In my recent post, "Why No Grains and Legumes? Part 1: Lectins", I gave you one good reason to stop your greedy little hands from dipping into the proverbial cookie jar: lectins. Those sticky little … Continue reading
Recently my boyfriend has been straying from his normal Paleo ways because he feels that grain-laden cookies are more important than his overall health and longevity. In the meantime, I'm faced with a gluten-free cookie … Continue reading
Due to my current vacationing status, I took this post from my personal blog and re-published it here. Enjoy! Throughout my ongoing research on hunter-gatherer/Paleolithic eating, I've had a tortuous train of thoughts. Actually, let's … Continue reading
So why go Paleo? To start things off, here's a little Paleolithic timeline for you. We started eating the Paleo way about 2.5 million years ago, and then we drastically changed our diets about 10,000 years … Continue reading
It's clear that people are very attached to their peanut butter. And since peanut butter has the word "nut" in it, even Paleo people assume it's ok to eat it, despite the warnings all over … Continue reading
Green beans, snow peas, green peas, and other green legumes encapsulated in pods are often questioned in the Paleo world. Are they Paleo? The short answer is yes, but here's why. When we say don't … Continue reading
There’s a calcium craze going on right now in this country. In order to fulfill the lofty calcium RDA of about 1 gram per day, women everywhere are eating dairy like it’s their job. On … Continue reading
What's the Theory Behind the Paleo Diet? If you're completely new to the Paleo diet, this is the place for you. The Paleo way of eating is becoming more and more widespread, so you may … Continue reading
The truth is simple: there is no single, absolute Paleo diet. There is no particular food plan that every person from the Paleolithic era followed, beginning 2.5 million years ago up until the advent of … Continue reading
Recently, there was an incredibly poorly researched article from thedailymeal.com about Otzi, the mummified man who lived about 5,300 years ago. Otzi was discovered in the Otztal Alps near Italy in 1991 after being preserved … Continue reading
If you're new to Paleo Plan or the whole Paleo thing, you're probably wondering where to begin finding info. Here's a list of the pages we've written that we think are most helpful in answering … Continue reading
Calorie counting is a pain in the butt. On the other hand, though, calorie counting can be very useful if you're trying to lose weight. But so can the Paleo diet. Here's my philosophy on … Continue reading
These very good questions came in a recent email from a Paleo Plan reader. Here are her initial comments and her questions follow with my answers below them in italics. Thank you for helping those … Continue reading
I've been searching for a while for just the right scholarly study to demonstrate to you that too much deprivation in your diet will only lead to binge eating later. I can't find a good … Continue reading
I recently had the opportunity to try out some of the meals and side dishes made by PaleoOnTheGo.com, which is a company out of Florida that prepares Paleo foods and ships them directly to your … Continue reading
Yet another person has written a poorly researched article against Paleo. Kimberly Snyder's article is entitled "The Ugly Truth About the Paleo Diet". She's a celebrity nutritionist (that's her in the pic) and has a … Continue reading