Paleo Diet and Paleolithic Diet Questions & Answers

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I used to have an insuperable fear of growing old, becoming weak, having my arteries harden, losing teeth, becoming impotent, dying etc. but now I see that all of it (save maybe dying) is essentially optional. That sudden epiphany has really changed my life. I do however feel worse for those who are afflicted with some number of the above because I see now how preventable it is. Oh well.

Now we just need to figure out which dietary deficiency is at the root (so to speak) of baldness.

flag	asked Jan 7 2011 at 5:56 Travis Culp♦ 39.6k●1●32●132

	I had the same experience. It's like some burden has lifted. – Cacktus Wayfinder Jan 7 2011 at 6:24
	What an awesome question/epiphany/thingy! Yes, I've definitely gotten downright cocky about my senior citizenhood (although I'm superstitious enough to not cackle too much -- don't want to tempt the gods into smiting me for hubris). Ironic, too, considering how the culture-at-large is convinced we're all going to drop dead from a hearthealthywholegrain deficiency. – Rose May 1 2011 at 4:09

Stephen-Aegis · Answer 1 · 2011-01-07 23:01:32Z UTC

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I plan on being around for paleo challenge 20011, so obviously I'm not concerned.

Bonus points if you got this pseudo inside joke :)

answered Jan 7 2011 at 23:01

Stephen-Aegis
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	Love this (got the joke) and I totally plan to be there as well! – THATgirl Jan 8 2011 at 4:24
	Ha ha me too! Good one :) – beachrat Jan 9 2011 at 18:19

Wozza · Answer 2 · 2011-01-07 22:59:07Z UTC

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I'm a little concerned that if I'm in hospital or a nursing home, they won't feed me right.

answered Jan 7 2011 at 22:59

Wozza
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Awesome. I have thought about that... – wjones3044 Jan 7 2011 at 23:05

sherpamelissa · Answer 3 · 2011-01-07 13:14:27Z UTC

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I'm still working on a lot of other parts of being happy with my life, so my fear isn't of aging, but never was.

answered Jan 7 2011 at 13:14

sherpamelissa
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This comment is mirrors how I feel about life right now. Hang in there. – Sunny Beaches Apr 7 2012 at 9:33

Nico · Answer 4 · 2011-01-08 06:48:18Z UTC

I definitely have less anxiety in my life in general, and I suspect that anxiety often comes out of a generally stressed-out body, and it tends to find some kind of object to attach itself to in the mind (to engage in some armchair pop-pschology). Basically, people are stressed out because they're unhealthy, and they find something to be stressed out about after the fact.

This was something I've always suspected to be true, but my experience with paleo really has strengthened this notion to me. If you have s**t on your mind, get yourself healthy and it will probably bother you a lot less.

Kaz · Answer 5 · 2011-01-07 08:27:48Z UTC

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I suppose, in my arrogance of vegetarianism, I felt smug in my "healthiness" and only now that I'm eating right and nourishing myself do I realize how unhealthy and in peril I was as a veggie.

It's definitely eye-opening, and I'm excited about being healthy and fit well into my older years. :D

answered Jan 7 2011 at 8:27

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	I had a vegan diet for 8 years in response to my father's heart troubles. Probably marginally more healthy than the average diet, but still obviously misguided. – Travis Culp♦ Jan 7 2011 at 18:30
	I concur. My biggest problem with being veggie was how carb-heavy it was, and I simply wasn't thriving. I was weak and sick all the time, despite eating "healthy" and "doing everything right". I now know that my body LOVES fat and really enjoys protein, too (even as veggie, I couldn't eat dairy/soy/gluten so I was getting ZILCH protein). It still loves its veggies and fruits, of course, but I can feel the difference in my body now that I'm eating according to my body's needs. =) – Kaz Jan 7 2011 at 18:38

wjones3044 · Answer 6 · 2011-01-07 18:10:31Z UTC

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The short answer is: YES

answered Jan 7 2011 at 18:10

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mari · Answer 7 · 2011-01-10 01:15:40Z UTC

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No, while I fear cancer/heart disease/etc. less now, I fear death just as strongly as I did before. I am terrified of the very possibility that I will cease to exist.

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answered Jan 8 2011 at 2:03

mari
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	i'm also just as terrified as ever--but not of the possibility; rather, the inevitability. – Zev Averbach Jan 9 2011 at 19:47
	I actually want to do research in antiaging, and hopefully it won't be inevitable in 50 years or so. – mari Jan 10 2011 at 1:15
	Mari: have you been following fightaging.org ? – Adam Crafter Jan 10 2011 at 2:46
	yes. That is the type of work I would like to do. – mari Jan 10 2011 at 20:34

Adam Crafter · Answer 8 · 2011-01-10 02:46:00Z UTC

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I think that if i can avoid accidents, that I am going to lead a long healthy life. I also think that if i can hold out long enough for medicine to improve, i can get a bonus hundred years or so...

You might want to check out http://www.fightaging.org/

answered Jan 10 2011 at 2:46

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Damn. I must still be doing something way wrong, the idea of a bonus hundred years just sounds so tiring. – sherpamelissa Jan 10 2011 at 2:50

My family is long-lived, as long as we avoid diabetes and cancer. Since i think paleo will let me avoid that, I need to take a long view on how life may go if I am long-lived. What in your life makes you feel tired now? – Adam Crafter Jan 10 2011 at 3:05

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I am full of energy and healthy. It's the actual getting through the day with all my obstacles and such and then just waking up the next day and doing it AGAIN, day after day. Its mentally draining. I keep thinking I need to change careers to something I would enjoy doing. I know it makes things so much better. – sherpamelissa Jan 10 2011 at 3:26

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Thanks for the link; I'll read up on it. Avoiding accidents is a tricky one, though. Let's just say that I am very cautious crossing the street and I always chide people who think that stop signs and red lights are capable of producing force fields. I need to cut back greatly on the amount of driving I do as well in addition to buying the safest car I can afford. – Travis Culp♦ Jan 10 2011 at 3:33

Carl_Stawicki · Answer 9 · 2011-01-07 11:40:07Z UTC

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My dad is 70 and his mind is as good as it ever was, but his hips, knees, and ankles are shot, plus my mom had both her knees replaced. That's what I worry about, along with being finically able to live long.

answered Jan 7 2011 at 11:40

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I'm not sure that those sort of physical maladies aren't preventable as well. Our risk of fracture is dramatically decreased with a healthy intake of K2, D3 and Ca and I imagine that our overall tissue and cartilage health should be greater, in addition to a reduction in inflammation and better healing in general. We shall see. – Travis Culp♦ Jan 7 2011 at 18:32

Do You Find Yourself Fearing Aging and Death Far Less Now?

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