The Paleo Diet

The Paleo Diet, is based on the simple understanding that the best human diet is the one to which we are best genetically adapted. It is supported by documented scientific evidence and by real-life improvements, even triumphs, of people winning their personal health battles.

The Paleo Diet is based upon the life work of Dr. Loren Cordain. Dr Cordain is widely acknowledged as a leading expert on the diet of our Paleolithic ancestors. In numerous publications in the world's best scientific journals, he has documented the dramatic health benefits of eating a diet consistent with human genetic evolution and our ancestral, Paleolithic diet. Learn how a diet based on lean meats, seafood, fresh fruits, and fresh vegetables can lead to ideal body weight, optimum health, and peak athletic performance.

This concept represents the "unified field theory" of nutrition that has until now been lacking. The discipline of human nutrition previously had no orienting paradigm to guide research and inquiry, and as such was an immature science. In contrast, cosmology has the big bang theory, which orients all thought regarding the origins of the universe, and geology has continental drift and plate tectonics, which universally guide research into the origins of earth's land mass. In biology, the fundamental, guiding principle is Darwin's theory of evolution through natural selection, which provides a template for the creation of life on earth.

It has only been in the last two decades that a few enlightened scientists have realized that this principle also represents the basic biological principle which determines the nutritional requirements of any organism - including humans. Our genes were shaped by our ancestors' environment, including our nutritional requirements. Because what we eat today is so far removed from the diet of our hunter-gatherer ancestors, right now there is a huge disparity that exists between our genes and our diet, and this factor represents the underlying reason why we are so sick and overweight as a society.

Paleo is one of the many diets available to us that comes from modern philosophy and opposes food politics. Many are aware that low carb, fat reduced, sugar less or genetically modified food has a disturbing effect on the body in the long run. While Paleo may not be the answer for you, bear in mind that its main principle is to eat a wide selection of natural foods.

My Favourite Paleo Site: Whole 30

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