Paleo Lasagna Recipe with Eggplants (Dairy-Free)

Most of the lasagna I had eaten my whole life came from frozen packages. In fact, I had never even considered how lasagna was made until around 8 years ago when Jeremy found this amazing Lasagna recipe on Allrecipes.com.

We’ve tested this lasagna recipe a ton of different ways, and we’ve paleofied it a ton by taking out the sugar, the wheat-filled lasagna sheet pasta, the Italian sausage (which sometimes contains additives or sugar), and of course, the 3 types of cheese!

But because of the delicious herbs (we changed them to fresh herbs) in this recipe, it still tastes amazing (plus we added a bunch of great ingredients to compensate)! So, give this Paleo lasagna recipe a try and let me know what you think!
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Does the Blood-Type Diet Work?

You might have heard of the Blood-Type diet.

After all, the book on which it is based, Eat Right for Your Type, was a New York Times bestseller and has been translated into over 50 languages.

Surely, there must be a lot of good reasons that it’s such a popular diet, right?

Not Really.

The Blood-Type Diet Has Zero Scientific Backing

There’s never been any evidence, controlled or otherwise, to prove that the Blood-Type diet works or even theoretically should work.

But that’s not proof that it doesn’t work.  Science sometimes takes a long time to prove that things work.
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Easy Paleo Strawberry Ice Cream Recipe (Dairy-Free)

Who says you can’t enjoy delicious ice cream on a Paleo diet?

This Paleo strawberry ice cream recipe ditches the processed sugars and the dairy so you can enjoy a healthier guilty-pleasure.
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Are Coconut Aminos Paleo?

Savory, salty and a delicious flavor enhancer for a variety of dishes, coconut aminos are made from raw coconut tree sap and sea salt, then naturally aged.

It’s also a fermented product.

Used as a substitute for both soy sauce & tamari, as well as Worcestershire sauce, even a few dashes can deepen the flavors of many kinds of foods, from soups to egg dishes to stir-fries.  The soy-free sauce also contains 17 different amino acids and is low on the glycemic index.

While a relatively small amount of this sauce is used, the amino acids it contains can rebuild and repair muscle tissue, as well as enhance the immune system and increase our energy.

Did our Paleolithic ancestors take the time (or have the knowledge) to make coconut aminos?
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The Ultimate Guide to Resistant Starch

I am a geek for small changes to our diets or lifestyle that might make a big difference.

But I often fight this urge.  I fight it because I know that we’re already aware of the changes that will make the biggest differences, and they aren’t just small tweaks.  We need to eliminate processed junk food, eat more nutrient-dense real food, sleep a little more, stress a little less, and then once all that is done, address any specific issues that you or I may have.  It’s simple but true.

Still, one of the areas of research that has come the furthest in the past 5-10 years is just how important our gut bacteria is to our overall health.

Some rat studies show that if you take the gut bacteria of a skinny rat and surgically implant it into an obese rat, then the obese rat will very quickly get skinny.  That’s just one study and example, but it’s a glimpse into just how important gut bacteria is to our overall health.

It Turns Out…Conventional Wisdom Isn’t Entirely Wrong

Eating low fat was a bad suggestion.  Turns out that lots of people were wrong for a very long time about saturated fat, cholesterol, sodium, and a whole host of other things.

But one thing they might have been right about (for the wrong reasons) is fiber.
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The Best Paleo Meatloaf Recipes

Meta-Study on Heart Disease and Low-Fat Diets is Shocking.

For the most part, conspiracies are 5% reality and 95% myth.

They’re fun to listen to and talk about, but real conspiracies are few and far between, if only because they’re so hard to carry out and keep secret.

And that’s the case for health information.  Drug companies and governments may try to push a certain agenda, but you can only hide so much information.

Low-Fat Diets Are One of the Biggest Cons Ever

However, when it comes to recommendations for low-fat diets to reduce the incidence of heart disease, the mainstream health community (and the government) has somehow kept the myth going for over 50 years that low-fat diets reduce the likelihood of heart disease.

Researchers in Germany recently conducted a meta-analysis of long-term, randomized controlled trials on low-fat versus high-fat diets. Here it is:
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Mango Ginger Coconut Paleo Ice Cream Recipe

If you’re into desserts but don’t want all the extra sugar and dairy, then this is the Paleo ice cream recipe for you!

Blended frozen mangos are amazingly creamy and with the coconut cream create a superb blend of delicious tropical flavors as well as smooth creamy texture. Top with some freshly grated ginger for a slightly spicy initial taste.

This is another super fast and easy dessert recipe that’s in my 30-Minute Paleo Desserts Book.

And if you’re looking for more Paleo ice cream recipes, then just out our giant list of them here. That list also includes Primal ice cream recipes (i.e., recipes containing dairy).

Click the green button below if you want that entire list of Paleo and Primal ice cream recipes emailed to you:

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5 Ways To Stop Cravings Dead in Their Tracks

Almost everybody who starts a Paleo diet has to deal with cravings.

Unless you never ate sugary junk in your life, you’ve had cravings.

But knowing that it’s a universal problem doesn’t make it any easier for you.

Luckily, there are a few tactics that work for almost everybody.

5 Ways to End Cravings

1. Sleep Enough. It sounds like an odd first tactic, but getting too little sleep is a sure way to make you crave junk food. It’s also a sure way to make sure that you don’t have enough willpower to resist.

When you don’t sleep enough, 2 important things happen. First of all, you overproduce cortisol, which tends to make you hungrier, particularly for sugar.
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Cinnamon Chocolate Swirl Banana Bread from The Paleo Kitchen

I’m so excited to share this amazing recipe from Juli and George‘s new book The Paleo Kitchen (to be released on June 10th – you can preorder it on Amazon here).

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What is Celtuce and How Do You Eat It?

I’ve been eating celtuce or asparagus lettuce (also called celery lettuce, stem lettuce, or Chinese stem lettuce) for a long time without knowing what it is! Its Chinese name is ?? (wo sun) or sometimes ?? (qing sun), which I had mistaken thought meant young bamboo.

But celtuce is not bamboo at all – it’s actually a type of lettuce where you eat the stem instead of the leaves.

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Ginger Apple Celtuce Paleo Stir Fry Recipe

I’ve been living for the past month mostly on this tropical island off the southern coast of China called Hainan. I know I’m super lucky!

It’s been a bit tougher doing Paleo out here because all the ingredients are different, and I don’t have hardly any cooking supplies! I just have 2 electric cookers (one is on the ground!) and a microwave.

Since I’m unable to cook many of my usual recipes, I’ve been experimenting some with the local produce and creating some new ones. This Ginger Apple Celtuce Paleo Stir Fry recipe is one of my favorite creations. It’s also paleo autoimmune friendly (omit the chili from the recipe – that was how I made this dish initially actually). If you don’t know what Celtuce is (also known as asparagus lettuce), then check out my post about it here (you can find it in many Chinese supermarkets around the world).

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Is Hummus Paleo?

I never had hummus until I got to college.

But I quickly learned to love it. (I was also drinking a lot of margaritas at the same time, which seemed to go very well together.)

Hummus is a popular Middle Eastern dip made from cooked, mashed garbanzo beans, tahini (a paste made from ground sesame seeds), lemon juice, salt, and garlic.

What You Need to Know About Hummus

Its first ingredient should be the big tip-off in whether or not hummus makes the Paleo cut.
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Paleo Italian Tuna Salad Recipe

This is a great tuna salad for when you don’t have any Paleo mayo handy! This Paleo Italian tuna salad recipe uses olive oil instead of mayo to make the tuna moist and tasty.

If you prefer a tuna salad recipe with mayo, then try this Apple Curry Tuna Salad recipe. And this is my favorite Paleo mayo recipe currently.

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Paleo Magic Elixir: 8 Reasons Why Bone Broth is The Best

Liquid gold

Ok, nobody really calls it that. But still.

Bone broth is one of the most loved and admired Paleo foods.

In fact, Louise and I have a dedicated slow cooker in which we make bone broth. And often, we just keep it going 24 hours per day, taking some out whenever we need it and then filling it back up with water.

Bone Broth is a Nutritional Powerhouse

Bone Broth is broth made from the bones of beef or bison, poultry, fish or lamb, with the addition of veggies and spices. Most people use beef bones.

Technically, it should be called “bone stock,” since that’s the correct term for something made with bones (rather than meat, in which case it would be “broth”). But none of that really matters.

In pretty much every culture around the world, some form of bone broth was a regular part of the diet, often used as a base for sauces and soups.
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