Pegan / paleo vegan

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  • lemurcat12
    lemurcat12 Posts: 30,886 Member
    edited December 2015
    "pegan" is just the name dr Hyman gave to his diet.

    LOL, I didn't realize that.

    Silly name, but OP if you want to try Hyman, just do Hyman and don't worry about paleo or vegan (which as janejellyroll says is about ethics).
  • angelexperiment
    angelexperiment Posts: 1,917 Member
    I have done the vegan paleo before and found it great. But really, when you so it. It's very similar to a keto plan. I found doing the 'pegan' diet was fun. I didn't do if to be like the caveman.

    It's harder to find recipe ideas or food plans of you do it as a big selling feature of Paleo is, 'eat meat and eggs! And a lot of it!'

    Oh it is interesting that you have done this! Did you enjoy?

    Well I'm still doing research to see and what I'm looking at is this: a plant based soy free/ wheat/ gluten free maybe egg free diet.

    With occasional meat as I become more vegan. I have more of a animal rights suffering stance like if I were not willing to kill it myself than maybe I should not eat it.

    It wouldn't be a burden as my hubby is vegetarian and family meals at his parents are made with him in mind. Plus I make all of the foods so it would be on me.

    My motivations are to see if I can become vegetarian possibly vegan in time as it is for health and ethical/karmic reasons. My thoughts aren't as extreme as some vegans though. I think I might occasionally eat meat like fish or chicken but I don't know yet.

    Meat is a bit constipating for me and I've got lactose/ wheat/soy issues so that's the deal behind that and just trying to find what will work best for my digestive issues. And hormonal issues. I'm not trying to make it difficult. I think I'll find my way and who knows coin a new term!
  • Orphia
    Orphia Posts: 7,097 Member
    Who says you've got lactose/wheat/soy issues?
  • Ioras88
    Ioras88 Posts: 57 Member
    Paleo and vegan actually cancels each other out since modern paleo is simply a diet that tries to eliminate things that might hurt your body.
    For example, I could never eat beans because they screw up my digestion. A screwed up digestion is not healthy at all. Therefore, banning beans from my diet makes absolutely sense.

    If you want to go vegan, just do it. Even 'vegetarian paleo' isn't recommended because it's tough as nails to go through with it.
    Just remember to get enough vitamins and minerals. Vegans have to be very careful with that stuff, especially if you want to lose weight.
  • melonaulait
    melonaulait Posts: 769 Member
    If you were to have meat occasionally, that's not vegan. Even I'm not technically a vegetarian (although I've pretty much been one for 8+ years), because I eat fish approx. once to a couple times a month. I think the diet you're looking at is semi-vegetarian, like me. Well, there's the term "pescetarian" for fish eaters, but for eating other types of meat... semi-vegetarian is what some people call it.
  • lemurcat12
    lemurcat12 Posts: 30,886 Member
    Seems like an omnivore who just doesn't eat much meat.
  • segacs
    segacs Posts: 4,599 Member
    edited December 2015
    At some point they're gonna have to start classifying some of these extremely restrictive avoidance diets as a form of eating disorder.

    ETA: Yep, they already do: http://eatingdisorder.org/eating-disorder-information/avoidantrestrictive-food-intake-disorder-arfid/
  • ericGold15
    ericGold15 Posts: 318 Member
    A *real* vegan Paleo should eat grass to help digest the bones left over on the ground.
    Best not to get constipated, ya know ?
  • JenMc14
    JenMc14 Posts: 2,389 Member
    If you want to follow the labels, you could not eat any animal product, including eggs and dairy, beans, soy, or grains to be both vegan and Paleo. So basically, fruits and veggies would be it.

    If you feel restricting grains and dairy would be helpful, do it. If you want to eat beans, do it. If you want to eat eggs, do it. I've found that I can take ideas from different "diets" and tweak them to fit me. I can do Paleo, but I get bored and burnt out because of the prep, and, what was for me, repetitive food. But, I like the idea, so I work in some principals and eat foods that don't bother me, and do my own thing. I realized I don't have to be "perfect", the Internet Paleo/Vegan Masters will not find out and curse me. You just gotta do you.
  • mellowadam
    mellowadam Posts: 114 Member
    edited December 2015
    If you google it it's really not either diet. It allows grains so it not paleo. It allows grass fed meat do its not vegan. The doctor says he took the good from both philosophies and made a hybrid. The only thing it prohibits is legumes (except lentils) He recommends getting 75 percent of your calories from plants.

    This is really stupid. By adding grains he's essentially debunking all the science the paleo camp clings to and by adding meat he's missing the whole ethical point of veganism.

    Really they're basically just reccomending eating a ton of plants and lean protein. Which is what the ADA has been saying all along for years!!!!
  • AnvilHead
    AnvilHead Posts: 18,343 Member
    mellowadam wrote: »
    ...This is really stupid. By adding grains he's essentially debunking all the science the paleo camp clings to and by adding meat he's missing the whole ethical point of veganism....

    Yeah, but he sells plenty of books, "detox programs" etc. and makes lots of money - and that's really all the diet/nutrition industry is about. 99.9% of the industry is scams designed to do nothing more than fleece desperate people out of their money.
  • segacs
    segacs Posts: 4,599 Member
    AnvilHead wrote: »
    Yeah, but he sells plenty of books, "detox programs" etc. and makes lots of money - and that's really all the diet/nutrition industry is about. 99.9% of the industry is scams designed to do nothing more than fleece desperate people out of their money.

    ^ So much this.
  • Orphia
    Orphia Posts: 7,097 Member
    segacs wrote: »
    At some point they're gonna have to start classifying some of these extremely restrictive avoidance diets as a form of eating disorder.

    ETA: Yep, they already do: http://eatingdisorder.org/eating-disorder-information/avoidantrestrictive-food-intake-disorder-arfid/

    Quoted for relevance.
  • stephanie20314
    stephanie20314 Posts: 81 Member
    So almonds and carrot sticks? That's the black swan diet.
  • DaddieCat
    DaddieCat Posts: 3,643 Member
    I just.... what is even left to eat when you combine those two? I'm vegan and well educated about it... but applying paleo guidelines would leave me next to nothing to eat.

    Just confused am I.
  • angelexperiment
    angelexperiment Posts: 1,917 Member
    Well I was leaning toward becoming vegan and curious about blending it with paleo as I know there are paleo vegetarians. I now know fully what a vegan is and entails and as well a paleo vegetarian. I think a modified paleo veg and low fodmaps beans and quinoa. I don't know if I fit in the low to no fruit on the paleo end but I want to try something as natural as possible. I have cut back on meats and wheat products soy and dairy and I feel less miserable! Yeah☺️. My goal is to feel healthy and be healthy.
  • Orphia
    Orphia Posts: 7,097 Member
    Orphia wrote: »
    Who says you've got lactose/wheat/soy issues?

    ???
  • angelexperiment
    angelexperiment Posts: 1,917 Member
    My dr. Said I should follow a diet avoiding phytoestrogenic foods and bc I have ibs I found that wheat, meat and lactose in certain amounts are triggering to my ibs. I was advised by my gi to eat lowfodmaps for that issue. The dairy doesn't bother me too bad if it's fermented like yogurt or kefir but I found I feel better off it. My Gyn suggests no soy as its phytoestrogenic.
  • senecarr
    senecarr Posts: 5,377 Member
    lemurcat12 wrote: »
    "pegan" is just the name dr Hyman gave to his diet.

    LOL, I didn't realize that.

    Silly name, but OP if you want to try Hyman, just do Hyman and don't worry about paleo or vegan (which as janejellyroll says is about ethics).

    So if you've used Hyman, you might find yourself having to Pegan? Sounds like standard advice.
  • lemurcat12
    lemurcat12 Posts: 30,886 Member
    senecarr wrote: »
    lemurcat12 wrote: »
    "pegan" is just the name dr Hyman gave to his diet.

    LOL, I didn't realize that.

    Silly name, but OP if you want to try Hyman, just do Hyman and don't worry about paleo or vegan (which as janejellyroll says is about ethics).

    So if you've used Hyman, you might find yourself having to Pegan? Sounds like standard advice.

    It's only good sense!
  • tomteboda
    tomteboda Posts: 2,171 Member
    edited December 2015
    I've heard of this diet.. You live on sunshine and air. I hear it works well for organisms capable of photosynthesis. For any creatures that need nutrients through diet, not so much.
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