The Perfume Analogy

Check out this video from Robb Wolf, where he talks about food and presents a good analogy.

Friends or family ask me about the Paleo diet, and when i try describe it to them alot of them think i am nuts.  A typical response will be “but i’ve eaten rice, toast, crackers, drank milk, for years, and i feel fine.”  That may be true, but its like Robb says in the video, the more we keep shoveling that stuff into our bodies eventually its just going to stop objecting and blunt its response.  Just type II diabetes, keep bombarding your body with carbs and sugar, forcing it to constantly release insulin, and eventually its going to stop reponding.  I know when i started eating stricter Paleo, really eliminating milk, grains, and wheat based products, i felt much better.  Then after a few weeks i would some pizza with buddies, and viola, the next day my nose would be runny, my throat irritated, and i would generally feel like crap.  I think if this our body’s initial reaction to that kind of food, it means it is not good for us.  But try it for your self.  Do Paleo for two to three weeks.  Eat meat, vegetables, nuts, fruits, and healthy fats.  Then go back to your usual eating habits, and see how you feel.