Table of Contents

Preface ix PART ONE The Paleo Way 1 Paleo 2.0 3 2 The Truth about Saturated Fat 10 3 Your Own Paleo Diet 22 PART TWO Paleo Pitfalls 4 Vegetarianism Can Be Hazardous to Your Health 45 5 Just Say No to the Milk Mustache 72 6 Grains Are Antinutritious 104 7 The Trouble with Beans 130 8 Potatoes Should Stay below Ground 148 9 The Food--Autoimmune Disease Connection 161 PART THREE Maximum Paleo Living 10 The Paleo Answer 7-Day Diet Plan 183 11 Paleo Supplements and Sunshine 195 12 Paleo Water 213 PART FOUR The Paleo Answer for Everyone 13 The Paleo Diet for Women 227 14 The Paleo Diet for Children 242 Acknowledgments 253 References 255 Index 305

About the Author

LOREN CORDAIN, Ph.D., is one of the top global researchers in the area of evolutionary medicine. Generally acknowledged as the world's leading expert on the Paleolithic diet, he is a professor in the Health and Exercise Science Department at Colorado State University. Dr. Cordain and his research have been featured on Dateline NBC and in the New York Times , the Wall Street Journal , and other media. He is the author of The Paleo Diet and The Paleo Diet Cookbook , among other books, and makes regular media and speaking appearances worldwide.