fat really deserve these terrible monikers? Most definitely not. Fat has been wrongfully (and falsely) accused [...]
Ever find yourself wandering the aisles of your grocery store feeling slightly overwhelmed at the number of options available to you? Especially when you are trying to lose weight and change your eating habits? It’s a nightmare! Every product says it’s better for you than the last one. How do you choose between them and [...]
New corporate policy from Whole Foods has led to raw milk being pulled from their shelves. It’s a shame that Whole Foods has caved to big industry pressure, but also not surprising as they themselves have lost some of what made them so unique in the first place during their rapid growth. If you shop [...]
Casey’s Coconut Vanilla Granola Ingredients: 5 Cups Organic Rolled Oats 1/2 Cup Shredded Coconut 2 TBLSP Vanilla Extract 1/2 Cup Organic Coconut Oil 1/2-1/3 Cup Organic, Raw Honey Preparation: Preheat oven to 325. Warm honey and coconut oil so they are easily pourable. Add to oats in large mixing bowl the shredded coconut. Mix. Add [...]
If you’re trying to lose weight and keep it off you’ve got to stop counting. The key to successful weight loss is to make it an unfair fight for the excess pounds clinging to your frame. Those extra 5, 10, 20, or even 40 pounds of extra body fat would be glad to drop off [...]
Most of us are chronically dehydrated.
Excellent hydration is essential for optimal (normal) function.
All of your body’s internal processes are conducted in water. Water is the medium of life on this planet. If you are dehydrated you are functioning at sub-normal levels physically and mentally. Today we’re going to develop some hydration strategies.
What Are Omega 3’s? Omega 3’s are a family of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs). Polyunsaturated means the carbon chain of these fats have two or more double bonds. Omega 3’s are so named because the first double bond is always 3 carbons away from the end of the fatty acid chain. Omega 3 fatty acids, [...]
