In the 21st century, it has become taboo to say that men and women differ with respects to their skill-set and mental functioning; and hence, the types of work and activities they’re best suited for. At least that’s the case in some “highly developed nations”, such as in Norway, where I live. Nobody denies that […]
General health
The Beautiful Faces of Traditional People
Over the years I’ve looked at a number of photographs depicting traditional, non-westernized people who live under natural, non-industrialized conditions. One of the things I’ve repeatedly noticed and found enthralling is that such people generally have well-developed, beautiful faces. They don’t use skin lotions, cosmetics, shampoo, or conditioner, brush their teeth, or have access to […]
The Remarkable Physical Condition of Australian Aboriginal Hunter-Gatherers
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 […]
Hate Exercising? This May Be Why…
It’s well-known that there’s a connection between physical inactivity, ill-health, and obesity. The general assumption is that physical inactivity is a cause of poor health, metabolic derangement, and fat gain. While not wrong, this presumption, which is certainly a very logical one, is incomplete, in the sense that it doesn’t encompass the full complexity of […]
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 […]
Darwinian-Medicine.com’s Health Assessment Service: Your Guide to Better Health
Are you struggling to get healthy? Are you having trouble figuring out what’s wrong with your body and how you should proceed to get where you want to go? If so, then chances are you can benefit from professional health guidance. The health assessment service that’s now offered here at Darwinian-Medicine.com can help you take […]
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 […]
It All Starts in the Gut
Most chronic health problems start in the gut. A lot of contemporary humans are overweight, chronically inflamed, tired, and metabolically deranged and have a less than stellar libido and mental health. This isn’t surprising, seeing as a lot of contemporary humans eat a species-inappropriate diet and harbor an imbalanced, unhealthy gut microbiota. Many are also […]
Quackery Alert: Cleanses, Detoxes, Juice Cures, Shake Diets, etc.
The internet is a dangerous place. Unless you’re careful about what you search for, what websites you visit, and what links you click on, you may quickly find yourself surrounded by quackery on all sides. The risk of this happening is particularly high if you surf into health/fitness-related sections of the internet, which are notorious […]
What Your Physical Appearance Reveals About Your Health
There is a strong association between health status and phenotypic expression. This is something we instinctively know, but it’s largely overlooked within conventional medical circles nonetheless, which is unfortunate, seeing as one can tell a lot about a person’s health and medical situation by examining his or her physical appearance. Whereas characteristics such as white […]