Healthy Primal Living

Primal diet is the latest buzz all around as it offers great results without following any fad diet. The diet has become a lifestyle. It originated in the year 2009 when Mark Sisson created the Primal Blueprint. Since that time, the diet has grown to be a lifestyle.

More and more Mark studied about the ancestors, more he got to know that not just the lifestyle behaviour but even diet contributes to a healthy life. Food that our ancestors consumed, the direct sunlight they received and the type of free movement they were engaged in helped them to develop their genome.

While there has been a change in the world in the past 10,000 years, human genome has altered very less. In simple words, if you wish to have a good future, it is important to listen to and relate with the past. And this is where Primal Blueprint comes into limelight. They tell you not just how to eat in the way that it helps the genes and body to become efficient but even how to increase longevity of your life by saying goodbye to illness and diseases.

A typical primal diet

So, when it comes to knowing what to eat when on the primal diet, your typical day can start with a cup of black coffee with some scrambled egg, zucchini and spinach. Then you can have mid morning meal as some almonds and coconut. Later, your lunch can include mixed greens with olives, chicken, apples, sunflower seeds dressed with vinegar and olive oil. Your evening snack can be celery with almond butter or chopped cashews on it. At last, your typical primal dinner can have steak or broiled fish with sautéed broccoli and baked sweet potato.

While a lot of people have the notion in their mind that Primal eating is all about eating huge amounts of raw meat, it is not the case. Plants were also a big part of this diet just like they were a part of the ancestor’s diet.

Usually the darker green vegetables are denser when it comes to nutrient level. A nice example is kale and spinach, the two things that are packed with antioxidants and vitamins. As you lightly cook or steam these two veggies, you basically increase absorbability of minerals and nutrients.

Primal diet is not just following a diet, it even includes some physical activity. You can indulge yourself in some low level aerobic exercises for 2-4 hours every week. These may include hiking, walking, swimming or bike riding. Indeed low level activity is important in every way. Ideally, whenever possible, find some time and go out for some activity. The mixed effect of this will be a sort of increase when it comes to fat burning and capillary perfusion as well as integration of muscle flexibility and strength.

So following such a diet is surely a great addition to one’s lifestyle. It not just lets you be fit, it helps a great deal in being healthy and happy.