A lot of people, including some health professionals and scientists, seem to operate under the belief that cancer is an (almost) inevitable part of the human life cycle. This isn’t surprising, seeing as cancer is today a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in many parts of the world. In industrialized nations in particular it’s […]
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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 […]
How the Western Diet Has Changed the Human Face
Most people know that children who grow up eating a processed, nutrient-poor diet are at increased risk of a wide range of medical problems, including obesity, type-2 diabetes, and hypertension. What is less known is that diet – particularly the diet you eat when you grow up – can have a major impact on the […]