The mere thought of cavemen brings to the mind a host of images
ranging from their long, wild hair to their hunting clubs. However, most
people do not even realize that the cavemen have actually set the best
example for eating healthy and natural foods.
The cavemen lived
during a time age before agriculture took a foothold in societies around
the world. They walked for extreme distances to hunt and gather their
food, and were extremely fit and healthy. They ate mostly of the animals
they hunted and also ate fruits, nuts and berries. If there was ever a
scarcity of food in an area, they moved on to find another area filled
with provision.
The Paleolithic diet can be said to be the oldest
human dietary pattern of all. Ten thousand odd years ago people learnt
how to do farming, but the actual completion of the Paleolithic age came
already 20,000 years ago. We know that the genes involved in nurturing
adaptation of the human metabolism needs hundreds of thousands of years
before it can properly adapt to conditions. This is probably why
theorists of the Paleo diet believe to date human beings have not fully
developed their metabolisms to cope with eating grains, legumes and
dairy products. These were all in fact introduced only at the time when
agriculture first started and were not eaten at all in the Paleolithic
era.
The Paleolithic diet emphasises dropping processed foods
completely from one's diet. Even if they are made up of wheat based
foods like bread, donuts, cookies and pastries. The cavemen never even
heard of these foods. The same applies to dairy products that were not
available to the cavemen and that is the reason why the Paleo diet wants
us to stay away from milk, yogurt and butter etc. The cavemen actually
ate a very nutrient rich diet that consisted of animal based proteins,
fresh fruits and vegetables.
In the Paleo diet we are told to eat
lean cuts of meat as this was the habit of the cavemen. They were lucky
during the age they lived in because none of the animals they hunted had
undergone any kind of human interference in their rearing. We can add
lean meats to our diet from a selection of leaner cuts such as these
listed here: chuck steak, London broil, lean pork, pork chops, pork
loin, flank steak, top sirloin steak and lean beef. Beef burgers are
also fine as long as they contain a minimum fat content of 7% or less.
Poultry consisting of chicken and turkey breasts are welcome in the
Paleo diet. As are eggs since we know the cavemen ate them also. Just be
sure to not eat more than six eggs in a given week.
The
Paleolithic diet aids the body in the absorption of key nutrients. Your
body also benefits from a much more balanced distribution of minerals
and vitamins. One of the most important benefits however is the
resultant slow down of one's digestion made possible by eating lots of
fresh plants and lean meat. A slower digestion translates to even blood
sugar levels as well as a regulated appetite. This helps you by making
you feel satisfied for longer periods of time, effectively preventing
your food intake from reaching unhealthy levels. Which means you won't
overeat and hence you won't increase your weight if you don't want to
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