> First is that our hunter-gatherer ancestors developed agriculture, which > suggests that somehow hunting and gathering were considered somewhat > faulty who lived that lifestyle.
The lifestyle humans want and the lifestyle their bodies need have seldom been in synch. Many, if not most, health problems are caused by our own actions. On Jun 25, 9:34 am, Tim McNamara <tim...@bitstream.net> wrote: > Well, this has provoked some interesting discussion. However, there are > a few point that jump out at me. > > First is that our hunter-gatherer ancestors developed agriculture, which > suggests that somehow hunting and gathering were considered somewhat > faulty who lived that lifestyle. If hunting and gathering was the > optimal lifestyle and provided the perfect diet, they would not have > developed agriculture. Our ancestors were not stupid and must have had > reasons to make that shift. > > Second is that the paleo diet thing is motivated by money. These folks > have a product to sell- books, ad space on Web sites, etc.- and a > marketing rap with which to sell it. Caveat emptor as always. > > Third, it's good to get a variety of exercise that works all the muscle > groups. "Muscle confusion" is marketing BS. People (like me) whose > main exercise is bicycling are not working an awful lot of muscle groups > and working only a few. This is probably not good in the long run. I > find the Ruffier "gymnastique quotidienne" to be very effective, > although it has to be adapted carefully because a few of the exercises > are likely to be very bad for many people's backs. > > Fourth, this is a topic with a surprising potential to create divisiveness. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
