What’s The Paleo Diet? And why is it so good for you?

Paleo refers to the period about 50,000 years ago when the blueprint for human physiology – our genetic code – was stamped into its present form, during the what’s called the ‘Late Paleolithic’ period.

What’s that mean?  Well, let’s first look at how our prehistoric Paleo hunter-gatherer ancestors ate – they gathered plants and hunted or scavenged wild animals. So, our ancestors ate nuts, seeds, lots of plants (mostly vegetables and some fruit), and wild animals. Do you notice what’s missing from that list? That’s right – there wasn’t Starbucks, McDonald’s, Domino’s, supermarkets, Red Bull, Dunkin’ Donuts, Twizzlers, refrigeration, salt, chemical preservatives, processed vegetable oils – you get the idea.

The idea is that the normal eating habits of humans in the paleolithic period is what our body is most naturally, and best suited for. Our bodies have not evolved as quickly as our industry for food manufacturing, processing, and preserving, so we are filling our bodies with chemicals that we don’t have the ability to process, foods that are far too rich in energy, far too low in essential nutrients and fibre.

The idea is really easy to follow, if it has a label on it, don’t eat it! Eat fresh seasonal vegetables, wild game meat, fruits nuts and drink plenty of water.
I Know that its easier said than done…. But its the way I try to eat, because it is the best for you.

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