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“The real problem of humanity is the following; We have Paleolithic emotions; Medieval institutions; and god-like technology.”                                                                                                                                             E.O. Wilson cited in 2009 conversation, with Rebecca Castro, p. 18, The Watchman’s Rattle. A recent request for my thoughts on … Continue reading →

 “The evidence is overwhelming that within your DNA are powerful adaptive mechanisms that constantly push you to your normal state which is one of fitness. All you have to do is respond naturally and let your body do its own … Continue reading →

 That which is used develops, and that which is not used wastes away…If there is any deficiency in food or exercise the body will fall sick. Hippocrates, 24 centuries ago The last entry of this blog address our cultural fitness … Continue reading →

It started in the morning as I woke. In a dream before waking I heard a beat, a drum,a march from the first Neanderthal shamans through the Vedic seers and all the patriarchs.There was a sense that no one could … Continue reading →

A scientific truth does not triumph by convincing its opponents and making them see the light, but rather because its opponents eventually die and a new generation grows up that is familiar with it.   — Max Planck Novus ordo seclorum: … Continue reading →

 “I would believe only in a God that knows how to dance.” — Friedrich Nietzsche, Thus Spoke Zarathustra. “Without music, life would be a mistake.” — Friedrich Nietzsche, Twilight of the Idols. Physical Culture 2.0 — The Autobiography Somewhere in … Continue reading →

Tight Fittin’ Genes — Metabolic Fitness The irony is what we wish for most is what we once were.  – Lane Sebring, M.D. Academically oriented evolutionary medicine and its popularized expression in the Paleo movement have called penetrating attention to … Continue reading →

Physical Culture 2.0  Thursday evening July 21st, 2011 occasioned private dedicatory celebrations for the Joe & Betty Weider Museum of Physical Culture at the H. J. Lutcher Stark Center for Physical Culture and Sports, University of Texas, Austin — also … Continue reading →

Sarcopenia: The Pernicious Erosion of Genomic Vitality Sarcopenia remains a relatively unknown word. Meaning poverty of flesh, long lingering public and professional ignorance would have us believe sarcopenia is a normal condition of aging. In fact, it occupies a major … Continue reading →