Title: Evolution Rx
First published: 2009
Description: A revolutionaryyet simple and practicalguide to staying fit and healthy based on evolutionary medicine.Countless books and nutrition experts have advised modern readers to adopt the best of the cave-man diet that avoids processed foods and refined carbohydrates. But how and what people eat is only the beginning of what the study of human evolution can teach us about overall health and well-being. Based on the latest research in the burgeoning field of evolutionary medicine, Evolution Rx provides readers with not only an understanding of the underlying science of this discipline but with a practical means to making nutritional and lifestyle changes that address a wide range of topics from exercise and injury prevention to allergies, heart health, cancer, Alzheimers, and more: Why eating more fat, not less, can fuel weight loss Why human bodies cant register fullness when eating carbohydratesand what to do about it Why getting more sun leads to better health Why stretching before exerciseor after an injury is a bad idea Why children should be encouraged to get dirtyProvocative, science-based, and practical, Evolution Rx presents a new and powerful way to understand the human body and how to promote vibrant health.
Subjects: Health, Health & Fitness, Human evolution, Medicine, Popular, Nonfiction, Popular Medicine, Medicine, popular, Public Health, Biological Evolution
LC classification: RA776.5 .M445 2009