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Easy Keto Cream of Pumpkin Soup

At the risk of sounding like a cookbook from the 80s, this soup can be made completely from scratch, or you can open a can of pumpkin, can of coconut milk, box of stock and you’re almost all the way there! Pumpkin is higher in carbs than many other vegetables, but evidence suggests that low …

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Are You Using The Healthy Kind of Cinnamon?

Even if you only have the most basic seasonings and spices, it’s likely that cinnamon is in your pantry or cupboard. You may be sprinkling it in your coffee or over your breakfast each morning, having heard that cinnamon is shown to be helpful in lowering inflammation, boosting metabolism, fighting viruses, and more! But I …

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Pumpkin Custard with Ginger and Coconut Milk: Slow Cooker or Instant Pot Recipe

This creamy rich custard uses all the flavors of fall. Simpler to put together than a pumpkin pie, this pumpkin custard is sure to be a family favorite! I especially love that you can put it in the crock pot and then go out and come home to a house that smells like fall and …

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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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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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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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Dill Pickle Gelatin – GAPS, keto

We forget that the healing powers of gelatin don’t have to come with sweet treats! This pickle gelatin is a simple savory gelatin that uses that probiotic-rich pickle juice that is probably sitting in your fridge because you can’t bear to throw out it’s goodness but don’t know what to do with it. I’ve seen …

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