Scientific research carried out over the past couple of decades has shown that dysbiosis (microbial imbalance) and inflammation are at the root of numerous diseases and health problems, including acne vulgaris, colon cancer, chronic depression, and autoimmune conditions such as type-1 diabetes (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8). Dysbiosis and inflammation can develop secondary […]
Mismatch Resolution: The Future of Medicine
April 20, 2017 by 3 Comments
The human body is an amazing structure. Unlike what some creationists claim, this structure was not created and put here on Earth in its present form by some divine force; rather, it was sculpted by evolutionary forces over billions of years. Over time, its various constituents have changed in form and function as a result […]
How Darwinian Medicine Can Transform Human Health – An Interview With Iver Mysterud (PhD)
April 18, 2017 by 3 Comments
I’ve made the case many times here on the site that a widespread incorporation of evolutionary health principles into our medical system could transform the health of contemporary Homo sapiens. I’m not the only one who holds such a belief. Several other health practitioners and researchers do as well. Today, I’m talking with one such […]
The 6 Reasons Why Diseases Exist
March 17, 2017 by 5 Comments
Why do we get sick? Why aren’t organisms such as ourselves designed in such a way that they are resistant to disease? If you head into your GP’s office and ask your doctor about these things, he will likely tell you that there are no good answers to these questions and that each individual disease […]
12 Infographics That Explain Why We Get Sick
February 17, 2017 by 3 Comments
My impression is that the vast majority of people view medicine as a confusing and very complicated field. They don’t know much about human biology, physiology, or evolution and have been led to believe that there doesn’t exist such a thing as a conceptual framework or model that can explain why we get sick. This […]
The Biggest Problem in Medicine: We’re Not Seeing the Forest for the Trees
February 10, 2017 by 9 Comments
Let’s imagine that the field of medicine is a vast forest that covers large areas of landscape. The trees of this forest represent all of the different things that make up the medical discipline. Some of the trees represent different hormones, receptors, genes, and cells that are found inside the human body; others make up […]
What Are the Root Causes of Modern Illness? 16 Questions With Researcher and Therapist Begoña Ruiz Núñez
February 8, 2017 by 7 Comments
Over the years I’ve read countless scientific papers on nutrition, health, and medicine. While I found many of these papers very interesting, only a few left a lasting impression on me. A couple of years back, I came across one such fascinating piece of writing. The paper, entitled Lifestyle and nutritional imbalances associated with Western […]
Darwinian Medicine: How Evolutionary Theory Can Help Heal Our Sick Health-Care System
January 25, 2017 by
The health of Homo sapiens is failing. Chronic diseases and health problems such as acne vulgaris, cancer, myopia, and heart disease are today so common that they are by some considered to be a natural part of human life. Only a select few live long lives, free of disease. These healthy individuals are often referred […]
10 Diseases Caused by Evolutionary Mismatches
November 7, 2016 by 1 Comment
Many of the diseases and health problems that plague us in modern times are caused by a mismatch between genes and environment. This statement is supported by a large body of evidence (includes fossil studies, clinical trials,++). The number of mismatch diseases that affects contemporary people is staggering. Virtually every human alive today will develop […]
The Etiology, Prevention, and Treatment of the Diseases of Civilization: A Darwinian Conceptual Framework
October 27, 2016 by 4 Comments
I know that a lot of the concepts I talk about here on Darwinian-Medicine.com, such as evolutionary mismatches and biome reconstitution, may seem foreign and complicated to a lot of people. In order to make things more clear and help new readers understand what this site is all about, I’ve created a figure/infographic that explains […]
