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The Paleo Diet: Lose Weight and Get Healthy by Eating the Food You Were Designed to Eat |  | Author: Loren Cordain Publisher: Wiley
List Price: $14.95 Buy New: $7.86 as of 11/21/2009 19:18 CST details You Save: $7.09 (47%)
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Media: Paperback Pages: 272 Number Of Items: 1 Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7 Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 6.1 x 0.8
ISBN: 0471267554 Dewey Decimal Number: 613 EAN: 9780471267553 ASIN: 0471267554
Publication Date: December 20, 2002 Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Amazon.com Review According to author Loren Cordain, modern health and diet problems didn't start with the advent of packaged snack food, but much earlier--back at the dawn of the agricultural age many thousands of years ago. As humans became less nomadic and more dependent on high-carbohydrate diets, we left behind the diet we had evolved with, which is based on low-fat proteins and plenty of fruits and vegetables. Sugars, fats, and carbs were rare, if they were present at all, and survival required a steady, if low-key, level of activity. Cordain's book The Paleo Diet blends medical research with a healthy sprinkle of individual anecdotes, practical tips, and recipes designed to make his suggestions into a sustainable lifestyle, rather than a simple month-long diet; he even includes cooking recommendations and nationwide sources for wild game. Claims of improving diseases from diabetes to acne to polycystic ovary disease may be a little overstated, but in general the advice seems sound. Can any of us really go wrong by adding lots more vegetables and fruits to our daily regimen? One recommendation on safe tanning with a gradual reduction in sunscreen is surprising and not much detail is provided for safety issues that can accompany increased sun exposure. Still, Cordain's assertions have helped many people, and could provide exactly the changes you've been looking for to improve your health. --Jill Lightner
Product Description "We can't recommend The Paleo Diet highly enough!" - Michael and Mary Dan Eades, M.D. authors of Protein Power "The Paleo Diet is at once revolutionary and intuitive. . . . Its prescription provides without a doubt the most nutritious diet on the planet." -Jennie Brand-Miller, Ph.D., coauthor of the bestselling The Glucose Revolution and The Glucose Revolution Life Plan "Filled with delicious recipes and meal plans, The Paleo Diet will open your eyes, trim your waistline, and improve your overall health." -Michael R. Eades, M.D., and Mary Dan Eades, M.D. authors of The 30-Day Low-Carb Diet Solution and coauthors of The Low-Carb Comfort Food Cookbook "Finally, someone has figured out the best diet for people-a modern version of the diet the human race grew up eating. Dr. Loren Cordain's easy-to-follow diet plan cuts right to the chase." -Jack Challem, coauthor of Syndrome X: The Complete Nutritional Program to Prevent and Reverse Insulin Resistance Healthy, delicious, and simple, the Paleo Diet is the diet you were designed to eat. If you want to lose weight-up to 75 pounds in six months-or if you want to attain optimal health, The Paleo Diet will do wonders for you. The world's leading expert on Paleolithic (Stone Age) nutrition, Dr. Loren Cordain demonstrates how, by eating all the lean meats and fish, fresh fruits, and nonstarchy vegetables you want, you can lose weight and prevent and treat heart disease, cancer, osteoporosis, Syndrome X, and many other illnesses. Over 100 delicious Paleo recipes provide enough flavor and variety to satisfy anyone, and the six weeks of Paleo meal plans get you started on a healthy and enjoyable new way of eating. Start reading and following The Paleo Diet today and eat your way to weight loss, weight control, increased energy, and lifelong health-while enjoying every delicious bite.
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A life-changer November 13, 2009 Sapote This is a life-changer.
I've been on it for 3 months, have lost 21 lbs, decades of IBS symptoms have vanished, and I'm not hungry or tortured by cravings. I'm a very experienced yoyo dieter so trust me, I know about the visions of cake that can dance through one's head. For the first time in my dieting life, I am completely satisfied--and weight is falling off. It doesn't get any better than that.
Facts vs. Fiction September 21, 2009 char (Florida) 4 out of 4 found this review helpful
Fact: Paleo Man didn't drink diet soda. This is the first thing that turned me off about this book. Here Cordain, a big advocate of non-processed foods, states in his rules processed foods are not to be consumed, and then lists diet soda in his meal plans. Technically I guess diet soda isn't food. I'm also thinking warm beverages "teas" made with various plants were consumed during Paleolithic times, yet tea and coffee (caffeine) is banned. Tea and coffee actually are far less processed than diet soda. (note - I do not consume coffee/caffeine, so I'm not saying this out of personal preference).
Fact: Paleo Man did eat legumes and grains. From my anthropology classes I remember evidence of digging tools for gathering roots and tubers. They have grinding tools for grinding the grains they gathered. Evidence of grains and legumes has been found in petrified feces.
Fact: Game was scarce at times, unavailable. Granted he states some of the above foods were eaten during hard times, but what evidence that they were only eaten occasionally? During times of scarcity, grains, seeds and roots may have been the only food available.
In general the best advice in this book is to eat non-processed whole foods. It is limiting otherwise. Yes, you will lose weight, and if you eat the typical American diet, you will regain some health. Cordain eliminates calorie dense, nutrient deficient foods. Kudos for saying no to refined sugars and grains. But it is far too limiting by banning many healthful foods, and promoting huge amounts of animal flesh. I haven't finished the whole book, but would point out too that Paleolithic man didn't inject game with hormones and antibiotics. I'm hoping he does advocate organic animal protein. Also, the environmental consequences of modern animal (and plant) farming are neglected so far. Maybe this is to come later in the book.
Good information, easy to read. August 24, 2009 Michael Combs (Medford, OR) 0 out of 1 found this review helpful
So I haven't started to fully jump into this eating style, but I think I will give it a shot. Loren Cordain Ph.D makes a great case as to what diet us in modern time should be eating - the diet our Paleo ancestors ate.
Lean meats, Vegetables, Fruit & nuts.
This has to be one of the easiest diets I have ever come across...oh and delicious.
The author makes it easy to understand, gives you great case studies and backs it up with a huge bibliography of knowledge.
What I loved about it was the menu's that you could use and the charts of food information. You can even discover how alkaline raisins are.
Overall I think this way of eating could be really beneficial to me. The symptoms of a bad diet that the author goes over are exactly what I have been experiencing lately in my life.
So I will recommend this diet when it starts to work fore me, but I will recommend this book right away. Great information and easy to read.
Exactly what I have been looking for - Eating the way my body was designed for! July 9, 2009 Renae White (Alabama) 0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Finally, getting back to reality when it comes to eating the way our bodies are wired for. Tired of "diets" and tired of the hustle and bustle of everyday life - eating foods that can cause our bodies to actually work against us with different problems and diseases. The concept is simple, doable and reminds you over and over that this will take time. Not a "Get thin or healthy quick plan" BUT a LIFE PLAN on how to heal your body and eat for longer life and better health.....and a better body!
C'monnnn?? July 8, 2009 Readergurl (New Jersey, USA) 1 out of 7 found this review helpful
Does anyone really believe they can stay on this diet for a length of time? The 'idea' behind it makes sense, but it's not varied enough for REAL humans of this time. Sorry, that's my feeling on it. A waste of my money. I was interested in reading about it, so i finished the book. Then gave it away.
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