Paleofantasy : What Evolution Really Tells Us about Sex, Diet, and How We Live

from Devil_llama

A solid look at some of the myths of evolution, particularly the idea that we are stuck with caveman genes in a modern world and are not properly adapted to our environment. The author does a good job with the task, and doesn't make a lot of "just so" stories. She makes a good case that we contin...

from greeniezona

Everything about this subject matter should be directly up my alley, and indeed, there were a number of sections that were fascinating. And yet still, for some reason I kept having to force myself to pick this book back up. Maybe I was just too easily convinced of the premise (that just because o...

from ASKelmore

From my Cannonball Read 5 review ..."A simpler life with more exercise, fewer processed foods, and closer contact with our children may well be good for us. But we shouldn't seek to live that way because we think it emulates our ancestors." - Marlene Zuk, PaleofantasyThere are a lot of different ...

from MarkGFaust

Uses recent research in evolution as well as pointing out some fallacious reasoning to debunk some of the myths that arise in using the presumed lifestyle of paleo era humans as a guideline for modern living. A very readable and interesting book, in particular its descriptions of recent research....

from JackieBlem

This is a fantastic book--funny at times, but serious about science in a very accessible way. Zuk is taking on the growing wave of "getting back to our cave-man selves", "paleo-living" gurus and enthusiasts, explaining just how things have changed. Basically, we aren't in a cave anymore, and ther...