To become aware of our current health predicament and how ancestral wisdom and natural laws can improve our modern lives is the first step necessary to change. A learning process must take place that will eventually lead to practical applications in our day-to-day lives within the “zoo” and ultimately help us reconnect to our “true nature”.
In this regard, supporters of the evolutionary (or primal, hunter-gatherer, stone-age, caveman — whatever you may call it) milieu are doing an amazing job at collecting and sharing knowledge to an increasingly wide audience. Thanks to what I would call a form of “lifestyle activism”, the movement is growing internationally, especially within North America.
It is obvious that we have reached a tipping point, as illustrated by the announcement of the first Ancestral Health Symposium, planned for next year in Los Angeles.
“Modern humans suffer from numerous diseases linked to the metabolic syndrome, such as diabetes and obesity, yet these health maladies were virtually nonexistent during most of our ancestry. In modern science, evolution is the default perspective for inquiry. In modern healthcare, however, evolution is almost nowhere to be seen. Neolithic and (especially) post-industrial diets combined with modern sedentary lifestyles have pushed our physiology dangerously far from their adapted environments, and it is becoming exceedingly expensive and ineffective for medical practitioners to fix the resulting damage done to our bodies or halt the epidemic flood of illnesses collectively referred to as the diseases of civilization. In fact, the current generation of children may live shorter lifespans than do their parents—a startling reality that should shock health experts into creative, collaborative solution-searching.” Read More
This (pre-) historic two-day event promises to unite the Ancestral Health movement, so do not miss it! Set to take place in mid-to-late summer of 2011 (exact date and venue not yet announced), the symposium will bring together many prominent thinkers in the fields of evolutionary biology, paleolithic nutrition, exercise, and other related topics.
As I personally admire many of the presenters that will contribute to the conference, it is a great honor to have been asked to speak myself. I am truly humbled, and it promises to be an unforgettable time!
Erwan Le Corre
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This will be a great event. Please keep us all informed as to the details of this Symposium. I am surprised LA, oh well…
All Health professionals should go to this Ancestral Health Symposium.
Thanks
The tipping point has been reached and pushed past. There are many parts of civilization that are broken and we are none the better for it. Those on the front lines, such as Cordain, Sisson, Forencich, and of course Le Corre are leading us back in the right direction.
Hopefully the economy will turn and I will be able to attend a clinic here soon, but if not I have a book and DVD to look forward to. Keep up the great work!
Wow Ewan you are in so good company. Scientific heavy-hitters like Dan Lieberman.
I do all MovNat style fitness now. In fact I don’t even think of it as a workout anymore. I started barefoot running after reading on ultrarunning sites about the potential for lessening injuries, and then once I discovered Movnat video my love of trailrunning really took center stage, because I could be in nature and climb and play and not be tied down to an exercise routine. And of course primal eating has made a huge difference. My older sister ased how I felt about turning 46 next month, and I said I was fine with it because I was in better shape than I was at 40 or even 36. I used to love to find the fitness center or hotel gym first when traveling and now I can’t stand those things! I notice my surroundings and places I can trail run even on short paths or trees or other things I can climb or use for pulling and pushing.
Thanks for freeing up fitness and making it fun again!
TrailGrrl