This blog is about the intersection between evolutionary biology and food. But also about practical applications, sustainable agriculture, and general tasty things. I originally started eating this way to heal from chronic health problems and...it worked!
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My Diet: Good, local, whole foods. Mostly meat, fish, and vegetables with some traditional whole grains and legumes.
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Anthropology
05/30/2011 - 19:19
Probably the best academic treatment of why modern foods play a role in diseases of civilization.
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05/30/2011 - 19:14
Inuit only ate meat right? Wrong, the Inuit have an extensive variety of plant foods as well, documented in this wonderful ethnography.
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01/09/2011 - 22:19
Learn how to sit, stand, walk, and lie down like indigenous cultures free from back problems.
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12/15/2010 - 23:04
So far the best book about how evolution has shaped women's bodies. Chock full of interesting info.
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07/11/2010 - 14:37
Fascinating both for Daniel's personal journey and his accounts of life among one of the most unusual of the Amazonian tribes.
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03/15/2010 - 13:09
A beautifully written book on the truth about deer, as well as the human place in the ecosystem
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01/14/2010 - 14:02
It's been a long time since I read this book as a an economics/anthropology student, but it had a big impact on me. The essays are diverse and provide plenty of food for thought. The essays also shred pop-culture stone age myths about everything from longevity to the status of women. You can read one of the essays for free online- the seminal The Original Affluent Society by Marshall Sahlins.
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01/11/2010 - 16:04
Ten Canoes is one of the rare films I've seen that is about the rhythms of hunter-gatherer daily life. I often suggest it to people who seem to think of such civilizations as missing something without writing, but this film makes it clear how complex and rich their oral culture is.
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01/08/2010 - 16:31
An anthropological study of an arctic tribe written in narrative form, this is a beautiful book that fleshes out aspects of life that are often ignored even by those who follow primal diets. Food is more than just survival, it has important spritual aspects that tie it to us and the places we live.
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