The many faces of post-agrarian dogma, part 1: living spaces
Humans evolved as tribal nomads. We followed the herds, primarily hunting but also gathering when needed. The concepts of ownership over land, houses, food, tools, gear, and even other people, were for the most part alien to our ancestors. We kept only what we could carry from camp to camp, only what we needed to […]
When it comes to shoes, less is more
A while ago while listening to one of my many favorite podcasts on wellness or ancestral health, I encountered a reference to another podcast’s episode entitled “The Barefoot Podiatrist with Dr. Ray McClanahan.” The concepts I learned in this episode were a gamechanger for me. It seems that modern footwear, with its thick, cushioned sole, […]
Are we using too much soap?
I’m building this blog on a clean slate…literally. Humans invented soap well over 4000 years ago but it did not gain widespread popularity until fairly recently. 2000 years ago, the Romans used to rub oils onto their bodies and scrape dirt and dead skin off themselves with a curved stick called a strigil. 500 years […]