Hi, I'm Brandon. I'm a nutrition researcher, healthy eating and cooking coach, writer, student, recipe tester and avid classic movie fan. More →
Why It May Be Important to Have Caffeine at British Tea Time
I have always loved the idea of tea time. When I was little, I would model my behavior and daily routine after the British culture, or what I perceived it to be based on Mary Poppins and British comedies like Fawlty Towers, Are You Being Served? and The Vicar of DIbley. Also, I watched my [...]
Eating Fast Food Should Not Just Be a Political Statement
Courtesy Chick-fil-a You have probably heard about the recent controversy surrounding Chick-fil-a. I’m not very politically minded, and I do not bring politics up here very much, unless it has to do with the politics of food and pharmaceutical medications. The recent controversy will not be discussed here in this post, as we all know [...]
My Summer J-O-B
I wanted to do a brief post about the recent changes that have occurred on this website. Nothing drastic, or extremely urgent; however, in order to promote my website to the fullest and help as many people as I can improve their health and wellness, I thought a simple blog post addressing these changes was [...]
Say “Good Morning” to Gluten Free Pancakes!
This post is a part of Simply Sugar and Gluten Free’s Slightly Indulgent Tuesday! I really like pancakes. Almost as much as Sabrina, from “Sabrina the Teenage Witch”. Well, I may not like pancakes that much, but I do like them every now and then for either breakfast, lunch or dinner. This gluten free pancake [...]
Resistance Training Exercise May Help Fight Off Alzheimer’s
If you have ever had to watch over someone who has Alzheimer’s or dementia, you know how hard it is to see someone you care about diminish in energy, health and mentality. You also know the toll it takes on the entire family, and other loved ones, and the time and energy involved just to [...]
Zucchini Spaghetti Recipe
This healthy zucchini spaghetti recipe is made with homemade zucchini noodles. I made the zucchini noodles in this spiralizer, which is quite easy to do. With four zucchini plants in the garden, I have enough to make dinner for my family (and then some). Local produce tastes fresher and contains more nutrients, so I suggest [...]
Common Household Products, Plastics Linked to Diabetes
New research has come to light showing how certain plastics, packaging, paints, nail polish, deodorants and other common household products are strongly linked to the development of diabetes. We can no longer simply lay the blame on a poor diet and lack of exercise for diabetes these days, as there is mounting evidence showing that [...]
Sweet Free Challenge Take Two
After making many, many sweet treats for my blog in the recent months, I’ve decided to take a vacation from sweets. This includes ALL sweets, even stevia and fruits, for one month. I have taken the “sweet free challenge” before, as you may have remembered if you have been with me for the last year [...]
Wonderful Pound Cake
This recipe is a part of Simply Sugar and Gluten Free’s ‘Slightly Indulgent Tuesdays‘! This gluten-free pound cake recipe was inspired by a recipe in my grandmother’s Better Home’s and Gardens cookbook. I was flipping through it the other day, wondering what I could make for the 4th of July, and the recipe for “Wonderful [...]
Low-Fat Diet is Disastrous for Your Health
The low-fat diet craze seems to pop up every now and then in the nutrition world. The biggest craze started in the early 1990′s, and some of its information (or misinformation) still persists in the minds of some individuals. I once, too, followed the advice of these so-called nutrition “experts” by following the low-fat diet, [...]
The Unconventional Gluten-free Cookbook Now on Amazon!
