Dear Fellow Paleos:

 

I just finished a book which is basic, but it has good footnotes listing
peer reviewed studies to support a mainly paleo way of eating and exercising
for a healthy life free of the diseases of civilization.  It is easy to
read, and it would be a good introduction for those wanting to know more
about paleo or maybe getting ready to try it.  He is not completely paleo
because he advocates raw dairy as part of one's diet and small amounts of
supplements.

 

Like Art DeVany, he criticizes long distance running because he says long
duration exercise makes the heart and lungs more efficient but reduces their
reserve capacity.  He posits that reserve capacity is more important than
efficiency for survival.  He cites a 2000 Harvard study that found that men
who performed short bouts of intense exercise reduced heart disease risk by
20 % and those who did endurance exercise reduced their risk by 10 %.

 

The book is "The Heart Doctor's Cure" by Al Sears, MD

 

 

 

Paula H.