Day 8-Planning meals and PMF's

Day 8- Spending a day looking up recipes makes me hungry!
Today I decided to start looking up some tasty meals to add to my arsenal. Here are a few that caught me eye:

1. A break from the breakfast rut...Primal Cottage Pies. These guys at Modern Paleo Warfare are worth reading for their great ideas and hilarious comments
2. Roasted Beets with Balsamic Glaze (anyone have a "paleo" alternative for maple syurp??)
3. Orange Zest Porkloin
4. Pan-roasted Chicken with Orange
5. Another breaskfast switch-up...Eggs in Purgatory!! yum!

If you have cable...watch the Cooking Channel. "Ask Aida" and "Bitchin' Kitchen" are entertaining and offer up some yummy meals that can be tweaked to fit the paleo/primal lifestyle. Way better than that hack, Rachel Ray.

Oh and if you were wondering why so many citrus recipes...it's because I had a discussion earlier about how orange zest can actually increase your insulin sensitivity. Why is that important? Well being insulin resistant (opposite of sensitive) means the insulin in your body is actually less effective at lowering blood sugars than someone who is insulin sensitive. Long term...that means your body has to produce more insulin than normal to do the job.  Too much insulin will increase your fat storage and risk for cardiovascular disease and diabetes! Check out this article at T-Nation on 5 simply ways to improve your insulin sensitivity.
So start using those orange peels!! They contain polymethoxyflavones (PMFs) that not only can improve your insulin sensitivity, but studies have shown they can reduce osteoarthritis and even kill breast cancer cells!

Ok...guess it's time I start making a shopping list.