List of Nutrition Posts:

• A Quarter Steer Order from Hooke Farms December 16, 2016 Graham BallacheyIntroduction Before I get into the specifics of my quarter steer story, here’s some background. I love beef. The heartiness. The meatiness. The warmth.  The fat. The feeling of satisfaction after eating it. The high nutrient concentrations. I love it. There is a reason it’s so freaking popular. Problem is, when beef is raised unnaturally (think feedlots, ...
• A Half Pig Order from Gelderman Farms October 4, 2016 Graham BallacheyMy Half Pig Order I eat animals. To some extent, I eat animals and animal products pretty much every day. I’ve already discussed the ethics around eating animals in “Should Humans Eat Animals“, and a later link to two articles in “Feeling Guilty About Eating Meat?”, so I won’t bother this time around. What I’d like ...
• Nutrient Density Part 2 – My Take on Nutrient Density April 12, 2016 Graham BallacheyIntroduction Nutrient density – just what exactly does it mean? In the first part of this two-part series, I took at look at Dr. Fuhrmann’s and Mat Lalonde’s work on nutrient density. In short – Dr. Fuhrmann based his calculation on “Nutrients per Calorie”, and his nutrient-selection for this analysis was suspect at best. Mat Lalonde ...
• Nutrient Density Part 1 – A Look at Two Models February 25, 2016 Graham BallacheyIntroduction Nutrient density – that’s a term I used fairly frequently, but took for granted for a long time. I hadn’t really thought about exactly what it meant until the past few months. First – a story: A few months back I was out with some friends that I met with regularly (ulti fris team!), and the topic of ...
• Good Fats and Bad Fats: Fatty Acids Revealed October 6, 2015 Graham BallacheyWhen I meet other health/fitness/nutrition minded folk and mention that I follow a mostly Primal/Paleo lifestyle, a lot of the following discussion centres around defending my decision to limit grains in my diet, or how much meat I eat. What usually doesn’t come up, or isn’t focused on much, is the restriction or even elimination of ...
• Sleep Series – Part 7: 7 Nutritional Strategies for Better Sleep August 21, 2014 Graham BallacheyOur focus on cortisol started with Sleep Series Part 4 which laid out the science of what cortisol is, its cycle, and how it affects sleep. In the following post, we looked at a few reasons why evening cortisol might be high. The last post presented methods for lowering evening cortisol levels such as finding ways to laugh, meditation, progressive muscle relaxation, listening ...
• Sourcing High Quality Food – Animals July 2, 2014 Graham BallacheyIt’s time for another installment of the ‘Sourcing High Quality Food’ series. The focus of this post: animals.  My last post , where I gave my opinion on “Should Humans Eat Animals”, was originally intended to look at sourcing meat but I got sidetracked. At this point, I’m assuming that the majority of readers are consuming animals (and their byproducts) somewhat regularly, don’t want ...
• Should Humans Eat Animals? June 18, 2014 Graham BallacheyIntroduction In a previous post, I presented strategies for sourcing produce in the modern food arena. This post was originally intended to demonstrate the best ways to ethically source the animals in your diet (and that will still come), but during the writing of that post, I kept thinking about and researching reasons why consuming animals properly and ethically is something positive. ...
• Sunlight Series – Part 10: Sunburn Resistance Through Diet June 4, 2014 Graham BallacheyIntroduction: Previously in this series, the benefits of sunlight in the form of vitamin D production were discussed along with the ramifications of vitamin D deficiency. Along with vitamin D deficiency, another crucial benefit of sunlight (control of circadian rhythms) has been introduced. To top it all off, here’s another: sunlight on human skin increases nitric oxide in the ...
• Microbes Over Medicine? May 6, 2014 Pam LincezYou’ve heard it before- “you are what you eat”- but generally in the context of avoiding the McGrets, putting the double cheeseburger down, and choosing to munch on fruits and veggies to be a better, healthier you. Bet your last french fry you’ve never considered what you’re eating today has the ability to change ...
• The Human Microbiome: A Well-Animated Introduction May 1, 2014 Graham BallacheyIn terms of cell count, we are more bacteria than we are human. The modern diet and lifestyle has had a huge effect on this, and the results have been detrimental. This great five minute video released by National Public Radio (NPR) gives a introduction to the human microbiome and its critical role in human health. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5DTrENdWvvM Share ...
• Sourcing High-Quality Food – Produce April 29, 2014 Graham BallacheyFeatured image courtesy of val’sphotos. High-Quality Food – Produce This post will present my strategies for sourcing high-quality food, focusing on produce, to support a healthy diet based on (mostly) unprocessed plants and animals. I will introduce the range of quality that is present in the modern food system, and how to keep the quality of plants ...
• Primal / Paleo Meal Ideas to Get You Started April 15, 2014 Graham BallacheyFor those who were interested in the primal/paleo approach that I outlined in my previous post, this post is intended to be an introduction to the types of meals that can be consumed on a regular basis while following this lifestyle. In the previous post, I outlined that a typical primal/paleo approach focuses on the following: Animals (land ...
• Paleo Diet / Primal Diet : What it is and Why it Works April 1, 2014 Graham BallacheyFeatured photo courtesy of George. Introduction: During the latter half of 2009, as part of my personal research into diet and lifestyle and its effect on human health, I immersed myself in the world of paleo/primal eating and living. This interest followed years of experimentation into different lifestyle approaches in the pursuit of the highest levels of ...
• Intermittent Fasting: 5 Years Experience in Review January 29, 2014 Graham BallacheyFeatured photo courtesy of twelvephoto.com. NOTE BEFORE READING: I am someone with a history of eating a LOT, and not someone who’s ever struggled with an official eating disorder. My conclusions are based off of my experiences as a male weight-lifting enthusiast who aims to take his health to the highest possible level while still being flexible ...