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This paper will discuss Go Wild: Eat Fat, Run Free, Be Social, and Follow Evolution’s Other Rules for Total Health and Well Being (2014) by John J. Ratey, MD and Richard Manning. I chose this book because the title intrigued me, especially the eating fat part of the title. Can a person really eat fat and be healthy? This book discusses so much more than just a diet, however. In this paper I will discuss which parts caught my attention most and what other professionals of the industry say regarding those topics.
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In this book the authors, Ratey and Manning call for individuals to return to lifestyles that mimic those of our ancestors. This includes a simpler diet, but one still full of variety, which will be spoken about in the next …show more content…

One reason being there is a very interesting story regarding a young woman named Mary Beth Stutzman. Her story is incredible! She suffered from so many ailments and for so long with no medical professional realizing that her problem was the food she was eating. With this shocking story Ratey and Manning recommend a diet that seems just as overwhelming. Their recommended diet includes, “Don’t eat sugar, not in any form. Not sucrose, not pure cane sugar, not high fructose corn syrup, not honey” (Ratey & Manning, 2014, p. 88). They go on to add that apple juice should not even be consumed. Further in the chapter they add more “don’ts”, “No bread, no pasta, no bagels, certainly no cookies. No grain, period, not even whole grain. Don’t eat trans fats” (Ratey & Manning, 2014, p. 88). What it really boils down to is to not eat processed foods. Ratey and Manning highly recommend variety in a diet and mention that they are not recommending people even count calories (Ratey & Manning, 2014, p. 94). What they do recommend is simply eating as our ancestors did. “Nuts, root vegetables, leafy greens, fruits, fish, wild game, clean, cool water” (Ratey & Manning, 2014, pg. …show more content…

In this chapter Ratey and Manning suggest that lack of sleep is a possible cause of obesity. This is very apparent in women and causes a disruption in the body’s insulin response (Ratey &Manning, 2014, pp. 127-128). Not only is the lack of sleep associated with obesity but sickness as well. A study was performed, and it was discovered that sleep deprived bodies produced half as many antibodies as individuals who were not sleep deprived (Ratey & Manning, 2014, p. 128). Ratey and Manning also suggest that sleeping or not, effects the brain and an individual’s performance. Quoting Robert Stickgold, “for every two hours your brain spends taking in information during the day, it needs an hour of sleep to figure out what it means” (as cited by Ratey & Manning, 2014, pp. 130-131). Another study was performed, and it was discovered that sleep deprived brains have trouble remembering positive images, but not negative. This, states Ratey and Manning, is a link to depression. All this information to me is

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