If you’re willing to say goodbye to crackers and bagels, this could be the plan you’ve been seeking.
It’s the beginning of another new year. Resolutions are in the air, and the quest to shed that extra weight is one of the most common. According to Psychology Today.com losing weight, quitting smoking, saving money and reducing stress are all at the top of the list. But when it comes to weight loss, crash dieting- one of the most popular ways to attempt to lose weight in January- is well-known as a method that’s bound to fail.
What works? Nutritionists and doctors alike advise making solid, long term and permanent lifestyle changes for results that stick. And one of these approaches is adopting the Paleo diet.
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If you like the idea of leaving carbs behind in your life, this could be for you. The Paleo diet has practitioners follow a dietary plan that might have been similar to what humans were eating way back in the Paleolithic era- about 2.5 million to 10,000 years ago. Sound crazy? Maybe, maybe not.
What would you eat? Following the Paleo diet, you fuel up on things like fruits and vegetables, meat (preferably lean meat), nuts, seeds, fish and no carbohydrates. The idea is that a cave person couldn’t get their hands on pasta and bread, and so neither should you. The human digestive system, it’s believed, is not genetically matched with the diet we commonly eat nowadays-one that relies on consuming a lot of dairy and grain products.
Looking to make the switch? For more information on a Paleo diet, click here for tips from the Mayo Clinic.
