A widely held misconception that ancient man was a herbivore who turned his nose up at all meat in favor of the available plant life. Current vegetarians often claim that their diet is the most natural and ancient known to man, in an effort to gain converts, but it’s simply not true.

In fact, archeological evidence shows that man’s earliest tools were put to use, at least in part, in the dressing of meat1. In many areas, the diet of primitive man was made up almost entirely of animal products. The continued affection for meat demonstrated by the monkeys and apes that are our primate cousins today is also testament to early man’s dietary preference. There’s a good reason for all this. It’s called survival.

Meat is a far superior source of amino acids than plant life. It’s also high in vitamins A, E and B complex. Fat, whose benefits we will discuss throughout this book, is also readily available in meat and not in plants. Along with many other uses, including the fact that it’s tasty and adds to the palatability of food, fat is necessary for proper breakdown and use of vitamins A, D, E and K in the body.