The human microbiome is all the rage in this day and age. It’s at the forefront of modern science and medicine and features prominently in newspaper articles, health & wellness magazines, and diet books. But despite being so visible and scrutinized, the microbiome is frequently perceived as being a mystery – something that it’s difficult […]
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The Marvels of Evolution Caught on Film: 7 Documentaries That’ll Make You a Darwinist in No Time
Over the years I’ve watched a number of documentaries about evolution, natural selection, and other related topics, many of which I greatly enjoyed and learned quite a bit from. In today’s article, I thought I’d assemble some of the films I found to be the most captivating and engaging, so that others may also bear […]
Does the Key to a Robust Microbiota & Immune System Lie in Our Evolutionary Past? 10 Questions with Dr. Graham Rook
It’s difficult to overestimate the role that microbes and immune processes play in shaping the human physiology. Over the past couple of decades, it has become increasingly clear that the microbiome is at the center of human health and well-being, in the sense that our health status is largely determined by the composition and workings […]
Darwinian Resources: Everything You’ll Need to Become Well-Versed in Evolutionary Medicine
Darwinian medicine, AKA evolutionary medicine, is on the rise. Over the most recent decades, it has evolved from being something small and obscure to becoming a sizeable, maturing enterprise. There’s still a long way to go before the field is where it deserves to be at with respects to its position and recognition; however, there’s […]
8 Questions with Trevor Connor – the Once-Broken Cyclist Who Changed His Diet and Became a National-Class Racer
Today I have the pleasure of sharing a unique interview with one of my favorite health & fitness writers – a man named Trevor Connor. I first came across Trevor’s articles a few years back and was immediately struck by the quality of his work. He comes across as being intelligent and knowledgeable, and manages […]
10 Scientific Papers That Can Transform Your Understanding of Health & Medicine
If you’ve followed this site for some time, you may have noticed that I occasionally put up posts in which I list scientific articles covering topics that have to do with Darwinian medicine. The papers I include in such posts are carefully selected, in the sense that I only include articles that I find particularly […]
(R)evolutionary Medicine: 8 Interviews That’ll Enrich Your Mind
Over the past two years, interviews with some of the world’s leading experts on various evolution-centered medical issues have been published here on Darwinian-Medicine.com. If you haven’t already checked out all of the interviews, then now’s your chance… The interviews of Darwinian medicine Every interview that has appeared here on the site has a story […]
Are Nutritionists Ready to Embrace Evolutionary Science? 10 Questions with Researcher Anthony J. Basile, MS, NDTR
I’m a nutritionist with a BSc in Public Nutrition and a MSc in Clinical Nutrition. Throughout my formal nutrition education, I learned nothing about evolution. I learned a lot about the nutrients that make up the food we eat, chemistry, appetite regulation, statistics, and human physiology, among other things, but nothing about evolutionary biology. I […]
A Selection of Books That’ll Bring You into the Wonderful World of Darwinian Medicine
Darwinian medicine has the potential to transform our medical system and health. This is something more and more health professionals and scientists have started to recognize, as evidenced by the fact that an exponentially increasing number of papers and studies related to this emerging medical discipline have been coming down the scientific pipeline over the […]
(R)evolutionary Medicine: 15 Quotes That’ll Stimulate Your Mind
If you’re a regular reader of Darwinian-Medicine.com, then you’ve probably noticed that there’s a section on the front page called Featured Quote, in which a quote that has to do with evolutionary nutrition, the human microbiome, or another related topic is displayed. I personally choose the quotes that are shown, most of which are statements […]