paleo
Hunter-gatherer diet
Paleo is short for Paleolithic, the prehistoric era when humans lived as hunter-gatherers.
The term usually appears in paleo diet, an eating approach that mimics ancestral patterns—meat, fish, vegetables, nuts, and fruit while avoiding grains, dairy, and processed foods.
As an adjective, paleo describes this lifestyle: paleo recipes, going paleo.
Pre-farming subsistence lifestyle
- cavemanPrehistoric cave-dwelling human
- ancestralOf one's forebears
- primalFirst in origin
- evolutionaryPertaining to gradual biological change
crossfit · barefoot · foraging · tribal · natural · movement · fitness · adaptation
Ancient glacial geological period
- stone-agePre-metalworking human era
- prehistoricBefore documented civilization
- PaleoceneEarliest Cenozoic epoch
- PaleogeneEarly Cenozoic era division
fossil · megafauna · extinction · geological · epoch · ancient · primordial
Without cereal crops
- dairy-freeContaining no milk products
- unprocessedNot yet treated
- meatAnimal tissue for food
- seafoodMarine creatures as cuisine
vegetables · fruits · nuts · seeds · eggs · anti-inflammatory · low-carb · keto
hunter-gatherer
Pre-farming subsistence lifestyle
evolutionary · crossfit · barefoot · foraging · tribal · natural · movement · fitness · adaptation · functional
Pleistocene
Ancient glacial geological period
- stone-agePre-metalworking human era
- prehistoricBefore documented civilization
- PaleoceneEarliest Cenozoic epoch
Paleogene · fossil · megafauna · extinction · geological · epoch · ancient · primordial
grain-free
Without cereal crops
- dairy-freeContaining no milk products
- unprocessedNot yet treated
- meatAnimal tissue for food
seafood · vegetables · fruits · nuts · seeds · eggs · anti-inflammatory · low-carb · keto · organic
- dietsvegan, ketogenic, vegetarian, keto, Atkins diet
- nutrition termscalorie, high protein, balance, low-fat, low fat
- wellnesshealthy, wellness, fitness, exercise, nutrition
- diet termscalorie counting, portion control, low carb, low fat, sugar free
- food trendsfusion, cronuts, oat milk, kombucha, cauliflower rice
- high-protein dietsAtkins, keto, carnivore diet, South Beach, South Beach diet
paleovegan
Avoids all animal products
plant-based · vegetarian · fruitarian · raw vegan · macrobiotic
paleoneo
Prefix meaning recent
modern · contemporary · futuristic · current · present-day
paleoprocessed
Subjected to operations
ultra-processed · industrial · refined · synthetic · artificial
- Paleo dietPrehistoric-inspired eating regimen
- Paleolithic dietPre-agricultural food regimen
- Lower PaleolithicEarliest prehistoric tool-making epoch
- Paleolithic artIce-age creative works
- Paleozoic eraFirst complex life period
- Paleolithic eraEarliest human tool-making period
paleontology, paleontologist, paleolithic, paleography, Paleozoic, paleontological, paleoclimatology