The enamoration we have with "paleo" lifestyles is slightly absurd. The naturalist, primitivisy concept that things were superior in the past is a fallacy. Hu

The enamoration we have with "paleo" lifestyles is slightly absurd. The naturalist, primitivisy concept that things were superior in the past is a fallacy. Humans didn't live for very long 10,000 years ago, so the effects of chronic diseases (the most important ones today) were not very pronounced. Most infants died before the age of five, so it seems quite ridiculous to take parenting tips from them. You are much more likely to kill your infant if you sleep with him or her in bed, as this article seems to suggest. People would find it quite ridiculous if I suggested we model our political system after caveman politics, or perhaps we didn't teach children to read and write (weren't we happier before written language?), but somehow every "paleo" suggestion related to healthcare is assumed to be superior.