Compare Paleo Diet to Mediterranean Diet

          The Paleo Diet or Caveman Diet is over 10,000 years old. Paleolithic Diet is presently the Modern Paleo diet. The Paleolithic people were caveman and cavewomen.  There was no farming and wild animals roamed free. Paleolithic period is pre-agriculture. Paleolithic diet was dairy free animals had not been domesticated. Potatoes and grain were excluded from their diet since all foods were eaten raw potatoes and grains content toxins when raw.
-         High consumption of fresh fruits and vegetables.
-         Olive Oil and some vegetable oils.
-         Lean Meat, Poultry and Fish
-         Nuts and Seeds
-         Eggs
-         Red Wine controversial in Paleo Diet.
           The Mediterranean Diet comes from countries of the Mediterranean basin. These countries are:
Italy, Greece, Crete, southern France and Spain. There is a high consumption of fruits, vegetables, nuts, grains and olive oil. Red meat is substituted with seafood or poultry. Red wine in moderation. The diet varies from one Mediterranean country to another. The principles are the same:
- High consumption of fruits and vegetables
- Dairy produces: milk, cheeses and yogurt. In lieu of cow’s milk some cultures consume goat, sheep or buffalo milk.
- Olive oil versus butter. Olive oil low in saturated fat and increases the level of HDL good cholesterol.
- Whole grain, cereals and pasta.
- High consumption of beans, nuts and seeds.
Beans and legume - have soluble fiber when passed through the intestinal tract grabs and removes cholesterol before it is absorbed in your body. By reducing the cholesterol level beans reduces the risk of heart disease.
- Red meat and dairy substituted with poultry or sea food.
- Red meat eaten in very limited qualities.
- A maximum of 4 eggs a week.
- Potatoes and Rice
- Red wine consumed in moderation.
Foods Included in Mediterranean Diet and Excluded from Paleo Diet.
The Paleo and Mediterranean Diets are very similar but excluded foods mark a significant difference in both diets.
Dairy Products: Dairy produces not allowed in Paleo Diet but allowed in Mediterranean Diet. During Paleolithic period dairy was not eaten because animals had not been domesticated. Dairy produces high in saturated fats cream, cheese and butter. Milk contains anti nutrient exorphins.
Bean and Legumes: Beans not allowed in Paleo Diet but allowed in Mediterranean diet. Legume includes navy, kidney, string, black, and pinto beans, chickpeas (garbanzo beans), lentils, carob, licorice, and peanuts. It is commonly thought the peanuts are in the nut family. Peanuts are legumes and not allow in Paleo Diet. The soy allergy can extend to other foods in the legume family. Soybean allergies and peanut allergies are common. In all allergies a professional doctor should be consulted for treatment and diet.
Rice and Potatoes are excluded from Paleo Diet.
After the Paleolithic period came the Neolithic period or agriculture age. Man was able to plant seeds for crops, fire was controlled for cooking. Toxic plants were not eaten by the Caveman. Cooking killed many of the toxins making these food edible. Cooking does not kill all of the toxins. Toxins in grains, potatoes, legumes and rice retain some anti-nutrients after cooked. Dairy contains several anti nutrients. Grain, wheat, potatoes, rice, legumes and dairy excluded from Paleo Diet.
Anti nutrients
- Exorphins: Anti-nutrient found in dairy products and wheat. Morphine chemical counter acts body's nature production of endorphins.
- Lectins: Anti-nutrient can trick body's immune system resulting in immune diseases. Lectins found in grains, wheat, rice, potatoes, legumes (especially peanuts and soy beans) and dairy.
- Enzyme Blockers: Can block body's nature enzymes in stomach, small intestines and digestive starches. Over long period may cause pancreas stresses in natural production of enzymes. Foods: grains, wheat and potatoes.
- Glycoalkaloids: Anti-toxin not destroyed when potatoes are cooked.
The Paleo Diet excluded these foods cooked they still retain small amounts of toxins or anti-nutrients.
For nutritional reasons wheat, dairy and soy excluded for Paleo diet.  Additionally, Paleo diet is an excellent choice for those that require a gluten, dairy and soy free diet.
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The Dairy Free Diet

The Paleo Dairy-Free Diet
           The Paleolithic diet (abbreviated paleo diet) is recommended for those that require a dairy free diet. The Paleo Diet is referred to as the Stone Age diet and hunter-gatherer diet. The Paleolithic period ended with the development of agriculture about 10,000 years ago. The modern Paleo diet consists of lean meat fish, fruits, vegetables, roots and nuts. Excluded from the diet are grains, legumes, dairy products, salt, refined sugar, processed foods and preservatives.
Lactose Intolerance
           Lactose is a sugar found in milk and milk produces. Lactose intolerance is the inability to digest lactose. In the small intestines the enzyme, lactase is deficient in breaking down lactose into two simpler forms of sugar forms glucose and galactose. When lactose is broken down into glucose and galactose it is allowed to absorb into the blood steam. Lactose intolerance develops over time and many do not show symptoms until early childhood or early adulthood.
Lactose intolerance is less common in northern and western European. It is more common in African, African-American, Native American and Mediterranean populations.

Milk Allergy
           Lactose intolerance and cow milk allergy are not the same. Milk allergy is a reaction of the immune system to one or more milk proteins. Milk allergies can appear in the first year of life.
Products containing lactose:
           Processed foods have been altered to increase their shelf life. Not only do they have preservative but contain levels of lactose:
-Bread and baked goods
-Processed breakfast foods: doughnuts, frozen waffles, pancakes, toaster pastries and sweet rolls
-Processed cereals
-Instant potatoes, soups and breakfast drinks
-Corn chips, potato chips and other processed snacks
-Processed meats
-Margarine
-Salad dressing
-Liquid and powdered milk based meal replacements
-Protein powders and bars
-Candies
-Non dairy liquid and powdered coffee creamers
-Non dairy whipped toppings
The Paleo Diet is dairy-free, wheat-free and preservative-free. When lactose is removed from the diet you can remove or reduce symptoms. You can still enjoy your favorite dishes but you just have to prepare them a little differently.
Gluten-Free Diet: GF Recipes: Stay Crisp SlawIngredients
8 c cabbage, sliced fine
1 green pepper, cut in small pieces
2 carrots, grated
1/2 c onion, chopped
1 envelope unflavored gelatin, softened in 1/4 c water.
2 t celery seed
2/3 c apple cider vinegar
1 t salt
2/3 c sugar
1/4 t black pepper
2/3 c corn oil
Directions
Mix together cabbage, green pepper, carrots, and onion. Sprinkle with 1/2 cup water, put in refrigerator to crisp.

Combine vinegar, sugar, salt, celery seed and pepper in 1-quart glass measure. Heat in the microwave for 2 - 3 1/2 minutes or until it begins to boil. Add the softened gelatin and stir well. Set aside to cool. When it begins to jell, beat in the oil. Drain water off the vegetables and add the dressing. Keeps in the refrigerator for several days
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Gluten-Free Diet: GF Recipes: Spicy Beef and MacaroniIngredients
1 pound ground beef
2 cup water
1 medium onion, diced
2 cup GF elbow macaroni
1 green pepper, diced
1 cup GF barbecue sauce
1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese (optional)
Directions
In a deep skillet, brown the meat. Add the diced onion and green pepper; cook until tender. Stir in water, macaroni and barbecue sauce.
Cover and simmer until macaroni is tender, 6 to 8 minutes. Stir in or top with cheese.
Provided by Celiac Sprue Association
A dairy free diet does not mean that you cannot enjoy your favorite meals. Just prepare your meals a little differently with ingredients beneficial to your health. http://www.FavoriteRecipes.biz/lactose-free.html
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Diet Supplement

Diet Supplement – when are they used?
          Why diet supplement is so important? Many people nowadays follow some type of diet. That diet usually means eating specific quantities of some healthy foods, exercising, etc. Some type of diet supplement is used either when the diet doesn’t provide for adequate intake of necessary nutrition, vitamins, and minerals, or if the person doesn’t want to or is not able to follow a specific diet.

Diet Supplement – what is it?
          Diet supplement term usually means some product made of one or more of the fundamental nutrients, for example vitamins, minerals, and proteins. It is not a drug. It can not fully replace some type of diet, as supplement does not provide all the recognized nutritional benefits of foods. What it does, it provides you with some specific (or a mix of) vitamins, minerals, herbs, botanicals, amino acids, metabolites, etc.

Diet Supplement – safety.


          According to FDA staff, FDA oversees safety, manufacturing and product information, such as claims, in a product's labeling, package inserts, and accompanying literature. The Federal Trade Commission regulates the advertising of dietary supplements.

          Again, according to FDA staff, as with food, federal law requires manufacturers of dietary supplements to ensure that the products they put on the market are safe. But supplement manufacturers do not have to provide information to FDA to get a product on the market. FDA review and approval of supplement ingredients and products is not required before marketing.

          Be careful when purchasing some type of dietary supplement. Read the label carefully, look at the ingredients. You should also consult with your doctor to check if some dietary supplement is right for you. Try a well designed diet before you turn to dietary supplements. Also, many supplements work better when taken together, and others, when taken separately.

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Diet Program

          The basis for the Zone diet is that if a person eats the right amount of carbs, proteins, and fats, then the person will improve their health drastically. This diet calls for a ratio of 40/30/30 (carbs, proteins, fats) because certain hormones will be balanced to give you the body of your dreams. The founder of this diet, Ph.
          D Barry Sears states, "The American public is overweight due to a high intake of carbohydrates, and that this style of eating causes an overproduction of insulin. The solution is to eat a lower carb, higher protein, and moderate fat diet to balance these hormones within the preferred zone." So how does the Zone diet compare with other diets? The Zone diet is quick to point out that this diet works primarily because of its low calories, not their magic ratio of macronutrients. This diet does not prohibit any foods, but restricts foods that are high in fat and carbs such as starches, grains, and pastas. Other diets either emphasize a low carb or low
fat option, the Zone diet simply uses both nutrients, just in a smaller percentage. This diet is actually not bad compared to some of the lower carb diets available. The Zone diet does have its weak areas considering some of the recipes are full of nutritional misinformation. Another problem Zone has is that it suggests impractical food combinations such as beer and cottage cheese in one meal. Despite these prolems, go ahead and try Zone for yourself and find out if it works for you. Until next time, later.
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How to manage the important Pre-Diet diet

          Dieting can be a considerable shock to the system, especially if this is a first time, and that is why many people never get past the first week. To help prepare you and your body here are five quick and easy tips to get you ready to take on a diet.
          Try them for a month and at the end of the month get ready to start your diet. The tips will suit most diets but are not suitable for a low carb 'Atkins' or 'South Beach' type diet.
BreakfastThis is the most important tip, eat something for breakfast and it is better if the breakfast is a good one. Most diets insist on a proper breakfast and so it is a habit you will need to get into.
          If you already have a breakfast then check the diet, make any changes and just carry on. If you have not chosen your diet yet, just have a bowl of cereal and a glass of juice or, if you want something more substantial, try grilled bacon and reduced-sugar baked beans on wholemeal toast.
          If you read that and thought: "No, I've tried breakfast and it's just not for me," make a slight concession and eat a banana first thing and maybe have a cup of tea. Bananas are easy to eat, highly nutritious and will usually make you hungry soon after eating. The most important thing is that it is a start and you will soon find that you are ready for food in the morning.

          Five-a-dayYou know the recommendation, we should all eat five portions of fruit and vegetables a day but five portions is a minimum. If you don't eat this much already (or if you don't know how much you eat) this can sound a lot but try and get up to speed with this as soon as you can.
          When you are there, or if you already eat this much, try to increase this to seven or more portions.
To help you, you can take advantage of the tremendous snackability of most fruit. They are tasty, fun and quick to prepare, so keep some fruit ready to eat in the fridge so that they are the first thing you see as you open the door.
          As well as this, have a bowl of dried fruit not too far away, as I do, for a tasty snack and, for top health, add a few nuts to the fruit.
Most diets (but not Atkins style low-carb diets) recommend large amounts of fruit and vegetables and it is sometimes hard to suddenly subject your body to this so increasing vegetables like this will help prepare your body for most diets.
          The whole of the grainYou have heard it all before: throw out the white and only eat brown! So eat plenty of wholemeal rice, wholemeal pasta, wholemeal bread and brown potatoes.
Brown potatoes? Yes, that is my name for potatoes cooked with their skin because a lot of nutrient is trapped just below the skin and peeling tends to remove it.
          Don't worry, by the way, if you have heard that wholegrains are fattening. What is fattening is eating too many calories, wholemeal food in a diet is highly nutritious and an important staple.
If you are not sure how much to serve, try covering a third of the plate with pasta or rice or potatoes and leaving a third (plus a little) for vegetables and whatever is left for chicken or fish.
          Don't be a sweetieYes, it is hard to cut down on sweet things but we all know that they are loaded to the hilt with calories so you will have to make an effort. All diets (Atkins's diets included) will not let you eat candies and chocolate and a whole host of other things so now is the time to get your body used to not eating sugar.
          In fact, reducing sugar intake is a good thing to do whether you are on a diet or not but if you are one of those people who simply cannot resist something sweet and if you know that this is your downfall then you will have to be drastic.
          Giving up sugar is easy, simply choose a day next week and on that day stop eating anything that contains sugar and make it a decision for life. I know it sounds hard but if you are serious you can do it and your body will thank you for it for the rest of your life.
          Change the main courseOK, this is the main recommendation, change your main course for something that is healthy. Of course, this is easy to say but I know it is a lot harder to do so make the change a gradual process.
To drive the point home, stop a minute and think, or jot on a piece of paper, what you normally eat in a week or what you ate last week.
Your goal is to change your diet so that you reduce the processed meals to a minimum and put in their place either fish or chicken or a vegetable option.
Changing what you consider to be the main part of the meal is not easy because you can feel very lost but it is an important change.
          Both fish and chicken (without the skin) make delicious meals and both will run rings around normal processed food for health so see what you can do.
Your ultimate goal is to be ready to eat the food that your diet recommends so try using one or two of the suggested meals in place of your normal meal. If you have not yet chosen, have a look at a few diet books or articles and get some idea of main courses and begin with these.
This is also useful since it gives you an idea of the cost of your diet.
Once you have done all this and put these tips in place for a month you will be ready to start your diet and the change to diet food will not be so great. Not only will you be on more familiar ground but your chances of making a success of the diet will be all the greater.

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Diet Red Flags

          People who want to lose weight are a very vulnerable group because they're very frustrated. Weight loss is hard, and everybody is looking for a silver bullet. They need to understand that the "silver bullet" does not exist.
          But how can you discern which weight loss claims are true or false? Here's some advice from the Federal Trade Commission:
Does the diet promote rapid weight loss?
          That's a clear signal it's unrealistic. When you start a diet, water weight is the first to go. If you lose much more than two pounds a week, you are drawing from both fat and muscle mass. That is not good, because muscle is a big factor that controls your metabolism. If you lose muscle mass, your metabolism will slow down. That is how the "roller coaster diet cycle" begins, and that is one reason why some diets just don't work.

          The FDA recommends losing weight slowly and gradually, so you are losing one to two pounds per week. You need to tap into stored fat more efficiently, instead of burning water and muscle.
Does the weight loss program involve eating just one food, or eliminating whole food groups?
If so then you are setting yourself up to fail. No one can stick to a diet that is constrictive. Most people who are overweight got that way from overeating. Constricting someone who has overeaten for years will rarely work.
          Now, most people can do something short term, but there will be a time when the mind can't do it anymore and your body's cravings will overtake your will-power. That is when binge eating occurs and often all the progress that was made is erased.
Does the program help you change long-term eating habits?
If not, you will just get caught up in a never-ending lose-gain cycle, also known as "roller coaster" or "yo-yo" dieting.
          Most diets are short-term fixes for a long-term problem. People who get slim and stay that way have changed their eating habits and attitudes toward food.
Does it involve exercise?
          If it doesn't, you will gain the weight back. Research shows that individuals who exercise on a regular basis have much greater success at losing weight and keeping it off. Exercise is critical to weight loss success.
You need an hour of aerobic exercise, at least five times per week, if you seriously want to lose weight. Also, you need strength training two times a week to build muscle. Lifting weights or working with rubber tubes helps maintain and can also increase the level of lean body mass, which helps your metabolism burn calories.
Two-thirds of the calories a person burns over the course of a day are from resting metabolism. If you are on a restricted diet by decreasing calories and nutrients, and you are not doing resistance training to build muscle, it is not uncommon to see resting metabolism decrease, which results in NO WEIGHT LOSS.
Is there sound research behind the weight-loss program?
          Not all studies are created equal, and there are plenty sponsored by companies to get the answers they want. So a fair amount of skepticism is in order," says Zelman.
If the study involves small numbers of people the the results are less meaningful. Use caution when making any decisions based on the finding. Also, if claims only involve anecdotes and testimonials, beware.
Is the weight-loss program compatible with your lifestyle?
"If it's asking you to eat every three hours, to buy special foods and prepare them specially, it might be more trouble than it's worth and you won't do it," says Zelman.
Does it sound easy?
          Diets or supplements that tout "no dieting or exercise needed" or "permanent weight loss, even if you stop using the product," are bogus, says the FTC. If you rely on supplements or too-strict diets you're wasting your time, Zelman explains.
Likewise, don't put much weight in the negative-calorie food diet. The theory there is that when you eat lettuce, celery, and other near-zero calorie foods, your body burns more calories simply digesting them. Give me a break, says Zelman. "You may burn a few calories, but so what?"
Sure, some diets work and they're healthy, Zelman says. "The Atkins and South Beach diets both have merit," she says.
Also, "protein and calcium are showing great promise as weight loss enhancers, but they're not miracle foods; you still have to eat a low-calorie diet, and you still have to exercise."
Source: WebMD

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Atkins Diet Saptkins Diet

          It is said that as many as 40% of all Americans are struggling with obesity. To combat this, many diet and weight-loss programs have been popping up across the country. The most known diet which has come to the forefront is the Atkins Diet.
          The Atkins Diet is very simple, eat low carbohydrates. Many people believe this means don’t worry about the amount of calories or fat you eat, however that is a huge misconception.
          The dieters who use this program believe that calories and fat do not matter when eating low carb food, but in some cases this has proven to be fatal. When eating high fat food your cholesterol will climb and climb which may even lead to a heart attack or stroke.
          The reason why the Atkins Diet has proven to work is because your body goes through a several changes when there is a sudden alteration of diet. The Atkins Dieters also tend to leave out several food groups including fruit and vegetables since they are “high carb food” and then tend to grab a steak instead which has very low carbohydrates.

          This is ridiculous, why? Because once you start eating carbohydrates again your body will act negatively and force the victims to gain their weight back quicker and possibly even more than before.
          Something else that is wrong with the Atkins Diet is that the users tend to go through atrophy while doing  dieting. This is so for the reason that muscles within the body need carbohydrates to stay healthy, without them the muscles wear down easily and start to shrink. The worst part about this is that since muscle weighs more than fat the users believe they are doing their body good when in fact it is quite the opposite.
          Going back to the cutting out food groups, this theory has proven to work no matter what group you leave out. If you were to suddenly stop eating breads and starches your body would go through the same changes as on the Atkins Diet and lose weight. Is this healthy? Definitely not.
          If I were to suggest you to stop eating breads and starches you would more than likely look at me and say I’m crazy. So why stop eating fruit and vegetables which are a viable part of living?
Stop the insanity and use a REAL diet.

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