Who are we and why are we doing this?
Paleodietnews.com started as a much smaller idea (as many great ideas do). Since we live in different parts of the world we thought it would be a good idea to have a recipe website where we could post our successful creations to share with each other. A suggestion was made that we make it a blog so that other interested people might stumble upon us and maybe find some useful information for themselves. That was the idea. It was to be called The Paleo Family Hearth – generations combining their love of good food with a desire for good health.
Cave Painting, (Lascaux South France)
The idea sat idle for many months while the cares of everyday life were at the forefront of our thoughts. Then someone revived the topic and we began to discuss the project again. Since we had been researching the Paleolithic diet, we had found that there was really no set way to follow it. The idea of what our ancestors ate was being guessed at. There is archeological evidence that supports the tenets of the basic paleo diet, i.e. no grains, legumes or dairy, lots of animal protein, fat, veggies and limited fruits. But then there is also evidence that that shows hunter-gatherer groups were opportunistic and ate whatever was available in their region. We suspect that the basic paleo diet really comes under that category; people were eating what was abundant in that region. And perhaps one of the main reasons the basic paleo diet is fixed in our minds, is that we have visual evidence that it was so – the cave paintings of beautifully rendered animals being hunted. There are no images of people gathering plant foods, perhaps because it really isn’t exciting. Remember we are talking about homo-sapiens here, us. We are not so different than our paleo ancestors. We still like the excitement of the chase.
Since we were a bit adrift as to what to follow or how, the decision was made to broaden the concept of a recipe site to an information site where we could learn about the different ways of the paleo diet and share that information with others. So, Paleo Diet News was born.
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Cynthia Hill, Paleo diet consultant
Barry Cripps,Certified Nutrition & Wellness Consultant
Brian Cormack Carr, Certified Career, Organization and Life Coach
and Lila Solnick, Owner, manager of Paleo Diet News
8 comments
Caveman Home Companion
October 29, 2011 at 3:28 pm (UTC -5) Link to this comment
You left a comment on my blog that led me to your blog! I am so happy I found you! I’ve bookmarked this site and I’m looking forward to reading many more of your articles.
Grok Onward!
Caveman
Lila Solnick
October 29, 2011 at 4:06 pm (UTC -5) Link to this comment
Well, I really liked your story. It was worth a comment or two….
Glad to have found and visited your site.
Cheers!
Lila
Tara Grant
November 4, 2011 at 10:34 am (UTC -5) Link to this comment
What an amazing website! The information you guys have on here is invaluable to the Paleo community and those just starting their Paleo journey. Any chance you’re looking for free-lance contributors? I’m a Paleo blogger and would love to help you out!
Brian Cormack Carr
November 6, 2011 at 3:50 am (UTC -5) Link to this comment
Thanks, Tara! Great to see you here. Loved your enthusiasm on the “Paleo Goes Mainstream” TV spot – very inspiring! Isn’t it great to get the word out?
Lila is the driver behind this great site, so I’ll make sure she sees your message about contributing…
Steve Parker, M.D.
December 23, 2011 at 9:32 am (UTC -5) Link to this comment
Not sure how I stumbled upon you guys, but glad I did.
I like your anti-spam “copy and paste” solution – hadn’t see that before.
It just struck me that paleo adherents focus on natural foods as opposed to man-made food. I would call paleo food “God-make food.” I wonder if a paloe principle should be: If it’s man-made, don’t eat it.
That would eliminate bread, Doritos, cheese, ice cream, etc.
Keep up the good work. I’ve added you to my RSS feeds.
-Steve
Lila Solnick
December 23, 2011 at 10:49 am (UTC -5) Link to this comment
Thank you for the kind words Steve. When I started I was getting so many spam comments that I had to find a solution. I like the one I found too. I am no fan of “captcha”.
Generally you are correct that most paleo adherents eliminate food via the logic: “if it’s man made don’t eat it”. There are of course, exceptions. I do think that many people are open to the idea of eating food that is processed in some way but contains good ingredients. An example of that would be the Paleo Krunch bars from Steve’s Originals. Somewhat processed, into small cakes, but truly wholesome. I would imagine that our Paleo ancestors would have made traveling food that combines nuts, seeds, dried fruit and a bit of fat to make something similar.
Then there are those who focus on the body building aspects of paleo and want to eat more protein and so drink whey based protein drinks sweetened with stevia. Not truly paleo, but not that bad either. The real art is to find the right balance that works for you personally. I am not dogmatic in assuming that the Paleo diet is right for everyone. It is evident to me that some people do well eating foods that I avoid and are not part of the paleo blueprint.
Thanks for visiting! Come back any time.
Lila Solnick
theglutenfreeplace
January 15, 2012 at 4:41 pm (UTC -5) Link to this comment
I have just become aware of the Paleo diet as I was looking for recipes for my daughter who as Celiac Disease. I had heard of this way of eating before but had never connected the two.
What an interesting route you guys had to come together with your site! I will be back
Lila Solnick
January 16, 2012 at 6:00 am (UTC -5) Link to this comment
Gluten Free, thanks for your kind words! We are all going in the same direction here, but on slightly different paths.
Thank you for visiting!
Lila