His travels abroad had convinced Peter that Russia was too backward. As tsar he wanted to apply western mercantilism to stimulate agriculture, industry and commerce. A richer Russia could only benefit the position of the tsar as more could be taxed and invested into the military.
The term Bible Diet (or the Maker's Diet) is used[by whom?] to refer to a food diet promoted on radio and in books by writer and motivational speaker Jordan S. Rubin.
The terms caveman diet and stone-age diet are also used, as is Paleo Diet, trademarked by Cordain. In 2012 the Paleolithic diet was described as being one of the latest trends in diets, based on the popularity of diet books about it; in 2013 the diet was Google's most searched-for weight-loss method.