Ancient Diet

[emattson]

Scientific America has an excellent article about the diet of the early humans millions of years ago. Based on studies on preserved tartar on teeth, they found evidence that they ate a wide variety of food--both plants and meat. Humans, without any long, sharp canine teeth, weren't meant for a consistent carnivorous diet of raw meat. In other words, restrictive diet fads aren't what the ancient people follow.
https://www.scientificamerican.com/arti ... verything/

[emattson]

Maybe one reason so many media show cavemen as eating mainly meat is because spears and other hunting tools were so common in archeology finds, but fragile baskets used for plant harvesting almost never survive. Today's hunter and gatherers view hunting as a prestige job and celebrate every kill, but most of their calories came from the women gathering fruit, nuts, and grain.

Anyway, the average cavemen's life expectancy was about 30 years. It's very short because of the terrible infant mortality, harsh living condition, and poor housing--not a lifestyle that should be a role model. We have many other cultures, especially those living in the Blue Zone, who live healthier than Americans to emulate. Okinawa, Japan, is the best place to start.