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 […]
General health
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 […]
Are Non-Communicable Diseases Really Non-Communicable?
A long-standing practice in medicine has been to classify diseases as either non-communicable or communicable. Whereas conditions such as influenza, tuberculosis, and AIDS have long been known to be contagious, disorders and diseases such as colon cancer, acne vulgaris, and type-1 diabetes are generally considered to be non-communicable. Scientific research that has emerged over the […]
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 […]
10 Things Mainstream Medicine Gets Wrong
Most people significantly overestimate the capabilities, quality, and efficiency of our medical system. They wrongly assume that doctors possess deep knowledge of the underlying causes of most illnesses and that they will be provided with optimal health care if they ever get sick. Even if they do get sick and fail to get better, despite […]
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 […]
Are We Designed to Be Healthy?
A couple of days ago I read a scientific paper by Harvard Professor Daniel E. Lieberman entitled Is Exercise Really Medicine? An Evolutionary Perspective (1). I’ve been a fan of Daniel Lieberman ever since I first read his book The Story of the Human Body: Evolution, Health, and Disease (2), which was published in 2013. […]
10 Scientific Papers That Can Transform Your Understanding of Health & Medicine
In 2015 I put up an article here on the site entitled 10 Scientific Papers That Can Transform Your Understanding of Health & Medicine. In that article I listed 10 scientific papers that I believe everyone who’s interested in health and medicine should take the time to read. I thought I’d do the same thing […]
Why Your Body Acts Up When You Get Sick
All organisms that are present on this planet are a part of an evolutionary arms race. Throughout evolutionary time, organisms have evolved various apparatus and tools that help them cope with dangers and effectively compete with competitors for limited resources. Humans are no different from other life forms in this respect. Natural selection has equipped […]