The Paleo Diet Review

Eating Like Our Ancestors Did

I am skeptical of most diets, and I have heard of some ridiculous ones in my time; even the Atkins diet always seemed slightly nonsensical to me. But when I took on the Paleo diet 3-months ago it really did make sense from the start. Eating like my hunter-gatherer ancestors did would certainly be far healthier than the way I have eaten in the past. Our forefathers didn’t have access to ice cream or sweets; I guess a dessert 1000 years ago was a few berries and seeds mixed up with some water. The Paleo diet is based upon the principle of eating naturally harvested foods such as meat, fish, vegetables, fruits, nuts and seeds.

Foods Excluded From a Paleo Diet:

• Pasta
• Bread
• Rice
• Potatoes
• Lentils
• Dairy
• Processed sugar
• Preservatives

Benefits of the Paleo Diet

The exclusions of the Paleo diet are far outweighed by the potential benefits, these benefits include:

• Lower blood pressure
• Lower cholesterol
• Increased Energy
• Increased Sex Drive
• Clearer, Smoother Skin
• Weight Loss Results
• Better Performance and Recovery
• Stronger Immune System

I have personally experienced clearer and smoother skin, increased energy and weight loss down to 13.5 stone, a weight I haven’t been in 5-years.

Ease Yourself Into Paleo

I am somewhat of an unorthodox Paleo follower. I still eat potatoes and brown pasta, and I still eat wholemeal bread. All of this is in moderation and combined with meats, fruits, nuts and seeds etc.  Dairy, processed sugar and preservatives are the three areas I have excluded from my diet. I still slip in a chocolate bar or pudding every few days, but I always think a treat is a well deserved reward for being so healthy. I hope to gravitate away from the little pasta and bread I do eat, but I am not sure it is necessary seeing as I am achieving the desired results.

Easy and Delicious Paleo Cooking

One thing that normally puts people off diets or thwarts their progress early on is the lack of available options when it comes to cooking. I must admit, initially I found this with Paleo, until I stumbled across Nikki Young’s Paleo cookbooks. Nikki provides a recipe for nearly everyday of the year, and there is a great variation of starters, mains and desserts.

Raw Paleo Has Its Limits For Me

The Paleo diet provides all the essential nutrients required to maintain a healthy body, but some Paleo traditionalists take things a little too far by eating all meat in raw form, something I do not recommend. I am partial to a bit of Sushi, but in this day and age eating uncured raw meat is unadvisable and dangerous. Some may disagree with me, but I suggest cooking all meat unless of course it is prepared specifically for raw consumption.

Paleo - A Way of Living

Paleo is essentially a way of living rather than a diet, Paleolithic living extends way beyond food consumption, and also focuses on limiting exposure to chemicals found in house-hold cleaning items and personal care products. Everything Paleo is geared towards a natural existence and eradicating toxins and chemicals. Quite simply Paleo living makes common sense, if you live it you will live healthier, look younger and last longer!

You can read more about Nikki Young’s Paleo Cookbooks here.

http://www.self-help-product-reviews.com/Paleo

Nikki Young has designed 310 Paleo recipes with simple step by step instructions for easy and nutritious cooking.

Guest review written by good friend of  www.Self-Help-Product-Reviews.com - Peter