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Atherosclerosis evident in four ancient populations, including hunter-gatherers [closed]
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Mummies had heart attacks too? News Article or Outlandish Attack.
http://www.theheart.org/article/1515041.do
What you say about this, comrades?
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A alternative way of looking at Paleo
I am student of the paleo science and lifestyle and read pretty much everything I come across. When people begun to harvest they become shorter, died sooner and so on. True!
But o …
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Touch, sex & monogamy in paleo/hunter gatherer societies
My understanding of some neuro-psychological features of humanity, lead me to believe that mankind is currently deprived of activities like touch, including maternal and non sexual …
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Mace Training- has anyone tried anything like it?
The recent question on the Centurion Method reminded me of the time I was reading the Shahnameh.
The Shahnameh is a Persian epic poem and is so long that, no I didn't actually read …
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Why Hunter Gatherers don’t live long?
I understand that hunter gatherers don't have any modern medical care and probably die from common infections and broken bones, but considering the fact that they live in natural l …
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Would you really hunt and kill if you had to?
To me this is the true litmus test of Paleo. Some of us are natural born due to genotype Hunters and really would kill an animal for food in order to survive.
I must admit, I wo …
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Is this onion grass growing wild in my back yard edible?
This one is for all those expert foragers out there. My back yard is now starting to sprout grass after a rainy March, and since we haven't mowed yet I noticed a corner of the yard …
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How many eggs can i eat in one day?
I'm trying to add some more protein into my diet and eggs are a good, cheap source of it. I know most hunter gatherers didn't eat many eggs because they're hard to find. How many e …
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egg consumption among hunter-gatherers
I know that eggs are a natural food source and are something that our ancestors would have encountered in the wild, but my question is, with what frequency? I do not imagine them b …
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Children Educate Themselves III: The Wisdom of Hunter-Gatherers
I found this awesome article and had to share it, what do you think?
http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/freedom-learn/200808/children-educate-themselves-iii-the-wisdom-hunter-gat …
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Does physical activity account for only a small portion of daily energy expenditure?
I found this New York Times article to be interesting. The article, Debunking the Hunter-Gatherer Workout, has this to say about the "Hadza people of Tanzania, one of the few remai …
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Have you read Caesar’s description of the ancient Germans?
Has anyone read Caesar's Commentary on the Gallic Wars? His discussions of the (paleo) Germanic tribes is very interesting. Meat? Check. Raw dairy? Check. Cold baths? Check. Plen …
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What foods do pregnant hunter/gatherer women crave?
I'm wondering in the literature do various pregnant women in hunter gatherer cultures have cravings? And for what?
red meat?
fish?
fruit?
coconut?
fat?
protein?
starchy tuber …
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Agree with Jared Diamond’s Quote on Big Game Hunting?
From the Third Chimpanzee:
“The mystique of Man the Hunter is now so rooted in us that it is hard to abandon our belief in its long-standing importance. Today, shooting a big anim …
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Prove that consuming more magnesium is paleo
The biochemical importance of magnesium has been already well-described. Many here are familiar with the difficulties of getting sufficient magnesium from natural sources (i.e. not …