Pages

Monday, August 29, 2016

Just 8 weeks of eating like a cave man 'dramatically cuts blockages in your arteries'




The Paleo diet could cut your risk of a heart attack in just eight weeks, new research claims.

Within two months of living off food that a cave man could eat, participants in a new clinical study saw a dramatic improvement in their health.

The findings will be presented at next week's national heart disease conference.

Though the study was small, it has been hailed by experts in the field as a sign that small dietary changes can have a staggering impact on our well-being.

And it would be the first major study to show concrete benefits of the diet, which has been popular for decades.

The study by the University of Houston Laboratory of Integrative Physiology involved eight healthy people.

All of the participants, who normally eat a Western diet, switched to the Paleo diet.

The diet is based on eating foods thought to be available to our ancestors during the Paleolithic era, before the advent of dairy or processed grains.

The participants received a sample Paleo diet menu, a recipe guide, and some advice on how to incorporate the diet into their everyday lives.

They were told to eat as much or as little food as they wanted during that time.

All eight of the participants experienced a 35 % increase in levels of interlukin-10 (IL-10).

IL-10 is a crucial molecule produced by immune cells that combats inflammation and provides protection for blood vessels. 


WHAT YOU CAN AND CANNOT EAT ON A PALEO DIET 

The Paleo diet is based on eating foods thought to be available to our ancestors during the Paleolithic era, before the advent of dairy or processed grains. 

The idea was first floated in 1975 by a dietitian called Walter Voegtlin. 

It was more recently popularized in a series of books by the American scientist Loren Cordain.

DO EAT
Fruit
Apples, bananas, oranges, pears, avocados, strawberries, blueberries etc
Vegetables
Broccoli, kale, peppers, onions, carrots, tomatoes etc
Lean meat
Beef, lamb, chicken, turkey, pork etc
Seafood
Salmon, trout, haddock, shrimp, shellfish etc
Nuts and seeds
Almonds, walnuts, hazelnuts, sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds etc
Natural healthy fats  
Lard, coconut oil, olive oil etc 

DO NOT EAT
Dairy
Milk, cheese, ice cream, butter, milk and white chocolate 
Grains
Bread, pasta, rice, wheat, spelt, rye, barley
Processed food
Burgers, hot dogs, pizza, donuts, breakfast cereals, chips
Processed sugar
Soda, fruit juice, table sugar, candy, cake, ice cream 
Legumes
Beans, lentils etc 
Alcohol
Unless it's distilled liquor - but no mixers





No comments:

Post a Comment