What is the Missing Human Manual All About?
Do you want to age well? Most of us do. If you are my age, 60, this is more important a question that if you are 30. But most of us would not wish to have heart disease, cancer, dementia when we get old.
Most of us think it is normal that we will get ill like this.
But science today tells us that this is not "Normal". Our evolutionary past designed us to be active and fit until we drop dead. Why? Because raising human children takes so long. Mature adults had to do most of the hard work enable us to invest up to 25 years in our kids.
We are designed by our evolution to reach a plateau of fitness in mid life. So why do most of us not live like this?
We don't because, we have strayed away from the best way of living that fits our evolution best. Our culture has got too far ahead of our biology. We eat foods that make us ill. We have lost our social identity and power and that makes us ill. And we have lost touch with the circadian rhythms of the Natural World, and that has made us ill too.
We have lost our fit with our true nature.
This site will be a Manual. It will show you what the best fit is. It will show you the science behind this. It will share with you some methods for getting your fit back with your true human nature.
So welcome to the "Missing Human Manual" . I hope that we can help you and I hope that you can help others as a result.
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Hi Rob,
I hope you are having a wonderful and restful holiday.
I very much enjoyed Dr Gabor Mate’s lecture. The Nature of Things just did a program called Jungle Prescription: “Maté hears of an ancient medicine beyond his imaginings: one that could provide his patients with a solution. Its name is ayahuasca: the vine of the souls.” Here is the link for those that are interested in more information:
http://www.cbc.ca/natureofthings/episode/jungle-prescription.html
During his lecture Mate recommended a book called The Presence Process: A Journey into Present Moment Awareness by Michael Brown. This is a very interesting ten week program in meditation and present moment awareness. The idea is to complete one cycle of ten weeks and follow with another cycle of two. I am in week four of the program and I am finding it very relaxing and enjoyable. Here is a link to his website:
http://thepresenceportal.com/
Finally, here is my Dreaming in the New Year:
http://eatkamloops.org/archives/5891
Thank you for all you good work this year on this website. I find your postings and links always thought provoking. Blessings on your new year. May your dreams come true.
Cheers,
Caroline Cooper