| There is a craze happening right now in the fitness | | | | difficulties metabolizing processed foods. Here are a |
| world. Fitness enthusiasts are becoming enamored | | | | few ways the Paleo diet could help you lose weight |
| with something called the "Paleolithic Diet," which | | | | and achieve fitness levels that you may not have |
| requires participants to forgo all processed foods and | | | | dreamed of. |
| eat as their ancestors did. This means eating meat, | | | | The Paleo Diet Cuts Out The Foods That Are Not |
| certain types of vegetables, nuts, berries and water. | | | | Good For You |
| That is it. | | | | The Paleo Diet cuts out all of the processed food |
| Though some ardent supporters swear by the it, | | | | from your diet. These foods, soaked with |
| many question the safety of the Paleo diet, and | | | | preservatives and complex carbohydrates, make it |
| wonder if it is truly healthy. After all, our Paleolithic | | | | extremely difficult for your metabolism to function |
| ancestors lived short, brutal lives that were rife with | | | | properly. |
| misery and trauma. The wonders of agricultural | | | | The Paleo Diet Lets You Eat As Much As You Want |
| development helped forge human civilization. Famine is | | | | With the list of approved foods, a person on the |
| not anywhere near the problem it used to be in | | | | Paleo diet can eat as much as they want, which |
| earlier times, in large part because of human ingenuity | | | | means that you will likely never be hungry. |
| to foster better advances in agricultural science. | | | | The Paleo Diet Is Perfect For Intense Exercise |
| But the question remains. Is the Paleo diet safe? Is it | | | | Programs |
| healthy? Does it even work? | | | | As long as you are eating the approved foods, you |
| So far, the evidence suggests that the answers to all | | | | can consume as much as you need to in order to |
| of those questions is yes. | | | | maintain any fitness program. This is why the Paleo |
| The reason is that the human body has an optimal | | | | diet is earning such rave reviews from fitness |
| metabolic range in which it thrives. Though humans | | | | enthusiasts all over the world. |
| are omnivorous creatures, the human body has | | | | |