Hunter Gatherer Energy Expenditure

Dear Mr Cordain, My name is Dan A. and Ím sending this e-mail from Borås, in the south-west of Sweden. Ím teaching at the local university (University of Borås, www.hb.se), mainly in exercise physiology and physical activity and health. My belief is that we, in most parts of the world, are letting our biological heritage down...

Dieting Trends: Q&A with Dr. Cordai...

1.What is your opinion on all of the new eating/ dieting trends? Dr. Cordain: I’m not sure I know what all of the new eating/dieting trends are.  My expertise is in ancestra/evolutionary human nutrition 2. What are the advantages/disadvantages to raw eating? Dr. Cordain: Raw plant foods typically, but not always contain higher micronutrients concentrations.  Raw meat and fish may contain bacterial contamination. 3. What are the advantages/disadvantages to the Paleo diet? Dr. Cordain: It is the world’s healthiest diet because it contains a greater...

Wheat, Dairy, and Autism

I am an occupational therapist in Ontario. I work with infant and young children with developmental delay. I also follow a paleo diet for a few months now. Recently Dr. David Suzuki on his television show "The Nature of Things" presented a show called "The Autism Enigma" which presented evidence to show that the health of the gut is related to symptoms of Autism...

Q&A with Dr. Cordain

1. In your opinion what were the most significant changes the modern man suffered in comparison to our hunter-gatheres ancestors: in our diet or in the way we exercise? Or where the combination of the two of them that made modern man more sick...

Grain and the Brain

I have followed your writings concerning evolution, diet and grains with interest for several years. I am a Family Physician with a long-standing interest in Neuroscience, especially the interface between food and brain function. I agree that depending on their genetic makeup, grains likely have significant adverse health effects for many people. For years I have been interested in trying to figure out the connection between obesity, insulin resistance and type II diabetes with common brain disorders such as depression, ADHD, anxiety disorders, autism...

Grains and Toxins

I am a big fan of Dr. Mercola and recently I saw your video, and article excerpts from Dr. Mercola in which you state: "Grains are the seeds of a plant. They're its reproductive material, and plants don't make their reproductive material to give away for free...