Forget paleo, think ancestral health

During the last few years, I’ve been making changes to my lifestyle with the sole aim of feeling great for as much of the time as possible. I’ve made a few wrong turns on the way but that's fine. You might call it a failure, I call it feedback! Recently I’ve been interested in the concept of Ancestral Health and it turns out that one of our previous guests has a very strong interest in this as well.

Dr. Tommy Wood (prior guest on the show in Nov 2020 discussing How to Optimise Human performance) was previously the President of the Physicians for Ancestral Health and as you will hear, tries to live his life by sticking to some simple principles. If you're as curious as I am about how to improve your lifestyle then this podcast will be a good place to start. In this episode, Dr. Wood covers these topics:

• Defines the concept of Ancestral Health
• The roles of Diet, Movement, Circadian Biology, Stress Management
• How Ancestral Health differs from Paleo
• Why socialised healthcare systems are important in society
• Giving yourself the opportunity to get more sleep
• Just move more!!
• Everybody should lift weights
• Tommy talks us through his daily routine - habits, exercise, food, rest
• We get into low carb, keto, and appropriate dietary choices for endurance athletes
• Thoughts on the benefits of wearing a constant glucose monitor (CGM)
• Getting started with improving your lifestyle - what is the easiest thing for you to do?

Tommy has such a depth of varied knowledge, I’m pretty certain you would like to follow him. Here are the best places:

Website - https://www.drragnar.com/

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/drtommywood/

Twitter - https://twitter.com/drragnar

 

We also talked about these topics:

Rob Wolf one of the originals in the paleo space

Primal Play - why workout when you can play out?

Julian Abel - Compassionate Communities

 

Tommy also mentioned protein cereals. There are a couple that he likes:

Schoolyard Snacks

Magic Spoon

 

Some of Tommy’s blog posts:

Lift stuff: Add mass to your body and years to your life

Walking: The simple path to feeling sexier and living longer

Sit less and prioritise movement for long term fitness

The fast way to long health: Move really quickly

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