Get off the treadmill: the art of living well in the age of plenty | Science and nature books | The Guardian
Cancel your gym membership and come off the Paleo diet. Your basic human needs are all catered for, and life is too short to spend in the pursuit of longevity
The Paleo diet is a futile attempt to recreate scarcity … ‘None of the rest of your life, habits or ingested substances resemble those of our Paleolithic ancestors.’ Photograph: Alamy View image in fullscreen The Paleo diet is a futile attempt to recreate scarcity … ‘None of the rest of your life, habits or ingested substances resemble those of our Paleolithic ancestors.’ Photograph: Alamy Science and nature books This article is more than 9 years old Get off the treadmill: the art of living well in the age of plenty This article is more than 9 years old Cancel your gym membership and come off
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