Low-Carb Living

Lesson 8: Feeding the World

This lesson offers practices that protect our food supply and links to Internet resources.

Introduction

The mass-production of high-calorie grains, potatoes, dairy products and other agricultural foods has allowed a population boom that could not have happened if we hadn’t expanded our food sources beyond what can be hunted and gathered. As I mentioned earlier, this agricultural revolution also started a decline in the health of our species. Now that we are so many, how can we go back to our natural diet?

Eating fresh, raw vegetables and fruits instead of frozen, canned, or otherwise processed ones, allows us to get more nutrients for less food thus reducing the amount we need to eat. Many of us eat more than we actually need anyway. We can all adjust our diets to our actual needs.

Some paleolithic eaters choose to include occasional grains or dairy products in their diets. Grains such as rice and corn are often better choices than gluten-containing grains such as wheat, rye, barley, and possibly oats, because they are easier on our digestive systems and less likely to cause an immune response in our bodies. Cultured dairy products such as yogurt are less damaging to our bodies than milk, cheese, or ice cream.

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