The Health Benefits of Paleo

I started paleo back in March as a way to lose weight and live an overall healthier lifestyle. That being said, paleo has many testimonials about added health benefits. Some of the most common benefits listed are:

Acne & SkinAsthmaAutoimmune DiseaseDiabetesInflammation, Arthritis, & JointsMenstrual Cramps
Paleo has also shown to be beneficial for athletes, weight loss and overall energy, and can help improve overall fitness.

"The paleo diet is based upon eating wholesome, contemporary foods from the food groups our hunter-gatherer ancestors would have thrived on during the Paleolithic era, the time period from about 2.6 million years ago to the beginning of the agricultural revolution, about 10,000 years ago. These foods include fresh meats (preferably grass-produced or free-ranging beef, pork, lamb, poultry, and game meat, if you can get it), fish, seafood, fresh fruits, vegetables, seeds, nuts, and healthful oils (olive, coconut, avocado, macadamia, walnut and flaxseed). Dairy products, cereal grains, legumes, refined sugars and processed foods were not part of our ancestral menu."

Decades of research by Dr. Loren Cordain (founder of the paleo movement) and his colleagues found that, overall, hunter-gatherers typically were free from the chronic illnesses and diseases that are epidemic in Western populations, including obesity, cardiovascular disease (heart disease, stroke, high blood pressure, congestive heart failure, atherosclerosis), type 2 diabetes, cancer, autoimmune diseases (multiple sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis, Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis, etc.), osteoporosis, acne, myopia (nearsightedness), macular degeneration, glaucoma, varicose veins, hemorrhoids, diverticulosis, gastric reflux, and gout.

Check out some of the testimonials! It is truly amazing what paleo has done for people!

So what can paleo do for YOU?!