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Eat for better health and weight loss the Paleo way with this revised edition of the bestselling guide—over 100,000 copies sold to date!

Healthy, delicious, and simple, the Paleo Diet is the diet we were designed to eat. If you want to lose weight—up to 75 pounds in six months—or if you want to attain optimal health, The Paleo Diet will work wonders. Dr. Loren Cordain demonstrates how, by eating your fill of satisfying and delicious lean meats and fish, fresh fruits, snacks, and non-starchy vegetables, you can lose weight and prevent and treat heart disease, cancer, osteoporosis, metabolic syndrome, and many other illnesses. Breakthrough nutrition program based on eating the foods we were genetically designed to eat—lean meats and fish and other foods that made up the diet of our Paleolithic ancestorsThis revised edition features new weight-loss material and recipes plus the latest information drawn from breaking Paleolithic researchSix weeks of Paleo meal plans to jumpstart a healthy and enjoyable new way of eating as well as dozens of recipesThis bestselling guide written by the world's leading expert on Paleolithic eating has been adopted as a bible of the CrossFit movementThe Paleo Diet is the only diet proven by nature to fight disease, provide maximum energy, and keep you naturally thin, strong, and active—while enjoying every satisfying and delicious bite.

ASIN ‏ : ‎ 0470913029
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Harvest; Revised edition (December 7, 2010)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 288 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9780470913024
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0470913024
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 12.8 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.73 x 9 inches
Reviewer: Kindle Customer
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Very insightful
Review: The author doesn't mince his words. He has a good list of sources that back up his research as well as plenty of example that tried his diet and succeeded in getting healthy. However, and this isn't a critique on his research, for most of us, drive to culture, toxic environments, etc; eating healthy is a challenge. The author doesn't ignore this. He urges his readers to start small so gradually they get their lives back on track. Whether or not most will is up to the individual (and in some extreme cases, their cultural environment), but the book gives plenty of resources and additional tips to make things easier.It's no secret the Standard American Diet is a joke and many doctors have stopped being helpful. Instead of being straight-shooters, they immediately go to prescribe pills that end up creating a dangerous co-dependency. Nutrition isn't a magic pill that'll make all our health problems disappear -the author acknowledges this- but it's a great booster that prevents many breath risks if we stick to it.

Reviewer: Derek Newman
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Doesn't Check Out Long Term, But Great Read and Good for Weight Loss
Review: The Paleo diet and lifestyle is all the rage. Updated in 2010, this is the book that started it all. Loren Cordain’s pitch is compelling. I learned and thought a lot, and really couldn’t put the book down.The theory is our bodies were designed, and still optimized, to eat what our Paleolithic ancestors ate. Like your hunger-gatherer forefathers, on Paleo you get all the meat from wild animals and unlimited fruits and vegetables you can eat. But no starchy vegetables (like potatoes), no legumes (like lentils or beans), no wheat, and no grains (like quinoa or corn) because those plants were invented by human beings during the agricultural revolution after our Paleolithic ancestors left the planet. You get one cheat day where you can eat whatever you want (“Occasional cheating and digressions may be just what you need to help you stick to the diet.”) No oil because it puts omega 6 and omega 3 ratios out of whack which should never exceed 2:1, except olive oil if you must. Dairy is also prohibited. And meat must come from animals that weren’t fed grains (like corn) because grains lead to inflammation and increased fat.Cordain explains that high intake of fruits and vegetables is one of best ways to reduce chances of cancer and heart disease. He notes that protein has twice the calorie burning effect of fat and carbs and is more satiating than both. He explains that starch, fats, sugars, and salts together cause us to keep eating. So if we limit our diet to fruits and vegetables and/or meat, we’ll stop eating when we’re full. And if you stop eating when you’re full, you’ll lose weight and won’t get fat. And as you lose weight, your cholesterol will improve (regardless of what you eat). This all makes sense and can’t really be disputed. If you want to lose weight, the Paleo diet will get you there and probably quickly. But Cordain’s hypothesis applied to long-term health falls short.Cordain admits that meat leads to plaque and increases cholesterol where plants wouldn’t. And science establishes that plaque and cholesterol lead to heart attacks and strokes. But Cordain argues that plaque alone is insufficient to cause harm. Rather, it is plaque combined with inflammation that causes heart attacks and strokes. So avoid acid, salt, legumes, wheat, starchy vegetables, dairy, oil, fatty meats, and grains because they cause inflammation. But if both science and Cordain agree that plaque is a necessary part of the heart-disease equation—and that meat causes plaque—why should we follow Paleo rather than just forgo meat?In making the case for meat, Cordain presents anecdotal evidence of Eskimos who lived their full life without a heart attack. The Eskimo diet consists of 97% meat, which he concedes causes all Eskimos to develop atherosclerosis—a common precursor to heart disease. But Cordain says Eskimos never die of heart disease. He discusses one Eskimo who lived 45 years and another who lived 53 years, both without heart disease! He then jumps to the conclusion that because these Eskimos didn’t get heart attacks, even with severe atherosclerosis, meat must have protected them from heart disease. So Cordain’s best case for lots of meat is that you can live to the ripe age of 45 or even 53 without a heart attack. But do people—even unhealthy smokers or the obese—generally get heart attacks before age 53?Cordain argues that chimpanzees and horses avoid meat, and they have big bellies that we would have if we didn’t ditch plants for meat. He also says meat increased human brain size, and decreased stomach size so we can have the six-pack abs that chimps can’t. But I looked at his endnotes with citations to research and couldn’t find the source for these theories. I also couldn’t find research showing that legumes and grains were invented by humans.Cordain is an anthropologist—not a doctor or scientist. So it’s no wonder why his focus is on human development rather than on how nutrition impacts long-term health.For immediate weight loss, Paleo is a great and healthy solution. But after carefully reading and considering, I’m unconvinced that Paleo is optimal for long-term health. I think, in fact, it might lead to heart disease and other ills associated with heavy meat consumption. Although many of Cordain’s theories fall apart long-term, I thoroughly enjoyed the read and highly recommend the book. You should read critically and decide for yourself.

Reviewer: A reader
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Practical and Effective
Review: [NOTE: This review relates to the paperback edition.]At first glance, the Paleo diet seemed extreme to me. Give up grains AND beans AND dairy completely? What's left? Won't I be hungry? Won't I get bored? Won't I die of malnutrition? Obviously the answer is "no." My body adjusted quickly to lean meat, fish, eggs, nuts, seeds, raw and cooked vegetables, and fruit. I'm eating 10 times more fruits and vegetables than before, snacking more and cooking more. My food cravings are gone, and I feel sated after I eat. Oh yes, and did I mention that I lost 8 pounds over the past 4 months?I've seen numerous health benefits from lowering my glycemic index and salt intake and eliminating the indigestible proteins found in grains and beans. Acid reflux, gas, joint pain, sinus congestion -- all completely gone! Amazing.Since nobody's twisting my arm, I've "cheated" a few times and eaten something that used to be part of my diet, like oatmeal or corn chips. Next day the acid reflux, gas and congestion come back. My sense of taste has become more sensitive and I notice a rancid, unpleasant note even in foods like organic oatmeal. So the desire to stray has diminished and staying on the diet is easy. However, there are a couple of things I've chosen not to give up: organic butter as a condiment on vegetables, and organic half-and-half in my coffee. I've noticed no ill effects, and get a lot of taste enjoyment from these items, which is important even when eating healthy!I've given the book 4 stars rather than 5, because there are a few things here and there that I don't agree with. I don't think one should heat flax seed oil. And the recipes, while passable, don't excite me very much. Also, the book is written in a popular self-help style, focusing on weight loss and bypassing a purely health-conscious viewpoint. One example: although Dr. Cordain says we really shouldn't drink it, he mentions diet soda as a possible beverage. He knows better.On the other hand, the health benefits for "eating Paleo" are offered in an understandable way, explaining why it's good for high blood pressure, osteoporosis, diabetes and so on. If you read the book, you will know how to "do the diet" and why it's a good idea. The science is well-presented. There's a 20-page index of double-blinded study research results from around the world, to which Dr. Cordain refers throughout the book. This is not some weird dietary notion that somebody invented. It was arrived at by hard research, investigation and study. Whether you accept the theory that we should strive to approximate our caveperson ancestors' diet is beside the point: from my experience, this is a healthy diet that eliminates the pitfalls of eating foods our bodies were not genetically programmed to digest. My results speak for themselves.Some people do have bodies that can handle just about anything they feel like eating. And ethnic, regional and personal variations ensure that the Paleo diet will never take over the world. All I can say is that eating Paleo has improved the quality of my health immeasurably. And as a weight loss diet, it's foolproof. Eliminate junk food and fast food and replace them with high quality animal protein and as much fresh veggies, fruits, nuts and seeds as you can pile in your mouth...and thank Mother Nature (and Dr. Cordain et al) for Her bounty with every bite.

Reviewer: Walter Petrovic
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: I love books. What more can I say?

Reviewer: Sorryfitness
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Excelente libro, recomendable para los que comienzan una vida paleo , llego muy rapido y es la version en ingles que es dificil de encontrar en Mèxico

Reviewer: Thomas D
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Very enlightening for a balanced diet approach.

Reviewer: Cliente Amazon
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Great reading, full of information from researches and credible sources, food lists and, for those who live in the US, reference websites and marketplaces to buy paleo-approved food. The Paleo Diet is the main guide to starting right with paleo. I bought the physical book to keep it in my kitchen. I definitely recommend it.

Reviewer: Dinno 76
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: finalmente un libro serio che affronta argomenti in maniera dettagliata. Cordain propone un nuovo regime alimentare e no una vera e propria dieta.Basta con cereali, latticini, legumi si a verdure frutta e carne bianca e rossa (grass fed).Letto in due giorni adesso passo a quello di Robb Wolf.Adatto a vegani e vegetariani che vogliano informarsi sui reali effetti del cibo sul nostro corpo.