The Paleo Diet – despite facing its fair share of controversy – has rapidly gained popularity over the past several years. Although there are many different takes on the diet, Paleo is essentially about getting back to the dietary routine of paleolithic humans. According to its supporters, going Paleo has tons of benefits. One of these perks that attracts a lot of attention, though, has to do with the diets impact of inflammation. How can the paleo diet help reduce inflammation? Why is thi...
Read MoreThe Paleo Diet – despite facing its fair share of controversy – has rapidly gained popularity over the past several years. Although there are many different takes on the diet, Paleo is essentially about getting back to the dietary routine of paleolithic humans. According to its supporters, going Paleo has tons of benefits. One of these perks that attracts a lot of attention, though, has to do with the diets impact of inflammation. How can the paleo diet help reduce inflammation? Why is thi...
Read MoreThe increasingly popular Paleo Diet is built on a pretty interesting idea: Humanity should eat the way our ancestors ate. Generally, that means lots of minimally-processed meats, fish, fruits, vegetables and meats. But, there is quite a bit more to this diet than that. What is the Paleo Diet? Among the many buzzwords that get passed around the fitness community these days, paleo is one of the most common. The Paleo Diet (short for Paleolithic Diet) has rapidly gained a pretty massive fo...
Read MoreThe increasingly popular Paleo Diet is built on a pretty interesting idea: Humanity should eat the way our ancestors ate. Generally, that means lots of minimally-processed meats, fish, fruits, vegetables and meats. But, there is quite a bit more to this diet than that. What is the Paleo Diet? Among the many buzzwords that get passed around the fitness community these days, paleo is one of the most common. The Paleo Diet (short for Paleolithic Diet) has rapidly gained a pretty massive fo...
Read MoreOver the past few years, the paleo diet has gained lots of attention in the health and fitness world. And, its supporters claim, it can help just about anyone to live healthier, more active lives. But, as an athlete, you have unique nutritional needs. So, the natural question is: Does the Paleo Diet work for athletes? What Is It? Before we can answer that question, though, we need to be clear about exactly what the paleo diet actually is. Which, it turns out, is pretty challenging. ...
Read MoreOver the past few years, the paleo diet has gained lots of attention in the health and fitness world. And, its supporters claim, it can help just about anyone to live healthier, more active lives. But, as an athlete, you have unique nutritional needs. So, the natural question is: Does the Paleo Diet work for athletes? What Is It? Before we can answer that question, though, we need to be clear about exactly what the paleo diet actually is. Which, it turns out, is pretty challenging. ...
Read MoreWhen you first decide to go paleo, food choices can be a tricky business. What, exactly, is acceptable? Sometimes, you'll come across some very general rules like: “Avoid processed foods.” And while this is just generally good dietary practice, it tends to raise some more questions. After all, lots of foods are technically “processed.” Just cooking a food is a type of processing. Thanks to this confusion, people often don't know what to think of protein powders. Are there paleo protein ...
Read MoreWhen you first decide to go paleo, food choices can be a tricky business. What, exactly, is acceptable? Sometimes, you'll come across some very general rules like: “Avoid processed foods.” And while this is just generally good dietary practice, it tends to raise some more questions. After all, lots of foods are technically “processed.” Just cooking a food is a type of processing. Thanks to this confusion, people often don't know what to think of protein powders. Are there paleo protein ...
Read MoreWhen following a new diet, it can be challenging to know what foods do and do not fall within the confines of that eating pattern. This can be especially difficult in the case of a highly restrictive diet like the raw food diet. As the name suggests, the raw food diet requires you to eat only raw food. Although, technically, most advocates say that the food simply cannot be heated to more than 115 degrees Fahrenheit. The theory behind this approach is that cooking food at high heat – or an...
Read MoreWhen following a new diet, it can be challenging to know what foods do and do not fall within the confines of that eating pattern. This can be especially difficult in the case of a highly restrictive diet like the raw food diet. As the name suggests, the raw food diet requires you to eat only raw food. Although, technically, most advocates say that the food simply cannot be heated to more than 115 degrees Fahrenheit. The theory behind this approach is that cooking food at high heat – or an...
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