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Featured: Mimicking an ancient lifestyle improves health

It has been proposed that more traditional lifestyles are associated with better health, but few studies have examined the effects of reverting to a more ancient lifestyle. A new study put exactly that to the test.

Posted on Mon, 1 Feb 16

Nordic diet reduces inflammatory gene expression

A healthy traditional Nordic diet has been shown to alter 128 genes in fat tissue, most related to reductions in inflammation which is though to be responsible for atherosclerosis and heart disease.

Posted on Fri, 8 May 15

Traditional diet transforms gut health

In a diet-swap study a traditional African diet reversed several markers of colon cancer risk within just 2-weeks, while a modern American diet increased risk.

Posted on Thu, 2 Apr 15

Is the Paleo diet outdated?

The poplar paleo diet is based on the notion that we are have Stone Age bodies and should therefore be eating Stone Age food, but scientists think the foundation of the paleo diet concept is fundamentally wrong.

Posted on Mon, 19 Mar 12

Origins and Evolution of the Western Diet: Health Implications for the 21st Century (free video).

Watch this free video with Professor Loren Cordain who has been researching the links between modern diets and disease for over two decades.