In my last blog I talked about the hunter/gatherer diet, sometimes referred to as the Primal Diet or the Paleolithic Diet because it originated during the Paleolithic period of geological time which ended about 10,000 BC when the great ice sheets melted. In general the paleolithic diet consists of the natural foods found in the geographic areas in which our ancestors lived and evolved. Because the foods found in these areas vary considerably, different diets evolved in various parts of the world. All of these foods were eaten prior to the great agricultural revolution which occured in relatively recent times a few thousand years ago. Recent studies by geneticists, biochemists, nutritionists and other investigators have found that there are three metabolic types: the protein/fat type, the carbohydrate type, and the mixed type which is a combination of the other types. The Protein/fat type requires an abundance of meat, fish and eggs in the diet. Eskimos are the most extreme example in this category. The traditional Eskimo diet consists of large amounts of fish, whale and seal meat, including lots of blubber and very little plant life other than seaweed. The Masai of East Africa, also follow a high protein/fat diet which consists of lots of beef, raw milk, and blood from their cattle. They consume, on average, about a pound of butter fat every day. Neither the Masai nor the Eskimos have any cardiovascular disease as you might expect if you believe the so-called lipid hypothesis which says fats are a risk factor for heart disease. The carbohydrate type is characterized by eating a diet low in animal protein and very high in fruits and vegetables, roots, and even bark and plenty of tree nuts and seeds. East Indian people are well adapted to this diet. However, even these people must on occasion eat some animal products like eggs, fish or yogurt because a purely vegetarian diet does not contain all the amino acids required for the human body to make needed protein. It also lacks the best form of iron and Vitamin B 12. Supplementation is required for anyone who wishes not to ever eat animal products. The third metabolic type is the mixed type, usually thought of as omnivorous type. In truth nearly all human populations are at least somewhat omnivorous even the most extreme types. There are subtle gradations between the three types. I am a mixed type but lean toward being a protein type. Another mixed type may lean toward being a carbohydrate type and so on. Mixed types can eat a wide variety of food, but should attempt to consume natural unrefined foods and stay away from grains, potatoes, especially french fries, refined sugars, flour and other man made or man altered foods. This would include trans fats, high fructose corn syrup, various flavor enhancers and artificial sweeteners. In general, sweets are worse for protein/fat types, not good for mixed types and even hamfull for carbohydate types because refined sugar is new to the human diet and the simple fact is we are not well adapted to it. In fact in most humans refined sugar is addicting. Why else are so many people absolutely hooked on sweets? You should strive to eat a diet according to your metabolic type. How will you know what your type is? Get typed by completing a test and having it graded. Call me if you are interested at 240-888-5453. Eating according to your type is essential. Why do you think a man at 50 years of age develops heart trouble when someone else 20 years older who eats similarly does not. The answer is the younger person is following a diet not suited to his type. Because metabolic testing has shown that most Americans are mixed types I offer the following advice on eating: 1) Eat plenty of animal protein every day including meat, poultry, fish, shell fish, and eggs. Eat dairy food sparingly or not at all. 2) Eat leafy green and brightly colored vegetables, preferably raw but cooked is ok as long as you eat more raw than cooked. 3) Eat plenty of fiberous fruits and some tree nuts. 4)Avoid refined sugar, white flour and most everything made with it. 5)Be sure to eat foods high in Omega-3 fatty acids like cold water fish, flax seeds or flax meal. 6) Avoid all trans fats, hygrogenated, partially hydrogenated fats. Use Extra virgin olive oil in salads, cook with coconut oil and saute with butter or gee. 7) Drink coffee, green tea, white tea or black tea instead of fruit juices, soft drinks, or milk. 8) Consume alcohol in small quantities always with food, red wine and dark beer are best. For vegetarians I have a recommended diet. Call me for it. |
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