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Smart Sweets
My Favorite Sweeteners What are the best sweeteners? Depends on who you ask. Some say, “No Sweets! Period.” while others say in a nice calm voice, “Moderation is key in all things…” almost implying it...
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When “Organic” Matters
In a perfect world, everything we eat would be home grown, real, whole food and without question “organic.” Unfortunately, the real world often presents more than a few challenges that make that nearly...
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Scared of Seafood?
Potentially one of the most health promoting foods on the planet, seafood unfortunately has a bit of a stormy reputation. Nearly everything from the sea is a life promoting food and should be an...
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My Top 3 Ways To Enjoy Bacon
Here are my top 3 ways to get the most out of the bacon in your life… 1. Don’t Be Afraid of Bacon This is important. Bacon will not kill you. You are not losing 10 minutes off your life for every slice...
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Bare 5 Superfoods
Currently all the rage in the health world and popular media, ranging from kale to chia seeds, “Superfoods” are often revered for their magical nutritional powers. What is a “Superfood”? While there is...
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Soy Milk
Soy Milk Touted as a “healthy” and “natural” alternative to cow’s milk, soy milk has become a health food darling the last few decades. The big problem: soy milk isn’t even close to being natural and...
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Thanks, Haagen Dazs
Yes, I am saying thank you to an ice cream company. And this is why… Cream, milk, sugar, egg yolks and vanilla extract. That’s it. Simple, old fashioned ice cream. If you’re going to eat ice cream,...
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Rethinking Sodium (& Salt By Default)
In 2010, the revised US Dietary Guidelines were released. One of the revisions was to restrict sodium intake to 2300mg per day or 1500mg if older than 50, or of any age who are African American, have...
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Fats: Old & New
The more I hear about how “saturated fat is bad for you” and how we should replace things like animal fat and butter with vegetable oil, the more frustrated I get. Just from a common sense perspective,...
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That’s Some Good Lobster…
Every once in a while I come across a recipe that I think is worthy of sharing. Tonight was one of those times. For a little pre Valentine’s Day celebration, my wife and I tried a recipe she came...
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Cholesterol: Venetian Handymen
Cholesterol: such a vital component to health yet a pretty difficult thing to fully comprehend. There’s quite a bit of misunderstanding surrounding cholesterol so it often makes it a challenge to...
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Calories and Hormones: BFFs
Calories and hormones: BFFs What we have been told for most of our lives is that a calorie is a calorie is a calorie. Calories, and calories alone, are what matters at the end of the day. Energy in and...
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Some Random Thoughts… March 2013
Every once in a while I browse through my collection of random health notes and I thought it might be nice just to share those on Bare 5. Let me know if anything triggers questions or thoughts with you...
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Lost In A Foreign Land
Imagine you’re lost in a foreign country, wandering the streets of a bustling city. All around you are strange sounds and voices speaking a language you have no familiarity with. You feel uncertain,...
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Top 5 Health Tips
I recently gave this list to someone and thought it would be nice to share… Bare 5 Top Health Tips 1. Turn off the lights. After the sun goes down, turn off the bright lights. You don’t have to go to...
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“Paleo” Is Nothing New
Many people consider the Paleo diet and lifestyle a fad and a somewhat new fantasy about imitating a cavemen-like existence, trying to live more like our “healthier” ancestors before technology,...
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The Power of Habit
Habits are all around us. They serve as the basis for everything we do. When you stop to think about it, our life is all habits. From getting up in the morning to the way we put on shoes, how we eat,...
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Why Are We Fat?
This is a very important question that has been getting a lot of attention lately. The obesity problem continues to grow across the world. In the United States, the problem has reached disastrous...
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Carrageenan & Friends: Gummy Troublemakers
As a general rule, the less processed a food is and the more “whole” it is the better. Food products are becoming pretty ubiquitous these days, as the food industry combines more and more things to...
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Be A Gluten Detective
Very few people need to completely avoid wheat and gluten but nearly everyone I’ve come across feels, looks and performs better by limiting their exposure to it. Mostly found in “food products”, wheat...
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