Kim, I don't know if ketosis would "cause" kidney stones or not. But a paleo
diet can be ketogenic or not, depending upon how many carbs you consume.
Neanderthin does not count carbs, but many of us want to lose weight and
find that limiting carbs and being ketogenic is a good way to do that. I
personally am usually in ketosis because I don't eat tons of carbs. My
veggies are cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower, eggplant, etc., and I eat maybe
one piece of fruit per day, along with spices and herbs etc. probably 50g or
so per day, which is low enough for me to be in ketosis, but only
incidentally as I really don't care if I am or not!

So if you want paleo without ketosis, eating more fruit will do the trick
faster than anything else. And you may find that you will lose weight
anyway, even without ketosis.

--Richard (Tarzana)

Kim McKay wrote:

> Hi, I have been lurking for awhile, and I thought I would introduce
> myself.  My name is Kim, and I have been dieting for long time, not
> getting anywhere.  Last August I started Atkins diet, and after about 3
> weekd ended up in hospital with a kidney stone, got home from the
> hospital, started Atkins again and was taken back to hospital with more
> kidney problems.  Now I don't know if Atkins was the reason, one doctor
> said yes, the other said no.  However, I was also diagnosed with cancer
> in October, have had surgery and have since started chemo.  Not a
> pleasant experience, but it gives me hope.
>
> I saw the information of the paleolithic diet in the Woman's World and
> started to research it and found this site.  Now, because I was on
> Atkins, I am familiar with Neanderthin, although I have not read it so I
> cannot state that I am fully aware of all of its contents.
>
> The major question I guess I have is:  Does the Paleolithic diet result
> in the person going into ketosis?  Because of the amount of problems I
> have had with my kidneys it really makes me cautious.
>
> Looking forward to your answers.
>
> Thank you,
>
> Kim