I’m sitting on the couch on Sunday morning, finishing up this post, as my hamstrings are on vacation for a few days. I don’t know how people do this type of distance running on a regular basis! Kudos to my marathon running readers. Saturday was the Tar Heel 10 Miler, the first race I’d ever [...]
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Should everyone do CrossFit?
One question that people in the ancestral health community frequently ask is what kind of exercise they should do to optimize their health and fitness. A lot of people new to the Paleo/Primal lifestyle assume that high intensity exercise like CrossFit is the best type of workout, no matter what your current health state is. [...]
Primal Life Kit: 30 Products and 8 Discounts for $39
I got an email recently from Neely Quinn, author at PaleoPlan.com, explaining an amazing bundle sale she put together, called the Primal Life Kit. This incredible bundle consists of eBooks, product discounts, meal plans, magazine subscriptions, and more – valued at $485 – and the whole thing is only $39! That’s more than 90% off the retail [...]
Who (or what) is on the throne of your life?
Check out my first guest post as a contributor to the new blog called “With Strength” – a blog which started as a vision to love and serve women who are on the journey to health and wellness using nutrition, fitness and reminding them who they are in Jesus. I’m really excited to be a featured [...]
My Experience at the NCDA Annual Meeting
Like any other normal girl in her mid-twenties, I spent what may be my last ever spring break studying for my looming comprehensive exams, helping my boss Chris Kresser get ready to launch a new product, training for my 10 mile race, and traveling to beautiful Pinehurst, North Carolina for a local dietetics conference with [...]
Product Review: OU81 Bars (formerly Nosh Bars)
Last May, I was happy to review a product called Nosh Bars, Paleo-friendly high protein snack bars that were ideal post workout snacks and pretty darn tasty. Fast forward to 2013, and the company has a new name, OU81, and a new-and-improved product on the market. They sent me a new sample pack to try [...]
Is Grass-Fed Beef Worth the Premium Price?
Guest post by Rich Coffman. I have made many improvements in my nutrition over the last year. Like most health oriented people, my goal is simple: to eat the best quality food possible. This article dives into the reasons why grass-fed beef is a healthier choice that is worth the premium price. I had heard many [...]
Training for the Tar Heel 10 Miler
I am not a runner. Sure, I occasionally go for 3 to 5 mile jogs when the weather is nice and I’m feeling spunky, but over the last few weeks, my workout routine has fallen into a literal pit of despair. (Ok I’m being melodramatic.) I got really sick at the beginning of the month and have [...]
5 tips for surviving an RD program
One of the most common questions I get via email is people wondering how I can stand being in an AND-approved registered dietitian (RD) program. If it wasn’t obvious by now, I have a dietary philosophy that is pretty contrarian to the standard food pyramid recommendations that are at the foundation of most dietetics programs. [...]
How mindfulness can help improve your self-control
When I was an undergrad at Gettysburg College, my major was psychology, and I took an advanced seminar class on personality psychology taught by Dr. Arlen Moller (now at the Illinois Institute of Technology) where we dove into some really interesting, novel research on a variety of topics. I learned so much that semester about critically [...]
About Laura
I’m currently a graduate student at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, pursuing a Masters in Public Health Nutrition (MPH-RD). I'll be writing about essential components of ideal nutrition, nutrient dense foods and how to prepare them, product reviews, recipes, and current events in the world of Ancestral Health.
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