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Why Pregnant Women Eat Dirt: Benefits Of Geophagy

June 10, 2020

As a child, most of us at some time or another probably made mud pies or dirt tortillas. The ability to take a bit of soil, add some water, and begin to shape that soil into a delectable smorgasbord of imaginary food items is one of those universal childhood games. We probably also received a firm scolding from our mothers when one of those imaginary tortillas or mud pies made its way into our mouth. According to several recent studies, however, perhaps parents should have second-guessed...

Broken Arrow Ranch: A Thriving Business Providing Needed Ecological Services

May 26, 2020

Hardly a day goes by without some new environmental crisis confirming our negative impact on the planet that we share. While most of our attention might be focused on the current COVID-19 pandemic, the reality of climate change, biodiversity loss, depletion of soils, global inequality, and dozens of other crises will certainly continue to affect our lives and livelihoods in the years to come. In the eyes of many people, businesses have played a central role in the impending environmental...

Keto Diet and Cultural Insensitivity

May 23, 2020

In Mexico or Guatemala, a meal is not a meal unless it is accompanied by a steaming pile of fresh corn tortillas. In China, over 143 million metric tons or rice were consumed domestically in 2019, which is about 226 pounds of rice per person per year. In many other parts of the world, grains, beans, and other legumes continue to make up the foundation of traditional diets. One of the reasons why the Keto Diet and other low carb nutritional programs have not been enthusiastically adopted by...

What Does A Vegan Eat On A Keto Diet?

May 22, 2020

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]For most people, the Keto Diet is associated with bacon and egg breakfasts, roasted chicken sandwiches for lunch, and a steak dinner. With the average American eating about 217 pounds of meat per year, the Keto Diet is a seemingly great fit for Americans' dietary choices. Of course, healthy animal-based fats, especially when sourced from free-range poultry and grass-fed, regeneratively-raised cattle is also a much healthier upgrade from the high calorie,...

Contraindications of a Ketogenic Diet

May 20, 2020

Successfully maintaining any diet requires patience, determination, and discipline, which is one of the reasons 95 percent of diets fail. Changing the way we eat is not as easy as altering our weekly grocery shopping lists, but rather requires profound shifts in lifestyles. This lack of commitment to healthier nutrition and overall wellness is one of the reasons why almost all people tend to regain lost weight within 1 to 5 years after having originally begun a certain dietary program. In the...

Dip de remolacha ceto estilo mediterráneo

May 18, 2020

Recibiendo suficiente fibra y las vitaminas y minerales esenciales pueden ser difíciles en una dieta cetogénica o keto. Por suerte, este dip de remolacha keto de estilo mediterráneo puede ayudar. Las remolachas cuentan con un impresionante perfil nutricional. Son bajos en calorías, pero altos en vitaminas y minerales. De hecho, contienen cierta cantidad de todos los micronutrientes que su cuerpo necesita [1]. Esta receta de remolacha es sabrosa, llena de vitaminas y minerales, y también es muy...

The Paleo Foundation Origin Story as told by Karen Pendergrass

May 13, 2020

Years ago, I heard someone say that they "wished they had a story like this because it would be good for business." My response to that was one of deep disgust and condemnation. The whole concept of using my story as a way to win friends and influence people feels cheap and is against my principles. And yet, everyone from billion-dollar business owners to Simon Sinek has said that I need to give my "why" so that I can connect with my community. And as much as I'd like to extricate myself and...

<big>And lastly

May 13, 2020

Kimberly Eyer.' Had it not been for you... I don't want to think about what it would have been like without you by my side through all of this.' You've been the best partner that I could have asked for.''"

Beekeeper's Naturals: Developing a Business around Sustainability Cause

April 30, 2020

A mission-driven business is defined as a “for-profit enterprise that incorporates a social purpose into its strategy and operations.” For many years, the hard bottom line of profit and maximizing shareholder value were the two principles guiding business decisions and goals. Today, however, more and more consumers are beginning to demand a better balance between profit and a number of environmental and social sustainability goals. A recent survey found that 88 percent of consumers wanted the...

Silver Fern Farms: Bringing Grass-Fed Meat Products to the World

April 27, 2020

Around the world, more than nine out of every ten farms are considered to be family farms. These small-scale agricultural initiatives provide almost 80 percent of the world´s total food supply, according to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). In “developed” nations such as the United States, however, agriculture is dominated by large corporate farms, most of which grow monocultures of staple grain crops or raise thousands of animals in concentrated feedlot operations....