Primal body, primal mind : beyond the paleo diet for total health and a longer life / Nora T. Gedgaudas.
By: Gedgaudas, Nora T.
Material type: BookPublisher: Rochester, Vt. : Healing Arts Press, c2011Description: xxiv, 391 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.ISBN: 9781594774133.Subject(s): Dietetics | Diet therapy | Health | NutritionDDC classification: 615.854Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Combining your body's Paleolithic needs with modern nutritional and medical research for complete mind-body wellness
* Provides sustainable diet strategies to curb sugar cravings, promote fat burning and weight loss, reduce stress and anxiety, improve sleep and moods, increase energy and immunity, and enhance memory and brain function
* Shows how our modern diet leads to weight gain and "diseases of civilization"--such as cancer, osteoporosis, metabolic syndrome, heart disease, and ADD
* Explains how diet affects the brain, hormone balance, and the aging process and the crucial role of vitamin D in cancer and disease prevention
Examining the healthy lives of our pre-agricultural Paleolithic ancestors and the marked decline in stature, bone density, and dental health and the increase in birth defects, malnutrition, and disease following the implementation of the agricultural lifestyle, Nora Gedgaudas shows how our modern grain- and carbohydrate-heavy low-fat diets are a far cry from the high-fat, moderate-protein hunter-gatherer diets we are genetically programmed for, leading not only to lifelong weight gain but also to cravings, mood disorders, cognitive problems, and "diseases of civilization"--such as cancer, osteoporosis, metabolic syndrome (insulin resistance), heart disease, and mental illness.
Applying modern discoveries to the basic hunter-gatherer diet, she culls from vast research in evolutionary physiology, biochemistry, metabolism, nutrition, and chronic and degenerative disease to unveil a holistic lifestyle for true mind-body health and longevity. Revealing the primal origins and physiological basis for a high-fat, moderate-protein, starch-free diet and the importance of adequate omega-3 intake--critical to our brain and nervous system but sorely lacking in most people's diets--she explains the nutritional problems of grains, gluten, soy, dairy, and starchy vegetables; which natural fats promote health and which (such as canola oil) harm it; the crucial role of vitamin D in cancer and disease prevention; the importance of saturated fat and cholesterol; and how diet affects mental health, memory, cognitive function, hormonal balance, and cellular aging. With step-by-step guidelines, recipes, and meal recommendations, this book offers sustainable strategies for a primally based, yet modern approach to diet and exercise to reduce stress and anxiety, lose weight, improve sleep and mood, increase energy and immunity, enhance brain function, save money on groceries, and live longer and happier.
Originally published: 2009.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
A look at where our dietary requirements originated -- So what's for dinner -- Grains are they really a health food -- So what about soy -- Digestion and nutrient assimilation a north-to-south journey -- Your gut and the immune connection -- Dietary fats, the good the bad and the ugly -- Dispelling the cholesterol myth -- Vitamin what all da buzz is about -- Making the omega-3 fatty acids connection -- The tyranny of trans fats -- So how much natural fat do I need anyway? -- Carbohydrate metabolism 101 -- Leptin the lord of the manor of your hormonal kingdom -- Wieght management 101 and the path to type 2 diabetes -- Taming the carb-craving monster -- High fructose corn syrup a sticky wicket best avoided -- What about fiber as an essential carbohydrate -- Adrenal exhaustion a uniquely modern epidemic -- A word about water -- Understanding the role of protein -- Our primordial past, understanding Mother Nature's plan and where we fit in -- Using insulin and leptin to our advantage -- Feeding you brain, why it matters -- How important is fat to the brain -- Where does ADD/ADHD fit in to all of this -- Relief from anxiety and depression in our uncertain world -- What about food allergies and sensitivities? -- The impact of modern dietary and environmental stress on the brain -- Surviving a modern world -- What generation of Pottenger's cat are you?
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Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- Illustration Permissions (p. x)
- Foreword (p. xi)
- Foreword (p. xiii)
- Preface (p. xxi)
- Introduction (p. 1)
- Part 1 Primal Body
- 1 A Look at Where Our Dietary Requirements Originated (p. 4)
- 2 So, What's for Dinner? (p. 24)
- 3 Grains: Are They Really a Health Food? (p. 29)
- 4 So What about Soy? (p. 49)
- 5 Digestion and Nutrient Assimilation: A North-to-South Journey (p. 54)
- 6 Your Gut and the Immune Connection (p. 64)
- 7 Dietary Fats: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly (p. 68)
- 8 Dispelling the Cholesterol Myth (p. 76)
- 9 Vitamin D: What All da Buzz Is About (p. 87)
- 10 Making the Omega-3 Fatty Acids Connection (p. 96)
- 11 The Tyranny of Trans Fats (p. 109)
- 12 So, How Much Natural Fat Do I Need, Anyway? (p. 115)
- 13 Carbohydrate Metabolism 101 (p. 122)
- 14 Leptin: The Lord and Master of Your Hormonal Kingdom (p. 133)
- 15 Weight Management 101 and the Path to Type 2 Diabetes (p. 139)
- 16 Taming the Carb-craving Monster (p. 162)
- 17 High Fructose Corn Syrup: A Sticky Wicket Best Avoided (p. 172)
- 18 What about Fiber as an Essential Carbohydrate? (p. 177)
- 19 Adrenal Exhaustion: A Uniquely Modern Epidemic (p. 181)
- 20 A Word about Water (p. 187)
- 21 Understanding the Role of Protein (p. 194)
- 22 Our Primordial Past: Understanding Mother Nature's Plan and Where We Fit In (p. 201)
- 23 Using Insulin and Leptin to Our Advantage (p. 216)
- Part 2 Primal Mind
- 24 Feeding Your Brain: Why It Matters (p. 220)
- 25 How Important Is Fat to the Brain? (p. 230)
- 26 Where Does ADD/ADHD Fit In to All of This? (p. 236)
- 27 Relief from Anxiety and Depression in Our Uncertain World (p. 261)
- 28 What about Food Allergies and Sensitivities? (p. 272)
- 29 The Impact of Modern Dietary and Environmental Stress on the Brain (p. 277)
- Part 3 Paradise Lost
- 30 Surviving in a Modern World (p. 284)
- 31 What Generation of Pottenger's Cat Are You? (p. 294)
- Appendix A Where to Start? (p. 301)
- Appendix B Sample Menus (p. 308)
- Appendix C Protein Content in Foods (p. 314)
- Appendix D An Abbreviated Guide to Supplementation (p. 316)
- Appendix E The Weston A. Price Foundation (p. 321)
- Appendix F Pyroluria (p. 324)
- Appendix G Paleo/Traditional Diet Resources and Related Websites (p. 328)
- Appendix H Recommended Reading (p. 333)
- References (p. 368)
- About the Author (p. 377)
- Index (p. 378)