It is a fact that exercise alone is NOT enough to maintain optimal weight & overall health.
Your Diet is the most critical component of your health!
Why Paleo?
Enjoy this Common Sense video on The Paleo Diet
With readily available modern foods, The Paleo Diet mimics the types of foods every single person on the planet ate prior to the Agricultural Revolution (a mere 500 generations ago). These foods (fresh fruits, vegetables, lean meats, and seafood) are high in the beneficial nutrients (soluble fiber, antioxidant vitamins, phytochemicals, omega-3 and monounsaturated fats, and low-glycemic carbohydrates) that promote good health and are low in the foods and nutrients (refined sugars and grains, saturated and trans fats, salt, high-glycemic carbohydrates, and processed foods) that frequently may cause weight gain, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and numerous other health problems. The Paleo Diet encourages dieters to replace most dairy and all grain products with fresh fruits and vegetables — foods that are more nutritious than whole grains or dairy products.
The Paleo Diet is the unique diet to which our species is genetically adapted. This program of eating was not designed by diet doctors, faddists, or nutritionists, but rather by Mother Nature’s wisdom acting through evolution and natural selection. The Paleo Diet is based upon extensive scientific research examining the types and quantities of foods our hunter-gatherer ancestors ate. This nutritional plan is totally unlike those irresponsible, low-carbohydrate, high-fat, fad diets that allow unlimited consumption of artery-clogging cheeses, bacon, butter, and fatty meats. Rather, the foundation of The Paleo Diet is lean meat, seafood, and unlimited consumption of fresh fruits and veggies.
- Plentiful vitamins & minerals that increase & improve our brain function, and nourish our bones, muscles, and internal organs
- The ability to effortlessly maintain a healthy weight
- The decreased (and often eliminated) risk of most diseases – heart disease, cancer, type II diabetes, digestive problems, etc.
- Improved immune function (absence of seasonal colds & flues)
- Improvement of our moods & decreased depression
- Increased and sustained energy and strength levels
- Decreased fatigue and energy “crashes”
- Improved sleeping patterns
- Slowed aging process
But what about Whole Grains?Don’t I need them? NO!
Whole Grains vs other Foods
This table compares the relative nutrient density between various foods. To make this comparison we need to look at how many vitamins and minerals a given food has relative to it’s caloric content, in this case 418 kJ (about 100 Cals). The “best foods” receive a 7 ranking, the “worst” a 1 ranking. What we find is whole grains are piss-poor nutritionally as compared to veggies, fruits, lean meats and seafood.
INSULIN (Sugar): Important information on Insulin and its connection to Weight Gain and disease – “About Insulin”.
In Summary:
• Always Eat Breakfast AND always include Protein at breakfast
• Include protein + fat + carb in every meal/snack
• Avoid processed and refined foods (Flour, Cookies, Cakes, Chips, SOFT DRINKS, etc.)
• Limit or ELIMINATE Sugar intake (including artificial sweeteners!)
• Eat Local, organic, chemical and pesticide-free food whenever possible.
• Look for meat and animal products that are wild, free-range, antibiotic-free, hormone-free, and grass fed
• Strictly Limit or Avoid all grains & legumes (bread, pasta, rice, oats, beans)
• Eat when you are hungry, and stop when you are full
• Cook more, eat out less
• Limit alcohol intake (particularly binge drinking)
THE BOTTOM LINE is, if you want to improve your fitness level and overall health & longevity, Eat mostly Real Whole Foods!
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