Hey everyone! I wanted to let the hunting enthusiasts out there know that my good friend, Billy Berger has released an amazing project that has been over 4 years in the making, Primitive Instinct. Billy is a primitive skills expert and has been learning and honing his craft since he was a kid. If you recall, Billy was on the Discovery Channel “I-Caveman”… Continue Reading
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Darwinian Medicine Talk: SUNY New Paltz!
Howdy! Just wanted to share a link for the talk I did recently at SUNY New Paltz. I had a little problem getting Silverlight to work on Chrome, so if that’s how you roll you might need to use Safari or a supported browser. So, I’ve got to say this was not only an amazingly fun event… Continue Reading
Sleep, Sleep, Sleep! How artificial lighting and cortisol impact zzz’s
Hey there, been getting a lot of questions about the recent BBC piece on sleep. If you have not read that yet please do and then skeedadle back here. So, the thrust of the piece is that “normal” human sleep (both from a research perspective and anthropological observations) is NOT a solid, 8 hour block. Research and… Continue Reading
Paleo Summit
Hey Everyone! Just wanted to let you know about a phenomenal upcoming event, the Paleo Summit. This online event will kick off on Feb 26th and will feature some of the top folks from the Ancestral Helath scene. Stay tuned here for more details. Continue Reading
Darwinian Medicine talk at SUNY New Paltz
Hey there! Just wanted to let y’all know about an upcoming talk I’ll be giving to the Evolutionary Studies Program (EvoS) at SUNY New Paltz. Here is the pertinent info: When: Monday, Feb 27th 5:30-630 pm (reception and book signing to follow) Where: Lecture Center 100, SUNY New Paltz Campus Who Can attend? Anyone! Come down and spend the afternoon… Continue Reading
Iron fortified infant cereal: A formula for health problems?
This is a guest post by Catherine Shanahan, MD Author of Deep Nutrition: Why Your Genes Need Traditional Food and Food Rules: A Doctor’s Guide to Healthy Eating If you are a young mom, there’s a good chance your pediatrician has recommend that you provide an iron-fortified formula or cereal to your baby. But are these iron-fortified products really the best thing for… Continue Reading
I-CaveMan: After Party-Part 2
If you missed Part 1 here it is. Deep Water The show covered the bulk of the dramas and challenges we faced but one piece that was important did get edited out. When we faced our water shortage, production suggested that we use a skin, get rocks hot and boil the creek water. I argued… Continue Reading
I-CaveMan: After Party-Part 1
Holy Cats!! I received a ton of questions and support surrounding the recent Discovery Channel show, I-Cave Man. Thanks to everyone for both the questions and the support. The show was one of the most intense experiences of my life and I’m glad folks enjoyed the show and have questions. I had so many questions… Continue Reading
What is the Paleo Diet?
It’s funny, but in all the time that I’ve written on this paleo diet topic I’ve never really defined (in my terms) what I think constitutes a “paleo diet.” I laid out some general guidelines in the book and FAQ of course, but I’ve never done that for the blog. I think part of my… Continue Reading
I-CAVEMAN!
Looks like I’ve finally been given clearance to tell y’all about the project I did back in the summer. I participated in a Discovery Channel show that is part of the Curiosity Series called I-CaveMan. Here is a description my friend Lora wrote about the show on her Facebook page: Episode 1 – Were we… Continue Reading
