Evolutionary health/medicine and Paleo-themed diet plans are by no means new ideas. They just appear to be at the forefront of what I have been immersed in lately and thus have been absorbing a considerable amount of my "free-thinking" time.
I encourage you all to familiarize yourselves with the topic, not because it may be the gospel on health and nutrition, but because it is interesting theory based a lot on the work Darwin presented in "Origin of Species".
I find that my quest to obtain nutritional balance thus far has actually led to more confusion than answers. As I read these new Paleo-style books I continue to ask the questions: Is this the right way to eat and live......is this how the human body is meant to exist? So far, these evolutionary ideas make the most sense to me and I am encouraged by the methodology behind them.
Regardless....I remain discouraged about the way Americans approach health and how short minded most thinking is. Eating like a caveman may not be the answer for everyone, but the idea of lean proteins, fruits, vegetables, and nuts being the main products of subsistence can't be all that bad. I will always feel that preventative nutritional measures combined with an active lifestyle, is by far the most pro-active device we can use against problems caused by disease and aging, and I will continue to bombard those that will listen.
Here is a link for an interesting book on Evolutionary Health:
A bit technically composed, but interesting theories on how our biological structure has yet to catch-up with our cultural advances.
Fits right in with the Paleo-diet system that I am trying to gravitate towards:
The basis of the diet plan presupposes that the human body of today has not evolved significantly from that of our paleolithic ancestors, and we should be eating much the same as they did to achieve nutritional efficiency.
