Jul, 04
2012

The Importance of Knowing Where Your Meat Comes From

Written by Michael Smith

To this day, my mom loves to tell me stories about growing up in Dallas in the sixties and seventies. She grew up in Lake Highlands with two very loving parents, two sisters and a brother. Her mother loved to cook, and was the embodiment of southern hospitality.

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Jul, 04
2012

The Importance of Meat on the Phase 1&2 diets

Written by Michael Smith

All of Doug's Phase diets seek to eliminate certain things, most notably corn, wheat, sugar, alcohol, and antibiotics. These are foods and drugs that are either highly contaminated by mycotoxins, feed parasitic fungi, or are themselves mycotoxins (in the case of alcohol and antibiotics), which Doug contends cause very serious diseases.

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Jul, 04
2012

Setting Goals - Baby Steps

Written by Michael Smith

As a side note, my brother and I just had a laugh about how when I say that I'm going to make a salad for lunch, I immediately begin frying bacon.

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Jul, 04
2012

A Few Ideas

Written by Michael Smith

I posted a few days ago about how dieting, or rather the lifestyle change known as Phase 1&2, doesn't have to be a culinary doldrum. It can be quite the opposite. For those of us who are foodies, Phase 1 can be a foray into heretofore undiscovered flavors and textures, all while doing your body a wonderful service.

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Jul, 04
2012

Need a Change of Pace?

Written by Michael Smith

If you are at all like me, you might have food ADD. What I mean by this is that I can't focus on one flavor for very long. I have an insatiable curiosity for new kinds of food; it is one of life's greatest pleasures for me, and there really isn't anything I won't try at least once.

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