I'm just wrapping up the second week of going Paleo and I feel fantastic. Let me elaborate on that. I have lupus (SLE). Or maybe I should say "had" lupus, because by the third day of being on Paleo, I have had not one flare up or one symptom of it. No aches, no pains, no fogginess, no feverishness, no nothing. Which is amazing because I've been dealing with SLE for just over a decade, non-stop (never went into remission...just some days were better than others with my condition gradually worsening over time). And now, here I am. I've lost almost 10lbs after years of steadily gaining weight, never losing it, and I have so much energy and drive again. I've been exercising (moderately) and basically building up and repairing my body back to where it needs to be. Not because I "have" to but because, to my continued surprise, I want to. I feel driven to, like I could climb up the walls and run across the ceiling because I have so much energy in me again and I'm so pain-free. I just *have* to move, because I *can*.
Which brings me to this book. I love food. Going Paleo can be tough, and in spite of it being much easier after seeing such amazing results within three days, I still yearned for some of my former favorites. This book gave many of those foods back to me. "Bread," tortillas, condiments, fried and "breaded" meats, soups, salads, and so many other wonderful recipes I'm eager to try out. And though I haven't had much opportunity to delve too deeply into trying all the recipes, those I have tried have been amazing. It helps so much for getting over those refined/processed carb and sugar withdrawals I still feel niggling at the back of my mind.
For those like me who aren't looking to live a reenactment of an ancient paleo lifestyle, this book will be, and is, a godsend. Paleo-fying modern foods--comfort foods at that--helps me continue my love affair with food. So many flavors, so many recipes, so many options...and one recipe can spawn so many other experiments and variations. This cookbook is like my gateway drug into Paleo eating. It's changed how I view my food and its ingredients. I pay a lot more attention now to, not just the ingredients, but to the source of those ingredients. In the course of this, I've learned about all sorts of "miracle foods," from the incredible health benefits of Yerba Mate (I prefer the loose leaf Guayaki brand) to the unique properties of raw honey to the beneficial power of saturated fats. I can finally embrace my inner butter-lover and feel good about it. I'm always grinning, with relish, as I slather my food in heavenly grass-fed butter (Kerrygold Pure Irish Butter Foil 8.0 oz (pack of 20) is fantastic). My family shakes their heads at me, but I'll convert them one of these days, I tell you.
And I tell a lot of people about this amazingly simple solution to helping heal so many ails. I'm a living testament to how modern miracles can be found in the simplest of places and solutions: diet change. Some would say "never would work," but no matter how hard they try I'll still be standing here in silent defiance of their denial. The reality is, this diet has not just changed my life, it's saved my life...and this cookbook is an indispensable tool in that. I carry it everywhere and plan on trying literally every recipe within its pages--they look and sound that good. Everything I've tried so far has become a permanent staple in my diet because they're that tasty, versatile, and indispensable. Many food possibilities have opened for me because of this book. So I will urge you, whether you feel you are "healthy enough" or you are suffering (be it from disease, depression, or what modern conventional "wisdom" terms, "signs of aging"), you owe it to yourself to at least try this diet and pick up this cookbook. It might be tough breaking the addictions at first, but the benefits far exceed the initial struggle and this cookbook definitely helps strike a killing blow against the "old ways."
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This cookbook is not intended to be all things to all people. Rather, it is intended for those who want to expand their “real foods” cooking repertoire, learn a few bits here and there, and maybe get some creative ideas on adapting recipes to these frameworks. Perhaps this book will give you some paleo-friendly desserts you can bring to that next social gathering, or an appetizer that lets other people see that eating this way can be fresh, tasty, and delicious.
“For us, eating paleo isn’t a diet. It’s a way of life. It’s a clean way of life. It’s a tasty way of life that helps us to look, feel, and perform better. We hope you enjoy these recipes and that this book helps you and your family live the healthiest life possible. For us, eating paleo isn’t a diet. It’s a way of life. It’s a clean way of life. It’s a tasty way of life that helps us to look, feel, and perform better. We hope you enjoy these recipes and that this book helps you and your family live the healthiest life possible.”
Julie & Charles Mayfield
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- Sharen BrandysReviewed in Canada on August 26, 2016
Deliciously helps stay on Paleo program!
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- R. DubskyReviewed in the United Kingdom on August 23, 2012
Mouth-drenchingly tempting!
