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 […]
Evolution and Medicine
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 […]
How Developmental Experiences Shape Our Health – 10 Questions With Chris Kuzawa (PhD)
Earlier this summer I read a book called Evolutionary Medicine and Health: New Perspectives, which was published in 2008 by Oxford University Press. I found it both interesting and enjoyable. It’s definitely one of the best books on Darwinian/evolutionary medicine I’ve read. I didn’t find all of the chapters equally captivating though. One chapter in […]
Why You Need More Vitamin D
There are few vitamins that have received as much attention in the scientific literature, as well as in the mainstream press, as vitamin D. Its only contender may be vitamin C, the compound that’s found in fruits and vegetables such as lemons and oranges. Vitamin D differs from other nutrients that we humans need to […]
Ask Eirik: How Did You Become Interested in Darwinian Medicine?
Yesterday I was interviewed by an Italian friend of mine who I came in contact with through his comments here on the site. Like me, he’s an evolutionary health aficionado and a proponent of Darwinian medicine. One of the questions I was asked as part of the interview – which is to be published on […]