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Keith,

Thanks for the link to Boyden article. It looks like something I will
enjoy. As to Boyd Eaton's book "Paleolithic Prescription", I recently
acquired it and am having a hard time getting through it. Granted it
was written a while ago but in light of what we now know it seems so
politically correct. I have found that Walter Voegtlin's "The Stone
Age Diet", published in 1975, is a much better book and has much
information of value to today. I searched for the book for several
years before I found a copy. While reading Eaton's book is a chore I
couldn't put Voegtlin's book down and am going to reread it. I also
found a copy of Stefansson's "Not by Bread Alone" and that is also
fascinating reading. It may be a quirk in my personality but I find
that continuing to educate myself about Paleo and Ev Fit make it
easier for me to maintain discipline as far as eating and exercise go.
I'm always looking for additional things to read along these lines.
Any further suggestions would be most welcome.

Chuck

From: "Keith Thomas" <[log in to unmask]>
>
> Sometimes we could use a simple, well-structured but comprehensive
> document that sums up our rationale for our attraction or commitment
to
> aspects of life in the late Pleistocene.
>
> Back in 1973, thirty years ago (fifteen years before those two other
great
> benchmarks, Boyd Eaton's The Paleolithic Prescription and 22 years
before
> Ray Audette's Neanderthin), Stephen Boyden published his 'Evolution
and
> Health'.
>
> To the best of my knowledge, this was the earliest significant
synthesis
> of human health - physiological, psychological and social - with the
> environment in an evolutionary context.  Boyden's paper remains an
> excellent overview as it assumes no prior special knowledge from the
> reader:
>
> http://www.evfit.com/boyden_1973.htm
>
> As I read through his paper I took myself back to what I was
thinking in
> 1973 (superficial, woolly nonsense in the aftermath of the Woodstock
> experience - hey, I got married in 1973!), so I can see why his
> pathbreaking thesis went almost unnoticed.  It may not suit all
purposes
> and all readers as it is not a journalistic introduction.  Boyden is
> direct, rigorous and scholarly rather than 'popular' as he focuses
on
> evolution, not physical activity or nutrition, though he mentions
these.
> He produced an historical milestone that still stands up today and
> deserves wider recognition.  I hope you find it useful and
interesting in
> the history of ideas.  I have added it to this list's FAQ.
>
> Keith

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