Justin Hasselman wrote: > I tried getting one of my friends to eat paleo for a week. Normally, he > eats loads of grains and dairy (his parents do too). He felt absolutely > horrible on the paleo diet. This tells me that his genes are actually > better suited to a grain and dairy based diet. Or do u think that he should > continue to eat paleo even though his body is telling him not to? Justin, I'd be interested to know if your friend lost any weight or had a better blood lipid profile after the week of Paleo. I know that I've gone through different sleep patterns, energy levels, and feelings of well-being since starting to eat semi-Paleo a few weeks ago. At the same time, I've lost 4kg and recorded lower basal heart-rate readings. My point is, whether you call it detox, adjusting to a new WOE or whatever, you are taking steps to alter your body's chemistry/hormone levels using food as a type of drug to do so. IMO, it is probably the exception that people *wouldn't* feel at least unusual when making such a radical change. The example of giving up smoking that was posted by another member springs to mind here. I think that making strong assumptions about this WOE after such a short experiment is not doing it justice. Brett