Everything We Eat Has A Consequence: PaleoFX Symposium Presents A Better Way To Eat

by Patti Hill

(WireNews+Co) - Austin, TX - 22 February 2013

Everything we eat has a consequence. For the vast majority of Americans, processed and packaged foods are staples of our diet. This industrialized eating habit is blamed for one of the most dizzying trends of our current century - the rise of chronic and degenerative diseases.

Building stronger, healthier bodies today may require prehistoric eating habits. That doesn’t mean chasing down wild animals with a spear, but it does mean consuming foods that can be hunted, fished, and gathered during the Paleolithic era -- meat, fish, shellfish, eggs, tree nuts, vegetables, roots, fruits, and berries.

Human bodies have not kept pace with industry. Scientific studies reveal that processed and refined foods are actually ill suited for our genetic composition. In fact, advances in modern agriculture and food processing result in a plague of health problems including coronary heart disease, diabetes, cancer, osteoporosis, obesity and psychological dysfunction. By avoiding excessive consumption of high-glycemic carbohydrates, which raise blood sugar too high and much too rapidly, we can greatly reduce the incidence of diseases such as diabetes. Although insulin is an essential hormone for life, high-glycemic carbohydrates produce inordinate insulin responses. Continued and chronic elevation of insulin levels lead to hyperinsulinism, which has been positively linked to obesity, elevated cholesterol levels, blood pressure, mood dysfunction and a Pandora’s box of disease and disability. A low-glycemic diet severely blunts insulin responses therefore decreasing the chances of cancers and heart disease.

This begs the question, “What should we eat?”. As a rule of thumb, low-glycemic foods have limited shelf life and are found on the perimeter of the grocery store: meats, vegetables, fruits, nuts, and seeds. By avoiding starchy, sweet, or processed foods like bread, pasta, rice, potato, grains, and desserts, you will ingest a reduced caloric intake while providing ample nutrition for rigorous, body slimming activities.

For those interested learning more about the Paleo diet, PaleoFX is a collaborative three-day symposium that will cover everything primal for a modern healthy lifestyle. Attendees will experience 25,000 square feet of vendors, strength and conditioning, cooking demos, and workshops and learn about sustainability, governmental policy change, and the natural answer to our healthcare crisis.

PaleoFX

When: March 28th, 29th and 30th

Where:  Palmer Events Center in Austin

Website: http://therealpaleofx.com (http://therealpaleofx.com/)

Tickets: http://therealpaleofx.com/shop (http://therealpaleofx.com/shop/)

The PaleoFX Ancestral Momentum - Theory to Practice Symposium fosters collaboration among fitness professionals, healthcare professionals, nutritionists, research scientists and laypersons who approach their respective practices from an evolutionary perspective in order to successfully address modern health challenges through the application of ancestral based theory in practice. 

 The PaleoFX Ancestral Momentum - Theory to Practice Symposium, like other highly successful symposia including the Ancestral Health Symposium (http://ancestryfoundation.org/), is produced utilizing a hobbyist volunteer model, combining proven leadership skills from industry leaders with the strengths of various individuals who enthusiastically live their lives based on ancestral principals.