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Why Corn and Soy-Free Eggs Are Better for You (and Your Metabolism)

Why Corn and Soy-Free Eggs Are Better for You (and Your Metabolism)

Eggs today aren’t the same as the ones our great-grandmas enjoyed. While they still offer nutrients, they now come with baggage: higher levels of polyunsaturated fats (PUFAs), pesticide residues, and...

Why Corn and Soy-Free Eggs Are Better for You (and Your Metabolism)

Eggs today aren’t the same as the ones our great-grandmas enjoyed. While they still offer nutrients, they now come with baggage: higher levels of polyunsaturated fats (PUFAs), pesticide residues, and...

What does Conventional Pork and Canola Oil have in common?

What does Conventional Pork and Canola Oil have in common?

Let's get straight to the point - conventional pork can have the same amount of toxic PUFA fats as Canola oil! Yuck!  Pigs are monogastric animals, which means they have...

What does Conventional Pork and Canola Oil have in common?

Let's get straight to the point - conventional pork can have the same amount of toxic PUFA fats as Canola oil! Yuck!  Pigs are monogastric animals, which means they have...

We’ve Been PUFAd!

We’ve Been PUFAd!

Did you know that we've been PUFAd?!?!

 A huge change in our dietary fat sources over the last 50-100 years has fundamentally altered the composition of fats in our bodies...

We’ve Been PUFAd!

Did you know that we've been PUFAd?!?!

 A huge change in our dietary fat sources over the last 50-100 years has fundamentally altered the composition of fats in our bodies...

The Myth of Heart-Healthy PUFAs: Cholesterol, Chronic Disease, and What We’re Getting Wrong About Fat

The Myth of Heart-Healthy PUFAs: Cholesterol, Chronic Disease, and What We’re Getting Wrong About Fat

For decades, major health organizations have pushed the narrative that polyunsaturated fats (PUFAs) are “heart-healthy” while saturated fats are harmful. But mounting research—and two striking global paradoxes—challenge this long-standing belief....

The Myth of Heart-Healthy PUFAs: Cholesterol, Chronic Disease, and What We’re Getting Wrong About Fat

For decades, major health organizations have pushed the narrative that polyunsaturated fats (PUFAs) are “heart-healthy” while saturated fats are harmful. But mounting research—and two striking global paradoxes—challenge this long-standing belief....

The Missing Piece in Modern Diets: Why We Need to Eat Nose-to-Tail Again

The Missing Piece in Modern Diets: Why We Need to Eat Nose-to-Tail Again

In today’s health-conscious world, lean protein has become a cornerstone of many diets. Fitness enthusiasts, wellness advocates, and everyday consumers alike often prioritize protein intake, typically focusing on lean muscle...

The Missing Piece in Modern Diets: Why We Need to Eat Nose-to-Tail Again

In today’s health-conscious world, lean protein has become a cornerstone of many diets. Fitness enthusiasts, wellness advocates, and everyday consumers alike often prioritize protein intake, typically focusing on lean muscle...

The Big Fat Lie: ‘Heart-Healthy’ Seed Oils and Cholesterol Myths

The Big Fat Lie: ‘Heart-Healthy’ Seed Oils and Cholesterol Myths

Are Seed Oils Really “Heart-Healthy”? This post was inspired by a comment on a recent YouTube video we shared over on the Nourish Food Club channel. Someone repeated the old...

The Big Fat Lie: ‘Heart-Healthy’ Seed Oils and Cholesterol Myths

Are Seed Oils Really “Heart-Healthy”? This post was inspired by a comment on a recent YouTube video we shared over on the Nourish Food Club channel. Someone repeated the old...

Genetically Modified Ingredients in Most US Cheeses

Genetically Modified Ingredients in Most US Cheeses

In this article let’s dive into why I believe you should only be eating cheese made with animal rennet, and how over 90% of the cheese sold in the US...

Genetically Modified Ingredients in Most US Cheeses

In this article let’s dive into why I believe you should only be eating cheese made with animal rennet, and how over 90% of the cheese sold in the US...

Grass-Fed Dairy is the Best Source of a Newly Discovered Essential Fat

Grass-Fed Dairy is the Best Source of a Newly Discovered Essential Fat

Are you missing out on an essential nutrient? Odds are, yes - thanks to the modern food system and outdated nutrition dogma. This essential nutrient is found in abundance in...

Grass-Fed Dairy is the Best Source of a Newly Discovered Essential Fat

Are you missing out on an essential nutrient? Odds are, yes - thanks to the modern food system and outdated nutrition dogma. This essential nutrient is found in abundance in...

Seed Oils vs. Tallow: Which Fat Fuels a Healthy Metabolism?

Seed Oils vs. Tallow: Which Fat Fuels a Healthy Metabolism?

The types of dietary fats we consume and cook with are critical for our metabolic health. Over the last century, Western diets have dramatically shifted... moving away from traditional saturated fats...

Seed Oils vs. Tallow: Which Fat Fuels a Healthy Metabolism?

The types of dietary fats we consume and cook with are critical for our metabolic health. Over the last century, Western diets have dramatically shifted... moving away from traditional saturated fats...

Are You Eating More PUFAs Than You Think? The Truth About Chicken Fat and Metabolic Health

Are You Eating More PUFAs Than You Think? The Truth About Chicken Fat and Metabolic Health

If You Avoid Seed Oils, Why Are You Eating PUFA-Rich Chicken? Seed oils are high in linoleic acid (LA), an omega-6 polyunsaturated fat (PUFA) that disrupts metabolism and promotes inflammation....

Are You Eating More PUFAs Than You Think? The Truth About Chicken Fat and Metabolic Health

If You Avoid Seed Oils, Why Are You Eating PUFA-Rich Chicken? Seed oils are high in linoleic acid (LA), an omega-6 polyunsaturated fat (PUFA) that disrupts metabolism and promotes inflammation....

Why Pasture-Raised Meat Tastes Better

Why Pasture-Raised Meat Tastes Better

Supposedly, if you ask a French chef what gives their favorite cut of meat its depth, its richness, its unmistakable character, they won’t say a seasoning or cooking methodThey’ll tell...

Why Pasture-Raised Meat Tastes Better

Supposedly, if you ask a French chef what gives their favorite cut of meat its depth, its richness, its unmistakable character, they won’t say a seasoning or cooking methodThey’ll tell...

The Collagen Comeback: Why Bone Broth Belongs in Your Daily Routine

The Collagen Comeback: Why Bone Broth Belongs in Your Daily Routine

In today’s modern diet, we’ve lost touch with a critical piece of ancestral nutrition: collagen. Unlike our ancestors, who consumed the whole animal (bones, joints, skin, and connective tissues) most...

The Collagen Comeback: Why Bone Broth Belongs in Your Daily Routine

In today’s modern diet, we’ve lost touch with a critical piece of ancestral nutrition: collagen. Unlike our ancestors, who consumed the whole animal (bones, joints, skin, and connective tissues) most...

The Beauty of Butter

The Beauty of Butter

Is butter one of the healthiest fats to exist? I think so! The best fat to sauté eggs in, or spread across sourdough bread. However, sourcing is important! (More info...

The Beauty of Butter

Is butter one of the healthiest fats to exist? I think so! The best fat to sauté eggs in, or spread across sourdough bread. However, sourcing is important! (More info...

Ancient Gut Wisdom: Why Raw Milk Supports Gut Health

Ancient Gut Wisdom: Why Raw Milk Supports Gut Health

It’s becoming more and more clear: your gut health plays a critical role in your overall well-being: both physically and mentally. While scientists are still working to define what makes...

Ancient Gut Wisdom: Why Raw Milk Supports Gut Health

It’s becoming more and more clear: your gut health plays a critical role in your overall well-being: both physically and mentally. While scientists are still working to define what makes...

What Did Your Great-Great-Grandma Eat? Lessons from 1800s Meal Plans for Modern Health

What Did Your Great-Great-Grandma Eat? Lessons from 1800s Meal Plans for Modern Health

What did your great-great-great-grandma eat?  There is profound value in looking to the past, drawing from the wisdom of our ancestors to uncover how they cultivated healthy, balanced lives and...

What Did Your Great-Great-Grandma Eat? Lessons from 1800s Meal Plans for Modern Health

What did your great-great-great-grandma eat?  There is profound value in looking to the past, drawing from the wisdom of our ancestors to uncover how they cultivated healthy, balanced lives and...

Why Animal Fats and Vitamin K2 are Essential for Metabolic Health

Why Animal Fats and Vitamin K2 are Essential for Metabolic Health

Let's discuss just one of the reasons why regularly consuming animal fats is vital for health. Animal fats contain a metabolism-boosting and heart protective nutrient that is not available in plants: Vitamin K2....

Why Animal Fats and Vitamin K2 are Essential for Metabolic Health

Let's discuss just one of the reasons why regularly consuming animal fats is vital for health. Animal fats contain a metabolism-boosting and heart protective nutrient that is not available in plants: Vitamin K2....

The Fats in Milk Are Changing: Why What You Eat Eats Matters

The Fats in Milk Are Changing: Why What You Eat Eats Matters

Have you heard people say "milk and meat is low in PUFA since the rumen can convert PUFAs into saturated fats"? That is largely true. But... the modern food system...

The Fats in Milk Are Changing: Why What You Eat Eats Matters

Have you heard people say "milk and meat is low in PUFA since the rumen can convert PUFAs into saturated fats"? That is largely true. But... the modern food system...

The Hidden Dangers of Modern Bread: Why It’s Impacting Your Health

The Hidden Dangers of Modern Bread: Why It’s Impacting Your Health

Why Your Ancestors Could Digest Bread (And Why You Might Not) For thousands of years, bread has been essential to human nutrition: a dietary staple enjoyed daily across countless cultures,...

The Hidden Dangers of Modern Bread: Why It’s Impacting Your Health

Why Your Ancestors Could Digest Bread (And Why You Might Not) For thousands of years, bread has been essential to human nutrition: a dietary staple enjoyed daily across countless cultures,...

Why Shanks Are the Ultimate Collagen-Packed Cut of Meat You Need to Try

Why Shanks Are the Ultimate Collagen-Packed Cut of Meat You Need to Try

I am going to let you in on a little secret... the best cut of meat are the SHANKS.

 In fact, I am going to make a bold statement and...

Why Shanks Are the Ultimate Collagen-Packed Cut of Meat You Need to Try

I am going to let you in on a little secret... the best cut of meat are the SHANKS.

 In fact, I am going to make a bold statement and...

The Male Fertility Crisis: Is Your Diet Killing Your Sperm?

The Male Fertility Crisis: Is Your Diet Killing Your Sperm?

Get Your Ducks in a Row, Gentlemen: The Male Fertility Crisis You Need to Know About Ladies, gather 'round. Men, listen up! We need to talk about something that's been...

The Male Fertility Crisis: Is Your Diet Killing Your Sperm?

Get Your Ducks in a Row, Gentlemen: The Male Fertility Crisis You Need to Know About Ladies, gather 'round. Men, listen up! We need to talk about something that's been...

Practical Tips to Improve Dietary Fat Choices and Boost Metabolic Health

Practical Tips to Improve Dietary Fat Choices and Boost Metabolic Health

Over the past century, there has been a dramatic shift in the types of fats consumed in the typical Western diet. Traditional diets, which contained saturated fats from animal sources,...

Practical Tips to Improve Dietary Fat Choices and Boost Metabolic Health

Over the past century, there has been a dramatic shift in the types of fats consumed in the typical Western diet. Traditional diets, which contained saturated fats from animal sources,...