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"Paleo-Diet" Trashed!
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"Paleo-Diet" Trashed!
The latest bit of New Age Woo-Woo gets raked over the coals.


http://hells-ditch.com/2012/08/archaeolo...aleo-diet/

Quote:When asked what she would tell people who wished to pursue a true paleolithic diet, Dr. Hoyes laughed harshly before replying. ”You really want to be paleo? Then don’t buy anything from a store. Gather and kill what you need to eat. Wild grasses and tubers, acorns, gophers, crickets- They all provide a lot of nutrition. You’ll spend a lot of energy gathering the stuff, of course, and you’re going to be hungry, but that’ll help you maintain that lean physique you’re after. And hunting down the neighbor’s cats for dinner because you’ve already eaten your way through the local squirrel population will probably give you all the exercise you’ll ever need.”

Summing up what many considered to be the main point of the entire conference, she told reporters:

“Look, the diet itself is sound; it’s the philosophy that’s bullshit. Eat what you want. Just leave the damn cavemen out of it.”
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"Paleo-Diet" Trashed! - by Minimalist - June 1, 2013 at 11:48 am
RE: "Paleo-Diet" Trashed! - by thesummerqueen - June 1, 2013 at 12:22 pm
RE: "Paleo-Diet" Trashed! - by Minimalist - June 1, 2013 at 12:44 pm
RE: "Paleo-Diet" Trashed! - by Gilgamesh - June 1, 2013 at 3:37 pm
RE: "Paleo-Diet" Trashed! - by festive1 - June 1, 2013 at 12:50 pm
RE: "Paleo-Diet" Trashed! - by Dragonetti - June 1, 2013 at 12:28 pm
RE: "Paleo-Diet" Trashed! - by The Grand Nudger - June 1, 2013 at 1:38 pm
RE: "Paleo-Diet" Trashed! - by Jackalope - June 1, 2013 at 2:02 pm
RE: "Paleo-Diet" Trashed! - by Polaris - June 1, 2013 at 10:27 pm
RE: "Paleo-Diet" Trashed! - by festive1 - June 1, 2013 at 1:53 pm
RE: "Paleo-Diet" Trashed! - by The Grand Nudger - June 1, 2013 at 1:56 pm
RE: "Paleo-Diet" Trashed! - by festive1 - June 1, 2013 at 2:00 pm
RE: "Paleo-Diet" Trashed! - by The Grand Nudger - June 1, 2013 at 2:09 pm
RE: "Paleo-Diet" Trashed! - by The Grand Nudger - June 1, 2013 at 3:40 pm
RE: "Paleo-Diet" Trashed! - by Gilgamesh - June 1, 2013 at 3:42 pm
RE: "Paleo-Diet" Trashed! - by The Grand Nudger - June 1, 2013 at 3:45 pm
RE: "Paleo-Diet" Trashed! - by Gilgamesh - June 1, 2013 at 3:51 pm
RE: "Paleo-Diet" Trashed! - by Minimalist - June 1, 2013 at 4:19 pm
RE: "Paleo-Diet" Trashed! - by The Grand Nudger - June 1, 2013 at 4:04 pm
RE: "Paleo-Diet" Trashed! - by Gilgamesh - June 1, 2013 at 4:10 pm
RE: "Paleo-Diet" Trashed! - by Jackalope - June 1, 2013 at 5:26 pm
RE: "Paleo-Diet" Trashed! - by The Grand Nudger - June 1, 2013 at 4:17 pm
RE: "Paleo-Diet" Trashed! - by The Grand Nudger - June 1, 2013 at 4:23 pm
RE: "Paleo-Diet" Trashed! - by thesummerqueen - June 1, 2013 at 6:27 pm
RE: "Paleo-Diet" Trashed! - by Gilgamesh - June 2, 2013 at 12:04 am
RE: "Paleo-Diet" Trashed! - by The Grand Nudger - June 1, 2013 at 6:36 pm
RE: "Paleo-Diet" Trashed! - by NoraBrimstone - June 2, 2013 at 9:18 am
RE: "Paleo-Diet" Trashed! - by Zen Badger - June 2, 2013 at 11:05 pm
RE: "Paleo-Diet" Trashed! - by Darth - June 3, 2013 at 1:17 am
RE: "Paleo-Diet" Trashed! - by John V - June 3, 2013 at 8:11 am

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