In case you haven’t heard about them already we would like to tell you about Steve and his kids. Steve realized kids in his neighborhood needed a safe, healthy, nurturing place to hangout- off the streets and out of trouble. So he decided to show them what he knows best CrossFit training and palo eating. What started as a few kids training with him in a field has grown into Steve’s club. What started as a way to give these kids healthy portable snacks has grown into Steve’s Original Paleo Kits – these tasty blends of nuts, fruits, and jerky fund Steve’s Club, employ some of his kids, they promote health, and community – just the type of thing Nomad Foods is crazy about. We can’t say enough good things about this guy so check it out for yourself.
Howstuffworks blogger Marshall Brian has written an excellent chronicle of his personal success with the Dukan Diet, he lost more than 50 lbs. The article is an invaluable resource on the Dukan Diet and it’s in success in Europe. His article includes a nearly day by day journal of his meals, his weight loss, and some incredible before and after pictures. Brian writes:
“The foods inclusive in this diet are rife with nutrients; much higher in vitamins, minerals and protein then the standard American diet. It is also devoid of processed foods (which tend to be devoid of nutrients), sugar and alcohol ( both of which greatly spike blood sugar and insulin levels), and grains, beans and legumes, which release anti-toxins upon digestion leading to inflammation and irritation of the digestive tract. The Paleolithic Diet, therefore, is a low carbohydrate, low glycemic, hypoallergenic, anti-inflammatory diet, all rolled into a lifestyle aimed at treating chronic diseases and promoting optimum health.”
Professional caveman John Durant makes a pretty convincing argument for eating like hunter-gathers. “Anybody with a lot of inflammation, rheumatoid arthritis, allergies, they would do very well on the paleo diet. Anybody overweight, I mean, name your medical problem-I feel like a snake oil salesman.” Cure-all or not, it doesn’t hurt that Durant himself is outgoing, energetic and fit, a kind of walking advertisement for his lifestyle. He is the author of the blog 