A Diet Plate Right Out of History

The OC Register does a write up about the Paleo diet.

Riley Hall didn’t spear a mammoth or build his own fire, but on a recent evening, he attempted to mimic the dinner of his earliest ancestors.

Hall turned on the 21st-century oven in his Aliso Viejo kitchen and baked a “Paleo” pizza made of almond meal crust, tomato sauce, vegan cheese and pepperoni. Since starting the so-called Paleolithic or caveman diet two months ago, he’s given up grains and dairy, which proponents link to the “diseases of civilization.” Continue reading…