A Primal Diet for Modern Times, part 2 - YouTube

Published on Mar 17, 2014



Is our ancestors' hunter-gatherer diet the best for optimal health and longevity, in our stress- and pollution-filled world? Not entirely, says Nora Gedgaudas, author of Primal Body, Primal Mind. She advocates a ketogenic diet, where fats are the primary fuel source rather than carbohydrates — moderate protein (from grass-fed or wild caught animals), very low starch and natural sugars, plentiful fibrous green vegetables, generous natural fats, and no vegetable oils. "Once [our ancestors] adopted ketones as a primary source of fuel, our cerebral blood flow and oxygenation increased by over 39% in normal human brains." Returning to a ketogenic diet improves brain function and can help treat or even prevent diabetes and Alzheimers



A Primal Diet for Modern Times, part 2 - YouTube