..there is compelling evidence that many mental health disorders (including eating disorders, depression, anxiety, psychosis, bipolar disorder, ADHD, etc.) are, in fact, diseases of civilization. There are many, many lines of evidence showing plausible physiologic mechanisms for how the differences between our diet and lifestyles of today compared to the diet and lifestyle for which we are evolved could result in mental illness.
http://evolutionarypsychiatry.blogspot.com/2011/08/ancestral-health-symposium.html?spref=twDr. Deans is one of a growing number of MDs that are using the Paleolithic Model to frame their understanding of human disease. Her blog is a gold mine, as are her podcasts with Jimmy Moore at the Livin' La Vida Low Carb Show. Her blog is now being published by Psychology Today, bringing the idea of the Paleolithic Model to a new audience.
http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/evolutionary-psychiatry
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