Link Love!

I don't have time to do a "real" post today, so I decided to share a few links with you. Warning: most of the links have to do with healthy eating. As if you didn't already notice, I can't shut up about this whole Paleo thing. But I have struggled with how to talk about why we eat the way we do. And now I don't have to struggle, because these people say it perfectly!


The Grain Manifesto - Whole 9 blog
My Favorite quote (which actually came from the comments section): "Our dietary recommendations are not intended to replace medical advice, and some may not apply to people with life-threatening illnesses. However, I have fun into very, very few situations where improving your overall health by managing your insulin load and decreasing systemic inflammation does not have a positive, if indirect, effect on other body systems, including those threatened by a disease process."

The Dairy Manifesto - Whole 9 blog
My own thoughts: This one makes me sadder than the no-grains post, because I thought that we Paleo freaks just cut out dairy because most of it is processed. But now I'm finding out that ALL dairy can cause the same problems that grains do. So I guess I'll be dairy-free from now on. It's going to be harder than being grain-free, but I know I'll be better for it in the long run.

The Peanut Manifesto - Whole 9 blog
My own thoughts: This is the last manifesto from their site. I promise. This one is specific to peanuts and peanut butter, but since peanuts are not actually a nut, but a bean, the science can be applied to all beans. Yup, being Paleo means being bean-free.

So now that I'm done telling you what we don't eat, I'm going to show you where you can get delicious recipes for the things we do eat.

Mark's Daily Apple
Mark is the author of The Primal Blueprint. It's the same idea as the Paleo diet. He often posts recipes, and we have tried (and loved) several of them. Here are two to get you started.
- Stuffed Eggplant
- Shepherd's Pie

CavegirlCourt
She is a member of our gym and a Paleo diet lifesaver. She decided to put together a blog just for Paleo recipes, and anyone can contribute.
Mexican Chicken and "Rice" - Art and I tried this one a few days ago. It was amazing!!


On a more serious and non-diet related subject...
AbortionFacts.com - Dr. Willke asks Eric Harrah
My cousin posted this link on Facebook, and I decided to pass it on. This article is an interview with a former abortion doctor. He gets very candid about why abortion clinics do what they do, about some of the unsafe and illegal practices that are far to prevalent in most clinics, and also gives a tip or two on how pro-lifers can make a positive difference.


And those are all the links I have for you today. Again, I'm hoping to upload my pictures from my camera to the computer tomorrow. We'll see when they actually make it on the internet...