Mediterranean diet -- anyone else?

[Catrin]

For me it is about the results...I was curious about Paleo enough to try it but wouldn't have stuck with it if all of my digestive system issues hadn't disappeared almost immediately (and my energy levels shot up). Obviously, for me, I had a lot of unknown food sensitivities or allergies that was addressed by this. My triglycerides and HDL are the best they have been in my life since making this move - my doctor was very pleased with them. In the end, Paleo/Primal/whatever you call it isn't "low-carb", though many do approach it that way - it is more about the source (veggies and fruits) rather than a specific macro split and we have to fuel our bodies for our activities. As with everything there are those who come up with a single approach & insist that anything else isn't "correct" - people do that.

No one should be pressured into eating in any special way. Each of our bodies are different and will respond to different things - as both Crankin and I have figured out. What matters is what works for us individually.