Welcome to the list.

For the best reading on Paleolithic eating go to...
http://www.panix.com/~paleodiet/
The "bible" for this list is a book called Neanderthin.  It is
currently
out of print and about to be printed again with a new addition.

My summary...

Why Paleo? ==========================================

1.) Diabetes and obesity is caused by over production of insulin
     when foods that are high in carbohydrates are eaten.
     For example, sugar.  The human body wants to conserve
     carbohydrates in a natural environment (hunter-gatherers)
    because they are scarce.  It does this by storing carbohydrates as
    fat as quickly as it can.
2.) Since the advent of agriculture several classes of food have
    been introduced into the human diet, and there has not been
    enough time for evolution to adapt the body to the foreign
    proteins in the food.  These "bad" foods are grains, legumes
(beans)
    and dairy (milk) products.  The presence of these strange proteins
    causes autoimmune problems such as arthritis and heart disease.
    They also seem to cause some mental disorders such as
    depression, ADD, and such.  The new agricultural foods
    all need to be cooked to be edible in order to destroy toxins
    or break down the food for digestion.

What to eat? ==========================================

Thus to eat a Paleolithic diet, simply eat like a cave person.
Only eat what can be eaten raw.  (Meat can be eaten raw
but I recommend you cook it.  Others on this list eat raw
meat, but not me.)
This comes down to eating meat, vegetables, fruits, nuts,
and berries.  Eat lots of fat.  It will help you loose weight.
This is because your body shifts it's metabolism to fat burning.
(Look on the paleodiet web page for the Cholesterol Myth
 article)

WARNING - If you start on a Paleo diet where you lower
your carbohydrate intake and raise your fat intake, you will
go through a period of a week or two of carbohydrate
withdrawal.  Stick with it and fight the cravings.  But don't
be a fanatic either.  If you are overweight you will
loose weight fairly quickly (usually).  If I lower
my carb intake below 20 grams per day I loose about
a half pound a day.  1 apple = about 20 grams of carbs.
1 slice of bread is about 12 grams of carbs.

Typical diet (for me) on Paleo...

Breakfast:
½ lb bacon and 6 eggs.  Cook the eggs in the grease.
then you are not hungry till lunch.

Lunch:
Beef or Pork - Usually I cook lots in advance then freeze it
in plastic containers.  Microwave and eat.  (Did cave men
have microwave ovens?)

Dinner:
A HUGE salad.  Were talking a salad big enough for a whole family,
and you eat the whole thing.  Some meat.  Fish once a week. (salmon)

Snacks: Apples, nuts, berries (often the frozen-in-a-bag kind, fresh if
in season)
  peaches, dates, whatever else.

Sometimes: A huge bowl of ice cream with chocolate sauce ..... oops, I
digress.

Always vary the diet.  Never eat the same thing every day for months
and months.
Try to simulate a hunter-gatherer (HG)  where the food varies
constantly through out the
year.

To loose weight: Cut the fruit to 1 a day, but keep the salad.
To gain muscle: Eat like above and exercise a little but very
intensely.
  for example, run 2 miles doing all-out sprints, and walk till your
heart calms down.
  Do pushups once every 3 or 4 days, but do them till you can't do any
more.
Get lots of sleep
Get lots of water.

Don't be a fanatic.  If you are in a family setting with spouse, kids,
etc. don't
drive them crazy.  Lead by example.  My wife complained about the bacon
grease
in the kitchen, until I lost 30 pounds.  Now she is trying it.

OK, there is the whole paleo thing in one page!


Richard Keene, Novell Inc, Provo, Utah, 801-861-4389,
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