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October 1, 2024 41 mins

This week on The Ultimate Health Model Podcast, we dive deep into the lives of hunter-gatherers with our special guest, paleoanthropologist Dr. Miki Ben-Dor. He shares his fascinating insights on human evolution, diet, and lifestyle based on years of research.

In This Episode:

  • Miki Ben-Dor’s Journey into Paleoanthropology 
  • The Misconceptions About Ancient Diets
  • Plant Toxins and Human Adaptation
  • Differentiation in Nutritional Needs and Tolerance
  • Efficiency and Lifestyle of Hunter-Gatherer Societies
  • Social Organization and Community Living
  • Understanding Fat and Nutrition in Evolution
  • Practical Steps Towards a Hunter-Gatherer Lifestyle
  • Mental Health and Social Equality
  • Finding Purpose and Contentment

Bio: 

Miki Ben-Dor is a paleoanthropologist, researching and publishing on the association between diet and human evolution during the Paleolithic. He has a Ph.D. in Archaeology from the University of Tel Aviv, a B.A. in Economics from the Hebrew University, and an MBA from INSEAD in Fontainebleau, France. He runs two blogs, one in Hebrew (paleostyle.co.il) with over 250 posts and one (Paleostyle.com) in English, and is active on Twitter.

Website: https://www.paleostyle.com/
Twitter: https://x.com/bendormiki
Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/miki_ben_dor

www.ultimatehealthmodel.com

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