by Christina | May 31, 2019 | Member Exclusives, Wellness
This 15-minute HIIT workout is a great way to break a full-body sweat when you’re short on time. No equipment is needed – just your bodyweight! You can do this on travel, in your room, or anywhere you’re caught without a gym. Even though HIIT workouts are short, they are intense. You shouldn’t be able to go longer than 15 minutes. I don’t recommend doing HIIT more than once or twice a week for most people, if that.
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by Christina | May 31, 2019 | Member Exclusives, Recipes, Wellness
The best way to spice up any meal, appetizer, or snack is to add a dip or sauce! Dips are the key to flavor on a paleo, real-foods diet, and they’re definitely my favorite way to totally transform a meal.
This paleo / vegan spicy cashew nacho cheese is the perfect dip to make for a sports event, taco night, holiday party, or any other event where you really want to please the crowd! It’s thick and creamy, and it goes with a wide variety of “dipping vehicles,” as I call them.
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by Christina | May 26, 2019 | Member Exclusives, Wellness
Low stomach acid, or hypochlorhydria, is one of the most common root causes of digestive dysfunction and gut imbalances that I see in my practice. The stomach must be highly acidic in order to fully break down food (especially protein) and absorb it properly, so if we don’t have enough hydrochloric acid, we can also become deficient in vitamins and minerals. Pepsinogen is an enzyme that digests protein, and this enzyme only starts digesting protein in the presence of HCL. Stomach acid is also key for sterilizing our food and killing off gut microbes, which is why low stomach acid can lead to microbial overgrowth. It also stimulates the release of bile from the gallbladder and digestive enzymes from the pancreas, closes the esophageal sphincter, and opens the pyloric sphincter. Clearly, having a sufficient amount of stomach acid is necessary for many parts of the digestive process to take place! This is why low stomach acid can lead to heartburn, GERD, leaky gut, IBD, bloating, constipation, SIBO, skin issues, malabsorption, constant hunger, and more.
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by Christina | May 22, 2019 | Member Exclusives, Wellness
All you’ll need for this lower body workout is a set of dumbbells! The heavier your dumbbells are, the less reps you’ll need to do for each exercise.
Adjust the rep ranges to your fitness level, and make sure that you’re doing each rep with proper form. If your form breaks down, you’re doing too many reps! Stop 1-2 reps before fatigue. Make sure you warm up / prime your body before getting started.
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by Christina | May 21, 2019 | Member Exclusives, Recipes, Wellness
I mean… who can turn down chicken nuggets?! I certainly can’t.
These paleo chicken nuggets will bring anyone back to their childhood, but I bet this version is much healthier than the nuggets you used to nom on back in the day!
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