วันจันทร์ที่ 6 สิงหาคม พ.ศ. 2555

Paleo Lunch Ideas

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Paleo Lunch

Paleo Lunch Ideas

Ideal Paleo lunch options are easy to prepare and can be packed to take to work or school. Like any other Paleo meal, the key is planning in advance. Proper planning is the essential ingredient in success with any diet.

In my household, I prefer to make double batches of every dinner. I then pack a portion for the next day's lunch and freeze the remaining for another day. If I do not have a leftover option, I opt to make an easy salad.

Here is my favorite salad recipe:

Arugula Artichoke Salad

1/3 pound fresh arugula

1/4 cup fresh lemon juice

1/3 cup olive oil

3 or 4 artichoke hearts, chopped

sea salt and pepper to taste

In a small bowl, whisk together lemon juice and olive oil. Add salt and pepper to taste.

Place arugula in a large bowl. Mix in artichokes and drizzle with dressing. Toss well.

Fresh lunch:

BLT Lettuce Wraps

3 slices of bacon

Sliced avocado

Chopped chicken - grilled, broiled, or rotisserie

Paleo mayo

Romaine lettuce leaves

Place ingredients in romaine leaves standing like a taco shell. Enjoy!

Here is favorite recipe for leftovers:

Fresh Herb Meatballs

1 pound ground beef

1pound ground pork

1/3 onion, minced

1/3 cup fresh basil, finely minced

1/3 cup fresh parsley, finely minced

1 cup spinach, finely minced

4 eggs

1/3 cup almond flour

1 T dried oregano

4 cloves garlic, minced

sea salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.

Combine all ingredients in a bowl and mix well to combine. You can use a food processor to chop the herbs and spinach into a finer mixture before adding to the meat, if you wish. Season with sea salt and pepper.

Make golf ball sized meatballs and place them on a baking sheet with sides. Cool for about 25 minutes or until well done.

When you find yourself struggling to find Paleo lunch ideas, turn to a great Paleo recipe book. The books with images and detailed instructions seem to be the best. There is a wide variety of meal options to choose from. If you are like me, you will not want to eat out every lunch during the work week. It is great to have Paleo friendly options available and planned before lunch time rolls around. The base of any Paleo meal, including your lunch consists of lean meats, chicken, seafood, fruits, fresh vegetables and healthy fats. Anyone can make an easy, healthy Paleo lunch.


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วันอาทิตย์ที่ 5 สิงหาคม พ.ศ. 2555

Easy Kid Recipes For Mexican Drinks

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Tequila, Kahlua, and margaritas are well known Mexican drinks for adults and there is also Mexican beer, hot chocolate with rum and lots of Mexican cocktails to choose from. However, what about kid recipes for Mexican drinks? What do Mexican children drink and how can you make kid recipes for Mexican drinks at home?

Easy Kid Recipes For Mexican Drinks

Popular Drinks for Children in Mexico

Commercial bottle sodas such as Coca Cola and Fanta are popular drinks in Mexico and kids also like to drink fruit juices, milk, and hot chocolate. Atole is a mixture of water, toasted ground corn tortillas, and toasted ground corn kernels. Add black corn, ground squash seed, and salt and you have a jocoatole. Chia is sweetened water with the chia herb, which is a bit like sage. Alfajor is a sweet and delicious drink made with almonds, honey, coconut and more.

Unusual Mexican Drink Recipes

More obscure drinks which can be found in Mexican bars and restaurants include sangrita (not to be confused with sangria) which is a weird sounding combination of sugar, orange juice, ground onion, chili, salt and vegetable colorant, and pozol, which is corn paste mixed in water with either salt or sugar added for flavor.

There are many kinds of Mexican drinks and these make the perfect accompaniment to authentic Mexican food recipes. You might like to try a milk based drink such as the thick, yogurt-like cuajada, if you are eating a spicy Mexican food with lots of chili in it.

Traditional Mexican drinks complement traditional Mexican foods and there are also lots of ice cold drinks to cool you down on a hot day or piping hot coffee or chocolate based drinks to warm you up on a cool evening.

Aqua Fresca -- A Very Refreshing Mexican Beverage

Mexicans love fruity drinks and these are suitable for adults and kids and great served with lots of ice for cooling you down on a hot summer day. Use a zero calorie sweetener or honey instead of the sugar if you prefer.

You can use any fruit you like to make Mexican aqua fresca, including apple, banana, peach, strawberry, cherry, kiwi fruit and watermelon. Experiment with different flavors for different results. The following recipe serves six people or three very thirsty ones.

Aqua Fresca with Fresh Fruit and Citrus Juice

You will need:

  • 4 cups water
  • 1/4 cup sugar or equivalent honey or sweetener
  • 2 teaspoons lemon or lime juice
  • 2 cups fresh fruit, peeled, de-seeded and chopped
  • Lemon or lime wedges, to garnish

How to make it:

Combine the water and fruit in a blender, and then pour this mixture into a pitcher, through a sieve. Stir in the lemon or lime juice and add sugar or sweetener to taste. Garnish the pitcher with a wedge of lemon or lime and serve with plenty of ice. If you do not have ice, you can chill the water and fruit before pureeing it, so the drink is cold.


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วันเสาร์ที่ 4 สิงหาคม พ.ศ. 2555

What Exactly Is the Paleo Diet Program?

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The paleo diet program has become popular recently thanks to the amount of beneficial results folks have had, where no other diet would work. The paleo diet is a form of a low-carb diet that is actually implemented as more of a way of living than a diet. It calls for dedication. It demands change. It yields results. You have to find paleo diet recipes. You need to eat a paleo breakfast, a paleo lunch, and a paleo dinner. I don't always snack, but when I do, its paleo.

What Exactly Is the Paleo Diet Program?

The key rule of the paleo diet is to eat like our ancestors, the cavemen. Cavemen didn't have farming and constantly had to hunt and gather for their meals. They survived on a diet of meat, fish, berries, fruit, roots, nuts, and vegetables. They were furthermore active and had to be physically in good shape to safeguard themselves and their families. There were no guns (the great equalizer) or even crossbows.

The paleo diet seeks to imitate the cavemen by foregoing carbs, eating a couple large meals every day, consuming a lot of animal fat, and ideally eating lots of organic produce. While typically animal fat is demonized as a cause of being overweight, a month or two eating as a caveman will teach you that carbohydrates are the real primary cause.

The main difference between this diet and previous low-carb diets, such as the Atkins, is that this is a way of living in addition to a diet. You can still eat fruits with this diet, even the ones with lots of natural sugar. It is all right if you slip-up every now and then. The key is to follow an 80%/20% principle; stay rigid to the program 80% of the time and don't worry if you slip up in the other 20%.

The diet works by schooling your body to begin digesting your body fat for your energy instead of using carbohydrates as in a normal American diet. Carbohydrates are not evil, it is just in our present state of civilization where many of us work in careers that call for little or no physical exercise, we don't need them. Eating more than half of your daily calorie consumption in carbohydrates when you are not an endurance athlete and asking yourself why you are obese is like wearing a winter coat to Miami and asking yourself why you are sweaty. By getting rid of carbohydrates from the diet and instead consuming your calories from animal fat and produce, your body is taught to break down fat instead of carbohydrates for energy.

So where to get started? For some people this diet is a substantial change to the status quo, and if you've been eating a particular way for most of your adult life it is not easy to switch at the flip of a coin. Here are a couple steps to help get you on the right path:

1. Discard all of your processed foods
This is an absolute must. It doesn't matter if you are getting with the paleo plan or if you are on a standard calorie-counting diet, processed foods are the most detrimental thing you can put into your system food-wise. They have chemical substances used to make manufacturing easier and faster, usually too much salt, low quality ingredients, virtually no nutritional value, and are often strictly simple carbohydrates. You ever ask yourself why most coupons are marketed only for this junk? Because it's trash and everyone knows it.

2. Get rid of fast food.
This may be challenging for people who live on a tight schedule, but you got to take care of yourself. Have you read recently that McDonalds just now eliminated a pink slime chemical (some form of ammonium) from their burgers because someone ratted them out to the press? Think about that for a moment. Pink slime. Makes me gag. They use the lowest quality meat at these places to make it cheap and quick to cook.


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วันศุกร์ที่ 3 สิงหาคม พ.ศ. 2555

Slow Carb Dieting for Vegetarians

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At first glance the slow carb diet can seem extremely meat heavy. Having many of its roots in the paleo style of dieting, eating as we are evolved to do so being a hunter-gatherer species, there is a great emphasis on animal protein as a source of calories and nutrition. So can you successfully and healthily slow-carb-diet as a vegetarian? Yes, you can. If you are vegan, and eat no animal-derived foods at all, it will be much more difficult - but lacto-ovo vegetarians should have no problems.

Slow Carb Dieting for Vegetarians

Every vegetarian is used to fielding that old chestnut of a question, 'so, where do you get your protein then?' Obviously most of us aren't wasting away, and just about have the metabolic energy to explain (again) about complete and incomplete vegetable protein, how there are amino acids in just about every plant cell we consume, and how we don't have to eat all the essential ones in each meal, etc. Vegetarians are less likely to suffer from health conditions related to over-consumption of protein, but actual deficiency is extremely rare in the developed world.

On the slow carb diet, the lack of dairy is a frustration that lacto-ovo vegetarians might have trouble adjusting to. Dairy produce is probably the main reason for vegetarians ending up overweight in the first place, particularly cheese - providing a solid savory taste, it's easy to use it as a protein source in many meals, without being overly aware of the huge calorie density it provides. But on the slow carb diet, your protein is going to come from...

  • Those pulses you are eating at every meal - yes they are there to provide fiber, but also provide a high-quality vegetarian protein source, and you should judge portions accordingly
  • Nuts and nut butters - but beware the tumbling of dominoes along with your willpower, and purchase in small portions only!
  • Cottage cheese - permitted in small quantities. When purchasing from a store that has several brands, look closely at the indicated carb content and sugars, the variation may surprise you, and 'reduced fat' variants that might initially appeal to dieters are often higher in sugars as a result
  • Protein shakes - check ingredients carefully for sugars, and also for actual vegetarian content
  • Eggs - you are going to be eating a LOT of eggs!

Tim Ferriss is amongst many commentators and researchers who hold strong views on the appropriateness of soy protein in human nutrition - for many the jury is still out on this, but whilst the evidence gathering continues, it is wise to avoid over-dependency on soy in its many forms (for example tofu, tempeh, vegetarian meat substitutes, etc). This is particularly important if you are male and of reproductive age... and if you do want to eat tofu etc, then be sure to seek an organic source, as virtually all other soy beans have genetically modified origins in the US, and it may facilitate digestion to eat along with a fermented food such as miso or sauerkraut (or a probiotic supplement).

Most importantly though as a vegetarian is to learn to love eggs. Find an animal-friendly source of free-range organic eggs, and explore the multitude of ways you can prepare them - fried, poached, scrambled, boiled, hard boiled, baked, they can be enjoyed in so many different ways simply cooked alone, and once you start finding some great recipes to use them in then the sky is the limit. Sometimes people are concerned about eating 'too many' eggs due to their high cholesterol content, but the most recent research has debunked that direct correlation between personal cholesterol levels and the amount of cholesterol consumed, so you can safely consume several eggs a day as part of a balanced diet, particularly if it's not done in conjunction with a load of meat.

Don't forget to add your PAGG supplement for additional vegetarian enhancement of your slow-carb-diet - the plant derivation of all elements of the PAGG stack are another successful indicator for the effects of a plant-based diet on weight loss. Above all don't let the 'meat-heavy' aspects of the published slow-carb diet put you off attempting the plan as a vegetarian, because there is a growing canon of delicious and healthy vegetarian recipes to support your successful and healthy weight loss. And if you can break your Edam Cheese addiction into the bargain, it's got to be a win-win.


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วันพุธที่ 1 สิงหาคม พ.ศ. 2555

A Guide to the Paleo Diet

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Let's face it, fad diets come and go, which is why learning about the paleo diet is such a relief. Unlike other popular diet crazes that often leave you with extra weight that is impossible to keep off, the paleo plan looks beyond the scale. It offers a way of eating that is natural and proven. Did human beings in the Paleolithic era worry about blood pressure and diabetes? No, they did not. They ate whatever they could hunt and gather. There was no junk food and nothing could be chemically processed.

A Guide to the Paleo Diet

This diet is neither controversial nor sensational. It is simple, basic and easy to follow. You eat what the world provides rather than what a factory makes. If the food can be found in nature, it's good. If it is filled with chemicals, additives and ingredients that cannot be found in the forest, ocean, earth or trees, you probably want to stay away from it. This is not rocket science.

Weight loss is an immediate and appreciated benefit to the paleo diet. You will lose weight because you are not stuffing your body with empty calories that are found in junk foods and processed foods. There is so much more to this way of eating than weight loss, however. The diet makes your body stronger because it uses every bit of food that you put into it. You will find yourself with more energy and your system immune to a host of illnesses and diseases that come from bad products that are sold as food. Following this diet will help you develop an awareness of where your food comes from, and how your body uses it to function.

People who have begun using this plan are finding that they are able to lose weight, feel better and fight off medical issues such as high blood pressure, heart disease, diabetes and cancer. When you keep your body healthy, your mind follows. This diet promotes a holistic approach to the way you eat and live. You will notice dramatic differences almost immediately, and once you see how your health can improve, you will not want to go back to the unhealthy lifestyle you left.

Take a look at recipes and reviews from people who are improving their lives, their health and their weight. You will focus on whole foods that are real. Grass-fed beef, wild-caught fish, eggs from chickens that are able to live and roam freely, and vegetables and fruits that are not saturated with chemicals and toxins. Not only are you learning how to eat, with the paleo diet you are learning how to live.

So, go ahead and get to know the diet. Just reading up on it is motivating and energizing. You'll want to get started right away, like I did. Now that I'm eating well and feeling great, there is no turning back.


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วันอังคารที่ 31 กรกฎาคม พ.ศ. 2555

Sugar: Evil or Essential?

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Sugar and carbohydrates make for vast nutritional confusion among people. Are you still scratching your head? Or have you walked away from all the noise because it just doesn't make sense? If this is your response to whether sugar is evil or essential, you are not alone in that boat. Yet, there is hope for clarifying some confusion!

Sugar: Evil or Essential?

Because there is a lack of basic nutritional education in the U.S., information is often befuddling and incomplete. Heck, there are lobbyists working diligently to push their particular agenda around certain foods, like corn or beef and dairy to name a few. Of course confusion will abound! You have many reasons to question and wonder what is the best thing for you and your family! And the family doctor is not necessarily your Go-To person for these questions, either. What? Wait....why not?

Doctors will readily agree that sugar consumption needs monitoring, or minimizing. However, for a plan of action on how to accomplish this, your medical doctor will likely refer you to a nutritionist. Did you know that U.S. medical schools teach only ONE (1) semester of nutrition? However, if you have Naturopathic Doctors (ND) in your area, they will look at diet much more closely to educate you about how food can impact, or change your health.

A nutritionist can be very helpful for finding ways to address the battle with sugar, and many insurance companies will pay for one. (A nutrition-based health coach may go deeper than the nutritionist, but is not covered by insurance.) At the end of the day, we all really need to have a working understanding of some basics:

  • Sugars are carbohydrates necessary to supply fuel for the body.
  • Most dairy items, fruits, grains and vegetables are carbohydrates that the body uses as sugar for immediate energy. The body processes each of these foods differently, so not all sugar is created (or used) equally.
  • Cheese, eggs, beans,meat, poultry, seafood are proteins that they body uses for energy it can use over a slower period of time.
  • Oils, butters are fats, which provide the slowest supply of energy to the body but are needed to lubricate our joints, and keep the brain functioning, which is why heart healthy oils are important in your diet.
  • Everybody needs a balance of these three (carbohydrates, proteins, and fats) food groups.

Caveat: nutrition remains a very young science. How it functions is as individual as you are. A plan that works for Mom may be ineffective or counterproductive to Sammy, Jr. Not always! But the point here is to recognize that as individuals, there may be some very specific things that need to be addressed for individuals in families.

When it comes to processed, refined (white) sugars, its impact reaches:

  • behavior (often misdiagnosed as ADD or ADHD);
  • brain functionality (poor memory; loss of brain function; cognitive decline);
  • the immune system and cause allergies that may create skin problems;
  • the brain and provokes Alzheimer's or
  • the digestive tract, leads to insulin resistance, which in turn can lead to Type 2 diabetes if ignored.

The average American eats a HALF pound of sugar daily, or the equivalent of over 175 pounds a YEAR. Hold up ~ read that again: over 175 pounds yearly! So the aforementioned are just a few of the health problems attributed with over consumption of processed, refined white sugar which includes HFCS (high fructose corn syrups).

The half pound of daily sugar intake does include things like honey, maple syrup, agave syrup or molasses, but the vast majority consumed is the evil HFCS followed by refined (cane and beet) sugar sources. This translates into about 700 calories a day just from refined sugars!

To simplify the sugar battle, consider fresh fruits and fresh vegetables as the essential sugars to have in your diet. These carbohydrates bring much more to the table than just gorgeous color and texture to the palate. They bring essential nutrients that also fuel the body in a healthy way: vital fiber, vitamins and minerals.

For greater health, a balanced diet of fresh, organic fruits and veggies are always winners. Contrary to what Atkin's preached, and in line with what the Paleo plan recommends, fresh veggies and fruits are important parts of a well-balanced food plan.

If "I know I should eat better"is the hardest piece of thispuzzle, you have tons of options. Really! Part of the challenge to kick the evil sugar demon is to adjust your overly sweetened palate to a diet that is not saturated with sweet tasting foods:

  • There are plenty of sweet vegetables to try.Perhaps the number one winner is sweet potatoes (or yams). Try these gorgeous orange gems baked (not fried!) as a replacement to your favorite mashed potatoes.

  • Experimentwith using coconut milk, some cinnamon, ginger and cloves mixed into a yam mash. All of a sudden, that yummy side dish tastes like dessert! Loaded with fiber (if you eat the skin) and beta-carotene (vitamin A) among other things.

  • Try raw, steamed, stir-fried and baked versions of certain veggies. Carrots and broccoli are perfect examples. They can both be eaten raw, steamed with garlic, olive oil and vinegar or lemon juice. Tossed into stir fry, pasta or salads. Some recipes even combine fruits in the salads.

  • Seasonings can work magic to change the whole experience of eating. Use oil carefully, and be sure to add some acid (lemon, lime or vinegar) to bring more flavor to the taste buds. When selecting seasoning blends, chose wisely: there are all kinds of hidden sugars in most commercial seasoning blends!

  • Be prepared to try something at least 5 times before you completely decide you are unwilling to include a vegetable. Experiment with how your veggies are prepared to have diverse taste and new texture experiences.

  • Try pureed soups as an easy way to have a batch of veggies. Simply add organic chicken or vegetable stock and seasonings, cook until veggies are fork tender. Then throw everything in the blender (including the cooking water where all the vitamins and minerals cooked out), and puree until smooth. A dollop of creme fraiche, light sour cream or even plain yogurt can add some extra creaminess to the soup's texture!

  • Butter does a lot to please the taste buds. Again, go carefully with its use. Butter has twice as much energy value (calories that are more easily stored as fat, too!) as sugar. So rather than trade one evil for a lesser one, begin with a lighter touch. After a while, you may find that you need very little butter at all, and olive oil steps in as a healthier alternative.

Learning to move toward change around food is an emotionally charged process for most people. Take small steps forward to see how you can test the waters. Be prepared for the challenges ahead of time by accepting them as part of the process. Just as babies learn to toddle before the walk, there's a lot of falling back to the floor that happens before they even learn to stand up.

Release expectations that you eat a rainbow of fruits and vegetables by the end of the first week. Start with one new color, or one particular veggie for a week. Your palate can and does change over time, so there's another unexpected change for the positive! Flexibility creates a manageable approach to switch a long-held mindset. See how curiosity can pave a smoother experience: when the mind is curious there is little expectation about anything new!

Buen Provecho & Bon Appetit!


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วันจันทร์ที่ 30 กรกฎาคม พ.ศ. 2555

Supplementing The Paleo Diet: How To Apply Supplements Effectively To The Paleo Diet

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How to supplement your paleo diet without going overboard or applying too much thought...

Supplementing The Paleo Diet: How To Apply Supplements Effectively To The Paleo Diet

The paleo diet is fantastic, and while paleo meals contain many different food groups which themselves contain excellent nutritional properties, sometimes you'll need to cover your bases. Some areas of nutrition require a bit of bolstering, and let's be serious; sometimes it isn't possible to give your body everything it needs every single day.

I will attempt to break this post up into sections which are easy to understand, internalise and action. I'll provide pro's and con's to each option I recommend so that you can make your own mind up on which option is best for you.

  • Multivitamins: What multivitamins are required vs what multivitamins are desired
  • Essential fatty acids: When to take them and which ones to take
  • Other supplements: Green tea extract, protein shakes and weight loss substances

MULTIVITAMINS
Multivitamins are widely considered as being essential to any diet. Most people do take vitamins as part of a "good practice" philosophy and that's OK. In fact, taking vitamins as a supplement to your paleo meals is favourable. However, should taking multivitamins be a requirement? Perhaps not... I'll explain why:

  • You should be eating enough daily to get all the nutrients your body needs, If you haven't got this right, perhaps you need a cookbook which could provide you with some recipes you can use as a base to fall back on. Ensuring you get enough good protein, fat and calories every day can be difficult, and having a paleo centric cook book on hand can take the guess work out of meal making.
  • It's not that you require multivitamins, it's just that its favourable. It's a good practice, and by that I mean that you should take vitamins as a supplement because its a good move on your part. You are covering your bases, and while it may appear at first that I'm advocating a "bandaid for a bullet hole" idea the real point is to blanket as much of your nutrition as possible and so the desired multivitamins should be as high quality as possible.
  • Drink a lot of water. Because of the increased load multivitamin supplements can take on your organs, namely the kidneys and liver, you should drink more water so that you can expel waste more effectively. Basically, the blanket approach to nutrient supplementation that is multivitamins will allow your body to not use a portion of those very nutrients. These "waste" nutrients need to be expelled in the form of sweat and urine.

I would advise taking multivitamins which are fairly comprehensive, but are of exceptional quality. Buy at the top of your budget, and when in doubt, stick to one of the top brands of multivitamins.

ESSENTIAL FATTY ACIDS

While there is some controversy around which fatty acids are good or bad for you, the general consensus is that they are in fact beneficial. Personally, I've noticed decreases in resting heart rate, as well as improvements in sleep, eyesight and the condition of my skin. The EFA's (Essential Fatty Acids) I take are pretty high in dosage, about 1000mg, and while others are of competing dosage amounts, I've found that the better the brand, the better the performance. EFA's are one of the best diet supplements you can choose to include in your paleo meals, as most people lack the required levels of fatty acids in their diets, even when they are trying hard to cover their bases.

  • Try and take the EFA's at different times of the day. I've noticed that if I take them before I go to sleep I generally sleep better, and in the morning my eyes are rested and feel relaxed. This is especially good to do if you work with computers during the day and get home only to find you are looking at more screens.
  • Eat a meal with your EFA's. Essential fatty acids are often derived from fish oils, and thus have some pretty heavy odur and taste if ingested on an empty stomach. I like to have mine with my morning breakfast, but you can have them whenever you like, as long as it is with a meal.

OTHER SUPPLEMENTS:

  • Green tea extract: Green tea extract contains epigallocatechin gallate or EGCG, which has been shown to help your body kill fat cells, as well as prevent them returning. EGCG also promotes the body to store carbohydrates in top level muscle, which not only will help with muscle mass development, but also in muscle endurance. Make sure you take a decaffeinated supplement to avoid bouncing off the walls. Timothy Ferriss has a great section on the benefits of green tea supplements and EGCG in his book, "The Four Hour Body".
  • Protein shakes: Protein shakes are an easy way of getting a relatively large amount of protein into your body. While the protein in most protein shakes is derived from milk in the form of whey protein, I still recommend using shakes a way of getting your protein for the day on top of what you get from your paleo meals. The convenience of having a protein shake available to eat is enough of a reason to make sure you always have some. I keep mine on top of my fridge!
  • Meal replacement shakes: Meal replacement shakes are a great way to cater for the amount of meals you aim to eat everyday. However, some, or most of them are high in carbohydrates. If you are just drinking meal replacement shakes to replace one of your paleo meals, you are approaching their purpose in perhaps the wrong way. I would recommend that you keep a meal replacement shake on hand to be used as part of your paleo diet supplements, and as part of your entire paleo food eating list.

SUMMARY

While the pull of using supplements as part of your diet is an easy route to go down, you should always try and eat real food for nutrients. If you are doing lots of physical exercise then you might in fact need to supplement your paleo diet. It will be difficult to get all the protein you need to support effective muscle growth without a protein supplement. In fact, for active people I'd recommend using supplements to ensure good muscle development.

Multivitamins should be part of your diet even if you get a lot of vitamins and minerals from all your food. I'd recommend you use multivitamins as a blanket approach to getting all your nutrients. If you are going to choose one thing to add to your paleo diet, I'd say that multivitamins are one the best dietary supplement you can get and they are in the realm of being essential.

  • Get a great protein shake and add it to your daily eating routine, a good protein shake is one the best dietary supplements you can.
  • Multivitamins and essential fatty acids should be added to all your paleo meals, and you should try and maintain a steady "take them everyday" schedule to ensure your body has ample vitamin and minimal reserves to stave of infection and illness.
  • Try and work out exactly what you need from your paleo diet supplements and only aim to get what you actually, really need. Excess is just that, excess, and your kidneys and liver will take a hit if you are always overloading them with excessive, concentrated nutrients.


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