3 Steps to a Primal Eating Diet for Fat Loss

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What is Primal Eating?

• The Primal or Paleo diet is what humans consumed prior to the Neolithic period about 10,000 years ago

• Agricultural farming began in the Neolithic period

Paleo Man Hunted & Gathered

• Meat, fish, fowl, eggs, nuts, fruits, berries & tubers were eaten

• This was pre-agriculture and domestication of animals so grains and dairy were not consumed

Primal Man was Strong, Vigorous & Healthy

• The Paleo diet is the culmination of 2 million years of evolution

• Paleo lifestyle promoted good health

Paleo Lifestyle Attributes

• A lot of wandering around, hunting, foraging & building shelter

• Very active days followed by abundant sleep from dusk til dawn

Paleo Lifestyle Attributes

• Humans were outside all the time getting natural vitamin D and fresh air

• Their lives were connected to nature

Paleo Lifestyle Attributes

• Intermittent periods of intense, all out exercise

• Sprinting during hunts or to escape danger• They were very fit and strong

Paleo Lifestyle Attributes

• Very low stress living• Chronic stress was non-existent

3 Steps to a Primal Eating Diet

• #1- Eliminate highly refined, grain-based carbohydrates

3 Steps to a Primal Eating Diet

• #2 – Consume good fats from natural sources• Meats, fish, fowl, eggs, nuts & seeds,

coconut oil, olive oil and avocado

3 Steps to a Primal Eating Diet

• #3 – Replace cheap carbs from step #1 with good carbohydrates from fresh fruits & vegetables

What is a Paleo or Primal Diet?

• Eat Real Food

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