Paleo Diet

Beat Diabetes, Hypertension, Obesity, Psoriasis

and Numerous other Health Problems with Paleo
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Part1DiseasesoftheCivilizedmankind

MyfriendhasbeensufferingfromDiabetesforthepast25years.Hisdoctorisalso
a diabetic. Both of them underwent the same treatment, went for walks together.
Butnocurewasto beseen.LiketheWesterncountries,inIndiaalsoweareseeing
widespread occurrence of diseases like Diabetes, Hypertension, Obesity, Cancer,
Heartattack.Nobodyseemstoknowhowtocurethesediseases.Sotheonlyoption
leftis tokeepthese undercontrol. The doctors firmlybelievethatDiabetescannot
becured.Hencethepatientsalsobelieveso.

Matters are worse when it comes to Hypertension. In this case, the first and
foremost advice given by doctors is : Reduce salt consumption. People suffering
from this disease start following a diet with less salt. Unable to sustain the diet,
theycomebacktothedoctorforthemedicine.Heretoo,thereisnosignofcurefor
thisdisease.

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Fewotherstrytoeathealthygrainslikebrownrice,millets,ragitogetrelief.But
thesegrainsonlyreducetheseveritybutdonotoffercompletecure.

Let us take sometimetoanalyzefew facts. DiseaseslikeHypertension,Diabetes,

Cancer are prevalent only in the civilized human beings. This includes people
living in cities and villages. Only wildanimalslivinginjungles and tribalpeople
who still follow ancient lifestyle are spared from these diseases. It is clearly
evident that these diseases areseen only incivilizedhumanbeingslivingincities
andvillages.

We do not hold tribal people in high esteem because we consider them as

uncivilized. But scientists who have done extensive research on their health and
wellbeing have disclosed that they do not suffer from any ailments like obesity,
cancer, diabetes, hypertension, psoriasis or sinusitis. They surprised the scientists
byclaimingthattheydidntevenknowabouttheexistenceofsuchailments.There
arelotsoflessonstobelearntfromthesefolks.

TokelauandPukaPukaare two islands situated near NewZealand.Thepopulation

ofTokelauis1400andthatofPukaPukais600.

ThispicturedepictstribalfolkslivinginTokelauislands.Itcanbeseenthatallof
themarethinandfit.

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PukaPukaIslandandgirlsataculturalnight.

Tribal people living here, have been following ancient caveman lifestyle with no
civilizationat all.These islandsarefilledwith sandwhichisnotsuitableforany
form ofagriculture. Onlycoconuttreescangrowinaplace whichhasno soil and
only sand. They relied only on fish, coconut, pigs, hens and tubers which were
seasonal, for their food. Even the pigs were fed only with coconut. Their diet is
considered to be very uninteresting. Though they bred hens, because of some
superstitiontheydidnotfeedontheeggs.

Later, the modern world discovered them. Captain James Cook who travelled to
these islandssawthatmen andwomenwere fit,healthywithadivinebeauty.The
islands were captured and ruled bytheWhites.Eventhenthere was nochangein
thedietofthesetribals.
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In the middle of 20 Century,scientistsconductedresearchonthesetribals. They
were surprisedtoseethatthoughtheirdietwasrichin fat,noneofthemhadany
diseases like heart attack or diabetes. They named this phenomenon as ATALL
paradox.Frenchparadox,Italianparadoxetcaresimilarphenomenon.

TheseislandswerelaterconqueredbytheKiwis.TheGovernmentofNewZealand
showedmercytotheinhabitantsof theislands.So they sent consignmentsofrice,
bread, tinnedmeat,cake, biscuits totheisland.After consuming thesefooditems,
the tribals in these islands slowly started becoming obese. Their health declined
and diseases became very prevalent. No one had a clue about the cause of this
situation.Theveryfirsthospitalwasbuiltintheislandstotreatthesickpeople.

Inthe year 1966, sincetheweatherwasstormy,shipswiththeconsignmentscould

not reach the islands. The tribals in these islands reverted back to their good old
diet. Slowly, improvement was seen in the health of the inhabitants. Once the

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storm subsided, again the ships with the consignments landed in theislands.The
tribals started consuming processedfoodsentbyNewZealandgovernment.Their
healthstarteddeclininganddiseasesstartedloomingagain.

Now,whataboutthetribalslivinginotherislands?Dr.WestonPricetravelledto
theColdmountainsinCentralCanadaduring1930.Pleasefindbelowanextract
fromhisreport:

Dr.WestonAPrice
It isverydifficulttotraveltotheseColdmountains.Becauseofthenatureofthe
terrain, aero planes cannot land there. There are no good roads. With great
difficulty,wewentthereonaboatsailingonafrozenriver.Accordingtothepact

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these tribals have with the Canadian Government, they are entitled to
compensation. In addition to that, the Government also supplies food, clothes
and other essential articles. But half of the tribals refused to accept the
compensation and articles supplied by the Government, and the rest of the
Tribals accepted them. So Dr Weston was able to meet people from both the
categories.
Inthesubzerotemperature,noplantscanbegrown.Evencattlerearingisnot
possiblebecauseoflowtemperature.Sincetheriversarefrozen,fishingisalso
impossible.Theonlyfoodtheygettoeatistheanimalstheyhunt.
This region has a good population of bears. So bear hunting is very common
here. Insufficient vegetable intake in the diet causes a disease called Scurvy
(Vitamin Cdeficiency).IwassurprisedtoseethatnoneofthemhadScurvy.SoI
explainedthe symptomsofthisdiseaseandaskedanoldmanifanyoneknownto
himsufferedfromthis.
HethoughtforawhileandrepliedNoneofus(Tribals)getthatdisease.Butthe
Whites living here do suffer from this. TheWhites considerus asuncivilized
Tribes. So they do not want to consume the medicine which we suggested to
them
HeofferedtoshowmethemedicinefortreatmentofScurvy.Hesaid,Wedonot
buy anything from the Canadian GovernmentGroceryshops. Hetook metoa
place where a deer had just been hunted. Meat rich in fat, situated above the
kidneyofthedeer,whenconsumedisagoodcureforScurvyhestated.

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Duringthose days,itwasunknowntothefieldofMedicinethatrawmeatisrichin
its Vitamin C content. Even without this knowledge, the Tribals had somehow
realized that it was a good cure for Scurvy. Dr.Weston found that only 4 out of
2464 people in the Tribal community had Tooth Decay and Cavity which is
0.16%.When thesamesurvey was conductedin the City ofPointCreek,hefound
that 25.5% of the people had tooth decayandCavity. DiseaseslikeTuberculosis,
Arthritis were also commonly found among the people living in thecityof Point
Creek.HowevernoneoftheTribalslivinginthemountainshadthesediseases.
ThedietoftheTribalscomprisedofmeatladenwithfat,whichhelpedthemtostay
healthy. They did not consume Low fat milk, Oatmeal, grains, cereals, legumes
whichareconsideredtobehealthyfoodintodaysworld.
Not just these two case studies, but most of the Tribals lived only on fat, which
came fromthe meatoftheanimalstheyhunted.Theirdietalsocomprisedof very
few vegetables, and rare fruits which wereavailablein thesummer.Dieticiansof
the Modern world would be shocked to know about their diet. But the Tribals

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stayed very healthy with the help of this diet. They did not need the help of
medicines,doctorsordieticians.
The socalled healthy food consumed by the current generation for ex. Corn
flakes, Oatmeals, Skimmed milk, egg white are not meant to be eaten by human
beings. They are usedtofeed thepigsandfattenthemupbeforeslaughter. I have
interviewed people who raise cattle and pigs. The follow the below mentioned
techniquetofattenuptheseanimalsbeforeslaughter:
Pigs are fed with skimmed milk. The Agricultural college, Oregon recommends
that skimmed milk be fed to pigs to fatten them up. If fat content is more in the
milk, it subsides hunger and hence skimmed milk was fed tothe pigstoincrease
theirappetite.
Corn aids in weight gain. If a pig consumes 3.5 kilograms of corn, its weight
increases by1 kilogram. Thisisthesamecornwhichisusedinmakingcornflakes
whichisapopularbreakfastamongtheurbanfolks.
Slaughterhouses adapt a profitable strategy of increasing the weight of the pigs
beforekilling them. Theyare fed with Molasses,chocolates(remainsdiscardedby
the chocolate manufacturers), the day of slaughter. Because of carbohydrates
intake, their liverexpandsby 34%& thepigs appetite increases, thereby leading
themtoconsumemorecornagainleadingtoweightgainleadingtobetterprofit.
Thelastfewdaysbeforeslaughter,thepigsare keptinshade,awayfromsunshine
againaiding inweightgain. Deficiency ofVitaminD leadsto weightgain.This
is the reasonwhycouchpotatoes, whoare notexposed tosunshine,becomeobese
verysoon.
Letsthink forawhile.Thesamefoodwhichisused tofatten upandcauseweight
gaininpigsandcows,issoldinthegroceryshopsthesedaysashealthyfood.After
consumingthese,howcanweexpectourweighttoreduce?
We can easily concludethatdietary habitsfollowed bythecurrentgeneration and
alsothefoodconsumedbyvillagefolksragi(typeofgrains),unpolishedriceetc,
cannot keepusinthebestof our health.Onlytribals whocontinueto followtheir

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ageold dietary habits stay healthy and fit. The reason for this is notthephysical
exhaustionalone.
Evenpeoplewhodohardworkphysicallyseemtobeaffectedbydiseaseslike
Diabetes,AsthmaandHypertension.
These diseases are not incurable. Itisa myththattheycannotbe curedandhence
need to be kept undercontrol. ManypeopleconsolethemselvesthinkingthatOn
reaching40years ofage, everyoneisboundtogetdiabetes.Eveninfantswhoare
6 months of age are affected byType2diabetes.Themain causefor this isthe
consumptionofartificialmilklikeLactogen.Thesecontainsugar,rice,wheat,soya
bean and artificial vitamins. Babies which are breastfed by their mothers never
contactsuchdiseases.
Letusseetheharmfuleffectsofthefoodgrainslikerice,wheat,ragi,millets
whichareusedasourstaplefood.

Unfortunately staple food consumed by Tamilians (South Indians) are all rich in
carbohydrates. Idliwhichis themost popular breakfastfooditeminSouthIndia
isveryrichincarbohydrates.Oneidlicontains15gramsofcarbs.Eatingoneidliis
equivalent to eating 4 spoons of white sugar. Eating 5 idlis along withsambaris
equivalenttoeating75gramsofsugar.
Manyofyoumaythink,thatitisunfairtocompareidliswithwhitesugar.Actually
eatingidlisisworsethaneatingwhitesugar.Becauseoftheglucosepresent,these
foodincreasethesugarlevelinourblood.
ConsumingtypicaldietfollowedbySouthIndianswhichisdominatedwithrice,
wheatandothergrainswhicharerichincarbohydratesisboundtoleadtodiseases

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likeDiabetesforsure.EatingfoodconsistingoftypicalsouthIndiandietis
equivalenttoeating500to750gramsofsugarperday.Nowonderpeopleeating
suchfoodgetdiseaseslikeDiabetesandObesity.
Replacingricewithragi,reducingthenumberofidlisonlyprovidesconsolationto
themindsoftheconsumers,butinrealitythedangerstays.
Howdowegetfullfreedomfromthesediseases?Theonlysolutionistoadaptthe
Cavemandiet.Iamsurethereadersofthisarticlehavealotofquestionslike:
IfIeatmeateveryday,willmycholesterollevelincrease?
Ifthedietisrichinfat,willitnotleadtoheartattack?
CanthesediseasesbecuredcompletelybyfollowingtheCavemandiet?
Letusdiscusstheseinthenextepisode.

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Part2Thevillainmakesanentry

According to the law of evolution, human beingscame intoexistence2.6 million

years ago.However humans discoveredagricultureandstartedgrowingcropsonly
10,000yearsago.

ReportsfromtheScientistswhoareconductingtheresearchontheevolutionhave
thistostate:

99.99% of Human genetic patterns were formed before discovering agriculture.

The modification over the last 10,000 years(i.e.,afteragriculture)isonly 0.01%.
Our genes do not identify with the modern day food items like Noodles, Corn

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Flakes, Coke, Pepsi, Burger. They are familiar only with the food which ancient
humanbeingsatemeat,fruitsandvegetables.

It has been well proven that primary food consumed by humanbeings was meat.
Archaeologists have found evidence dating back to 3.2 million years ago, which
show that humans haveconsumedonlymeatwiththehelpofstoneageweapons.
TheStoneAgeweaponsdiscovered, showthattheydatebackto2.6millionyears
ago.Homo erectusspecieswereancestorstoHomosapiens(Humanbeings).Ithas
been clearlyprovenby Researchteams that ourancestorslikeHomoerectuswere
primarily meat eaters. Meat, fruits and vegetables were the only available food
then.

During that time,humanswerenotableto huntdownanimalslikedeer,elephant,

because of non availability of suitable weapons to such huge animals. But their
primarysourceoffoodeventhenwasonlymeat.

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Later during the process of evolution, man advancedhimselfinhis way ofliving
bycookingthemeatratherthaneatingrawmeat.

Humanbeingsadvancedleapsandboundsintheprocessofevolutionmainly
becauseofonereason:Eatingcookedmeat.Rawmeattookalongtimetodigest.
Butcookedmeatwaseasilydigestibleandhenceprovidedthemuchneeded
nutritionforthebody.Cookedmeatcouldbeconsumedinmorequantityandalso
providedProteins,VitaminsandMineralsneededforthehumansduringthose
days.Thehumanbrainwentthroughagreatprocessofevolutionandthethinking
abilityofhumanbeingsimproved.Thiswasanimportantphaseintheprocessof
evolution.Eatingcookedmeatdifferentiatedhumanbeingsfromtheanimals.

Hypothetically, if man were allowed to eat only one type of food and he had to
sustain, then that would be meat. No other single food is capable of providing
him all the nutrients. Rice, wheat, legumes, coconut, bananaIfmanhasto eat
only one of these foods for several days he would die because of nutrition
deficiency. Even mothers milk which is considered to be the safest food on
earth,doesnothaveallnutrientsforagrownupmantosustainon.

However ifamanconsumesonlymeat,itprovidesalltherequirednutritionforhis
wellbeing. Inadditionto that,meat foodalsocureshimof allhisdiseasesandhe
would become healthier. Meat is the only food which contains all the required
vitamins,mineralsandnutrientsforahumanbeingtoliveon.

Meat isthefoodwhich has helpedhumanbeingsevolvefromhisancestors(apes).

Thisisevidenceenoughto provethatmeatis the primary and mostessentialfood
forhumanbeings.

Paleo diet is not something which was invented byadietician ora scientist.This
has been the primary food of human beings and has laid the foundation of the
evolutionofhumanbeings.

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Let us time travel to 1962 and meet the first member of the Paleo diet family to
understand more about this diet. Let us remember that during those days, words
like diet, gymnasium, treadmill did not exist. During such days,acook by
name William Bantinglivedin England. Herendered hisculinaryservices forthe
members of the royal family. He prepared rich and tasty food according to their
desire.Healsoendedupeatingalltherichfoodhecooked.Slowlyhebecamevery
obese when he was 30 years of age. He was sostout that hecould noteven bend
down and tie his ownshoelace.Hepanickedandconsulted adoctor. Thedoctor
gave him the regular advice asking him to exercise. William exercised hard, he
practiced rowing for 2 hours in a nearby lake. Hebecameevenmore hungryand
ended up eatingmore.Hegained moreweight and hencetherewasnosolutionto
hisproblem.

Williamwasdistressedandthistimehewasadvisedtoeatlowcaloriefood.Heate
only vegetable salads andheexercisedhard.Thisdrovehimtoexhaustionandhe
was hospitalized. He continued the regime of exercising hard and eating low
calorie food and after a year he had lost only 3 kilos weight. His hearing ability
alsostarteddeteriorating.

In1862,WilliamconsultedyetanotherdoctorbynameDr.Harvey.Glucosesugar
(Carbohydrates) had just been making news then. Dr. HarveyadvisedWilliamto
avoid any food which contained carbohydrates since it was the main cause for
weight gain. He recommended that William eat only meat, fish, eggs and cheese
whichhadnocarbohydratecontentinthem.

WilliamaskedthemostobviousquestiontoDr.Harvey:IfIeatmeat,fishand
eggsIamboundtoputonmoreweight.HowwillIloseweight?

Dr. Harvey patientlyexplainedthatCarnivoreslikelion,tigerwhicheatonlymeat

areneverstoutorobese,unlikeherbivores(elephant,hippopotamus)

William wasconvincedandadaptedthedietrecommendedbyDr.Harvey.Heate
only meat, eggs and fish for all his three meals. He would consume some fruits
along withhis eveningtea.Hecompletelyavoidedbread,milk,sweetsandallfood

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richincarbohydrates.Heate hugeservingsof hisfood.Helost30 kilosofweight
in2years.Heregainedhishearingabilityandalsohisgoodhealth.

He was very excited to see the results and hence wanted to share his dietdetails
withtherestof the world. Hewroteabook abouthisnewdietin1863andsinceit
containedrevolutionaryideas,itbecameverypopular.

The word Banting was synonymous to the current worlds word Dieting.
During those days, there were no practices like processing corn, oats to get corn
flakesand oatmealrespectively, skimmingmilktoremovethe fat,andeatingonly
the egg white. Strangely in todaysworld,peoplewhowanttostayhealthyresort
onlytothesefooditems.

ThusBantingdietwasthefirstformofPaleodiet.

ThebookwrittenbyWilliambecamenotjustpopularbutalsocontroversial.
DoctorsposedalotofquestionsabouttheBantingdiet:

Whatisthefundamentalprinciplebehindthisdiet

Howdoesthisdietwork?

Since William did not have answers to these questions, he wasmocked atby the
doctors. They criticized his book and completely ignored it. But people reacted
differently. They placed trustandfaithinthisdietandstartedaccepting itintheir

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lives. People who followed this diet saw benefits coming out of it. Obesepeople
lostweightandthisdietalsocuredpeoplefromalotofailments.Howeverthisdid
notgetacceptancefromthedoctors.

If Scientistsanalyzetheanatomyofabumblebee,theywouldcometoaconclusion
that it would never be able to fly. Its body structure is against the philosophy of
aeronauticengineering.

But we seethatbumblebeeshavebeenflyingall over.Bantingdietisalsosimilar

to the Bumblebee. Many of the phenomena (like Bantingdiet) donothaveclear
scientific explanation, but they are real life possibilities. Since Banting diet was
being accepted widely by people, doctors and scientists decided to do more
researchonthesame.

In 1890, Dr. Helen Densmore started recommending Banting dietto herpatients.

Her instructions were to eat more meat and vegetables and avoid tubers like
potatoes, sugar and bread. Patients who followed this diet, lost weight within a
shortperiodoftime.Thiswasabigturningpointinthehistoryofpaleodiet.

There waswidespreadacceptance for Paleodiet. FinallyEuropeanandAmerican

doctors of those days announced their acceptance for Paleo diet. Paleo diet was
recommended for people suffering from Diabetes. All books discussing about
Diabetes also recommended Paleo diet for peoplesuffering fromthis.From1863
to 1950 (about 87 years) Banting diet (Paleo diet) was the only accepted and
widelyrecommendeddietbyallthedoctors.

Let us see what caused people to move away from healthy Paleo diet to Low
caloriediets.

WhatmadepeoplethinkthatBantingdietwouldcauseweightincreaseinpeople?

Whydidpeoplestopfollowingthisdiet?

Whocreatedthetwistinthetale?

Whoisthevillaininthismovie?

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Thevillaininthisstorymadeanentryin1956.HisnamewasAncelKeys.
(
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancel_Keys )

AncelBenjaminKeyswasanAmerican scientist whostudied theinfluenceofdiet

on health. In particular, he hypothesized that different kinds of dietary
fat
have
differenteffectsonhealth.
He examined the epidemiologyof
cardiovascular disease (CVD) and was
responsible for two famous diets:
Krations
, formulated as balanced meals for
combatsoldiersinWorldWarII,andthe
Mediterraneandiet .
Keys conducted extensive studies on diet and its impact on health across 22
countries. He published his article quotingtheresults from sevencountries called
Seven countries study. Keys postulated acorrelationbetweencholesterollevels
and Cardiovascular diseases. His postulate was diet low in animal fat protected
against heart disease and that a diet high in animal fat ledtoheartdisease.At a
laterstage,thedatacollatedfrom theother15countrieswerealsoanalyzed.Itwas
discovered that cholesterollevelandCVDhadnodirect correlation.Thequestion
of why data from only seven countries were considered for analysis was never
answeredbyKeystillhisdeath.
ThoughKeyspostulatewasprovenwrong atalaterpointoftimebyscientists,no
one questioned himduring his tenure.Popularmagazines like TIMEandReader's
DigestpublishedcoverstoriesbasedonKeysconclusion.

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Dr.AncelBenjaminKeys

Inthe 1950s,Kelloggsbrothersinvented theprocessofmanufacturingCornflakes

from Corn. It was widely advertised by Cereal manufacturers that cereals and
skimmed milkwouldformtheidealbreakfastforahealthylife.ButAmericansand
Europeansshunnedthisrecommendation.AfterKeyspostulatewaspublishedand

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accepted bytheAmerican Government,peopleslowlystarted moving towards the
Cerealandmilkbreakfast.
ManufacturersofCerealsandskimmedmilkstartedadvertisingwidelyandhence
gotawidemarketshare.Meatandeggsellersweresmallmerchantsandhence
theycouldnotmatchuptothepublicityandadvertisingcampaignsofthecereal
makers.Sotheylostouttheirmarketshareandcustomers.
However lotofdebate and discussionwasgoing onamongthescientistsaboutthe
impact of Cholesterol on Heart diseases. The American Government formed a
committee under the leadership ofSenatorGeorgeMcGovern.McGovern usedto
follow a low cholesterol, vegetarian diet called Pritikin diet. He had no idea
about food and nutrition concepts. He was born in a state where corn was
extensivelygrown. Hespoketoscientists belongingtoboththeschoolsofthought
and submitted a random report to the US government. He stated that high
cholesterol did have an impact on heart diseases. He also recommended a low
cholesteroldietasahealthydiet.
This report was accepted by the US Government. Health bodies like American
Heart Association and American Diabetes Association also announced low
cholesteroldietcomprisingof corn flakes,skimmedmilk,oatmealashealthy diet.
These Associations received lot of funding from the manufacturers of these low
cholesterol food products. Medical college textbooks and Medical journals were
rewrittenbasedonthis.

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Europe and USA are the pioneers in the world for all health and fitness related
decisions. The rest of the world also jumped into the low cholesterol diet
bandwagonandstartedfollowingthesameblindly.

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Theonlyreasonjunkfood likePizzaandburger aresopopularacrosstheworldis

that they are consumed by people in USA and Europe. Asians like to follow
Western lifestyle anditisevidentfromprevalentpracticesin Asiancountries like
smoking.

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Eggs and meatwereshown the door,cornflakesandskimmedmilkoccupiedtheir

placeinthediningtables.

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Part3Whatweneedtolearnfromhistory

In 1931, Albert Schweitzer, a Christian Preacher travelled to Africa to spread

Christianity.HewasalsoaPhilosopherandasocialreformer.Hebuiltahospitalin
oneoftheWesternAfricanvillagestoservepeople.Hecuredtheillnessesofabout
2,000peopleinayearstime.

After 41years,oneofthevillagemencametohimwithaproblemintheappendix.
Schweitzer expresses surprise that during those 41 years, he never came across
evena singlepatientwithcancer.Laterheencounterspeoplesufferingfromcancer
in the villages and reports that the main cause for the disease is Africans also
startedfollowingtheWesterndiet

For 41 years, he has not seena singleinstanceofapersonsufferingfromcancer,

diabetes or Hypertension. This is evidence enoughfor ustounderstand that these

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are the diseases of the modern man, whose diet had wavered away from the
Cavemandiet.

Many people who have conducted extensive research onthe Lifestyleanddietof

TribalshaveconcludedthatCanceristhediseaseofthemodernman.Alloverthe
world, tillhumandietcomprised ofcoconut,deermeat,fish, prawns,theydidnot
encounteranydiseasesandstayedhealthy.

(VilhjalmurStefansson)(AlbertSchweitzer)

Vilhjalmur Stefanssonwasascientistwho travelledtoNorthPolein1903tostudy

the life of the Eskimos there. He conducted his research there for about 5 years.
Thiswasthesametime,whencancerwasspreadingacrosstheEuropeancountries.
In 1898, a book titled Lancet was published. It states that 50 years ago, in a
sampleof a100thousandpeople, 17peoplesufferedfromcancer. Ithasincreased
to88peoplenow,thusconfirmingtheriseinthenumberofcancerpatients.

Eskimos lived in snow filled region where there was absolutely no vegetation.
They couldnotevenlightfireto cookfood.So theEskimos endedupeatingonly
raw meatastheirfood.Thesurvivedonthemeatof seal,walrus, whaleandpolar
bear whose meat had high fat content. During summer, very rarely some
vegetables would grow. Eventhesevegetableswereconsumedafterdippingthem

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inanimal fat.For11monthsinayear,theseEskimos livedon animalmeatwhich
wasrichinfatcontent.

Scientists were puzzled about how Eskimos were healthy without eating
vegetables. There was no awareness about VitaminC. People travelling long
distances using ships suffered fromScurvy (VitaminCdeficiency)whentheydid
not eat vegetables for a long time. Scientists also knew that Lemon juice was an
ideal cure for Scurvy. But Eskimos did noteat vegetablesforthewholeyear,yet
theywerehealthy.

Stefansson lived along with the Eskimos for five years and studiedtheirlifestyle
anddietextensively.Afterfishing, theyhad towaitforthefrozenfishtothawand
becomesoft.Thenthecookingprocesswouldbegin.

Theheadofthefishisspecially reserved for children ofthefamilysinceitisvery

nutritious. Then the fish meat is distributed to everyone in the family. Rawmeat
was the primary food of the Eskimos. Lunch and Dinner also comprised of fish
meat. No spices were added tothe meat. Stefanssonsays that hetooka likingfor
fish meat cooked in boiling water. The head of the fish is the most tastiest and
containsmaximumnutrition.Eating fish meatalongwith whalefatwasadelicacy
hestates.

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However,healsostatesthatfood ofEskimosdidnothavesalt.DuringAugustand
September (Summer) the fish are caught. Since they cannot be preserved during
thesummer,theybecomestale.Eskimosconsideredeatingstalefishasadelicacy.
ThiswasconsideredsomethingsimilartoeatingVintagecheese.Stefanssonwrites
thathealsoenjoyedeatingstalefish.

Once hemetaEuropeanwhocamethere ona sled.Stefanssonborrowedlittlesalt

from him toeatalongwiththefish.Butafterjustonemeal,hestoppedeatingsalt,
since heenjoyedeatingthefishwithoutaddingsalt.Hesayshishealthimprovedto
itspeakduringthetimehestayedwiththeEskimosandatefishmeatasfood.

Stefanssonshares that heenjoyedeatingfishmeatasfoodeveryday.TheEskimos

whoeatonlyfishmeatdidnotgetscurvyandremainedhealthy.

Extractfromhisnotes:

During my stay with the Eskimos for five years,I saw that none of them had
dreaded diseases like cancer.Each woman gave birth to at least seven or eight
children.A hospital was established toprovidehealthcareservicestotheEskimos.
But even before the doctors could arrive, the women would deliver children
throughnormaldelivery.Thewomanwhodeliveredachildwouldofferhospitality
to the doctor and team herself. They would be so fit even after the delivery of a
child. None of the women underwent C sectionorthere wasnocase ofmaternity
mortality.He says he has met women who have delivered up to ten children and
werestillfitandhealthy.

Thesereports also actasalessonfor our lifestyle and diet.Weneedtounderstand

that diet comprising of high cholesterol (meat, ghee, eggs, coconut) are very
healthy and they donot makeus obese.Instead theyhelpinweightreduction and
helpusinstayinghealthy.

Rice, wheat, fruits, white sweets, sugar do not have any cholesterol in them. But
theyarerichin carbohydrates.Thisis thecausefor obesityandnotthecholesterol
inthefood.Letusunderstandthisbetter:

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Based on the body weight, scientists came up with the Calorie equation.
According to this,if weeatmorecaloriesthan wecanburn,thenwegainweight.
Weloseweightifwecanmanagetoburnmorecaloriesthanweconsume.Someof
thedeficienciesinthecaloriebasedpostulateare:

1. Thereisnomechanismusingwhichwecancomputetheexactnumberof
calorieswemanagetoburn.Sincethisvariableintheequationisnotknown,
theCalorieequationbecomesuseless.
2. Again,thereisnomechanismtomeasuretheexactnumberofcalorieswe
consume.Itisnotpracticaltoweighthefoodbeforeweeat.So,thisalso
becomesanunknownparameterinthisequation.
3. Withoutknowingthecalorieintakeandcalorieburnaccurately,this
equationisrendereduseless,whenitcomestoweightmanagement
4. WhatismisleadinginthisCalorieequationis:Onechocolatehaslesser
caloriesthananegg,whichmeanstostatethateatingachocolateishealthier
thaneatinganegg.Thisisincorrect.

UsingCalorieequationmisleadspeopleinweightmanagement.

Letusunderstandwhatcausesourweighttoincrease:

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Whenwe eatfood whichcontainscarbohydrates, thereisincreaseinsugarlevelin

our blood stream.To bringthisunder control,Pancreassecretesa hormonecalled
Insulin. Onceinsulinissecreted,thecarbohydrates aresenttoliverforprocessing.
Liverconvertsthecarbohydratestofatanditissenttotheabdomenareforstorage.

Once the sugar level in our blood reduces, it causes hunger in our body which
forces us to eat again. When we eat food rich in carbohydrates again, the whole
processrepeatswhichaddsmoreandmorefattoourabdomen.

Thiscontinuousinsulinsecretionalso causestheBetacellsinourlivertogetworn
out. This impactssecretionofinsulin inourbodyandslowlyleadstoDiabetes.If
weeat foodrichincholesterol,thereisnoneedforinsulinsecretionsincethefood
does not contain any carbohydrates. If people suffering from diabetes consume
only meat (which contains no carbohydrates) their blood sugar level will not
increaseandtheirbodyweightwillnotincrease.

It isverysadthatpeopledonothave awarenessabout Insulin.Peopleassumethat

Insulin is relevant only in case of people sufferingfromDiabetes.Insulinplaysa
key role in the control of ones body weight. One must understand this clearly
beforedecidingononesdiet.

The secretion of insulin is a preventive mechanism deployed by our body. The

main responsibility of Insulin is to reduce the blood sugar level. It also issues
commands to ourbodytomove fromFatburningmodetoFat Storage mode.
Theexcesssugarinour bloodstreamhastobeconvertedtoFatandstored.Soour
body cells also start conversion of Carbohydrates to Fat and then store fat in the
abdomenregion.

ThoughweeatLowcaloriefood,thereasonforweightgainisthepresenceof
Carbohydratesinthefood.

Insulin causes Internal injuries and is also the cause for Heart attack, Ulcer,
Obesityandother diseases.ButInsulinis nota villaininourbody.Itisverymuch
essential elsewe woulddie. Insulin hasanimportant roletoplayTokeepour

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blood sugarlevelundercontrol. But excessivesecretionofinsulinbecauseofthe
presenceofcarbohydratesinthefoodcausesdiseasesandalsoObesity.

Anydietmechanismwhichdoesnotcontrolinsulinsecretiondoesnotsucceedin
controllingthebodyweight.Letusseethedifferencebetweeneating5idlis(south
indianbreakfaststeamedricecakes.)and4eggsforbreakfast.

It isacceptedbymanypeoplethatIdlisarehealthyforus.Itisaactuallyamyth.If
we areaskedtoeat whitesugarequivalentto theamountpresentin 5idlis,would
we agree to eat it? Snacks prepared from rice and wheat also cause increase in
insulin levels in our blood, just as white sugar does. Eating grains like rice and
wheat regularly as staple food only causes high insulin secretion, leading to fat
storageandhenceincreaseinbodyweight.

This is like a chain process. Once blood sugar level increases, Pancreas secretes
insulin, which leads to fat conversion of the Carbohydrates and storage in the
abdomen area.Theabdomen fatisstoredintheformofTriglycerides.Thisiswhy
people who eat grain based breakfast feel hungry in the mid morning, leading to
theconsumptionofmorecarbohydratesbasedsnacks.Thisleadstofurtherincrease
ofbodyweight.

Whathappenswhenweeatfoureggsforbreakfast?

Eggs have zero carbohydrates. So there is no increase in the sugar level in the
blood. After fasting through the night, when we eat zero carbohydrates eggs for
breakfast,ourbodyswitches tofatburningmode,burnsabdomenfattogetenergy

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forourdaytodayactivities.Thisalsocausesthecholesterolintheeggstobeburnt
up and hence there is no fat accumulation in our body. This also causes the
reductionoffatinourabdomen,henceleadingtoweightloss.

Hence it is highly recommended to have food with zero carbohydrates like eggs
and meat which directly help in less insulin secretion and reduction of body
weight.

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Part4SlimisbeautifulThe20thcenturyslogan

We now clearly understand how Insulin plays a key role in weight gain.
Unfortunately many people, who want to reduce their weight, do not understand
theroleof Insulin.Theirdieticiansanddoctorsarerepeatedlyadvisingthemtoeat
low calorie food and exercise well for weight loss. This is derived from the
Calorieequation:Burnmorecaloriesthanyoueat.

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Obesitybeing prevalentevenamongchildren,everyoneisadvisedtoexercisewell
to lose weight. People have started practicing morning walks in beaches and
nearby parks in large numbers. Some people have resorted to cycling, to get to
their workplace. Gymnasiums are mushrooming all over the place. People enroll
themselves in these gyms and sweat out using modern exercise equipments like
treadmills, stationary cycle. Few others practice yoga with great enthusiasm.
People believe in investing large amount of money in buying these exercise
equipmentsandthesehavegrowntobeagoodmarketintheindustry.

All this sweat is absolutely unnecessary. If people who want to lose weight
understand the philosophy behind this,theywouldbe shocked.Exercisinghardis
actuallyharmfultothebody.Peopleneedtorealizethis.

Let us now try to recollect the mode of exercise of our ancestors. They did not
exercise using treadmills nordidtheyparticipateinmarathonraces.Cavemendid
notindulgeinhardpracticeslikeweightliftingorcyclingawaytolongdistances.

No, they were aware of the harmful effects of such hard forms of exercise. The
anatomy ofhumanbeingis not designedforrunningfast.Hecannotchaseanimals
like deer, rabbit which can run at a fast pace. Wild animals like lions and tigers
would manage to outsmart humans, when it came torunning. So,itisveryclear
that running fast was not one of mans strengths.Basically running isagainstthe
natureofhumanbeings.

Theonlyexercise,whichthe cavemendidwaswalkingwithspearsandstonesin
their hand in search of animals to hunt for food. The womenfolk went around
gathering fruits, eggsandvegetables.Invillages, even todaythewomenfolkwalk
long distances to fetch water. It is evident that cavemen did not run or exercise
hard.

Letus see whatscience has tosayaboutexercise.If wewalk for3kilometers,we

burn about 150 calories. This is equivalent to the calorie value of one bottle of
cocacola oroneandhalfbanana fruit. Manyofushaveabananaordrinkacupof
coffee before we exercise. Our appetite increases after we exercise, and we eat
again.Soouroverallcalorieconsumptionincreasesbecauseofexercise.

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If we walk for 6 kilometers, we burn about 300 calories. We need to understand
that this will not lead to a great weightloss. Our bodyburnsthesame number of
caloriesinaday, whether we exercise ornot. Ifourbodyburns2000caloriesina
day, then with exercise also the total number of caloriesburntwillbe2000only.
So,thereisnoscopeforweightlosshere.

If weightloss hastohappen throughphysicalexercise, thenoneneedstoworkout

hardforabout 90minutes.Thiswouldleadtoexhaustionofbodyandwearingout
of joints. Even athletes and sportsmen indulge in hard sports only after taking
painkillersorstimulants.Thisisoneofthereasonstheyfallsickveryoften.

However,exercisingisgood forhealthin otherways.30 minutes ofslowwalking

is good for our heart and improves blood circulation. So it is good to exercise
mildly.Butexercisingwiththeobjectiveofweightlossisnotadvisable.

Then why is exercising so popular? It is a game of Politics played by Softdrink

manufacturers. Coca Cola and Pepsi together have formed an association called
BeverageInstitute.There was widespread criticismthatthesetwosoftdrinksare
oneof the reasonsforobesityamongpeople.Theystartedthisassociationandlater
startedpromotingthephilosophythatExercisecanleadtoweightloss.

This association also proclaimed that sitting in one place for a long time is the
cause for obesity. They released an advertisement titled CHAIRS (link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PMLjHwwpAdg ) which clearly explains this
message.(shortlink:http://bit.ly/1JUmdGt )

The Beverage Institute and Fast food manufacturers joined hands and started
spreading the message that Eating high calorie food and lack ofexerciseisthe
main causefor Obesity.Hencepeopleshould start exercisingtoloseweight.After
repeated broadcast of this message, people slowly started accepting this and
resortedtoexercising sothattheycanconsumemore junkfoodandaerateddrinks
like Pepsi, Coca Colawhich containhigh Carbohydratelevels.They conveniently
putforththeCalorieequationasanexplanation.

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Theseorganizationsspendlot ofmoneylobbyingforsalesof theirproducts.They
sponsor Olympic Games and hence promote sports and physical exercise.People
aremadetobelievethatjunkfoodandaerateddrinksarenotcauseforObesity.

World health Organization published their norms that only 10% of the total
calories consumed should be from carbohydrates. Latertheydecidedtomodify it
to5%butthiswasnotofficiallyannounced.

Organizations manufacturing soft drinks and junk food contribute to a great

amount in the form of Election Funds. They influenced the beneficiariesofthese
funds (Politicians) to write to the World Health Organization to withhold the
revisionto5%.Ifthe revised figureof5%hadbeenpublished,theseorganizations
would have suffered a great dip in their sales, doctors would be recommending
peoplenottoconsumethem.

LetsunderstandthepitfallsofCalorieequationbetter.

It isinappropriate toconfinethehuman metabolism withina simpleequation.Itis

not a simple equationwhichcanbeunderstoodonly with numbers. Accordingto
the Calorie equation, a person who eats healthy food of greens of value 2000
calories would be putting on more weight compared to a personwhoeatssweets
andsugarofvalue1900calories.Thisisincorrect.

Onemore misleading example wouldbe:Tothinkthatitishealthytodrinka150

caloriecocacolaratherthanthreeeggswhichamountto200calories.

It is incorrect to compare just the number of calories to arrive at the right

conclusion.Theequationisnotassimpleasthat.

The metabolism of human beings is different from that of animals. Human brain
itself burns up 20% of the total calories burnt during the day.Evenif thereisno
physical activity, on an average a human body burns up 2000 calories per day.
Assumingthatwe burn500caloriesduring exercise workout,ourbodywouldstill
burn 1500 calories more and the total would only by 2000 calories. Whether we
indulgein physicalexerciseornot,weendupburningthesameamountofcalories
duringtheday.

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When we try eating lesser calories, proportionately lesser calories are burnt. For
example if we consume 1500 calories instead of 2000 calories, then instead of
burning 1500 calories, our body burnsonly1400calories.Thisis because human
metabolism is designed to save fat. There is an evolution based reason for this
process.

Till the great Agricultural revolution in 1970, there was a lot of famine and
starvation among the mankind. Caveman did not have the luxury of timely food,
thrice aday. Theywould feastwhentheyfinda goodpreyelsefastifhuntingis
unsuccessful. Only people who had large fat deposits intheirbody survived long
fastingperiods.Therestofthemperished.

DuringtheSecondWorld War,onlypeoplewhowere fatsurvivedthefamineand

acute foodshortage. Sogeneticallypeopleinsuchregionstendtostoremorefatin
their body and hence become obese soon. The human body tuned itself to store
reservefoodasfatasasurvivalmechanism.

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In the 20 century, being slim is considered fashionable. Being fat or stout was
earlier considered as a sign ofprosperity.Inearlier days, diabetes was considered
asadiseaseof therich. EvenGout (whichisanindicationof highuricacidlevel
intheblood)wasconsideredasaroyaldisease.

In the 1950s and 60s, dream girls from the world of south indian / tamil cinema
lookedmuchdifferentfromthecurrentones.

During those days, people who were slim were considered to be suffering from
some disease andtheywererecommendedtogetsomemedicaltreatmentasshown
inthepicturebelow:

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Even themale actorsdidnotsportsixpacksorathleticbodies.Theywerenotthin
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either.So,weunderstandthatslimisbeautifulisthesloganofthe20 century.

Thisisthepricewepayformodernizationofthecurrentworld.

Beauty contents which claim to crown the most beautiful people, publicize that
winnershadtoundergoalotofstarvationandtoughworkouts.Thewinnersofthe
male beauty pageants have even fainted and died on the dais during the prize
winning ceremony. This is because of diuretics they consumed which would
reducethewatercontentinthebody.

Insulin is a key player not only in weight gain but also in diseases like
HypertensionandType2diabetes. DoctorsdonotexplainabouttheroleofInsulin
to the Hypertension patients. Even dieticians blame salt as the villain for
Hypertension.Inreality,salthasnoroletoplayinthisdisease.

Even ifapersonconsumes adietwithnosaltatall,thedecreaseinBloodpressure

will be very marginal. It may reduce from 140 / 90 to 137 / 87 which is very
minimal.Avoidingsaltwillnotcurethedisease.

It istruethataddingsaltcausesanincreasein theBloodPressure.Whendietwith
salt is consumed, as soon as thefoodis digested, thebloodpressurereturnstoits
normalvalue.Sosaltisnottheculprithere.

Once diagnosed with hypertension, patients are advised to eat their food without
salt. Thepatientstry eatingbland food,then unabletobearthis, comebackto the
doctoranddecide totaketabletsinstead ofcontrollingthediseasewiththehelpof
diet.Doctorsarealsotoohappytoprescribemedicinesforthesame.

Letsseewhatroleinsulinhastoplayinthisgame.

If aperson eatsbread,jamandorangejuiceforbreakfast,thereisnosaltcontentin
this menu. But it is high on carbohydrates. So blood sugar level increases and
hencecausingincreaseininsulinintheblood.

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InsulincausesincreaseintheBloodpressureinthreedifferentways.

1. Insulinissues commandto the kidneys tostoremoresalt.Sothekidneysare

unable to excrete excess salt from the body. When salt is stored,
proportionate water also has to be stored. So presence of excess waterand
saltinthebodycausesanincreaseinthebloodpressure.
2. Insulincausescontraction intheblood vesselsintheheart,sinceInsulinisa
growth hormone. Once the blood vessels in the heart contract and become
hard, heart has to pump the blood with much greater force. This
phenomenoniscalledCardiacContractility.
3. Insulininfluences the nervous systemandcausesthesecretionofachemical
called Cortisol. This is similar to Adrenaline,which causestheincreasein
the mental pressure. When being in the state of excitement or anger, heart
starts pumping more blood, thereby causing an increase in the Blood
pressure.
If weneed completecurefromHypertension, whatneedstobeavoidedisnotsalt,
butcarbohydrates (which ispresentingrainsandsugar). When wetrytoincrease
the cholesterol in the food andreducethecarbohydrateintake,theblood pressure
automaticallyreduces.Regularpracticeofthisdietwillstabilizethebloodpressure
at normal valueandsolvetheproblemofHypertension. Letusseea fewsuccess
storiesinthenextepisode.

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Part5Whattoeat&Whattoavoid

WereadabouttheoriginandbasicdetailsaboutPaleodiet.Letusdiscussmoreon
thedietrelateddetailedofPaleo.Whattoeatandwhatnottoeat.

TherearetwosubcategoriesinthePaleodiet:

NonVegetarianPaleo&VegetarianPaleo

VegetarianPaleodiethasbeenexclusivelydesignedbyourFacebookgroupaftera
lotofstudyandresearchtobenefitthevegetarians.

RecommendeddietforNonvegetarianPaleo:

Breakfast:

100almonds(eitherfrythemorsoakthemfor12hoursandtheneatwiththeskin).
Eatingrawalmondsisnotrecommended

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FolkswhoneedanalternateforalmondscanhaveTibetanButtertea.Videolink
forpreparationofTibetanButterteaissharedbelow

Lunch:4eggs shouldbeconsumed.Eggs shouldbeeatencompletely(bothwhite

and yellow parts) Eggs can be cooked and eaten in any desired form boiled,
halfboiledoromelette.Salt,onions,tomatoesmaybeaddedtotheeggs.

Eveningsnack:Oneglassmilk,250gramsofpaleovegetables.Vegetablesmay
eitherbeeatenassaladorfriedinghee.

Dinner:

Fish,Meatofcows,sheep,pigs,chicken,andduckcanbeeatentoonesheartfill,
unlimitedquantity.

Meattobeavoided:

Fatfreemeatshouldbeavoided.Meatshouldbeconsumedwithfullfatcontent.
Meatwhichisdeepfriedinoil,soldinfastfoodjointsshouldbeavoided.Usageof
additives,preservativesoranykindofchemicalsshouldbestrictlyavoided.

Driedfish(Karuvaaduintamil)canbeconsumedinmoderatequantitybutnot
everyday.

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Eggsshouldbeeatenfullybothwhiteandyellowpart.Deepingfryingoffood
shouldbestrictlyavoided.

RecommendeddietforVegetarianPaleo:

Breakfast/Lunch/Eveningsnack:100almonds/eggsmaybetakenforthese
threemealsasmentionedabove.

Dinner:Insteadofmeat,Paneerdishes(PaneerManchurian,PaneerTikka,Paneer
buttermasala)maybeconsumed.Thesecanbetakenuptoonesheartfill
unlimitedquantity.(Paneercottagecheese)

FoodtobeavoidedinPaleodiet:

Potatoes,Beans(alllegumes),greenpeas,sprouts,groundnuts,soya,tofu(soya
paneer),soyachunksmealmaker,alltuberslikesweetpotatoes,Jackfruit,Raw
banana.Allfruitsaretobeavoided[exceptavocado(butterfruit)]

Ifyouarewondering,Theseareapartofonesdaytodaylife,howcanweavoid
them?itistimeforustodecidebetweenourhealthandourwishes.

FoodtobeincludedinPaleodiet:

Cauliflower, Broccoli, Cabbage, Bitter gourd, Carrot,Beetroot,Tomatoes,Onion,

Brinjal (eggplant), All types of greens, Drumstick, Asparagus, Rhubarb, Olive,
Celery, Cucumber, Capsicum, Green chillies,Redchillies,Pumpkin,Mushrooms,
Coconut,Ginger,Garlic,Coriander,Turmeric,Avocado,Snakegourd.

Avoid:

Rice,wheat and allother grainsshouldbe avoided.Food boughtfrom Bakeryand

other fast food joints should also be avoided. Deep fried food items should be
strictlyavoided.Itisadvisabletoconsumeonlyhomecookedfood.

Itisrecommendedtouseghee,butter,virgincoconutoilforcooking.Virginolive
oilmaybeusedforsaladsonly.

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ThesearethedietaryguidelinestobefollowedforPaleodiet.Thisprovidescure
fromobesity,Hypertension,Diabetes.Vegetarianswhodonotwishtoconsume
eggscaneatPaleovegetablesinstead.

TibetanButterTea:

Yak is aherdanimalfound inthemountainousregionsof Tibet. Tibetansprepare

Buttertea usingthebutterobtained fromYakmilk.Butterteaisanidealbreakfast
since it sustains hunger for about 4 5 hours. This canalsobe preparedwiththe
regularbutteravailable.

Ingredients:

Milk125ml

Water125ml

Butter30gm

Sugarteaspoon

Teapowder1teaspoon

Mixalltheingredients,boilforafewminutesanddeliciousButterteaisready.

HereisthelinktothevideowhichdemonstratesButterteapreparation:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EnPLBPYCG4M

Here is a word ofcaution. Pleasenotethatwehaveconsideredonlyailments like

obesity,hypertensionanddiabeteswhichcomingupwiththePaleodietguidelines.
People suffering from other ailments are requested to consult their doctor before
followingthisdiet.

Also understand that the definition of this diet is based on cholesterol. It isquite
possible that your cholesterol levels mayshoot up.Butthereis noneedtoworry.
Cholesterolisgoodforourheart&isveryessentialforourwellbeing.

It isverypopularbeliefthatObesityistherootcausefordiseaseslikeDiabetesand
Hypertension.This isincorrect.In fact,allthe threediseasesshareacommonroot

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cause.WehavealreadyunderstoodthatInsulinis theculpritin allthethreecases.
Paleo diet helpsin keeping Insulinsecretionundercontrolandhenceeliminatesall
thesethreediseases.

If you are suffering from Diabetes, while following Paleo diet, your Bloodsugar
levelmaysufferafall,thusleadingtoHypoglycemia.Itisherebyadvisedthatsuch
people monitor their blood sugar levels continuously and adjust the medication
levelappropriately.

For example, assume that your fasting blood sugar level is 140, and after
consumingbreakfastitemslikeidli,dosa(withcarbohydrates),itincreasesto200.

Whilefollowingpaleodiet,thefastingblood sugarlevelwouldremain thesame

140.ThepostprandialsugarlevelafterconsumingPaleobreakfastwouldbe142or
145, with only marginal increase in blood sugar level. Hence if one continues to
take the amount of medication, it may lead to hypoglycemia (low blood sugar
levels)

SUCCESSSTORY:

Let's read the success story of Ms.DollyBala,54, who livesin Bangalore,India.

She followed vegetarian Paleo diet (with eggs) and managed to get cured of her
Hypertension problems. She also managed to lose 17 kgs weight by following
Paleodiet.Let'sreadaboutherexperienceinherownwords.

Iwasveryfrustratedandhadgivenuponmyhealthproblemsandincreaseinbody
weight. Though Ilostsomeweightthroughsomealternate medication,there were
side effects. So I stopped allmedication.Thats whenthe turning pointinmylife
happened.

I got to know about the Tamil Facebook group & . I started

reading the posts published by Neander Selvan on how this diet helps in Weight
lossandalsotheneedtoavoidgrains. Afterreadingthem,Istarted gettingdoubts
abouthoweffectiveitwouldbeforavegetarian.Vegetariansdonothavetoomuch
choice when it comes to low carbohydrate and high cholesterol diet. SinceI did

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nothavemuchtolose,IstartedfollowingthePaleodietmuchagainstthewishes
ofmyfamilymembers.

I started my Paleo diet regime with minimal variety: Eggs, almonds, paneer, &
Paleo vegetables. Selvan has advised on avoiding grains (rice, wheat), sugar,
starch. It was not difficult for me to avoid sugar in my coffee. But drinking tea
withoutsugar was initially difficult.LaterIgotusedtothattoo.Selvanadvisedme
againstdrinkingcoffee,sinceitcausesanincreaseinBloodPressure.

It was easy for metoavoidricebecauseI used toeatriceonlytwice aweek.But

giving up chapathis was not so easy. I had been eating one or two chapathis for
several years. Will great determination, I avoided eating them too. I did not face
any difficulty. I used to feel hungry initially, but later I got used to that too. I
started with vegetables, paneer and almonds. Later I added eggs also to my diet
regime.Thishelpedmecontrolhunger.

For several years,myregular breakfastwasKelloggsCornflakesorOats. Ifirmly

believed that these would help me in weight reduction. In Paleo diet, weneedto
avoid both Corn flakes and oats. When I travelled to the USA, I had to eat out.
Luckilysaladswereavailable,soIcouldmanageeasily.

I was able to see the benefits (changes) right from the first week. There was a
reduction in my weight. My Blood pressure also started stabilizing gradually. At
the end of the first month, I got ablood testdone.Therewaslot ofimprovement
seen.IstoppedtakingStatin tablets,whichwasforcholesterolreduction.Withina
time span of about seven months, I lost ten kgs. weight. At my age, this levelof
weightreductionwasaboon.Hence,Iwasabletowalkeasily.SoIstartedwalking
6kilometreseveryday.

LetmelistdownthebenefitsIreapedfromPaleodiet:

(Vegetarianpaleodietwitheggs,myage57years)

1. Weightlossof17kilos
2. MyBloodPressurelevelwas140/90inspiteoftakingthreetablets.Now
it has reduced to 110/70. I still continueto take one tabletbecauseofmy

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 doctorsadviceto stop themedicationgradually.MyBloodPressurelevelis
normalnow.
3. Myheartbeat was very fast and Iwastakingmedicationforthattoo. NowI
havestoppedthatmedication.
4. I was taking Statin tablets for Cholesterol reduction. With the confidence
Paleo diet gave me, I stopped taking that medication too. After seeing the
blood test reports, my doctor also gave his consent for stopping the
medication.
5. Myfriendscomplimentmethatmyskinhasgotanewglow.
6. I am able to walk for 6 kilometres now. Earlier walking for even one
kilometerwasdifficult.
7. EarlierIhadhormoneimbalance.Thisproblemalsohasbeensolvednow
8. Idontgettiredatall.Ifeelactiveallthetimeduringtheday
9. Iusedtogetmusclecatchearlier.Idontgetitnowadays
10. Iusedtohavesomeissueswithmyteeth.NowIamabletoeat100almonds
comfortably.Noissuesatall.
There are many other benefits also. Now Paleo is not only a diet regime Itisa
lifestyle.

Please take a look at Ms. Dolly Balas pictures taken beforeandafterfollowingPaleodiet.The
first picture was taken in February 2013 (before Paleo) and the second one was taken in July
2015.Theresultsareheretospeak.

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Part6Cholesterolisagoodfriend

Letus understand moreaboutCholesterol.Wordslike fat,saturatedfatputalotof

fear in peoples mind. Eggs, Red meat, fat obtained from pork, Butter When
these words are uttered, the only question that comes to ones mind is : Wont
theseleadtoheartattack?

If our heart comes to know about our falsebeliefthatRed meat and saturatedfat
arebadfor our heart, itwould haveahearty laugh!! Ourheartisabigpieceofred
meat along with saturated fat. Our brain is a big ball of cholesterol. The human
organ which has stored the maximum amount of cholesterol is ourbrain.Human
brainhastentimesmorecholesterolthananyotherorganinthebody.

Let us realize that Cholesterol is our good friend who protects us from heart
attacks. The role ofcholesterolis similartothe role LordKrishnaplayed toArjun
in the war of Kurukshethra (Indian Epic Mahabaratha). Cholesterol plays a key
roleinthereproductionofhumanbeingsandsurvivalofmankind.

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Cholesterolisastickypastekindofsubstance.Itisamyththatcholesterolcontains
lot of calories. It isan importantingredientinthehumanbody.Let usunderstand
moreaboutthis.

Hormones play akeyroleinthe humanbody and ensurethatallthe functionsare

executed correctly. The hormone called Testosterone is responsible for sperm
productioninmenandgivesmenphysicalstrength.Thisiswhymenarephysically
strongerthanwomen.

Similarly, Estrogen is the hormone which is plays an important role inwomen

duringdevelopments ofthepubertyphaseandisessentialforfertileproductionof
eggs.

Therelationshipbetween thesehormonesandcholesterolissimilartothatbetween
butter and ghee. Another way of describing thisrelationshipwould betosay that
cholesterol is the raw material / source for these hormones. Shortage of
cholesterol in our body will impact the secretion of these hormones very badly,
bringingtheentiremetabolismprocesstoahalt.

Humanbody iscapableofgeneratingcholesterolbyitself.Everycellofthehuman
body can generate cholesterol by itself.However,thefoodweeat can also bethe
cholesterol supplier for our body. Food items like meat,fish,milkandeggshave
cholesterol present in them. Please note that none of the vegetables have
cholesterolpresentinthem.

Cholesterol is very essential for the generationofcellmembrane,whichprovides

water proofing to the cells. The presence of cholesterol is very essential for the
secretion of hormones like Estrogen, Progesterone, Testosterone, Adrenaline,
PregnenoloneandalsothegenerationofVitaminDinourbody.

This is the reason why human body generatescholesterol. Forproperfunctioning

ofour body, 2000mgofcholesterolis neededperday.Ourliverisresponsiblefor
generationofcholesterolfromthefoodweeateveryday.

Generation of cholesterol from the food we eat is not an easy process. It is a 30

step process and this puts considerable load on the liver. Rather than generate

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cholesterol,isntiteasytogetitdirectlyfromthefoodweeat?Thiswillreducethe
load on the liver and so that it can be involved in the digestion of proteins and
secretionofBileacid.

Themorethecholesterolinourfood,themorehealthyourliverwillbe.

A suitableanalogywouldbetheusageofWashingmachinetowashclothesrather
thanwashitmanually.

There is absolutely no difference between the cholesterol our liver generates and
the cholesterol we obtain from the food we eat, directly.Ifeatingfood itemslike
red meat, eggs are harmful because theycontaincholesterol, then whywould our
bodygeneratethesamecholesterol?Letusthink.

Our body needs 2000mgof cholesterol everyday. Ifthesamecanbe suppliedto

our body byeating eighteggs(about1600mgcholesterol), thenour liverneedsto
generate only 400 mg cholesterol. So eating food items like meat, eggs is not
harmfultous.

An average American gets about 400 mg of cholesterol from his daily food.
(American government recommendation is 300 mg) Indian Government
recommendation is only up to 365 mg. These recommendation levels are very
absurd.

Is itpossibletogettherequired2000mgcholesterolonlythroughthefoodweeat?
It maynot bepossibleformany ofus.Thecholesterolvegetariansgetbydrinking
2 cups of milk is only 50 mg. If we consume 4 eggs in our diet, we get800mg
cholesterol. An additional 500 grams of chicken meat would provide 500 mg
cholesterolmore.

Nonvegetarianfoodhasmore cholesterolcomparedtovegetarianfood.Thisisthe
reason why vegetarians are more prone toproblems like hormonalimbalance and
fattyliver.

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LDL (LowdensityLipoprotein)plays theroleoftransportingthecholesterolfrom

the lover to all the cells of the body. HDL (High density Lipoprotein) plays the
reverse role of gathering the cholesterol deposited on the cell walls and
transportingthemtotheliver.

When you get yourlipidprofile test done, ifthe LDLpresenceis high, thedoctor
would tell you that Bad cholesterol has increased, causing some worry in your
minds. Though LDL is termed as bad cholesterol, it is not cholesterol atall.It is
only a form of protein. Cholesterol is not soluble in water. Hence the liver uses
LDL as a carrier to transport cholesterol to all the body cells andinternalorgans
throughbloodcirculation.

The transportation of cholesterol to all body cells ensures the secretion of allthe
essential hormonesin ourbody.LDL acts ascarriertoVitamin A, VitaminDand
antioxidants, which are soluble in cholesterol, and ensures that they reach all the
cellsinthe body. Ifthepresenceof cholesterol inthebodyreduces,itmayleadto
diseases like Depression, Suicidal tendency, Hormone imbalance, Impotence,
Cardiacarrest.

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If everydoctor,scientist and dietician knewtheimportanceofcholesterol,whydo
theywarnpatientsaboutcholesterolintake? Letusunderstandthiswiththehelpof
anexample.

WehaveseenseveralmovieswheretheVillainstabsapersonandabsconds.The
Hero of the film appears in the scene, removes the knife from the wound. An
observer, who sees this, concludes that theHero istheculprit and also complains
about the incident to the Police. The Police find the Heros fingerprints on the
knifeconcludetheHeroisthecriminalandarresthim.

Later,theHeroescapesfrom theprison, findsoutwhothereal culpritis,andthen

theVillainispunished.

Cholesterol getting penalized is also a similar story. The victim is our heart.
Cholesterol is the Herowhichiswronglyidentified astheculprit initially.Now it
istimeforustorealizewhotherealculpritis.

Inflammation (Internal injury) is the real culprit. Lets see how cholesterol is
wronglyframedastheculpritforthis.

During post mortemofacardiacarrestvictim, whentheycutopentheheart,they

saw that there were huge depositsof cholesterol.Cholesteroldepositonthe walls
ofthe arteriesblocksblood circulationandhencecauses cardiacarrest.Sodoctors
immediatelyblamedthecholesterolasthecauseforcardiacarrest.

In reality, a layer of cholesterol is deposited on the walls of the arteries as a

protectivemechanism.

Internal injury called as inflammation occurs on the walls of the arteries. LDL
cholesterollayerisneeded toprotectthearteries frominflammation.Oncethereis
an inflammation, another layer of LDL cholesterol is formed. As more injuries
occur,more layersofLDLcholesterolare formedasprotectivelayer.Theselayers
blockbloodflowandhencecausecardiacarrest.

Hencecholesterolisnotthemaincauseforcardiacarrest.Itisourwellwisher.

Nowletustrytounderstandwhatcausestheseinternalinjuries.

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Eating food items with Carbohydrates (like rice, sugar, maida) is the main cause
fortheseinternalinjuries.Using Transfatforcookingalsocausesinternalinjuries.
Thesmokingpointofvirginsunfloweroilisverylowandhencecannotbeusedfor
cookingpurposes.

Since the smoking point of the virgin oils is very low, it causes inability to use
them for cooking. So these oils are subjected to a process called Hydrogenation.
One atom of hydrogen is introduced in the fat of these virgin oils which causes
them to become Trans fat. Now these oils are ready for use in cooking as their
smokingpointisnowhigh.

After consumption of the Trans fat, Liver & our body are unable to handle the
digestionofthese.ThisisoneofthemaincausesofInflammation.

InadditiontoCardiacarrest, Inflammationcausesmanyotherdiseasestoo. These

internal injuries affect other internal organs also.Abdomenpain, Backpain(this
may lead to the removal of some of the discs), pain in the knee are some of the
possibleailmentswhichInternalinjuriesmaycause.

It is unfortunate that many people still (wrongly) believe that Cholesterol is the
cause forcardiacarrest and otherailments.Let usbeawareoftheharmfulfactors
inourdietandavoidthemtogaingoodhealth.

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Part7Graingraingoaway...

Let us see why grains are harmful to our body. The word grain here refers to
rice, wheat, ragi, corn and also includes the ones from the Western world like
quinoa,oatsandbarley.

It mightsoundstrange tohearthatgrainsare harmful toourbody.In theWestern

world, bread is a common food, including patients. Even in many parts of India,
doctors recommend patients to eat idlis as breakfast, since it is considered to be
healthy.

Peoplesufferingfrom diabetesinTamilNaduareadvisedto eatwheatbasedfood

items.Rice isthestaplefoodforpeopleliving inTamilNadu.Theymayconsume
rice based items like idli, dosa in large quantity.Butthey may consumewheat in
lesser quantity. This is the reason behind recommending wheat based diet for
diabetespatients.SimilarlyforsuchpatientslivinginNorthIndia,ricebaseddietis
recommendedsincericeisnotthestaplefoodforNorthIndians.

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Though doctors recommend idli, chapathi as health food, we need to realize that
they are not good for our health. They cause a lot of harm and become the root
causeformanyailments.

It iswidelyknown that polishedriceandmaidaarebadforhealth.Sopeoplegoin

search of dry crop grains like millets. kodo millets, maize and sorghum. Many
restaurantshavealsostartedservingfooditemsusingthesedrycropgrains.Letme
share this disappointingnews withyouallthesedrycropgrainsareasharmfulto
ourbodyasmaidais.Letmeexplain.

Humans have been eating food grains only for the past 10,000 years. But the
history of human beings being in existence dates back 1.6 million years ago. Of
these 1.6 million years, we have started eatingrice, wheatandother grainsin the
last 10,000 years only. 99.99% of hereditary patterns of humans were formed
duringthetimewhenwewereeatingonlymeat.

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We cannot help wondering if 10,000 years is not long enough for the human
genetic patterns to change and include grains in them. But in reality, only few
minorchangeshavehappenedtothehumangeneticpattern.

Letmeexplainthiswiththehelpofanexample.

Till about 4.2 million years ago, we were all fourlegged animals. Our ancestors
using allthefourlegswere jumping fromonetreetoanother.Thereason because
of which man started walking on two legs and used his other two legs as hands
couldbeevolution.Afterthis,manbecameatwoleggedbeing.

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Though we became two legged 4.2 million years ago, our genes have not got
accustomedtothischange.Youmayfindthishardtobelieve.

Deliveringa childis averycomplexprocedureaccordingtohuman beings.Itis

literally considered as a womans rebirth. Only because of advanced medical
facilities,thenumberofmaternaldeathshasreduced.Scientistsopinethatmankind
becoming twolegged is the main reason for these complications. (Source :
http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/print/2006/07/bipedalbody/ackermantext )

As man started walking on two legs, the womans pelvic bones went through a
changewhich causesdifficultyindeliveringthechild.Ourancestorslikemonkeys,
chimpanzees,orangutansandgorillasdo nothavethisproblemsincetheycontinue
to be fourlegged. A chimpanzee delivers itsoffspring withina few minutes time,
withoutanycomplication orpain.Immediately,themotherstartsfeedingthechild.
Thereisnoneedforanyhospitalornurseforitsdelivery.

A change which happened 4.2 million years ago, has not been registered in the
genetic patterns of mankind. Imagine how manymore yearsitwouldtakeforthe

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changeof eating grainstoregisterinthegeneticpatterns.So,letusbeconvinced
that human genetic patterns stillconsidermeatandvegetablesas theirfood. They
havenotgotusedtoeatinggrains.Thisisthemainreasonformanyoftheailments
anddiseasesmankindisfacingtoday.

The main reason why grains are harmful to our body is the carbohydrates they
contain. They spike up the insulin level in the blood hence causing the body to
switchtofatstoragemoderatherthanfatburningmode.Accordingtothestatistics
issued by the Indian Government, an average Indian consumes 166 kilogram of
grains(rice,wheat)annually.Thistranslatesto400gramsofgrainsconsumption
per day. These levels match with the World level average statistics of 170
kilograms.

InWesterncountrieslikeEuropeandUSA,peopleconsumemoremeat.Hencethe
average annual grain consumption is only 120 kilograms. Meat is an important
ingredient in every mealof theirs. An average Europeanconsumes 100 kilograms
of meat and fish annually. On thecontrary Indians consumeonly7kilogramsof
meat and fish annually. India is the lowest consumer of meat among all the
countriesintheworld.Indiansrelyonpulsesforproteins.Onanaverage,anIndian
consumes14 kilogramsof pulseswhereasthatofan Europeanisonly2kilograms
annually.

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Asians/Indiansgetmostoftheircaloriesfromthegrainstheyeat.Everydayabout
400 grams of rice, wheat are consumed by Indians typically in the form of Idli,
dosa or chapathi. 400 grams rice contains 112 grams of carbohydrates. Let us
understand that eating 400 gramsofrice (containing 112 gramsofcarbohydrates)
is just as harmful as eating 112gramsof whitesugar. Oncethecarbohydratesin
rice get converted to glucose andmixwithblood stream,thisglucoseisthesame
as the glucose we get by consuming white sugar. Both result in increasing the
insulinflowinourbody.

Carbohydrates are not the only problem with respect to grains. These grains
contain Goitrogens which prevent the secretion of Thyroid. Human body finds it
very difficult to digest the proteins contained in dry crop grains like ragi,millets
and sorghum. The Goitrogens present in these cause a disease called
Hypothyroidism.Thiscauses fatigue,obesityandmemoryloss.Itmayevenlead
tohugelumpsintheneckasshowninthepicturebelow:

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A few years ago, we would have seen many people residing invillagessuffering
from Goiter. This is caused by the inflammationof thyroid glands,thereasonfor
which is Iodine deficiency. Goitrogens present in the dry crop grains preventthe
absorptionofiodineintothebodyhencecausingthisdisease.

This disease is common even among the people residing in cities because
Goitrogenispresentin groundnuts and wheat.Usageofpeanutbutterisoneofthe
reasonsfortheoccurrenceofthisdiseaseamongthepeoplelivingincities.

ThebestpossibledietrecommendedforpeoplesufferingfromDiabetesisChapati,
which is made out of wheat, whichisthemostharmfulgrain.Wholewheat,rice,
maida,sugarallthesespikeupthesugarlevelinourbloodstream.

InAdditionto CarbohydratesandGoitrogen,anotherharmfulingredientpresentin
wheat is Gluten a form of protein. Gluten is also present in barley and oats.
ResearchhasshownthatGlutenisharmfultoallorgansofthebody.

We read earlier that the main cause for cardiac arrests is Inflammation or
Internal injuries.Researchhasprovedthat80%peoplewhodieofcardiacarrests
were affected byInflammation.Theseinternalinjuriesharmthenervesinourheart
andlargeintestineandcausediseaseslikeindigestion,damageofthestomachwall,
stomachachefinallyleadingtoulcer.

The diseases caused by Inflammation are innumerable. Diseases likeAlzheimer's

disease, Parkinsonsdiseaseare causedbyInflammation the reasonforwhich is
theconsumptionofGluten.

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High bloodsugarlevel causesgreat damage tothebrain.Researchhasprovedthat
highbloodsugarlevel isthemaincause fordiseaseslikeAlzheimer's.Eatingfood
that is rich in carbohydrates for all the three meals a day is dangerous and may
causegreatdamagetothefunctionalityofthebrain.

Scientists compared the skeletal remains of the people (who lived about 10,000
years ago) who ate only meat with those of the people who had started eating
grainsalso. Theaverageheightofthepeoplewhohadstartedeatinggrainsreduced
by half a feet, size ofthebrain reduced andtheteeth weredamaged.Theteethof
peoplewhoateonlymeatwerestrongandhealthyandnocavitieswerefound.The
cavemendidnotbrushtheirteethusingavarietyoftoothpastes.

Once man startedeatinggrains,problems like weakteethandcavitieswereonthe

raise.When wechewthe foodcontaining grains,thecarbohydratesspreadallover
the teeth and damage the enamel of the tooth.They allcause cavities intheteeth
therebydamagingthem.

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PopularSwedishModelEllinorBjurstromwithPsoriasis.

GlutenalsocausesAutoimmunediseaseslikePsoriasiswhichcauseblistersonthe
skin. Redpatchesareformed ontheskinandit spreadsmoreonscratchingandis
verypainful.

The main cause for Psoriasis is our body does not want to accept the proteins
present in the grains. Immediately ourimmunitysystemstarts actiononour body
itself thus causing more damage. A good analogy would be to think that the
securityguardofthehousefalselythinksthatthehousehasbeenburgledandstarts
shooting thehouse. This causesinternalinjuriesandblistersalloverthe bodyand

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leads to Psoriasis. People spend a lot of money,getdifferenttypesofmedication
andapplyointments.Butthesedonotcurethisproblematall.

Many people think diseases like Psoriasis are incurable. If eating grains are
stopped, this disease can be cured. Formany ofthepresentdaydiseases, theroot
cause lies in the consumption of grains. So, it isveryaptto namethesegrainsas
dangerousanddeadly.

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Part8Diabetesiscurable

IndianmedicineAyurvedaliteraturehasnamedDiabetesasMadhumegam.The
termmadhumeanshoney.Sincetheurineofthediabetespatientstastedsweet,
the disease got this name. Detection of diabetes was done by tasting theurineof
the patient. This method was discovered by the Indians and widely used till the
th
beginningof20 century.

Since the glucose level intheblood isveryhigh,thekidneysare unabletoflushit

out. So it mixes with the urine. One of the salient symptoms of people suffering
fromdiabetesispersistenthungerallthetime.

The main causes for diabetes are sugar and carbohydrates. This fact may not be
known to the patient's, Indian Diabetes Association and American Diabetes
Association. In 1913, a doctor by name Frederick Allen had stated that ancient
Indiandoctorswereawareofthisanditwasindeedafact.

TheancientIndiandoctors werenotawareofthe presenceofcarbohydrates.They

were notawareofitsabundantpresence ingrainslike rice.Hencetheymusthave
doneextensiveresearchonthedietofpeoplesufferingfromdiabetes.

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Inthebeginningof20thcentury,booksandmedicaljournalswrittenfordiabetes
patientshadclearlymentionedthisfactthatgrains,pulses,sweets,fooditemswith
carbohydrateslikebreadandfruitsneedtobestrictlyavoided.Recommendedfood
wasmeat,fish,eggsandvegetables.Duringthosedays,patientswerenotadvised
toeatchapatis.

Pleasefindbelowthelinkforthejournal:

https://archive.org/stream/diabeticcookeryr00oppeiala#page/n0/mode/2up
th
Insulinwasdiscoveredinthebeginningofthe20 century.It was alsodiscovered
that Insulin is the hormone which can manage blood sugar levels. It was also
th
known in the beginning of 20 century that eating food that is high in
carbohydratescausesaspikeinbloodsugarlevel.

Doctors of those days knew well that administering insulin and stopping
carbohydrate intake both havethe sameeffect.Their treatmentfordiabeteswas
based on this philosophy. One question that immediately comes to our mind is :
Whyhasthisknowledgenotbeenpassedontothenextgenerationdoctors?

There is a common belief among people now that Diabetes is incurable. Medical
Organizations and doctors have been spreading the same messageacross alltheir
patients.

What is the best way to be profitable while running a pharmaceutical company?

Thefirststepistoconvincethepatientthatthediseasecannotbecureditcanonly
becontrolled with thehelp ofthemedicine.Patientshouldbealive,yetthedisease
shouldnotbecured. Thisisthebusinessmodelwhichwillearnthepharmaceutical
companies great profit. Diabetes and Hypertension patients are the cashcowsfor
majorpharmaceuticalcompanies.

There are twotypesofDiabetesType1,whichispresentfromthepatientsbirth.

Thiscannotbecuredwiththehelpofdiet.

Type 2,which isthe mostcommonone,iscausedbecauseof diet,canbecured

with the help of change in food habits. We have seen instances where some
members ofthetamilfacebook group & facebookgroup

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have seen great improvement within a few weeks itself. They have stopped the
medication they have been taken for several years. Their fasting (before food),
postprandial (after food) and A1C sugar levelshave beenrestoredtonear normal
values.

DietrecommendedforDiabetespatientsinourFacebookgroup:

NonVegetariandiet:

Morningbreakfast:4eggs

Lunch:Cauliflowerriceand250gramsofPaleovegetables

Eveningsnack:SaladofPaleovegetablesandonecupfullfatmilk

Dinner:Unlimitedquantityofmeat(Mutton,chicken,fish)

Vegetariandiet(witheggs):

Morningbreakfast:100almondsorbuttertea

Lunch:Cauliflowerriceand250gramsofPaleovegetables

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Eveningsnack:SaladofPaleovegetablesandonecupfullfatmilk

Dinner:4eggs

Vegetariandiet(withouteggs):

Morningbreakfast:100almondsorbuttertea

Lunch:Cauliflowerriceand250gramsofPaleovegetables

Eveningsnack:SaladofPaleovegetablesandonecupfullfatmilk

Dinner : Dishes made out of Paneer, prepared from full fat milk, like Paneer
Manchurian,PaneertikkaorPalakpaneermaybeconsumed.

IMPORTANT NOTE : Vitamin D is very essential for curing Type 2 diabetes.

Hencepeople sufferingfromDiabetes shouldexposethemselvestosunlightfor15
to20minutesbetween11amand1pm.Itisadvisabletowearacapasaprotective
headgear.Takecaretoensurethatsunlightfallsonthebody.

Vegandiet(withoutmilkandeggs):

Sorry,wrongnumber.

WhatisCauliflowerrice?

Since eating rice is prohibited, cauliflower rice may be consumed along with
vegetable gravy.Cutcauliflowerintosmallpieces, grateina mixeror gratertillit
getscutintosmall piecesto thesizeofricegranules.Nowsteamthesecauliflower
rice granules for a few minutes and cauliflower rice is ready. This is very tasty
when eaten with vegetable gravy. Since the carbohydrates present in this is very
less,itdoesnotleadtoincreaseinbloodsugarlevel.

Letscometothemostimportantquestion:HowdoesPaleodietcurediabetes?

ItisverywellknownthateatingfoodwithcarbohydratesisthemaincauseofType
2diabetes.Ifonecontinuestoeatsuchfood,howcanthediseasebecured?

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As soon as one eats food containing carbohydrates like Idli, Dosa or chapathi,
bloodsugarlevelspikesup.

An example : If the fastingsugarlevelof aperson is200, (recommended levelis

less than 100) and he consumes five idlis, his blood sugar level will increase to
280. He needs to take insulin injectiontoreduceit.Aftertakingtheinjection,his
blood sugar level would reduce to 220 or 230. If he consumes rice as lunch, the
blood sugarlevelwouldagainspikeupto280or300.Onceagain,insulininjection
needstobeadministeredtobringdownthebloodsugarlevel.

LetusnowseewhathappensafterthepatientmovesovertoPaleodiet:

Bloodsugarlevel beforebreakfast is:200.Thepersonconsumes4eggscookedin

ghee ashisbreakfast.His appetiteisfullysatisfied.Hisblood sugarlevelwillnot
spike up because eggs do not have carbohydrates. His body is still in starvation
modeonly.Afteracoupleofhours,hisbloodsugarlevelwilldropto180or170.

His lunch would be cauliflower rice or 100 almonds. Lets assume he consumes
paleofoodfordinneralso.

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His blood sugar level would keep dropping since he is not consuming
carbohydrates in any form. Gradually his medication level for diabetes would be
reducedandlaterhisbloodsugarlevelwouldstabilizetonormallevels.

Many medical journals have opined that Paleo diet can be recommended for
Diabetes patients toreducebloodsugarlevels.Anynewconceptiswellresearched
upon, discussed and debated before they are published inMedicaljournals.Later
these concepts are incorporated in Medical education books to be practiced by
doctorsallover.

In the year 2011, Professor Busetto, wrote an Research paper in Diabetes

MetabolismResearchandReviews.Inthathementionsthatthoughlowcholesterol
food has been recommended for diabetespatients,highprotein,lowcarbohydrate
dietlikePaleoisalsoeffectiveinweightreductionandbloodsugarlevelreduction.
Itisalsobeneficialtoonesheartheaddson.
(Link:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21309052
)

In the year 2008, Professor Eric Westmans research paper was published in the
London based Medical journal called Nutrition and Metabolism. A study was
conducted to compare low carbohydrate based paleo diet and slightly high
carbohydratebasedlowglycemicindexdiet.

Dr.EricWestman

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All the 49 people who participated in this study had high blood sugar and were
obese too. Paleo diet was recommended to one half of them and low glycemic
indexdiettotheotherhalf.

Results:Aftersixmonths,itwasnoticedthatpatientswhofollowedPaleodietsaw
1.5pointreductioninHBA1C.Theyalsolost11kilogramsbodyweight.HDL
cholesterol(whichiscalledasgoodcholesterol)valuesincreasedby5.6points.
HencetheinferencethatPaleodietisthemostsuitabledietforDiabetespatients
wasdrawn.(Link:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2633336/ )

AResearchpaperwaspublishedintheJournalofAmericanCollegeNutrition.A
study was conductedontheimpact ofPaleo diet on14diabetespatientswhowere
also obese. The effect caused by insulin injections on their health, blood sugar
level and impact on their heart was studied. This study was conducted in 2013
undertheleadershipofDr.Krebs.

Dr.ErnstT.Krebs

Allthe14patientsfollowedPaleodietmeticulously.

Results:

1. Allofthemlosttenkilogramsofbodyweight
2. HBA1Chadreducedby11points
3. Therewasaconsiderablereductioninthebloodsugarlevel
4. Bloodpressurehadreducedbytenpoints

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 5. HDLhadincreasedby10points
6. HDL:Triglyceridesratioshowedconsiderabledecrease
7. Improvementwasseenintheircardiacactivity

Link:http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24015695
:

Research has time and again proven that Paleo diet is beneficial to Diabetes
patients. This diet has helped inthereductionofbloodsugarandithasapositive
impactontheheart

Though this is being discussed and debated inmany medical forums,thishasnot

been incorporated in Medical text books for doctors to practice. The only reason
forthiscouldbe:Itwouldprovetheirearlierrecommendationthatlowcholesterol
diet is beneficial would beprovenfalse.Many fast foodmanufacturers have been
making their products based on the low cholesterol mantra. Companies
manufacturingcornflakes,oatswouldalsobeimpacted.Thiscouldtheonlyreason
why paleo diet is not being officially recognized as a healthy diet and
recommendeddietfordiabetes.

Despite these hindrances, paleo diet has been making a greatimpactintheWest.

This awareness has to spread in India also. Social media is a very effective
mechanismtospreadthisawareness.

The myth that Type 2 diabetes is incurable should be broken. We need to work
towardsliberatingpeoplefromthisdreadfuldisease.

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Part9DiabetesandNephropathy

Wehavenow understoodthattype 2Diabetesiscurable throughPaleodiet.But

the irony is millions of Indians who are suffering from this disease do not even
know about this diet regime. People lack awareness that diet is one of the main
causes for this disease. Heredity, lack of physical exercise, excessive eating are
some of the causes which are blamed for this disease. Patients are mislead to
believe that Diabetes is incurable and it can only be managed with the help of
Insulin drugs. What lies behind this misconception are : Wrong understanding
about the disease and its causes, Political games which are being played bydrug
manufacturers.

Typically physicalexercise(likeregularwalking)anddietcomprisingof chapathi

are recommended forDiabetes patients.Somepeople also include drycrop grains
like ragi, maize, corn in their diet with the hope that the disease will be under
control.Seeing noimprovement,theyconsolethemselvesbyblamingheredityand
seeingmanypeopleattheageof40gettingthisdisease.

It has not yet been proved scientifically that Type 2 Diabetes is hereditarily
transmitted.Themaincause forthisdiseaseis onlydietand not how our previous
generationwas. Itis acoincidencethatwe also eatthesametypeoffoodthatthey
were eating and hence we get the same disease. We need tounderstandthatthe
same diet being followed across generations causes the disease making it look
like the disease is transmitted hereditarily. We need to understand this very
clearly.

Let classify the genes in our body as goodones and badonesforthesakeof

ourunderstanding. The goodgenesgetactivatedwhenweeathealthyfoodandthe
bad ones get triggered into action when we eat nosohealthy food. Our health
quotient and the diseases we get are directly linked to the food we eat and have
nothingtodowithourheredity.

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Paleo diet offersrelief fromType2diabetesandtheotherdiseasescausedbyType
2 diabetes.Kidneyandeyesaretwobodyorganswhicharepronetobeaffectedby
Type2diabetes.

Thediseasewhere kidneys arebeingaffectedbyType2diabetesiscalledDiabetic

Nephropathy.

Ifthebloodsugarlevelsarenotkeptundercontrol,itislikelytoaffecttheNervous
system, Arteries, Kidney,Heart,eyesofthe patient.When thebloodsugarlevelis
consistently high, it damages the kidneys by affecting their functionality. The
Nervous system being affected is called Diabetic Neuropathy and eyes being
affectediscalledDiabeticRetinopathy.

A study was conducted on the relationship between Paleo diet and Diabetic
Nephropathy by Medical ProfessorJorgen Nielsen and histeam.Theresultswere
publishedintheMedicalJournalNutritionalMetabolismintheyear2006.

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SwedishProfessorJorgenVestiNielsen

Prof.Nelsenstatesthefollowing:

The link between HBA1C levels and Diabetic Nephropathy is being proven.
Unfortunately even patients with high blood sugar level are being recommended
diet with carbohydrates. Because ofthis,theirblood sugarlevelfurtherincreases,
leading to hyperglycemia (very high blood sugar levels), they become obese and
theseimpactthefunctioningofthekidneys.

Asapartofthisstudy,we helpeda Type2diabetespatient,whowassufferingfor

sixyears,getcuredofhisNephropathybyfollowingPaleodiet.Thepatientwas60
years of age and he was affected by Type 2 diabetes since 1989. His family
members were also affected by Obesity and Type 2 diabetes.Hewasaffectedby
Diabetic Nephropathy in the mid 1990s. Though he went throughadvancedlaser
treatment,noimprovementwasseen.

During this phase, his body weight rangedbetween85 and 89kilograms. Hewas
following regular diet with carbohydrates. When heconsumedlessercalorieshis
weight reduced, and when the calorific value of the food increased, his weight
increased.

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Thealbumincontentinhis urineincreased.Thisis adangerous indicationthatthe

kidneymight stop functioning.Thedoctorsbecamealertandstartedadministering
Insulin injections to him. As soon as insulin was administered, HBA1C values
temporarilydropped,buthis bodyweightstarted increasing.Oncehisbodyweight
touched 90 kilograms, his blood pressure increased from 125/90 to 145/90. The
albumin values skyrocketed from 116 to a dangerous 2000 (Reference level 55).
HisBloodpressurealsoshotupto160/90.

In 2004, changesweremade tohisdiet.Everyday90 gramsof carbohydrateswas

reduced from his food. He was given vegetables, proteins and high cholesterol
food.Hisfoodcompositionwas:20%cholesterol,50%cholesterol,30%proteins.

Amazing transformation started happening. Insulin administration through

injection stopped. With the help of Paleo diet, he reduced 10 kilograms weight.
HBA1Clevel droppedfrom8.5to6.5.Therewastremendousimprovementinthe
functioningofhis kidneys.After two andhalfyears,hiskidneystartedfunctioning
normallyandheisfinenow.

Professor Jorgen Nielsen concludes that Paleo diet should be recommended for
patientswithdiseaseslikeHighbloodsugar,DiabeticNephropathy,Obesity

Link:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1523335/

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Let us understand more about HBA1C tests. The food we eat is converted to
glucoseandmixedwiththebloodstream.Liveralsogeneratesglucose.Theglucose
is mixed with blood so as to provide energy to the cells. Our bloodcontainsRed
blood corpuscles (RBC).TheglucosestickstotheseRBC cells&staysfor8to12
weeks. Hence by testing the RBCs, we can find out the glucose level in ones
blood.

Oneofthe esteemedMedicaljournalsbynameAnnalsofMedicineconducteda
research to compare Paleo diet and diet comprising of Carbohydrate and low
cholesterol. This research was headed by Medical Professor Lena Jonasson.
Patients suffering from diabetes are prone to internal injuries called as
Inflammation.

This research brought out a few facts like, the impact low cholesterol diet has is
only on a persons weight reduction it does not cure inflammation, it does not
reducethebloodsugarlevels.Onthecontrary,whilefollowingPaleodiet,allthree
benefitswere seen :Weightreduction,Reduction inblood sugarlevels andcuring
ofInflammation.

Link:

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4025600/

These Research papers prove well that Paleo diet just doesnt cure people of
Diabetes but it also cures diseases caused by DiabeteslikeDiabeticNephropathy
andhelps inreducingbody weight.It also reviveskidneyswhicharealmostabout
tostopfunctioningbecauseoftype2diabetesandobesity.

With all these benefits, it is unfair and unnecessary to fear whether Paleo diet is
harmfultothe heart. Manyatimes,research studieshave provedthatPaleodietis
beneficial to mankind in many ways. It is equally meaningless to recommend
carbohydrate based diet for people suffering from type 2 diabetes and diseases
causedbythis.

LetusunderstandmoreaboutType1diabetes.

Medical science does not have clear cut answer for the cause of this disease.
People suffering from this disease are affected right from their young age. Their

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bodies are not able to digest carbohydrates and hence they have to take insulin
injectionsrightataveryyoungage.

Paleo diet helpsmanaging Type1diabetes.Since thisproblempersistsfromones

birth,it isnotpossibletocure this.However Paleodietisabletocontroltheblood
sugar levelina personsbodytherebyreducingtheamountof medication(insulin)
the person needs to take. Paleo diet also prevents diseases like inflammationand
nephropathywhicharecausedbydiabetes.

Senior member Sivaraman Jagadeesan ofTamilFacebookgroup &

shareshis experienceonhowhehas beenmanagingType1diabeteswiththehelp

ofPaleodiet.Letsreadabouthisexperienceinhisownwords

I have been taking insulin injections for the past29yearstomanagemyType1

diabetesrelatedproblems.In1986,whileIwas12th standard,itwasdetectedthatI
haveType 1diabetes.Iwasdoggedby fatigueandIfounditdifficulteventowalk.
Iwent throughcontinuous weightlossandwhenIwasadmittedtothehospital,my
weightwas37 kilos. DuringthetwomonthsthatIstayedinthehospital,Itookfive
injectionseverydayandmybodyweightwentupto39kilos.

With the guidance from a friend of ours, we approached Diabetic Research

CenterinRamnagar,Coimbatore.Dr. MunirathnamChetty, was akindhearted,
service oriented person and I owe my existence to him. The food items, their

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ingredients and calorific value were displayed in there. He created lot of
awareness about Diabetes. They also explained that people suffering from this
disease need to take injections throughout their life. They also taught us how to
administer these injections ourselves in the thighandstomachregion. Ineverate
sweets, yetI wouldtake70unitsinsulininthemorningand60unitsintheevening
everyday.Afteramonthstreatmentmyweightincreasedto55kilos.

I also learntwhich fooditemscausedincreaseinbloodsugarlevels,andhowthe

intake of insulin reduced blood sugar levels. I always carried a 50 gram sugar
packetwithme,justincasethebloodsugarleveldroppedsuddenly.

Icontinuedmyeducation,gotmarriedandhadchildren.

Duringthose days,theinsulindrugwasprepared fromPancreasofcows.Human

insulin was brought into practice from theyear 1998bytheAmericans. Thiswas
manufacturedinthelaboratory. Fromtheyear2000,Iusedtogetmybloodtested
onceinthreemonthsandlivedwith thehelpofinsulinandregularexercise.Inthe
year2006,Insulinpenwasintroduced.(InsulinpensaredisposableformofInsulin
injections). My weightreached70kilosandcontinuedtobeinthesame rangefor
fewyears.Imanagedtokeepmybloodsugarlevelundercontrol.

In2014,Icametoknowabout this TamilFacebook group & (Health

andgottoknowmoreabout Paleodiet.Initiallyitseemedlikeatotally
andWellbeing)

wrongdietbutaftercontinuousreadingandbetterunderstanding,Iwasconvinced
aboutthislowcarbohydratehighcholesteroldietanditsbenefits.

OnefineSundaymorningI alsostartedfollowingPaleodiet.InthemorningItook
regulardoseofinsulin injection, 70units and took 100 almondsfor breakfast.My
fasting blood sugar level was 145. The calorific value of 100 almonds is 700
calorieswhichisequivalenttoeating5idlisalongwithchutneyandsambhar.This
breakfast shouldholdmeforabout4hours(tillmynextmeal)Inabout30minutes,
I started experiencing symptoms of hypoglycemia (low blood sugar levels) and I
checked my blood sugar level,itshowed64. SoIatesome chocolatesandhelped
increase my blood sugar level. I should have reduced my insulin intake when
startingonPaleodiet.IconsultedNeanderSelvantogetmydoubtsclarified.

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My Insulin intake has reduced to half its initial usage. After few more days, my
insulin intake reduced to one thirdofits initialusage.After threemonths, whenI
testedbybloodsugarlevels, therewasno majorcause ofconcern.Mycholesterol
levels had increased. After few more months of following Paleo diet, both my
cholesterolandbloodsugarlevelscameundercontrol.

In the morning I take almonds, afternoon I eat eggs and in the night I include
meat, vegetables and milk in my diet. Only once or twice in a week, I resort to
eating SouthIndianfood.Iamaware that Type1diabetescannotbe cured,but it
feelsgreatthatIamabletoreducemyinsulinintaketoonethirditsinitialamount.
I am not worried that my weight would increase. Based on my learning and
experiences I am writing a few articles in tamil about how to manage diabetes
using Paleodietcalled (English:Iwillwinoveryoudiabetes)
.AndmyjourneyoflifecontinueswiththehelpofPaleodiet..

Thank you and Stay healthy with Paleo Diet !!!

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