Taking what we know about dieting and turning it upside down.
Going back to our roots...
Diet, Rest, Exercise - the way they used to do it
The Golden Rules:
1 EAT LOTS OF ANIMALS AND PLANTS
Follow the diet our ancestors followed.
This means eating beef, pork, chicken, fish and any other exotic meat you can lay your hands on.
It also means vegetables, fruit, nuts and seeds can be eaten.
But... grains, sugars trans fat and hydrogenated fat need to be eliminated from our diets.
2 MOVE AROUND A LOT AT A SLOW PACE
They did not have cars to get around.
Do a large amount of low level aerobic activity such as walking
3 LIFT HEAVY THINGS
They carried children, firewood, carcasses and moved boulders for shelter.
You need to perform brief but intense muscle contractions.
Lift weights 3 times per week for 45 minutes.
Think full body exercises such as squats, shoulder press, chest press, snatch, clean, deadlift
4 RUN VERY FAST EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE
They needed to be able to run for their lives as well as hunt.
This can be simulated with sprint interval training (the best way to blast belly fat)
5 GET LOTS OF SLEEP
They slept or rested sun set to sun rise.
Most of us do not get enough shut eye! Remember your body craves sugar when it is tired.
Get in those 8 hours!
6 PLAY
Males would wrestle and practise spearing while woman would groom themselves.
Social bonds promote endorphins and mitigate the effects of stress.
Try not make all your social activities around a plate of restaurant prepared food.
Meet for a cup of coffee, go for a hike or a cycle, spend time doing something fun and creative.
Do whatever, but make sure you are spending time having fun with the important people in your lives.
7 GET SOME SUNLIGHT EVERY DAY
Cavemen didn't spend all day in their caves!
Make sure you get your vitamin D dose!
It is important for calcium absorption too.
8 AVOID TRAUMA
A broken foot would mean you would be a wild animal's next meal.
Today we need to put an end to the self destructive behaviours we involve ourselves in.
Binge drinking, comfort eating, attraction to an abusive partner - time to put an end to this type of behaviour.
9 AVOID POISONOUS THINGS
Our ancestors knew what plant products were poisonous and never ate them.
We continually poison ourselves with sugar, wheat, preservatives, pesticides, hormones, hydrogenated fat, mercury. Our poor bodies!
10 USE YOUR MIND
Intellectual ability is what separates man from other species!
Use our brain!
It is a muscle, and just like the rest of them, needs to be exercised!
According to the primal blue print this is the way to live our healthiest and happiest life!
Going back to our roots...
Diet, Rest, Exercise - the way they used to do it
The Golden Rules:
1 EAT LOTS OF ANIMALS AND PLANTS
Follow the diet our ancestors followed.
This means eating beef, pork, chicken, fish and any other exotic meat you can lay your hands on.
It also means vegetables, fruit, nuts and seeds can be eaten.
But... grains, sugars trans fat and hydrogenated fat need to be eliminated from our diets.
2 MOVE AROUND A LOT AT A SLOW PACE
They did not have cars to get around.
Do a large amount of low level aerobic activity such as walking
3 LIFT HEAVY THINGS
They carried children, firewood, carcasses and moved boulders for shelter.
You need to perform brief but intense muscle contractions.
Lift weights 3 times per week for 45 minutes.
Think full body exercises such as squats, shoulder press, chest press, snatch, clean, deadlift
4 RUN VERY FAST EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE
They needed to be able to run for their lives as well as hunt.
This can be simulated with sprint interval training (the best way to blast belly fat)
5 GET LOTS OF SLEEP
They slept or rested sun set to sun rise.
Most of us do not get enough shut eye! Remember your body craves sugar when it is tired.
Get in those 8 hours!
6 PLAY
Males would wrestle and practise spearing while woman would groom themselves.
Social bonds promote endorphins and mitigate the effects of stress.
Try not make all your social activities around a plate of restaurant prepared food.
Meet for a cup of coffee, go for a hike or a cycle, spend time doing something fun and creative.
Do whatever, but make sure you are spending time having fun with the important people in your lives.
7 GET SOME SUNLIGHT EVERY DAY
Cavemen didn't spend all day in their caves!
Make sure you get your vitamin D dose!
It is important for calcium absorption too.
8 AVOID TRAUMA
A broken foot would mean you would be a wild animal's next meal.
Today we need to put an end to the self destructive behaviours we involve ourselves in.
Binge drinking, comfort eating, attraction to an abusive partner - time to put an end to this type of behaviour.
9 AVOID POISONOUS THINGS
Our ancestors knew what plant products were poisonous and never ate them.
We continually poison ourselves with sugar, wheat, preservatives, pesticides, hormones, hydrogenated fat, mercury. Our poor bodies!
10 USE YOUR MIND
Intellectual ability is what separates man from other species!
Use our brain!
It is a muscle, and just like the rest of them, needs to be exercised!
According to the primal blue print this is the way to live our healthiest and happiest life!
