Nutrition

The Paleo Diet is a way of eating in the modern age that best mimics diets of our hunter-gatherer ancestors – combinations of lean meats, seafood, vegetables, fruits, and nuts. By eating the foods that we are genetically adapted to eat, followers of the Paleo Diet are naturally lean, have acne-free skin, improved athletic performance, and are experiencing relief from numerous metabolic-related and autoimmune diseases. – The Paleo Diet

The paleolithic diet is simple; eat what was available to the hunter gatherer, In other words, eat meat (chicken, beef, etc), fish and seafood, eggs, fruits, vegetables, nuts and seeds. Research has shown that hunter-gatherers consumed their energy source in a ratio of 65% animal and 35% plant.

These foods are what our bodies have been designed to eat and digest for over fifty thousand years, they are food sources which are available to us without needing to cook or process them. Animal meat, fruits, vegetables, nuts and seeds have been our main food source since day one, even before we knew how to create a fire. These are the foods our body strives for, If our bodies were meant to live healthy on a diet full of artificial sugars and chemicals, then nature would have provided that in our food sources, nature didn’t decide to wait thousands of years for our technology to be superior enough to alter food sources, for them to suddenly become healthy.

There are many health benefits associated with a paleolithic diet confirmed by scientific research, including some of the following:

• Weight loss
• Higher insulin sensitivity
• Lowered Blood Pressure
• High cardiovascular health
• Improved glucose tolerance
• Improved athletic performance
• Reduces inflammation
• Cures Acne
• Increased life span
• Reduction in infectious diseases

- Excerpt from: Living Paleo- The Food Pyramids

A few paleo inspired meals…

filet with broccolini and butternut squash spiced with nutmeg and cinnamon

steak salad with cucumbers, red peppers, spinach and organic sugar free garlic dressing

jullianed zucchini steamed, with ground beef and tomato sauce, who needs spaghetti?