I am not going to go into all the details on the Paleo diet, OR the Autoimmune diet. There are so many resources on the web, all you have to do is a quick search. There are more popping up daily as these have been the "new" approaches to healthy eating and also helping with a variety of health conditions.
So here we have a few great resource: The Paleo Mom, AIP Lifestyle, and Autoimmune Paleo.
Now its pretty clear the difference between them both so my question is WHY is there a term "Autoimmune Paleo" to begin with? They arent the same. They are similar but NOT the same.
"The Paleolithic diet, also popularly referred to as the caveman diet, Stone Age diet and hunter-gatherer diet, is a modern nutritional diet designed to emulate, insofar as possible using modern foods, the diet of wild plants and animals eaten by humans during the Paleolithic era.[1] Proponents of the diet therefore recommend avoiding any foods that they claim were not available to humans at that time, including dairy products, grains, legumes, processed oils, and refined sugar."
So wouldn't that mean to be Paleo is to eat ALL organic all the time?
again"..designed to emulate, insofar as possible using modern foods"
So that means you can' "really" be Paleo, just pretend to be, and get as close to possible. I am not knocking it all. It is much healthier to avoid processed foods than to NOT. And your health can take a dramatic and beneficial turn. I myself did it for a while and felt great. But quite frankly I am uncomfortable calling myself Paleo because it truly by definition is not.
"Clean eating" is more appropriate. " Real" foods -- those that are un- or minimally processed, refined, and handled, making them as close to their natural form as possible."
On the Paleo list of "ok" foods are eggs, flours, tomatoes, nuts & seeds just to name some. Also healthy fats include a list of foods that are not all AIP approved. So You can't do both. You have to be on a Paleo diet or an Autoimmune diet. Nothing I have read fully explains the reasoning behind the term "Autoimmune Paleo" other than for the reintroduction of foods afterwards if you are using AIP as an elimination diet. You are urged to say Paleo by most advice. (*Of course it depends on what list/site you use.)
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| VIA Mickey Trescott |
There are some like myself who are not doing it as a 30 day, 6 month, or even a year program as I've read some bloggers have tried. If you stay on the AIP program "for life"
you are not Paleo.You cant be.
Just because a vegetarian has a burger once doesn't mean the are no longer vegetarian.
If on AIP and you have a piece of wedding cake it does not mean you aren't on the AIP program any longer.
AS WITH ANY diet or lifestyle change, a treat, an allowance or even just unavoidable circumstances is perfectly ok. You may feel sick but you wont die!
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| Via Paleo Living Magazine |
SO regardless if I stay Aip or not, I will never say I am Paleo again unless I am off AIP and actually on the Paleo diet. Its an oxymoron as far as I am concerned. But I will be thankful, no matter what anyone wants to call it, that organic food is available, that my health is betting better, and we can continue to learn how to heal our bodies with food.
Nerd Fitness: Beginners Guide to the Paleo Diet
The Paleo Diet
Pro's and Con's of Paleo via Huffington Post
A Clean Plate
PaleoNonPaleo: Is the Paleo Autoimmune Protocol too hard?
