Diet – What you need to know based on your heritage
Thesis 50 reminds us that if you are a person with a heritage that is adapted to the agricultural diet – say from Western Europe – then you can do quite well on the Agricultural diet for a while. 30 appears to be the time when you start to lose this adaptation.
But if you are a Celt or a First Nations Person – better you avoid it all times. For those that are new to to work – Celts are the Hunter Gatherers of Europe who got pushed to the harsh boundaries such as the Highlands and Wales by the early farmers. We, I am a Scot, are the least well adapted Europeans. This may also be why so many Islanders (I live on Prince Edward Island) have such poor health as most come form the Highlands or Ireland.
The good news though is that if you are a Celt or a First Nations person – if you go back to a more traditional diet and way of life + use all the modern medicine etc – you might arrest your aging earlier than any other group. You could be the vanguard of what the health revolution is all about!
All of us should avoid Industrial food though.
I wish I had known this information years ago. I am a second generation English person, my grandfather was born and raised in County Cork, Ireland. I recently had my genetics done and found that I was almost 80% celt with a smattering of Scandinavian and very little of anything else. I have struggled with a digestive issue for over 12 years, since I was in my 40s. After much research I have finally figured out, unlike many of my doctors, that I don’t tolerate simple carbs very well or sugar. And my health issues started in my childhood but because it was something I thought everybody dealt with I just got on with it. Now I’m 59 years old and recently adopted a Paleo/low fodmap diet and have discovered that most of my symptoms disappear overnight. Like I said I wish I’d known this information 10 years ago. Thank you I will continue to follow your website and posts avidly.