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10 Years: Top 10 Carrots ‘N’ Cake Blog Posts

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Hi, guys! We’re approaching Carrots ‘N’ Cake’s 10th birthday , so I wanted to take a little trip down memory lane and share some of the most visited blog posts (according to Google Analytics). Some of them are somewhat expected, but some of them are total surprises. It’s funny what the Internet likes (and doesn’t like)! 🙂 With that, here are the top 10 most viewed CNC posts to date ! 10. How 3 Months of CrossFit Changed My Body – People love transformation story and this post was published during the height of CrossFit. 9. Paleo Pumpkin Walnut Muffins – I mean, who doesn’t love a “healthy” muffin recipe, am I right? This recipe hit the internet when Paleo was super popular. 8. 45-Minute Treadmill Workout – I can’t believe this post made the top 10, but it IS a really great treadmill workout! 7. 10 Tips for Balancing Exercise with a New Baby – Getting back to your fitness routine is definitely a struggle after having a baby. I like to think this post has helped a lot of new

5 Suggestions for Becoming Less Civilized (and a Giveaway)

Primal Cooking Point: Italian Dressing, Anyone?

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Everyone here knows how much I love my Big Ass Salads . So, the day we come out with a new dressing is a very good day in my mind. And this one might just be my new favorite…. I’m happy to introduce the new PRIMAL KITCHEN® Italian , and I think you’re going to love it. It’s a light, perfectly seasoned dressing, dip and marinade for all of your Mediterranean inspired dishes that’s filled with organic ingredients including thyme, oregano, red wine vinegar, lemon juice and sea salt. High in healthy monounsaturated fats, it’s Keto, Whole30 and Paleo/Primal Approved as well as Non-GMO Project Verified. And let me share one of the ways I’m enjoying our new Italian: Antipasto Skewers. There’s no exact science to follow here—just your own Antipasto favorites like nitrate-free shaved meats, mozzarella, basil leaves, and artichoke folded together and dipped (or doused, if you’re me) in PRIMAL KITCHEN Italian Dressing . I know what I’m having for lunch. Thanks for reading this morning, everyo

GIVEAWAY: 100 Copies of Dr. Mercola’s Effortless Healing Book

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I’ve been a fan of Dr. Joseph Mercola’s work for quite some time, and he just came out with a new book that you can’t miss: Effortless Healing: 9 Simple Ways to Sidestep Illness, Shed Excess Weight, and Help Your Body Fix Itself . PICTURE OF BOOK COVER Dr. Mercola wrote this book because, statistically speaking, almost all of us are either affected with a chronic health issue or excess weight… and the outlook is not good! In America, the rates of obesity, diabetes, cancer and Alzheimer’s disease are all expected to rise. What I find particularly alarming is that over half of the U.S. population has an allergy now, and this has grown dramatically in the last few decades. In Effortless Healing , Dr. Mercola organized years of expert information into a guide to help you avoid many of the pitfalls of the conventional approach to health. There’s a better way! Dr. Mercola walks you through 9 simple steps, leading you to small shifts in what you eat that can help you achieve your health

Home Neat Home: Three Closet Makeovers

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You guys know I love a good closet post !! Our house is very tidy on the surface, but the closets always do get quite messy! It’s that lifestyle creep that happens when you “accidentally” buy a new set of flannel sheets on sale at Target, even though you didn’t need any more sheets, and suddenly all the sheets are competing for the closet real estate! <– (This may or may not be based on a true story.) So, in the spirit of simplifying and decluttering in the new year, I tackled three of the four major storage closets in our house. (Mazen’s closet is in good shape and mine is also breathing well. Thomas’s closet is his territory and I don’t dare go in there to organize!) So the three closets on topic today are: The guest room closet The spare room closet The office closet Previously, I had things stored where they were used most frequently. I had sheets in the master bedroom, sheets in the office closet for Mazen’s bed, and all the rest of the sheets and spare linens in th

The 5 Most Inflammatory Foods You Should be Avoiding in Your Diet

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I’m so excited to have Kristin guest post on CNC today. If you missed yesterday’s blog post, I’m working with her over the next several months to improve some of my gut issues and reduce inflammation. Speaking of which, read on to see what she has to say about the top inflammatory foods and how removing them from your diet can jumpstart your recovery.  Photo by  Brooke Lark  on  Unsplash The 5 Most Inflammatory Foods You Should be Avoiding in Your Diet If you told me five years ago I would no longer be able to eat the very foods I loved most, I would have been utterly crushed. Think about how many diets today promise that you can “have your cake and eat it too”. Weight Watchers makes you give up more points, but ultimately still be able to eat whatever you want; “If It Fits Your Macros” or IIFYM has become a health trend with bodybuilders and weight lifters promising that a carb is a carb no matter what, giving the green light on donuts and white bread if that’s how you want to sp