My name is Gary and I was diagnosed as a type 2 diabetic in late October. My doctor immediately whipped out his prescription pad and prescribed Metformin for me. I looked it up on Google and found it's the most dangerous drug for diabetes on the market. Made by MERCK (which began as a bioweapons contractor), Metformin has been found to cause fatal lactic acidosis.

Luckily for me, I was already reading Loren Cordain's book, The Paleo Diet, so I knew what to do: I immediately started the diet (November 2nd, 2007). As of Day 59 (December 30th, 2007), I have lost 32 lbs, my blood sugar has fallen into the normal range (102 this morning, but it's been as low as 92, recently), my blood pressure is coming down, and my triglycerides and cholesterol are probably falling, as well (haven't checked yet).

The Paleolithic Diet, also called the Caveman Diet, etc., is simple. It is basically a return to an approximation of the diet our paleolithic ancestors ate 500 generations ago, before the introduction of agriculture brought grains and dairy foods into the human diet. Ever since then, man has been experiencing a host of diet-related illnesses and diseases that are directly attributable to the presence of grains and dairy in our diet. Why? Because, first of all, grains and dairy, contrary to popular claims for them, are not good sources of nutrients and, secondly, they contain many toxins and other harmful components. So, what does one eat on a paleolithic diet? Meat, veggies and fruits. You'd be surprised how satisfying a diet this is. You don't feel hungry, you don't feel tired, you can't overeat, and you will lose weight, guaranteed. If you're a diabetic, your blood sugar will naturally correct itself, along with whatever diet-related conditions you may be suffering from.

The reason the paleolithic diet works is because it was humankind's original diet, the diet that human beings evolved on for 2.5 million years. Our paleolithic ancestors were lean and fit. They had no diabetes, no high blood pressure, no high triglycerides, no high cholesterol. This has been verified by archaeological evidence of their remains, as well as from modern day studies of hunter-gatherer tribes and their diet.

You can buy a copy of Loren Cordain's book if you want to learn more, or you can visit my blog and find out, for free, all about my own continuing personal experience with the Paleo Diet.

Gary
www.paleoeater.blogspot.com

No offence intended, but IMO it is a load of hooey.

They had no diabetes, no high blood pressure, no high triglycerides, no high cholesterol.

They also died really young - so they didn't have time to develop diabetes or other similar complaints

The problem with that 'caveman diet' is that is assumes that we have not changed at all since then, when plainly we have.
Since those days, we are now considerably taller and live considerably longer.

Diets based on 'tempting but false' logic are rife at the moment. and this is just another one IMO

re: Soylent Green - great film that :)