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Dr. Joseph Mercola
with Rachael Droege
If you want to know the dietary secrets of our Stone Age
ancestors that kept them lean, healthy and strong, then you
will be delighted to read "The
Paleo Diet: Lose Weight and Get Healthy by Eating the Food
You Were Designed to Eat." Author Dr. Loren Cordain,
who is considered one of the world’s leading experts
on Paleolithic (Stone Age) nutrition, explains in a simple,
straightforward manner why today’s typical American diet
of the wrong fats and too many starches, sugars and grains
is contributing to so-called modern diseases like heart disease
and cancer.
Based upon scientific research examining the types and quantities
of foods our hunter-gatherer ancestors ate, the foundation
of "The Paleo Diet" is lean meat, including ostrich
and bison as well as organ
meats, seafood, fresh fruit and non-starchy vegetables. The
plan is broken down into three levels, which allow varying
numbers of "open" meals per week.
Dr. Cordain includes many practical tips, such as what to
eat when eating out, along with anecdotes, recipes and an
extensive bibliography. This book provides many valuable insights
in how to eat in a way that prevents modern diseases.
Some disagree with Dr. Cordain's assertion that saturated
fat causes heart disease. You can review Uffe Ravnskov's "The
Cholesterol Myths", as well as Fallon and Enig's
"Nourishing
Traditions" for contrary opinions.
The major objection that many experts have to implementing
the diet described in "The Paleo Diet" is that the
type of meat recommended is not readily available. Most commercial
meat is full of pesticides, hormones and antibiotics, and
the animals are fed grains just like us. However, you can
still find "healthy meat" with a little searching.
Dr. Cordain includes a guide to finding natural meat in "The
Paleo Diet" and you can also try the grass-fed
beef in our site store.
Dr. Cordain is one of the leading proponents for the use
of low-grain and natural-meat diets for the promotion of health.
"The
Paleo Diet" provides a great overview to the concept
of eating pure, whole foods and will be a valuable resource
for anyone looking to improve their health using proven, natural
methods.
Stay tuned for an interview with Dr. Loren Cordain in the
next newsletter.
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