After some pretty scorching heat these past few months of summer, it sure does feel good to walk outside in the morning greeted by a fresh, cool breeze that signifies the sudden changing of the seasons. I just love the fall season because everything kinda starts back again with kids in school, new television shows, and, of course, football! For some reason or another, I have always looked forward to this time of year because it signifies a new beginning of sorts. Indeed, it’s an exciting few months coming up.
Speaking of exciting, I’ve got not just one, but TWO awesome ways to help you celebrate the brand new season here at the “Livin’ La Vida Low-Carb” blog. Thanks to the generous donations from two amazing companies, you will have a chance to win some pretty cool stuff. Christine and I are gonna get away for a couple of days (our church is having baby dedication during the services today–way too soon for me to put Christine through that just yet after our failed embryo adoption just seven weeks ago), so this should be fun! Here’s what I have for you:
1. U.S. WELLNESS MEATS $100 GIFT CERTIFICATE
People are often asking me where they can get quality grass-fed meats and other nourishing foods for their low-carb/Paleo lifestyle since they can’t find a local farm near them. That’s when I tell them about U.S. Wellness Meats. This company has every quality protein source you could possibly look for, including grass-fed beef, lamb, poultry, pork, bison, rabbit, wild caught seafood, and so much more! I recently ordered some sugar-free and nitrite/nitrate free beef franks that were amazing with some delicious sauerkraut. They even offer up some organ meats for you adventurous types who want to expand your meat-eating to the whole animal!
This contest is so super-easy to enter: Just CLICK HERE and enter your name and e-mail address (it will sign you up for their fabulous newsletter but you can unsubscribe anytime) no later than 11:59PM PST on Monday, October 3, 2011. We will announce the winner of the $100 gift certificate on Tuesday, October 4, 2011. U.S. residents only. GOOD LUCK GUYS!
2. FREE ONE-YEAR SUBSCRIPTION TO PALEO MAGAZINE
People have often asked me over the past few years if there are any good magazines for people who follow a low-carb, Paleo, primal diet and the sad news is there has been a huge void in the marketplace for something like this. I think the key to something like that being successful is the magazine has to include some top-notch writers, it must be aesthetically pleasing to the eye, and it needs to be loaded with quality information to help you stick with your nutritional plan. That’s the combination that perfectly describes the brand new PALEO MAGAZINE.
I first saw a copy of this extraordinary publication at #AHS11 (the Ancestral Health Symposium) in Los Angeles last month and I gotta tell you I was super-impressed! The writers they have on board with this project are a virtual who’s who in the Paleo world–yo what’s up ya’ll Sean Croxton, the adorable sweetheart Sarah Fragoso, Mr. MovNat himself Erwan Le Corre, that quirky yet ever-so-present-on-Twitter persona Diane Sanfillippo from “Balanced Bites,” and many more. It feels good having a magazine back in print again that promotes the ideals that we believe are good and true for optimal health. If you’re not already a subscriber, then I cannot encourage you enough to GRAB A SUBSCRIPTION right away to take advantage of this opportunity. The only way magazines like this can continue to exist is if we support them. And yes, they are working on getting the magazine in local stores.
For one lucky reader, you’ll be entered to win a FREE ONE-YEAR SUBSCRIPTION to PALEO MAGAZINE simply by leaving a comment below telling me why you are excited to have a low-carb/Paleo magazine again. Leave a comment no later than 11:59PM EST on Monday, September 26, 2011 and I’ll pick a winner at random and announce it on my blog on Tuesday, September 27, 2011. Even if you aren’t the winner of this contest, you will most definitely want to get your grubby hands on this magazine!
I’m still getting inundated with brand new Paleo, low-carb and health blogs to share with you and I’ve got 34 more to reveal today! Yes, these are ALL blogs I have never featured here before (somebody recently asked if I repeat the listings–nope, these are ones I have only recently come across). By all means, please leave them a comment, write them an e-mail, and bookmark their page if you liked what you saw on any of these blogs. Here’s a list of all my previous blog listings–check ‘em out here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here and here.
Here are 34 Paleo, low-carb and health blogs to help you kick off your Fall 2011:
1. CAVEMAN COOKING TV
2. MY LIFE LIVED WITH FAT
3. PALEOLITHIC DIET IN MEDICAL NUTRITION
4. JUDY TSAFRIR, M.D.
5. ADJUSTING THROUGH LIFE
6. PALEOMOMRX
7. NOCO CARB CONSCIOUS
8. WHEAT CITY PALEO
9. http://www.anthrofit.com/ANTHROFIT
10. FOOD IS FOR FUEL
11. FAIR FLAVORS
12. SCEPTICALLY FIT
13. STUPID EASY PALEO
14. HEALTHY LIVING HOW TO
15. NATUROPATHIC HEALTH & FITNESS
16. SUGARAHOLICS
17. INSPIRE HAPPY
18. SO VERY YUM
19. DIABETIC LIFESTYLE COACH
20. PRIMAL FRINGE
21. STOP BEING SWEET
22. ZEROING IN ON RECOVERY
23. FROM THE HEART
24. PALEO SOLUTION
25. 90′S SMALL
26. LYNSAY CAYLOR
27. FREE FORM FITNESS
28. FROM PROCESSED TO PURE
29. PRIMAL PHASE
30. CAVEMAN FORUM
31. PRIMAL CYCLE
32. THE URBAN PRIMATE
33. PRIMAL UNIVERSITY
34. LOVE TO GET FIT
Did you like these blogs? Don’t forget to TELL THEM by leaving a comment. If you or someone you know has a low-carb, Paleo or health blog or web site that you’d like to see featured in a future blog post here at “Livin’ La Vida Low-Carb,” then I’d love to know about it. E-mail me the name of the blog and the URL to livinlowcarbman@charter.net so I can add it to my next big blog update coming when my list gets to be too long like it did this time. If you’ve been successful in your weight and health eating a healthy high-fat, moderate protein, low-carb diet, then you should consider starting your own low-carb blog to pass the message on to a world desperate for answers. THANKS so much for reading!
9-27-11 UPDATE: Congrats to Peggy for being chosen at random to win the 1-year subscription to PALEO MAGAZINE. She said, “I’m thrilled to see a Paleo magazine out there!” Me too, Peggy. Thanks to everyone who entered to win. Get your own copy of the magazine by clicking here!
10-4-11 UPDATE: Congratulations to Marc Anderson for being selected as the winner of the $100 gift certificate from U.S. Wellness Meats. We’ll have more contests coming soon. THANKS so everyone who participated.
