Nature’s Food Plate
There are many different and conflicting food plates out there. You can see a few here. 10 Food Pyramids From Around The World All of these have been designed by various nutrition gurus, who obviously do not agree with each other. So, which one do you follow?
A lack of accountability
I am persuaded by studies in the fields of anthropology, primatology, and ethno-psychology that behavior such as empathy, sympathy, compassion, and morality are instinctual, not learned. Morality predates humanity, and can be seen in the behavior of our closest living genetic relatives, the chimps and bonobos.
Should we eat like other primates?
I choose the original diet nature evolved humans to eat. One common argument against eating meat is that our genetically closest living cousins, chimps and bonobos, and our more distant relatives, gorillas eat only plants so we should try to emulate their diet.
Saturated fat: Killer?
Nutrition gurus don’t seem to agree on much, save for the evils of saturated fat. How can we reconcile this with the fact that he diet nature evolved humans to eat is loaded with pastured animal foods, with
The perfect diet for your pet
If humans eat junk, they eventually become ill. The same is true of our beloved pets. The vet industry is booming with the very same medical specialties as the human health care industry, and there are now more than 23 veterinary specialties. Just like humans, our pets lead
Eat dirt and be well
I am a great fan of “dirt ” (actually soil-based compounds) as part of one’s diet, and have devoted an entire section to it in The Wellness Project. It has to be “clean” material, free from toxins, derived from ancient deposits.
Spinach, sweet potatoes, sprouts: NOT health food
The eating plan I follow is called The Original Diet. The plant foods in this eating plan are very carefully chosen to follow clues
An alternative convenience food
We live in a world increasingly dominated by the demand for convenience in all things. This presents a challenge for those of us trying to a eat a natural diet as defined by our evolutionary heritage. We do great at home but when we are out and about or traveling,
What Do We Really Know About Health?
We “know” a lot, and most of it is nonsense. Empowering a person to take action on faulty knowledge is a really dumb idea.
Isolating super foods for health
In recent years, American “health experts” have searched the world over for health enhancing super foods from other cultures. In my opinion, there is actually a health danger in recommending culturally-developed foods in isolation, while ignoring