Clifton, Bristol, herbalist Max Drake loses more than stone on 'Cave Man Diet'

A shopkeeper from Clifton, Bristol, shed more than a stone in weight after eating like a caveman for more than a year.

Max Drake, owner of the Urban Fringe Dispensary on Colston Street, shunned all processed foods, concocting recipes full of rich berries, game, nuts and roots.

He gave up bread, pasta, cereals, biscuits and beer during the strict 12-month Stone Age routine, shrinking from 12 stone down to just 10 stone 12lbs.

Herbalist Max, who lives in Clifton, told the Daily Mail: "It was tough at first. The key thing was giving up grain, wheat and barley.

"It sounds so easy when you say it. But when it comes to ditching bread, pasta, beer, cereals and biscuits, it seems a much bigger ask.

"And to be honest the first two weeks are a nightmare as your body tries to reorient itself to this totally different way of eating.

"But after two weeks your body gets into it and you suddenly feel better than you've ever felt. After all this is our natural diet.

"Humans have been around for 2.5million years - or 150,000 generations - and for the vast majority of that time we ate a Stone Age diet, based on hunting and gathering."