Paleo Cookbooks or Expensive Health Supplements?

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With our society consuming more and more pharmaceuticals and health supplements being taken daily as a matter of course do you ever stop to wonder why our health (at least in the western world) is decreasing at such an alarming rate? It is only my humble observation but we seem to be collectively be heading down the river of no return. Of course much of the Maladies facing the industrialised nations have to do with the imbalance of calories consumed versus calories burned leading to an energy excess never before seen in our species. The convenient lifestyle is taking a dreadful toll and that is why there is becoming a greater awareness of options such as the paleolithic diet and the place it could take in our helter skelter lifestyles.

Paleo Cookbooks or Expensive Health Supplements?

There has been a dramatic increase in the use of paleo cookbooks recently (just do a Google search and see the amount of results returned). In a controlled trial of 29 people with glucose intolerance and heart disease the results showed a greater improvement in glucose tolerance for those on the paleolithic diet than those on a Mediterranean diet. Mediterranean diets are typically high in olive oil consumption as well as cereals, dairy products (primarily yoghurt and cheese) legumes, vegetables and fish. It has a relatively low red meat consumption.

There are meritorious schools of thought contending that it simply would not be feasible to encourage the widespread use of the paleo diet globally as there would be in underdeveloped countries a threat to their food security as they are largely, in some instances wholly, dependent on cereal grains for their very subsistence.

Yet for those of us in the industrialised nations,the evidence is all around that a change is needed and the sooner the better. I am not for a moment saying that paleo cookbooks will cure the ills of our modern world although I definitely believe they have an increasing relevance in our dietry choices. They don't advocate eating bland, boring or tasteless fare-on the contrary what you will find inside these cookbooks are recipes that are simple, nutritious AND flavoursome!

Take a look, what have you got to lose...

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Paleo Lunch Options - Great Recipe Ideas

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Are you having a hard time finding some Paleo lunch options lately? With our on-the-go lifestyle, you might have a tough time finding foods to eat quickly. The best option is to prepare your lunch meals in advance and take them with you to work.

Paleo Lunch Options - Great Recipe Ideas

First, what exactly is the Paleo Diet? It's a diet based on eating the way people used to eat, a way that proved to be clean and healthy. There are no, if not very few signs of illness, disease and obesity from those times and that alone shows the health benefits of going Paleo. The Paleo diet revolves around ingredients such as meat that can be hunted or caught and that is preferably naturally fed. Also you can have fruit, seeds and nuts, eggs, vegetables, herbs and spices, oil, and flour. It may be hard for some people to transition because our bodies are so used to preservatives, artificial flavorings, sugar, glucose and other unnatural food, so start with changing one meal a day. Here are some Paleo Lunch Recipes you can enjoy.

Coconut Based Meat Curry - You have a choice of any meat that's considered Paleo with this dish. It is based on 1/2 a pound worth of meat. For the spice blend, you need:

• 1/4 teaspoon ground coriander
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cardamom
• 1/8 teaspoon teaspoon chili powder
• 1/8 teaspoon turmeric
• 1/8 teaspoon ground ginger
• pinch of salt and pepper
• Aside from that you'll need:
• 1 medium white onion, roughly chopped
• A bunch of garlic, chopped finely
• Jalapenos (you can skip these if you want)

In a pan, sauté onions, garlic and jalapenos in olive oil; after a few minutes add meat and spice powder and mix well. When the spice powder has been blended with the meat and the meat is half cooked (time depends on what meat you're cooking), add coconut milk and let the mixture come to a boil.

Spinach Chicken Salad with almonds, pears and Dried Raspberries - You'll need:

• A bag of baby spinach leaves
• 1 diced pear
• ½ cup of raw almonds
• ½ cup of dried raspberries
• 2 Chicken breasts cooked and cubed
• Pinch of salt and pepper

Simply toss all ingredients together and add some almond oil, and voila!

Paleo Roasted Chicken Breast - Buy 3 pounds of chicken, marinate with:

• 1 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1 teaspoon dried rosemary
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1 teaspoon sea salt
• 1 teaspoon coarse black pepper and coconut oil.

You can also add 1 red onion cut into quarters. Mix all ingredients well and roast in a 350 degree oven for 40 to 50 minutes. Delicious and healthy!

Paleo Sautéed Chard, Golden Raisin and Pine Nut - You will need:

• 3 cups of properly washed and dried chard, sliced
• 1 1/2 tablespoons olive oil or vegetable oil
• 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
• 1 teaspoon black pepper
• finely chopped garlic (you can also grate the garlic for a more intense garlic taste)
• 1/2 cup golden raisins
• 1/2 cup pine nuts

First sauté the garlic and chard then remove from heat and in a bowl mix in all the other ingredients, simple and fast. There are so many more recipes that are easy to make and above all scrumptious! This is a diet that you wouldn't know was so good and healthy for you, so why continue filling yourself with food that does you no good when you can have it all in a Paleo Diet. Try these Paleo lunch ideas and see if you can't make the switch.

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The Paleo Diet: A Basic Overview

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The Paleo diet is based on the fact that the genes that we have today were formed over a million years ago, a time often described as the caveman era. The diet's goal is to replace the modern diet with one that is just as healthy and nutritious and ultimately, better for us.

The Paleo Diet: A Basic Overview

Plants were first cultivated, and wheat first farmed around ten centuries ago, and it is believed that our bodies do not get much from these food sources as we have not adapted sufficiently to do so. For the human body to adapt to a completely different metabolism and physiology takes a lot longer than 10,000 years, with the result that we are just not adapted sufficiently to eat grains, legumes and dairy products. Many people who follow this type of diet are indeed prone to problems with the digestive system.

There are various advantages to the Paleo diet, although it may seem extreme to some since it excludes many different foods. Protein is good for weight loss and most meals under this diet do contain a lot of protein. In fact, most people can potentially lose as much as 15 pounds without any additional exercise, if they follow a high protein diet for six months. Of course, if you follow this diet and take regular exercise as well, the Paleo diet really can be effective for anyone wanting to lose weight.

Paleo Diet Guidelines

Cave dwellers basically comsumed fruits, vegetables and meat and the Paleo diet is designed around this premise. The diet excludes any foods that come in boxes or cans, as well as any processd foods, although it does allow leaner cuts of meat, as well as so-called organ meats, such as liver and tongue. A maximum of six eggs per week are allowed, although the diet excludes other dairy products as cavemen obviously did not have access to them. Although it excludes a lot of foods, it is possible to eat a balanced diet and come up with some meals that are tasty and interesting.

Nuts are allowed, even encouraged with the Paleo diet, and they are good for lowering cholesterol, reducing the risk of heart disease and as a source of healthy fats. Nuts are also high in calories and if you are choosing the Paleo method specifically to lose weight, you should limit your consumption of nuts.

The basic premise of the diet is that you should avoid foods that cavemen certainly would not have eaten. In addition to processed foods, this includes soda and foods containing sugar, syrup or other sweeteners. As mentioned previously, dairy products are not allowed as part of the diet, nor are such foods as pancakes, bread, pasta, rolls and cookies.

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Are The Ingredients Of The Paleo Diet the Magic, or Is It What Is Not Eaten?

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The Paleo, or Caveman, diet is followed by many looking to lose weight, rectify digestive disorders, and to maintain good health and prevent illnesses. One of the premises behind the diet is to eat food staples that were eaten by early human ancestors because our bodies are accustomed to those foods, and will be able to digest easier and keep us healthy. With the advent of better food storage and preparation, refrigeration, mobility of food all over the earth, we've added ingredients in those processes that our body has not evolved to for digestion. Humans, like all evolutionary creatures, evolve over time to adapt to the environment and the adaptive process enables all living creatures to continue to live and propogate, that includes our digestive system.

Are The Ingredients Of The Paleo Diet the Magic, or Is It What Is Not Eaten?

What may be the larger component of this diet is it requires the elimination of certain foods from one's diet. Dairy products, grains, legumes, processed and fast foods are examples of foods that should not be eaten. Once one begins to eliminate those foods, then some of the benefits of the Paleo diet emerge, but is it due to changing foods in the diet or the elimination of foods known to not be healthy for us?

My experience, as the chief cook and bottle washer in our house, has been watching the changes of my wife, positive, as a result of her starting the diet. For years there have been digestive issues she has tried to overcome. Her diet has included dairy, cereals, cheese, breads etc., as well as elimination of lutens, bleached flours. On the new diet that the "head cook" prepares for her each night we've modified what we eat, however we've always used fresh, green, colorful and low fat local produced foods. We are not generally heavy meat eaters and we try to eat fresh fish weekly.

My wife though has always had a diet of minimally a bowl of cereal each day, possibly an energy bar or muffin/bagel with cream cheese. At night she included a cup of ice cream whenever a half gallon of 'mint chocolate' was available., which is 4-5 nights per week. When she announced she was starting this diet it was announced to me that I "had to support her and do the diet too", or she could not do it. Of course my response was I'm not the one with the digestive issues, it's you. Reality though was since I prepared the meals the entire family was affected so basically the 2 daughters and myself ended up on the Paleo diet.

So far my wife seems to be benefiting from this diet, yet for me it's just "new food recipes" to try. I think my diet has not changed much since I rarely eat a lot of dairy, hardly ever any ice cream, once a month for cereal, and never a bagel or muffin, and a fast food hamburger is a semi annual thing. I do use too much sugar though and can tell a big difference when I go off the diet for my "sweet Southern tea". My diet has not been modified greatly however hers has, and I wonder if the success she's seeing comes from not eating certain things rather than eating what is prescribed on this diet.

Of course our 17 and 20 y.o. daughters are still wailing and crying with the familiar mantra - "we want pasta!!" Let's see where this ends up.

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All The Lies About Rapid Weight Loss Diets

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Ok, I admit. It really is impossible to put ALL the lies about rapid weight loss diets in one article. There is just too much bogus nutrition information around to gather them all. But here are some of the main dieting myths to watch out for...

All The Lies About Rapid Weight Loss Diets

Like you, I wish there really were a miracle diet. "Eliminate body fat and get a great shape without effort! Never be hungry! Be healthy the whole time!" Sounds great. I'd also like to resemble [your favorite movie star] without plastic surgery.

Unfortunately, reality refuses to cater to my fantasies. Rapid weight loss diets don't have to be miserable. But there are always tradeoffs.

Some fad diets tell you to eat nothing but fruit for days, then meats and grains later. Bad idea. Lots of carbs and no protein almost guarantees weight gain.

Yeah, the advocates always have some fancy theory about why it will work, along with some questionable anecdotal evidence. Skepticism is a very good idea here.

Then there are ultra low-carb, ultra-high-protein diets like Atkins or the Paleo diet. They're not harmful, but don't go to extremes. You might see rapid weight loss at first, but it won't last. And, you may suffer other problems (like potential kidney damage).

There are even some way out suggestions, like huge amounts of chocolate. Sure, chocolate does have some good things like antioxidants. But, in most cases, the form they come in also comes with high amounts of sugar and fat.

The basic error of all these rapid weight loss diets is lack of balance. You may lose weight fast, but will you keep it off? Will you damage your health in the process?

You need a certain amount of carbohydrates. They're the body's main source of free energy. Reducing your normal intake (usually more than you need) forces the body to go after fat stored in cells to compensate. You lose body fat.

Good.

But don't go overboard. Starving yourself of carbs slows your body's metabolism down. It becomes harder to lose those subsequent pounds. Also, excess protein can cause a fluid imbalance (making it hard to flush toxins, which build up in the kidneys).

Remember, rapid weight loss, per se, isn't your goal. Gaining 10 lbs of muscle wouldn't necessarily be bad. You want to reduce pounds and keep them off. You want to keep your health while you're doing it. And, even weight loss isn't your primary goal. You want to reduce your body fat percentage, again while optimizing health.

There are plenty of ways to do that. Consume the right amounts of protein, fat, and carbohydrates - and no more. Get the right balance of vitamins and minerals. Don't use food to compensate for anxiety. Exercise moderately.

You'll shed pounds fast, reduce body fat, and get healthy before you know it.

For almost every dieter but the most sedentary, a balanced diet totaling about 1200-1600 calories per day will lead to healthy rapid weight loss.

Instead of sugary juice drinks, have an orange or apple or banana - better still, strawberries or blueberries. (The latter are rich in phytonutrients.) Keep protein in the lead (about 100 g daily), but get some good fats, too (44-78 grams or so).

That's a sensible rapid weight loss diet. No miracle diet needed. And that's no lie.

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Paleo Diet - A Caveman Diet For Modern Times

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Many people have heard of the paleo diet without really knowing what it is. Also called the paleolithic, caveman or Stone Age diet, it is, as the names suggest, a way of eating based on the lifestyle of our long-ago ancestors. More specifically, the paleo diet seeks to recreate the eating habits of before the Agricultural Revolution, which was roughly 10,000 years ago.

Paleo Diet - A Caveman Diet For Modern Times

Of course, such a diet is inevitably doing to be inexact. If you think about it, you may wonder if even the smartest scientists actually know with certainty what people ate that long ago. There is some evidence, but also much speculation. For example, we know that humans were mainly hunter-gatherers, but we don't always know precisely what they hunted and gathered. Another problem is that humans have evolved in different ways depending on their native climates and other factors. Paleolithic humans living near the Arctic Circle would have eaten very different kinds of foods than those living in Hawaii.

Despite these apparent difficulties, the paleo diet is still a surprisingly coherent and sensible one. This is largely due to the fact that our modern, institutionalized food production system has become so dependent on processed and artificial foods that simply to return to a simpler time is automatically going to be a big improvement! In other words, to return to the previous example, you'd do a lot better eating like a typical Eskimo or Hawaiian native (or South American native, African, early European, etc.) than following the typical modern junk food diet. So while experts may quibble about just what is and isn't allowed in the paleo diet, if you would just try following the basic guidelines, you would be eating much more nutritiously.

What are the basics of the paleo diet? Essentially, eat natural meat, fish and eggs;

dairy is more controversial, but a little organic dairy is fine. When it comes to animal products, they should be organic or grass (not corn) fed. These animal products cover the "hunter" part of the equation. For the "gatherer" half, we have nuts, fruits and vegetables. Vegetables, however, do not include many relatively recent additions to the human diet, such as potatoes. Refined sugar is also not allowed. Perhaps the most radical aspect of this system is that it excludes all grains. This means no bread, pasta or rice, which are the staples of so many modern diets.

You may have noticed that the paleo diet does not conform to many modern ideas about eating a low fat, even vegetarian diet. In this way it is more in line with the findings of Weston Price, another controversial researcher who also studied many traditional people and found that some of them are perfectly healthy while still eating high fat foods (though natural, not the factory farmed kind we have in developed societies). In fact, many of these "primitive" people have virtually none of the degenerative diseases, such as heart disease, cancer and diabetes that plague so many societies today. While Weston Price's findings are not exactly the same as the paleo diet, the two overlap in many areas.

Many people like the idea of trying the paleo diet, but wonder what they are going to eat if they can't have bread, sugar or pasta. It does require an open mind and a willingness to try a new lifestyle. There are a couple of ways to approach this. You could try it for a month and see how you feel. If you feel more energetic and maybe lose some weight, as many people do, you might want to continue with it.

There is something else to keep in mind with this or any diet: if you can stick to a good diet 75% or so of the time, you will gain most of the benefits that it has to offer. In other words, if you adopt the paleo diet, you don't have to swear to never again eat a portion of french toast, a slice of pizza or a bowl of your favorite pasta. The point is that you can use something like the paleo diet as a guiding principle. Then again, if you are more of an "all or nothing" type person, and find you really like it, then you can follow it 100% and gain all of the benefits!

The paleo diet is something that, once you seriously study it, makes intuitive sense.

The fact is, despite the "advances" of modern life, many things such as food production are designed to cheaply produce high volumes of products. In other words, the focus is on quantity, not quality. Put still another way, if you eat like a normal modern person, you are essentially eating an institutionalized diet. The paleo diet is one authentic way to choose something better for you and your family.

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Paleo Diet For Weight Loss - Eat and Exercise Like a Caveman

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The Paleo diet originated from a collection of extensive research and writings about the diet of human being in ancient history. Although admittedly, most of the writings do not coincide to the nature of the Paleo diet, some themes remain common.

Paleo Diet For Weight Loss - Eat and Exercise Like a Caveman

The Paleo diet comes from the word Paleolithic, but from the modern perspective. This diet was founded on the concept that people and their ancestral families are continually evolving for millions of years before finally reaching the Neolithic age. During the Neolithic era, farming and other advancements altered the human's diet, which became mostly detrimental to health. In the last century, further changes have aggravated the damage of diets to people's health.

This diet bears several names, such as Cave Man diet, Paleolithic diet, Stone Age diet, Neaderthin, Pre-agricultural diet, Hunter-Gatherer diet, and Evolutionary diet. Most foods today, those which are unheard of during the pre-historical times, are prohibited. This includes processed and canned goods, food with added sugars and preservatives, certain legumes and grains, dairy products, food additives, artificial sweeteners, and tubers. Even potatoes that need to be cooked are not allowed.

The only allowed foods on this diet are meat, fish, eggs, almost all vegetables, nuts, and fruits. Honey served the purpose of our sugar today. With the Paleo diet, organic foods are encouraged, even meats. Animals should be fed with organic feeds or foods such as grass instead of grains. Ancient people were healthy and did not have problems associated with saturated fats.

During their time, our ancestors did not have difficulty losing weight. As a matter of fact, obesity was almost absent in the Paleolithic age, hence, weight loss was not so much given the attention that it is given today.

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The Fastest Diet Is the One You'll Hold On To

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The only sure path to lose weight fast is intaking fewer calories than you burn.

The Fastest Diet Is the One You'll Hold On To

Do you want to know the secret to take control of your weight that diet books have never told you? Take in fewer calories-it is not important how - and get some support for your efforts.

We've been told that playing with the form of calories is the way to lose weight:

• low-fat diets, like the American Heart Association Step I diet or the Ornish diet
• low-carb diets like the Atkins and South Beach diets
• higher-protein approaches, like the Zone diet, had their moment of glory
• everything in between, from "eat no sugar" to the Paleo Diet (eat like a cave man)

The latest conclusion, comparing various weight loss plans, however, is that what you eat is less important than how much you eat. What really matters for weight loss is that you take in fewer calories than you burn. How you get there is less important according to a study published in the February 26, 2009 New England Journal of Medicine.

Behavioral, psychological, and social factors are far more important for weight loss than the mix of nutrients in a diet.

If you really want to lose weight fast, find a diet that appeals to you. If it's one your family can follow, so much the better-that way you aren't making different meals for you and your family.

The form of the calories you take in matters for only one reason: helping you stick with the diet. If you prefer protein, then a higher-protein diet will help you lose weight better than a diet based on carbohydrates.

If you like variety and vegetables, try a Mediterranean is for you.

If you believe that eating fat makes you fat (it doesn't, anymore than eating protein or carbohydrate makes you fat), then try a low-fat approach like one of the Ornish plans.

Better yet, build your own weight loss plan. It should provide many choices, less restrictions, and be as good for your heart, bones, and brain as it is for your waistline.

It should be a diet you are excited about, or at least not being afraid of. Most important, it should provide fewer calories than you usually take in. But how can you determine that?

A nutritionist can help you figure out how many calories you usually take in. The process involves keeping a diary of everything you eat and drink over the course of three days. This can be converted to your daily caloric intake. You can also do this yourself online.

There are many online food logs that automatically calculate your calorie intake.

Another free site worth trying is MyPyramid Tracker, set up by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to support its new food pyramid. The site also has an exercise tracker.

Once you know how many calories you take in on a normal day, you can set a target for the future. A 500 calorie deficit is a good place to start. Do it for 7 days, and you'll lose a pound of fat (approx. 3,500 calories).

You can adjust your diet to take in 500 fewer calories a day.

Or you can diminish by 250 calories and exercise to burn the extra 250 calories (walk about 2 miles, swim for an extra 20 min., to your preference).

This kind of plan has a proven record of success!

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Fad Dieting

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First of all, let's make sure we're all on the same page as to what we're talking about. What is a fad diet?

Fad Dieting

I define it this way: a fad diet is one which is temporarily popular and promises weight loss (often substantial) by using methods other than a healthy balance between exercise and reduction of calories.

We've all heard about plenty of fad diets, haven't we? Remember the "Beverly Hills Diet"? "The Scarsdale Diet"? The "Cabbage Soup Diet"? "The Blood Type Diet"?

In fact, many fad diets are still around. They fade for a while, then a Hollywood star shows off a new, streamlined body and gives credit to one or another fads from the past, and off we go with that one again.

Then, there are the new or renewed ones that jump onto the bandwagon. In fact, already this year, there are diet "plans" being touted that are brand new (or at least new to the current generation) to our ears. Have you heard of:

• The HCG diet in which you take hormone injections and eat 500-700 calories per day. They promise you will lose weight. Well, duh! If you're only going to be eating 500-700 calories per day, you might just as well skip the injection (or inject fairy dust). You're going to lose weight...injection or not. And oh, how miserable you will be!

• The Paleo diet. Don't you want to eat just like the caveman? Root veggies, spices, fruits, nuts, shellfish, eggs. Oh, pass a mouse, please?

• Cleansing and detox diets are supposed to rid your body of toxins and prevent the buildup of fecal material in the intestine. (Proponents of cleanses swear Elvis had 60 pound of hardened stool in his bowel when he died. I wonder why gastroenterologists, who can stick a tube in your mouth and come out where they can tie your shoes, have never documented these wonders?)

• The Dukan diet in which you cut out whole groups of foods and then slowly add them back into your diet. (Watch this one. If it's good enough for the mother of Kate Middleton who married Prince William...it must surely be good enough for all of us, right?)

There are dozens and dozens more which we could explore, but there is no need to. There is one way, and one way only, to lose weight and that is to balance calories in with calories out.

Healthy weight loss is achieved slowly, (just as the pounds accumulated slowly). But, once you lose weight, you will keep it off because you will have changed your lifestyle insofar as eating habits are concerned.

You will be grateful when you see the quick results, and when you pass your method along to your family, they too can live a life unencumbered by excessive weight and the constant struggle to lose it!

Until next time!

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The Caveman Diet - What Will it Do For Me?

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The so called "cavemen" diet, sometimes more romantically known as the hunter gatherer diet, or the Paleolithic (Paleo for short) diet, is being seen by many as the natural diet of our ancestors, and one that our bodies and genes were originally programmed to thrive on. Certainly the notion of the "caveman" diet strikes chords of being the diet of destiny; what our ancestors ate was surely what Homosapiens were designed to eat.

The Caveman Diet - What Will it Do For Me?

This romantic notion of a Caveman type of diet would appeal to those who champion natural foods and who frown upon fast and processed foods. After all, the notion of seeing a fat caveman or woman somehow seems rather ludicrous. But hunter/gatherer is perhaps a more apt description of the ancestor to which this type of diet refers. Most prehistoric men and women of the period we allude too, did not dwell in caves but were actually nomadic hunter/gatherer types that roamed the plains and jungles of those times. The descriptions we have of the inhabitants of this era relate of a fit, lean muscular and healthy race who did not suffer from any of the chronic diseases that plague so many of us here in modern times.

The "Caveman" diet is not of course exactly what our ancient ancestors would have eaten, but is the modern day equivalent of those foods. It consists of a variety of lean meats and seafood, together with fresh fruits, vegetables, nuts and seeds. By following the diet that mankind was specifically engineered to eat, we improve of overall health and well being. Our skins become clear and healthy, our natural athletic prowess improves, and many of the conditions and illnesses that are related to our metabolisms simply disappear, because our immune systems become naturally enhanced.

Not only is the caveman diet the healthiest diet you can pursue, but it is actually meant for you. By consuming the correct foods, you can reduce the incidence of many potential diseases including things like heart disease, cancer, diabetes, osteoporosis, various type of arthritis and many types of everyday complaints such as gastrointestinal problems, skin and hair conditions, and many more.

When you stop to think about, it really is a matter of pure logic. All of the nutrition that we need to live healthy lives and to maximize our well-being, is available in plentiful supply in the foods that Mother Nature naturally provides for us. Why else would mankind have been developed by nature herself in the first place? If we were not to be able to sustain ourselves on the rich bounty that she provides, we would surely have become an extinct species many thousands of years ago.

It is no coincidence that so many diets that are being promoted and recommended by the world's nutritional scientists and gurus today mostly take their basis on the natural foods that the Caveman or Paleo diet consists of. If you want to live your life to your highest natural and healthy potential, you should find out all you can about the Caveman diet with a view to adopting and following it yourself. There is plenty of information available on the Internet. Seek and ye shall find!

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Fuel Your Body Right With Paleo Meals

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People are always looking for ways to improve their diets. They might want to lose weight so they will look better, but they also might have health concerns.

Fuel Your Body Right With Paleo Meals

Improving their diet is one of the best ways to make positive health changes and make a significant lifestyle difference.

There are numerous different diets people can choose from, but some are more effective than others. If you are looking for a way to add whole, natural foods to your diet to improve your health, you might want to try this diet. The diet features meals filled with foods that have been eaten since the paleolithic era. These meals include eggs, fruits, vegetables, nuts, lean meats, and seafood.

In addition to health improvements and weight loss benefits, the Paleo diet also offers simple meal options. The easier food is to prepare, the quicker you can prepare meals. If you love to cook, you can still make sophisticated gourmet meals on this plan. If your concern is preparing food quickly for your busy family, that is an option, as well. Many of the meals even freeze well and can be defrosted at a later time and enjoyed with little effort.

Menus include whole, healthy foods like flax seeds, walnuts, fish that is high in Omega 3 acids like salmon, scallops and shrimp, and a wide variety of fruits and vegetables. Basically, if it exists in nature, you are able to eat it. It focuses on keeping people healthy and providing foods that are high in vitamins and minerals. The diet is not a fad diet requiring dieters to count calories and restrict foods. Paleo meals are filled with quality foods and most people on the diet are not hungry. The difference is it lacks the saturated fat, preservatives, additives, and high sugar foods found in the Standard American Diet.

This diet offers the variety many people need to stick to a healthy eating plan. You are able to enjoy ethnic foods, foods that are sufficiently spiced, and meals that include protein, healthy fats, and plenty of vitamins and nutrients. Your appetite is satisfied and you feel energetic and healthy. The cravings for the foods you once had are gone because you are nourishing your body.

There are plenty of resources for those who want to enjoy Paleo meals. Cookbooks offer advice on preparing meals, choosing the healthiest options, and feeding your family affordably. Many times the toughest part of committing to a new lifestyle is understanding what to do. You might want to eat healthier, but without a little guidance, you feel overwhelmed. There are plenty of people who shop for a supple of Paleo foods, but know nothing about how to prepare them. Using a cookbook is a great way to help you navigate the unfamiliar territory of a new eating plan.

If you are struggling for a way to lose weight or you have been diagnosed with a disease or condition that is affected by your diet, you might feel confused and frustrated. Eliminating processed foods and chemicals is a great place to start. You might need to exercise or make additional changes, but your body will be healthier just eating whole, natural foods.

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Caveman Paleo Diet - A Primitive Diet for the Modern Times

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You might have already heard about the Paleo diet but it is possible that you may be wondering what it is exactly. The term "Paleo" might have rung a bell, too. This is because the Paleo diet, a.k.a Blueprint Diet, is actually based around the idea that in order for modern humans to have a healthy and strong body, they should follow the diet where the humans or cavemen of the Paleolithic era have lived by. This also comes by the names "caveman diet" and "hunter-gatherer diet" and this requires the recreation of the eating habits that humans before the Agricultural Revolution had then.

Caveman Paleo Diet - A Primitive Diet for the Modern Times

Some may find this diet a bit pretentious and vague - after all, who can actually determine what the cavemen ate those days? Although there is several evidences as to what foods they have consumed back in the day, there are also some speculations. But one thing is certain - the men back then mainly hunted for their food and they gathered every plant products that can be obviously eaten. Some may argue that this is not enough basis to come up with a list of foods allowed in the Blueprint diet. Paleolithic men who lived in the arctic regions of the world most probably ate different foods from those who lived in tropical countries.

Despite the questions and doubts, the Paleo diet is still considered as a highly sensible one. This is mainly because of the idea that the modern food gathering and production system is already largely dependent on artificially processed and packaged foods. Considering this, going back to the basics can already make such a great improvement on your health and fitness. The Blueprint diet basically encourages the intake of all-natural foods. It eliminates the consumption of processed and packaged foods. Thus, if you follow the Paleo diet, you can just get away from consuming chemical-laden foods.

The Paleo Diet Food List

To make the Blueprint diet easier to understand, it would be best for you to take a look on the foods allowed in the diet.

Meat

Meat is an essential part of the Paleo diet. Since the cavemen mainly hunted for food, meat from game animals, poultry and seafood that they were able to hunt, kill and gather made up a great portion of their diet. This also serves their main source of protein - their source of strength, essentially. Today, Blueprint diet followers are encouraged to consume lean meat, lean poultry and seafood. It would be best to cook these slightly, prepare and serve with veggie sides and fruits as dessert.

Fruits and Vegetables

All of the fruits and vegetables that can be eaten in its raw, natural and original form can be consumed if you are following this diet. When it comes to fruits, there are virtually no limitations. However, if you have just started with the diet and your primary goal is to lose weight, you may want to limit your intake of sweet fruits. But not to worry - as you go along the diet, your protein intake can already make for a faster and more efficient metabolism. This means that you can already eat all of the fruits that you want.

Meanwhile, with vegetables, you can eat everything aside from starchy root veggies such as potato and sweet potato. Vegetables will serve as your main source of carbohydrates and together with your protein intake, it will work to give you the energy you need for the day.

Nuts and Seeds

Nuts and seeds that are naturally available can serve as great ingredients to your Paleo meals. You can also pack unsalted nuts and seeds with you and snack on them to curb hunger pangs.

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Do You Want to Be a Stronger Healthier Individual? Then the Paleo Diet Could Be For You!

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The paleo diet is of course the only way to live your life in a healthy and energetic manner. If you are always tired, lack energy to do the activities that you want to do, get sick all the time, or maybe just don't feel like your age, then possibly the paleo diet could completely change your life for the better.

Do You Want to Be a Stronger Healthier Individual? Then the Paleo Diet Could Be For You!

The best part of the paleo diet is that you never have to count the number of calories that you eat. You just eat the right foods, the ones that nature has intended you to eat until you are full. Simple, easy and delicious!

Now I am going to tell you what the paleo diet is all about and how it makes complete logical sense.

For over a million years humans were hunter gatherers. There is no doubt about that, as history tells us. The foods that were eaten by our hunter gatherer ancestors consisted of a lot of meat, fish and berries, vegetables and fruits. There were no such things as grains. Over this million or so years our bodies evolved to get used to these foods that were consumed.

Then just over 500 generations ago, or 10,000 years back someone came up with the silly idea of creating the agricultural life. However our bodies are not adapted for the foods that agriculture provides. Genetically we have only changed 0.01% but our diets have changed much more rapidly.

Since the change of diet, the health of man has slowly declined as proven by archeological studies.

Our hunter gatherer ancestors were much taller and stronger than the early farmers. They had stronger bones, less cavities and lived much longer without modern day diseases unless of course they were killed. It was hard to find an overweight hunter gatherer, it just wasn't possible if they wanted to survive. Auto immune diseases such as arthritis and diabetes were practically non existent.

Aside from the fact that agricultural revolution brought about a massive destruction in the environment, with the cutting down of forests to make way for land for crops etc. We started to consume foods that we were not genetically adapted to eating such as grains, corn, potatoes and beans. This resulted in a massive increase and spread of autoimmune diseases such as diabetes, allergies and constant lack of energy.

People and communities around the world that are still eating in this natural way, as we are genetically adapted to eating have been seen to have a substantial improvement in health, a massive increase in energy and lean physiques to match.

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Fundamentals of a Healthy Diet

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You may be wondering what the best diet for losing weight is as you've likely been bombarded throughout the years by so many different pieces of dieting advice.

Fundamentals of a Healthy Diet

Well I find that the best method is, as in this case and many others, the simplest and most tried and true method.

That is the one that's been the standard go to for however many years, the food guide pyramid.

As much as some people think that government agencies don't have our best interest at heart, the numerous health experts at the Department of Agriculture who put together the daily food guide pyramid knew what they were doing.

Check out the USDA food guide pyramid at their website to get a better idea of what I'm trying to say.

There are so many diets out there telling you a quick and easy way to lose weight but many have adverse effects and are not generally healthy in the long run.

There's no carb diets, (Atkins, Paleo) There's the south beach diet, there are vegan/raw diets and so many others but who's to say if they are really all that good for you?

I find the best diet is a normal USDA recommended diet with a conscious awareness.

That is, the awareness of what you are putting in your face.

The best way to be aware, is as I've said, to record what you eat.

When you are conscious of how many calories you are taking in, you naturally want to be able to have more calories in case you want to eat something special. This forethought leads to you searching for lower calorically dense foods like fruits, vegetables and whole grains which are naturally better for you.

It's amazing what happens when you make the initial investment in your health.

Magically and before you know it, the benefits and the methods begin to snowball into a perpetual consciousness and ease of good health.

At this point it takes almost no effort to continue being healthy.

All it takes is that initial investment of a few weeks to form some new habits and you're good.

That is the hardest part, after that it's a breeze.

In summary, I think the best diet you can be on is a conscious and sustainable one that lines up with USDA recommended daily values.

In all honesty, fad diets aren't sustainable and aren't going to cut it in the long term.

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The Easy Vegetable Soup Diet

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A vegetable soup diet is an incredible way to both lose weight and pack your body full of nutrients. There's different approaches you can take to a vegetable soup diet. You can go all out and do an exclusive vegetable soup diet, or you can simply replace it with a few of your meals, which will cut down your overall caloric intake, while adding a horde of new nutrients to your diet you normally wouldn't get. Whichever way you go about your vegetable soup diet, it's important to keep a few things in mind.

The Easy Vegetable Soup Diet

Just buying canned vegetable soup from the store is not the way to go for a true vegetable soup diet. The sodium content is through the roof and the vegetable content is often weak. This can easily lead to bloating and a false sense of nourishment and nutrition.

Standard vegetable soup diet recipes tend to involve adding a lot of salt to the mix causing the broth to once again contain a high level of sodium. And many vegetable soup diet recipes call for potato's which have a relatively high glycemic index count which one may not want when their goal is to lose weight with the vegetable soup diet.

So whats the answer to going about creating the easiest, healthiest vegetable soup diet? Use a food processor and/or juicer. A good inexpensive option I've come across is the juicer put out by the fitness guru Jack Lalanne. This isn't a plug, it's just a relatively cheap machine that i've found kills two birds with one stone. And it's easy as you don't have to stand around and peel all your vegetables. Most of them you can just stick right in the machine. What happens is you get a puree juice from the vegetables, and you also get the left over "pulp" as well in a separate container. This makes it perfect for a vegetable soup diet. You get both the broth and leftover vegetable chunks at the same time. Now of course for your vegetable soup diet you can also add your own cut up fresh vegetables. I make a tomato soup this way and then throw in fresh broccoli and bits of green pepper. This is not only good, but amazingly filling for a vegetable soup diet! You can also add in some fresh herbs or spices and you have a very unique, tasty, and filling vegetable soup diet that you'd never find in a can.

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The 1,200 Calorie Diet - Fast Weight Loss For Women

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If you are a woman and want to lose weight fast, then you will love this article about the popular 1200 calorie diet for women. The 1200 calorie diet is becoming a more popular diet for women everyday. Why? Because it's the fastest diet that is healthy and safe to lose weight that's out there today.

The 1,200 Calorie Diet - Fast Weight Loss For Women

Why? Because 1200 calories is the absolute bare minimum amount of calories that a woman can take in consistently and still maintain good health. Therefore, as far as dieting is concerned, you cannot lose any more weight than with using this diet safely.

The 1200 Calorie Diet

1. Eat at least 90 grams of carbs.
2. Most of the rest of your calories should be from lean protein sources.
3. Food should be broken up into 3 meals and 1-2 snacks.
4. Have a cheat day every 7th day.
5. Don't eat less than 1200 calories, and you should eat within 100 calories or so of 1200.

1200 Calorie Diet Tips

1. Don't drink your calories. High calorie drinks can totally ruin your diet - even if it's healthy, like juice, it is high in calories.
2. This works best when mixed with at least 3 days of workouts. (2 days of aerobic, and 1 day of weights)
3. Stay hydrated! It takes up to 2 days to get re-hydrated once dehydrated.
4. If you eat veggies and fresh fruit, along with lean protein for every meal, you should easily stay near 1200 calories.
5. Condiments, nuts, and oils (even cooking oils) are super high in calories. Use a non-stick cooking spray until you reach your desired weight.

I know this diet will help you lose weight as fast as possible. You can expect to lose any where from 3-7 pounds or more every week when combined with some physical activity. The 1200 calorie diet is by far the fastest weight loss diet for women there is.

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German Diet - Lose 15 Pounds Fast

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German diet will help you to lose 15 pounds fast and easy. This diet was developed by German nutrition experts for overweight women to solve their health problems fast and safe. Using this German diet you will be able to lose 15 pounds in 13 days.

German Diet - Lose 15 Pounds Fast

This diet is very simple but it won't totally remove feeling of hunger, you will still feel easy feeling of hunger. If you agree to suffer from time to time from hunger to reach your goals, this diet is for you. On the other hand you will feel energy awakening in yourself, use it for physical activity or to do some physical exercises.

Here is the diet plan:

Monday

Breakfast: 1 cup of black coffee or tea without sugar and 1 small toast made of black bread.

Lunch: 2 boiled eggs, 80 g of spinach mixed with 1 teaspoon of vegetable oil and 1 tomato.

Dinner: 100 g of boiled chicken breast without skin, 150 g of vegetable salad made of tomatoes and green onions mixed with 1 teaspoon of vegetable oil.

Tuesday

Breakfast: a cup of black coffee or tea without sugar and 1 small toast made of black bread.

Lunch: 200 g of salad made of tomatoes and white cabbage mixed with 1 teaspoon of vegetable oil, 1 orange or 2 mandarins, 1 big apple or a few plums.

Dinner: 2 boiled eggs, 200 g of boiled chicken meat without skin, 80 g of green salad.

Wednesday

Breakfast: 1 cup of black coffee or tea without sugar and 1 small toast made of black bread.

Lunch: 1 boiled egg, 200 g of boiled carrots mixed with one teaspoon of vegetable oil, 100 g of low-fat cheese.

Dinner: 250 g of salad made of apple, mandarin, banana, pear or any other fruit.

Thursday

Breakfast: 1 glass of natural apple juice.

Lunch: 250 g of fried (fry without oil) or boiled fish, 1 tomato, 1 apple.

Dinner: 150 g of vegetable salad made of any vegetables and mixed with 1 teaspoon of vegetable oil or lemon juice.

Friday

Breakfast: 1 glass of natural carrot juice.

Lunch: 200 g of roast chicken (without oil), 100 g of vegetable salad made of any vegetables.

Dinner: 2 boiled eggs, 100 g of carrot salad made of boiled carrots mixed with lemon juice.

Saturday

Breakfast: a cup of tea without sugar and 1 small toast made of black bread.

Lunch: 200 g of fried (without oil) beef, 150 g of salad made of white cabbage mixed with lemon juice.

Dinner: 100 g of carrots mixed with 1 teaspoon of vegetable oil, 150 g of low-fat cheese.

Sunday

Breakfast: a cup tea without sugar and 1 small toast made of black bread.

Lunch: 200 g of boiled chicken without skin.

Dinner: 300 g of any fruits (apples, pears, plums, oranges, etc.).

For other 6 days repeat the diet plan beginning from day 2.

It is necessary to follow German diet as it is without changing sequence of dishes or menu. It is recommended to consume a big glass of water before each meal.

If you think that you will be able to follow this diet plan and it is very easy for you, try another German diet which will help you to lose pounds amazingly fast but it is still recommended to try 1 German diet plan which is above.

It is very simple but it's a monotonous diet. Here it is:

Every day it is necessary to eat 4-5 apples, 1 orange, 80 g of low-fat chicken, 2 small toasts made of black bread or 2 small slices of black bread. Duration of this diet is 2 weeks.

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Low Carb Diet Side Effects

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Many people curious about starting a low carb diet wonder if there are side effects they need to be aware of before getting started. Many also wonder if there are harmful low carb diet side effects too, so let's look at the most common side effects of low carb dieting, and talk about whether any of these are harmful.

Low Carb Diet Side Effects

Some of these low carb diet side effects can be problematic for people with health conditions, particularly if they're taking medications for those conditions. Often the side effects are good, but you need to be aware they can happen and talk to your medical care provider because they'll need to monitor your progress and possibly change, reduce, or eliminate medications as you progress.

For instance, a very common low carb diet side effect is lowered, or more even blood sugar levels. This is an important low carb diet side effect for any diabetic, particularly ones that take insulin shots or medication. Since low carb diets can drastically reduce your blood sugar levels naturally, your doctor may need to adjust your medication levels to compensate for those changes.

Another low carb diet side effect is of course losing a lot of weight. This by itself is not technically a side effect, but related effects of losing weight can include regulation of blood pressure, easing or disappearance of digestive tract problems, and resolution of breathing problems too.

If you're taking high blood pressure medication, then the side effect of having that lowered from eating a low carb diet will need to be addressed by your doctor or medical care specialist. The same applies for digestive troubles, if you experience resolution to those problems as a low carb dieting side effect, your doctor will need to adjust or eliminate the medications you take.

Now if you don't take medications for conditions such as those listed above, you may still experience low carb diet side effects, but they're likely to be ones you're happy to have.

Common, "good" low carb diet side effects include reduced cravings for sugars and starches; increased energy; reduced bloated and gassy, upset stomach feelings; improved bowel movements; regulated blood sugar levels and blood pressure levels; loss of excess water retention; and of course, loss of excess body fat.

There are some low carb diet side effects that are not harmful, but you need to be aware of them because they are uncomfortable at best. These low carb diet side effects are more common during the first one to five days on the diet, and are side effects of your body adjusting to your eating changes. These side effects can include headaches; nausea; dizziness; lethargy or low energy; severe sugar cravings; irritability; and constipation.

There are also a couple of women specific low carb diet side effects. In the first week or two of your new low carb diet, you may experience oddities with your monthly menstrual flow. Usually this side effect lasts a short time though, and is caused by your body adjusting to the new eating lifestyle you've chosen. A great low carb diet side effect comes later: Women's menstrual flow is usually reduced, and there is generally much less pain or other problems involved while you're on a low carb diet.

Many of those early low carb diet side effects can be reduced by drinking extra water and getting plenty of rest, plus making sure you don't go hungry. In rare cases these initial low carb diet side effects can last as long as ten days, but usually they're present from approximately the third to the fifth day of your low carb diet.

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2012 Caveman Survival Strategy

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December 21, 2012 is the end of the long count on the Mayan calendar. Actually, if you have something planned for that day and want to really zero in on this, it occurs at exactly 11:11 GMT. Purportedly you can expect everything from solar flares to volcanoes, tsunamis, earthquakes and a devastating polar shift. The end of the long count could well mean that we are all down for the count. But before you start feeling too special, lets take a quick look at some Mayan "Mythology". (I put the word mythology in quotes because most people don't believe these things happened. In my opinion, if you want to believe their prediction for the future, you better believe their rendition of the past.)

2012 Caveman Survival Strategy

In the beginning the Sky People created the oceans, mountains, and forests. It was all good with the exception that they didn't have anyone to worship them. So they created the Mud People. The only problem with the Mud People was that every time it rained they melted. So the Sky Gods sent a flood that washed away the Mud People. So ended the first of the Mayan eras.

The Sky Gods then created the Rock People. These guys held up really well to the rain, but they weren't very smart. (you've heard the old Mayan saying "dumb as a box of rocks"?) Also, they couldn't move very fast. The Sky Gods wiped them out too. End of the second era.

Next came the Wood People. This was much better. They didn't melt, moved pretty fast and were relatively smart. The only problem was, as far as worshipers go, they had no emotion. They were... well... heartless wood people. The Sky Gods burned them out and so ended the third era.

Then the Sky Gods made the corn people. Warm, passionate, mobile, intelligent people made out of corn. That's where we are today. According to Mayan mythology, we are the people of the corn. We stand here wondering if we have lived up to the expectations of the Sky Gods. If not, we most certainly will go the way of the mud people, the rock people and the wood folks.

The Mayans developed the agriculture and made their living by growing and selling corn. In a sense, they really were corn people. In an even greater sense today we are the corn people. Half of what we feed our people today is corn. We even make our cows and chickens eat corn. We genetically modify our corn to resist weed killers and insecticides with little regard to our own health. If the Sky Gods don't wipe us out the corn probably will.

So what is the 2012 Caveman's survival strategy? Simple. Don't eat corn. Maintain your Paleo diet. Eat grass fed organic beef. Folks, it's not too late. We don't have to be the corn people. We are better than that. We don't have to go the way of the mud people.

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The Caveman Diet: How to Get Started

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There is evidence of human beings as they appear today for the last 200 thousand years. In fact very little has changed about us genetically in this time. These prehistoric men and women lived on a diet which was much different to the diet we currently exist on today. With civilization has come the development of farming, refining and preservation of foods. In particular, in the last century the degree to which most food is refined and processed has increased to a dangerous level. Many consider that this dramatic change in diet over such a short period of time (in terms of evolution) is a major factor in the development of many disease states. The caveman diet (better known as the paleo diet or paleolithic diet) has helped many people to experience remarkable recovery from chronic illnesses, as well as helping them to lose weight, increase body tone and benefit from greatly increased energy levels.

The Caveman Diet: How to Get Started

The caveman diet is fundamentally based on eating those foods which you could reasonably expect to hunt and gather from the surrounding countryside. These foods fundamentally include lean meats, fish, fruit and vegetables. However, this list does seem to be too restrictive to live on within today's lifestyle. Luckily there are many more options for foods and recipes that fit with the nutritional mantra of the caveman diet. Yes, you will need to give up on a number of foods that people currently enjoy today. For the most part this will include processed and junk foods though there are other problem foods that you will need to forego. However, the benefits to your energy levels, body image and health status will be well worth the sacrifice.

So how should you get started? It's certainly easy enough to find a website listing the foods that you can and can't eat, but most people will quickly fall away unless they have some proper direction and advice. Remember that you will be trying to change bad habits built up over a lifetime. There are lots of inspirational books, ebooks and even personal coaches that are available to help you to get started. In addition to this you'll need recipe books, shopping plans, meal planners and lots of day to day support to give the paleo diet its best shot and really reap the benefits. Before you choose your own paleo plan make sure its backed up by lots of consumer reviews and is realistic to follow. Looking at forums and customer testimonials is an excellent way to know if you're following a good plan.

Once you're established on the caveman diet, it will begin to become routine and you will even be able to enjoy the odd lapse whilst still enjoying its many benefits. Its getting started that's always the hard part, so make sure you get all the advice and support that you can.

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How to Get Rid of Acne With the Paleo Diet

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Acne is just something that happens, and you just have to wait it out. Does this sound familiar? Are you one those people hoping to be acne free by the time you have grey hair? That might sound funny, but the truth is that many of us simply have less hair and still have acne.

How to Get Rid of Acne With the Paleo Diet

Acne is not life threatening, but we all regard it as something we want to get rid of as soon as possible. As youngsters, it affects the way our peers look at us and it makes us feel uncomfortable. For many adults, this hasn't changed. Having acne affects your self-confidence and causes you to miss out on a lot of great opportunities. Have you ever been in a job interview with a face full of acne? Or maybe you've felt dreadfully self-conscious when out having fun with your friends and they seem to get all the attention.

There are millions of creams, lotions, and other products out there. Most of them simply don't seem to make a difference. If that sounds familiar, then maybe you should be looking elsewhere.

Scientific research has long struggled with the idea that acne is related to our diet. Recently however, researchers have shown that the two are connected.

The four main recognized immediate causes of acne are the following:

- Skin cells that stick together and block pores
- Excessive oil produced by glands in the skin
- Bacteria infecting the blocked pores
- Inflammation of the blocked pore and surrounding tissue.

All of these causes have been shown to be related to certain hormones and enzymes that are influenced by the food we eat.

The paleo diet, apart from having many other benefits, has shown to be extremely effective in eliminating and preventing acne. The foods that are recommended in the paleo diet have shown to have a direct impact on the four causes named above. The list of foods that shouldn't be eaten includes most foods that promote acne.

So what is the Paleo diet? Basically, the paleo diet shows us how to eat the foods that our bodies were designed to eat. The human genome has evolved 0.01% in the last 10,000 years. Our eating habits have however drastically changed. Palaeolithic man was a hunter-gatherer, who ate very little grain, let alone all the chemical rubbish we feed ourselves with today.

Direct benefits of the paleo diet are increased energy and libido and off course: clearer skin!

Does this mean you have to go out hunting your food and picking berries? Of course not, the paleo diet provides a list of foods that you can eat, and a list of foods that you should try to avoid.

The Paleo diet has helped many people suffering from acne. A simple change in your diet could free you from acne also. Why not give it a shot?

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How To Make Your Own Paleo Diet Snacks

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Snacks No Longer Have to be Junk Food

How To Make Your Own Paleo Diet Snacks

Shouldn't we be able to munch on something tasty in between our meals without guilt or ruining our diet? Well, the answer to this is yes, absolutely. If you're hungry before dinner is served eat something for cryin' out loud! Eat a healthy Paleo Diet Snack. With these snacks you don't have to starve yourself or feel deprived of fun, crunchy foods. This diet provides you with unlimited possibilities on how to snack well.

What are Paleo Diet Snacks?

Paleo Diet Snacks are snacks made of only the best, most natural ingredients such as meet, fruit, veggies and nuts. These snacks are not heavily processed, toxic snacks that you will find in most stores, but rather snacks that actually nourish your body in between meals times to keep you energized throughout your entire day. These snacks include things like:

-Herb Flavored Beef Jerky
-Zucchini Chips
-Banana Chips
-Nut and Fruit Balls and
-Honey-Rosemary Roasted Figs

How To Make Healthy Paleo Diet Snacks

Making you own Paleo Diet Snacks can be fun and easy. In general for baking use Almond Flour instead of regular backing flour. You can also dehydrate fruits, veggies and even meats for treats like dried apricoits, potato chips and jerkies. These paleo approved options are sure to stimulate your taste buds while keeping your health in check.

Lets take a closer look at banana chips.

Ingredients:
-Bananas
-Tiny bit of Salt
-Tumeric
-Butter
(simple enough right)

Directions:
-Peel bananas and slice them about 1/8 of an inch thick
-Sprinkle tumeric and salt in a bowl of ice water
-Soak banana slices in the bowl of water for about 10 minutes
-Place the bananas on a paper towel so they can dry off a little
-Pre-heat the butter in a frying pan
-Once the butter is hot, cook small batches of bananas at a time until they are crispy, this should take about 2 minutes per batch
-Let the banana chips cool down before serving

This is just one example of a Paleo Diet Snack that is sure to satisfy your snack cravings while helping you to maintain a healthy Paleo Diet. So remember, having a snack food cravings no longer has to be a bad thing that includes unhealthy toxic foods. Be creative and explore healthy snack options like the ones listed above and your body will thank you for it. Until next time, snack well.

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10 Healthy Snacks For Weight Loss and Wellness

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Contrary to popular belief, snacking is actually very beneficial. It helps to refuel your body, maintain blood sugar and energy levels and control your appetite.

10 Healthy Snacks For Weight Loss and Wellness

Healthy snacking will help your body get the nutrients it needs and help you avoid overeating at meal times.

Indulge in these guilt-free snacks. Remember we encourage an anti-inflammatory, low-glycemic, paleo-style diet for weight loss and wellness. A body must get healthy before it can lose weight.

1. Fruit and Yogurt Parfait.Organic plain yogurt is best. Yogurts with added flavors are higher in sugar. Instead, flavor your yogurt with fruit. Blueberries are an excellent choice as they have a lower glycemic content that will help balance blood glucose and insulin levels.

2. Romaine Lettuce Wrap With Organic Turkey and a Slice of Raw-Milk or Skim Mozzarella Cheese.

Romaine lettuce contains the highest nutritional and fiber content of all lettuce. Turkey is 94% protein which helps you to lose weight by boosting your metabolism and decreasing hunger. Adding raw milk grass-fed cheese not only adds flavor but also adds calcium without any harmful hormones or preservatives. A great source for grass-fed wild meat, game and poultry is at U.S. Wellness Meats.

3. Veggie Sticks With Cottage Cheese Dip. Non-starchy vegetables contain almost eight times the amount of fiber found in whole grains. Fiber is essential for a healthy digestive system. Fat-free organic cottage cheese makes an excellent low calorie snack.

4. Shrimp Cocktail Shrimp is 90% protein. Try dipping it in some cocktail sauce for a low calorie, high protein snack.

5. A Handful of Nuts. Walnuts are the best choice as they're rich in protein and fiber but they also contain a high dose of omega 3 fatty acids (good fats) as compared to other nuts. Healthy fats help lower your risk of disease. Omega-3s are anti-inflammatory, meaning they help prevent inflammatory diseases such as stroke or heart disease. People who are overweight are actually suffering from an inflammatory condition.

6. Celery Sticks and Almond Butter. This is a great combination of protein, monounsaturated fat and energy. Almond butter is a healthier alternative to peanut butter as it contains no added ingredients or preservatives and better fats. (peanuts are a legume not a nut)

7. Deviled Eggs. Eggs are very high in protein which makes them a great snack. My Guacamole Deviled Eggs are a great high-protein healthy snack with good fats.

8. Herring Wraps. Buy a few tinned containers in a few different flavored sauces such as tomato or tangy mustard, herring fillets are high in omega 3 fish oils. Don't but if they are in soybean oil. Try wrapping them in a few leaves of romaine lettuce.

9. Banana Nut Pop. Dip a banana in plain organic yogurt and roll in walnuts or coconut. Freeze. Yummy!

Bananas are a great source of fiber and potassium. They do have a high sugar content so eat in moderation. Coconuts have anti-microbial, anti-viral and anti-bacterial properties and are one of the best sources in the world for MCFA (medium-chain triglyceride fatty acids)

10. Lemon Tuna Avocado Snack. Halve an avocado and scoop out the flesh. Mix with lemon juice and tuna. Serve in the shells. Good protein, good fat.

Avocado's are high in monounsaturated fat and potassium. Tuna is a great source of protein, omega-3 fatty acid and is very nutrient-dense. Protein builds muscle which in turn burns more calories to help you lose weight.

And here's your BONUS snack idea....

***Smoked salmon.

Don't get salmon that's been smothered in brown sugar. Salmon is one of the best sources of protein and healthy fats on earth. Always try to buy wild-caught and not farmed raised (fed grains).

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How to Get Rid of Acne With the Paleo Diet With Amazing Instant Results!

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Have you got acne? You then be familiar with people constantly telling you not to worry and that its just a 'phase' and that it will eventually go away. Yea you might believe that when you are a teenager when a lot of kids have it, but what if your that person who is well into their twenties and still has not got rid of the problem. When are you going to wait until... being bold, old age. Come on!

How to Get Rid of Acne With the Paleo Diet With Amazing Instant Results!

Although acne is not life threatening problem it is a problem that most if not all people who have it want to get rid of. Why because its just disturbing, annoying and just not natural. While we are young it makes the situation worse as it may make you feel awkward in social situations which is not what any teenager wants let alone an adult. It effects a persons self confidence and causes the person experiencing the problem to miss out on a lot of different social activities.

Perhaps you have experienced this... been in a excellent job interview with a face full of disturbing acne?... or perhaps you are out with friends and you feel self conscious of your acne as they are all getting massive amounts of attention while you are being left out.

There are billions of so called solutions to the problem of acne all claiming to be that miracle cure to help treat and get rid of acne, yet non of them ever seem to cause a dent in the problem let alone get rid of it. If this is a problem that you are having and you have tried all these miracle cures but nothing seems to be happening then perhaps its time to change your tactics?

Science has proven that diet is directly connected with acne. Bad diet = acne. Good diet = clear skin. Its as simple as that, but most people are never told that this is the case so never fail to change their diet to help rid them of the problem.

The following four cases are the main causes behind acne:
- the inflammation of blocked up pores.
- excessive amounts of oil produced by the sweat glands in our skin.
- different kinds of bacteria on our skin, some of which infect the blocked pores.
- some skin cells end up sticking together and therefore blocking our pores.

These causes are shown by scientific research to be directly caused and enhanced by the food that we consume on a regular basis. As mentioned above, bad diet = acne, good diet = clear skin.

Having a ton of different benefits the paleo diet has been shown through research to be very very effective in completely finishing and preventing the start of acne. The natural foods that have been allowed in the paleo diet are shown to have a massive positive impact in preventing the four causes mentioned above. The foods that are prevented from being consumed in the paleo diet are scientifically proven to enhance acne.

Implementing the paleo diet will result in the elimination of acne and clean smooth healthy skin.

You have nothing whatsoever to lose from trying the paleo diet. So if you want to completely get rid of the acne that you have been experiencing then take the simple action of changing your diet to consume foods that nature has intended you to eat.

Check out http://www.mypaleocookbook.com for more information and recipes to help to prevent and remove acne.

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