Giving your eating diet to god
Former pro Ironman triathlete Mark Sisson promotes a variant of it in his book, The Primal Blueprint, and on his blog. How to Follow the Paleo Diet Without Eating a Single Piece of Meat. Four Hour Workweek author Tim Ferriss does it. I quickly purchase an iron supplement and add it to the mixture the next day. When I was off I paid for it dearly, but I soon found just the right mixture. The breakdown: Roughly, 35% fat, 40% carbohydrate, 25% protein. I immediately noticed the mixture tasted unpleasantly salty. One day I accidentally put in a tablespoon of salt, rather than a teaspoon. I want to maintain it and spend less energy getting energy. My intention with this post is not to give an in-depth description of the Paleo diet. At first glance, it seems like a contradiction in terms. The basic explanation: Pre-agricultural man (and woman) ate a lot of the staple foods, and had very limited or no access to the disallowed foods. I researched every substance the body needs to survive, plus a few extras shown to be beneficial, and purchased all of them in nearly raw chemical form from a variety of sources. I have to be more careful not to leave anything out. Week 2 was rough since I started experimenting with the proportions, trying to find the optimum amount of everything. My energy level had skyrocketed at this point, I felt like a kid again. As I started running longer distances I craved more carbohydrates. Our bodies have adapted over the course of millions of years to a form that is highly suited for survival in its environment. But theoretically, one could eat lots of eggs and meet the protein requirements of the Paleo diet without eating any unauthorized foods. It appears impossible to strictly follow the Paleo diet as a vegetarian. My cravings and tastes closely matched with my needs. If you want to go deeper still, I recommend The Paleo Diet for Athletes, which adapts the Paleo diet so as to make it jive with a higher-carbohydrate, endurance-sports diet.
So as vegetarians, we can (and must) approximate too. When I was deficient of iron I felt a strong craving for red meat. On day 4 I noticed how much healthier my skin was. It tasted like a sweet, succulent, hearty meal in a glass, which is what it is, I suppose. There are no meats, fruits, vegetables, or breads here. I held my nose and tepidly lifted it to my mouth, expecting an awful taste. What if I consumed only the raw ingredients the body uses for energy. Hunger comes from two chemicals triggered by a lack of nutrients, ghrelin and leptin, as well as mechano-sensors in the stomach. That basic principle is what the Paleo diet is based on. Briefly, here the basic tenets of a standard Paleo diet for endurance athletes (as outlined in The Paleo Diet for Athletes ). Staple foods: Wild and free-range meats, vegetables, fruits, nuts, nut-like seeds, some tubers, such as sweet potatoes. But the Paleo diet is by no means veggie-friendly. The hardest thing about this is that every major vegan protein source is off limits in a strict Paleo diet. The fruits, vegetables, and tubers we find in modern grocery stores, even farmers markets, probably do not resemble the fibrous ones Paleolithic humans were eating. I check my formula and realize iron is completely absent. After a week advertisements for fast food looked repulsive. I immediately felt full, yet energized, and started my day. I think, my heart is having trouble getting enough oxygen to all my organs. Any modern Paleo diet is merely an approximation to the real thing. But on day 3 I noticed my heart was racing and my energy level was suddenly dropping.
