Paleo 101

What is Paleo?

So you've heard this word "paleo" being thrown around at your gym, discussed over dinner by people who 'don't do bread', or maybe even on TV from the all-powerful Dr. Oz.  "I'm gluten-free", "I don't eat carbs", "I eat only what a caveman eats", etc.  With all the do's and don'ts of the latest diet crazes swirling around, it's hard to be sure what exactly you CAN eat for dinner!  Let me tell you first and foremost, that the paleo 'diet' is not a fad or a crash diet - it's a lifestyle, a way of eating that our ancestors followed for millions of years (until the agricultural revolution came along).  It's a mindset that involves looking at food as fuel for our body, meaning we get the same quality out that we put in.  If a food has no substantial nutritional benefit, WHY EAT IT!  Keep reading to learn more about how following the paleo diet can help you lose weight, maintain healthy body composition, be full of sustainable energy, and increase your overall health and well-being. 

Watch this video!

It explains why the processed foods and empty carbs of a traditional American diet are making us unhealthy and overweight.  This is the premise of the paleo lifestyle - using food as fuel for your body.  Not to mention, it's pretty entertaining!

Have more time?  Watch THIS video

This video goes much more in-depth as to the science and research behind the some of the mainstays of the paleo premise: high carb intake leads to high blood sugar leads to spiked insulin levels leads to fat accumulation leads to being overweight.  Carbs and sugar = fat!
 **If you don't have time to watch the whole thing, start around the 12:30 mark where he gets into his hypothesis as to why we get fat!**



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The Paleo Diet
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