Category Archives: Digestion

Quinoa: Straying from the Paleo Diet

A couple of weeks ago, I wanted a snack to have while watching NetFlix, so I took a bag of quinoa out of my cupboard and cooked some up. It made a great rice-pudding-like dessert mixed with blueberries and cream. However, my digestion wasn’t very happy with me and I suffered the old, pre-Paleo bloating and…

Bone Broth Made from Beef Feet

Okay, I’m really excited! I just found beef feet at my local Asian supermarket (for Vancouverites: the T&T Supermarket in Coquitlam Centre). Today I’m making bone broth from duck feet (chicken feet make excellent stock, but I’ve never tried duck feet before), but I’ve been wanting to make stock from beef feet for a few…

Constipated? IBS/IBD? Six Steps to Restoring Your Gut’s Health

1. Stop Eating Fiber: Read “Fiber Menace.” For most, this will mean removing all grains and legumes from your diet, although white rice seems to be the least offensive grain and may be eaten, if tolerated, and, if a paleolithic-type diet is not being followed. 2. Eat Saturated Fat: Bacon fat, lard, tallow, suet, butter, ghee (clarified…

IBS, Constipation, Diarrhea, Gas and Bloating on a Paleo Diet

Digestion is a complex subject, but self-experimentation can often prove very effective when the medical community is handing you drugs and not solutions. Yes, many people just want a drug that will resolve all their digestive issues, with 100% effectiveness and no nasty side effects. The problem is… that drug hasn’t been invented! But here’s…