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The Benefits and Challenges of Going Paleo
Isabella Mead
The Paleo Diet’s own Isabella Mead shares her experience with going Paleo for 10 days.
What Can You Eat on The Paleo Diet?
The Paleo Diet Team
See our simple guide to what you can eat on The Paleo Diet and what foods to avoid.
Debunking the Biggest Myths About The Paleo Diet
Lauren Fellows and Trevor Connor, M.S.
The Paleo Diet myth busters that might surprise you!
The Ultimate Benefits of Going Paleo
Jane Dizon
There are lots of reasons to go Paleo, but these are our favorites.
Why The Paleo Diet Ignores the Ratios of Carbohydrates, Protein, and Fat
M.S. and Trevor Connor, M.S.
The focus of the Paleo Diet is not on finding an ideal macronutrient ratio, but on eating the foods we evolved to eat and avoiding anything processed.
Why The Paleo Diet Doesn’t Focus on Macronutrients
Mark J. Smith, Ph.D. and Ph.D.
We are individuals with different dietary needs and seasonal availability. So why try to stick to a set macronutrient profile that has previously never existed, when variability is a part of life?
Why The Paleo Diet Supports a Low Sodium Diet
Trevor Connor, M.S.
The Paleo Diet is a low sodium diet because salt was rare in the diet of our ancestors. Salt is not Paleo and too much can cause disease.
10 Surprising Foods That Aren’t Paleo
Megan Patiry
Health bloggers everywhere have taken the Paleo trend and run with it. Here’s what they consistently get wrong about some foods.
Three Protein Myths You Might Still Believe
Nell Stephenson, B.S.
We know we need protein, but things get confusing once we address how much we need and where we should be sourcing this important component of our diet. Read more for answers to common myths about protein.
Ten Questions about The Paleo Diet with Dr Loren Cordain
Loren Cordain, Ph.D. and Ph.D.
Read a transcript of Dr. Cordain’s recent interview in which he answers 10 questions about the history and the basics of the Paleo Diet.
Q&A: Dr Cordain answers a question about The Paleo Diet for Athletes
Loren Cordain, Ph.D. and Ph.D.
Dr Cordain addresses the use of antioxidants and eating canned fish - a position he changed in the revised Paleo Diet for Athletes
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