“The only way to deal with an unhealthy world is to become so absolutely healthy that your very existence is an act of rebellion.” —The Healthy Rebellion (adapted from Albert Camus) The Healthy Rebellion is a new community. A new network of like-minded people. I created The Healthy Rebellion (THR) to bring together the people… Continue Reading
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Recent Evolutionary Medicine Posts
The Sick Care System
Sick Care System /sik ker ˈsistəm/ noun The standard westernized healthcare system. A proposed system of health care maintenance that was better informed in terms of information, yet produced remarkably poor results. The 20th century saw perhaps the greatest improvements in human health in all of history (with some notable caveats). This was due in… Continue Reading
The Alzheimer’s Antidote
Guest post written by: Amy Berger, MS, CNS, NTP Hey Folks! (As Robb would say.) Long-time readers of Robb’s blog might recall that a couple years back, I introduced you to a book I’d written about using a low-carb/ketogenic diet to fight Alzheimer’s disease and cognitive decline. Back then, it was a simple little pdf… Continue Reading
How Paleo Could Revolutionize Medicine
Guest post written by: Eirik Garnas Most medical doctors know very little about evolution, which is not surprising, given that the vast majority of medical students don’t learn much about evolutionary biology, Darwin’s theories, or ancestral health. The same can be said for practitioners and students who are involved in other health-related fields, such… Continue Reading
How We Are Wired to Sleep-Part 2
How is your sleep? Getting the amount and quality you need? Part 2 of Doc Parsley’s series explains the importance of GABA for a good nights rest. Continue Reading
Overeating and Brain Evolution: The Omnivores REAL Dilemma.
New tastes, textures and combinations are rewarded via the dopaminergic centers of the brain, just like hookers and cocaine. Continue Reading
Dr. Kirk Parsley-Sleep: America’s BIGGEST Problem
Howdy folks! I wanted to shoot this TED talk by my good friend, Dr. Kirk Parsley your way. Doc Parsley (if you have missed the outstanding podcasts we’ve done with him here: 1, 2, and 3) is a former Navy SEAL, went to med school, and then was the Doc for the West Coast Teams… Continue Reading
PCOS Study: Does ADA or Paleo work better?
Hey folks! Lots of exciting things going on and I’ll do my best to update y’all on that soon. For now I want to let folks know that a study looking at the effects of the ADA diet and Paleo diet on Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) is about to get under way. That’s fantastic and… Continue Reading
Evolutionary Medicine Talk Via Specialty Health
Hey folks! Just wanted to let y’all know that I’ll be doing a talk with former US Navy SEAL Kirk Parsley MD. I’ll be covering a greatly expanded Evolutionary Medicine talk while Doc Parsley will cover his experience using EM in the SEAL population. Date: Friday, June 7th Time: 6:30 Pm Place: Nevada Museum of Art Cost: $20 Presentation… Continue Reading
