Download or read book The Paleo Diet In a Nutshell: With 230 Recipes written by Dave Le Couteur and published by PWPH Publications. This book was released on with total page 215 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Paleolithic Diet has become more than a diet, but an entire lifestyle. They took a group of volunteers and fed them a paleolithic diet for 10 days. Just 10 days! And they got amazing and significant results. Their conclusion? Even short-term consumption of a paleolithic type diet improves BP and glucose tolerance, decreases insulin secretion, increases insulin sensitivity and improves lipid profiles without weight loss in healthy sedentary humans. Eating a modern diet, on the other hand, makes you more susceptible to cancer, coronary heart disease, diabetes, and many other modern-day diseases.Research shows that 70% of the average caloric intake of an American family is from products that were never around for our Paleolithic ancestors. Part 1 Paleo Diet in a Nutshell Basics of the Paleolithic Diet Grains, Beans and Potatoes (GBP) share the following important characteristics: Why No grains, beans, potatoes, Lectins, or dairy Lectins So what should we eat on the Paleo Diet? Nuts and legumes Phytic acid and other anti nutrients The essentials of the Paleolithic Diet are: The rules of the Paleo diet The Paleo Diet Food List The Paleo Diet: Sample Meal Plan Pros and cons of the Paleo Diet Paleo Diet: Everything You Wanted To Know What is the Paleo diet? What is the reasoning behind the Paleo diet? What makes the Paleo diet different from any other diet? What to eat and not to eat on the Paleo diet? What are the benefits of following the diet? How can bacon and eggs possibly be healthy? Is it a fad diet? Caveman did more exercise and therefore could afford to eat like he did Isn’t sugar natural? Didn’t caveman die very young, and if so why should we eat like him? How can I stay Paleo when I eat out? Can I resume eating a normal diet once I reach my weight goal? Aren’t too much protein bad for kidneys? Can excess protein lead to more uric acid and gout? What about fiber, don’t we need it? Didn’t the China study prove that animal protein is bad? Should mercury and other toxins in fish be a concern? Aren’t ketogenic diets dangerous? If we are to eat like our ancestors, shouldn’t we eat raw meat? How much fat, proteins and carbs should I eat? Should I take supplements? Is there an adaptation period to the diet? Part 2 230 delicious recipes.