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and then you will continue to lose weight until you reach your optimal weight. For some people, this may take a month or two; for those with severe weight problems, six months or more. But the bottom line is that you will continue to lose weight as long as you follow the Paleo Diet principles. If weight loss is your primary goal, then focus on how you would like to look in a month or two. Your confidence will soar as you begin to shed the pounds. Your clothes will begin to fit a bit looser. Good—you are well on your way! People will notice your new svelteness. Use these markers as your personal triumphs. Know that these little victories may take weeks or months but that the battle is won on a daily basis. Try to remember how good each morning feels when you stick with the diet. This is where it counts—day to day. The days become weeks, and the weeks become months, and you will eventually break through and reach your weight-loss goal—whatever it may be.

You may also notice that many health problems you had lived with or ignored for years begin to improve. Your joints are no longer as stiff in the morning, and your sinuses are now beginning to clear. Your skin and hair are becoming softer and less dry. Your heartburn and indigestion have become a thing of the past. And for the first time in years, your constipation or irritable bowel syndrome is gone.

For those with more serious health problems, such as high blood pressure and elevated cholesterol or type 2 diabetes, symptoms may begin to improve within weeks of adopting the Paleo Diet.

You have the key to unlock the door of good health with humanity’s original diet. What better reason to permanently adopt the Paleo Diet than to prevent heart disease, type 2 diabetes, hypertension, or other symptoms of metabolic syndrome. Play it smart. Remove the known or suspected causes of metabolic syndrome from your diet. When you do, you will also lower your risk of developing many types of cancer as well.

The choice is yours. The risks are nil, the benefits are many. Eat your fill to health and the right weight. And don’t forget to enjoy!

APPENDIX A

Acid-Base Values of Common Foods (100-gram portions)

Acid Foods (1 Values)

Brown rice + 12.5

Rolled oats +10.7

Spaghetti +6.5

Egg noodles +6.4

Cornflakes +6.0

White rice +4.6

Rye bread +4.1

Mixed wheat bread +3.8

White bread +3.7

Parmesan cheese +34.2

Processed cheese +28.7

Hard cheeses +19.2

Gouda cheese +18.6

Camembert cheese +14.6

Cottage cheese +8.7

Whole milk +0.7

Peanuts +8.3

Lentils +3.5

Peas +1.2

Trout +10.8

Turkey +9.9

Chicken +8.7

Eggs +8.1

Pork +7.9

Beef +7.8

Cod +7.1

Herring +7.0

Alkaline Foods (2 Values)

Raisins —21.0

Black currants —6.5

Bananas —5.5

Apricots —4.8

Kiwi fruit —4.1

Cherries —3.6

Pears —2.9

Pineapple —2.7

Peaches —2.4

Apples -2.2

Watermelon —1.9

Spinach —14.0

Celery —5.2

Carrots —4.9

Zucchini —4.6

Cauliflower —4.0

Potatoes —4.0

Radish —3.7

Eggplant —3.4

Tomatoes —3.1

Lettuce —2.5

Chicory —2.0

Leeks —1.8

Onions —1.5

Mushrooms —1.4

Green peppers —1.4

Broccoli —1.2

Cucumber —0.8

APPENDIX B

Comparison of the Total Fat in Domestic and Wild Meats

Fatty Domestic Meat % Fat

Pork chop 51 4.80

T-bone beefsteak 66 9.08

Lamb chop 75 9.95

Chicken thigh 58

average = 62.5

Wild meat % Fat

Bison roast 16 0.91

Antelope roast 17 0.97

Moose roast 7 0.29

Deer roast 19

average = 14.8

APPENDIX C

Practical Implementation of Parts of the Paleo Diet on a Global Scale

In this book, I’ve traced agricultural “progress,” and we’ve seen that the key to restoring our health and losing weight is to replace our modern processed foods with fresh fruits, vegetables, lean meats, and seafood. In the United States and other Western countries, this is very easy to do. We can grow our own vegetables and fruits or buy them year round at the supermarket. Thanks to global air transportation and greenhouses, we can get fresh peaches in February and strawberries in December. We can get shrimp from Tahiti in Minnesota,