Over the most recent decades, the Paleo diet, AKA the original human diet, has taken the world by storm. It’s gone from being a niche concept that was only known to a handful of scientists to becoming a part of the mainstream vocabulary. The diet has gained a big following; however, it’s public entry and […]
Why Men and Women Aren’t Cut From the Same Cloth (And Why That’s Not a Bad Thing That Should Be Repressed)
Not so long ago, I put up a comprehensive article here on the site in which I ventured into highly charged territory by talking about the biological differences that exist between men and women. The primary reason why I decided to stick my neck out and delve into that contentious issue, which is bound to […]
Ask Eirik: I Have Trouble Gaining Muscle While Eating an Ancestral Diet. What Should I Do?
As every bodybuilder knows, in order to build muscle, it’s not sufficient to lift a lot of heavy things, one also has to eat a lot of food. One might say that eating is half the job. But what types of foods should one ideally consume…? This is a question that many a gym-goer has […]
Ask Eirik: How Would You Formulate a New Health Care Paradigm Based on Evolutionary Science?
The currently reigning health care paradigm that guides medical research and practise, governs health-related policy-making, and contributes to shaping public opinions on issues pertaining to sun exposure, nutrition, exercise, and the like in the modern world doesn’t have an evolutionary backbone. It was created from a formula devoid of Darwinian elements, and as a result, […]
One of the Most Neglected Societal Problems of Our Time
Global warming, pollution, school bullying, malnutrition, rising obesity rates, racism, antibiotic resistance… The list of problems that we humans are currently facing is a lengthy one. It may perhaps be even longer than we think. All of the aforementioned vexations have received plenty of coverage and are well-known to the public; however, certain other, more […]
How to Build Muscle in a Healthy Manner: 12 Hard-Learned Lessons of a Former Gym Junkie and Personal Trainer
It’s great to be muscular. Not just because it looks good to have strong, well-developed abs, shoulders, arms, and glutes, but also because muscles are useful to have in everyday life and it’s healthy to be fit and strong. Muscular people have an easier time conducting many common tasks than weak people and tend to […]
Another Often Overlooked Benefit of Eating a Healthy Diet
Some years back I put up an article here on the site with the title The Often Forgotten Benefit of Adhering to a Healthy Diet. In that piece I made the case that it’s typically less stressful, not more, to have a set of dietary rules or principles to abide by; the rationale being that […]
‘Why Evolution Is True’: The Evidence for Darwinism
Earlier this year, as I was browsing the science section of a local library that I regularly frequent, I came across a book called Why Evolution Is True by Jerry A. Coyne, who I now know, after doing some research online, is an American biologist who’s known for his work on speciation and his commentary […]
The Latest in Darwinian Medical Science: 12 Noteworthy New Papers That Shed Evolutionary Light on Health and Disease
The Darwinian approach to medicine is now being utilized by an increasingly diverse array of researchers, which is reflected in the scientific literature, where new evolution-oriented papers on topics as diverse as psychiatry, cardiology, and bariatrics routinely appear. Many of these articles and studies shed light on important facets of the human condition and make […]
The Vitamin D Levels of the Hadzabe and the Maasai: An Important Study That Flew Under the Radar
Evolutionary health aficionados of all varieties, ranging from Darwinian medical researchers to evolutionary nutritionists to organic fitness enthusiasts, have long recognized that sun exposure is critical in the context of health promotion/disease prevention, in large part because it brings about the generation and build-up of vitamin D inside our bodies, which is known to be […]