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New Healthy Food Finds

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This post is sponsored by  BabbleBoxx . Hey friends, did you know March is National Nutrition Month? Well, it is, and I have a fun post today, thanks to BabbleBoxx, to celebrate! BabbleBoxx sent me an awesome box of goodies, including healthy dressings, keto snack bars, beet juice, and more, so let me show you some new tasty food finds! Action for Healthy Kids Action for Healthy Kids sent a fun silicon oven mitt, which has already gotten quite a bit of use. As you might remember, Quinn is ALL about cooking and baking, so it's become part of his repertoire of kitchen tools. For safety reasons (he's only 5), he doesn't handle a lot of hot dishes, but he loves wearing it while he works! πŸ™‚ We joke that he'd win "Kids Guacamole Championship" if it was a show on TV.  Ok, let me tell you about Action for Healthy Kids... Action for Healthy Kids creates healthier schools by bringing all the members of a school community together and equipping them with the t

Primal Breakfast Cookies

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Breakfast cookies are a fantastic way to get some on-the-go nutrition. These cookies are loaded with healthy fats, different forms of protein, and a little sweetness and crunch. The ground cashews provide a sweet and nutty cookie that’s milder compared to almond-based cookies. Feel free to swap out ingredients to change the flavor of the cookies. Try different nuts or seeds, a mashed banana instead of applesauce, or a different flavor of collagen. Primal Breakfast Cookies Time: 25 minutes Servings: 14 medium-sized cookies Ingredients 2 Tbsp. salted butter, melted 1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce 1/2 cup all-natural almond butter 2 Tbsp. maple syrup 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract 3/4 cup cashews 1/4 cup ground flaxseed 1 scoop Primal Kitchen Vanilla Collagen Fuel 1 Tbsp. coconut flour 1/2 tsp. baking soda 1/8 tsp. salt 1 egg 1/4 cup pumpkin seeds 3/4 cup frozen cranberries 40g 95% dark chocolate, chopped Instructions Preheat your oven to 325ΒΊF. In a bowl, combine the

Weekly Link Love – Edition 70

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Research of the Week Sufficient training may make meal timing less important for weight management. Increasing handwashing at airports could have a huge impact on the risk of pandemics. Dogs were probably domesticated during the Ice Age. Using forced swim tests to determine a lab mouse’s depression probably doesn’t work . How does ketosis impact appetite? A review . New Primal Blueprint Podcasts Episode 405: Sara Hall : Host Brad Kearns chats with Sara Hall, fresh off her amazing 2:22 marathon. Episode 406: Paul Saladino, MD : Host Elle Russ chats with Dr. Paul Saladino about all things carnivore. Primal Health Coach Radio, Episode 49 : Laura and Erin do the year in review. Media, Schmedia UAE Tour ends after two Italian cyclists test positive for coronavirus. Interesting Blog Posts Dave Feldman’s thoughts on LDL-P and other lipid issues. Social Notes Has Trump gone keto ? The more things change … Everything Else The history of Sichuan peppercorns . Listing

3 Favorite Salad Toppers

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These three ingredients are my current favorite salad toppers from Trader Joe’s! A little crunch, a little chew and a hearty bed of kale underneath.  Base Salad + Toppers I like to keep some kind of base salad in my fridge so that I can add toppings and proteins based on what I’m craving. Sometimes I massage kale in olive oil and sea salt or a simple dressing or I have a homemade dressing and fresh greens ready to go. Other times it’s a full-on prepared salad  or a jar of something good from Plenty , like the Citrus Curry Farro Salad ! I massaged this kale salad in a white balsamic dressing. The recipe is below! I love how neutral it is so that it works well with any toppers I add last minute. Additionally, here are three more homemade dressings I love. Favorite Salad Toppers I love a salad with a great combo of flavors and textures: a little cheese, something crunchy, something chewy. These three are all from Trader Joe’s – the king of yummy packaged real foods. Chewy dried

Longevity, Statins, Blood Flow Restriction Training – THRR018

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Make your health an act of rebellion and join the community here . Please Subscribe and Review: Apple Podcasts | RSS This episode is sponsored by Joovv . Joovv is the leading manufacturer of personal, in-home red light therapy devices, with several different sizes and setups. Clinical grade power to help reduce pain, fight inflammation, so you can live a happy healthier life. Check them out at joovv.com/robb and use code ROBB for a free gift with your purchase. Download a copy of the transcript here ( P DF) Watch the podcast video h e r e Submit your questions for the podcast here Show Notes:   News topic du jour: Obesity: More Than an Inflammatory, an Infectious Disease?   1. Can We Really Increase Our Longevity? [11:42] Christopher says: Do you think that as we deepen our understanding of the biochemistry of nutrition that we will reach a point where we can indefinitely prolong life?   2. How Salty Are You? [15:44] Jason says: Robb, I was wondering what your s

Lazy Keto: Worth the Hype or Just a Dirty (Keto) Trick?

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Keto is hot right now, but it’s not the easiest diet to follow. It’s no surprise, then, that keto dieters have spun off different versions of the diet to suit their needs. One that gets a lot of hype on social media is lazy keto . (As an aside, I bet there’s an interesting social psychology study here—people who hear “lazy keto” and go, “Oh cool, I can do keto and be lazy? Sign me up!” versus people who go, “Lazy?! That’s totally not the point of keto, arrgghh!” But I digress.) Mark and I are both big proponents of self-experimentation and finding the eating plan that works for you. The question at hand is whether, and for whom, lazy keto might be a viable option. How does it stack up to “strict keto,” and does it work? What Is (And Is Not ) “Lazy Keto?” There’s no agreed-upon definition of lazy keto, but the most common one is: a keto diet in which you only track carbohydrates . This is in contrast to strict keto, where you track carbs, fat, protein, and total calories. The lo