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So, I need to reiterate that our attempts to eat more like our Paleolithic ancestors shouldn't be guided by ideology or a romanticized notions of what pre-agrarian people were like.

The removal of grains from the diet isn't a moral or dogmatic decision. As I've said, there are healthy ways to eat grains, but unfortunately, with our busy modern lifestyles, most people don't have the time or knowledge to prepare grains properly. Regarding phytic acid, even though other foods contain perhaps more phytic acid than grains, they are often more satiating and are more nutrient-dense. In aggregate, if you remove grains and legumes, you're eating more nutrients relative to anti-nutrients. It's about proportions. Additionally, you address other issues like insulin levels. We're not cutting out dairy, even though casein, the primary protein in dairy, causes some of the same inflammatory affects as grains.

Look at this way: Do you eat a piece of fish on top of a bed of cashews? Do you eat a steak on top of a pile of cheese? Maybe you do, I don't know. But most of us don't, so nuts and dairy shouldn't pose too big of a problem for people who don't already have issues with those foods.