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How to Cook Beef Heart in the Slow Cooker

I purchased a beef heart last spring during a local grassfed beef sale and had been intimidated by it ever since. Since it has the potential to be tough, I wanted to use long slow heat to cook it. It turned out great! It turns out that beef heart is delicious! What a pleasant surprise. …

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Review: Lies My Doctor Told Me: Medical Myths That Can Harm Your Health

Lies My Doctor Told Me by Ken Berry, MD is a must-read for everyone who wants to separate the facts from fiction regarding mainstream health advice. This engaging book tackles the big myths in mainstream medicine in an easy-to-understand science-backed style. Armed with your new knowledge, your health will benefit from respectfully questioning your doctor’s …

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Saturated Fat is No Longer Discouraged: Journal of American College of Cardiology

It’s official! Those of us who slather butter, pour cream, and thrive on red meat are no longer rebels! The Journal of American College of Cardiology just issued a revision of recommendations regarding saturated fat. Upon reviewing the evidence, which is just too much to ignore, the recommendation to avoid saturated fat has been lifted! …

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Yummy Homemade Lemon Ice Cream (Keto, GAPS, Dairy-Free)

We just broke out our ice cream maker and are churning up our first batch of Keto ice cream of the season, right out of my go-to keto sweets cookbook! With kids home and warmer weather, homemade ice cream is actually a nourishing treat that is fun to make together as a family and …

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Why My Dog Eats Raw Chicken (with bones!)

Modern dogs are riddled with the same problems humans in industrialized nations are. Allergies, flakey dry skin, joint pain, cancer. Nutrient deficiencies and allergies caused by well-meaning pet owners, predatory profit-seeking pet food companies, and ignorant veterinary advice are the biggest contributor to chronic illness in dogs. The appropriate diet for a dog is mostly …

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Carnivore Diet for Women

What should women know when starting the carnivore diet? Are there any specific nutrients that we need that men don’t? Can women thrive on a meat-only diet, or a diet that contains only (or mostly) animal products? Today we talk about women on the carnivore diet. More and more women are supercharging the keto diet …

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Why is TRS Better Than Clay For Heavy Metal Detoxification?

When it comes to detoxifying the body, clay is the natural remedy that has been used for centuries to absorb and contain heavy metals, aflatoxins (from mold), and other poisonous toxins that cause cancer and/or a variety of other maladies. Illnesses that are caused by commonly occurring toxins include diarrhea, mental problems, joint pain, skin …

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Carnivore Diet Vitamin C Deficiency Signs and Solutions

I buy 3 lemons a week to keep supplement vitamin C on the carnivore diet. My sign for needing vitamin C? Easy bruising. And the good news?! Within 3 days of consuming fresh lemon juice, the bruising went away! No, vitamin C isn’t usually needed on the carnivore diet, but in my case it was. …

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Sweet-Tart Keto Lemon Gummies

Lemon juice combines with gelatin and a little sweetener to make these gummy treats easily. They give you your gummy candy fix without sugar, corn syrup, or food dye. If you don’t have molds, pour the mixture into a square casserole dish and then cut into squares. Square gummy candy also is delicious, you won’t …

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Hearty Hamburger Mushroom Bake

This hamburger (ground beef) casserole is delicious, hearty, warming, and easy to put together! It is made simply with ground beef, mushrooms, garlic, parsley, sea salt, bacon, cream cheese, cheddar cheese and eggs. The cream cheese/egg combination replace non-keto-friendly canned soup. Eggs hold the casserole together, negating the need for breadcrumbs or a cornstarch-thickened sauce. …

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How to Make the Best Popsicles at Home (without the sugar!)

Have you tried homemade popsicle recipes and found they were too hard to eat, didn’t set up right, the flavor wasn’t good, or the popsicles were overly complicated to make? Do you love giving your kids whole fruit popsicles but hate the $1+ each price tag that they come with from the store? You just …

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My Kids Don’t Need Braces Because Of Meat and Butter

I got back from the dentist with a huge feeling of relief a couple months back. He told me that all 3 of my kids don’t need braces, and if I did want them, they wouldn’t be covered under insurance because they are considered cosmetic. As I’ve been on our journey to reverse autism by …

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