Ron,

Do you think that a system, such as Ayurveda or TCM, might be a good 
starting point for choosing the foods that are best suited to an 
individual? I have long found that most of the Ayurvedic food 
recommendations for my "type" have proven themselves over a few decades 
of paying attention to it all. But choosing "wild," natural foods to eat 
has had the most beneficial effect on my own health.

-=mark=-

On 3/5/12 12:08 AM, Ron Hoggan wrote:
> Hi Phil,
[snip]
> While I agree that partial adaptation is one weakness in the Paleofood paradigm, another, much larger weakness is that most of us are sufficiently different in our genetic heritage, and hence our environmental adaptations, that it is impossible to assert a universally optimal human diet - even if it is strictly Paleo. In fact that is the central thesis of my current writing project. The Paleo perspective only gets us so far. It certainly shows us some common ground, but it misses many of the subtle differences that can manifest in serious illnesses.
>
> In my book (if I ever finish it) I also argue that we can get a sense of most of the foods to which we are best adapted by carefully following a variety of our own signs...[snip]