Darwinian medicine has the potential to transform our medical system and health. This is something more and more health professionals and scientists have started to recognize, as evidenced by the fact that an exponentially increasing number of papers and studies related to this emerging medical discipline have been coming down the scientific pipeline over the […]
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Ask Eirik: Did Our Hunter-Gatherer Forebears Eat Fermented Foods?
In several of my articles on fermented foods, I’ve stated that our preagricultural ancestors consumed primarily fresh foods, as opposed to fermented ones, and that I think we would be wise to follow in their footsteps. I strongly believe that people who harbor a dysbiotic gut microbiota can benefit from consuming small-moderate quantities of certain […]
The First Ever Clinical Study on Fermented Vegetables and Irritable Bowel Syndrome
I came up with the idea for, and was in charge of planning and conducting, what is to my knowledge the first ever clinical research study that has looked into the efficacy of fermented vegetables in the treatment of Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS). The study, which was recently published in the journal Food & Function, […]
Why Hunter-Gatherers, as Well as Most Wild, Non-Human Animals, Are Fairly Lean
In some parts of the world, it’s now the norm rather than the exception to be overweight. This is an evolutionarily novel situation. Up until quite recently in our evolutionary history, virtually nobody was overweight or obese. Not only have we, via the changes we’ve made to our environment, been fattening ourselves up, but we’ve […]
Organic Fitness: A Display of What’s Needed to Perform the Dragon Flag
Throughout the years I’ve worked as a coach/trainer and nutritionist, I’ve serviced a diverse assortment of clients, both via the web and in real life. Whereas some of these clients were very sick when they initially approached me and needed help overcoming one or more serious health problems, others were quite healthy and were just […]
The Evolutionary Underpinnings of the Obesity Epidemic
Obesity is a major problem in many parts of the world. In some nations, such as in the U.S. and Mexico, the ratio of overweight to lean people has actually exceeded 1, meaning that there are more overweight individuals than there are lean ones. This is concerning for a number of reasons, one of which […]
Why I Eschew Salt
Salt is a ubiquitous part of our current nutritional environment. It’s found in almost all convenience foods and in several of the food products that make up the foundation of the diet the average Joe and Jane eat, including in “the staff of life”, AKA bread, which typically contains as much as 1-1,5 grams of […]
Why Women Easily Gain Weight
Women naturally carry more body fat than men, and they typically also have a harder time maintaining a lean frame. The very slim figure that’s displayed in some women’s magazines is difficult or impossible for most women to obtain. In some cultures, such a figure is considered to be the ideal female form. What’s important […]
Paleolithic Nutrition: A Powerful Concept That Should Be Protected and Preserved
Not so long ago, it started becoming trendy to eat like a hunter-gatherer. A lot of people ditched grains, dairy products, and processed foods and stocked up on grass-fed meats, eggs and fresh fruits and vegetables. As I see it, that’s a good thing. In the time that has passed since the public was first […]
Root Vegetables: A Viable & Healthy Alternative to Grains
In the time that has passed since the Agricultural Revolution first took hold in the Fertile Crescent some 12.000 years ago, the part of the human diet that consists of cereal grains has swelled dramatically. Today, most humans consume significant quantities of wheat, barley, rice, and/or other grains on a daily basis. Over the same […]