Dr. Bill Schindler's Eat Like a Human
It’s not about WHAT we eat, but HOW we eat it.
Limiting Mechanisms: Why Our Senses Fail Us in the Modern Foodscape For millions of years, human senses and urges have evolved through natural selection, primarily to ensure survival and the continuation of our species. Our senses developed with one primary objective: to keep us healthy enough to reproduce, protect, and nourish our offspring until they, …
scratch made, hand made, house made, artisan….. These terms used to mean something. They implied connection, quality time spent in the kitchen with a grandmother, and the magic of transforming raw ingredients into a delicious and nourishing meal for the family. Thanks to the marketing machine of the modern industrial food system these terms have …
Clearing Customs and Immigration in practically every country we visited to film the Great Human Race was always a hassle. We didn’t travel light. For each shoot the crew lugged scores of huge Pelican cases filled with all sorts of equipment ranging from cameras to drones to audio equipment. Prior to entry, each country recorded …
Christina and I have no business experience whatsoever. None. And, it worked to our advantage. Prior to the Modern Stone Age Kitchen, neither Christina nor I ever owned a business. We never even took a business class in college! If we had, the Modern Stone Age Kitchen probably wouldn’t exist. On the surface, the way …
What is the most dangerous plant? Well, it depends on how you define dangerous. Last week, the Meat Mafia podcast created a couple of reels to advertise the release of their interview with me. In one of them, they spliced a few sound bites of me talking about the dangers of plants like spinach and …
I have a confession to make – I didn’t go hunting last year. Not once. And, it will never happen again. Last year was the first time in 43 years that I completely missed an entire hunting season. Even six years ago, when the family lived in Ireland, we managed to get out to snipe …
(and what we should expect when we get it) We have set the bar for restaurants in this country far too low for far too long. The modern industrial food system has convinced us that we should focus on things that their misaligned infrastructure can easily provide and, unfortunately, we have been listening. In place …
Maintaining a healthy lifestyle is not difficult when things in life are going well. But, when stress rears its ugly head it is so incredibly easy to lose focus, succumb to weakness, and find comfort in hedonistic urges. As you know, I am not one for orthorexic approaches. I believe they are too rigid, doomed …
I love lemonade. The ice cold, sour bite complimented by its sweet finish is both refreshing and comforting. Even someone like me who keeps carbohydrate intake at a minimum can make room for this summertime treat. This following description from, Share Lemonade, captures in words exactly how I feel about lemonade: Not to get too …
