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Paleo for Beginners: Essentials to Get Started
Starting a new diet can be difficult, learning about one shouldn’t be.
Paleo for Beginners: Essentials to Get Started, is a comprehensive, yet concise guide to embracing the Paleo lifestyle.
John Chatham, bestselling author of The Paleo Diet Solution and The Paleo Diet Solution Cookbook, walks readers through every step of success in a concise, easy-to-read format.
Extensively researched, Paleo for Beginners offers answers to your most pressing Paleo questions, from the basic to the more scientific.
Is the Paleo diet just another fad diet?
No, in fact it is the diet humans were designed to eat. Also known as the Primal diet, the Caveman diet and the Stone Age diet, the Paleo diet has literally been around as long as men and women have roamed the earth.
What is the Paleo Diet?
The low-carb, high-protein diet is a simple, healthy way to lose weight and feel better. Enjoy the best health of your life, and lose weight while preventing and treating diabetes, hypertension, heart disease, cancer, osteoporosis, and many other modern illnesses.
Is the Paleo diet healthy or will I have to starve in order to lose weight?
The Paleo diet focuses on weight loss and muscle tone through healthy eating and full-sized portions. Calorie counting, starvation, or unhealthy changes to your diet are not a part of the Paleo lifestyle.
The Paleo diet avoids processed foods that can be difficult for the body digest and contain unhealthy chemicals and additives.
The only diet that helps you to lose weight while enjoying full, healthy meals, the Paleo diet has been proven by the medical community to help treat and prevent many of our modern health maladies.
Why postpone losing weight, feeling healthy and increasing energy one more day?
• The 7-day step-by-step preparation plan puts you on a path to successfully make the transition to the Paleo lifestyle.
• Set yourself up for success with the grocery shopping guide and a list of 117 Paleo-recommended foods (and a comprehensive list of what food items you should avoid).
• 21 healthy recipes offer meal ideas for breakfast, lunch, dinner, dessert, and the snacks in between.
• Grain-free alternatives to your favorite foods include Eggs Benedict Paleo Style, High-Protein Grain-Free Burgers, Chicken Avocado Wraps and Paleo Waffles.
Paleo for Beginners offers everything you need to know to get started on the Paleo diet today.
Paleo for Beginners: Essentials to Get Started, is a comprehensive, yet concise guide to embracing the Paleo lifestyle.
John Chatham, bestselling author of The Paleo Diet Solution and The Paleo Diet Solution Cookbook, walks readers through every step of success in a concise, easy-to-read format.
Extensively researched, Paleo for Beginners offers answers to your most pressing Paleo questions, from the basic to the more scientific.
Is the Paleo diet just another fad diet?
No, in fact it is the diet humans were designed to eat. Also known as the Primal diet, the Caveman diet and the Stone Age diet, the Paleo diet has literally been around as long as men and women have roamed the earth.
What is the Paleo Diet?
The low-carb, high-protein diet is a simple, healthy way to lose weight and feel better. Enjoy the best health of your life, and lose weight while preventing and treating diabetes, hypertension, heart disease, cancer, osteoporosis, and many other modern illnesses.
Is the Paleo diet healthy or will I have to starve in order to lose weight?
The Paleo diet focuses on weight loss and muscle tone through healthy eating and full-sized portions. Calorie counting, starvation, or unhealthy changes to your diet are not a part of the Paleo lifestyle.
The Paleo diet avoids processed foods that can be difficult for the body digest and contain unhealthy chemicals and additives.
The only diet that helps you to lose weight while enjoying full, healthy meals, the Paleo diet has been proven by the medical community to help treat and prevent many of our modern health maladies.
Why postpone losing weight, feeling healthy and increasing energy one more day?
• The 7-day step-by-step preparation plan puts you on a path to successfully make the transition to the Paleo lifestyle.
• Set yourself up for success with the grocery shopping guide and a list of 117 Paleo-recommended foods (and a comprehensive list of what food items you should avoid).
• 21 healthy recipes offer meal ideas for breakfast, lunch, dinner, dessert, and the snacks in between.
• Grain-free alternatives to your favorite foods include Eggs Benedict Paleo Style, High-Protein Grain-Free Burgers, Chicken Avocado Wraps and Paleo Waffles.
Paleo for Beginners offers everything you need to know to get started on the Paleo diet today.
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First published September 25, 2012
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February 17, 2013
Holy guacamole! Would you look at all these glowing 5-star reviews for this book! Glowing 5-star reviews from Goodreads members who can't even be bothered to create an avatar picture. Really people? 5-stars? This book was AMAZING in your opinion? Come on! It is a 76 page e-book, that just skims the Paleo Diet topic. A short e-book that was given away for free on Amazon awhile back. Yet all these people think it was AMAZING! It just always amazes me when I read something, then come here to see what others thought of it, and see reviews like this book has. Okay people, whatever.
This is a short e-book introduction to the Paleo Diet, a diet based on what our prehistoric hunter, gatherer, forager ancestors would have eaten, which the book describes as "Meats, eggs and seafood make up the majority of the day's calories, followed by fats from plant foods, fruits and vegetables, and then nuts and seeds. The Paleo diet is a high-protein/low carbohydrate diet."
Okay, so far, so good. High protein, low carb. Let's see where this goes.
Now we get the list of forbidden foods. "These eliminated foods included processed foods, alcohol, grains, legumes, and sugar."
Hmm, okay I get processed foods, sugar, and alcohol. But grains and legumes are totally out? What is wrong with legumes?
Hmm, and condiments...ketchup is out, mustard is allowed. Our prehistoric ancestors made mustard??? I don't see it. Oh well, we continue.
Beverages...Water should be your primary beverage." Yes, I can see our prehistoric ancestors drinking water.
"Tea and coffee are acceptable on the Paleo diet, as long as you use almond milk to lighten them, rather than dairy milk."
Hmm, okay, our prehistoric ancestors did this??? I don't see it.
Okay, now we are on to the recommended meats. Here are a few: Alligator, Bear, Bison, Caribou, Elk, Emu, Goose, Kangaroo, Ostrich, Rattlesnake, Turtle"
Hey, you forgot opossum and rat!
Most fruits are recommended because of course you can forage for them. Okay, I'll buy that.
Most vegetables are recommended too. But did our hunter forager ancestors grow vegetable gardens?? I'm getting confused!
Now what do we avoid...let's start with dairy...any and all dairy. Okay, I don't imagine our prehistoric ancestors were out milking the wild buffalo, so I'll buy this.
But we also have to avoid grains?? Including barley, buckwheat, corn, millet, oats, rye, and wheat. I'm confused again. Our prehistoric ancestors had gardens to grow pumpkins, squash, turnips, tomatoes, eggplant, cucumbers, cauliflower, Brussels sprouts, broccoli, bell peppers, etc. but they couldn't grow barley, even though Wikipedia tells me that barley "contributed to the broad historical patterns that human history has followed over approximately the last 13,000 years."
Man has been eating barley for 13,000 years, yet it doesn't count as Paleo??
Also off limits are legumes, including all beans, peas, and lentils? What gives with this? If our prehistoric ancestors could grow all the other garden vegetables, why couldn't they throw a few beans and peas into their gardens? Beans and peas are some of the easiest things to grow! They are also easy to forage and gather!
Then we get a quiz to help us decide "What Kind of Caveman Are You? (I am not letting my husband see this quiz!)
Then we get wonderfully helpful hints for starting our new Paleo diet, including such amazing advice as "get all the forbidden foods out of the house."
Oh, I never would have thought of that!
Then come sample menus, with variations for weekdays, weekends, and entertaining. We even get a few recipes, including "Caveman Trail Mix"!
And then, well that is it. The end of the book. A short 76 page introduction to the Paleo diet.
So, while this was a slightly interesting, I still don't see why there are all these glowing, amazing, 5-star reviews? But, okay, whatever.
This is a short e-book introduction to the Paleo Diet, a diet based on what our prehistoric hunter, gatherer, forager ancestors would have eaten, which the book describes as "Meats, eggs and seafood make up the majority of the day's calories, followed by fats from plant foods, fruits and vegetables, and then nuts and seeds. The Paleo diet is a high-protein/low carbohydrate diet."
Okay, so far, so good. High protein, low carb. Let's see where this goes.
Now we get the list of forbidden foods. "These eliminated foods included processed foods, alcohol, grains, legumes, and sugar."
Hmm, okay I get processed foods, sugar, and alcohol. But grains and legumes are totally out? What is wrong with legumes?
Hmm, and condiments...ketchup is out, mustard is allowed. Our prehistoric ancestors made mustard??? I don't see it. Oh well, we continue.
Beverages...Water should be your primary beverage." Yes, I can see our prehistoric ancestors drinking water.
"Tea and coffee are acceptable on the Paleo diet, as long as you use almond milk to lighten them, rather than dairy milk."
Hmm, okay, our prehistoric ancestors did this??? I don't see it.
Okay, now we are on to the recommended meats. Here are a few: Alligator, Bear, Bison, Caribou, Elk, Emu, Goose, Kangaroo, Ostrich, Rattlesnake, Turtle"
Hey, you forgot opossum and rat!
Most fruits are recommended because of course you can forage for them. Okay, I'll buy that.
Most vegetables are recommended too. But did our hunter forager ancestors grow vegetable gardens?? I'm getting confused!
Now what do we avoid...let's start with dairy...any and all dairy. Okay, I don't imagine our prehistoric ancestors were out milking the wild buffalo, so I'll buy this.
But we also have to avoid grains?? Including barley, buckwheat, corn, millet, oats, rye, and wheat. I'm confused again. Our prehistoric ancestors had gardens to grow pumpkins, squash, turnips, tomatoes, eggplant, cucumbers, cauliflower, Brussels sprouts, broccoli, bell peppers, etc. but they couldn't grow barley, even though Wikipedia tells me that barley "contributed to the broad historical patterns that human history has followed over approximately the last 13,000 years."
Man has been eating barley for 13,000 years, yet it doesn't count as Paleo??
Also off limits are legumes, including all beans, peas, and lentils? What gives with this? If our prehistoric ancestors could grow all the other garden vegetables, why couldn't they throw a few beans and peas into their gardens? Beans and peas are some of the easiest things to grow! They are also easy to forage and gather!
Then we get a quiz to help us decide "What Kind of Caveman Are You? (I am not letting my husband see this quiz!)
Then we get wonderfully helpful hints for starting our new Paleo diet, including such amazing advice as "get all the forbidden foods out of the house."
Oh, I never would have thought of that!
Then come sample menus, with variations for weekdays, weekends, and entertaining. We even get a few recipes, including "Caveman Trail Mix"!
And then, well that is it. The end of the book. A short 76 page introduction to the Paleo diet.
So, while this was a slightly interesting, I still don't see why there are all these glowing, amazing, 5-star reviews? But, okay, whatever.
April 30, 2014
I'm in the process of switching to the Paleo Diet, and this book provides a short and sweet introduction! It's got handy lists of allowed foods, and then recipes for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. You can always branch off to longer books after getting the essentials here.
October 31, 2012
I don’t like counting calories and I don’t like eating rabbit food. The Paleo’s high protein, low sugar seemed to be more my style. It took less than an hour to read John Chatham’s essentials about the Paleo diet and become convinced this is a good plan. Chatham talks as if he is in the room with me. He explains why and how, gives comprehensive do and don’t lists and assists with a one-week transitional strategy – all succinctly and easily comprehended. Read the book, reorganize the pantry, shop for all the meat, seafood, fruit and veges you want and you’re ready to go.
November 30, 2019
Straight forward
The book is good for what it’s supposed to do. Rey easy to understand. Great beginner recipes to make for meals.
The book is good for what it’s supposed to do. Rey easy to understand. Great beginner recipes to make for meals.
June 2, 2021
This book is short and just kinda...ends with a paragraph for a conclusion.
As an intro book, this is very very basic, which is fine if you aren't after the nitty gritty details. Meat, eggs and seafood are where you are to get the majority of your calorie intake. Legumes are bad (yay! Hate beans!), processed foods are bad, grains are bad, dairy is bad, alcohol is bad, processed sugar is bad, you know, the basics. What I find interesting it that the author says a lot of your calories are to come from fat (if I remember correctly), but your are supposed to eat all low fat cuts of meat. So it's more of a high protein/low carb, low fat type thing.
Bought ketchup is bad but mustard is apparently fine. I imagine you could get away with self made ketchup (with no sugar added)...maybe. But because this is VERY basic, there is no way to confirm using this book.
As all diet books agree, water is good, plain coffee or tea is okay. NO MILK, NO SUGAR!
I did enjoy how alligator, bear, caribou, elk, kangaroo, ostrich, rattlesnake, turtle, etc are considered okay meats. It's good that we're being inclusive but a lot of this meat is not something I, and many other I'm sure, are able to access.
Most fruits are fine because you can forage for them, I guess. Most vegetables are recommended as well. Grains are a no-no. I can kind of see why this is a thing as we have changed a lot of modern grains from what they were in the past.
There's a kind of pointless quiz in there...and a bunch of obvious advice like "get all forbidden food out of the house." There are a few recipes to get you started. All in all I'm not overly impressed. It was okay, I guess. I don't think you can properly follow paleo using this book alone.
As an intro book, this is very very basic, which is fine if you aren't after the nitty gritty details. Meat, eggs and seafood are where you are to get the majority of your calorie intake. Legumes are bad (yay! Hate beans!), processed foods are bad, grains are bad, dairy is bad, alcohol is bad, processed sugar is bad, you know, the basics. What I find interesting it that the author says a lot of your calories are to come from fat (if I remember correctly), but your are supposed to eat all low fat cuts of meat. So it's more of a high protein/low carb, low fat type thing.
Bought ketchup is bad but mustard is apparently fine. I imagine you could get away with self made ketchup (with no sugar added)...maybe. But because this is VERY basic, there is no way to confirm using this book.
As all diet books agree, water is good, plain coffee or tea is okay. NO MILK, NO SUGAR!
I did enjoy how alligator, bear, caribou, elk, kangaroo, ostrich, rattlesnake, turtle, etc are considered okay meats. It's good that we're being inclusive but a lot of this meat is not something I, and many other I'm sure, are able to access.
Most fruits are fine because you can forage for them, I guess. Most vegetables are recommended as well. Grains are a no-no. I can kind of see why this is a thing as we have changed a lot of modern grains from what they were in the past.
There's a kind of pointless quiz in there...and a bunch of obvious advice like "get all forbidden food out of the house." There are a few recipes to get you started. All in all I'm not overly impressed. It was okay, I guess. I don't think you can properly follow paleo using this book alone.
May 8, 2021
It could have been a pamphlet.
At no point is the paleo diet ever discussed in any detail, or any reasons provided why it's a logical, or even sensical choice. This one's like an arbitrary rulebook that makes vague, buzzwordy reference to things like "blood sugar" and "bad cholesterol" and expecting you to take that at face value, then condemning milk and beans without making any sort of explanation for why that isn't on paleo.
And then, the "recipes".
Cook a fish! And some vegetables! Delicious fish and vegetables, serves 4.
Craving steak? Grill a steak! And some vegetables! You won't go back to eating anything other than meat and vegetables after you try THIS paleo classic!
Do you miss pancakes? Smash a bunch of bananas and eggs together! That's "batter", now. Just fry it up in olive oil because butter is dairy! Whatever! Just like the cavemen!
On some dumb.
Two stars because it made me hungry for trail mix, so I made my own trail mix, which rules.
At no point is the paleo diet ever discussed in any detail, or any reasons provided why it's a logical, or even sensical choice. This one's like an arbitrary rulebook that makes vague, buzzwordy reference to things like "blood sugar" and "bad cholesterol" and expecting you to take that at face value, then condemning milk and beans without making any sort of explanation for why that isn't on paleo.
And then, the "recipes".
Cook a fish! And some vegetables! Delicious fish and vegetables, serves 4.
Craving steak? Grill a steak! And some vegetables! You won't go back to eating anything other than meat and vegetables after you try THIS paleo classic!
Do you miss pancakes? Smash a bunch of bananas and eggs together! That's "batter", now. Just fry it up in olive oil because butter is dairy! Whatever! Just like the cavemen!
On some dumb.
Two stars because it made me hungry for trail mix, so I made my own trail mix, which rules.
January 29, 2022
I picked up this book in hope of quickly getting up to speed with the Paleo diet, wanting concrete suggestions as to what to consumer and what not to consumer and whatnot. For that, I find this book sufficient. The issue may be that the book does not go into sufficient detail on just about anything and is not a great starting point when you want to know more detail about any piece of information that the author presents; suggestions for further reading materials may have made the book more useful.
Note that the audible version does not cover the full list of recipes presented in the book version and only offers their subset. Not that audio recipes are that useful (they are not), but it is not an unabridged version.
Note that the audible version does not cover the full list of recipes presented in the book version and only offers their subset. Not that audio recipes are that useful (they are not), but it is not an unabridged version.
September 13, 2020
Easy to Follow Instruction
I borrowed this book from the library as I am starting my Paleo journey to help heal my autoimmune disease. I appreciated how easy this book laid out the recipes, the shopping list, etc to make beginning this journey so much easier! Highly recommend this as a first foray into the Paleo lifestyle. Also recommend other Paleo books by John Gratham as I have enjoyed them as well!
I borrowed this book from the library as I am starting my Paleo journey to help heal my autoimmune disease. I appreciated how easy this book laid out the recipes, the shopping list, etc to make beginning this journey so much easier! Highly recommend this as a first foray into the Paleo lifestyle. Also recommend other Paleo books by John Gratham as I have enjoyed them as well!
October 7, 2018
Looking for recipes...
Not really interested in any diet pitch, but I do have food allergies (gluten, dairy, and nightshades) and hoped to find some recipes to try. The book provided a good selection and inspired me to add a few new staples to my pantry. Looking forward to experimenting.
Not really interested in any diet pitch, but I do have food allergies (gluten, dairy, and nightshades) and hoped to find some recipes to try. The book provided a good selection and inspired me to add a few new staples to my pantry. Looking forward to experimenting.
April 19, 2018
Quick and consise with loads of recpies, probably a continuation and back up of his other paleo books. Good to get a good quick glimpse about what paleo is all about and simple and easy to understand with some interesting suggestions in the recipes.
June 22, 2018
Helpful Guide
I found this book to be a good start on understanding paleo. I’m looking for a diet that can be used for weight loss and a healthy eating plan for my family. I have just started researching.
I found this book to be a good start on understanding paleo. I’m looking for a diet that can be used for weight loss and a healthy eating plan for my family. I have just started researching.
November 22, 2018
I did enjoy this book. Lots of information. I know grain free is best. But grain free pancakes didn’t sound good. Even though the recipes were varied but not realistic for me, I will still try this way of eating.
March 20, 2019
Great cookbook
Changing the way you eat is a challenge. I found this book not so much a "diet" as a change in lifestyle. The recipes in the book give you a great variety of goods & not real complicated.
Changing the way you eat is a challenge. I found this book not so much a "diet" as a change in lifestyle. The recipes in the book give you a great variety of goods & not real complicated.
January 25, 2023
Paleo is dead. However, it was a start to understanding how to begin to break the insulin resistance. I give it five stars. Because it drove me to understand ketones. However, the Paleo Journey is fools gold.
September 13, 2017
Just started
Just started with the Paleo Detox and got the book for some simple recipes. I have lost 10 pounds in 7 days already.
Just started with the Paleo Detox and got the book for some simple recipes. I have lost 10 pounds in 7 days already.
December 17, 2017
Good starter book and beginning grocery list.
.Good starter book and beginning grocery list. And a quick read . I have to write a little more to submit this review.
.Good starter book and beginning grocery list. And a quick read . I have to write a little more to submit this review.
January 2, 2018
Only giving it 1-star because I didn't finish it.
February 20, 2018
Great for beginning the Paleo diet. Simply explained, short, to the point, with recipes, lists of foods to eat and to avoid, and discussion of health benefits.
March 1, 2018
Easy guide for Paleo Beginners
This book was very informative and a quick read. It has great, simple, and tasty recipes for beginners like myself
This book was very informative and a quick read. It has great, simple, and tasty recipes for beginners like myself
April 22, 2018
A perfect start
Very informative and detailed. A good start and a wonderful amount of recipes to try. Can't wait to dig in.
Very informative and detailed. A good start and a wonderful amount of recipes to try. Can't wait to dig in.
August 22, 2018
I liked it.
Very good information !! I am very happy with all the recipes. Lots of helpful suggestions. I am going to see if it works for me.
Very good information !! I am very happy with all the recipes. Lots of helpful suggestions. I am going to see if it works for me.
January 5, 2019
Looked over a lot of tasty dishes, going to take it slow and try some out. I wanted to eat healthier and heard things about Paleolithic diets and Ketogenic diets. This is a good start.
January 20, 2019
In not ready for paleo
March 11, 2019
Needs pics. There are none.
October 13, 2019
My review
An informative book that I would recommend. Has good recipes that are very easy to follow. Easy to read pages.
An informative book that I would recommend. Has good recipes that are very easy to follow. Easy to read pages.
September 27, 2012
As the title states, this is a great book for Paleo beginners! It’s difficult to leave behind processed foods, grains, starches, and refined sugars and base your diet on lean meats, nuts, and plant fats, and Chatham’s book shows he understands how hard it can be to make these changes. He starts with general information about the Paleo diet, but then focuses on preparing the reader’s mind, body, and physical environment in order to follow through and make a successful shift into the Paleo diet lifestyle. He even provides a whole chapter that gives you a daily task to complete the week before starting the paleo diet, so that the transition will be as easy as possible.
There are also a lot of practical tools included in the book. It includes an extensive list of acceptable Paleo foods, and the meal plans and recipes are very simple. There are hints on where to shop for high quality foods, what time of day to eat, how to avoid common pitfalls, and even quizzes for personalizing your approach to the diet. Chatham does not dismiss the difficulties you may encounter when you begin the diet, and I appreciate his realistic approach. He wants you to see that the initial challenges are well worth the gains, and help you truly adopt the Paleo lifestyle.
There are also a lot of practical tools included in the book. It includes an extensive list of acceptable Paleo foods, and the meal plans and recipes are very simple. There are hints on where to shop for high quality foods, what time of day to eat, how to avoid common pitfalls, and even quizzes for personalizing your approach to the diet. Chatham does not dismiss the difficulties you may encounter when you begin the diet, and I appreciate his realistic approach. He wants you to see that the initial challenges are well worth the gains, and help you truly adopt the Paleo lifestyle.
October 19, 2012
The book, “Paleo for Beginners” is a short book on the paleolithic diet. The book contains facts, recipes, and meal plans to help the reader succeed . The paleo diet is actually one that makes sense, after all, people in the paleolithic age were not exposed to carbohydrates, dairy or processed foods. As a result, the paleo people did not have illness or obesity like there is in today’s society. The book gives the reader the types of food a person should eat and avoid. In addition, it contains sample menus and recipes for the first week. The best part of the paleo diet is the dieter does not have to count calories, he is allowed as much of the acceptable foods as he wants. The book suggests the reader takes a week to prepare, mentally and physically, before starting the diet; a great idea considering many people start without planning. With the meal planner, the list of acceptable foods, where to purchase them, and recipes, this diet should be the last diet a person should ever need.
January 7, 2015
This was an incredibly basic introduction to paleo. I guess the author took the word "essentials" quite literally. At 56 pages, it gives a quick overview of what the paleo diet is, two to three sentences on its history, and then basically consists of lists of foods you can and can't eat on the diet. There's a chapter or two on embracing your new "lifestyle"--all very common sense and nothing that hasn't been included in a million other diet books. A few recipes are included in the back, but I wouldn't go so far as to say that it's a cookbook, and quite frankly, I wasn't really impressed by the recipes anyway. What irked me most about this book is that the author kept alluding to studies done on the paleo diet, but doesn't cite any sources or references, so you just have to take what he's saying at face value. Hmmm.
This book was fine for me, as I'm just curious about the diet (or lifestyle, if you will) but don't have any serious convictions about adopting it. Those who are considering going forward with eating a paleo diet might want to look elsewhere for a better guide book.
This book was fine for me, as I'm just curious about the diet (or lifestyle, if you will) but don't have any serious convictions about adopting it. Those who are considering going forward with eating a paleo diet might want to look elsewhere for a better guide book.
October 11, 2012
A Step Into The Past, A Step Toward The Future
Rather than trying all of those tired, flash-in-the-pan diets, take a step backwards and try the ancient world. The paleo diet, revised for the modern cave-dweller, is a strict regimen meant to get you healthy and strong. This is the perfect diet book for daring beginners. John Chatham, as fans if his work will attest, doesn't miss a beat. He schools you on the how and the why and gives you all the knowledge and support needed for success.
Learn about the pre-agricultural diet, its trends and benefits, for example; how protein builds lean muscle and burns fat faster. Conversely, run-of-the-mill high-carb diets recommend starchy grain that spike blood sugar, which in turn slows the metabolism causing weight gain. Feeling the knowledge yet? Wait until you browse the cook book. From the history of the paleo diet to words of wisdom and motivational support, The Paleo For Beginners is the last book diet novices will ever buy.
Rather than trying all of those tired, flash-in-the-pan diets, take a step backwards and try the ancient world. The paleo diet, revised for the modern cave-dweller, is a strict regimen meant to get you healthy and strong. This is the perfect diet book for daring beginners. John Chatham, as fans if his work will attest, doesn't miss a beat. He schools you on the how and the why and gives you all the knowledge and support needed for success.
Learn about the pre-agricultural diet, its trends and benefits, for example; how protein builds lean muscle and burns fat faster. Conversely, run-of-the-mill high-carb diets recommend starchy grain that spike blood sugar, which in turn slows the metabolism causing weight gain. Feeling the knowledge yet? Wait until you browse the cook book. From the history of the paleo diet to words of wisdom and motivational support, The Paleo For Beginners is the last book diet novices will ever buy.
October 19, 2012
In John Chatham’s Paleo diet, we find a program dedicated to healthy eating through a Paleolithic diet approach, backed with research to give legitimacy to their findings, and the inevitable weight loss displayed as the by-product of following good nutritional eating habits (a refreshing change). The diet goes against the grain of what we commonly hear as the “sensible” diet approach, but goes into great detail explaining why - historically, medically, and nutritionally. I found it refreshing to also be thoroughly enlightened on what “not to eat,” (which went way beyond my immediate vision of frozen and fast foods) and why. With a plethora of food suggestions and preparations offered as well as how to personalize your meals contingent upon your particular eating habits, I found this text to be an enlightening and well put together option for those looking to eat healthy and enjoy it as well as lose the inimitable unwanted weight.
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