Articles in the Eat Naked Category

All Sugared Out? Super-saver special on the Sugar Control Detox coming soon!

By Lisa Thompson, NTP

Here we are, once again, heading straight into the festive spirit of the holiday season with all its cocktail parties, Christmas office parties, annual get-togethers and family gatherings.  These events can pile up one onto the other in a blur of indulgent dinners, desserts, holiday cookies/breads/cakes and candies. 
I know my mother used to spend most of November preparing homemade fudge (with and without nuts), peanut brittle, divinity, sun-buckles, date- and nut-filled turnovers, and cinnamon rolls, in addition to the traditional sweets of her Swedish heritage like krumkake and lefse which …

Written by Lisa Marlene Thompson on 05/12/12 am31 11:19 AM

 

Wheat Belly: The Myth of the Healthy Whole Grain

Is it just me or does it seem like every other person you meet has some sort of gluten sensitivity? Whether it’s a full-fledged auto-immune response (celiac disease) or a mild tummy grumbling and bloat (gluten intolerance) or even some seemingly unrelated health issue (migraines anyone?), gluten sensitivity has become a real concern.
But wait a minute… We’ve been eating wheat in all its many delicious forms for thousands of years.
Why is there suddenly such a huge problem?
At first I thought I was just seeing more of these cases because this …

Written by Margaret Floyd on 23/10/12 am31 07:46 AM

 

Are you still eating Soy? 4 Reasons to Remove it from your Diet.

By Lisa Thompson, NTP

Lately I’ve been completely baffled by the fact that so many people are still eating soy.It seems nearly every day I’m having a conversation with someone who is still enjoying their daily soy latte, a morning smoothie loaded with soy protein, or a soy protein bar before they go to the gym – oblivious to the ample information showing that most soy products have a huge negative impact on our health.
Soy producers continue to bamboozle us into thinking that soy is some sort of health food when …

Written by Lisa Marlene Thompson on 10/10/12 am31 03:00 AM

 

Healing Foods 101: Seven reasons to add bone broth to your daily diet.

When we talk about eating naked, we’re usually talking about the basics: eating real, whole food in a form that’s as close to its origin as possible, and prepared in a way that either preserves or enhances its nutritional value.
Now, I don’t like to discriminate, but there are some naked foods that are truly super foods, and bone broth is at the top of my list.
Bone broth – or “stock” as it’s sometimes called – is a cornerstone of traditional diets. We’ve been consuming broth in some form since Paleolithic …

Written by Margaret Floyd on 18/09/12 pm30 03:22 PM

 

Minerals and Your Body: A delicate balance.

By Lisa Thompson, NTP

Heading to the beach the other day with my friend, I asked, “How are you?” “Oh fine,” he said, “except I woke up in the middle of the night with the most outrageous cramp in my calf – I woke myself screaming out in pain!  I guess I must be overdoing it with the exercise.”  “Are you staying hydrated?” I asked.  “I think so, but it’s been so hot, and I’m probably not getting enough – I should try and drink more.” 
But is it just hydration? Or …

Written by Lisa Marlene Thompson on 11/09/12 am30 05:47 AM

 

Agave nectar: hope or hoax?

Agave nectar. If you have any interest whatsoever in healthy eating you’ve at least heard of it, you’ve definitely consumed it, and you’ve probably purchased it at some point. It seems overnight it went from being just one among many mysterious non-sugar sweeteners dotting health food store shelves to the darling of everyone and anyone trying to do the right thing.
I can still remember when I first learned about agave nectar. An all-natural ‘raw’ sweetener made from the same plant that so generously gives us tequila? And low-glycemic to boot? …

Written by Margaret Floyd on 21/08/12 am31 08:45 AM

 

Stress = Fat: Is your lifestyle hijacking your best efforts?

By Lisa Thompson, NTP

Delving in a little deeper from where Margaret left off in our last blog post, I wanted to offer you some real practical solutions that are fairly easy to implement if cortisol is hijacking your best efforts at staying in a parasympathetic state.
AND we’ve got a very special promotion here at Eat Naked to support you during the summer months! (In a hurry? Check it out here.)
Are you frustrated the numbers on the scale won’t budge? Do you have a seemingly endless number of deadlines to meet? …

Written by Lisa Marlene Thompson on 31/07/12 am31 07:00 AM

 

Urban Farming: Reclaiming our land and taking control over our own food chain

Have you heard? There’s a movement afoot of folks reclaiming unused urban land and converting it into working gardens, all the while providing food (delicious, healthy, naked food) for those in need.
The concept makes my heart sing. Such a perfect marriage of efficiency, education, closing the food gap, food security, and making real food accessible to those who need it most.
I recently learned of a fantastic organization doing brilliant work in this area called Urban Farming. Their mission:
… to create an abundance of food for people in need by supporting …

Written by Margaret Floyd on 15/06/12 am30 06:43 AM

 

A naked mind required: The first step in physical transformation.

It happened again today as I was checking in with a client to see how she was doing in the midst of a two-week sugar detox. “Better now,” she said as she told me she had stopped the cleanse after only a few days. We talked about what had happened (she hit the sugar wall hard, felt extremely low energy, foggy brain, etc… the usual suspects) and with all the various things going on in her day-to-day life, it was just too much.
Getting off sugar is no easy task. While …

Written by Lisa Marlene Thompson on 08/06/12 am30 11:56 AM

 

Sugar and cigarettes. Same same, but different.

I spent a month in Thailand a few years ago and I remember something the locals used to say all the time: “same same, but different”.
I took it to mean there are fundamentally more similarities than differences, even though on the surface those differences might seem more blatant.
To me, this applies to sugar and cigarettes. They are “same same, but different,” the similarities too powerful to ignore.
You all know by now that I’ve got a thing with sugar. I’m not a hard-ass who doesn’t enjoy the odd sweet treat when …

Written by Margaret Floyd on 29/05/12 pm31 02:01 PM

 
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