The paleo manifesto : ancient wisdom for lifelong health / John Durant ; with contributions by Michael Malice

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Contents: Becoming the caveman -- 1. Origins -- Know thy species (animal age) -- Rise and fall (Paleolithic Age) -- Moses the microbiologist (agricultural age) -- Homo invictus (industrial age) -- Biohackers (information age) -- 2. Here and now -- Food : the conventional wisdom -- Food : principles for a healthy diet -- Fasting -- Movement -- Bipedialism : stand, walk, run -- Thermoregulation -- Sunrise, sunset -- 3. Visions -- Hunter -- Gatherer -- Conclusion: Habitats, old and new
Summary: Combining science, culture, anthropology, and philosophy, explains how to stay healthy and live with purpose in the modern world by returning to the way humanity's hunter-gatherer ancestors ate, moved, and lived in the wild.

2013

Smithsonian Libraries

Topic: Health behavior--History; Health and hygiene; High-protein diet; Nature and civilization