Nice Video, enlightening. My favorite part is how we've been evolving yet were designed to eat certain things, a little theistic evolution if you will, although I agree completely with your conclusions, and that it seems obvious our bodies were designed for certain foods, while not taking kindly to others. Tasty stuff...keep serving it up.
Mark - I don't think the video did that part very well. From what I have read, our DNA has not 'evolved' in that time. That is why we should be eating the same way that our Paleolithic ancestors did. The human body is marvelous at adapting though and many people confuse that with evolving.
That's an outstanding video - great post Bill. I enjoyed all of it, but most of all the points about the grains/dairy and the diseases they have been linked to as well as the Pharmaceutical influence over modern medicine, doctors and overall advice. Let's not forget the influence over the FDA and such.
I like a lot of things about this style of eating, but what I really enjoy the most is the fact that I have not taken ONE single supplement (no pills, powders, nothing!) in nearly 2 months. It's great! Thanks for the continued advice and messaging Bill.
I didn't mean to confuse adapting and evolving, I was merely pointing out that the video states we've been 'evolving' yet our bodies are 'designed' to eat certain things, and I certainly agree with the latter. How the two jive together is really a discussion for a philosophy/ontology blog not so I apologize for muddying the nutritional waters. However, the devils advocate within would like to know why then if the body is so marvelous at adapting should we be so worried about avoiding the untold amounts of crap that the FDA is serving up, if we can adapt what's really to worry?
(I feel as though I know how you'll respond...but nevertheless I'm always curious)
Mark - I'll definitely agree with you on that. Don't worry about "muddying the waters" either. I love talking/debating about almost anything. As for your question though, just because we can adapt to certain conditions doesn't mean we are thriving or in our optimal state. In my mind, being able to adapt simply results in an increased likelihood of survival. And just because something survives doesn't mean it isn't sick or weak. Going back to nutrition, we can eat things we weren't intended to eat and our bodies adapt to survive, but we pay the price in the form of decreased health and a decreased level of quality of life. This is where modern medicine comes into play too because it goes hand in hand with a less than optimal diet. The two get combined in hopes of dragging life on a little bit longer.
Sure, we get over sunburn, our body heals and sheds the dead and damaged skin (and itches like a mother), but it can still eventually cause skin cancer from prolonged exposure.
The real question is wether or not the sun actually causes cancer? There are people that spend their whole lives outdoors and don't get skin cancer. There are others that spend little time outside and suffer skin cancer and the medical community claims it's due to the sun. Is it possible that skin cancer could instead be a result of poor nutrition, ie over abundance of carbohydrates in our diets? If skin cancer is caused by the sun, then why didn't all of our ancestors who didn't have sun screen and spent lots of time outdoors fear skin cancer like we do today?
Garth - You are definitely on the right track with that. Don't just question carbs though. I would be more worried about the polyunsaturated fats that are consumed today. Quick lesson:
Free radicals can be damaging to cells
Saturated fats have all the hydrogen atoms they can hold
Unsaturated fats have had some of the hydrogen atoms removed, making them vulnerable to attacks by free radicals
When unsaturated fats are exposed to free radicals they can create chain reactions of free radicals that spread the damage in the cells
Wow. I was just going to eat a donut from DD's, but then I read and watched all the great information. I will go get my salad and filet's. Scared me straight.
May 16, 2009, 11:21 am
Nice Video, enlightening. My favorite part is how we've been evolving yet were designed to eat certain things, a little theistic evolution if you will, although I agree completely with your conclusions, and that it seems obvious our bodies were designed for certain foods, while not taking kindly to others. Tasty stuff...keep serving it up.
May 16, 2009, 5:16 pm
Mark - I don't think the video did that part very well. From what I have read, our DNA has not 'evolved' in that time. That is why we should be eating the same way that our Paleolithic ancestors did. The human body is marvelous at adapting though and many people confuse that with evolving.
May 16, 2009, 6:11 pm
That's an outstanding video - great post Bill. I enjoyed all of it, but most of all the points about the grains/dairy and the diseases they have been linked to as well as the Pharmaceutical influence over modern medicine, doctors and overall advice. Let's not forget the influence over the FDA and such.
I like a lot of things about this style of eating, but what I really enjoy the most is the fact that I have not taken ONE single supplement (no pills, powders, nothing!) in nearly 2 months. It's great! Thanks for the continued advice and messaging Bill.
May 18, 2009, 11:38 am
Bill:
I didn't mean to confuse adapting and evolving, I was merely pointing out that the video states we've been 'evolving' yet our bodies are 'designed' to eat certain things, and I certainly agree with the latter. How the two jive together is really a discussion for a philosophy/ontology blog not so I apologize for muddying the nutritional waters. However, the devils advocate within would like to know why then if the body is so marvelous at adapting should we be so worried about avoiding the untold amounts of crap that the FDA is serving up, if we can adapt what's really to worry?
(I feel as though I know how you'll respond...but nevertheless I'm always curious)
May 18, 2009, 1:50 pm
Mark - I'll definitely agree with you on that. Don't worry about "muddying the waters" either. I love talking/debating about almost anything. As for your question though, just because we can adapt to certain conditions doesn't mean we are thriving or in our optimal state. In my mind, being able to adapt simply results in an increased likelihood of survival. And just because something survives doesn't mean it isn't sick or weak. Going back to nutrition, we can eat things we weren't intended to eat and our bodies adapt to survive, but we pay the price in the form of decreased health and a decreased level of quality of life. This is where modern medicine comes into play too because it goes hand in hand with a less than optimal diet. The two get combined in hopes of dragging life on a little bit longer.
May 19, 2009, 5:49 pm
Easy example of adaptation: sunburn.
Sure, we get over sunburn, our body heals and sheds the dead and damaged skin (and itches like a mother), but it can still eventually cause skin cancer from prolonged exposure.
May 21, 2009, 9:44 am
The real question is wether or not the sun actually causes cancer? There are people that spend their whole lives outdoors and don't get skin cancer. There are others that spend little time outside and suffer skin cancer and the medical community claims it's due to the sun. Is it possible that skin cancer could instead be a result of poor nutrition, ie over abundance of carbohydrates in our diets? If skin cancer is caused by the sun, then why didn't all of our ancestors who didn't have sun screen and spent lots of time outdoors fear skin cancer like we do today?
May 21, 2009, 10:40 am
Garth - You are definitely on the right track with that. Don't just question carbs though. I would be more worried about the polyunsaturated fats that are consumed today. Quick lesson:
May 26, 2009, 10:58 am
Wow. I was just going to eat a donut from DD's, but then I read and watched all the great information. I will go get my salad and filet's. Scared me straight.
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