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If you are wondering what the buzz is on the Paleolithic diet, you are not alone. Both the weight-loss industry and the health care advocates are arguing its merit. The everyday Paleo diet, as all diets that are newly promulgated, is causing a controversy, while its adherents stand by the findings.

If you are unfamiliar with its philosophy, it is very simple: what the cavemen and women ate is all you really need and by omitting the fabricated modern-day foods from your diet, you will not only shed weight, but lose the health problems. Billed not as a diet, but a wellness program, weight loss is the bonus.

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.

Say goodbye to processed foods; bid adieu to all junk food. Honey is acceptable as a sugar substitute and herbs and spices should be used to flavor foods. This does not sound so different from many nutrition/diet plans over the years; from the Mediterranean diet to the low-carb craze of recent years. Daily Paleo diet ratios are 55-65 percent animal foods and 36-45 percent plant food. High protein, low carbohydrate consumption.

The promulgators of this diet say in will increase your energy, help with mood disorders, rid you of body aches and pains, and clear up sinus problems, usually due to mucus from dairy. It promises to clear your mental apparatus.

The everyday Paleo diet may also save you money. Although it does recommend more costly organic food, especially meat and seafood, think of the cash you will save when the elimination process starts. Once those pricey packages, those expensive sweets, butter, cheeses and wines are no more, your food bill will be light. Yes, no alcohol allowed. But the money you save will get you some very nice steaks, succulent lobsters and the finest greens. Not a bad trade-off.