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    Paleo Diet - What do you know?

    Posts: 1,046 Member
    edited December 2024 in Food and Nutrition
    My husband's chiropractor suggested the Paleo diet at one of his workshops. What do you know about it? Is it good for you/dangerous? Just another fad diet?

    I really want your thoughts!

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    • Posts: 4,099 Member
      Basic gist-- eliminate grains, dairy, and processed sugar. Eat lean meats, tons of veggies, and some fruit. Treat fruit like candy. Voila! Paleo in a nut shell.
      Paleo has a younger, more relaxed brother known as Primal. Primal goes on the same premise, but allows full fat dairy.

      Here's the 30 day challenge to get you started:
      http://whole9life.com/2012/01/whole-30-v2012/
    • Posts: 348 Member
      Just another fad diet.
    • Posts: 137
      I know I lost a lot of weight following its younger, more relaxed brother known as Primal and I'm not dead yet.
    • Posts: 409 Member
      the whole 30 is WAY more restricted. i suggest primal blueprint at www.marksdailyapple.com it is much less restrictive and reasonable. i love it!
    • Posts: 4,099 Member
      the whole 30 is WAY more restricted. i suggest primal blueprint at www.marksdailyapple.com it is much less restrictive and reasonable. i love it!

      Whole 30 is a really good way to get started though. I've found that my compliance to Primal is way better after doing a round of W30 :)

      ETA:
      Plus you'll find out what's buggin' your system once you add stuff back in, and know to avoid it in the future.
    • Posts: 1,722 Member
      popcorn, popcorn, get your popcorn here. :) I love Paleo/primal it's healthy, and a good way to go. HOWEVER, there are a lot of Paleo haters out there, so be prepared to get a bunch of hate posted about it.

      I would go with what your Chiropractor recommended and give it a try.

      This is a great website to get a ton of REAL information about it,,, marksdailyapple.com
    • Posts: 1,200 Member
      There is absolutely nothing wrong with the diet itself. The food restrictions have no scientific basis, and as with any other way to eat, it comes down to calories in, calories out. If you can eat this way for the long haul, it's worth a shot.
    • Posts: 1,722 Member
      There is absolutely nothing wrong with the diet itself. The food restrictions have no scientific basis, and as with any other way to eat, it comes down to calories in, calories out. If you can eat this way for the long haul, it's worth a shot.
      Actually there is scientific basis, it's just a lot of people don't like to hear it.

      AND NO I"M NOT GOING TO PROVIDE YOIU A LINK
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      Actually there is scientific basis, it's just a lot of people don't like to hear it.

      AND NO I"M NOT GOING TO PROVIDE YOIU A LINK

      Providing no research is the equivalent of saying: Whatever I'm saying can be taken as bull**** and ignored.
    • Posts: 12,142 Member
      popcorn, popcorn, get your popcorn here. :) I love Paleo/primal it's healthy, and a good way to go. HOWEVER, there are a lot of Paleo haters out there, so be prepared to get a bunch of hate posted about it.

      I would go with what your Chiropractor recommended and give it a try.

      This is a great website to get a ton of nonsense and biased information about it,,, marksdailyapple.com

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    • Posts: 265 Member
      I've been trying to eat Primal for about 3 months. It's worked wonders for me. I didn't have a lot to lose-and I've always worked out- but I haven't been this toned looking-ever. It's like the fat melted away and you can see my muscles now.
      "woo hoo" says the 49 year old wearing a size 0p (instead of a 6-8p like I did for 30 years)
    • Posts: 12,142 Member
      To the Op,

      The basic premise of the diet is a good one, eat mostly whole, nutrient dense foods. However there is no reason you have to eliminate grains, diary or legumes if you have no intolerances to them.
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      I really love Primal, but I'll never be fully converted. I love some healthy grains in moderation :)
    • Posts: 403 Member
      I really love Primal, but I'll never be fully converted. I love some healthy grains in moderation :)


      All my healthy grains are consumed in beer form. :happy:
    • Posts: 1,722 Member
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      Fixed

      Like I said there are a bunch of haters out there.
    • Posts: 1,722 Member
      To the Op,

      The basic premise of the diet is a good one, eat mostly whole, nutrient dense foods. However there is a bunch of good reasons you should eliminate grains, diary or legumes.

      fixed,,,,, gee this is a cool game, where did you learn it, grade school?
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      Providing no research is the equivalent of saying: Whatever I'm saying can be taken as bull**** and ignored.

      http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19209185?dopt=Abstract

      I'm sure that isn't good enough for you, but it's unlikely that I could produce anything that would suffice. There's more out there but I'm surprised I could even muster the minimal effort it took to find this study.
    • Posts: 1,838 Member
      popcorn, popcorn, get your popcorn here. :) I love Paleo/primal it's healthy, and a good way to go. HOWEVER, there are a lot of Paleo haters out there, so be prepared to get a bunch of hate posted about it.

      I would go with what your Chiropractor recommended and give it a try.

      This is a great website to get a ton of REAL information about it,,, marksdailyapple.com

      Yep, popcorn! One of the many reasons I gave up being 100% paleo! That and the fact that I never lost any fat in the year I was paleo. I've done much better counting calories and making sure I stay in a deficit. It does me no favors to be obsessive over whats paleo and whats not anymore. I will say I still love many of my paleo recipes and I do feel better being gluten free.
    • Posts: 1,283 Member
      I do Primal (mostly) and have for over 8 months. Helped me lose over 110 lbs. Fad? I don't think so. It is a way of life and the easiest "diet" I have ever done. Not that losing weight is easy but I'm not hungry and have so much more energy then before. Not to mention blood sugar and blood pressure are way down. I highly recommend it.
    • Posts: 12,142 Member
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      http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19209185?dopt=Abstract

      I'm sure that isn't good enough for you, but it's unlikely that I could produce anything that would suffice. There's more out there but I'm surprised I could even muster the minimal effort it took to find this study.

      Full study here -

      http://www.yaboga.com/paleo-metabolic.pdf

      Doesn't substantiate the elimination of grains, diary and legumes though.
    • Posts: 1,722 Member
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      Providing no research is the equivalent of saying: Whatever I'm saying can be taken as bull**** and ignored.


      Just like you did?

      I already provided a link where the OP can research the diet, and there is plenty of research there. The reason I don't to people like you, is it's a waste of time.

      Have a great day.
    • Posts: 348 Member

      Just like you did?

      I already provided a link where the OP can research the diet, and there is plenty of research there. The reason I don't to people like you, is it's a waste of time.

      Have a great day.

      I'm not going to go searching through a website in which its main goal is to sell me books.
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      I'm not going to go searching through a website in which its main goal is to sell me books.

      Actually trying to sell you poisonous supplements
    • Posts: 348 Member
      I'm sure that isn't good enough for you, but it's unlikely that I could produce anything that would suffice. There's more out there but I'm surprised I could even muster the minimal effort it took to find this study.

      I'm not saying the Paleo diet is unhealthy or won't work. I'm saying its a fad diet with unnecessary restrictions, you can achieve similar results on diets without being restrictive.
    • Posts: 1,715 Member
      I know it's not for me.
    • Posts: 1,118 Member
      My husband's chiropractor suggested the Paleo diet at one of his workshops. What do you know about it? Is it good for you/dangerous? Just another fad diet?

      I really want your thoughts!

      What was the Chiropractor's basis for the recommendation? Is there a specific dietary need on your husband's part that would be fulfilled by the diet's restrictions?
    • Posts: 12,142 Member
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      What was the Chiropractor's basis for the recommendation? Is there a specific dietary need on your husband's part that would be fulfilled by the diet's restrictions?

      Chiropractor =/= nutritionist
    • Posts: 2,631 Member
      it's definitely not a fad diet.
      it's a very healthy lifestyle for sure.

      i do low carb, which is similar. i've never felt better.

      there is a primal/paleo group, you should really read some of the threads there instead of reading some of the opinions of people on the main part of the forums.
    • Posts: 1,838 Member
      ^^^^^^^^


      But she asked for thoughts from a general group of people, not just followers of the diet. Going straight to the groups would give her biased answers only IMO.
    • Posts: 465 Member
      I personally prefer just a clean eating approach over full paleo. My recommendation is for your and/or your husband to do your own research and see if this is something you're interested in and something that you could sustain.
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