Epi-paleo Rx: The Prescription for Disease Reversal and
Optimal Health Paperback – March 20, 2013
by Dr. Jack Kruse (Author)
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Neurosurgeon and wildly controversial Paleo blogger Dr.
Jack Kruse gives us his first book, Epi-paleo Rx: The
Prescription for Disease Reversal and Optimal Health.
Kruse, who used his findings to lose 140 pounds and
pack on muscle, takes the reader through his
prescriptions for obesity, diabetes, heart disease,
osteoporosis, autoimmunity, brain health, and aging.
The material weaves together surprises from our Ice Age
origins with the new science of epigenetics, or the
effect of diet and environment on gene expression. A
champion of "biohacking", the art of tinkering with
one's own biology, Kruse pounces on his own
profession's ineptness when it comes to chronic
conditions and urges readers to take health care into
their own hands. He discusses which labs to order and
why, why your doctor is obligated to write you a
prescription you don't need, the vital roles daylight
and darkness play in metabolism, and the optimal diet
for different stages of health and different times of
year. Perhaps Kruse's more fascinating contributions to
Paleo literature are his findings on cold therapy: the
effect of cold environments, immersion in cold water,
and ice pack therapy on disease reversal, pain, and
optimal living. Kruse explains how our origins as cold-
adapted mammals hold the key to disease reversal, using
a shocking biohack to prove his theory.
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