Q. Hi, Cynthia. I do enjoy reading your blog. I found your article about the  raw cacao very informative. I was diagnosed with rosacea just about 20 years ago, and have struggled with it since–too long of a story to tell. Anyway, my face was getting really bad about 4 months or so ago. Most [...]

Q. Cynthia, Can you tell me if there are reasons why I am not losing weight after being on the Paleo diet? I am keeping my fruit intake down and nut intake as well. I don’t use artificial sweeteners. I do have hypoglycemia from Candida and am taking Nystatin. I have had lots of blood [...]

The corn industry has embarked on this big campaign to try and change the badly damaged image of high fructose corn syrup by changing its name to corn sugar. According to ABC news, the consumption of corn syrup in America dropped last year to a “20-year low” due to all the attention in the last [...]

Carob makes a great substitute for a delicious and healthier Easter treat.

Salmon is often recommended by many health practitioners and it is an integral component of the Paleolithic diet that I encourage you to follow. However, the type of salmon you buy is very important.

Q. I’d like to know if soy products fit with the Candida diet, i.e. tofu, soy milk and wheat-free soy sauce. I was a vegetarian and would like to become again soon, but feel at a loss on how to get enough protein without dairy,. I am now eating chicken and fish but would like [...]

Neotame is the newest artificial sweetener on the market, and like its cousin aspartame, it has a variety of negative impacts on the human body.

In a recent announcement, Dr. Alan Green, a Stanford pediatrician, told us that he believes that feeding a baby white rice cereal sets them up for obesity because it “conditions them to prefer sugary processed foods.” I agree with Dr. Green completely, however I would add that it is not just white rice, it is [...]

Yesterday a large part of the population indulged in their favorite creamy chocolate delights in celebration of Valentine’s Day, but did you know that your blissful treat also contained rodent hair, insect fragments and animal excreta? Yes, it’s true. The FDA allows up to 1 rodent hair and 16 insect parts per chocolate bar, 10 [...]

Q. Cynthia. I have suffered from periodic anxiety attacks for well over a decade. For years these attacks would come out of no where, with no rhyme nor reason.