RE: RD comment discouraging Paleo

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I woke up to this email and started to think about how the Paleo diet resembles

so much the way land turtles eat. Those turtles, they may have something there

– no wonder they can live to be over 100 years old!

Digna

From: rd-usa [mailto:rd-usa ] On Behalf Of

Osowski

Sent: Monday, May 09, 2011 7:32 AM

To: rd-usa

Subject: Re: RD comment discouraging Paleo

Hi Jackie- there is vast agreement between the Paleo community views and you and

your respect for food seasonality. I dont think it is helpful to speculate

exactly what was eaten in the paleo timeframe since folks close to the equator

ate differently from those folks in colder climates. However, what was true back

then and remains true now regarding optimizing micronurient intake:

Eat what is in season

Support local famers

Plant a garden

When you have the desire and finances to purchase foods shipped in, respect that

that those foods don't need to be apart of your daily diet

For example, in Chicago you would need to fly in a coconut. In Alaska you likely

need to fly in an avocado. If you have the resources, most would agree

purchasing whole foods is money well spend, definitely better than living off of

mass produced processed grain foods. But if is not typically necessary to rely

on foods grown in other regions.

Another thought..... Does it make sense to always maintain a stable consistent

level of all micronutrients all year round? Is eating local fruits and veggies

(resulting in fluctuating levels of micronutrients) more healthy and normal than

taking a MVI everyday?

Osowski MS, RD, LD

Registered Dietitian

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On May 7, 2011, at 12:10 PM, Jackie Chase <jackiechase66@...

<mailto:jackiechase66%40yahoo.com> > wrote:

> I really have issues with the MODERN Paleo Diet. A true Paleo diet would be

very seasonal. Everything would have been eaten in season. Right now I am

waiting for the first fireweed sprouts and the fiddle heads. It is herring

season followed by if we are lucky halibut then salmon till August. Berries

start in July and go through September. Moose season in August September before

the rut. Bull moose taste bad when in rut. To everything there is a season and I

am not talking about the song. In the Paleo world without food storage you would

of gathered greens in the spring, berries in the summer, seeds of all sorts

(grains, legumes, nuts etc.) and tubers in the late summer and fall. Winter

meant meat only with its tasty fat needed to keep you warm. The Paleo world was

much cooler then today and no central heating. When spring came again you would

go crazy over all the spring greens. All in a continual cycle. Definitely not

your modern Paleo eater. Up here in Bush Alaska, people are still near and dear

to a subsistence life style and eating pattern. Like I said I can't wait for the

first fireweed sprouts.

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> Jackie Chase RD

> Dillingham AK

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