Are you up to a cave man diet? You won't have to start living in a cave, but your eating habits will have to become... shall we say, more old fashioned.
Ray Audette, the author of NeanderThin touts his diet as a way to "Eat like a caveman to achieve a lean, strong, healthy body," hence its more colloquial name, the cave man diet.
He didn't invent the stone age diet - our early ancestors did! Nor was he the first to re-invent it. Several books have been published in the last 20 years singing the praises of the cave man diet.
But Audette's re-invention is certainly the most well known at the moment, so here's a brief outline...
Modern Ills - Stone Age Solutions
At the tender age of 33, Audette suffered from rheumatoid arthritis and diabetes. After hearing from doctors that his condition was treatable but not curable, Audette decided to undertake nutritional research to find a better cure.
His research led him to adopt a "Paleolithic", hunter-gatherer, cave man diet, like that eaten by our human ancestors before they settled in agrarian societies. Within one week, his blood sugar levels were normal and after one month he had lost 25 pounds, his arthritic pain was relieved and he noticed improved muscle tone.
According to Audette, our Paleolithic ancestors lived longer, healthier lives than our agrarian Neolithic ancestors. He states that Neolithic man was shorter, had poorer dental health and was more prone to obesity than Paleolithic man.
Paleolithic women also began to menstruate earlier and have more children closer together causing population increases that further encouraged agrarian lifestyles.
So Where's the Best Place to Buy a Mastadon Steak? Fortunately, the cave man diet is a little easier than that. But not much easier I must warn you...
Audette suggests that modern man should become modern day hunter-gathers, by eliminating foods that need human intervention to become edible.
These foods include milk, grains, beans, potatoes, alcohol and sugar. Grains include all wheat, corn, rice, oats, barley, and rye.
He also subscribes to the theory that these carbs produce cravings and warns that if they are consumed they will cause eventual binging.
Audette's rule of thumb is that if a fruit or vegetable is edible raw without processing, then it is safe in the NeanderThin, cave man diet. He explains that many vegetables, like potatoes, are actually poisonous if not properly stored and treated with fungicide.
He further encourages eating fruits when they are in season and limiting winter intake of fruit to help the body burn stored fat.
Cave Man Commandments
He gives ten cave man diet commandments. Condensed, they are:
Do eat: meats and fish, fruits, vegetables, nuts and seeds, berries (Hey, not so bad so far)
Don't eat: grains, beans, potatoes, dairy, and sugar (Ouch!)
So no more pizza, burgers and fries. And definitely no more beer or wine.
It's amazing they didn't invent agriculture a million years earlier!
Alan Cooper is a journalist with 20 year's experience and the publisher of http://www.obesitycures.com, a site with the ambitious aim of being a "one-stop-shop" for impartial information on obesity and weight loss solutions - including fad diets, prescription weightloss pills and natural weightloss aids.
monthly home cleaning Buffalo Grove ..Summer is about to be in full swing, and it's... Read More
Ok... If you are reading this is because you do... Read More
Not losing weight but gaining it is why we are... Read More
For people that are obese, losing weight quickly can seem... Read More
When you hear a doctor or a personal trainer say,... Read More
Obesity in America is at an epidemic level. It is... Read More
I am Dr Patrick Flanagan, and this is the latest... Read More
Your brain has this really interesting system that is kind... Read More
I remember back in my senior year of high school... Read More
This is a very important topic that needs to be... Read More
Getting Kids Moving - Help for Overweight TeensA residential school... Read More
Permanent Weight loss is not about Diet. If you are... Read More
Everyone from politicians to parents is talking about fighting the... Read More
Once there were these two Nuns and they...just kidding! Do... Read More
Actually, I was reading about fad diet and suddenly I... Read More
Cellulite ? a word most women are very familiar with.... Read More
Body Mass Index (bmi) A Misleading measure of ObesityMany professionals... Read More
Weight loss plans come in all shapes and sizes. Some... Read More
As an employee of famous fitness star Kathy Smith, personal... Read More
The Psychology of Weight Loss ? Your Approach!We have missed... Read More
I personal lost 60 pounds in 2003. Here are some... Read More
Losing fat in my opinion is not all that difficult.... Read More
Dietitians just plain don't like low-carb or high-protein diets.Whether it's... Read More
Fat Burners refer to the hundreds of products on the... Read More
Just about every one of us struggles with our weight... Read More
scheduled maid service Mundelein ..Most people think of the Atkins diet when they hear... Read More
Any dietary plan on the market has some portion of... Read More
Don't diet, just eat and lose weight!First, the following "diet"... Read More
The first rule for successful weight loss and weight maintenance... Read More
Changing habits is one of the most difficult challanges we... Read More
Which diet pill are you currently taking for your weight... Read More
Fighting obesity has become one of the most important issues... Read More
Repeat a lie often enough and people take it as... Read More
I was at the grocery store the other day, doing... Read More
Weighing more than is normal, necessary, or allowed, especially having... Read More
Essential Fats for Weight LossOver the past few decades, the... Read More
A bad day or even a bad week is not... Read More
Be Prepared. For the Boy Scouts it means you are... Read More
If you have been dieting, there is a good chance... Read More
If you're on a weight loss program you're under constant... Read More
I made myself a sandwich today and thought I'd be... Read More
Information About Weight Training Routines For BeginnersSo you need to... Read More
Your pants are a bit tight, you can't seem to... Read More
AND SAVE MONEY IN THE PROCESS. The secret is simple... Read More
--ONE--Learn how to reduce the fat, sugar and salt content... Read More
As a low carb dieter, you have probably been bombarded... Read More
Here are a few free tips on losing weight that... Read More
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, obesity... Read More
On the market at any given time, there are hundreds... Read More
Getting Started on The Clean DietIf you want to lose... Read More
Weight Loss |