most recent 30 from http://paleohacks.com 2013-05-23T16:34:23Z http://paleohacks.com/feeds/question/148166 http://www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.5/rdf http://paleohacks.com/questions/148166/emmer-and-ekhorn fromthericefields 2012-09-09T16:15:45Z 2012-09-13T13:34:00Z

<p>Ok just stumbled on something, I know it is a grain but if you hit up some research about it and tell me... What do you think? Our Paleo ancestors would have eaten this am I correct? Too bad I don't live in Italy where it goes by the name Farro</p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/148166/emmer-and-ekhorn/149078#149078 Dr. Mitchell J Morris PhD 2012-09-13T13:25:51Z 2012-09-13T13:34:00Z

<p>I can't scare up a link right now, but I watched a documentary called "The Ascent of Man" its from the 70s or 80s. In the section about agriculture they discuss wheat domestication. The short from is; man gather wheat for food; man learned to plant; wheat evolved to be more palatable; agriculture was born.</p> <p>The big elephant in the room is that man ate grain before agriculture, and some communities still gather wild grains. It makes intuitive scene, why try and domesticate a plant you don't already eat? <a href="http://www.manoomin.com/Harvesting.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.manoomin.com/Harvesting.html</a></p> <p>The "what is paleo" question is a rather muddy one. A mix of "What did paleo man eat?"; "when was this plant domesticated?"; and "does this food have antinutrients?" It's further complicated by the fact that the Paleolithic era is over 2 million years long (2.6 Million Years Ago to 10 Thousand Years Ago). </p> <p>Our paleo ancestors most defiantly ate Emmer, Ekhorn or a related progenitor species; and they are better for you than modern wheat. You may want to read Wheat Belly. It has a very detailed discussion of the differences between Emmer, Ekhorn and modern wheats and the bad effects on the body.</p> <p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Wheat-Belly-Lose-Weight-Health/dp/1609611543" rel="nofollow">http://www.amazon.com/Wheat-Belly-Lose-Weight-Health/dp/1609611543</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.wheatbellyblog.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.wheatbellyblog.com/</a></p>