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by Robin Sharma
How Four Key Survival Traits Are Now Killing Us
Too Much of a Good Thing by Lee Goldman dives into the surprising risks of consuming vitamins and supplements.
It explores the potential dangers of excess intake, and warns against the common practices that can lead to serious health problems.
Older people often struggle when first learning how to use a computer. It takes time to adapt to the digital world. In the same way, the human body is confused by the modern world.
The human body is very slow to adapt to changes in the environment. Our ancestors were all dark-skinned and lived in Africa until only about 60,000 years ago. Because we need sunlight to stimulate our vitamin D production, the humans who migrated to less sunny areas suffered from deficiencies.
Vitamin D is important for developing robust bones, so people who could take in more sunlight had a better chance of survival. So, over thousands of generations, random genetic mutations that resulted in lighter skin gave people an advantage, and were passed on to new generations.
After thousands of years, our ancestors’ bodies gradually adapted to the less sunny environments and the people in them developed lighter skin.
However, since the industrial revolution, our environment has been changing at a much faster rate than we can keep up with.
The Industrial Revolution has changed a lot about the way we live. Whereas food used to be scarce, we now have an overabundance of it. Many more people have lives based around intellectual pursuits rather than physical work, and our societies are much safer and less violent. As a result, our bodies are pretty confused.
The human body evolved to allow us to survive in a world very different from the one we inhabit today. These blinks explain why we’re not suited to the modern world, and the health complications we’re suffering as a result.
Too Much of a Good Thing (2006) explores the hidden costs of excessive medical interventions, shedding light on the complexities of modern healthcare. Here's why this book is worth reading:
To invert a well-known aphorism, weve won the war of human survival, but were losing a battle with adaptation.
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What is the main message of Too Much of a Good Thing?
Finding the balance between health and indulgence is key in Too Much of a Good Thing.
How long does it take to read Too Much of a Good Thing?
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Is Too Much of a Good Thing a good book? Is it worth reading?
Too Much of a Good Thing is worth reading as it sheds light on the harm that excessive behavior can have on our health and well-being.
Who is the author of Too Much of a Good Thing?
Lee Goldman is the author of Too Much of a Good Thing.