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if we had grown up in a family

eating junk food all the time.

We did not.

So we were obviously

doing everything correct

according to

conventional standards.

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I had several inflammations

going on in my body.

I had aching joints

all the time.

I was lethargic,

tired all day long.

It doesn't even matter

if I had slept six hours,

or 12, or 14 hours,

I was just tired the entire day.

My life before going Paleo

was pretty much that

of a fitness nut.

Like, just doing silly workouts

at a commercial gym.

I think people are really tired

of the conventional stuff

they've been told for years,

so they, eventually,

are really ready for a change.

[Man] I went to my doctor

in my early 30s.

And my doctor said to me,

"Based on your blood work,

"and based on the results

that we've got back,

you have an increased risk

of X, Y, and Z in terms

of lifestyle diseases."

My blood sugar was very high.

My cholesterol levels were high.

My blood pressure was very high.

When I asked him

for lifestyle alternatives,

he said, "Well,

you're eating a low-fat diet,

"and you're currently

going to the gym,

"so there's nothing else

you can do.

"You're kind of

doing the right things.

"You're not a drinker.

You don't smoke.

Everything is fine.

"It's just about

your genetic heritage

and the fact you're getting

a little bit older."

I didn't accept that,

really because I was scared

of taking those medications,

especially in the long term.

[Man] I've been practicing

as a doctor for about 25 years.

Most of my patients come

with what we would call chronic

or sort of

long-standing health issues.

Some of the problems

might be things like

irritable bowel syndrome,

diabetes, headaches, migraine,

general fatigue.

Usually, the individual

has either not had

a good experience

with conventional medicine

or conventional approaches,

and/or there really isn't

very much

the conventional approaches

can offer that person.

But this is

what's happening to people.

They're being told,

"Just accept it.

"Here you go.

Here's your diagnosis.

"I'm sorry.

This is the pill. Take it.

I'm sorry. You don't get

any other choices."

There's a reason why...

conventional wisdom says,

"Do this."

Everybody does it,

and it ends up all crappy.

Well, I used to work

in a hospital.

And I became...

Once I learned about Paleo

and the benefits,

I became so frustrated

at the amount of drugs that

were being pumped into people

for stuff that could be solved

with a good diet

and some exercise.

Wisdom is just such a... Ugh!

It's such an oxymoron.

When we use

the word "conventional wisdom,"

it seems like forever,

but it's actually

maybe five years old,

or 10 years old,

or 20 years old.

It mortifies me sometimes

to think

of the numbers of people

that are sick

because they've been lied to.

[John] When people take

conventional nutritional advice,

as we generally have been

for the last 30 or 40 years,

to eat less fat and

more carbohydrate-rich foods,

including starchy carbohydrates,

this isn't good for health.

It damages health.

People underestimate

how powerful taking charge

of their diet can be.

We are just taught

to walk into a grocery store,

and if it's in a box,

it's in there, it's good for us.

We can consume it.

It's safe

for human consumption, right?

But the fact of the matter is

when you approach food

without any of that awareness,

you're not tapped in at all

to what your body needs,

what it needs

to function and thrive.

What you put into your body,

that's your fuel.

If you're not fueling

your body right,

it'll break down at some point,

you know?

[Cain]

This grain, you know, diet

pure-bred thing

is pushed on people

from, like, grade school.

It's like

that's all people know.

You have to be able to recognize

when the government,

and the corporations,

and the institutions,

and the society

are lying to you,

or deceiving you,

or just simply don't know

what they're talking about.

They're ignorant.

And find out

what's driving them.

Where's the money, so to speak.

We used to be

instinctual creatures

who would hunt and gather

our own food,

whether it be berries,

or vegetables,

or free-range animals,

you know, deer or bison.

Morning, mate.

[Peter] I have always had

a really bad relationship

with food,

so I knew

something had to change.

I wanted to make sure

it was a sustainable change.

-Back to work.

-Yeah, I feel rested though.

I'm way better than I was

when I left.

I'd always struggle with

sleeping and training really.

I'd always trained

since a very early age.

I've always played

pretty competitive sports,

but there's always been

kind of something missing.

I always knew I wasn't getting

the most out of what I could be

essentially.

[John] We had

a patient come in one day.

He was in his early 70s.

He came in for

a relatively minor operation.

He'd never been

in hospital before.

That was the the thing

that really, sort of,

stuck out at me.

He also

had never really been unwell.

And I was amazed

at how energized and vital

this person was.

You know,

he's sort of 50 years

older than me

and in a much better

state of health.

I asked him

to what he attributed

his good health,

and his wellness,

and his energy,

and he explained to me

that he thought a lot of it

was down to

some very simple things

that he did in his life.

The way he ate.

He was a regular cyclist,

for example.

He was also just fundamentally

very interested in life.

My curiosity

got the better of me

again later that day

when I went into town

and ended up buying

a book on nutrition.

I decided

to apply the principles

in my own life.

Once I'd done that,

the effects

on my own health and wellness

were really nothing short

of transformational.

I like to eat food

that resembles what it is

in its true, natural form.

I like to be close to nature.

I like to be outdoors a lot.

I like to sleep

according to my natural cycle.

Wake up when my body feels

like waking up.

I like moving

in the very functional,

sort of, primal way,

so that's hiking,

and running, and rock climbing.

Just being out there,

and using my body,

and actually really feel

like I'm living

instead of sort of existing

in an office cubicle,

if that makes sense.

So, to me, Paleo represents

that very natural lifestyle.

Being in the sun,

and getting lots of vitamin D,

eating sustainable food,

cooking from scratch.

It's a slow kind of living,

which is also not sort of slow

in its speed.

It's just sort of coming back

to the way we used to live

and used to feel,

I suppose, as well.

[Woman] When I realized

that the Paleo lifestyle

was scientifically sound,

I would say it's been

over the last three years.

I mean, I came

from a traditional,

medical background.

I don't recall ever taking

a single nutrition course.

So most of my knowledge

of how our diets impacted health

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