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There has been a lot of buzz about the Paleolithic diet in both the weight-loss industry as well as the health professions. The everyday Paleo diet has, like all diets, controversial aspects. Nevertheless, it has its adherents and the plan itself has much going for it.

The philosophy goes like this: we return to our roots, our foraging days and eat only what the cave men and women ate. You nix the modern, processed and fabricated foods from your diet. With that extraction, we become healthy, with weight-loss as added benefit.

Our foraging ancestors from the Paleolithic age lived on meat, seafood, nuts, fruits and vegetables. Their diet was packed with vitamins and minerals with none of the harmful things like gluten, sugar, hydrogenated fats, carbohydrates and oils.

To follow this diet, plenty of foods must be eliminated from your kitchen. Banish all junk food, say farewell to the dairy aisle, forget about anything packaged for freshness and do away with sweets completely except for a little honey. Flavor your meat and veggies with spices or herbs and regain your sense of taste. For your daily intake, eat 55-65 percent animal food, 36-45 percent plants foods. Eschew all else. If this plan seems radical to you, it is not so different from the low-carb diets, or even the sophisticated Mediterranean Diet. It has much in common with the raw food movement.

As an adherent to this eating plan, you can expect an increased energy level, better sleep at night, controlled moods, and the alleviation of body aches and joint pains. Your sinuses will clear with lack of mucus from dairy. It is said you may be healed of any or all modern illnesses.

Practicing the everyday Paleo diet should also cut your food expenses. Organic foods are recommended and they can be more pricey but the money you save skipping the bakery, dairy aisle, wine section (no wine or alcohol at all), and all those convenience foods should have your budget in good shape. Health, wealth and stealth all in one diet plan. The Flintstones themselves vouch for it.