Entries by PaleoGirl

What’s in The Weight Loss Bundle?

Sale ends today! Since I started on my weight loss journey, I've learnt so much. Crucially – there is so much more to weight loss than just “eat less and move more”. That's why I've got together with the leading experts in nutrition, health, fitness and mind to bring you a unique bundle, giving you […]

7 Steps to Wean Yourself Off Soda

When switching over to a real-food, paleo diet, one of the things so many people really struggle with is giving up the soft drinks. They’re addictive, really addictive. An awful lot of people, almost exclusively, drink cans of diet coke during the day, switching to glasses of diet coke at home. Years ago we were […]

Why I’m growing my own veggies

Just a few weeks ago I converted the old sand pit that the previous occupants of my house had left behind, to a vegetable patch. Well, when I say converted, I mean mixed some topsoil into the sand. I also re-purposed an old archway they’d left behind into a climbing frame for some green beans. […]

Is Bacon Really So Bad?

Whenever I even mention the b word I get called out. Yep, apparently bacon is highly processed and must be avoided at all costs. But is it really bad? Almost everything we eat is processed in one way or another. We buy our meat cut, or maybe ground. We buy our meat dried or frozen. […]

What You Missed in the Big Paleo Giveaway (Now Closed)

This giveaway is now closed I've just heard about a pretty awesome paleo giveaway that the guys at Bucks Books have organised… it's free to enter and the prizes are physical books and a premiere ticket to Paleo f(x) – and lots of other paleo goodies This is what you'll win: Paleo f(x) Premiere ticket […]

Why Meditation Might Be the Best Thing You Do Today

Have you ever tried meditating? Perhaps you’ve dismissed it as being a bit too hippy and new age? Or wouldn’t know where to start? Well I’m here to convince you why you should give it a go! What is meditation? I really like this description by Jon Kabat-Zinn: [meditation is] paying attention on purpose, in […]

4 things you must do after a course of antibiotics

Antibiotics are a touchy subject. There is a lot of overuse (you hear all the time about doctors prescribing them straight away, without even being sure what the issue is) and resistance is becoming a real problem. Whilst I’d love to say I’d never take them, there are certain situations where antibiotics truly are a […]

7 Signs You’re Deficient in Vitamin D

Do you get enough Vitamin D? Luckily we seem to be coming out of the sun-fearing era slightly, but even so, with so many of us in office jobs, it can be really hard to get enough vitamin D. Whilst some foods are fortified with vitamin D, they aren't natural whole foods-and even so, the […]