Still working on getting to bed a little earlier each night, so for now I’ll just share this great new piece from Mark Sisson, “We Don’t Know What Constitutes a True Paleo Diet.” The most important initial premise:

The anthropological record provides a framework for further examination of nutritional science; it does not prescribe a diet. It gives us somewhere to start so we’re not flailing blind men dropped off in the middle of a strange city. That is why we’re interested in what early humans ate (and didn’t eat).

And the conclusion:

Luckily, there’s evidence that dietary changes are relevant. When zookeepers noticed the gorillas were getting diabetes and heart disease on scientifically-formulated gorilla chow, they said, “Hey, let’s try providing a diet approximating the one these great apes might eat in the wild. I’m thinking leafy greens, alfalfa, green beans, and tree branches.” The gorillas thrived. So did the grizzlies and the elephants when placed on diets that approximate (rather than replicate) their wild diets.

Are we so different?

Here are my food photos for day 36:

Wednesday, Feb. 19

I woke up at 10:10 a.m. (after heading to bed at 1:40 a.m.). Eight and a half hours.

Breakfast: 11:30 a.m. | Leftover rotisserie chicken, 4 eggs, 2 oz. greens mix, 2 Tbsp. coconut oil, herbs & spices

Lunch: 4:00 p.m. | 6 oz. prosciutto, 1 carrot, 1 stalk celery, 5,000 IU Vitamin D capsule, Calcium/Magnesium/Zinc caplet

Dinner: 8:30 p.m. | Pork sausage, eggs, carrot greens, greens mix, coconut oil, herbs & spices

I ate about one third of the contents of the skillet below, saving the rest for breakfast (and, possibly, lunch).