It goes by many names, and the differences that give rise to the names lead to arguments over the differences that their advocates claim are important. But the essentials are very simple: the turning point for most if not all of mankind's physical ills is the diet we are currently taught is the healthiest -- the high-carb diet which includes whole grains, corn, rice, and beans. The advocates of this alternative are growing in number and studies are being done at NIH and other research sites. (google any disease followed by the word 'inflamation')
I was introduced to the concept by my short-lived success on the Atkins diet, which I abandoned for the dim-witted excuse that I love rice and cinnomon buns. Over the years I have, the advocates of this diet tell me, developed three of the major diseases now associated with that diet and its relation to inflamation: Parkinson's Syndrome, cancer, and diabeties along with my obesity. They trace inflamation back to the science involved in eating as we are now told to, and they take the position that just as mankind has a psychological identity that he must use correctly to live, he has a physiological identity that must be obeyed if he is to live optimally.
The nearest set of principles to that requirement that I have found is the so-called Paleo diet. If its advocates are correct, it should be called the Human diet. If you are interested, go first to Diana Hsieh's Noodlefood site and click on Modern Paleo.
I have started and I'll let you know the results.
