Anyone following a Paleo diet?

kpk54

Popping in to ask @nomorepuke if the new pic is an azalea topiary. It's pretty. The leaves look like azalea. The flowers look like a double of some sort. Will you plant it later to see if it will continue to flourish?

Sunny_Bunny_

nomorepuke wrote: »

bowlerae wrote: »

@nomorepuke, I eat very similarly to you. It's just odd to ask about people eating Paleo and then posting a chart to describe what Paleo is and isn't and then posting several items you eat that fall under the "What Paleo Isn't" category. One would assume you are asking if anyone eats exactly what the chart is showing as the definition of Paleo when in fact, many people eat very close to "Paleo" but not according to that specific guideline. As @baconslave mentioned, this would've have been a more suitable title: So let's change the title: "Anybody else eat mostly whole, anti-inflammatory foods?"

But to answer your original post, again, yes many people eat this way.

So the title is the problem, uh? I had no idea if the the title was gonna make such a problem when I initially asked the question. I still don't see anything odd about it.
If many people eat this way, my original post asked about its benefits and health improvements.

They aren't directing that at you or even being serious about suggesting the title is a problem. They are actually supporting your "roll your own" style of adapting the overall paleo way to fit your specific needs. They are basically just saying that 'some' people get too wrapped up in titles. They aren't actually saying you can't use them or that there's even a disagreement about it.

bowlerae

@Sunny_Bunny_ exactly,

@nomorepuke, in regards to benefits...I experience many benefits while eating low carb high fat. However, because I don't have any existing medical conditions, there's a much broader range of benefits that others experience that I do not so I won't speak to those. For me, I feel like my improved skin, hair and nail health/growth is pretty much entirely attributed to cutting out processed foods, limiting carbs, increasing healthy fats and focusing on greater nutrient density. When I've F'ed up and had high carb days since starting this WOE, I ALWAYS see acne on my face within 48 hours. My hair retains moisture better. My nails grow faster though I bite them off just as fast! I also feel less joint pain and I believe that is do to the anti-inflammatory nature of whole foods and especially a LCHF diet. As for the other benefits that I have experienced personally (such as mental clarity, energy, etc) I feel those are more attributed to my ketone production versus eating whole foods.

Dragonwolf

I actually came to LCHF by way of The Primal Blueprint, which I've always preferred over Cordain's Paleo (Sisson, and Wolf for that matter, address a number of the issues with Cordain's original Paleo information).

I think it's worth keeping in mind that the Paleo styles of eating and low carb are not mutually exclusive. Paleo's domain is largely on what foods to eat, while low carb cares more about the fat and carb content. In fact, The Primal Blueprint is, by default, low carb.

That said, I agree with Gallowmere that it's even better to look at your personal ancestral history and mimic that. It's been my experience, too, that by doing that, I've thrived best.

RAC56

2t9nty wrote: »

My wife was, but she has joined me on LCHF. It keeps things simple.

I started out with Paleo but I didn't notice ANY health benefits until I went keto. Paleo did make the transition into keto much easier for me though.