What is this thing called Paleo that people keep talking about?

In a nut shell, it's all about eating food we have evolved to eat. This means that practitioners try to only include foods and food practices that our ancestors during the Paleolithic Eras used.  The Lower Paleolithic Era began roughly 2.5 million years ago and went through changes known as Middle and Upper Paleolithic Eras. I won't go into a ton of anthropological detail about these different cultural shifts, but there is a major shift from being hunter-gatherer societies to agriculturally bound societies. This major shift is something I do need to spend a little amount of time on as it defines why we, as a human collective, aren't thriving as much as we could. 

Out of the Cave and into the Fields

As soon as our populations increased and we became less nomadic, we had to figure out a way for our tribes to survive. I don't blame our ancestors for becoming farmers and adopting an agrarian, sedentary lifestyle. When I first came across the Paleo lifestyle I was  confused at how a group of intelligent people could suddenly throw away such a healthy way of living for one based on crops which yielded much less nutrition.

EXCITING NEW UPDATES TO THE BLOG!

Something's NEW! 

I have updated the blog to make it easier for you to find recipes and other information must faster than before. Now there are separate tabs for Soups and Stews, Gluten Free Alternatives, Casseroles and Baked Meals, and Snacks and Desserts as opposed to the precious single "Recipes" tab. This should also make it easier to you to post a question or comment. I hope you like the less complicated, more efficient function to the blog! 

Cheers!

-Deedee

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Random fact: Did you know that studies have shown drunk driving to be equal to driving while exhausted? It's true! When a person is exhausted their brains just don't function as well as it should. Incoherence is a common issue in my house as I am sure it is or has been at some point in your house. Or, maybe you can't remember...