During the stone age, farming practices didn't exist. Humans used to either hunt their food or gather it. They didn't keep farm animals like we do today, they just hunted whatever they could find. They also didn't grow any cereals or plant, they just gathered whatever fruits or vegetables they could find growing in the wild. Some people claim that that is the perfect diet for human beings since our ancestors were stronger, bigger, and healthier than we are nowadays. They claim that farming practices invented 10 thousand years ago are not good for our health. Is that true? Or, is that just a point of view that got nothing to do with reality? That's what we're going to talk about today. Welcome to another video on our channel. Healthier Than Yesterday. Where it is all about health, beauty, and fitness.
#1. What's The Stone Age Diet.
Humans lived as hunters-gatherers. This means instead of growing their food, they went out and either hunted it, fished for it, or gathered it. Basically, their diet consisted of fruits and nuts, meat, eggs, fish, and any edible plant they could get their hands on.
#2. Arguments Supporting The Stone Age Diet, or Paleolithic Diet.
There are many supporters for the caveman diet or as some call it, the paleolithic diet. They claim that the farming practices invented 10 thousand years ago used nowadays to grow food are not doing us any good and that if our ancestors evolved as hunters-gatherers without eating any dairy products or cereals, we shouldn't either. You might have heard of it by the paleo diet, or the keto diet.
#3. How humans became farmers.
10 thousand years ago, a group of people learned how to domesticate crops and animals, and that's when agriculture started to evolve.
#4. Arguments against the stone age diet.
Many nutritionists believe that cutting out an entire food group might not be a good idea. Of course, they recommend people to eat lean meat and vegetables, but they claim that asking people to cut out food groups that are proven to be good for health because the stone age humans didn't consume them is not a good idea.
#5. The modern version of the stone age diet.
The Paleo Diet. A typical stone age diet would have included deer meat which is rich in omega 3 fatty acids and other beneficial nutrients that are higher than the amount found in regular grain-fed beef. It also includes plenty of nuts, fruits, and vegetables that are rich in vitamins, minerals, and fiber. Researchers say this diet may prevent heart diseases, stroke, and chronic diseases because of its low salt and sugar content. And high protein, vitamins, minerals, and low amounts of high-quality fat content.
#6. What's the middle ground?
It's no secret that hunters-gatherers are healthy, but there are a lot of tribes and people around the world who evolved as farmers who are also healthier than the average human. We are strong believers in moderation. Even the healthiest food ever would be bad if consumed incorrectly. If you're curious and want to try out the paleo diet, go for it, but be moderate. If you're a strong believer that the farmer's diet is healthier, go for it, but be moderate. And if you want to merge both diets into one complete diet, also go for it, but be moderate. Moderation is key.
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