The Paleolithic Prescription: A Program of Diet & Exercise and a Design for Living

Eaton, S. Boyd, M.D.; Shostak, Marjorie; Konner, Melvin

ISBN 10: 0060916354 / ISBN 13: 9780060916350

Published by HarperCollins, 1989

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Paleolithic Prescription: A Program of Diet & Exercise and a Design for Living
• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Publication Date: 1989
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0060916354
• ISBN 13: 9780060916350
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

A team of physicians and anthropologists compares the physical and social habits and environment of modern humankind with those of our prehistoric ancestors

From Library Journal

Eaton (a physician) and his co-authors contend that the greater part of our genetic make-up was established thousands of years ago in pre-agricultural hunting and gathering societies. Ill-suited for today's environment, our bodies are struggling to survive a disturbing array of diseases of civilization. Although their approach is novel, what the authors recommend is what most doctors advise for good health: a low-fat, low-cholesterol diet, regular exercise, and avoidance of tobacco and excessive alcohol. They offer several conjectural chapters on the status and contributions of early women and the benefits to children of a natural upbringing. A thoughtful, if somewhat belabored, book. Anne Twitchell, EPA Headquarters Lib., Washington, D.C.
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