>1)  Why did you choose the paleo plan?

DD (18 mos at the time) with severe food allergies.

>2)  How long have you been on a paleo diet?

Started 2 years ago, but haven't been quite paleo for the last 6 months.

>3)  Which plan do you most closely follow

Was, Neanderthin. Now, Traditional Foods (not really paleo).

>4)  What have been your results - health
>improvements, weight loss, etc.

DD stopped ripping her hair out of her head, stopped having chronic colds.
Younger DD has been sick only once in her life. DH and I experienced weight
loss, discovered food reactions of our own.

>5)  Did you have any addictions when you started
>that were hard to kick; if
>so, how did you do it  (cold turkey or slow
>withdrawal)???

Hard to say. The only thing that was hard to give up was chocolate -which I
didn't, entirely, for very long. I would make smoothies with coconut milk,
eggs, stevia & cocoa powder. Otherwise, we'd just make a paleo version of
or alternative to the confection that we craved.

>6)  Are there any "paleo foods" which you exclude
>from the diet because they
>don't work for you?

I can't eat a great deal of fat, my liver can't manage it, even when I use
herbs & acupuncture to support my liver. I eat a little more carbs, a little
less fat. DD can't eat a lot of foods high in salicylates (berries,
especially).

>7)  Are there any "non-paleo foods" which you seem
>to be able to handle in
>small quantities while still maintaining your health
>improvements, etc.?

moderate dairy, peas & green beans and rices.

>8)  What is a typical paleo day for you?  (I'm
>particularly interested in
>what you all have for breakfast as I don't like
>eggs)

DD is allergic to eggs. Breakfast was, for many months, homemade sausage
patties or additive-free premade sausage links, with a small amount of maple
syrup for dipping. Other items that may appear on the menu: almond milk, nut
butter, fresh or dried fruit, "nut granola", smoked salmon, occasionally
some hard cheese. (Sometimes pears, brie & walnuts, or pears, gorgonzola and
walnuts.) Occasionally, Ezekiel bread. If you don't like the taste of plain
eggs, but aren't allergic, you can make pancakes and muffins with eggs & nut
flour/nut butter. It is less convenient, IME, to stick to a pure paleo diet
if you can't use any eggs at all.

>9)  Do you take any vitamins, supplements?

I take Floravital iron supplement. I think 8 years of vegetarianism has has
taken a major toll on my iron & B's, and I severely dislike organ meats. (I
do add NOW liver powder to ground meat foods, like meatloaf & meatballs.)

>10)  What about exercise?

I'm a yoga teacher. (Iyengar style hatha yoga.)



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