Google the word "paleo" and you will get 42,700,000 results (in 4.5 seconds!). That's a lot of information. Or at least I thought it was a LOT of information when I was doing my research before embarking on a Paleo way of eating...
And I encourage you to do your research too - as much as you can read on whatever topics pique your interest. But, in the interest of time and not overwhelming you - I thought I'd share my favorite sites to get you started.
1. Robb Wolf, Paleo Solutions Robb Wolf has great, easy-to-understand basics on the Paleo diet AND he was a former research biochemist, power lifting champ, coach and author - I trust the information I find here and I tend to have a lot of questions! Great podcasts too.
2. Mark's Daily Apple Mark Sisson is my go-to guy for science and telling it like it is. He's pretty funny, highly educated, an amazing example of the benefits of "Primal Living" and it was his blog that showed me that I wasn't a failure because I couldn't lose weight with traditional "diet and exercise". It was one of his blog posts that flipped the switch for me and made it easy to commit to clean eating forever and not just for 30 days.
3. Paleo 101, Paleo Leap This is just an easy, no science list for beginners on what you can and can't do on a Paleo diet "15 Easy Guidelines to follow to kick-start your Paleo journey". I went back to this time and time again during my first few weeks.
4. Nom Nom Paleo I love this site for recipes - she's great with kid-friendly recipes and since I did a Whole30 to start my new way of eating - she specifically states which recipes are Whole30 approved. You MUST try her trail mixes and Cracklin Chicken....YUM! She is also fun on Instagram and does some great Periscoping (is that a word?)
5. Whole30 And here it is folks...the site that changed my life forever! In one 90-minute period, one fateful morning, I was hit with information on the Whole30 (which I had NEVER heard of before) from 3 different places. An interview with Dallas and Melissa Hartwig on the Today show, a blog post from a woman I follow about finishing her first Whole30 (she didn't post about it in the beginning because she wasn't sure she would "make it"!) and the amazing health benefits she was experiencing after 26 days and an announcement on Facebook from an old friend that she was starting her first Whole30 in 4 days. It was a sign! This site has lots of basic info, printables, support through different social media sites and if you are going to buy ONE BOOK - THIS is it! (There are several different elimination diets out there designed to test your food tolerances, to get you started on a path to clean eating, etc, but this one is incredibly simple, incredibly strict and has well-documented results.)
I feel certain that once you get started reading about the Paleo Lifestyle, you will find other sites to bookmark that speak to your specific interests or needs or style of learning - please share them with me! I will never make it through the 42,700,000 results, but will always check out a recommendation.
NOW - here is my disclaimer - I am not a doctor or nutritionist or specialist of any kind. I am a Paleo success story and since discovering this new life - it's all I want to do. I want to share this with others so they can experience the same life-changing benefits that my family and and I are experiencing.
Also, please consult your doctor if you are unsure about anything. I was pretty healthy going into this - my blood pressure was getting sketchier with each annual check-up (now back in the all-good zone!), I had sinus migraines (all gone!), I never slept through the night (I am experiencing the best sleep of my adult life right now), I was sluggish most afternoons (just wait 'til you experience PaleoPlus energy!) and my feet, hips and knees ached daily. I thought I was experiencing aging...nothing I could do about it, right? I am happy to say that my hips and feet don't ache at all and the only knee pain I have is where I have a frayed meniscus and I over-do it...I can live with that!
I couldn't find any reason NOT to give up refined sugars and artificial sweeteners and processed foods and preservatives and gluten and all the other things that were causing inflammation in my body and keeping my system from functioning at its highest levels. But that's me. You have to do what you are comfortable with...
...but don't let "I could never give up..." (translate this to "I have a food addiction...probably sugars") keep you from trying and perhaps feeling better than you have in years. Do your research and see what you think/learn/find/are interested in.
Tomorrow - finding a Paleo Buddy or Coach or Group to help you through your first few weeks of clean eating!
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