# The Story of the Human Body: Evolution, Health, and Disease

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Book author: Daniel E. Lieberman

Review and notes by Juvoni Beckford.

Rating: 9.5/10

Posted: 2016-02-28T19:00:00.000-05:00

Read: 2015-08-13

## Review

The story of the human body by Lieberman, explores the transition of our lifestyle, diets and body from an evolutionary perspective. We have undergone a “cultural evolution” that has outpaced our “biological evolution”, resulting multiple “Mismatch diseases”, suffering from ailments and other conditions that were rare amount our ancestors. Mismatch diseases occur due to: Overabundance and mismanagement of energy (Eating too much), Obesity, Diabetes, Under use (Not exercising enough), Osteoporosis and Lower back pain.

Lieberman suggests solutions we can learn something from the hunter-gatherer lifestyle. Many of these ideas are the core of the Paleo movement. He also states that culture created the environment for the decline in our health; we live longer but live with much more illnesses. So interventions for mismatch diseases he recommends, are public health policies that assist us in making better choices.

## Why I read it

Numerous recommendations and Interest in history and biology.

## Reasons to read

- A lucid, engaging account of how the human body evolved over millions of years
- Make better dieting and lifestyle choices through the learnings of evolutionary history
- Be better informed about your body and the adjustments of modern living

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