The Paleo Diet
Ever heard of the Paleo
diet or Paleolithic diet? no I thought not. Basically paleolithic just
means old age, this diet is the diet of our evolution, it's what we've
eaten for hundreds of thousands of years compared to the small amount of
time we've been eating our modern day fare... 500 generations or so
since the agricultural revolution.
Now why is this diet so good? because it fits
perfectly with our genetic makeup... it's what allowed us to evolve into
the complex beings we are today (well some of us anyways)
When the DNA of cavemen has been
studied they have always shown lower rates of the most common diseases
of the modern era e.g cancer, diabetes, heart disease etc etc and when
you study the paleo diet it's not hard to see why... the foods are rich
in vitamins, minerals, good fats, proteins and devoid of the refined,
sugar laden, salt laden, calorie dense and starchy carbs which are
prevalent in our diet today.
So what exactly can you eat on this diet you
cry? well to put it simply fruits, nuts, lean cuts of meat and fish and
as much fibrous vegetables as you can get your hands on, basically
anything you could find or catch in the wild. Some of the big no-no's
are rice, potatoes and dairy as they screw up your blood sugar levels
leading to weight gain and for a worryingly high number of people these
days, type 2 diabetes. For a good comprehensive list of recipes check out this site and
if you want help with what to buy at the supermarket check out my Budget Shopping article, Happy eating!
P.S if you
want some further reading on this subject check out this great book by Loren Cordain, it's
essential reading on this subject and help get me started back in the
day.
