Tag: animal based diet

Stop Cooking With Olive Oil: Why I Threw Out My “Healthy” Oils (And You Should Too)

I used to be that person. You know the one—proudly displaying my $35 bottle of extra virgin olive oil on the counter like it was liquid gold. I’d pour it generously into my pan every morning, convinced I was doing something incredibly healthy for my body. Avocado oil for high-heat cooking? Check. Olive oil for…
Why “Heart-Healthy” Oils Didn’t Exist Before 1900

(And Why Your Grandfather’s Lard Was Never the Problem) Your ancestors cooked with animal fats—tallow, lard, butter, ghee. They never cracked open a bottle of canola oil. That’s because canola, soybean, and corn oil didn’t exist as food. The “heart-healthy” vegetable oil narrative? Pure 20th-century marketing. Industrial byproducts rebranded as wellness foods. Let’s break down…
We Are the New Zoo Animals: Trapped in a Captivity of Comfort

I didn’t come to this idea all at once. It crept in slowly as I kept asking the same question: why do so many people feel tired, anxious, inflamed, and disconnected—despite having more comfort than any humans in history? We have climate control, endless food, instant entertainment, and machines that do almost everything for us.…
Are Eggs Healthy?

For a food humans have eaten for thousands of years, eggs carry a surprising amount of fear. People worry about cholesterol.They throw away the yolk.They order egg whites as if it’s the “healthier” choice. And yet, eggs remain one of the most nutrient-dense, biologically complete foods available. So how did something so simple become so…
Why Liver Is King

Liver was never just another food. For most of human history, it was the prize. Hunters did not toss it aside or save it for later. In many cultures, it was eaten first, sometimes immediately after a kill. That pattern shows up again and again across continents. This was not tradition for tradition’s sake. We…
We Removed Animal Foods. Then Everything Changed

At first, it sounded like a smart idea. Eat less meat. Skip dairy. Cut out eggs. Focus on plants. That message is everywhere, from social media to documentaries to food labels. So we tried it. Nothing dramatic happened overnight, but slowly, things began to feel different. The Change Did Not Start With Health The first…
Simple Foods, Why Your Body Feels Better Eating This Way

Most people are overfed and under nourished. Not because they are not eating enough, but because so much of what they eat is built from ultra processed ingredients that the body does not recognize as real food. Simple foods flip that. When you build meals from meat, eggs, dairy, fruit, clean fats, and mineral rich…
How to Start an Animal-Based Diet on a Budget

Most people think eating animal-based means spending hundreds on organic groceries every week, but the truth is you can eat this way on almost any budget if you understand what the body actually needs and where your money should go. Animal-based eating is simple, nutrient dense, and efficient which makes it one of the most…