For some years now there has been the belief that following a diet
similar to that eaten by man during the Palaeolithic era would
improve a person's health. Evolution is a very slow process, and
the human body is still engineered to survive on a diet made up of
chiefly fats and protein, with only small amounts of naturally
occurring carbohydrates. With the agricultural revolution, and
domestication of animals roughly 10,000 years ago, humans started
consuming large amounts of dairy products, beans, cereals, alcohol
and salt. These dietary changes have been blamed for many of the
so-called diseases of civilization and other chronic illnesses that
are found today, such as obesity, cardiovascular disease, high
blood pressure, type 2 diabetes, osteoporosis, autoimmune diseases,
colorectal cancer, myopia, acne, depression, and diseases related
to vitamin and mineral deficiencies. For quite a few years doctors
have recommended a gluten-free diet for patients coming to them
suffering from colitis, Crohn's disease, irritable bowel syndrome
and indigestion. Illnesses that were not really heard of before the
agricultural revolution some 10,000 years ago before the
introduction of grains and legumes into the human diet. Since the
Palaeolithic diet does not include cereal grains, it is naturally
gluten-free. The paleo diet also does not include milk, so is also
casein-free. Casein is a protein found in milk and dairy products,
which may affect glucose tolerance in humans. Since the end of the
1990s, a number of medical doctors and nutritionists have
championed a return to a Palaeolithic diet approach, and a number
of them have written books and created websites on the subject. A
true Palaeolithic diet is made up of foods that can be hunted and
fished, such as fish, meat and poultry, or can be gathered or
picked, such as eggs, fruit, nuts, seeds and vegetables. Our modern
lifestyles obviously do not allow us to hunt or gather our food
anymore, so we have to adapt our diet to consume commonly available
foods found in our local shops and supermarkets. With the majority
of Paleo/Caveman recipe books coming from American authors, this
collection of recipes is more suited to people in the UK or who
have more British tastes, and uses foods that are easily picked up
at local supermarkets and shops. This book is also aimed at people
who are looking for budget recipes, and don't want to spend too
much time preparing complicated dishes using hard to find
ingredients. I hope you enjoy them....
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