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My name is Pooja, and I am trying to keep my head above water while balancing disease, wellness, and graduate school. Continually learning and growing, with no end in sight. I hope you find something you can relate to here!
Category Archives: Paleo
Seeking Wellness through Disease
When I go through difficult times (failures, breakups, bouts of loneliness, a bad flare, etc), I want ice cream. And pizza. And cookies. And cheese. And wine, beer, whiskey. Society has effectively trained me to crave these “comfort” items when … Continue reading
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Chicken Fried Cauliflower “Rice”
Remember when I posted at the beginning of the semester, terrified about whether I would be able to finish off the semester and actually graduate? Well graduation is 5 weeks away. Can you believe that? FIVE WEEKS. This semester has … Continue reading
Posted in Food, Healthy, Paleo, Recipes, Uncategorized
Tagged cauliflower, cauliflower fried rice, cauliflower rice, chicken, chicken fried rice, dinner, easy, fried rice, garlic, ginger, grain free rice, health, healthy, healthy dinner, nightshade free, recipe, recipes, soy sauce, statistics, vegetables
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Easy Chicken and Vegetable Skewers
Hope you had a splendid Fourth of July! Mine was fantastic. My brother is in town for the long weekend and we are all ecstatic to spend some quality family time together for the first time since the winter holidays! … Continue reading
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Tagged chicken, chicken skewers, delicious, diet, dinner, easy, food, fourth of july recipes, grilled chicken, grilled chicken skewers, grilled vegetable skewers, health, healthy, july fourth recipe, mccormick seasoning, mushroom, olive oil, paleo, paleo diet, recipe, recipes, red onion, sea salt, simple, summer recipes, vegetable skewers, yellow squash, zucchini
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Chocolate Coconut Cashew Butter (Paleo-friendly!)
When I first tried out the Paleo Diet, I was desperate to find ways to satisfy my sweet tooth. I could give up bread and starches, but I wasn’t about to give up chocolate. Another difficult thing for me was … Continue reading
Posted in Food, Healthy, Hidradenitis Suppurativa, Paleo, Recipes
Tagged butter, cashew butter, cashews, chocolate, chocolate cashew butter, chocolate coconut, chocolate coconut cashew butter, coconut, delicious, dessert, diet, easy, food, healthy, paleo, paleo diet, recipe, recipes, simple
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The Paleo Diet and Hidradenitis Suppurativa: My Paleo Essentials
One of the major reasons I decided to give the Paleo diet another go was to share more about it on here, and I realize that I haven’t exactly upheld that promise. I am going to start a segment called … Continue reading
Posted in Food, Healthy, Hidradenitis Suppurativa, Paleo, Uncategorized
Tagged advice, change, cheating, diet, essential, food, fridge, fruits, grocery list, health, healthy, hidradenitis, hidradenitis suppurativa, paleo, paleo diet, pantry, recommendation, vegetables
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Paleo Running Fuel
Edit: This smoothie (recipe given below) worked like a charm! I didn’t hit a wall while running (which was fantastic) and I felt strong the whole time. Huzzah! We have a winner! I’ve faced a challenge on the Paleo diet. … Continue reading
Paleo Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Truffles
Oh, don’t worry. There is no shame here. It is okay to start drooling after reading the title of this one. I know I am, at least. These are just amazing, and my formal taste testers (also known as my … Continue reading
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Tagged chocolate chips, cookie dough, dessert, food, paleo diet, recipes
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Kiwi Blueberry Honey Lime Sorbet (with Paleo-friendly option)
I spent a lot of time in the kitchen yesterday in preparation for the Paleo Diet. I made a few nut butters (which I will post about another time), some snack items, and, of course, all of my meals. Who knew … Continue reading
The Paleo Diet
Tomorrow, I’ll be starting the Paleo Diet. Here’s a basic breakdown of what the diet entails: The only difference is that I will also be giving up the Nightshades as well, which includes potatoes, tomatoes, capsicum, eggplant, tomatillos, paprika, cayenne, … Continue reading
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