The Paleo Nurse Proponents of the Paleo diet dont interpret it literally. We know that our Paleolithic ancestors ate insects, plants, and animals that either arent around today or arent available to the masses. The idea is to consume whole, nutrient-dense foods and exclude those foods that are difficult for the body to digest or contribute to inflammation and metabolic dysfunction. As far as our ancestors consuming grains 3.5 million years ago, any evidence of wild grain consumption shows that it would have occurred rarely and in small amounts. Ancient grains were difficult to harvest and unable to be well digested without significant processing and cooking. It wasn’t until 15,000 years ago that the first evidence of grain processing appeared in the form of grinding stones. Before the tools to process grains were available, eating any significant amount of unprocessed grains would wreck havoc on the gastrointestinal track, making regular consumption highly improbable. Also, wild grains were small and unlikely to be found in useful amounts in one geographic location, which is a major reason that domestication was necessary.
Posted on: Wed, 07 Jan 2015 15:22:00 +0000