What Is the Paleo Diet? And Why Are People Having Such Great Results With Caveman Style Diets?

Understanding Paleo DietsPaleo diet is the actual diet our paleo cereal caveman ancestors lived by. It is probably the FIRST and BEST DIET suited to our genetic make up.

The Paleo diet is a diet based on the researched and presumed diet of cavemen times and is a diet that consisted mainly of various meats, poultry, wild plants, fruits, nuts and seeds of a wide variety.

Sadly the Paleolithic era ended along with the beginning of the revolutionary development of commercial agriculture and commercial production and domestication of various animal species.

Due to the fact that human genetics is known only to have varied by 0.01% since the advent of modern agriculture and farming it therefore can be assumed that the Paleo Diet is the required way to sensible nourishment for the healthy sustenance of the human body.

Our caveman ancestors were devoid of diseases such as cardiovascular, auto-immune problems, diabetes.

Over time there has been some dispute as to the ratio of animal content as to plant matter. It could also be argued that there was plenty of reptile, bird, insects, crustacean etc available and the actual kill of larger animals on a regular scale was not that necessary.

The Paleo Diet really is a wild, organic, seasonal and natural way of eating. Free of substances considered to be toxic or foreign to our body and digestive processing.

Modern day agriculture and farming methods, brought with it the 'creation' of several foods that humans rarely or never consumed during the caveman era. These 'new' foods were introduced as staple foods in the diet. The revolutionized methods led to the mechanized production and processing of foodstuffs which resulted in the production of overly refined cereals, sugar, and oils. As a result large quantities of grain foods, legumes, dairy products and alcohol were introduced and due to the fact that they were somewhat more convenient were highly attractive and tempting..

Modern food production has fundamentally altered several nutritional characteristics of our diet. Some essential nutrients are destroyed or altered, unhealthy preservatives added, sodium, acid balance, fiber content and the like of other important factors have either been altered or destroyed...

The Paleo diet is the diet naturally designed by nature itself for the well being and optimal function of the human body. If the food is tainted with foreign additives it stands to reason that it is going to work harder at eliminating the 'bad' and spend less energy processing and storing the 'good'.

Whilst on the Paleo diet I cannot stress enough that you need to source fresh, organic, wild and locally produced healthy foodstuffs. Should your local supermarket not stock such foods, encourage them to do so and in the meantime source local farmers' markets.

The more time and energy your body has to store the 'real' nutrients it requires the healthier you will be. It is almost impossible to describe the feeling of well being that you will experience once your body is using 'healthy' fuel, there will be weight loss, no more cravings for stodgy, starchy, fatty, sweet and artificially produced foods.

The Paleo Diet will guarantee you a healthy, happy and satisfied body, mind and soul.