Archive | January, 2012

Breaking up is hard to do.

By on January 30, 2012 in Blog

That’s right folks, I’m in the midst of trying to end a long-term relationship. With coffee. I’ve been drinking coffee since I was about 16, which seems pretty young when I think about it. I had a lot of issues with energy in high school, likely due to my crappy dietary choices (bagels, pizza, pasta…. [...]

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My Experience at the CrossFit Level 1 Certification

By on January 23, 2012 in Blog

I’m paralyzed. Just kidding! Well, sort of. I spent two long, long days at the CrossFit Level 1 Certification course, hosted by CrossFit Charlotte, most of which was spent learning essential components of movements, progressions into more difficult lifts, and how to scale exercises for less advanced athletes. We also did two workouts (hence my [...]

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Eating Like My Ancestors – My Op-Ed submission to our department’s newsletter

By on January 12, 2012 in Blog

This is the article I just submitted to my Nutrition department’s newsletter. I really hope I effectively described the bare-bones basics of the Paleo diet. It was hard to sum up in so short an article. Enjoy!   Eating Like My Ancestors   Paleo. Primal. “The Caveman Diet”. There are many different words to describe [...]

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A Truly Offal Contest!

By on January 7, 2012 in Blog

As I mentioned on my Facebook page recently, one of my goals in writing this blog is to encourage other people to try really weird, Paleo-rockstar foods. One of my favorite things to do is engage in nose-to-tail eating. Not only is it environmentally friendly and respectful to the animal, but its a great way [...]

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Speechless.

By on January 7, 2012 in Blog

To my friends, family, and the greater Paleo community: I wanted to take this opportunity to write a letter of thanks to everyone who has supported my efforts to raise the money I needed to fund my trip to Austin for the PaleoFX Ancestral Momentum – Theory to Practice Symposium in March. When Diane from Balanced [...]

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