Comments on: We’re All Morlocks Now

By: Ben

Ben — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 13:55:23 +0000

Yup…more support for what Robb Wolf (paleo-biochem-gym-owner) agrees is the “most important event in all of human history” — the invention and promulgation of agriculture.

By: Isegoria

Isegoria — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 03:34:44 +0000

Speaking of Europe and vitamin D, it may be that Europeans are white for a surprising reason, beyond the obvious lack of sun.

By: Ben

Ben — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 01:00:11 +0000

Sunblock, scarf, hat, upturned collar, less exposure, yeah, pick your poison. They all work.

I don’t have it tip o’ the tongue at the moment, (but I think Mark’s Daily Apple might), but there is research indicating that the more optimal one’s Vitamin D level and/or omega-3 balance is, the more resistant to burn one becomes.

Don’t hold me to that, but if you’re interested, look into it.

By: Isegoria

Isegoria — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 00:18:57 +0000

I don’t think the author would argue that no white person should ever use sun block anywhere in North America or Europe, just that most white people should not be using sun block on a daily basis.

By: Devin Finbarr

Devin Finbarr — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 11:17:37 +0000

I don’t think it’s valid to lump the U.S. and Europe together. If I spend a few hours outside playing football during the Boston summer, the back of my neck will be painfully burnt. There is no way that is healthy. But if I’m traveling around Germany or Scotland or Ireland, I can spend all day outside and not have to worry at all about putting on sun block. Getting some sun at these latitudes is likely quite healthy for me. I’m of Irish/Scottish ancenstry, and those nations are very far north of the U.S. Boston is slightly further south than Florence, Italy. So it makes a lot of sense that I should use sun block as a human/technological adaptation to a climate and latitude that my body was not adapted for.

By: Ben

Ben — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 14:56:14 +0000

Ten minutes, at the right latitude and season, with most of your skin exposed, yes.

Any/all should be getting the simple, fast test for D3 levels, and supplement up to a bare minimum of 32 ng/ml. Personally, I shoot for 80ng/ml.

It takes a while to get there. Probably a good idea to get started.