It's the Paleo Diet, more commonly known as the Caveman Diet, and when I came across the New York Times article "The New Age Caveman and the City" yesterday, I was amazed at what I read.
The writer interviews John Durant, a self-proclaimed modern-day caveman, and the article opens with the following dilemma:
"Like many New York bachelors, John Durant tries to keep his apartment presentable - just in case he should ever bring home a future Mrs. Durant.... The one thing that Mr. Durant worries might spook a female guest is his most recent purchase: a three-foot-tall refrigerated meat locker that sits in a corner of his living room."
Um, ew. Cannibal much? It would most definitely weird me out to find a meat locker in my date's living room. But to each his own.
The idea behind the Paleo Diet is to revert back to the caveman's arguably healthier physical state of being. The diet consists solely of foods that would have been around back then (think red meat, fish and berries); no bread or anything processed. Doesn't sound too bizarre. But here comes the catch...
In addition to eating the diet of a caveman, you're supposed to eat on the caveman's schedule. Cavemen were hunters and gatherers, sometimes going for days without eating, so the Paleo Diet follower will eat a large meal, and then fast to "to approximate the lean times that his distant ancestors faced between hunt." Some super-hardcore followers will fast for up to 24 hours and then hit the gym for an intense workout to reap the physical benefits of hunting.
Hey, cavemen may have been stronger and healthier, but they were lucky to live until 30 years old. Something to think about before investing in a meat locker...
--Kaitie Ames
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