On Tue, 22 Apr 2003 10:08:48 -0400, Todd Moody <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Most of my dietary choices are still paleo, but I basically decided that the law of
>diminishing returns applies here, especially to the psychological aspect
>of eating...  And my general health has been excellent.  This may not be exactly a "paleo support"
>posting, so I'll stop now.

On the contrary, there is no need to "stop" - your diet plan is described in
pages 336-343 of the paleo diet book "Protein Power Lifeplan" by Drs. Eades,
including the rationale for doing it that way.

As discussed recently in this list, many people turn to the Paleo Diet to treat
illnesses that are partially or wholly caused by eating unnatural foods.  Such
people often need the "Purist" approach in order to treat their illness, but
this doesn't mean that there isn't significant benefit from merely restricting
non-paleo foods, rather than eliminating them.

>The amount of stress required to do strict paleo simply isn't worth it, in my case.

Stress causes increased cortisol production, which inhibits the production of
"good" eicosanoids, such as prostaglandins...


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Cheers,

Ken
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