Missoula Chiropractors | "The Pursuit of Health and Wellness-The Paleolithic Diet"

April 13, 2010 - PRLog -- Transformation Chiropractic in Missoula, MT Says Paleolithic Diet is the Missing Link to Weight Loss and The Reversal of Lifestyle Related Diseases
by Dr. Shaun Stuto

Wherever we look these days, there is a magic bullet diet or weight loss program for sale. They typically promise weight loss without hard work, sacrifice or discipline.The average scheme is low calorie, low carb, low fat etcFor every book available in stores or DVD for sale on television,there is somebody getting rich behind it. Why? Because these programs over promise, under deliver and absolutely set the user up to fail.They might deliver results initially, but the person almost always returns to a "normal" level of living (or what they deem as normal). They regain the weight and usually more. There would be no repeat business if these restrictive diets delivered the outstanding results they promised.The fundamental reason these restrictive diets fail is that they encourage an eating style that goes against our ancestral and genetic needs. The Paleo Diet is the only diet program outlined that shows every man, woman and child how to live a life free of lifestyle related sickness and disease based upon the habits of our predecessors.

The Paleolithic Diet is supported by DNA evidence that is over 40,000 years old. Our genetic makeup has changed ~.02% in those 40,000 years . This means we are the same today as our ancestors 40,000 years ago. In addition, our nutritional requirements are identical. Our lifestyle habits have unfortunately changed considerably. Paleolithic people were hunter-gatherer communities and did not farm. These societies consumed small amounts of a wide variety of foods. They lived on what was available to them given the time of year and their geographic location. There was not a Carl's Junior or Jack in the Box around every corner. As mankind became civilized, populations multiplied, and farming practices became the prevalent practice. The outcome was a rapid decline in physical activity and deleterious impact on the health of mankind.

How did Paleolithic societies live compared to modern man? They consumed absoluetly zero dairy, grain, cereal, soy, salt, refined sugar, or starchy foods like potatoes, yams and sweet potatoes. The Paleolithic Diet consisted solely of lean animal proteins from wild sources, fruits, vegetables and spring water. The benefits of this type of diet on their health included no incidence of high blood pressure, heart disease, cancer, osteoporosis, arthritis, dental carries, or obesity. Paleolithic citizens were fit, lean and healthy and looked like elite athletes of modern times because they lived their lives in such a way that optimal health was a natural product of their environment and daily activities.

Farming and urbanization took us away from a protein, fruits and vegetables society and into a grain and dairy eating society. The evidence shows a rapid decline in the health of mankind as grain and dairy began to dominate our diets. Archaeological discovery concludes that whenever and wherever humans farmed in place of hunting and gathering, health problems appeared. Farmers quickly grew shorter than their ancestors. Their bones and teeth show a high incidence of osteoporosis, rickets, bone mineral disorders, scurvy, rickets, vitamin A and Zinc deficiencies along with iron deficiency anemia.

Today we are living amidst a pandemic of health problems referred to as "Syndrome X" diseases and they include hypertension, high cholesterol, type II diabetes, and dyslipidemia (low HDL, elevated triglycerides, and small-dense LDL cholesterol. Even gout can be grouped in with these diseases.

What is the solution to our worlds' problems? The answer lies in our genetic needs. We absolutely must get back to living as we were designed. Until we take notice and understand that the convenience of our modern society sets us up to fail in our quest and desire for health, we will continue to decline. Explore all of the benefits of a Paleolithic diet and start applying them in your life today. Study from those who came before you and start eating in the manner you were designed to. With the appropriate knowledge, direction, discipline and a clear purpose, we have the potential to eliminate these health problems.

If you are ready to step up and take action NOW, then you do not want to miss this exciting and life changing information. See everybody there on Tuesday April 20th at 6:30 p.m. at the Missoula public library.