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

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

ISBN 10: 0060158719 / ISBN 13: 9780060158712

Published by Harper & Row, 1988

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Paleolithic Prescription: A Program of Diet and Exercise and a Design for Living
• Publisher: Harper & Row
• Publication Date: 1988
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0060158719
• ISBN 13: 9780060158712
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New
• Book Type: book

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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

Reviews

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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