Podcast #62 - Add some Resistant Starch to your Paleo Smoothie, and It’s almost Christmas- Make Yourself a Paleo Tom and Jerry hot drink!

Summary: Podcast #62 - Add some Resistant Starch to your Paleo Smoothie, andIt’s almost Christmas- Make Yourself a Paleo Tom and Jerry hot drink!Welcome to PaleoJay’s Smoothie Cafe, by your own... Paleo Santa!OK, finally my weekly podcast has surpassed my own rather lofty age- we are now on PaleoJay’s Smoothie Cafe #62- and your own PJ is only 61 & 1/2! This podcast is keeping my young... well, I guess it helps to connect with you weekly, but it is really ny ancestral diet and exercise regimen that keeps me... well, REALLY healthy! I am at an age when most of my peers are really slowing down. Many have nagging disorders and diseases; heck, many of their children have disorders and diseases that are completely preventable, and even REVERSIBLE (Like type 2 Diabetes!), but either through ignorance or unwillingness to change continue on their unhealthy, downward course. Don’t you be one of them! Make yourself a daily Paleo smoothie, son! Fire up your Vitamix, add in your green or white tea, coconut milk, iodine drops, Vitamin D drops, kelp powder, spirulina, ginger, turmeric, kefir, raw pastured eggs, pastured butter like Kerrygold or Organic Valley, avocado,fresh and/or frozen berries and veggies... and you are golden, my friend!THERE IS NOTHING ANY HEALTHIER FOR YOU THAN THIS NECTAR!NOTHING!!I am always looking to improve on the best thing going, in this case nutritionally. Recently, I began adding an avocado to most of my smoothies, since it is such a great source of good, satiating fat... then, I started adding a tsp. or so of Great Lakes brand gelatin, since it is such a good source of collagen- the same thing in bone broth, but sometimes you just don’t HAVE bone broth readily available, especially in Summer.And now I beginning to add in a Tablespoon or so of Potato Starch, since it is a resistant starch, or RS. Chris Kresser originally brought this to my attention, mentioning the work of Richard Nikoley of Free the Animal blog.Here is an excellent Primer for Resistant Starches link:http://freetheanimal.com/2013/12/resistant-primer-newbies.htmlAnyhow; to sum up: Resistant Starch, the best, most convenient, and a really inexpensive source of which is Bob’s Potato Starch, readily available in many stores nationwide, and also online. Get a bag, and start adding some to your smoothies! Start with 1 Tablespoon; work up to four per smoothie...the thing is, although it is a starch, it does NOT raise your blood glucose level! What it DOES do is FEED all the microorganisms in your gut- it is a wonderful prebiotic, or a “fertilizer” of sorts for your gut microbes, which we are discovering more and more a crucial for both physical and mental health! And so, HAVE SOME RS, FOR CHRISTMAS!!I do hope that you all have a wonderful, relaxing Christmas holiday with your “tribe” of family and friends! I already received my cool present of a cigar box amplifier, which I will demonstrate here:Paleo Santa, indeed!Also, I want to give YOU a present or two- a couple of recent recipes that are perfect for the holidays:Paleo Tom and Jerry mix for a wonderful, hot, healthy, yuletide adult beverage! AND,A recipe for a very paleoesque Hollandaise sauce!!First, Tom and Jerry, a traditional Wisconsin tipple-Use one egg per serving, so you can adjust accordingly. Separate the eggs. Beat egg whites until firm peaks begin to form. Beat the yolks until they are very thin. Fold whites into the yolks. Add one teaspoon to one tablespoon of sugar (according to taste and consistency) for each egg. Add a touch of cinnamon, allspice, and ground cloves. This is now your batter.Preheat your mugs with hot water. Put one tablespoon of the batter, 1 oz. Brandy, 1 oz. Rum into the mug. Fill to top with very hot milk or boiling water, stirring gently. Sprinkle with nutmeg.After trying this recipe, which was great as it is, I tried more of the egg batter this morning in