Friday, July 13, 2012

Paleo Diet Recipes: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

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Paleo Diet Recipes: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

On first impression you may be thinking that, like most diets, the Paleo diet is going to be too restricting/complicated and mealtimes could become an 'issue'. Not in the least! Do not even consider for a moment that Paleo diet meals and recipes are going to be boring, complicated or lack in variety. Paleo diet recipes result in wholesome flavoursome meals.

Protein plays a vital role in Paleo diet and meals should consist of approximately 60% to 70% percent of your daily food intake. The balance of course being fruit, vegetables, nuts and seeds with additional oils used in preparation of the meals such as avocado oil, nut oils etc.

NO GRAIN OR DAIRY IS TO BE CONSUMED

Remember shop fresh, organic, natural and wild. To be totally Paleo, eat seasonal as well - this of course being carbon footprint friendly.

Lunch and dinner Paleo diet recipes and meals can be adjusted according to your own personal lifestyle and requirements. To start out take your usual recipes and merely substitute the 'cannot have' with a 'can have' - you will be amazed how quickly you adjust and how capable you are of making your own Paleo diet recipes.

Some ideas for your three main Paleo diet meals for the day:

Breakfast:

  1. 2 Poached eggs on a bed of lightly panned spinach
  2. Bowl of mixed berries with nuts and cashew cream
  3. A 2 egg omelette with filling of your choice eg - no dairy though
  4. Chicken liver and bacon with grilled tomato.
  5. Fruit smoothy of choice eg banana and nut; berries and fresh coconut blended with ice cubes.
  6. Steamed/grilled fish with grilled tomato and mushroom.
  7. Absolutely nothing wrong with having the leftovers from dinner the night before.

Lunch and Dinners

These can be adjusted according to your daily routine.

  1. Mushroom burger with salad
  2. Roast chicken, vegetables and salad
  3. Meat and vegetable kebab with broccoli and walnut salad
  4. Bolognaise - made with zucchini spaghetti
  5. Prawn, avocado and fresh asparagus salad
  6. Wholesome chunky soup.
  7. Steak, vegetable bake and salad.

Sauces/Dressings

Salads and vegetables can be enhanced with various sauces and dressings eg any easy to make dressing of the combination of honey, lemon juice, seasoning and fresh, finely chopped herbs of choice. Paleo tartar sauce made from Paleo mayonnaise can be added to seafood, be it fish, shellfish or crustacean. A basic Paleo diet recipe for mayo is as follows:

3 - 5 Garlic cloves peeled (large)

Approximately 2 cups of organic olive oil

2 room temperature, lightly beaten free range egg yolks,

juice of 1 organic lemon

small quantity of lukewarm waster

Crush garlic cloves into a paste and add to the lightly beaten egg yolks. Lightly beat with wooden spoon until the mixture turns pale yellow.

While blending the garlic and egg yolk very slowly (drop by drop) add 3 tablespoons of the olive.

Blend gently until the mixture is thick and creamy then add ½ to 1 tablespoon of water and 1 teaspoon of the lemon juice.

Continue stirring while adding the olive oil in a very fine stream. If the mixture becomes too thick once again add 1 teaspoon of water and 1 teaspoon of lemon juice.

Continue like this until all the oil is used.

Always mix by stirring in one direction only.

Should the mixture split - put it over into a clean bowl and add a teaspoon of lukewarm water and mix continue like this until fixed.

Most important have fun inventing your very own Pale Diet recipes and meals.

NOT FORGETTING YOU GET DESSERT AS WELL!


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Thursday, July 12, 2012

Gluten and Dairy Free? I Have Found a Great Recipe Resource!

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Some people are allergic or intolerant to gluten, whilst others may find their digestive systems are upset by dairy products. What if you are both? You need to exclude all products containing dairy and gluten from your diet. Just eliminating one of these food items from your diet can be a daunting prospect and seem like an impossible task. Not to mention if you have other food allergies too - just add in eggs and peanuts as I have to for our family!

Gluten and Dairy Free? I Have Found a Great Recipe Resource!

Symptoms of gluten and dairy allergies are wide-ranging but sufferers often find they suffer from eczema, hayfever like symptoms, diarrhoea, nausea, bloating, wheezing, headaches (these are just a few of the many problems caused by food allergies or intolerances). Eliminating foods that you are sensitive to can have a huge impact on your overall health and well-being and symptoms can be relieved in a matter of days for some.

When following such a restrictive diet meals are at risk of becoming boring as you serve up the same 'safe' foods over and over again. In my search for new and exciting recipes I have come across many cookbooks promising to be allergy friendly (most of these are featured on my website). A recent discovery of mine is that of the Paleo cookbook which has many advantages over some of the others. It is an e-book which seem to be increasing in popularity - they are books available online to download - great if you have limited storage in your kitchen - you can of course print off the recipes as and when you need to.

The Paleo cookbooks feature over 310 recipes covering snacks, through mains to desserts and all of the recipes are gluten and dairy free, as well as being free from preservatives. There are 8 Recipe Categories - Snacks, Meat, Chicken, Fish and Seafood, Soups, Salads, Omelettes and Desserts. The Paleo Cookbooks provide you with a range of dishes for every occasion - from light no-fuss meals through to dinner parties, family celebrations and summer salads. Simple and Easy to Create Recipes with clear step by step instructions you will be able to produce paleo friendly meals that get rave reviews from friends and family every-time!


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Wednesday, July 11, 2012

Reasons Why The Evolution Diet Can Change Your Existence

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Evolution Diet program or Paleo Diet program makes use of all the very costly, individual proteins isolates and nourishment which includes Amino acid lysine, Methionine, Taurine, Carnitine, Tryptophan and Inositol in all of the our Meals. Evolution Diet procedure provides the most secure, most clean, nourishing foods Paleo diet plan testimonials of weight reduction are available in many population forums and web sites. Many declare that it's healed their acne breakouts, enhanced their workouts and made it easier for them to drop some weight.

Reasons Why The Evolution Diet Can Change Your Existence

People don't grasp anything at all about nutritious meal choices because they're not lessons it at school and they're parents don't grasp so they eliminate almost everything your son or daughter is mastering. We have to stop reducing the strength of unhealthy foods and fast food marketing, and need to deal with that numerous people in America are embracing foods for emotionally charged motives. For whatever reason, human beings in America are effectively adverse to the thought of freezing home-made meals. Good home-made frozen foods tastes considerably much better than fresh store-bought foods actually, with proper quality recipes, I promise you that you won't even be masterful of telling foods were frozen.

Following the Paleolithic time period was the Neolithic time period. The Neolithic period of time brought in farming and pottery. Persons had the ability to stay and reside in one location. Individuals grew their very own grain. Pottery made cooking meal simpler and food could be transferred. Take note, the Paleolithic men and women consumed raw organic meal. Cooking meal allowable man to improve their diet procedure by making inedible food edible. society has introduced processed meal and additives. Additives and treated meal have their benefits but it's well documented the adverse healthiness and fitness affects that additives and preservatives has on our every day lifestyles. The current Paleo Weight loss program is back in mother nature and promotes the dietary habits of our own ancestors and forefathers. A slimmer, a lot healthier dairy free, casein free, gluten free and preservatives free diet plan.

The nutritional value of protein is determined by its mode to supply nitrogen and amino acids in sufficient amounts to comply the requirement of the body. Undenatured bio aggressive pure whey protein isolates supply all of the proper amino acids in approximate proportion to their ratios in the skeletal muscle, and is rich in the crucial amino acids lysine, methionine, cysteine and threonine. Whey isolates also include an increased dosage of the branched chain amino acids (BCAAs) than other proteins options. As well as the higher amino acid make up, whey isolates also include higher amino acid supply. Whey protein vary significantly from one another with respect to the processing technique, proteins content component and additives. Pure whey protein concentrates & hydrolyzed (denatured, which means injured) are affordable in raw materials and production, even though Bio busy Micro-filtered Undenatured Pure whey protein Isolates (undenatured, which means intact) contained in SUPPORT, go through costly purification and drying out techniques to be masterful to retain the relevant proteins structures.

Evolutionary health and fitness is a premium technology for securing healthfulness and fitness, a slim physique, along with an a great deal extra peaceful mind. EF, as it is called, makes use of techniques which are in keeping with our genetics expressing the healthfulness and good health and longevity which are our rightful genetic heritage. The majority of the chronic illnesses human beings are afflicted by currently --- diabetic issues, cardiovascular disease, morbid obesity, inflammatory diseases, cancers, depression symptoms, aging --- are novel to present-day human beings and weren't a part of our evolutionary history. Those illnesses are generally illnesses of metabolic process and is regularly corrected or prevented by obtaining a healthy metabolic process having a powerful, trim body.


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Tuesday, July 10, 2012

2 Years on Raw Paleo Diet Testimonial

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Raw Paleo Diet is the original human diet before agriculture. Raw Paleo Diet is raw fruit, raw vegetables and raw organic / wild fatty animal food. The theory is that the human body is one of nature's best creations. We are self healing and always healthy given the original human diet. As a foundation to curing most diseases, sticking to a raw paleo diet every day will bring dramatic, sustainable results.

2 Years on Raw Paleo Diet Testimonial

My raw paleo diet adventure came about with my desperate search for the cure for everything that afflicted me. The challenges to my life always needed a solution. Being trained as an engineer, a computer geek, a problem solver, led me to finding ultimate solutions or else.

Born in 1969, I grew up just like every urban kid on baby formula, drugs, some fast food, lots of cooked food and following the debunked food pyramid of high cooked carbs and low fat.

When I was a child I was diagnosed with asthma and doctors prescribed anti-histamine drugs. When I had cystic acne at 16, dermatologists bombarded me with steroid injections and creams. Finally one decided I should take an experimental drug called Ro-Accutane. We had to go to the drug company main office and sign a waiver for their drug was experimental and severe side effects were possible.

In 2004 while visiting the beaches of Boracay I got bit by sandflies and suffered for 2 whole years of itching all over my arms and legs. After months on steroid injections and steroid creams, I gave up and just let it be and in 2006 the suspected leishmaniasis went away.

All throughout my life I had foliculitis, got red splotches on my body when I took a bath, got easily faintly tired with strenuous activity, had heart burns, left rotation shoulder pain, was hospitalized for various unknown viral diseases and had some heart murmur called mitral valve prolapse and became obese at 170 pounds and wore 38″ waistline pants.

Beginning with my spouse and I's secondary infertility adventure in 2002 led us to clean up our diet eliminating junk foods and eliminating anything not edible from being put on our skin and throwing away the microwave oven. And using raw oysters to increase sperm counts.

In the same 2002 while trying to conceive I came down with an unknown viral illness, was hospitalized for 3 days, then suffered from chronic fatigue syndrome for 1 month. The heart doctor who ordered a battery of tests said nothing came out of the tests so he wanted to shape my heart by prescribing a heart shaping medicine called beta blockers but it may kill off my erections! This was so unacceptable to my core personality as I only had one child and my life goal was at least more than 4. I sternly refused the drugs and found out that by merely eliminating all sources of caffeine I was able to cure myself in 3 weeks.

When my 2nd child was born in September 2003 I was obese at 170 pounds, I desperately wanted to lose weight to look sexy enough to have more children. I blindly attempted to follow a cooked Atkins diet. I then sought the teachings of a mainstream western medicine nutritionist and she taught me the way to reduce weight was to reduce the starches and up the vegetables. I did lose weight and maintained some 140 pounds for some time. But I still was not healthy.

In 2003 a small eczema began on my lower right leg, it was a good itch, I paid no mind to it. It became full blown in middle of 2005 I had full blown eczema with the size of a steak on my right leg, on my whole face, my ears, my left arm. I was a mess, I could not work, I could not go out, all 5 doctors I saw told me I was INCURABLE and I was going to be this way for the rest of my life.

The incurable diagnosis was unacceptable for me. I was always the open minded type. No DOGMA was my motto in life. I'm an engineer, a problem solver, if these so called "doctors" said I was incurable, it only meant THEY DID NOT KNOW the cure and that their common educational foundation was AMISS. I had to find people who DID KNOW the cure... NON-DOCTORS so I drove to a far away town where there were NO western medical doctors, and my true health learning journey began with a 3rd generation herbalist named Manang Lorna.

I learned about electro-medicine, herbs and detoxing: kidney cleanses, liver flushes, colon cleanses and many other cleanses which eliminated my eczema symptoms. Free of eczema symptoms. But I wanted more. I wanted vibrant health. I knew there was more and I wanted to be healthy so bad I just had to learn more. All detox and no diet change meant no real cure.

In 2007 I had stumbled onto raw veganism through Dr. Tam Mateo. I tried 2 months of raw veganism his way, his recipes, his consultation, but I got too thin and finally gave up raw veganism. I added cooked meat and rice again to my diet and to gain weight.

I was then ready for fasting and I tried a 14 day orange juice fast under the tutelage of Barefoot Herbalist MH. It was an eye opener. I got rid of cooked meat and rice addiction. I was ready to try raw fruitarian. And I did try raw fruitarian which only lasted me 2 months. I was getting thinner on raw fruitarian than raw vegan plus I felt cold and I was living in a tropical country, in warm Manila at 25 to 30 degrees celcius. What finally knocked me to stop the fruitarian madness was when I asked for support as to when my cold feelings would stop. A long time fruitarian said it would take 5 years! That did it, I had to find something else.

I stumbled onto the Wai Diet by Wai Genriiu (A form of Raw Paleo Diet). It was an easy step from fruitarian to Wai Diet, just add extra virgin olive oil and raw fish sashimi and raw egg yolks to my tropical fruits. Bam! Instant feeling of good health! I gained sane enough weight from 112 to 120 pounds on Wai Diet. The addition of raw meat to my meat less 4 months was a life giving breath to my health.

After 3 months on Wai Diet I got bored with just sea food, why not try land animals? I stumbled onto Aajonus Vonderplanitz who went on and on about the benefits of raw land animals, raw beef, raw chicken, plus raw dairy.

I needed some hand holding, some support to get me started and I found Geoff Purcell (in the UK) at AllExperts.com very accessible. He and Craig Bates started up Raw Paleo Forum which was very helpful for newbies like me.

I experimented with various raw land animals with duck, chicken, goat, lamb, frogs and liked raw organic grass fed beef the best... the legendary grass fed Batangas beef with yummy yellow fat is true! I experimented with many kinds of raw dairy from goat, cow and carabao and all failed, I just could not digest dairy, I realized I was lactose intolerant. My tummy also disagreed with raw green juicing.

I got curious about the Homo Optimus Diet involving cooked pork, I made my one month experiment and felt my health was inferior on cooked meat compared to raw meat.

I found out that on raw paleo diet of organic fruit and raw fatty organic animal foods, I never got sick for a whole year. I felt invincible. This was a first for me, going on and on everyday expecting not to get sick. The only times I felt sick were the times I tried eating a non-raw paleo diet. Plus for the first time I've got bicep muscles on my arms and I'm a sedentary computer geek. Gosh, that talk about eating raw meat will make you put on muscles without gym exercises are true.

In 2009 I shifted to a high fat low carb raw paleo diet and I found it to be even more comfortable. Gone were the shaky hungry feelings characterized by hypoglycemia which I thought was normal throughout my life when every meal time comes.

Raw paleo diet is the easiest diet I have been on although high quality organic fruit and organic meat is expensive. Raw Paleo Diet is even easier than regular SAD or cooked paleo diet. Being free from the shackles of cooking is a dream that must be experienced. It seems I have found "home" as raw paleo diet is so easy even a caveman can do it.

To even further my access to the best foods possible I moved my company office to Cubao, just beside my favorite wet market "Farmers Market" for daily fresh marketing.

My diet these days is a high raw fat, low carb diet composed of:

* raw organic low glycemic local fruits in season - high vitamin C fruits (guava, papaya, indian mangoes), hydrating fruits (watermelon, melon), fatty fruits (durian, coconuts) we follow the seasons

* raw fertilized duck eggs flown in from Palawan

* raw grass fed fatty Batangas beef and sometimes raw goat or raw lamb

* various raw sea food like oysters, clams, small and big fish, sea prawns, etc.

* No supplements. No supplements can match the power of real food.

Raw paleo diet and its variants is curative. My own small children have experienced eating raw paleo diet themselves. When the kids are sick I put them on a raw paleo diet same as mine, they know the cure for their illness is RAW because they experience immediate relief. The kids know who the healthiest person at home is these days.

At the end of this year 2009 I will have been 2 years on raw paleo diet and I now weigh a more respectable 128 pounds with a short height of 5′5″ and 31″ waistline pant size. Always expecting to achieve new health heights over the next years as I fine tweak and continually adjust. All my health issues have been resolved. It has only been these 2 years I have ever felt truly healthy.

Today at 40 years old I look younger, slimmer and have more strength than when I was 30. It is on raw paleo diet that I realized that humans were meant to be healthy and stay healthy, effortlessly.


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Sunday, July 8, 2012

Looking for Gluten and Wheat Free Recipes?

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Due to so many people being Gluten and wheat intolerant you can now safely cook with the Paleo Gluten and dairy free cookbook which has over 310 recipes in. yes there are many people that say the food is tasteless, but this is not the case as the recipes are truly delicious. People that suffer from this type of intolerance should avoid eating foods such as processed foods, refined sugars, preservatives, spelt and salt, wheat breads, barley cereals, flour and pasta, rye, legumes, dairy products and oats.

Looking for Gluten and Wheat Free Recipes?

Most products contain gluten or casein, as well as malt flavoring, food additives and modified starches. In addition there are also medications and vitamins that contain gluten which is used as a binding agent. There are also cosmetics, lip balms, toothpaste and adhesives which also contain gluten. Alternative dairy products that can be used are almond milk, rice milk, coconut milk, almond milk and hemp milk.

Here is a sample of just one of the recipes used in the Paleo diet book which is really scrumptious and easy to make:

Beetroot Chips and Swordfish

Ingredients:
Slice 3 medium beetroots into French fries
4 swordfish steaks
Lime juice
Pepper corns
Virgin olive oil

Method:
1. Preheat your oven to 180 degrees C
2. Line a deep baking tray with baking paper
3. Spread the beetroot chips evenly on the tray and brush with some olive oil
4. Bake in the oven for around 30 minutes or until cooked - keep in the warming drawer till the fish is done
5. Place the swordfish portions on a tray and squeeze some lime juice over the portions as well as the grated pepper corms
6. Place in the oven for around 10 to 15 minutes and serve

As you can see this recipe is simple, easy and quick to make. You can also use Himalayan crystal salt instead of normal salt. With all your foods you can serve a salad and for desert you can have fresh fruit or make up a fruit salad.

There are so many delicious recipes as well as filling foods. Besides preventing any further colon irritations, you will also lose weight. This is an exceptionally healthy diet in more ways than one. If you have not heard of the Paleo diet you can go online and do some research and at the same time you can also order the set of cookery books at the same time.


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Saturday, July 7, 2012

Choices For A Paleo Diet Food List

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Depending on whose opinion you're following, the Paleo diet is loosely defined as eating the same foods available to our pre-historic ancestors. Paleolithic cavemen were hunter-gatherers. They either killed, scavenged or picked whatever meats/seafood's, fruits, vegetables, nuts and seeds they could find. All diets have food lists of approved and non-approved foods and the Paleo diet is no different. Sticking to the "Paleo" approved list can lead you to excellent health and happiness.

Choices For A Paleo Diet Food List

The single biggest theory to understand is avoiding any and all packaged and processed foods. The caveman didn't have access to them and neither should you. There are some meat products that are also on the no-go list. Meat and meat products with high fat levels should be avoided. Things like chicken wings, deli meats, pork sausage, cold cuts, bacon, lamb chops with lots of fat attached and processed meats like spam. Our ancestors didn't hunt for spam so why do we even consider eating it?

Agriculture as we know has only been around for about the last 10,000 years. Because of this and as strange as it may sound to most of us, modern man should avoid eating grains and cereals. Even the dreaded "gluten-free" grains are to be ignored. Products made from the grains and cereals include many of our so-called staple foods. Food items like pizza, cakes, muffins and cookies, doughnuts, pasta, oatmeal, rice pudding, and tacos are all on the list of foods to avoid.

Until now, we've focused on foods to avoid but now let's talk about all the delicious foods on the good list. Experienced "Paleo" followers have found an incredible amount of delicious ingredients available to make incredible meals. While dairy products like milk and cheese are not included, eggs are an excellent choice. Why not have an omelet for breakfast, lunch or dinner. My personal favorite is made with mushrooms, peppers and diced tomatoes. Fruits and vegetables eaten raw make great between-meal snacks. If you like a dipping sauce with your veggies, that's fine but, stay away from dairy-based dips. It's way healthier without the dairy and you quickly get used to actually tasting the vegetables. When choosing meats go for pasture raised or grain fed animals - they're better for you. If they're not available then at least buy the lean healthier stuff.

Here's one of the greatest benefits of the Paleo diet. Over time (and not long), it will slow down your bodies digestion. This is great, as you start to feel fuller for longer periods of time, meaning you'll eat less. You'll get used to only eating when you're hungry. If you skip the odd meal, it's no big deal. Your new metabolism will let you know when to be hungry.

To your health!


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Thursday, July 5, 2012

The Paleo Diet - Lose Weight and Feel Fantastic by Eating Like a Caveman

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There was a time when there was almost no diabetes. Morbid obesity simply did not exist and no-one had heard of heart disease or cancer. This time was the Paleolithic period which ended some 12,000 years ago. Our ancestors from this time were taller, stronger, more muscular and less fat than modern man. However we are genetically almost identical to these Paleolithic people. So what has caused this huge difference? The answer is diet.

The Paleo Diet - Lose Weight and Feel Fantastic by Eating Like a Caveman

The Paleolithic period ended with the discovery of farming. Up until that time man had lived as hunter gatherers. They found their food by foraging for berries and nuts in the forest, hunting game on the plains and catching fish in the sea. Food came from natural sources and was always seasonal. With the discovery of farming everything changed. The domestication of animals and plants led to a diet based around grains and an increase of dairy. Nowadays, wheat and rice tend to dominate modern mankind's' diet. Many of the diseases of civilization we suffer today can be traced back to diet changes. Heart disease, cancer, diabetes, chronic acne and obesity all started to become more prevalent with the huge diet changes that have occurred since humans started farming. Mankind is facing a crisis. Millions of people are obese and suffering from diseases caused by a poor diet and lifestyle. Now more and more people are looking to our Paleolithic past for answers to our modern day problems.

The Paleo diet is extremely good for weight loss. Those who follow it tend to shed excess weight quickly and if they stick to it can develop hard lean bodies. The Paleo diet is a low carbohydrate diet, but unlike the Atkins diet, large amounts of fruit and vegetables are encouraged. In fact the Paleo diet is extremely healthy and has been encouraged by many health professionals and nutritionists.

So what exactly is the Paleo diet? What foods are allowed and what foods are banned?

Paleo foods:

· Meat (preferably organic and lean cuts)

· Seafood

· Vegetables

· Fruit

· Nuts (not all)

Non Paleo foods;

· Grains (rice, wheat, oats, barley, corn)

· Dairy

· Processed foods

· Legumes (beans and lentils)

· Potatoes and other starchy root vegetables

One of the best things about the Paleo diet is that you can eat a wide variety of delicious and nutritious foods. There is no need to deprive your body of essential nutrients and unlike some diets there is no need to take vitamin or mineral supplements. The Paleo diet is fantastic for weight loss. However some people find the diet difficult to stick to. The main reason for people failing on this diet is that they do not have enough ideas for recipes. Modern humans are so used to our meals being based around some sort of starch; rice, potatoes or pasta that it does take some fairly large adjustments. Personally I would recommend investing in a good quality Paleo cookbook. The chance of succeeding on this diet will be substantially increased if you have a wealth of tasty and simple meal ideas at your fingertips. This is especially important in the early stages of the diet when you may not be used to cooking in this style. Please see the resource box below for recommended cookbooks.

So what are the benefits of the Paleo diet?

· Dramatic weight loss

· Increased energy levels

· Optimum health

The Paleo diet is suitable for everyone. It can help you achieve your weight goals in a safe and healthy way. It is a gluten free diet so as such is suitable for people with celiac disease.


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Wednesday, July 4, 2012

The Truths About Low Carb Cereal

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Low carb cereals are not a myth. They can be conveniently found in many supermarkets across the country as well as online. Unfortunately, these cereals are not quite as popular as I would want, but the options are there. If you are finding it difficult to find somewhere to purchase the cereal, then read the section below on how to make your own using low carb recipes.

The Truths About Low Carb Cereal

You can make these cereals pretty easily. Start off with some of your favorite nuts. Put them into the food processor and blend until they are roughly chopped. Then if you want, you can add a little dried fruits. Dried blueberries and strawberries are best. Then place a serving of the nuts and dried fruits into a bowl and add some coconut milk. As an alternative to coconut milk you can add almond milk instead. Normal milk contains sugar whereas coconut milk and almond milk do not. Soy milk also contains chemicals that are harmful to your body. That's why we do not recommend using soy products on a low carb diet. Some manufacturers have come out with coconut almond milk blends that are both healthy and also really tasty.

If you're not a fan of the processed nuts approach, then you might be happy to hear that there are other options too. You can make a hot cereal simply by using some mashed pumpkin and adding some flax meal and coconut milk. Mix the ingredients well and heat in a pan or microwave. This provides a good alternative cereal for a healthy, grain-free, low in carbs breakfast. I like the soft consistency of the cereal and having something warm in the cold mornings during winter is always a plus. Unfortunately it does take a bit longer to make than normal cereal, which can be eaten dry or with some milk.

You might be wondering why more people don't make healthy, great-tasting cereals. The simple fact is that most cereals that we are used to eating contain grains, which in turn are high in carbohydrates. So, to make a low carb cereal, you have to use a food product that doesn't involve the usual oats and flours most cereals are made of. Generally, we end up turning to nuts. Nuts have a crunchy texture and pretty decent flavor without all the carbs. The downside to this is that eating too many nuts can be detrimental to your weight loss regime. Although nuts are low in carbs, they are also high in calories. They are still healthy and good to eat, but you should remember that they might slow down your weight loss. For example, one cup of almonds or peanuts is around 800 calories. There are also problems related to allergies with nuts, which puts off a lot of people!

All in all, these cereals are the perfect Atkins diet, South Beach Diet, or Paleo breakfast if you can find it or if you can make it. I would suggest searching the web for independent food manufacturers who are dedicated to bringing great products even if they aren't the most lucrative options around! Our health matters! If you can't find cereals to buy, then try one of the recipes I've described above. I think you'll find that spending the time to make them is worth while!


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Monday, July 2, 2012

Ham Salad Sandwich Recipe - Best Ham Salad

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This recipe shows you how to make ham salad that everyone will love. Use for sandwiches, or serve on a nice bed of lettuce on a plate.

Ham Salad Sandwich Recipe - Best Ham Salad

2 cups mayonnaise

1 cup sweet pickle relish

1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

2 teaspoons salt

2 pounds smoked boneless ham, diced

1 onion, diced

1 small green bell pepper, diced

2 stalks celery, diced

Directions

In a large bowl, stir together the mayonnaise, relish, pepper and salt until blended. Add the ham, onion, green pepper and celery and toss until coated. Refrigerate leftover salad in a covered bowl.

=> Ham Salad Recipes: Amazing Pasta Ham Salad

This delicious recipe features ham, pasta, bell peppers, onion, sweet pickles, tomatoes and sour cream. Great for picnics and luncheons.

8 ounces ziti pasta

1 pound cooked ham, cubed

1 large red bell pepper, cut into 1-inch pieces

1 large green bell pepper, cut into 1-inch pieces

1 large red onion, coarsely chopped

15 small sweet pickles, chopped, reserve juice

1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved

1 cup mayonnaise

1/2 cup sour cream

2 1/2 teaspoons beef bouillon granules

1 tablespoon white vinegar

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper

2 cloves garlic, minced

Directions

Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil.

Add pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain.

In a large bowl, mix together the drained pasta, ham, peppers, onion, pickles and tomatoes.

In a small bowl, whisk together the mayonnaise, sour cream, beef bouillon granules, vinegar, salt, pepper, garlic and 1/2 cup of reserved pickle juice.

Fold into the salad and toss gently until evenly coated. Chill overnight to allow the flavors to blend. Serve near room temperature.

=> Easy Ham Salad Recipe: Easy Ham Cheese Salad

This is a great recipe for making chopped ham salad that already includes the cheese inside the mixture. Makes a great sandwich or a nice ham salad spread for parties.

2 cups chopped ham

1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese

2 stalks celery, chopped

1/3 cup mayonnaise

1 1/2 tablespoons prepared mustard

Directions

In a food processor, combine the ham and celery; pulse until finely chopped. Add cheese and pulse until mixed.

Place the mixture in a bowl and add the mayonnaise and mustard. Mix well; serve on sandwich, pita bread, bread rounds or crackers.


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Sunday, July 1, 2012

Vegetable Soup Diet - 7 Days Recipe

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Vegetable soup diet is one of the sought after diet foods. The soup has the advantages of being rich in nutrition as well as low in calories. As a result, the soup will help losing your weight. Another thing you will like from this soup is you can freely make your own recipe as long as you remember the following:

Vegetable Soup Diet - 7 Days Recipe

  1. You should avoid canned foods because canned foods usually have high salt content
  2. You should avoid all foods rich in salt because sodium salt encourages water retention in your body as a result you will gain weight.
  3. You should use as many fresh vegetables as possible.

Another thing you should remember, you should avoid alcohol, fizzy drinks, fried foods, etc. And you should consume low-fat, high-fiber cereal along with skim milk, black coffee, unsweetened tea, etc. And don't forget to eat a lot of water.

The following is 7 days recipe of vegetable soup diet:

Day 1 - Include all the fruits as much as you want, except banana, along with the soup.

Day 2 - Include all vegetables especially leafy green ones, baked potato without butter and the soup.

Day 3 - Eat fruits and vegetables only without potato. You can take the the soup as much as you want.

Day 4 - You can take up to 8 bananas and as much as skim milk that you want. This will provide protein, carbohydrates, calcium and potassium to your body, lessening your cravings for sweets and fatty foods. Once again, you can take the vegetables soup as much as you want.

Day 5 - You can eat red meat and tomatoes. Don't forget to drink a lot of water to wash out the acid from tomatoes. The soup can be taken according to your discretion.

Day 6 - You only eat fruits and vegetables in this day. Limit the meat, and consume the soup and vegetables in ample quantity.

Day 7 - On this day, you will only vegetables and brown rice along with as much vegetables soup as you want.


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Friday, June 29, 2012

The Pasta Diet

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Dieting is a major industry, with so many different plans and programs for sale. However, by living a healthy lifestyle, you don't need to take drastic measures to lose weight and indeed, you don't need to splash out on any fad diet plan. In this article we will look at the traditional pasta diet, which is a healthy and safe way to lose weight gradually.

The Pasta Diet

The pasta diet, as the name would suggest, focuses mainly on a diet of pasta in different combinations. As well as being very cheap and easy to make, this diet is also very healthy, and can give you the necessary energy to undertake exercise as part of a larger weight loss program. The basic premise is that by cutting down other foods, and increasing frequency of meals, you can increase and train metabolic rate to process calories more efficiently. Additionally, this means any exercise undertaken will be more calorie-heavy, which will ultimately burn more calories to lose weight.

It is suggested that one pound in weight equates to 3000 calories. This means by running through an excess deficiency if calories, you lose weight. It is a simple calculation - burning more calories will burn weight. In order to increase the amount of calories burned through exercise, it is vital to increase metabolic rate. By choosing 5 to 6 meals a day of a smaller overall portion size, you can keep your metabolic rate ticking which will ultimately burn more calories.

To lose weight on the pasta diet, you should prepare 5 to 6 pasta meals every day. A good guideline to follow is two generous fistfuls of pasta per person. Additionally, you should avoid adding sauces other than chopped tomatoes and cheese. These should create healthy meals, which encourage the metabolism to run through more calories which should additionally aid healthy weight loss.

Whilst on the pasta diet it is crucial to exercise regularly. Because pasta is high in carbohydrates, failure to burn off these calories can actually lead to increasing weight. However, by exercising regularly, you will notice fantastic results very quickly, which will lead to an overall improvement in your health and appearance, as well as reducing the likelihood of heart attacks and strokes.

One of the most important things to remember during the course of any diet is to combine the specific requirements with a course of exercise. Only by combining the two will you see effective results which will last long term.


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Wednesday, June 27, 2012

Advantages of Eating Paleo Diet Foods

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A lot of people have realized the importance of eating right. As such, there are countless diet plans available in the market today. One highly popular diet is the Paleo diet. The Paleo diet is an acronym for Paleolithic diet. This way of eating is based on the theory that evolution has been occurring in humans for thousands of years while it has only been a few thousand years since the modern diet came into being. It has been scientifically verified that the human genome in the early days of the modern diet is the same as that today. The basis of this diet is consuming foods that are natural and unaltered in any way.

Advantages of Eating Paleo Diet Foods

The Paleolithic diet is also known as the primal, Stone Age or caveman diet. Today, it consists of processed foods, vegetable oils, sugars and grains. In many places, these foods form the entire diet. This unhealthy lifestyle is the major cause for various ailments such as metabolic syndrome, heart disease, obesity and diabetes. The Paleo diet aims to reduce the occurrence of such diseases by eating foods similar to those consumed by our ancestors. There are a few remote populations who haven't adopted the modern diet. They still consume raw foods and hence aren't affected by any modern day diseases. This has prompted a lot of people to adopt Paleo diet foods into their daily routine.

Seeds, nuts, fruits, vegetables, eggs, fish and meat are some common Paleo diet foods. Junk foods such as cakes, candies, sugars and pastries are not included in this diet as they are a major cause of metabolic syndrome. Processed foods, dairy products, grains and vegetable oils are also excluded from this diet. Even though meat is a major part of the Paleo diet, foods such as bacon, pepperoni, pork sausages, chicken wings and deli products should be avoided as they have a higher fat content. Grain and wheat products including oats, rice and barley should be avoided completely. Fruits and vegetables are an important part of this diet and they make for a healthy snack in between meals. In keeping with the foods consumed by cavemen, all agricultural products including gluten free ones are not included in this diet.

One of the main advantages of this diet is that the process of digestion will stabilize eventually. This increases the metabolism leading to weight loss. Since the Paleo diet has high protein content, a lot of athletes follow this diet. The basic foods such as fish, chicken, nuts and lean meat provide fiber and energy to the athletes leading to muscle development and weight reduction. Casein and gluten are the biggest causes of allergies and they are found in many processed foods.

However, they are not part of the Paleo diet foods and hence this diet can be used by any without having to worry about suffering from allergic reactions. The risk of getting weight related illnesses such as diabetes and heart diseases are considerably lowered since the Paleo diet has a high fiber and low carbohydrate content. A lot of people have been greatly benefited by this wonderful diet plan.


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Tuesday, June 26, 2012

Live Healthy With a Gluten Free Cookbook

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There are two main categories of people who eat gluten free foods as a lifestyle. One, is people who have Celiac disease. They have to eat these special diets or risk their health because they have an intolerance to the protein and even the tiniest amount can make them sick. Other people go on this type of diet in order to be healthier and aid in weight loss. Regardless of why people start on this diet, it can be difficult to get in the habit.

Live Healthy With a Gluten Free Cookbook

A good gluten free cookbook can help get you started with this specialized cooking or expand the knowledge you already have. Gluten free cookbooks like Paleo Cookbook can not only teach you what foods you should avoid, and what foods are okay but it gives you a great supply of recipes. Anything and everything from soup to dessert can be found in this type of recipe.

Starting the diet is the most difficult part. This is because of the research involved with starting this diet. Gluten is found in so many of the foods we eat, and there are definitely more foods that contain this protein than there are foods that are free from it. Wheat, barley, and rye, as well as any ingredient that includes one of those three needs to be avoided if you are starting on the diet.

Approximately one in every one hundred and fifty people is affected with celiac disease, and numerous others want the diet for health or weight loss reasons. The food industry is not doing a very good job keeping up with the demand, so going starting a diet with the use of special recipes is the best way to guarantee that all of your food is safe.


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Sunday, June 24, 2012

The Paleo Diet Eating Plan - A Solution for A Healthier Body

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The Paleo diet is what you need if your goal is to achieve and maintain a healthier body. The concept is simple and straightforward. Your approach to diet should be one like the cave men where you eat only natural and organic food and avoid processed food.

The Paleo Diet Eating Plan - A Solution for A Healthier Body

Following this plan, you should not eat grains, dairy, and their products, as they are not suitable for the body's food consumption. It was only during the agricultural and industrial revolutions that human dietary habits drastically changed to accommodate these produce and products.

The result of these drastic changes in the eating habits of human is not favorable to the health. In fact, according to the Paleo diet program, these dietary changes have damaging effects such as exposing the body to deadly diseases and serious health problems resulting to a shortened lifespan.

The Paleo Basics

Under the Paleo program, you will eat food designed for human consumption before all these revolutions changed the dietary habit. You will have to avoid all processed food. The Paleo diet believes that processing contaminates food with chemicals and toxic substances that are harmful and damaging to the body.

Instead, the diet promotes that eating of natural and organic food, especially fruits and vegetables that you can eat at their most natural condition even in unlimited proportions. This way, your body is free from contaminants, preservatives, and toxins from processed food.

How to Make the Diet Work

You can follow this simple Paleo diet eating plan to start benefiting from the program:

  • Create your Paleo meal plans. Remember to keep it simple and easy to follow to ensure greater success. The key to success is in planning your Paleo meals.
  • Make sure that all of the necessary ingredients are available. This will sustain your momentum in following your meals.
  • Begin your diet by preparing the food that you like and are familiar with. As soon as you get accustomed to your Paleo diet plan, you can then start to experiment and introduce new food gradually but steadily.
  • Enjoy eating your Paleo meals. Visualize how healthy your body can be and how you can live longer by sticking to your Paleo diet regimen.
  • Tips to Increase Success
  • Use the Paleo Food Lists so you will have an easy reference on what food to eat and what food to avoid;
  • Your Paleo meals should begin with the easiest recipes of dishes that you like the eat the most;
  • Read Paleo books that will show in easy systematic manner how you can get the most from the this diet.

What You Can Gain

By following the Paleo diet, you will be able to train yourself from avoiding processed food and reducing the amount of toxins that enter your body as a result. Since you are re-learning to eat only natural and organic food, you enjoy a healthier diet that can reduce your excess weight, make you feel better, and make you look good.

More importantly, if you want to stay away from degenerative diseases including the deadly cancer, then you must start your Paleo diet eating plan right now.


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Saturday, June 23, 2012

Against the Grain - The Paleo Diet For Gluten Free Living

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What Is The Paleo Diet? Also called the Caveman or Stone Age Diet, the Paleo (short for the Paleolithic Era) is a simple diet of foods eaten by our forefathers prior to the agricultural era. Okay, let me stop you right here. Get the picture of one your dirty, long-haired, animal skin loin-wearing caveman ancestors sitting around a dark cave gnawing on a burnt saber toothed tiger leg out of your mind right now. Rather, this is one of most down to earth and sensible approaches to eating that dates back to over 10,000 years ago.

Against the Grain - The Paleo Diet For Gluten Free Living

If you need to follow a gluten free and/or dairy free diet, maybe you have been diagnosed with Celiac's disease, then the Paleo diet is the recommended diet of choice. The reason is because this diet is gluten, dairy and preservative free, is high in protein, and consists of many of the same foods that our hunter ancestors ate.

Loren Cordain, Ph.D. is credited with the Paleo diet after devoting his life to the genetic evolution of eating that our ancestors practiced. You can be assured that cavemen did not eat sugar, processed food such as Doritos, Big Macs, chocolate milk, OR any grains. Once foods are "processed", they are hardly recognizable as the fresh food it started out as, essentially losing most of its nutrients. So the next time you grab the antibiotic riddled, steroid-injected hamburger meat to mix with the "God only knows what's in it" hamburger helper, you are NOT giving your body the basic nutrition it needs. Is it any wonder that these overly-processed foods are related to obesity, cancer, diabetes, and heart disease, among other things?

The Paleo diet does include certain foods that our ancestors did not eat that is good for us such as beans. It also includes lean meat and poultry (no skin), organ meat such as liver, fish, shellfish, fruits, vegetables excluding the starchy ones such as potatoes and yams, eggs, nuts and seeds (no peanuts), herbs and spices, unsweetened coconut milk or almond milk, coconut butter. This is not a detailed list of meats, fruits, veggies, etc., but just a generalized list because the Paleo diet is all about eating a wide variety of healthy food.

Foods to be eaten in moderation are oils such as olive, canola and vegetable, soda, tea coffee and fruit juice, dried fruit.

Some of the changes you will notice in your body is that since Paleo food is heavy with nutrients, it may take your body some time to adjust to these changes in vitamin intake. Also, the amount of toxins you take in will be greatly decreased. You should notice increased energy by consuming less carbs as well. Because the diet is high in protein, you will experience less hunger. On this diet, you don't have to eat at set times, but rather only when you are hungry.

The Paleo diet is a simple and natural diet to follow and makes it easy to incorporate gluten free, preservative free, and dairy free recipes into your busy lifestyle. This diet makes big promises and if you follow it faithfully, it will truly deliver.


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Friday, June 22, 2012

Gluten Free?

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What is Gluten? Gluten is a combination of two substances, gliadin and glutenin, and is produced in some grasses. Wheat, Barley and Rye are all types of grass and most of us have been raised to eat the products of these grasses, namely flour and flour-based foods such as bread and cakes.

Gluten Free?

Gluten is also used as a stabilizing agent in many other foods, and you will often see it as one of the ingredients in canned or bottled food, but is sometimes listed as "Amp Isostearoyl Hydolized Wheat Protein". Because you know what to look for on food labels, you'd think that you can easily avoid it, however, many foods contain small amounts of gluten, and according to many countries food laws, if the amount is under a certain percentage, the food manufacturers don't have to list it.

This means that you have to start learning what foods have gluten in naturally. Lots of very healthy foods don't contain gluten such as quinoa, oats, soybeans, sunflower seeds and millet. Other grasses such as buckwheat, corn and rice don't have any in them naturally.

Some people simply cannot eat gluten and have developed celiac disease, whereby their bodies cannot digest gluten. They often suffer a multitude of symptoms including, painful abdominal bloating, chronic diarrhea or the opposite, constipation, and sometimes even migraine headaches. They may also have to endure chronic fatigue, joint pain, numbness in fingers and toes, depression or anxiety and some people seem to develop osteoporosis at a very young age.

A way of eating known as the Paleolithic diet (often referred to as simply "the Paleo Diet") has been suggested as an excellent way to eat. The Paleo Diet works because of the assumption that humans have evolved over many years to eat certain types of food. As Humming birds have evolved to eat nectar from flowers and Eagles have evolved to eat meat from prey, so too have humans evolved to eat food that they have either hunted (meat) or gathered (berries, roots etc.).

As the agricultural revolution began a few thousand years ago in response to increasingly large populations around the world, people began to develop farming techniques that would make it possible to feed all of these hundreds of thousands of humans. Though many foods can keep us alive, such as sugar and alcohol, it isn't necessarily healthy for us, and consuming too much of the wrong foods can and does cause many harmful, and sometimes fatal, effects.

For example, many North American Indian tribes suffer from diabetes to a degree that is three or four times what is currently considered the norm. Perhaps this is due to their relatively new introduction to the foods considered normal by some western civilizations?

The worldwide increase in allergies and food intolerances could possibly also be attributed to diet. The fact is, we don't know if our Paleolithic ancestors suffered from these things the way that we do today, but we do have a very good idea what they ate, based on where they lived, what they had access to and the tools that they used (spears, bows and arrows etc.)

They ate quite differently from the things that we take for granted as normal. Perhaps it would make sense for all of us to try to eat the way our recent ancestors did, or at least to try it and see what health benefits might be easily available to us?

If you were to try this type of diet, maybe you'll find that your migraines would ease-up or disappear completely. Perhaps you'll lose some of that weight you've been promising yourself you'll shed for years? How about that ongoing fatigue that seems to get the better of you every day? You may simply get much nicer skin, acne free and smooth as the day you were born? Perhaps you'll get ALL of these benefits?

I'm certainly not suggesting that you go out and start hunting for your meat, though many expert nutritionists would suggest that you DO eat more fish. Hey, fishing is a KIND of hunting isn't it?

Okay, for everyday meals, you can't be expected to go out and hunt or gather food such as berries and roots, and even if you could, turning these ingredients into a healthy meal isn't something that would come naturally to you. But then cooking ANYTHING may not come naturally to you either; I certainly have to use a recipe book whenever I cook anything more complicated than a grilled-cheese sandwich!

There are plenty of gluten-free recipes available nowadays, as more and more people are trying this gluten-free diet. Many people are reporting substantially improved health and feelings of well-being; perhaps it's time YOU gave it a try?


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Thursday, June 21, 2012

Recipes for Paleo Diet

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Technically, looking into Paleo diet, it seems different and unique right? But looking onto it - it just refers to going back to basics - bringing the old way of life wherein we do not depend on food processing and artificial means of production. This is the main reason why it is called Caveman or Stone Age diet.

Recipes for Paleo Diet

So - what should be the inclusions of a Paleo Meal? Most of us will definitely search for food and recipes in the internet and some reference books, so we can prepare a quick and easy Paleo meal plan. Nevertheless, it wouldn't hurt you to have one. So instead of me sharing several recipes to me, I'll be sharing a quick overview on the needed components in a Paleo meal, so you add your creative juices and create your own in the end.

A Paleo meal should have these 4 essential components:

• High Fat, Moderate Protein, Low Carbohydrates - remember this order, then the suggested quantity. This works the same with the Protein diet. You need to consume more fat and moderate protein, while maintaining your carbohydrate level to low or very low, to promote weight loss.

• Protein, Protein, protein, is your friend. - feel free to consume animal protein - meat, poultry, pork, and even fish. This can range from their internal organs like liver, gallbladder, heart, brain, intestines, up to freshly caught fish, sashimi, and grilled types. All of these foods are definitely beneficial to you by providing the needed protein of your body and promote muscle growth and repair. Great benefits for a better you!

• Stay Away from Sugar and Dairy - these are processed foods, that are not present during the stone age, so better avoid them. Some examples, are cream, cheese, and even sugars found in drinks like artificial juices, and carbonated drinks.

• Vegetables and Fruits- Oh yes - this is allowed. You can choose from a wide range, varying from mangoes, lettuce, to banana, and even strawberries! All of these are good for your Paleo meal, and will help you boost your health. It definitely adds fiber to your diet. Just a watch out, make sure to control your fruit intake as well, not to overdose it, because, most fruits are high in sugar, and it can make your slimming process slower.

So there, you already have 4 tips to devise your own meals! The next question probably is how to prepare the foods that you want to eat? There's really no hard rule with it. You can bake, fry, or grill your meat. You can poach apples, slice mangoes, and toss them over to other vegetables for a great salad. You can use freshly caught fish, turn on the grill, and have your own backyard party. Sashimi is also great if you have the Japanese taste for a day. There's definitely no complicated knowledge needed- all you need to have is a dash of creativity, and a slice of encouragement that Paleo diet really works.


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Tuesday, June 19, 2012

Paleo Diet? - How the Gluten-Free, Paleolithic Diet Can Change Your Life

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If you were to take a look at a diagram of the "food pyramid" from the 1970's, you will see that its base (where the BULK of your calorific intake is suggested should come from) consists of bread, cereals, rice and pasta. The next level up, which is of course a smaller size, is made up of vegetables and fruits. Next is the dairy, meat, eggs, nuts and beans group, and the apex of the pyramid is made up of fats, including oils.

Paleo Diet? - How the Gluten-Free, Paleolithic Diet Can Change Your Life

With the latest research, it would appear that some modifications are in order. Why? Well, to begin with, the data that the original pyramid was based on is, of course, out-dated. We now know much more about what the human body requires to function healthily, and, more to the point, we know what it doesn't need, and shouldn't have.

Another reason for modifying it, which may or may not be valid, is that there was some controversy (still ongoing to this day) over who influenced the contents of the pyramid. For example, it has been suggested that certain food production organizations may have put political pressure on the USDA to include their products, or at the very least to reposition those products to a place lower in the pyramid (where it would suggest eating more of those products).

Another factor to be addressed was the fact that quantities to be eaten were unclear; for example, it suggested two to three servings from the "protein rich" group. This, however, was a maximum amount, while it recommended two to four servings (why not three?) of fruit, and this was meant to be a minimum. Clearly, there was little logic being used.

Also, in the food pyramid of the 1970's, fats were almost outlawed, finding their way to the very top, and this was mainly due to the high calorific content of fats (such as vegetable oils and fatty fish).

Today, we now realize that fats are an essential part of a healthy human diet; fats such as unsaturated fats, which can also help with weight loss! While doing this, these fats also reduce heart disease, lower blood sugar and also lower cholesterol. Who knows what other health benefits they may be shown to impart in the coming years?

In America, about 70% of all calories consumed come from the foods at the bottom of the 1970's food pyramid; that is, wheat based products such as bread, cookies, cereal and cakes (like donuts and brownies). America is also home to the least healthy people on the planet. It's unlikely that this is mere coincidence.

Professor Loren Cordain is considered one of the leading experts on nutrition and he strongly recommends eating what he calls a "Paleolithic Diet" or Paleo Diet as it has become known.

What is the Paleo Diet? Simply put, it is what our ancestors ate several thousands of years ago, and a diet that they and their ancestors ate for many thousands of years before them. And no, there are no wheat, rye, barley etc. because they were primarily what are called "hunter gatherers". In other words, they either hunted and fished for their food, or they dug it up and picked it off of trees and bushes.

Professor Cordain's theory is that humans haven't had the time for their digestive system to adapt to the rapidly changing agricultural revolution, and the result is that many of us are not able to process certain things in these foods, such as gluten. People who can't process this are said to have "Celiac's Disease", and the symptoms are quite unpleasant, ranging from diarrhea to constipation, mouth ulcers to acne, and weight gain to chronic fatigue.

If you have any ailments that your current doctor is having trouble diagnosing, you might want to try an elimination diet, cutting out all foods that contain gluten. However, this isn't as easy as it might sound, because gluten is used in all kinds of foods as an additive. Even if you do successfully eliminate this from your diet, you still might not be enjoying all of the other benefits of the Paleo Diet that our ancestors thrived on.

While it's true that the life expectancy of our long distant relatives was a lot less than ours today (at least in the western world), they didn't have access to modern medicine, heating and air-conditioning, and they also had many predators to contend with, let alone other, hostile tribes of people.

Unless you're the next TV super-chef, it may not be easy for you to come up with tasty recipes that consist only of Paleo Diet foods, however, you can now find plenty of excellent and extremely tasty recipes online, or indeed, from your local bookstore. From hors d'oeurves to mouth-watering desserts, you will be able to satisfy the most demanding taste-buds and keep both you and your guests healthy at the same time.


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Monday, June 18, 2012

Kousmine Diet

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This diet helps strengthen the immune system and relies on four key points:

Kousmine Diet

1. A healthy and balanced diet.
2. Using food integrators (linoleic acid, lipoic acid, coenzyme Q10, etc.).
3. Intestinal hygiene.
4. Body balancing acidity.

Diet is rich in cereal fiber, fruit and raw vegetables (to preserve vitamins and mineral salts which they contain), as reduced intake of meat (white meat or fish will be accepted). Order to change food as this method is to reduce free radicals and toxins from the body.

Besides nutrition and lifestyle is important. Recommended for all types of activities to relax both body and mind: cardio exercise, which reactivates tissue massage and circulation, giving up alcohol and smoking, exercise to combat stress, such as yoga. The method kousmine is not a simple diet, but is a vast change of lifestyle, a change which brings with it a significant improvement of health.

What can and can not eat?

According to kousmine method in your diet should prevail vitamins, minerals and calories to be reduced. Thus, you should avoid coffee, chocolate, fried foods, some dairy products, pepper and sausage.

Vegetables and grains you should not miss on any day at dinner, and at least once a week and have to eat lunch and seasonal fruits and vegetables - preferably organic - must be present in your daily menu. White meat (chicken, turkey, rabbit, ostrich) is recommended several times a week, like eggs (maximum 4). The same rule applies to fish.

Over all the watchword is: alternation.

Balance between nutrients, eliminating fat and refined foods predisposition to make the kousmine a good diet for the whole family, food is not only going to lose extra pounds, but the following years to improve health without having some food restrictions. Some guidelines such as those referring to the removal of meat and dairy from the diet, to be followed only with the approval of your doctor.


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Sunday, June 17, 2012

The Scarsdale Diet Program's Easy Protein Bread Recipe

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If you have committed yourself to the Scarsdale Diet programs, you have found then that the protein bread is an important part of the diet regimen. Many who are following the Scarsdale Diet program's method of weight loss either cannot find the protein bread in their local grocery, or are paying high prices at gourmet grocers for the bread. Here is a simple (but exceptionally good tasting) recipe for the bread.

The Scarsdale Diet Program's Easy Protein Bread Recipe

Scarsdale Diet Program's Protein Bread

Ingredients:

One-cup warm water

One tablespoon dry yeast

½ teaspoon salt

One-teaspoon sugar

½ teaspoon apple cider vinegar

½ cup soy flour

¼ cup gluten flour (gluten flour has much fewer carbohydrates than regular flour. You can substitute high gluten bread flour if you cannot find gluten flour.)

1 ½ cups whole wheat flour.

Place water in a medium mixing bowl. Sprinkle dry yeast into to bowl and let stand until yeast dissolves (five minutes or so). Add salt, sugar, and vinegar to bowl. Mix well.

Sift together soy and gluten flours together. Slowly add to the yeast mixture in the bowl.

Sift whole wheat flour and add it to mixture in bowl. Turn mixture slowly until dough sticks together (and not to sides of bowl). If you have a mixer or food processor that has dough hooks, these help tremendously with the mixing.

Lightly flour a board or other surface. Scoop dough into ball with floured hands and place on surface. Knead for five minutes until dough is smooth and elastic.

Place into small bread pan that has been sprayed with nonstick spray. Adjust dough to fit shape of pan (loaf shape). Do not try to touch dough all the way to sides of pan. Cover with slightly dampened towel and set in a warm place (free from drafts) to rise. Let rise for two to three hours until dough has at least doubled in size and reaches top of bread pan.

Preheat oven to 325 degrees.

Bake bread in preheated oven for one hour or until light golden brown.

The Scarsdale diet program's bread will be much denser than regular bread. Cut into thin slices. Keep unused portion in refrigerator.

In order to keep your Scarsdale diet program's bread longer (or if you would like to make multiple loaves ahead of time); you can double wrap the loaves in plastic (after you slice them thinly); and store them in the freezer. Take what you want out of the freezer, as you need it while following the Scarsdale diet programs.

Toasting the bread before consumption when on the Scarsdale diet programs makes the bread more palatable and easier to eat (the dense bread can be a bit dry and chewy).

If making your own bread is not for you; you can find some low cost options at the grocery. You should look for low fat/ low carb options that are whole wheat (never white) bread. You will lose the most weight on the Scarsdale Diet program's bread by choosing a bread that has greater than 4 grams of protein and less than 12 grams of carbohydrates.

The Scarsdale diet program's protein bread is an integral part of the diet. In order to achieve optimum weight loss while on Scarsdale diet programs, you will need to make or purchase the protein bread. The recipe offered here is relatively easy and you will not need a lot of prior baking experience.


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Saturday, June 16, 2012

Weight Watchers Points Plus - What's The Big Difference?

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Weight Watchers (also known as WW through out this article), the famous diet and weight loss program that promotes a point system for meals in food in order to help dieters keep track of their food intake, recently decided to revamp their point system. This new point system is called Weight Watchers Points Plus. Although the old point system, typically called simply Points, is still available in older books and recipes, the new system is now what the official Weight Watchers program uses. This new program is both online, in books, recipe pamphlets, and other WW material. Although the system of counting points remained unchanged, the revamped program introduced several new key features that require a little getting used to. I decided to try the new point system and see how it compared to the original program's system.

Weight Watchers Points Plus - What's The Big Difference?

The biggest difference is how the points of each meal or food are tallied. Originally, it was mainly the caloric content of a meal or food that determined how many points the meal or food was. With the Weight Watchers Points Plus program, the formula is now determined by how nutritional the food is. For example, under the old system, a meal could be low in calorie but high in sugar, fat, or nutritionally empty preservatives and still only count as a few points. Under the new system, protein content, fat content, carbohydrate content, and fiber content are all important along with the total number of calories in determining the total number of points in a food or meal. I find that this new formula is superior to the old formula because it puts the focus on the overall nutritional value of the food, and not simply the number of calories. The program also explains that calories from nutritionally superior food are often processed better by your body, making them less likely to remain around and become fat stores.

Another new feature is the completely new point ranges. The point ranges have been raised overall. This is mainly because the WW Points Plus program assigns higher number of points to foods and meals, now that the focus is less on calories and more on the overall nutritional soundness of a meal. I also believe this is part of a mental confidence booster. To me, it feels better to have 30 points (new system) instead of 18 (old system) even if technically I am going to be eating the same meals and foods to reach both totals.

One change that might frustrate WW followers is the removal of the daily target range calculations from their books. For someone to find their daily point range now, they must attend a WW meeting, purchase access to their online program, or purchase a Weight Watchers calculator. Personally, I find the last option the best. Purchasing the calculator is a onetime buy, and it will help you in the WW program in more ways than one.

Overall, the new Weight Watchers Points Plus system is an improvement!


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Friday, June 15, 2012

Cinnamon - A Sweet Way to Burn Fat

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Many spices have been shown to boost the body's ability to burn fat, and cinnamon is one of the most popular agents! Cinnamon is a commonly consumed ingredient that can be added to a variety of foods and recipes to provide dieters with tastier treats and enhanced benefits for weight loss.

Cinnamon - A Sweet Way to Burn Fat

The Secrets of Cinnamon and its Fat Burning Powers

According to the United States Department of Agriculture, researchers have revealed that the simple consumption of cinnamon boosts the body's metabolism. These reports found that when consuming only ¼ to 1 teaspoon of this spice, the body's metabolism can even be increased 20 times beyond its natural ability, allowing the body to burn stored fat and calories more quickly and efficiently. Essentially, when the body's metabolism is enhanced, the body is able to utilize stored fat cells for energy. When dieters have a slow metabolism, their body does not burn off this stored fat, leading to weight gain or inability to lose weight.

Also, when consumed with other foods, studies show that cinnamon additionally helps the body to metabolize sugars more efficiently and effectively, leading to a decrease in blood sugar levels. By lowering the body's blood sugar levels, the body is able to regulate its energy levels, food cravings, hunger signals, while this also decreases the body's tendency to store fat. With the benefits of a boosted metabolism and blood sugar balance, cinnamon ultimately helps the fat cells in the body to become more responsive to insulin levels in the blood, leading to incredible fat burning and weight loss benefits.

Adding This Sweet Spice to Your Life

To add this tasty fat burning food to some of your favorite meals or snacks, consider sprinkling a bit of cinnamon on items such as:

  • Add a bit of cinnamon to tea or coffee. Many fall-flavored teas combine well with cinnamon, especially apple and berry flavored teas. Or, try out some teas that already contain cinnamon in the flavor profile-with these, you can even add a bit more to your cup!
  • If it appeals to your palate and taste buds, increase the designated amount of cinnamon when it's included in recipes. If you really like the flavor boost, you can even try doubling the measurement that's suggested from your favorite recipes to boost the weight loss benefits.
  • Add cinnamon to other non-flavored foods that help with weight loss [http://www.bestfatburningfood.com], such as:
    • Plain oatmeal has incredible fat burning powers, but these weight loss benefits are often only experienced when oatmeal is flavorless, as the varieties that are flavor-enhanced often contain fattening agents and added sugar. To benefit from oatmeal without packing on pounds, add cinnamon to your morning meal!


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Thursday, June 14, 2012

Popular Ways to Cook Grass Fed Beef

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There's been a lot of talk about grass fed beef but is it really any different from regular beef? Believe it or not, the answer is yes. What the cattle eat will determine its flavor and nutritional value. Supermarket quality meats may be fresh, they may be cheap, but they lack the nutritional value as well as the distinction in flavor found in beef from grass-eating cows. In addition, regular beef tends to contain higher levels of bad fat.

Popular Ways to Cook Grass Fed Beef

Are you following specific health conscious diets like the Paleo or the Caveman diet? If you're like most people you love beef but hate the fat. But the good news is that you can still eat beef as long as it's grass fed. Free range cattle have higher amounts of protein and less starch in their diet allowing for the development of higher nutrient content in their meat. They also get more exercise which contributes to leaner meat with less fat.

If this is your first time trying out grass fed beef though do not be surprised if the flavor is a bit different compared to the beef that you usually purchase in supermarkets. Grass fed beef has this deep, earthly flavor and aroma that will add more distinction to whatever it is you are cooking. When choosing beef from stores, it's best to pick one that is bright red with marbled fat running across it. This will assure you that the beef is fresh and more flavorful.

So what's the best way to cook grass-fed beef? That's up to you. There are actually no special rules to follow when cooking grass fed beef. You might consider downplaying your spices a bit in order to compliment the natural flavor of the beef. Steaks are a good option as are briskets. You can also cook and cut them for salads, barbecue them, pan fry then bake them, add them to soups, and even ground them for burgers.

Grass-fed beef is suitable for any regular beef based recipe. Just because the beef is grass fed doesn't mean it has to be cooked any different. However, if you are specifically looking for popular ways to cook grass fed beef so you could bring out the natural flavor, you can check the internet. There are many sites that offer hundreds of recipes for this specific type of meat.

Grassfed beef is starting to become more and more popular to consumers. In fact, some supermarkets are already offering them to regular customers. More consumers are becoming aware about the chemicals being fed or injected into the beef they are eating and are looking for ways to get grass-fed beef. If you aren't able to get any grass fed beef in your location, you might want to try ordering online. There are various online stores that offer various cuts and sizes of grass fed beef.


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Tuesday, June 12, 2012

What Is the Paleo Diet All About?

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So just what is the Paleo Diet and what exactly is it all about?

What Is the Paleo Diet All About?

Thanks to the obscene levels of obesity and rife levels of heart disease and diabetes, there has never been a greater focus on overall society to become fit, slimmer and more healthy. Dieting and nutritional lifestyle choices have become endless and it would be fair to say that dieting in one way or another is now a way of life for the majority of people. And there are so, so many diets and programs available to us these days. They cover every topic known to man on the right foods to eat and avoid and in what combination but really, upon searching deeper, we will find that the answers we seek go back to our caveman ancestors.

With this endless choice and all the varying options and rules involved in each particular diet, it pays to really understand what each diet entails before you choose one and get started. It must be right for you and give you everything you need or are looking for without causing any additional problems or side effects.

Upon investigation you will see that many popular diets restrict carbohydrates or focus on fruit and vegetables. Other diets focus on only eating a certain food group or even raw foods only. Several also restrict or discourage large amounts of protein and meats. The Paleo Diet is quite unique however because the whole idea comes from simulating the natural aspects of the type of diet enjoyed by the very first humans - the caveman! What Is The Paleo Diet?

What is the Paleo Diet and where does it come from?

Known commonly as The Stone Age, Paleo comes from the Paleolithic period of history and the Paleo diet eating plan is often known as the "Hunter Gatherer Diet." It takes its name from the fact that all the food contained in this diet were either able to be hunted or gathered. Meats and Seafood come under the hunted category meanwhile nuts, vegetables and fruits for example are categorized under gathered.

Basically, this diet stems from the fact that early humans who had no access to or knowledge of animal husbandry and agriculture, had a diet that you either hunted or gathered for yourself. The Paleo Diet applies this slant and line of thinking to modern-day foods reducing and eliminating processed and man-made foods. This does not mean you are expected to hunt and gather for yourself! Just only that the nutrition choices we make are as natural and unaltered as possible.

The base foundation of the Paleo eating plan is that humans are genetically suited to eat the foods that our ancestors consumed. Therefore, before the introduction of agriculture, nutrition and food was so much different than that of today so in short, the Paleo diet imitates the foods that every single human on earth consumed and had available at that particular time.

Not only is the Paleo eating plan full of quality, natural, high nutritional value foods such as fruits and vegetables along with seafood and lean meats but it is perhaps known better for the foods, drinks and ingredients that are not consumed by those on the Paleo Diet. As the agriculture revolution provided us with foods our early ancestors never had such as dairy products, salt, sugar and even grains, they are not allowed to be consumed. Not only do some of these ingredients and food stuffs cause digestive problems but these products have been shown through endless research that they can lead to an increase in weight and a higher chance of developing health problems such as diabetes.

Because of its high protein content the Paleo nutritional lifestyle has a large and steadily growing athlete following. Thanks to the basic foods in the Paleo diet such as chicken, fish, lean meats, nuts, fruits and vegetables it is an athlete's dream providing energy, muscle development and fiber along with the reduction of all weight gaining and physique robbing junk food and unhelpful ingredients.

Most vegetables are great for the Paleo lifestyle however root vegetables will give you the biggest bang for your buck health wise. One of the most basic reasons why the Paleo diet lifestyle is healthy for you is simply because you practically reduce all additives and artificial preservatives, many of which have been proven to be harmful to your health.

So that's the basic premise which hopefully answers your question, What is the Paleo diet eating plan all about yet you may still be questioning why you would make the significant switch to the Paleo Diet.

There are many health benefits associated with this diet and not the least of them is potential relief for allergy sufferers thanks to the fact that the Paleo is naturally allergen free. Two of the biggest causes of common allergies, gluten and casein, are commonly found in manufactured foods. Because the overwhelming majority of foods available on the Paleo diet do not contain either gluten or casein, allergy sufferers can rejoice!

But don't forget about the weight loss potential for those on the Paleo. Apart from the protein aspect which is great for weight loss alone, the Paleo diet is naturally low in carbohydrates and has a low caloric count. It is also naturally high in fiber which is a crucial factor when it comes to over eating and weight loss. The low carbohydrates combined with the high amounts of natural fiber while on this diet ensures that the risk of coronary heart disease, diabetes and other weight related illnesses and ailments is decreased.

Last but not least, this diet has none of the other big risks when it comes to heart disease and cancer like additives, sugar, salt, saturated fats and of course the big one getting a heap of exposure in recent years, hydrogenated oils or trans fats as they are commonly known.

At first glance, the Paleo Diet lifestyle can seem like a hard choice to make with limited food options however if you look closer and explore a little deeper, those fears will be addressed and upon making some small worthy sacrifices you will be bettering your chance of actually living a healthier and happier, disease free life! And just remember that as close as you can get to this lifestyle choice, the benefits will start to appear.

Like as in exercise, 5 sit-ups is better than zero and going for a 20 minute walk is better than sitting on the couch! Same thing goes for the Paleo! Although following the diet 100% is ideal, your body will still start to thank you for every single step you take in living the ideals of the Paleo Diet!


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Monday, June 11, 2012

Wheat Allergy Symptoms - Blood Shot Eyes, Runny Nose, What's Going On?

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I've recently been observing the term "gluten free diet plan plan" all round the web nowadays and decided a brief review was necessary to decide if we must take this seriously. I've been feeling a bit fatigued and been obtaining blood-shot eyes a little lately following a big meal and the study I did stated that it could be yeast allergy symptoms connected to gluten. Lets take a look at what could be happening.

Wheat Allergy Symptoms - Blood Shot Eyes, Runny Nose, What's Going On?

What is Gluten?

Gluten is a protein contained in wheat, barley and rye (and countless foods - like bread and pasta - which include those grains). They also slip gluten into numerous other foods. Gluten may be utilized as an ingredient in foods for instance, ice cream and ketchup.

So how precisely does gluten impact the typical individual?

Studies have shown that men and ladies which might have celiac illness are frequently the most stricken from foods that have gluten. However, they are now just beginning to understand how it might effect individuals with common issues including: bloating, joint pain, runny nose, blood shot eyes, constipation, and so on. If you are going via any 1 of these issues following getting a big wheat meal you might be gluten sensitive and it might extremely nicely be effecting your life.

US Open winner Novak Djokovic has been on a gluten-free diet plan program this present year which has been related to his beautiful run on the courts.

It is viable a gluten-free eating routine helped him with:

1) Lowered systemic inflammation
2) Speedier recovery time
3) Much less immune program overload
4) Much much better nutrient absorption from food
5) Much much better gut motility and function

A lot of individuals have moderate yeast allergy symptoms

I hate to admit it but right following a meal at a Italian Restaurant which had been heavy on the bread - which has a beer or two thrown in - I really feel pretty poor. My wife feels the same. 1 reason why I appreciate Mark's Daily Apple is merely because it's a web site where I can head to discover fantastic tasting low-carb recipes and also gluten totally free foods. Mark has known as his type of eating as "Paleo". The Paleo Diet is really a way of consuming that very best imitates diets of our hunter-gatherer ancestors - lean meats, seafood, vegetables, fruits, and nuts.

No beer on a gluten free diet. Say it ain't so!

Permit me to preface this by stating, I completely love beer. If and when I select to get rid of a large number of gluten foods from my diet plan I do not think beer will on the list. At least one time per week I like to go out with family members and buddies and have a couple tall beers - frequently with dinner or perhaps just hanging with my wife. They really do make gluten totally free beer, nevertheless I will not eliminate wheat filled beer from my diet plan. It is distressing just thinking about it!

The Way I wish to integrate a gluten totally free food strategy

I'm about to go component time paleo - such as most gluten free foods then appreciate my carbohydrates and gluten filled foods at night and on the weekends when I'm unwinding. I'm going to attempt places like Whole-foods in addition to a neighborhood wheat-less retail outlet here in my region and adopt a gluten free diet to some extent.

And so I will simply do my best to buy gluten free options when it is practical. Mix in a few paleo meals and just eat normal gluten-filled foods the remainder of the time.

In conclusion

If you have been feeling unpleasant lately, or experiencing any type of yeast allergy symptoms, following a meal with plenty of breads, pasta's along with other types of flour you are able to think of, then you can have a gluten sensitivity. Replacing these kinds of foods isn't simple, but a part-time gluten free diet plan plan is possibly all you'll need.


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