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The Paleo Answer: 7 Days to Lose Weight, Feel Great, Stay Young
How to take the Paleo Diet to the max for optimal weight loss and total health--from bestselling author and top Paleo expert Dr. Loren CordainDr. Loren Cordain's bestselling "The Paleo Diet" and "The Paleo Diet Cookbook" have helped hundreds of thousands of people eat for better health and weight loss by following the diet humans were genetically designed to eat: meats, fi...more
336 pages
Published
December 20th 2011
(first published 2011)
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This book is loaded with good information but unless you love reading about science and studies on a nearly academic level, be prepared to nod off a few times. I tried, I really tried to grasp everything he was saying in those sections, but failed. It's just a lot to take in. I did take away a lot of good tips that are going to help me eat better though. I agree with other reviewers who said that Cordain came off as a bit "alarmist" in sections. ie- undercooked beans will kill you! Um... yeah. I...more
Not a light/easy read by any stretch of the imagination, but I appreciate Cordain's work to ground the reasons one might choose paleo in science. (Knowing full-well, of course, that results can be interpreted in many ways.)
'Part One: The Paleo Way' and 'Part Three: Maximum Paleo Living' were the most helpful—discussing saturated fat, how to approach paleo (I like the 85/15 rule—follow it 85% of the time and use the other 15% (approx. 3 meals per week) as you like), and a sample menu for a week'...more
'Part One: The Paleo Way' and 'Part Three: Maximum Paleo Living' were the most helpful—discussing saturated fat, how to approach paleo (I like the 85/15 rule—follow it 85% of the time and use the other 15% (approx. 3 meals per week) as you like), and a sample menu for a week'...more
Some kindle notes:
Theodosius Dobzhansky, a well-known Russian evolutionary biologist, said, “Nothing in biology makes sense, except under the light of evolution.” - location 250
In The Paleo Diet, I spoke of the 85/15 rule—meaning that if you are 85 percent compliant with the diet most of the time, significant improvements in your health can occur. The other 15 percent—normally, three meals a week—are open meals, meaning you can choose to eat a normal amount of foods that fall outside the diet pl...more
Theodosius Dobzhansky, a well-known Russian evolutionary biologist, said, “Nothing in biology makes sense, except under the light of evolution.” - location 250
In The Paleo Diet, I spoke of the 85/15 rule—meaning that if you are 85 percent compliant with the diet most of the time, significant improvements in your health can occur. The other 15 percent—normally, three meals a week—are open meals, meaning you can choose to eat a normal amount of foods that fall outside the diet pl...more
Jan 07, 2012
Angela Boord
rated it
4 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
anyone who wants to lose weight, feel better, or has an autoimmune condition
Lots of good information and scads of references in the back of the book, but the main text sometimes comes off as sounding rather alarmist, in the sense that he makes claims (for instance, that eating raw kidney beans has been fatal in some cases) and sort of vaguely references the instance or study that supports the statement. In those cases (particularly in the "beans can be lethal" sections) it would have been more helpful to see pointed references, just because the claims are so far beyond...more
This book is an overdue update to Dr. Cordain's classic previous work "The Paleo Diet" which greatly accelerated the concept of applying the sciences of evolutionary biology and anthropology to contemporary nutrition.
In short, Dr. Cordain provides a scientific guiding principle that humans ate, exercised and slept in specific patterns for well over a million years. Then, a comparatively recently 10,000 years ago, the agricultural revolution dramatically altered these patterns. These patterns hav...more
In short, Dr. Cordain provides a scientific guiding principle that humans ate, exercised and slept in specific patterns for well over a million years. Then, a comparatively recently 10,000 years ago, the agricultural revolution dramatically altered these patterns. These patterns hav...more
An incredibly depressing book... tells you that pretty much everything that you put in your mouth is highly toxic and lethal... except for fish and meat (that the author so conveniently forgets to mention also contains toxins). So, I closed the last page feeling very very down... went out and bought a huge block of hazelnut chocolate and had a piece with a great sense of enjoyment from being alive... despite the high content of toxins contained in that piece of chocolate that even kills a dog :-...more
I haven't read this book from cover to cover. However, I'm impressed by what I have read. I've been following the Paleo program for a couple of weeks now, and have experienced weight loss as well as relief from stomach distress. Dr. Cordain, the founder of this movement, backs up his information with impressive scientific research. Definitely a good resource if you're thinking of trying this program for either weight loss or better health and well-being.
I really didn't get much out of this book. From the first few chapters I have a better understanding of the problems with vegetarianism, dairy, and legumes.. but besides that it goes into a level of detail about the effects of non-paleo foods that's just too deep. If you're looking for more reasons why you shouldn't eat stuff, this book references tons of studies. If you already know what the paleo diet is, this book won't give you much new information.
This book really got me thinking more about the things we eat and how so many people just eat whatever without even thinking about what it could be doing to them. It is a very informative book.
If you're someone who just wants to eat paleo because you were told it's good and know by others' experiences that it works, but you don't care WHY things are bad for you, then I wouldn't bother reading this. If you are a very curious person and love to learn why things are the way they are, this book is...more
If you're someone who just wants to eat paleo because you were told it's good and know by others' experiences that it works, but you don't care WHY things are bad for you, then I wouldn't bother reading this. If you are a very curious person and love to learn why things are the way they are, this book is...more
If you want to improve your health, this book is a must.
It's flawlessly researched and well written.
However a warning must be made. This book WILL scare the crap out of you. The author claims everything you eat and do will kill you mercyless. So you must use your wisdom and smarts to skim through the fear.
It's flawlessly researched and well written.
However a warning must be made. This book WILL scare the crap out of you. The author claims everything you eat and do will kill you mercyless. So you must use your wisdom and smarts to skim through the fear.
The science makes sense. We'll see how the diet goes. He relies a little heavily in the 'well our ancestors did it...' reasoning and it gets comical at times. But he uses 'real' science and studies to back his claims.
We'll see.
Easy read!
We'll see.
Easy read!
Much easier to follow than the previous book by Dr. Cordain. Very cleanly laid out and a good summary of the scientific principles behind different health choices. Looking forward to leafing through his extensive set of references.
Meta-analyses of thousands of studies that show why grains, legumes, and dairy are destroying our health. Finally, a scientific explanation of why I'm intolerant to these things and feel so much better when I don't eat them.
I have read this book carefully and followed the recommendations in it. So far I have found the information to be correct and was able to build my own guidelines from it and live a much healthier life.
Mas info de lo que ya nos había dicho el dr cordain en su primer libro. Ahora se va mas a los detalles de lo que se había tocado muy de pasada en el primer libro y propone una dieta rápida. Me quedo con el primero. Hay demasiada info que no es necesaria.
Eating like this makes me feel fully superhuman. An up to date book with the latest science. Great book on Paleo for beginners.
This is an excellent introduction to the Paleo diet lifestyle. It provides a layman's explanation of the reasons for eating Paleo, and the benefits of it.
I thought from the title that it would be more of a how-to than a why to.
Interesting, with a lot of helpful information.
awesome
Dr. Cordain explains the Paleo diet further in this book, and describes an option for those with an autoimmune disease such as multiple sclerosis. I am forever grateful for his discoveries and appreciate the many graphs and scientific research in this book even though all people can benefit from this information.
This book provides up to date science to support a thorough analysis of why grains, dairy, and beans should not be part of one's diet. I already eat a paleo diet but having the science at my fingertips to understand why the paleo lifestyle feels so good is wonderful.
Jan 18, 2012
Mary-anne
rated it
4 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
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Loren Cordain certainly knows his stuff and gives many compelling reasons to try the Paleo Diet. I do find his writing style a touch heavy and felt a little lectured to at points.. probably because I don't want to give up ice cream. LOL Very well researched though, and a LOT of excellent information
seemed to end abruptly. lots of anectodal discussion but nothing really about a 7 day plan. odd.
Oct 31, 2012
Carol
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Starting slowly...no grains during the week.
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Loren Cordain, PhD, is one of the world's leading experts and researchers in the area of evolutionary medicine. He is on the faculty of Colorado State University and the author of The Paleo Diet and The Paleo Diet for Athletes. He has been featured on Dateline NBC, in the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, and other media."
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