From FoxNews.com

In the last several months there has been much buzz about this “new” diet, called the Caveman Diet or the Paleolithic diet.

I’m not sure how “new” it really is, given that it refers to the timeframe during the Paleolithic period from about two million years ago up to about 10,000 years ago.

As you can imagine, two million years ago, the food options available were more limited than what we have available today. The basics of the diet are lean meats, wild-grown vegetables, fruit, and nuts.

You do not have to be dying of thirst in a hot desert to be dehydrated. Although that example depicts a severe case of dehydration, it is said by many health specialists that in the US and many other countries, that most people are in some phase of dehydration most of their lives. The foods we eat has more salt in it, both for taste and as a preservative. The drinks we consume have even more sugar, salt and preservatives in them.