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Food Is Fuel: Paleo Shrimp Bowl

Shrimp, Kale, and Zucchini Sautéed in Avocado Oil. With Minced Garlic, Paprika, and Himalayan Pink Salt. In todays microwave age, food isn't the only thing people want fast. But it seems to be lower on the quality scale than most other things people want. A large number of the people here in America skip meals like breakfast everyday because they just don't have the time. Or they rely on fast food drive thru's and or heavily processed, breakfast foods/cereals high in refined sugars, and other unhealthy ingredients like preservatives, artificial colors, artificial flavors, gluten, soy, and more. Besides breakfast, lunch time seems to be the second most neglected. Not just skipping lunch, but what people eat on their lunch. Most Americans go to work everyday, and unless they take the time to pack themselves a healthy lunch everyday (highly recommended) chances are they aren't putting the best fuel in their bodies. What seems to be the common factor in why people neg...

Coconut Oil, MCT's, and Ketosis

10% OFF with Discount Code: Brando at Checkout Click Here for Brando's Podcast on Keto, Ketosis, and the Ketogenic Diet iTunes , Google Play , SoundCloud   Everyone has heard about the many miracles of Coconut Oil . From anti-bacterial, to anti-aging, coconut oil has a wide variety of benefits, and uses. One of the main benefits from coconut oil is that it contains MCT's or Medium Chain Triglycerides .  http://realfoodexpeditors.com/blog1/?page_id=5 MCT 's are Medium chain fatty acids that your body can convert to energy faster than more common Long Chain Triglycerides. These fatty acids also aid in fat burning weight loss. This is done by increasing Ketone Production in the body. http://www.slideshare.net/namarta28/ketosis What are Ketones ? Our bodies normally run on glucose, that’s produced when the body breaks down carbohydrates. When your body doesn’t have enough glucose, or insulin to use the glucose, your body starts breaking down fats for ene...