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Stone-age Diet Lowers Risk of Heart Disease
Once again, the modern diet is in the line of fire. Recent research carried out by Swedish scientists at the Karolinska Institute has shown that a Palaeolithic (stone age) diet consisting of berries, nuts, lean meats, fish and vegetables, and with no cereals, grains, flours, refined sugar or dairy products, reduces both blood pressure and fat content, especially belly fat. People adopting the stones age diet in the study had slimmer waists within three weeks, losing an average of 2.3kg (5 pounds). Possibly the most important results were the dramatic lowering of levels of a blood clotting agent, which is linked to heart attacks and strokes.
This compares well with three other diet studies, and dieting methods. Firstly, the hunter-gatherer style diet that was investigated and shown on the BBC in January 2007, is very similar, and had similar health benefits. The highlights of this investigate were that,
“All the volunteers lost weight during the experiment, and also there was a dramatic reduction in risk of coronary heart disease and stroke due to noticeable reductions in cholesterol, fat and blood pressure in all volunteers.”continued below ....
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This diet is also similar to our favourite two diets, the Atkin’s / low carb diet, and the Bruce Lee diet. Both Dr. Atkins and Bruce Lee emphasised the importance of avoiding “empty carbs” such as sugar, pasta and refined flours. The Atkin’s diet is similar to the stone age diet in many ways, and Bruce Lee’s method of eating natural foods to allow him to train harder and get leaner, is proof that such a diet really can keep the fat off, keep you slim and in great shape.
There are now many diets that adopt this form, but essentially they are all more or less the same. Some advocate eating less fat, some allow root vegetables, some do not. Whether it is called a “natural diet”, “stone age diet” or simply a “sugar-free diet”, the aim is the same – reduce sugar intake, reduce consumption of refined carbohydrates, processed foods, dairy products, and eat more fresh fruits and vegetables, as well as plenty of lean meats and unprocessed meats.
So, if you are serious about losing weight, it is time to throw out all the sugar, grains and starchy vegetables, and eat like our Palaeolithic ancestors. Just make sure that you take oral hygiene more seriously than they did.
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