Paleo Diet and Paleolithic Diet Questions & Answers

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In those two places I have never seen more neolithic diseases or motorized carts with real sick people driving them.

Any other places you think paleo makes a huge dent?

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the beach. I'm always amazed at the number of whales I spot. – WayfinderAli Jul 13 2011 at 23:31

Aravind · Answer 1 · 2011-07-13 03:48:31Z UTC

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Doctors and hospitals that continue to adhere to conventional wisdom in the treatment of their patients
Schools that serve food to our children

answered Jul 13 2011 at 3:48

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	i thought this would be the first answer given truthfully. plus one – The Quilt Jul 13 2011 at 3:50
	I was able to go with my mother to see her oncologist regarding her carcinoids yesterday (outlook is good). I asked him if there was anything nutritionally she could do...he literally said "stay away from fat" and "eat plenty of whole grains and fiber"...etc. My mother is 76, weighs 96 pounds dripping wet (she's 5') and could stand to gain about 15 pounds or so. I just didn't know what to say, wasn't going to argue with him but thankfully my mom is open to eating at least "more" paleo-ish than before. – Karin Jul 13 2011 at 13:26
	@Karin - My father died at age 52 after an 18 month battle with cancer. I was 23 at the time (now 42). He had the most thoughtful and compassionate oncologist and I have no doubt that he had nothing but the best intentions for my father but...undoubtedly gave him similar (bad) advice in spite of his intentions. This is the sad irony. Fortunately, your mother has the benefit of all of the knowledge you have gained and hopefully that will make a difference in her well being. My well wishes to your mother!!! – Aravind Jul 13 2011 at 14:34
	@Aravind...thank you so much for that. I totally appreciate your kind words. Tonight i'm pleased to say my mother ate the dinner I made her (schnitzel made with coconut flour and flakes, um. yum!, fried radishes in coconut oil and butter and salad with homemade dressings and then homemade icecream made with frozen fruit, coconut milk,coconut oil and greek yogurt.) She was amazed at how much she ate as were we all...her appetite is coming back. Maybe by the end of this trip i'll have fattened her up a bit :) – Karin Jul 14 2011 at 1:07

LiveBigger · Answer 2 · 2011-07-13 03:30:11Z UTC

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The White House?

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plus one....... – The Quilt Jul 13 2011 at 3:48

Sophia · Answer 3 · 2011-07-13 07:37:22Z UTC

I don't think it's Disney World's job to go paleo. They aim to bring Disney magic and spark the imaginations of children of all ages, and they do just that. However, don't also think that their goal is to stuff kids with rotting candy.

Although Disneyland offers tons of junk food (pretzels, cupcakes) in enticing Mickey shapes, they also provide food options that would appease any paleo appetite. I go to Disneyland every year and look forward to buying a smoked turkey leg. I love digging into my turkey leg all caveman style. Nom nom nom... I eat most of it at the park and take the rest home where I munch on the tendons, skin and cartilage bits. Sometimes I boil the bone to make a turkey broth. At $9 for a gigantic leg that lasts me the whole day and then some, this food option is easily the best deal on the menu as well as healthy and satisfying.

If you're craving beef, then order a burger w/o a bun. Disneyland also offers mango slices, pineapple spears, apples, bananas and fresh fruit cups if you're looking for something refreshing.

Now the turkey leg and the beef patty probably aren't free range and the fruit probably isn't organic. If that's an issue then just bring your own food into the park. I see tons of families doing this and Disneyland doesn't seem to mind at all.

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As Mark Sisson advises...walk, walk, walk. I'm walking from ride to ride all day long at Disneyland. After 8-9 hrs of being on my feet, I think I've knocked out enough walking for the week!

none · Answer 4 · 2011-07-13 03:26:08Z UTC

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My family lives and works in the United State's National Parks. I can't tell you how many people won't get out of their cars to hike an easy 1 miler to a scenic overlook. When they do make the arduous trek, many bring a Coke and a Snickers bar. It's sad to say, but the National Park system - at least its visitors - need to go paleo. (I would like to say that the employees are for the most part - a little too paleo - or simply on their way to adrenal exhaustion).

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lol Meredith, my dad is a docent for the Irvine Company in southern CA. He takes groups of hikers though the Saddleback Mtns etc. He tells me stories of slobby people who show up for a day hike with big gulps and candy bars, wearing flip flops etc. and leaving their trash along the trails. I guess at least they get out of their cars though eh? – HeatherC Jul 13 2011 at 3:34

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Ya know - I'm not condemning them about the Cokes or the candy bars or the driving either. What bugs me is that some people may think they've experienced a place when they've just done a drive-by. You might as well watch a National Park special on Nat Geo. I'm just as guilty though, I use the Internet as a means of human interaction quite a bit. – none Jul 13 2011 at 19:36

I fully agree with you there and as an aside - I don't like people (in general) so human interaction over the internet is just fine with me lol – HeatherC Jul 13 2011 at 19:58

HC - come on - you love people! Aren't we meeting AKD for a clambake!? – none Jul 13 2011 at 20:04

turkeytyme · Answer 5 · 2011-07-14 07:41:48Z UTC

I don't think there's anywhere - except maybe hospitals and schools, who have a responsibility to look out for the health of the people they serve - who should go paleo. It's not Walmart's business to control what I buy or eat. What they carry should be controlled solely by what their customers demand. Now, if they start to carry paleo foods because people are waking up to what they need to be healthy, I'm all for that. I'm just not into forcing anybody to do anything with their own bodies. Just imagine if someone who thinks low fat, high carb, artificially sweetened garbage is what's healthy gets in control of what you eat? Then you see the problem with letting someone else control what you have access to. Better to have the freedom of choice.

HeatherC · Answer 6 · 2011-07-13 03:28:41Z UTC

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I have to agree with you, although I do love Disney World. To be fair though, I live in Orlando and our annual passes to DW just exprired. We have spent a lot of time at Disney and if you are a person who wants to eat well, the options are there. But, that is the big problem isn't it, you have to WANT to eat well.

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only place is in epcot in the land by soaring.....or a turkey leg here and there. We shop at whole foods and cook when we are there. – The Quilt Jul 13 2011 at 3:49

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Disney World has a lot of great options if you can afford/want to do table service. Shame that there aren't many good options for counter service. You can do a taco salad at El Pir... I mean, Tortuga Tavern. You could do a bunless burger and make a kind of burger salad with the toppings bar at Cosmic Ray's. Bunless Philly Cheesesteak Hot Dog (onions and peppers) at Lunching Pad. But outside of Magic Kingdom it gets harder since they did away with the toppings bars. I spend a lot of time on the menus at All Ears pre-trip. :-D I do print outs, too! – WordVixen Jul 13 2011 at 19:28

all omega six meat. This is not my idea of optimal. We have not eaten in WDW in a real long time. – The Quilt Jul 14 2011 at 18:26

JoeBranca at paleoplusone.com · Answer 7 · 2011-07-13 04:32:16Z UTC

Sports arenas (for games or concerts) offer items that are somewhere between large snacks and sort of meals. The basic ingredients are what... grains, fructose, highly processed industrial meats, and beer, beer, and beer. Im

Movie theaters... that's a given. What interests me is how people are not able to go even a couple of hours without snacking and grazing on junk and toxins. Which, when you think about the physiological stress and brain fog that comes with those sorts of eating patterns, probably inhibits the ability to focus for long or think as critically as one otherwise could? Hence the multiplex industry as it is. What's sold behind the counter correlates to what's sold on the average screen.

Snack tables at church... really? gotta get jacked up on sugar and caffeine to enter a sacred space? How did that start?

Wherever kids are specifically targeted. When I first went paleo, my first moment of fury was at an otherwise OKAY brunch buffet at a high end golf club... and then looking down at the kids table. it suddenly hit me for the first time that kids really are victims in this whole SAD mess. The table was full of colorful toxic junk. Poor kids.

mari · Answer 8 · 2011-07-14 17:36:36Z UTC

Whole foods. If they changed their vegan propaganda to paleo promotion it could make a huge difference in the foods people eat and the foods that are perceived as healthy. I know they don't carry products with highfructose cornsyrup and if they did the same thing with vegetable oil it'd be great.

Intentionally Steph · Answer 9 · 2011-07-13 03:54:08Z UTC

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Carnivals, Piggly Wiggly, or Paula Deen's restaurant.....LOL!

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	Just saw your recipe for a Paleo Burrito. Since I am too lazy to research myself, is a coconut flour tortilla free of toxins? – Aravind Jul 13 2011 at 3:59
	The ingredients in the "tortilla" are- organic coconut flour, 2 pastured eggs whites, some water and 1/16 tsp baking powder. If you are okay with consuming a teensy amount of baking powder then enjoy! – Intentionally Steph Jul 14 2011 at 18:25

I think Disney World and Walmart need to go paleo…Can you think of anyplace that needs to change their thinking to help their customers more?

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