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5 for Friday: Tel Aviv Cafes

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If you’ve read here for more than a second, you know that I love iced coffee, and I love STRONG iced coffee. So I was in heaven in Israel, where they’re definitely known for their  coffee culture.  I basically caffeinated my way through Tel Aviv. I actually tried to ordered decaf one time, but it was lost in translation, so I rationalized that I needed to caffeine to balance out my jet-lag. One of the best things about blogging is the recommendations that I get from you guys, and I got a ton of tips of cafes I should visit from both readers and my new Israeli friends. All of these cafes were within walking distance of Rothschild 22 , the hotel where I stayed in Tel Aviv. Here are five of my favorite cafes that I tried. Aroma Aroma is like the Starbucks of Israel — there are tons of locations all over Tel Aviv and the other cities. I quickly learned that “iced coffee” is actually more like a Frappucino and “coffee with ice” typically has milk in it. A lot of cafes have cold brew,

Top 10 Paleo Apps

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“Apps aren’t paleo, Sisson. Grok waited for days for aurochs to wander within spear-chucking range, not overnight for the release of the iPhone X.” True. But this is the world we live in. These are the tools we have. If you’re going to lug around an addictive piece of tech in your pocket all day, it might as well contain some apps that make living healthy and living Primal easier, rather than harder. What follows are some of the best paleo/Primal apps I’ve found. Some I use, some I don’t. They’re not all explicitly “paleo,” but they’re all at least tangentially related to this thing we call the pursuit of optimal health and happiness. Apnea Trainer Apnea Trainer  ( iOS , Android ) is meant for free-divers, spearfishers, abalone hunters, and anyone interesting in increasing their lung capacity. It also has a “pranayama” setting that promotes a more meditative breathing pattern. Tim Ferriss turned me on to this, which he uses in an “off-label” manner as a replacement for meditation w

Mazen Eats Real Food – Through The Years

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This post is sponsored by SpoonfulOne. KERF is founded on curiosity about what one person may be eating and the context around it. Naturally, I assume that translates to Mazen! So many of you have become parents along with me, and I am equally interested in how you feed your children. I’ve written several posts throughout the years about our efforts to introduce healthy food and good eating habits to Mazen.   I want to summarize those here and introduce a new product – SpoonfulOne – that might be helpful for new parents just getting started. It’s good to give your child a healthy edge. (How cute was he?!) First Year We dietitians like to say “under one is just for fun.” When Mazen was born, the recommendations were to wait until he was 6 months old to introduce solid foods, and to do so in a slow and spaced out way, especially with foods known to be common allergens. We began with simple whole, smashed foods like oatmeal, avocado, banana, and sweet potato. Boy loved him some