Lori Chase - Easy Healthy Cooking: Healthy Recipes from the Paleolithic Diet and Superfoods

Easy Healthy Cooking

Healthy Recipes from the Paleolithic Diet and Superfoods

Lori Chase

Copyright 2013 Lori Chase

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In this book, the Paleolithic Diet is thoroughly explained from its beginning roots to present day use, all around the world. A special section will also outline the Superfoods Diet, a wonderful way to know the types of nutrition you are receiving. While fad diets have come and gone, nothing can replace the structure of the human body, and what it relies on. Also known as the Stone Age Diet, Paleo leads you to a simple, yet exciting way to build strength, lose unwanted pounds, and keep your body as healthy as possible.

The first section is devoted to explaining why the Paleo Diet has been so long running and successful, what type of benefits you can expect from living the Paleo lifestyle, and detailed recipes to make and enjoy. The name paleolithic, comes from an era, roughly 2.5 million years ago, prior to the growing of grain. High protein and low carbohydrates is what anthropologists have found in studying mummies that are 5,000 years old. Interestingly enough, signs of heart disease were also absent from scientific findings. Without the heavy grains and starches that are considered part of a normal diet today, their bodies were free of disease and early aging.

Protecting the immune system is a great reason for getting to know the basics found in the Superfoods Diet. Keeping our bodies healthy, with the right mixture of vitamins and minerals, keeps the molecules in our tissues from allowing foreign antibodies to enter. When our immune system becomes weakened through an inadequate diet, it is forced to search for ways to survive within our own system. This is called autoimmunity. Diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis, and Lupus, are examples of how our bodies can turn on us without being properly maintained with the right selection of diet. Less major issues are bacterial and viral infections. It is believed that by living on a diet of foods that are high in vitamins and minerals, the immune system is able to stay active in fighting off illness and disease.

Food types are shared in this complete text on the Paleo Diet and there are restrictions. For example, grains, grain-like seeds, dairy products, legumes, sugar, and any type of processed foods are prohibited. These types of foods were created after the Paleolithic Era, and believed by many followers, to be the beginning of the end to a natural, well-adjusted body function. Skepticism is also addressed as to why some types of foods are included, and others are not.

The food list page is an invaluable source of buying the correct and essential ingredients in preparing the recipes that follow. Vegetables, meat varieties, fruits, fish, shellfish, and others are listed for later reference in planning meals. Categorized and in depth, there will be few questions as to what foods are included in the Paleo diet. For beginners, changing any diet can be confusing and frustrating. This is why a complete 5-day sample of menus, portions, and meal frequency is included.

If you are an egg lover, the breakfast recipes will catch your eye and give you great new ideas for preparing the most important meal of the day. Lemon pancakes with a taste mixture of coconut, apples, lemon and almonds, will put you in the mood for an active day. Mushroom and pine nuts scrambled eggs is hearty enough for the hungriest family members. Set it off with a super food fruit smoothie, and your morning is complete.

Dinner recipes are easy to make and offer many choices of chicken, lamb, beef and seafood as the main course. Each one has ingredients that may be new to you, but the herbs and spices will highlight the flavor for a more enjoyable meal. Side dishes are also unique with foods such as beetroot, pine nuts and pumpkins, mixed in with favorite greens and vegetables. The snack recipes feature dips and salsas that are filled with flavor.

Dessert has always been considered a no-no with dieting, but not with the Paleo Diet. Even cavemen liked their sweets, be it cranberries, raspberries, or peaches. Enjoy a simple to make raspberry and brie surprise, wrapped in a crescent roll and topped with a delicious sweet sauce. Frozen fruit is also very appealing, especially on a hot, summer day.

The second section of this Paleo Diet book, concentrates on, what is now referred to as, Superfoods. Although this may be the newest buzz word in town, what many consider foods that are vitamin-rich, nutritional, and high in antioxidants, most have always been a part of the Paleolithic Diet. Berries, citrus fruit, kale and collard greens, beets and fish that has a high level of fat, like salmon, are part of the Super Food group. Most of these foods are not exotic and are easy to find. Making soups and smoothies out of a mixture of fruits is a very popular treat today. These recipes can also be found in the Super Food section of this book.

As explained in this book, it takes a little bit of planning and willingness to change to the Paleo Diet or the Superfoods Diet. However, once you have tried a few of the intriguing recipes and begun to see and feel the results, you will wonder what took you so long to start looking at your body as an anchor to an enriched life. Of course, no diet is complete without being active and exercising your muscles on a regular basis. People of the Stone Age did not sit behind computers all day, or jump into automobiles to go on a trip. While our bodies have become lazy and weak from all of the modern conveniences, this does not mean that activity has to cease entirely. Learn to walk a few blocks, or jogging is even better. Get out in the fresh air and let the sun's vitamin D fill your body with nutrients. With exercise and the Paleo Diet, with a host of Superfoods, you will look and feel years younger. Follow the recommendations in this book and keep as a reference should any questions arise.

The standard western diet may be hurting or killing your body in so many ways, that it can be difficult to keep up with all of the health reports related to unhealthy eating. The Paleolithic diet has been popularly known for many decades, however history seems to show that early human ancestors were living on this diet was around 200,000 years ago! Humans were introduced into farming approximately 10,000 years producing a heavy growth grains, bread, pasta, starchy foods and processed foods. However, evidence suggests that evolution is slow to adapt to new types of food that the body may not be used to. This is why the foods including (modern) bread, grease, and processed foods are hard for humans to move on from and onto a healthier lifestyle.

The paleo lifestyle tries to follow the diet of those from ancient times of indigenous people and is referred to as the Paleolithic Diet as it is from the Stone Age or Paleolithic Age era. The paleo diet has additional names it is referred to including, Stone Age Diet, Hunter-Gatherer Diet, or the Cave Man Diet. The Paleolithic diet offers a plethora of health benefits for those who have given it a try. The paleo diet isnt another fad diet as it has been a way of eating thousands of years and it is a healthier option for people to take. Anthropologists have found that tribal people who have only been on the paleo diet are slimmer, stronger and healthier compared to those who arent on the diet. These people do not suffer with cavities, dental problems, and have straight teeth. They also have perfect eyesight, rarely battle with arthritis, diabetes, obesity, heart disease, stroke, depression, cancer, and hypertension and schizophrenia disorders. There are approximately 84 tribes of hunter-gatherers left in this world who eat a Paleolithic diet. These people get daily adequate exercise which also helps them to stay healthy too. The tribal people have never evolved further like current civilization has done. The paleo diet is an advanced nutritional plan using wild plants and animals of different species. This diet has been around for over 2.5 million years however it ended 10,000 years ago when agriculture was developed. The Paleolithic diet theory introduced dieters with features of holistic and, comprehensive dietary combined together.