Paleo Basics

The Paleo Diet mirrors the types of foods that humans ate prior to the Agricultural Revolution (about 10,000 years ago).  These foods (fruit, vegetables, lean meats and seafood) are high in beneficial nutrients (soluble fiber, antioxidant vitamins, phytochemicals, omega-3 fatty acids, monounsaturated fats and low-glycemic carbohydrates) that promote good health and are low in the foods and nutrients that frequently cause weight gain, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and numerous other health problems (refined sugars, grains, saturated and trans fats, salt, high-glycemic carbohydrates, and processed foods).  The Paleo diet recommends that your replace dairy and grain products with fresh fruits and veggies - foods that are more nutritious and still give you all of the essential macro nutrients.

Ground Rules:

1. All the lean meats, fish, and seafood you can eat
2. All the fruits and vegetable you can eat
3. No cereals or grains
4. No legumes
5. No dairy products
6. No processed foods

The seven keys of the Paleo Diet according to Loren Cordain, Ph.D.

1. Eat a relatively high amount of animal protein compared to that in the typical American diet
2. Eat fewer carbohydrates than most modern diets recommend, but eat lots of good carbohydrates from fruits and vegetables, not from grains or refined sugars.
3. Eat a large amount of fiber from nonstarchy fruits and vegetables
4. Eat a moderate amount of fat, with more good (monounsaturated and polyunsaturated) fats than bad (saturated) fats, and nearly equal amounts of omega 3 and omega 6 fats
5. Eat food with a high potassium content and a low sodium content
6. Eat a diet with a net alkaline load
7. Eat food rich in plant phytochemicals, vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants.

Follow these seven keys to optimize health, minimize the risk of chronic disease, cause excess weight to melt away, and the most important to many of us is to increase performance. This is the way we're genetically programmed to eat

Want to learn more?  Research it yourself by google searching Paleo diet or clicking on the link below.

The Paleo Diet by Dr. Loren Cordain Ph.D.

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