On Tue, 20 Jul 1999 13:51:59 -0700, David Karas <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

>Richard Keene wrote:
>>>> In fact, all the concepts listed here do have a bearing on
>> the followers of Paleo diets because they effect:
>>
>> - dietary supplements: Imbalances in the diet due to modern
>>   fods being less rich in phytochemicals.
>
>Too bad that we cannot find health in a bottle but it doesn't work
>that way. Our bodies evolved on getting the necessary nutrients from
>the available food supply. This is the paleo way. We must find the
>proper balance in our body and supplements will quickly put us out of
>balance. Your body cannot be tricked for very long. Excess is just as
>harmful as deficiency. The body knows if given the chance.

Except that what I think Richard is saying is that it is difficult, if not
impossible, to duplicate the Paleolithic diet today.

So, there may be value in supplementing a Paleolithic dietary approximation,
such as Neanderthin.

I know that in my own case, Omega-3 fatty acid supplementation in the form of
fish oil capsules helps my health, and makes my fatty acid balance more in line
with what is likely to have been found in Paleolithic diets (cf Udo Erasmus,
PhD, and Barry Sears, PhD on fatty acids in Paleolithic diet).


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Cheers,

Ken
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