The Paleo Diet: So simple a caveman can do it!

The Paleo Diet, also known as Paleolithic diet or Caveman diet, is all about natural foods to help achieve optimal health. The human body evolved for more than 2 million years with the food found in nature, such as: meat, fish, vegetables, fruits, eggs and nuts. Things changed about 10,000 years ago when people discovered you could cook grains and potatoes to eliminate the toxins and make them edible. Is it a coincidence that this is when we as people started getting fat? I think not!

What to eat:

• Meat, chicken, and fish
• Eggs
• Fruit (especially berries-strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, etc.)
• Vegetables (especially root vegetables, but definitely not including potatoes)
• Nuts, eg. walnuts, brazil nuts, macadamia, almond. Do not eat peanuts (as they are legumes-and yes, NO peanut butter!)

**Please note: If you are trying to lose weight, limit your fruit and nut intake.**
What to avoid:

• Grains- including bread, pasta, noodles, and rice
• Beans- including string beans, kidney beans, lentils, peanuts, snow-peas and peas
• Potatoes
• Dairy products
• Sugar
• Salt