Simons - Paleo Diet Cook Book For Beginners: Includes 14 Day Meal Plan

Research is still going on about this issue but so far, some progress has been made. This is focused on grains containing gluten. Gluten proteins are reduced to form peptides, which are able to stimulate opioid receptors (these are found in the brain and are usually stimulated by the likes of heroin and also when we do intense activities like running.) Though research is still going on, I can testify to craving for pastry until I stopped consuming grains. Now you know if you are addicted to some grain product or know someone who is, just take grains off your diet and watch what happens! Lets delve into a little science; grains have a lot of carbohydrates. Once they enter your digestive system, they undergo a process that turns them into glucose. This is used to fuel the body as you perform various activities that use up energy.

Any glucose not used is stored as fat to be used in the future in case the body is not able to access food or when our bodies use a lot of energy. Our bodies are wired like this to ensure survival even in the harshest of conditions. Fortunately or unfortunately, most people can easily access food. The result is large stores of fat in the body. This is what eventually leads to obesity as well as hormonal roller coasters. The bottom line is, our ancestors, the cavemen did not eat grains and all this junk we have today.

As a result, they had bodies to die for! They were smart enough to know that the human body was not made for grains. After the agricultural revolution, grains were consumed but not in such high amounts as we see today. Processed products such as flour could only be afforded by the rich, probably the reason why they died earlier than the common man. No one can argue with the fact that in the last century of increased grain consumption, the human population has recorded the highest number of obese people, high infertility rates and a very huge number of chronic diseases. Research conducted by the University of Missouri has found an inverse relationship between grain consumption and the testicular size. Additionally, they found that the sperm count of the average American male has dropped by 50% in the last eighty years! In as much as there are no immediate effects witnessed in the consumption of grains, especially, whole grains; this does not give us the clear sign to indulge in grains; bearing in mind that the consumption of grains today is at its all-time high.

It all boils down to this; if you treat your body like a temple, you will shine in the glory of its beauty. Grains were not made for our bodies. Its as simple as that. With the case of whole grains and refined grain, it is like saying take cigarettes that have got filters and avoid those without filters. At the end of the day cigarettes are bad for your health and you should avoid them at all costs! So it is with grains; pasta, rice, cookies, bread, to name but a few. They should all be scraped off from our diets.

Conduct a small experiment to judge for yourself. Take a week off from anything that spells out the word grain and see just how much energy you will have. Increase your intake of vegetables and fruits and I can guarantee not only will your energy levels soar through the roof but you will have gone more than a mile in shedding some of that unwanted body fat. Why not go the extra mile and eliminate grains from your diet? If you want to get a better body, you know exactly what to do!