A few days back, as I was doing a couple of searches on PubMed in an attempt to find something interesting & worthwhile to read, I stumbled upon an article with the title Traditional diet and food preferences of Australian Aboriginal hunter-gatherers. It immediately caught my attention; not just because of its interesting title, but […]
Evolution and Medicine
A Selection of Books That’ll Bring You into the Wonderful World of Darwinian Medicine
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 […]
(R)evolutionary Medicine: 15 Quotes That’ll Stimulate Your Mind
If you’re a regular reader of Darwinian-Medicine.com, then you’ve probably noticed that there’s a section on the front page called Featured Quote, in which a quote that has to do with evolutionary nutrition, the human microbiome, or another related topic is displayed. I personally choose the quotes that are shown, most of which are statements […]
Do Traditional People Hold the Key to a Healthy Life? 15 Questions with Researcher Pedro Carrera Bastos
Today I have the pleasure of sharing a very special interview with you. The interview is special for a number of reasons. First of all, it’s very comprehensive. It’s by far the longest and most detailed interview that has ever been published on Darwinian-Medicine.com. Second, much of my work here on the site revolves around […]
Why We Get Sick
In today’s article, which I intend to keep short, I thought I’d revisit an infographic that I created and put up here on the site some time ago. The reason I’m bringing this infographic out again instead of writing about something new is not that I have run out of ideas for things to write […]
Darwinian Medicine: The Best Remedy for Cancer?
Every year, government-run agencies issue hundreds of millions of dollars in funding for cancer-related research. Scientists who’ve applied for funding and gotten their requests approved reach out and grab a hold of this money, which they use to pursue their goal of solving the riddle that is cancer. They investigate tumor-generating processes in animal models, […]
The Darwinian Medical Revolution: How Evolutionary Science Could Change Medicine
Nothing in medicine makes sense except in the light of evolution. If one doesn’t know anything about evolution, it’s impossible to make sense of why organisms are vulnerable to disease, what it takes to build a robust, healthy human, why we age and die, how we are connected to the rest of the living world, […]
The Universality of Darwinian Medicine
It’s often assumed that we humans are very dissimilar from other organisms with respects to the reasons as to why we are vulnerable to disease. A lot of people also take it for granted that the medical and biological principles that are important in the context of human health optimization differ from those that are […]
The Thing That Separates Paleo From All Other Health/Nutrition Concepts
Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past couple of decades, you’ve undoubtedly noticed that the internet is chock-full of information about diet and health. The non-digital, real world is as well. Thoughts, opinions, and ideas about healthy living circulate in cafés, fitness centers, and classrooms all over the world. One of the […]
The Troubled Youth of Great and Revolutionary Ideas
Many, if not most, great and revolutionary ideas are bullied and made fun of when they are young. Usually, the bullying gets less severe over time; however, it doesn’t necessarily cease completely. In some instances, the problems start all the way back at birth. The birth of many great ideas is lengthy and burdensome and […]