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Health and Wellness

The Paleo Diet® is not just another weight-loss program. Our focus is your health and wellness. A Paleo Lifestyle will help you achieve greater health, wellness, mental balance, and so much more.

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Sleep

Getting good sleep is as critical to one’s health as choosing the right diet. Timing, nutrition, and your circadian rhythm are all key elements of a good night’s sleep.

Hydration

Hydration is essential for overall health. And there's more to it than just drinking water. Eating fruits and vegetables help us hydrate while also providing essential nutrients. Here's our tips for optimally hydrate.

Weight Loss

You don’t need to count calories to lose weight. Finding a healthy weight occurs naturally on The Paleo Diet®, as your body returns to balance. Read on to learn how to obtain your optimal weight the healthy way.

Gut Health

Compromised gut health is at the root of many health issues. Learn how to eat to nourish your gut flora, prevent intestinal permeability—and support your brain.

Anti-Inflammatory Approach

The Paleo Diet is an anti-inflammatory diet designed by nature. Learn how it can support longevity and help prevent many chronic illnesses by reducing inflammation in the body.

Stress

Stress often arises when situations seem out of our control. Learn how to live a lifestyle that includes healthy food, exercise, and sleep, which can help you manage anxiety and stress during life’s difficult times.

Mental Health

The Paleo Diet® supports brain and gut health. Eating anti-inflammatory foods, regular exercise and mediation reduce stress and support mental health.

Aging

We can all age gracefully. Learn how the Paleo Lifestyle can reduce inflammation, stress, and other aging markers.

Nell’s Corner: Immunity and Inflammation During COVID-19

We all want to avoid getting sick, but what is most important - avoidance, building immunity or reducing inflammation? Nell's Corner addresses this questions.

By Nell Stephenson

Healthy Aging: Study shows high-carbohydrate diets promote dementia

Take a deep dive into research showing how eating a diet high in sugar can contribute to the onset of dementia and how a Paleo Diet can be protective

By David Whiteside

Paleolithic aging: Exercise for brain, biceps, and longevity

Evidence is quietly accumulating that our brains and immune systems need exercise as much as our muscles. Find out the facts about Paleolithic aging.

By David Whiteside

The Sodium/Potassium Ratio and its Importance in Human Health

Evidence suggests that the sodium/potassium ratio in the Paleolithic diet is far more beneficial to human health when compared to a typical Western diet.

By Mark J. Smith, Ph.D.

The Importance of Sleep for Your Immune System

We often focus on diet and exercise to improve our health and immune system, but the importance of a good night’s sleep can’t be overstated.

By Mark J. Smith, Ph.D.

Healthy Aging: Study shows high-carbohydrate diets promote dementia

Take a deep dive into research showing how eating a diet high in sugar can contribute to the onset of dementia and how a Paleo Diet can be protective

By David Whiteside

The Sodium/Potassium Ratio and its Importance in Human Health

Evidence suggests that the sodium/potassium ratio in the Paleolithic diet is far more beneficial to human health when compared to a typical Western diet.

By Mark J. Smith, Ph.D.

The Importance of Sleep for Your Immune System

We often focus on diet and exercise to improve our health and immune system, but the importance of a good night’s sleep can’t be overstated.

By Mark J. Smith, Ph.D.

How Vitamin D Helps Fight the Cold, Flu, and Other Viruses

If you keep getting sick and don’t know why, here’s how the underestimated sunshine vitamin can help boost immunity and fight viral infections.

By Aimee McNew

Healthy Aging: Paleo vs. the growing shortage of nurses

We are facing a nursing shortage in long term healthcare facilities. A healthy lifestyle that includes eating a Paleo Diet may be your best solution.

By David Whiteside

The Importance of Sleep for Your Immune System

We often focus on diet and exercise to improve our health and immune system, but the importance of a good night’s sleep can’t be overstated.

By Mark J. Smith, Ph.D.

Vitamin and nutritional supplements increase chronic disease morbidity (incidence) and mortality (death)

Vitamin or mineral supplements are unnecessary when eating Paleo. Except for fish oil and vitamin D, supplement intake increases your risk of cancer and CVD.

By Loren Cordain, Ph.D.

Give Your Immune System A Paleo Boost

Winter is upon us and with it comes an increase in colds and flu. Give your immune system a boost with these Paleo foods to keep you healthy and happy.

By Dr. Marc Bubbs

Caffeine and the Brain: Part 1

Caffeine is the world’s most popular psychoactive drug, and while it seems harmless to most of us, the effects are more detrimental than many want to admit.

By Casey Thaler

Paleolithic aging: Exercise for brain, biceps, and longevity

Evidence is quietly accumulating that our brains and immune systems need exercise as much as our muscles. Find out the facts about Paleolithic aging.

By David Whiteside

Paleo Leadership

Trevor Connor

Dr. Loren Cordain’s final graduate student, Trevor Connor, M.S., brings more than a decade of nutrition and physiology expertise to spearhead the new Paleo Diet team.

Dr. Mark Smith

One of the original members of the Paleo movement, Mark J. Smith, Ph.D., has spent nearly 30 years advocating for the benefits of Paleo nutrition.

Nell Stephenson

Ironman athlete, mom, author, and nutrition blogger Nell Stephenson has been an influential member of the Paleo movement for over a decade.

Dr. Loren Cordain

As a professor at Colorado State University, Dr. Loren Cordain developed The Paleo Diet® through decades of research and collaboration with fellow scientists around the world.

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Healthy Aging: Study shows high-carbohydrate diets promote dementia

The Sodium/Potassium Ratio and its Importance in Human Health

The Importance of Sleep for Your Immune System

Healthy Aging: Study shows high-carbohydrate diets promote dementia

The Sodium/Potassium Ratio and its Importance in Human Health

The effects of salt substitute on community-wide blood pressure and hypertension

The latest from The Paleo Diet®, just for you.

Hot topics, new recipes, and science

Health and Wellness

Nell’s Corner: Immunity and Inflammation During COVID-19

Healthy Aging: Study shows high-carbohydrate diets promote dementia

Paleolithic aging: Exercise for brain, biceps, and longevity

The Sodium/Potassium Ratio and its Importance in Human Health

The Importance of Sleep for Your Immune System

Healthy Aging: Study shows high-carbohydrate diets promote dementia

The Sodium/Potassium Ratio and its Importance in Human Health

The Importance of Sleep for Your Immune System

How Vitamin D Helps Fight the Cold, Flu, and Other Viruses

Healthy Aging: Paleo vs. the growing shortage of nurses

The Importance of Sleep for Your Immune System

Vitamin and nutritional supplements increase chronic disease morbidity (incidence) and mortality (death)

Give Your Immune System A Paleo Boost

Caffeine and the Brain: Part 1

Paleolithic aging: Exercise for brain, biceps, and longevity