Miki is a rock star. He’s got a Ph.D. in archaeology and is affiliated with the department of Archaeology of Tel Aviv University. He researches the connection between human evolution and nutrition throughout human prehistory.
Link to first podcast with Miki: https://heartandsoil.co/pages/video-did-we-evolve-as-carnivores-or-omnivores-miki-ben-dor-phd
Time Stamps:
0:09:39 Introduction with Miki Ben-Dor
0:12:29 The evolution of the human trophic level during the Pleistocene
0:26:29 Humans are on a spectrum of omnivorous mammals
0:34:49 Evidence that we have evolved to become a specialized carnivore
0:40:29 Our specialization to absorb heme iron
0:42:29 Stomach acidity: more proof that we are meant to eat meat
0:46:24 In order to consume enough plant material, primates must spend a large portion of the day gathering and eating
0:49:29 The quality of a proper human diet takes a lot less time to eat and digest
0:52:49 Humans are "fat hunters"
1:00:29 Humans "shut down regions of the genome" to accomodate a high fat diet (presumably animal fats) while chimpaneezes open regiojs of the genome to accomodate a higher sugar diet
1:05:34 The human shoulder joint is perfectly designed to throw
1:09:09 The counter argument: we have genetic adaptations to consume starch and sugar
1:16:09 Was the majority of the decline in megafauna was due to the human hunting of these animals?
1:20:39 We can get plenty of quality omega-3's from eating large, fatty, ruminant animals
1:26:39 There is a hiearchy for human food sources; meat is on top, followed by fish, and then plant sources are at the bottom
1:35:29 "Carnivore" essentially means that us humans were eating animal-focused throughout our evolution, but not only animals - The evolution of the human trophic level during the Pleistocene
1:39:39 The plants you will find in the supermarket today is not at all what our ancestors would have eaten, but the meat is generally the same
1:41:29 Our brains have been shrinking over the last few thousand years
1:48:39 Closing thoughts with Miki: what can we take away from all of this information?
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63. What does a carnivore diet do to the gut microbiome? Part 1 with Vincent Pedre, MD
62. The Carnivore Code AMA (Ask Me Anything) from Ben Greenfield Episode!
61. Bonus episode: How to live like your ancestors in 2020, with Dr. Anthony Gustin.
60. Part 2: How not to die of chronic disease or COVID (aka how to avoid insulin resistance), with Tommy Wood, MD/PhD
59. How Not to Die of Chronic Disease (aka how to avoid insulin resistance), Part 1 of 2 with Tommy Wood, MD/PhD
58. Is a carnivore diet the real paleo diet? With Loren Cordain, PhD
57. How You’ve Been Misled About Red Meat Causing Diabetes and Heart Disease, With Ex-Vegan, Jon Venus.
56. How to Make Soil Sexy Again, with Anya Fernald.
55. You have been lied to about cows and the environment, with Robb Wolf and Diana Rogers.
54. Why Chicken Could be Harming You and Saturated Fat is a Health Food, with Nina Teicholz
53. A carnivore diet for cancer? With Dr. Al Danenberg
52. Cholesterol: Friend or Foe? With the Paleo Cardiologist, Dr. Jack Wolfson
51. Will carbohydrates give me Diabetes? The CGM episode!
50. Why a vitamin D pill is not enough to protect you from COVID, with Mark Bell
49. Is a vaccine truly the answer to the coronavirus pandemic? With Dr. Ben Lynch.
48. How the coronavirus pandemic ends, with Ivor Cummins.
47. The strongest weapon against COVID-19 is not drugs or a vaccine, it’s diet. With cardiologist Aseem Malhotra, MD
46. Is metabolic dysfunction behind the COVID-19 pandemic? With Dr. Tro Kalayjian
45. Is Herd Immunity the Answer for COVID-19? With Kirk Parsley, MD
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