np . They are quite the pian . Lost my first chain at 63 myself . <| sep |> I like Paleo , but not because it ' s more like what we would have eaten in our early hominid life . I like it because it ' s lean meats and fruits and veggies . To be fair though , had an early hominid had access to the plethora of fruits and vegetables we have today they ' d have gladly eaten them ! But they didn ' t . They burned an insane amount of calories hunting and foraging and just surviving and ate what they could kill and kill find . Hands down the best meat you can eat is what you hunt and process yourself it ' s the ultimate organic , free range food . If I had someone to teach me to hunt I would fill my freezer with deer and elk every year ! Neanderthal didn ' t cultivate food no backyard chicken or urban gardens . No home grown grain or breads . If they had dairy it was by accident or in infancy from their own mothers . And the meat they had was minimal . Remember whatever they hunted was shared among a band of 2040 people and the life expectancy was 45 years old optimistically . The discovery of fire and preservation of meat by drying was HUGE for humans and their brains . Many groups lived near waterways and subsisted largely I think on fish , which is why I think we evolved with ever bigger and more complex brains . The idea of paleo is great , I think if you make sure you get plenty of wild caught , cold water fish higher in good fats , lean meat , and lots of fiber from fruit and vegetables . But the Atkins version is very unhealthy . And you have to balance it all with good exercise . Sugar , carbs , starch in general are just not that good for anyone . It ' s okay in moderation , but more than like one serving a day , in my opinion is just more than you need . Get your fiber from veggies . Easy to say , but damn that garlic bread and apple pie was deFukinlicious today amiright ? ?!?!?!!