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Paleo Diet 101: Beginner’s Guide to What to Eat and How It Works

July 14, 2022 By Paul Leave a Comment

People that eat a paleolithic diet often feel that many of the chronic illnesses people face, like heart disease and diabetes, are caused by the sedentary lifestyles we lead combined with the processed food we eat. The paleo diet asks people to eat only foods that can be hunted and gathered, and combine that with regular exercise. Some people who follow the paleo diet take it so far as to only eat foods that people ate over 2 million years ago.

Key Takeaways:

  • The paleo diet prioritizes eating lean meat, fish and eggs, but not cured meat or dairy.
  • The diet is nutritious, cuts out processed food and sugar, and emphasizes regular exercise.
  • However, it is high in saturated fats and low in calcium.

“In its purest form, the paleo diet allows you to eat only those foods that humans ate when they first roamed the planet about 2.5 million years ago.”

Read more: https://www.everydayhealth.com/diet-nutrition/the-paleo-diet.aspx

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