Wondering what to eat?
This will be a simple post in response to the media coverage of the Paleo-Diet being unhealthy.
Some questions to those who bashed the Paleo-diet….
If the standard American diet with lots of grains and processed foods is so good for you why are 68% of Americans overweight or obese?
Why is diabetes considered the disease that will break the American Sick-Care System (because we all know there is nothing about keeping us healthy in our “health-care system” – it only pays when we are sick).
Assuming the old adage, You Are What You Eat, consuming the standard American diet is so healthy, why are more people than ever more sick than ever before?
Why is there more cancer, heart disease and stroke?
Why are cholesterol levels so high if low fat diets are the answer?
Could it be that the Standard American Diet of low fat, processed foods that contains few nutrients and high calories could be responsible?
So, eating Paleo? Let’s see…
Whole grains – quinoa, amaranth, whole-grain rice – in small amounts – NOT Zero grains as the report said.
Fruits and Vegetables – hundreds of vitamins, minerals and phyto-nutrients; along with more fiber than your average slice of bread; low glycemic index (except for a few)
Lean Protein – not hydrogenated, fake, processed “low-fat”. But small amounts of the real thing – and if free-range and grass-fed – even better
Dairy – buffalo yogurt, sheep, goat milk and/or cheese. Okay – maybe no cow dairy or little, most cows I know get their calcium from green grass that is incorporated into the milk (which is not well absorbed anyway – check out the increasing rates of osteoporosis and tell me milk is the answer).
Nuts and Seeds – high in calories if you can’t keep portions under control! Otherwise, great source of protein, fiber and good fats.
Nope, I don’t see a problem here….Paleo isn’t perfect but it is a far cry from the Standard American Diet (S.A.D)…
Dr Sargent
