Daniel Lieberman Collection 2 Books Set (The Story of the Human Body & Exercised The Science of Physical Activity Rest and Health)

Daniel Lieberman Collection 2 Books Set (The Story of the Human Body & Exercised The Science of Physical Activity Rest and Health): The Story of the Human Body: This ground-breaking book of popular science explores how the way we use our bodies is all wrong. From an evolutionary perspective, if normal is defined as what most people have done for millions of years, then it's normal to walk and run 9 -15 kilometres a day to hunt and gather fresh food which is high in fibre, low in sugar, and barely processed. It's also normal to spend much of your time nursing, napping, making stone tools, and gossiping with a small band of people.Our 21st-century lifestyles, argues Daniel Lieberman, are out of synch with our stone-age bodies. Never have we been so healthy and long-lived - but never, too, have we been so prone to a slew of problems that were, until recently, rare or unknown, from asthma, to diabetes, to - scariest of all - overpopulation. Exercise...