I just finished reading "Lights Out" after seeing it mentioned on this list
about a month ago.  Despite it's quirkiness and casual delivery (not sure if
I liked that or not yet), I found it very interesting and VERY close to much
of what Art wrote in the old mailing list.  I agree with some of the earlier
posters in that I don't believe the photo period to be as important as the
book makes out; I actually found the "light toxicity" sections to be
distracting from the good parts of the book:  discussions of natural eating
habits and how diet affects our chemistry and well-being.  If Art were to
write the dietary portion of the EvFit book, I'm pretty sure that it would
closely resemble "Lights Out".  Given that, I'd like to see Art's comments
on this book if he gets the opportunity to read it.
On the exercise side, the book mentions this sparingly but pretty much in
line with EvFit.  One point stressed repeatedly is not to work out too hard
or you will suffer negative hormonal reactions ("nature will think you're a
loser...").  That is, of course, a cornerstone of EvFit.  Also interesting
was that the author(s) briefly suggests weightlifting rather running or
stairclimbing.  I thought that was remarkably prescient for a book that
really pays little attention to exercise.
Overall, I enjoyed the book although I need to do more research to find out
how accurate the medicine/chemistry in it is.  And the paranoid tone
certainly doesn't hurt the entertainment value in this day and age...

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Subject: Re: [EVOLUTIONARY-FITNESS] Photo period/ Nutrient cycling


A "normal" photo period would correspond to...the sun? I guess the arguement
could be made that any increase in down time for most people would be of
benefit.  On carb cycling, most places other than california (I'm in
seattle) have little or no carb sources available during the winter unless
it is being stock-pilled which may or may not be paleo.  It is pretty clear
that insulin resistance and fat gain would have been adaptive in the past
when winter food consisted mainly of fat and protein from animals.