Who would have thought that
our ancestors had it so right so long ago? According to research done by health
experts, our caveman ancestry may have been on the right path when it comes to
eating healthy and maintaining a healthy weight. Is our commercialization of
food from the basics of vegetables, fruits, nuts, roots and meats into refined
sugars, high fructose corn syrups, cereals, breads, and pasteurized milk
products making us fat?
If dieticians like Dr. Kim Mulvihill
have anything to say about it, processed foods are contributing to our nation’s
high obesity rate. According to a story ran in CBS, Mulvihill is reported as
saying that this sort of diet is not only great for your waist line but is also
quicker acting against high
blood pressure when put against prescription drugs.
The Paleo Diet (also known
as the Caveman Diet) will benefit you in multiple ways. Here is a look
at three different ways you can benefit the most from making the Paleo Diet a
part of your life.
- It
will bring your system into a state of authenticity. Our bodies were not
meant to eat processed foods. This creation and addition into our diet has
created much bloating and discomfort, not to mention added pounds. Eating
the way of the caveman is said to help avoid different diseases because it
allows our bodies to work in partnership with our genetic makeup.
- The
Paleo Diet creates natural weight loss. People that have done the Paleo
Diet have found that the pounds just seem to naturally melt away.
Described as a “side effect” of the Caveman Diet, it is believed that our
societal consumption of processed sugars and carbohydrates is a leading
cause in our obesity and when we remove this component from our diet the
pounds naturally come off. This is perfect for those people that find
themselves caught on a plateau of weight loss that they can’t seem to get
off.
- This diet is naturally effective in combating high blood pressure. The issue with high blood pressure prescription medicine is that it doesn’t affect the reason why the issue is occurring. That is the beauty of using a diet like the Paleo Diet for reducing high blood pressure: it snuffs out the reason at its source. The Paleo Diet is also beneficial for problems with cholesterol and hypertension as well. In fact, research found that study participants had a 30 point drop in cholesterol levels in as little as two weeks.
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