The primal diet has been referred to as the cave man diet because of its primitive nature.
This stone age diet differs slightly from the paleo diet, in that consuming dairy foods is encouraged not discouraged.
This diet is based on what man probably ate before the agricultural period started some 10,000 years ago.
However, this is a subject of much debate because our history is much older than just 10,000 years.
And like the paleo diet - no grains or legumes/beans are eaten on the primal diet because of the belief that these foods were not available during these hunter-gatherer years.
Primal and paleo diets consider all grains and legumes toxic because of the anti-nutrients found in these foods.
And these hard to digest foods would have needed to be properly prepared and cooked thoroughly before eaten.
Stone age diets are based on foods that a primitive man would have been able to hunt down or gather such as berries. And it is widely believed that they did not cook their food.
This is a long video, but it is packed with important advice like you would receive if you saw him live.
Did you catch what he said in the very beginning that raw butter, raw egg, and raw honey helps to neutralize the phytic acid from nuts.
If you germinate the nuts by soaking and sprouting nuts, this only increases 3 enzymes which act like phytic acid and will destroy protein absorption!
I've seen him in person and he was quite a dynamic man. I'm sure there will never be anyone quite like him again.
My personal experience with raw animal foods has been very mixed.
On one hand it was the most powerful and fulfilling diet I have ever been on and then on the other hand it was one of the most difficult.
There is a social aspect to this type of eating that most people can't seem to overcome ....it is not socially or politically correct to eat this way.
It can take years to overcome this type of social programming. For some it will be well worth it.
Sulfur, glutathione, and activator X appear to play a very important role with this particular diet because they are abundant in the foods found on the primal diet.
However, in order to do this diet successfully, you will need to get over your fear of eating raw meat.
After years of contemplation, I finally started to enjoy the power of eating raw meat.
This primal diet is like no other and I would listen to the audio posted above (School of Life with Aajonus Vonderplanitz) to get a better understanding of how to eat raw foods before embarking on this diet.
You can also buy his books from the link below. I'm sure Jim will be more than happy to help you.
I believe it will alleviate some of the fear that most people will face with the thought of consuming raw animal foods.
Because I still remember the first time I ate a raw egg, it was terrifying because of my belief system at the time.
I have the deepest respect for Aajonus and there "was" truly no one like him.
He is a force that will be missed in the raw food world. He had an "Unfortunate Accident" in Thailand - RIP.
However, you can still visit a website that is being run by his good friend.
If you would like to learn more about his experience with raw animal foods and the primal diet, go to We Want 2 Live