WHAT'S INSIDE
APRIL
2019
Ancestral
Social Dynamics: Seven Universal
Moral Rules; “Shame” Basic to Human Biology. Ancestral
Sleeping Patterns: Immature Adolescent Brain
Wiring. Ancestral Child Development: The Science & Art of Mothering. Q&A:
Fasting & Dysfunctional Sleep; Blue Light
Blocking Glasses; Konjac Flour Noodles. News Flashes: Lifestyle causes 80% of Cancers; Flour Main Cause of
Work Asthma; Mushrooms Reduce Cognitive Decline;
Choline Fights Alzheimer’s.
Hints: Teas: Maximizing Antioxidants. Ancient
Bacterial Friends: Bacterial General Cleaner; Mars
Mission – Astronaut Gut Bugs. Conference
Report: Medicine Man Magic Cures. Advance
Notice: Lecture ARTZ.
MARCH
2019
Recipe:
Strawberry Mock Cheesecake.
Unintended Consequences: Antibiotics Weaken Bones.
Q&A: Decaffeinated Coffee.
Ancestral Health: Forager Blood Pressure low at
any age. Ancestral
Human Behavior: Well-being: social fabric more
important than economic factors. Quick Hint: High Protein diet to lose weight. Q&A: Purfefit Keto
Capsules. Health
Policy. Compulsory Waist Measurement for Japanese.
News Flashes: Lose
Weight by Replacing Starches & Sugars by an equal
calorie intake of Plant Food; Advanced Glycation End
Products (AGEs) & Breast Cancer Harms; Breast
Milk, Baby Saliva Synergy. Unintended Consequences: Probiotics no help. Ancestral Sleeping Patterns: Siestas for Health.
FEBRUARY
2019
Food Ideas: Tuscan Baked Cod. Quackery Watch: Dr Oz Rated Pseudo-science. Spreading the Word: Book-signing: Paleo in a Nutshell. Human
Behavior: Children seek their In-group. Hints:
Short Bouts of Stair-climbing are Healthful. Recipe:
Tuscan Baked Cod.
Q&A: Bragg’s Aminos vs Soy Sauce.; Chemicals
in Personal Care Products; Serrapeptase Supplement;
Metabolic Changes with 50 hour Fast. Myth
Busting: Goat’s Milk & Cheese; Ghee
(Clarified Butter). News
Flashes: 24-hour Fast Suppresses Body Clocks;
Sleep Deprivation Clogs Brains. Ancestral Sleeping Patterns: Daylight Savings & Heart Attacks.
Spreading the Word: Talk in Oxford; Video Clips.
JANUARY
2019
Fad
Diet Watch: Vegan
Diet – Baby gets Rickets. Ancestral
Sleeping Patterns: What does Sleep Do? Deficiency
Link with Alzheimer’s. Debunk
of the Month: “Butter is a Health Food”. Human
Behavior: Hierarchy, Structure & Personal
Responsibility for Mental Health. Q&A: CO2 (Fizz) in Sodas – Harmful? [Alzheimer’s] Is Alzheimer’s an Autoimmune Disease?
Unintended Consequences: Role of Womb in Memory.
News Flash: Infant Girl Soy Feeding – Severe
Menstrual Pain in Adulthood. Human Behavior: Stereotyping - Judging Personality from Body Shape. Spreading
the Word: Book Signing of Paleo in a Nutshell in
Anaheim, CA; Illustrated Talk, Green Templeton
College, Oxford University.
DECEMBER
Today’s Food Supply: Steps
in the right Direction. Obesity
Watch – USA. Ideas for Party Nibbles: Avocado
Stuffed Egg. News Flashes: Fatty Fish fight Asthma. From the Labs: Mom’s gut bugs- Child Autism; Mediterranean diet
fights AMD.
Recipe Feedback: New adherents Bake Paleo. Q&A:
Diet Coke Mischiefs.
Health-span: Poor Outlook for UK Health-spans. News
Snippets: Short, Intense Activity Benefits Cell
Mitochondria; Obesity is shifting Cancer to young
Adults; Exercise Improves Gut Microbes. Ideas for Party Nibbles: Simple Smorgasbord. Health Policy: Life Expectancy is falling in Rich Countries –
part II. Nature
Trumps Nurture: Genes – Key to academic success.
Ideas for Party Nibbles: Cod-liver pâté Paleo
Bread. Spreading
the Word. Video: Commute through nature for your
mental health.
NOVEMBER
Seasonal
Dish: Ugg
Paleo Christmas Pudding. Jungle
Lore: Artificial Sweeteners Toxic to Good Gut
Bugs. Evolutionary
Physical Activity: When Fathers, Children are
Healthier.
Evolutionary Mental Harmony: Commute through
Natural Environments for Mental Health. News Snippets: Marine Omega-3 – Healthy Ageing. Muscle-mass
should be Vital Sign. Quote:
Studies of Studies – Achilles Heel.
Q&A: Organic Foods fight Cancer? High Oleic
Sunflower Oil. News Snippets: Viruses kill Gut Motility Neurons; Life Expectancy
falling in Rich Countries; Fish Oils, Probiotics in
Pregnancy reduce Childhood Allergies; Living in
Foreign Cultures Clarifies sense of self; Low
Sunlight/OCD Link; Osteo-arthritis as a Lifestyle
Disease; Book Review - part 2: Blueprint by Robert Plomin. Spreading
the Word: Video on Blueprint; Advance
Notice: Book Signing - Anaheim; Talk - Oxford.
OCTOBER
Fake
News Headlines:
“Low-carb diet linked to early death”.
Book Review part 1: Blueprint by Robert Plomin.
Resources: Yuletide Gift Ideas; Rich Christmas
Cake. Recipe: Apricot Bliss Balls. Q&A:
Is Maca an Aphrodisiac? From
the Labs: New Sunshine Effect on Brain; Gluten in
Pregnancy linked to Diabetes Type 1 in Offspring;
Dietary reduces Brain Inflammation; Probiotics Upset
Colon Health. Evolutionary
Behavior: Forager Sharing.
Viewpoint: Nature rolling back Nurture. Plaudits:
Diane Lewis; Margot Woodman. Spreading
the Word: YouTube Videos – Population Studies;
Mouth Flora not all bad.
SEPTEMBER
Letter:
Ageing Muscles – Hard to
Build, Easy to Lose. Scientific
Credibility: Population Studies - Finding the
specks of Gold in the Mass of Dross. Insight: Gut-bugs are a Hormone Factory. Ancestral Diet: Cricket
Meal Helps Gut Health. Hints:
Salmon Species – Fish-oil Content; Beware
Restaurant Muzak; Infant Allergy Triggers. From
the Labs: Mushrooms control Glucose; Calorie
Restriction Nixes Degenerative Diseases; Egg Choline
Builds Baby Brains. Viewpoint:
Paleo-conforming Physical Activity. Food
Security: Weed-killer in Granola, Crackers. Spreading the Word: YouTube Videos
AUGUST
2018
Our Roots in Nature: Green-space
Deficit Disorders.
Ancestral Physical Activity: Run to Stay Young. Recipe:
Damson Plum Tart. Human
Social Dynamics: Attractiveness –
Women’s/Men’s Engagement Ring Strategies.
Q&A: Paleo Halts Cognitive Decline;
Coconut Oil – Poison? News
Shorts: Antioxidant Deficit link to Age-related
Macular Degeneration (AMD); Sunlight, not Vitamin D,
Protects Brain Health; Hand Designed for
Bone-breaking. Ancestral Hard Wiring: Men/Women Navigate Differently. Hints
& Tips: Salmon & Tuna Fish Oil Review.
JULY
2018
Health
Policy: Young Cooks Fare
best Later; Plus-size Normalization Risks. Scientific
Integrity: “Climate
Scientists are Giving Science a bad Name”. Ancestral
Environment: Hygiene & Mental Disorders. Physician’s Corner: Cretan Bread OK? News Shorts: Adult Male Testosterone Depends on Childhood
Environment; Leg Exercise vital for Brain Health. Universal Human Behavior: Six
Types of Disgust. Team Sports have Ancient Roots;
Social Bonding and Soccer Violence. Human
Social Dynamics: Out-group & Anti-social
Behavior; Tyranny of the Minorities – Social Change
Tipping Point.
JUNE
2018
Ancestral
Eating Patterns:
Eggs not linked to CVD. Human
Behavior: Psychopathic East & West Coast. Question:
What is the Fish Oil DPA?
Hints: Flavonol-rich Cocoa Products. Briefing:
Mediterranean Diet: Fact & Fiction. Q&A:
Turmeric and Alzheimers; Autoimmune Pancreatitis. From the Labs: “Extreme” Diet nixes Diabetes II; Low Carb Diet
Nixes Diabetes I. Human
Behavior: Enforcing Social Norms. Spreading
the Word: Lecture Availability.
MAY
2018
Ancestral Lifestyle:
Forager vs Modern Light Exposure.
Afterword: Causes of Death and ‘Old Age’.
Quote: Anthony Bourdain: “Pale, doughy
masses…”
From the Labs: Dark Chocolate Calms Stress and
Inflammation. Back to our Roots: Nixing “Nature Deficit Disorder”. Q&A:
Gallstones. Briefing:
Potato Plant Poisons – Lectins. From
the Labs: Raw Fruit & Veg for Brain Health.
Viewpoint: Old Timers’ Story-telling. Health
Policy: Epidemic of Diagnoses; More Big Pharma,
Quicker Death; Youthful Sun Reduces MS.
APRIL
2018
Spreading the Word: #BondBriefing
20th Anniversary. Savanna
Psyche: Self-employed Better Adjusted. What
we don’t know: 99% Microbes Unknown to Science. Celebrating a Life: Farewell: 105-year-old Edith. Savanna
Brainpower: Dim Light makes us Dumber. Q&A:
Konjac Root (Elephant Yam). From
the Labs: Sucralose Inflames Crohn’s; Skin
Microbiome Battles Cancer. Ancestral Psyche: Maximum Group Size for Comfort. Achieving
Natural Lifespan: Army Discipline Helps. Proof
of Pudding: Ideal Omega-3 to Omega-6 Blood Ratio. Spreading
the Word: Lectures; Paleo Products Judging. Ancestral Health: Our Living Gut XXI – Holocaust by Antibiotic.
MARCH
2018
Ancestral
DNA: Pre-Brits
– Blue-eyed, Dark Skin. Q
of Month: Lectin Cure-all – or Snake-oil?
How to be Human: Old-timers Story-telling.
Q&A: Mayan Corn-grinders had bad backs;
Erythritol Source Nit-picking; Baby Spacing. From
the Labs: How Sat-fat Damages Cells; Pea, Bean
& Wheat Lectins – a Factor in Parkinson’s?
Ancestral Health: Our Living Gut – part XX –
Fecal Transplants. Quote:
Food Better than Supplements. Breaking
News: Palm Oil Depression. Ancestral
Child Development: The ‘Nested’ Human – part
IV. Spread the Word: Lectures (Bastyr); Book Signing (Anaheim);
Acknowledgements: Lewis & Brigman.
FEBRUARY
2018
Q of
Month: Are
all Nightshades Deadly? Ancestral
Health: Paleo Diet Good for Fat Women. Buyer
Beware: GMO Gluten-free Wheat.
The Human Journey: First Farming Women – Bones
Stronger than Elite Rowers. Fake
News: Paleo Calumny. Ancestral
Health: Our Living Gut – part XIX. From
the Labs: Salt a Factor in Dementia.
When to put Baby on Solids. Fish Oils best Fight
Cancers. Briefing: Epigenetic Effects – part
VIII. Letter: Childhood
Social Life. Ancestral
Child Development: The “Nested” Human – part
III. Hints
& Tips: Sunbeds Ok after all. Siren
Songs: Maca Root Update. Events:
Talk at Oxford University.
JANUARY
2018
Human
Origins: Out
of Africa – Again & Again.
Letter of the Month: Stanimir Ivanov on
Hunter-gatherer Socializing. Successful
Ageing: Italian Centenarian Secrets.
Q&A: Natural Sleeping Positions. Ancestral
Health: Our Living Gut – part XVIII – Gut-worm
Helpers. Hints:
Erectile Dysfunction - CVD Flag; Muscle Building -
Whole Egg Best.
Briefing: Epigenetic Effects – part VI –
Absence of Feeling Hungry. Health Policy:
The Costs of Sickness. Ancestral
Child Development: The “Nested” Human – part II.
Celebration of
a Life: Dr Svetlana Rubakovic.
Events: Book Signing – Expo West, CA; Public
Talk: Oxford University.
DECEMBER
Q of Month:
Paleo-climate & Warming.
Ancestral Child Development: The “Nested”
Human. Ancestral
Environment: Sound of Nature relaxes us. Recipe: Greek Almond-Garlic Dip (Skordalia). Q&A: Glyphosphate (Roundup) Mischiefs; Yogurt GI & Insulin
Index (II).
Ancestral Health: Our Living Gut – part XVII.
Hints & Tips: Red Onions Quench Cancer Cells;
Mushrooms for Antioxidants. From Forager to Astronaut: Keeping Mars Pioneers Alive – part V. Briefing:
Epigenetic Effects – part V – Pollutants.
Spreading the Word: Radio Humarian Podcasts; Book
Signing; Talk Oxford University.
NOVEMBER
Paleo-ageing: Healthy
Elderly - Young Gut-bugs.
Paleo-research: Paleo Diet Studies.
Paleo-climate: Out of Africa – Climate Change?
Optimal Body Functioning: IQ and Good Health are
Genetically Linked. Recipe: Irish Whiskey Cake.
Ancestral Biology: Load-bearing for Cartilage. Ancestral Health: Our Living Gut – part XVI. Ancestral Behavior: Risk-taking Forager Males. Paleo Climate: Vulnerable Civilizations: -Volcanoes Triggered
Revolts, Famines, etc.
From Forager to Astronaut: Keeping Mars Pioneers
Alive (IV); Greenery for Astronauts; Forests Healthify
Amygdala.
Briefing: Epigenetic Effects (IV).
OCTOBER
Paleo Food Supply: Save
the Planet – Eat Kangaroo! Health
Policy: Cookery Lessons for UK Fatties. Ancestral
Lifestyle Research: Paleo Diet Reduces
Inflammation; Space Travel: Immune Dysfunction. Q&A: Calories in Dietary Fibers. Barmy Headlines: “How soya and almond milk may put health at
risk!” When
it Started to go Wrong: Jaw-dropping Birth of
Farming. Ancestral
Health: Our Living Gut – part XV. Seasonality of
Gut Bugs – part II. From
Forager to Astronaut: Keeping Mars Pioneers Alive
(III).
Briefing: Epigenetic Effects – Part III. Spreading
the Word: Humarian Radio Interview; USA 2018 Book
Signing.
SEPTEMBER
Food
Security: Sustainable
Ocean Food for All. Ancestral
Gut Health: Seasonality of Gut Bugs. Our
Sunlit Heritage: Chrono-nutrition and Sun-Skin
Repair.
Questions: Prickly Pear.
Barmy Headlines: Cities Older than we Thought! Ancestral Health: Our Living Gut – part XIV. From Forager to Astronaut: Keeping Mars Pioneers Alive – part II.
Epigenetic Effects – part II. Supplements,
Sunshine Deficiency, High Fat Diet. From
the Journals: Plant Hormones – the New
Micronutrients. We Practise what we Preach: Geoff Lung Function Test.
Spreading the Word: Radio Interview: Humarian;
Judging UK Paleo Awards - Report
AUGUST
2017
Human Nature: Sleeping
Patterns – Age Changes.
From Forager to Astronaut: Keeping Mars Pioneers
Alive (I). From Nature to Human Zoo: Zoo Monkeys get Human Gut Bugs. Human
Behavior: Grandparent Sentinels; Night Owls –
‘Fast-Life’ Histories; Polygyny Triggered Viking
Raids?
Ancestral Health: Our Living Gut – part XIII. Viewpoint:
Peer-review Science Tainted. From
the Journals: Most People lack Vitamin D –
Sunscreen to Blame; “Five-a-Day” Good,
“Ten-a-Day” Better.
Briefing: Epigenetic Effects – part I. Spreading
the Word: Radio Interview – Dr Shawn Benzinger;
UK Paleo Awards 2017 - Judging Paleo Products.
JULY
2017
Q
of Month: Need
to put on Weight.
Human Behavior: Co-sleeping with Children. Evolutionary
Lifestyle: Golf Fights Cancer. Q&A:
Green Plantain OK? Hints:
Waist Height Ratio beats BMI. Human
Behavior: Muscled Men more Militant. Intermittent
Fasting Revisited. Humbug Watch: NASA calls ‘BS’ on Gwyneth Paltrow’s latest GOOP
product. Letters:
re: ‘Are Liberals Physically Weak?’
Ancestral Health: Our Living Gut – part XII.
From the Journals: Magnesium nixes Depression. Spreading
the Word: Judge for UK Paleo Competition.
JUNE
2017
Primal Social Connectedness: Ageing Productively in a State of Nature. Reality
Check: Life Expectancy Increase Slows. Human
Condition: Over-structured Lives.
Q&A: Tuna Varieties. From
the Journals: Omega-3 seals Leaky Blood-Brain
Barrier; Fish Oil, Alzheimer’s & Cognition;
Child Obesity – Adult Sickness; Evolution of
Menopause; Breast Milk Seeds Infant Gut Microbiome;
Milk Increases Fractures, Inflammation and Death.
Ancestral Psycho-sociology: Are Liberals
Physically Weak?
Ancestral Health: Our Living Gut – part X.. Spreading
the Word: Radio Interview with Josh Lane.
MAY
2017
Q of Month:
Gwyneth’s Raw Food Diet Fatal? Human
Climate History: Comet Strike starts Mini-Ice-age.
Curiosities: Is Obesity Genetic? Depends on your
Political Affiliation.
Spreading the Word: Paleo in a Nutshell is here.
Questions: Osteoporosis and Vitamin K.
From the Journals: Walking Triggers Brain Waves;
Amazon Indians – Healthy Arteries.
Human Behavior: Group Tolerance Linked to
Perception of Fairness & Harm; Wide-eyed –
Sexual Interest; .Does FGC Control Female Sexuality? Generational
Epigenetics: Autism – Mum’s Mom Smoking. Constructing Paleo Lifestyle: Forager Mobility Measurement; Climate
always Changes – Live with it! Ancestral
Health: Our Living Gut – part X
APRIL
2017
Q of Month:
First Humans in America.
Recipe: All Banana Cake.
Spreading the Word: Paleo in a Nutshell is here! Quote:
Life Strait-jacket
– Break Free! Hints
& Tips: Step-count on Prescription?
Q&A: Practising Paleo-Veganism; Eating before
Exercising.
Health Policy: Healthier Diet would Reduce
Greenhouse Gases. Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT)
– What to Believe? Media Hype, Journal Hype. Generational
Epigenetics: Cocaine Users Father Dopey Sons.
Unintended Consequences: Probiotics have Perverse
Effects. Globalization – New Cause of Death.
Ancestral Health: Our Living Gut – part IX
.
MARCH
2017
Human Behavior: Men’s
Cross-cultural Breast Preferences. Buyer
Beware: Females – Thin Lips out, Pouts in. Hints: Lifestyle Sabotage by Entourage. From the Journals: Motherhood Sickness Suggests Embryo Quality;
Viking Revenge Murder – Lessons; Men’s Good Diet
Attracts Women; The Crowded Life is a ‘Slow’ Life.
One More Thing
to Worry About: Titanium Nanoparticles Attack
Small Gut. Healthcare Jungle: BigPharma Rigs Drug Dosing. Human Behavior Follow-up: Volcano Selects Personalities. Ancestral
Health: Our Living Gut – Part IX. Spreading
the Word: Bond Paleo Video Clip; Paleo in a
Nutshell here.
FEBRUARY
2017
Health
Policy: Most of the World’s People are ‘Overfat’; Healthy
Urban Living Reconnects with Nature.
Ancestral Health: Our Living Gut – Part VIII. From the Journals: Interval Training Slows Cell Ageing; Sitting
Ages Cell Telomeres. Human
Ancestry: Inuit Genetic Adaptation. Human
Psyche: Playfulness Releases Stress.
Quote: Fast Food Deadlier than the Crazed Zealot.
Spreading the Word. Our 104-year-old still Going
Strong. Events:
Paleo Society Meeting, March 28th 2017
JANUARY
2017
Health Policy:
USA Spends Double on Health Care for Less Reward.
Human Cognition: New Moms’ Brains Shrink.
Opinion: Eating
Paleo – Benefits vs Costs. From
the Journals: A Handful of Nuts Nixes many
Diseases. Health Policy: USA Subsidizes Big Food and Poor Health.
Q&A: Xmas – Turkey vs Wild Boar; Status of
Miso Paste. From
the Journals: Splenda in Kids’ Blood.
Human Psyche: We Favor Our Own Group.
Ancestral Health: Our Living Gut VII: Gut Bugs and
Behavior, Mood, Brain. Hints:
Food Combining Revisited. The
Word – Feedback. Spreading
the Word: Events
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