A hunter-gatherer society is one whose primary subsistence method involves the direct procurement of edible plants and animals from the wild, foraging and hunting without significant recourse to the domestication of either. ~wikipedia.orgIt is the way humans were meant to eat, or so says Mark Sissons.
Mark Sisson's book "The Pimal Blueprint" has so much information backed up by references at the back of every chapter. These 'end-notes' cite sources like the Mayo clinic, New England Journal of Medicine, CDC, and so much more. The first human like species, Homo Habilis, roamed the earth 2.5 million years ago. Homo sapiens appeared 200,000 years ago. Only 10,000 years ago our primal ancestors started to farm, relatively, a short time. Mark insists we were meant to eat like out paleo hunter-gatherer ancestors because our genetics have not changed even if we get our food from a different place and in a different way.
I believe him. So for the month of September (starting September 7th - October 6th) I am going to live primal. My hopes are that I will lose some weight, get in shape and have more energy.
I am going to follow mark's advise from his last challenge. I will act 'as-if';
- as if I am the person who loves the gym.
- as if I can be Primal 100% of the time.
- as if I have no desire for sweets, bread, pasta and rice.
- as if the big and small stresses of everyday life can slide off my back.
- I may not be that person yet, but I will act as if I am.
- Eat Lots Of Plants, Animals
- Avoid Poisonous Things
- Move Frequently at a Slow Pace
- Life Heavy Things
- Sprint Once in a While
- Get Adequate Sleep
- Play
- Get Afequate Sunlight
- Avoid Stupid Mistakes
- Use Your Brain
