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The hormonal aspect of food

Lets picture our body as a waste field of interacting elements such as cells, fluids, blood, water and hormones. There are many external factors that influence these elements but there is one in particular that is easy to control and use effectively to our advantage. It’s food, without it we can not survive [...]

The outing

I would like to thank all the girls that joined us for the girls evening out yesterday. We had such a lovely time, met new girls and had good food and wine.

Here is the sum up of the evening from a paleo challenger perspective. We went for the most paleo option [...]

Best sources for vitamins and minerals

I ‘ve had lots of questions regarding the various sources of vitamins and minerals such as vitamin A, Beta-Carotene, D or calcium. Here is an explicit list of animal or plant sources:

Selected sources of vitamin A:

lambs’ liver
chicken liver
cod liver oil
eggs

Selected sources of Beta-carotene:

carrots
chili peppers
sweet potato (orange flesh), baked
spinach
butternut squash
curly kale
cantaloup melon
mango
dark leaf lettuce
tomatoes, tomato paste
broccoli

Selected [...]

1st Week Of Paleo Challenge

Here we are after our first week of Paleo Challenge. Please post your comments and personal observations in the comments section to share with the others how is it working for you.

And here is an other yummy idea for a meal and very easy to fix:

1 cup fresh spinach leaves
1 cup cooked broccoli
100g [...]

Good morning CrossFit Léman

And here we are on the first morning of the Paleo Challenge. I just want to answer a recurrent I had these past days about the breakfasts. Just think of it like it’s another meal or a big starter with protein, vegetables & fruits and good oils. To give you a few ideas for the [...]

3,2,1,GO...

Welcome to the Second edition of the Paleo Challenge!

We present you our challengers:

Gretchen

Anna

Tatiana

Carole

Marie-Sophie

Ljerka

Elda

Irina

Catherine A

Catherine D

Jeremy

Lynn

Anyone is welcome to join us along the way, even if it’s just to get a little inspiration towards a better way of eating.

Be assured that we’ll give you all the support you may need to get through this challenge. First [...]

About the Paleo Challenge

What is the Paleo Challenge?

It’s a 6 week period during which you are going to experience the way of eating of our ancestors that were walking the earth 500 thousand years ago. The way they ate was the one of hunter-gatherers and this diet has been built into our genes.

The point is to get as [...]

2nd Paleo Challenge

Announcing our 2nd Paleo Challenge due to start on the 1st June 2010.

It will follow the same format as our previous challenge. If you are interested in participating please let one of us know.

More about the Kids and Paleo from Robb Wolf

I came across a very interesting article from our friend Robb Wolf where he looks at the Paleo diet for kids and if they are getting enough nutrients from it. And guess what the answer is YES, more than RDA standard recommends.

Stay tuned for some snack ideas for kids…

And [...]

And the winner is…..

The winner will be announced at the Appéritif held on Sunday the 11th of April from 11:30 after the regular classes (8:30 and 9:30 and the On Ramp of 10:30).

We’re currently processing the numbers so please come to make your final measurements (Claudia).

We ask everyone to bring something to nibble that will fit under the [...]