Paleo Diet for Beginners
Paleo Diet for Beginners
The concept and philosophy are easy to understand, but preparing food for yourself in a way you’re not used to can be daunting. I’ve been cooking the Paleo Way for myself and occasional clients for many years now, so I’m happy to have found a …
Hello! My name is Gayle Cureton, and I am known around the Monterey Peninsula on the central coast of California as Big Heart Chef. I’ve been professionally cooking for over 40 years, the last few as a Private Chef, mainly for our senior population. There’s …
Some call it the ‘Caveman Diet,’ referring to the Paleolithic Period in the evolution of human beings. Think about how hearty these humans had to be to stay healthy and survive, and survive they did. Not only did they survive, they thrived well enough for all of us to be here today! The idea came from what happened to the population when people went beyond hunting and gathering. New health problems began to appear when modern agricultural practices and processed foods became our mainstay. In other words, people started getting fat! …and we know that being overweight increases the probability of many health issues, from diabetes to heart conditions and worse. The Paleo Diet focuses on whole foods, fresh fruits, vegetables, wild-caught fish, lean meats, eggs, nuts, seeds, and healthy fats. Sounds good, doesn’t it? Just by putting these whole, non-processed food items together and incorporating this concept into an integral part of a healthy lifestyle, a surprising result is finding ourselves at the perfect weight and feeling better than ever! Now the question is, what’s the simplest way to do this?