It is essential that time, climate, geography and customs must be considered to define the diet of our ancestors. The man who lived on the coast did not have the same diet as on the plateau, the man who lived in Africa did not have the same diet as in the Nordic countries. Hunter-gatherers in a northern climate may have a largely animal-based diet, while hunter-gatherers near the equator may rely heavily on plant resources. Customs, although conditioned, also influenced. The links in my comment explain it in more detail, as well as the consideration of the Omnivora Diet.
There is evidence that during the early phases, where man was developing the great brain feature of our species, the diet changed from plant-based to including meat and fat. The development of tools and weapons and the development of the social structure for hunting animals was necessary to become an omnivore. Gut bacteria help produce brain-derived neurotrophic factor, necessary for the development of new brain cells and essential for plasticity and learning
Then came fire, agriculture and groupings in villages that made life more sedentary, with greater exposure to diseases, which were aggravated by industrialization.
The adoption of agriculture, especially cereals, had clear disadvantages. With agriculture came social inequalities, disease. The cavemen enjoyed more abundant fresh food. They did most of the work without the energy of oil and machines, with their sweat, no rest in the daily struggle, to find wild food and avoid starvation, to defend themselves from animals and other tribes. We left this stage only 10,000 years ago, when in various parts of the world people began to domesticate plants and animals.
The agricultural revolution gradually spread until today when it is almost universal, and few hunting-gathering tribes survived.
Man adopted agriculture because it is a more efficient way to get more food with less work. Crop harvests yield many more tons per acre than root and berry picking, since the crops can be stored. Agriculture gave us more free time than hunter-gatherers. But agriculture also promoted a sedentary lifestyle and with it diseases.
However, in the world there are still supposedly primitive tribes of people, like the Kalahari Bushmen, who continue to live that way and have plenty of free time, sleep enough, and work less hard than their farming neighbors. All of this depends on the habitat where you live. If it is rich in hunting, fishing and berries you can live with a high quality of life.
https://www.yourgenome.org/theme/evolution-of-the-human-brain/ (2023).-- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5624727/ (2017 ).--- Two requirements for the evolution of a large brain: sociability: executive functions, self-control, altruism are functions of the frontal lobe for the most part. The second requirement is DHA. Gut bacteria help produce brain-derived neurotrophic factor, which is necessary for the development of new brain cells and is essential for plasticity and learning. There is evidence that during the early phases, where man was developing the great brain feature of our species, the diet changed from plant-based to including meat and fat. The development of tools and weapons and the development of the social structure for hunting animals was necessary to become an omnivore.
Also. Humanity's "sister species" and "last common ancestor" appear to be on the "missing link"
I am so glad that Dr. Mercola is writing about this.
As someone who has dual nationality - American and French - I grew up with real food, not the American diet. And we were a healthy and thriving.
However once we moved to America and started eating the American diet I noticed in my 40s that many of us got sick in my family.
What convinced me that it was an American issue was that my mom would go back to France for a family visit for two or three months every couple years and she would start recovering after a couple weeks and feeling really well by the end if her visit, only to return to America and completely go backwards healthwise within two weeks.
I remember this cookbook I found years ago that was from the early 1900s and they were all dessert recipes that this guy's great- great grandmother used to make and I am telling you that is some of the best recipes I've ever come across.
This type of eating that Dr. Mercola is talking about here is healthy and beneficial for our bodies and I hope people really start taking hold of it.
This way of eating and Dr. Mercola's move to get all of his food based products up to the standard of the Demeter standard is one of the things I truly honor and respect about Dr. Mercola's health view.
It is essential that time, climate, geography and customs must be considered to define the diet of our ancestors. The man who lived on the coast did not have the same diet as on the plateau, the man who lived in Africa did not have the same diet as in the Nordic countries. Hunter-gatherers in a northern climate may have a largely animal-based diet, while hunter-gatherers near the equator may rely heavily on plant resources. Customs, although conditioned, also influenced. The links in my comment explain it in more detail, as well as the consideration of the Omnivora Diet.
There is evidence that during the early phases, where man was developing the great brain feature of our species, the diet changed from plant-based to including meat and fat. The development of tools and weapons and the development of the social structure for hunting animals was necessary to become an omnivore. Gut bacteria help produce brain-derived neurotrophic factor, necessary for the development of new brain cells and essential for plasticity and learning
Then came fire, agriculture and groupings in villages that made life more sedentary, with greater exposure to diseases, which were aggravated by industrialization.
The adoption of agriculture, especially cereals, had clear disadvantages. With agriculture came social inequalities, disease. The cavemen enjoyed more abundant fresh food. They did most of the work without the energy of oil and machines, with their sweat, no rest in the daily struggle, to find wild food and avoid starvation, to defend themselves from animals and other tribes. We left this stage only 10,000 years ago, when in various parts of the world people began to domesticate plants and animals.
The agricultural revolution gradually spread until today when it is almost universal, and few hunting-gathering tribes survived.
Man adopted agriculture because it is a more efficient way to get more food with less work. Crop harvests yield many more tons per acre than root and berry picking, since the crops can be stored. Agriculture gave us more free time than hunter-gatherers. But agriculture also promoted a sedentary lifestyle and with it diseases.
However, in the world there are still supposedly primitive tribes of people, like the Kalahari Bushmen, who continue to live that way and have plenty of free time, sleep enough, and work less hard than their farming neighbors. All of this depends on the habitat where you live. If it is rich in hunting, fishing and berries you can live with a high quality of life.
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/12/141216082143.htm.----About brain evolution
https://www.yourgenome.org/theme/evolution-of-the-human-brain/ (2023).-- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5624727/ (2017 ).--- Two requirements for the evolution of a large brain: sociability: executive functions, self-control, altruism are functions of the frontal lobe for the most part. The second requirement is DHA. Gut bacteria help produce brain-derived neurotrophic factor, which is necessary for the development of new brain cells and is essential for plasticity and learning. There is evidence that during the early phases, where man was developing the great brain feature of our species, the diet changed from plant-based to including meat and fat. The development of tools and weapons and the development of the social structure for hunting animals was necessary to become an omnivore.
Also. Humanity's "sister species" and "last common ancestor" appear to be on the "missing link"
https://evolutionnews.org/2017/07/the-human-ape-missing-link-still-missing/
http://thesymbiontfactorblog.com/2015/09/17/australopithecus-sediba-our-vegetarian-past-what-does-it-take-to-grow-a-brain/ .---
I love mayonnaise but I gave it up because of the omega 6 fats. I wonder how long a DIY batch made in flax seed oil would remain viable? Any thoughts?
I am so glad that Dr. Mercola is writing about this.
As someone who has dual nationality - American and French - I grew up with real food, not the American diet. And we were a healthy and thriving.
However once we moved to America and started eating the American diet I noticed in my 40s that many of us got sick in my family.
What convinced me that it was an American issue was that my mom would go back to France for a family visit for two or three months every couple years and she would start recovering after a couple weeks and feeling really well by the end if her visit, only to return to America and completely go backwards healthwise within two weeks.
I remember this cookbook I found years ago that was from the early 1900s and they were all dessert recipes that this guy's great- great grandmother used to make and I am telling you that is some of the best recipes I've ever come across.
This type of eating that Dr. Mercola is talking about here is healthy and beneficial for our bodies and I hope people really start taking hold of it.
This way of eating and Dr. Mercola's move to get all of his food based products up to the standard of the Demeter standard is one of the things I truly honor and respect about Dr. Mercola's health view.