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Hello all,
I am a naturopathic doctor somewhat new to the paleo lifestyle, but learning everyday.  As you may or may not know, grasses (wheatgrass, barley grass, etc.) are fairly big in the alternative med world.  I was wondering if any of you had an opinion in regards to the human consumption of CEREAL grasses especially from an evolutionary perspective.  Logic tells me obviously that humans aren't meant to eat grasses, but the particular ones are so packed with nutrition, it is hard to deny them nonetheless.  Some proponents of them just refer to them as another land vegetable.  Any opinions, especially hard evidence of our ingestion (or lack thereof) of these foods in human history would be expecially appreciated.  There are also green foods such as spirulina and kelp, which have a long history of consumption by humans,  and I find these to be acceptable for the paleo type diet.  Would you agree?

Thanks for the help,
Daniel Chong, ND
Portland, OR

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