We’re excited to have an upcoming Q&A with Paleo Manifesto author John Durant scheduled for next week but in the meantime, check out John’s recent talk he gave at Google’s NYC headquarters, in which he talks about ways to use human evolution to quickly generate heuristics for human health.
A little Wednesday-morning inspiration for you:
Why when you eat matters as much as what you eat
Long lives made humans human
The science behind honey’s eternal shelf life
Do women need more sleep than men do?
To grow sweeter produce, California farmers turn off the water
No, your favorite food is not like crack
Fad diets will seem even crazier (and Paleo will seem saner)after you see this
And here’s a great video on the importance of good posture and movement if you’re relegated to a full-time desk job:
Several of today’s links focus on fruits of late summer, early fall. If you’ve never eaten a pomegranate or a fresh fig, now’s the time to find them. And while watermelon’s a summer fruit, you can still find it in season right now.
The rest of today’s links are an eclectic mix of nutrition science, training methology, and the human aspect of medical science. Enjoy!
5 reasons to eat watermelon
The perfect fresh fig will make you swoon
Pomegranate power: 6 reasons to eat ’em
The fastest way to seed a pomegranate
Gut feelings: the future of psychiatry may be inside your stomach
Is it possible to get accurate calorie counts and portion-size measurements?
Insights from the 10,000 rep challenge
Here’s a great TED talk that reminds us that with all the technology of modern medicine, it’s the human connection that can do so much to heal a patient. No, it’s not about “paleo” per se, but it IS a strong reminder of our powers as human beings who can connect with each other.
Our bodies get Vitamin D from the sun, but as dermatologist Richard Weller suggests, sunlight may confer another surprising benefit too. New research by his team shows that nitric oxide, a chemical transmitter stored in huge reserves in the skin, can be released by UV light, to great benefit for blood pressure and the cardiovascular system. What does it mean? Well, it might begin to explain why Scots get sick more than Australians …
You can also read more about Vitamin D, sunshine, and health in our “miscellaneous health topics” section of our website. And don’t forget we cover lots of other great nutrition/health/fitness info in our website archives such as:
Paleo for Endurance Athletes
Paleo for Power Athletes
Paleo for fat loss
The importance of sleep
Stress management
And don’t forget our blog archives (which are also searchable by the “tags” feature-look to the right side of blog to see the “cloud” of tags we use). Let us feed your brain, not just your belly!