The Paleo Diet.

The Paleo Diet

involves eating the same foods that our ancestors used to eat simply consisting of fruits, vegetables, lean meats, nuts and seed.It prevents consumption of  processed foods like Grains, Dairy and Sugar-based products. Paleo diet is more helpful for weight loss than other popular diets as it is more filling due to its high protein consumption. It is also known as Hunter-gatherer diet or stone age diet.

✦Best  Benefits of The Paleo:

1.Increased energy levels and sleep:

Paleo diet helps you escalate your energy levels and leads to peaceful sleep.

2.Skin and Hair:

The implementation of paleo diet helps your skin cells increase leading to clear and soft skin and growth in the hair count.

3.Mood and Anxiety Improvement:

 Studies show relaxation in mood and improvement in individuals suffering from anxiety and depression.

4.Muscle and Mind improvement:

The strict following of paleo diet helps in muscle growth and overall physical fitness along with developments in mind leading to mind clarity and improved concentration.

5.Blood Pressure and prevention of Type 1 Diabetes:

Paleo helps in keeping the blood level low and sometimes reversal of type 1 diabetes.

✦The important things to know about this diet are:

1.The Paleo is not just about weight loss it also prevents and even reverses various chronic diseases.

2.The foods in paleo are nutritious and fulfill the body nutrient requirement 

3.Sometimes adding Full-fat dairy in the diet may be helpful although it is excluded from the original paleo diets.

4.The market paleo friendly foods are not as healthy as they seem and are full of modern additives.

★Research conducted on 14 individuals in a 3 week study shows that Paleo diet helps reduce 5.1pound(2.3kgs) on an average and reduce waist-circumferance by 0.6 inches(1.5cm)

✦A Sample Paleo diet for you:

1.Veggies:Mushrooms,Carrots,Radish,Onions,Olives,Cucumbers,Broccoli,peppers.

2.Fruits:Apple,Bananas,Berries,Kiwi,Grapes,Peachs,Avocado,Pears.

3.Fish and seafood:Salmon,Trout,shellfish and most consumed shrimps or prawns.

4.Meat:Pork,Chicken and lambs are most consumed protein sources by individuals following this diet.Omega -3 enriched eggs can also be consumed.

5.Nuts and seeds:Almonds,walnuts,Flax seeds,Hazelnuts, Sunflower seeds,pumpkin seeds.

6.Wine and Dark chocolate:Wines are high in antioxidants and have many beneficial nutrients.A dark chocolate with more than 70% cocoa content is very nutritious and extremely healthy.

Keep in mind they are only beneficial in small amounts.

7.Hydration:Water is very important to help adi faster weight loss. Though its not recommended you can still add tea and coffee to your diet, which are both full of antioxidants and have many beneficial effects.

8.Others: Extra virgin olive oil,coconut oil, Avocado oil,sea salt,garlic,turmeric,rosemary, potatoes,turnips etc can be included in your diet.

✦Foods Better not Consumed:

1.Grains and legumes :Breads,pastas,wheat,rye,barley,peanut butter,oats,beans,lentils etc should be avoided as they contain large amounts of carbohydrates.

2.Processed Foods:Labeled or market low-fat or diet foods usually contain many additives and you better keep a safe distance from them.

3.Sugars:Soft Drinks,Fruit Juices,table sugar,candies,pastries,icecream and maple syrup etc.

4.Dairy:Some un-common paleo diets do include butter and cheese but restraining from most dairy items like cheese,milk,butter etc is recommended. 

5.Aritifcial Sweeteners: Natural sweeteners should be favoured over artificial sweeteners

6.Vegetable oils and Trans Fat:Soyabean oil, Sunflower oil,cottonseed oil,corn oil,grapeseed oil,safflower oil and Trans fat found in various processed foods should be avoided at the most.

✦Downfalls of the Paleo diet:

1.Due to no grains and dairy in the diet their may be depletion in energy levels and may affect health in few individuals.

2.Most athletes and workers require 3-6 grams of carbs per pound of their body weight and 0.8 gm of protein per kg of body weight which is very hard to fulfill when following this diet.

3.May lead to nutritional imbalance in the body and following this diet sometimes may go over the budget.
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