Kom säger dom

Posted Tue, 07/20/2010 - 21:26 by Melissa

So far I'm waiting for tests to come back. It's been crappy. So far some candidates include lyme disease and genetic hypotension. Some books I have been reading lately include:

Wild Health: Great read, a good exoneration of plants, which kind of get bashed a lot in the paleo world

Sex at Dawn: Kind of a naughty book. I'm not sure I agree with all of the author's points, but it's certainly thought provoking.

Dark Summit: Harrowing story of Mt Everest's deadly 2006 season.

Possum Living: A rather odd guide to living off of nothing. Regardless of the feasibility of the author's advice, it's certainly a book with character...

The End of Overeating: Honestly, a little boring, but interesting to see that many of the things counted as "fatty meat" in studies are injected with hydrolyzed soy protein and sugar, wrapped in refined carbs, and fried in rancid PUFAs....

Pandora's Seed: Kind of redundent if you've already read Jared Diamond or any other stone age anthropology, but a fairly decent introduction to the idea of using our ancestors as models for our modern life.

I'm planning to write full reviews of most of these as well! Got any more good book recs? Let me know in the comments?

Dance Break:

Ja jag, kan tänka mig ett liv som på stenåldern
Yes, I can imagine a life of the Stone Age
Utan pengar, neanderthal, vi glömmer bort och börjar om igen
Without money, neanderthal, we forget and start all over again

Comments

Why do plants get bashed in

by Black Rabbit - 07/27/2010 - 17:31

Why do plants get bashed in the paleo world? Hunter-gatherer culture traditionally get a majority of their calories from horticulture and gathering of plants and fungi.

Well, that's actually not

by Melissa - 07/27/2010 - 17:35

Well, that's actually not true. By volume, yes, by calories, no.
http://www.ajcn.org/cgi/content/full/71/3/682

But I agree, plants are good to eat.

Have been away and not near a

by Maria - 07/22/2010 - 09:51

Have been away and not near a computer so I didn't know you were ill--hope you are doing better.

Hi, I am an expatriate from

by Nils Juanto - 07/21/2010 - 23:59

Hi,

I am an expatriate from Sweden currently living and studying in the U.S. I have been doing paleo for quite some time, having discovered it by reading Art De Vany's blog. In any case, just wanted to say that I enjoy your blog and your references to Sweden :)

Jag hoppas att du far reda pa vad som orsakat din sjukdom, och att du kryar pa dig!

If you can find a copy, you

by M. - 07/21/2010 - 23:31

If you can find a copy, you might enjoy reading "The Transformation" by George Leonard.
(http://www.amazon.com/Transformation-Guide-Inevitable-Changes-Humankind/...)

As a young Anthropology student this was the book that turned my attention to hunter gatherer cultures, and the basic human qualities that were inherent in those cultures that have become lost or marginalized as humanity made the shift to agrarian cultures.

Even though the book doesn't relate directly to palio diet, and it was written quite some time ago (I think I read it first back in 1972)it touches on some very important points of palio culture imho.

Krya på dig

If you have the time, "A

by Joy - 07/21/2010 - 11:27

If you have the time, "A People's History of the United States" by the recently deceased Howard Zinn is an excellent book. "Living my Life(Volumes 1 and 2)" by Emma Goldman is another compelling read.

I wish you all the best.

Hi Melissa, I hope you are

by Michael - 07/21/2010 - 06:17

Hi Melissa,
I hope you are feeling better and the results come out well. I know the feeling. I have to go have an Ultrasound today and its no fun waiting to hear the results. I really like your blog.

I think Sex at Dawn has lots

by matt - 07/20/2010 - 22:32

I think Sex at Dawn has lots to do with paleo eating - when you are up and healthy I'd love to hear your thoughts on it.

I've mentioned it before but I think that Sex, Time, and Power by Leonard Shlain is a seminal gender/anthropology/sociology/paleo book.

I'm sure you know about Nora Gedgaudas Primal Body-Primal Mind.

Also just finished "The Little Book on the Human Shadow" by Robert Bly.

hope you are feeling better.