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Metabolic Man: Ten Thousand Years from Eden describes man's journey from a harmonious co-existence with nature to today's state of nutritional disorder following the agricultural revolution. Leaving Eden and moving into civilization, man has failed to live by nature's laws and throughout the last 10,000 years has paid the price with disease, maladaption and premature death.

The author's perspective of the history of man, his state of health, and the ecological devastation to the planet during the last ten thousand years allows the reader to clearly see where man fits into a downward spiral of ill health and degradation of quality of life.

Extensively documented, Metabolic Man provides the reader with a path to individualizing a personal nutrition tailored to his or her metabolic profile. Metabolic Man clears the mine field of processed food and advertising ploys that are in fact destructive to good health by helping the grocery shopper become a "hunter/gatherer" for specific metabolic body types in the supermarkets of today. AUTHORBIO: Alarmed at the deteriorating health of society in the "advantaged" nations, Charles Heizer Wharton, Ph.D. has devoted much of his time since his retirement in the early 80's to the subject of human nutrition. It is his fervent hope that through understanding their individual heritage and lifestyle, fellow humans can not only improve their own lives, but can help mitigate earth's problems in accommodating an exploding population. Currently he is Affiliate Faculty at the University of Georgia's Institute of Ecology.

The author's consuming interest in nutrition began in 1947, with the care and feeding of rare animals from the Philippines, (Published in National Geographic Magazine) and academically, by a course in nutrition at Cornell. He has Worked with native peoples in such diverse places as the Paraguayan Chaco and Sabah, Borneo. His first expedition to Cambodia was highlighted in the TV series, Investigative Reports (A&E). The National Academy of Sciences sponsored his second trip to Southeast Asia. His interest in early man was whetted by visits with the Leakeys and trips to Africa's Olduvai Gorge and Masai Mara.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #370556 in Books
• Published on: 2002-03
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 384 pages

Review
"...the best diet is the diet of our ancestors...you supply the information to help us sort this out." -- Marion Patricia Connolly, Curator, Price-Pottenger Nutrition Foundation

"Dr.Wharton has done a remarkable job in consolidating the best ways to individualize ones diet. Highly recommended..." -- Ann Louise Gittleman, M.S.,C.N.S.

"Wharton speaks from experience, not theory...his insight into the history of human nutrition will definitely influence my food intake..." -- Jim Fowler, Host, Mutual of Omaha' Wild Kingdom, Host, Animal Planet's "Animal Encounters" TV Series

Customer Reviews

Well-researched synthesis of a large body of material
I have recommended this book to everyone I know. Leery of Peter D'Amato's theories on blood typing, which appear to have little, if any, foundation in science or archeology, I happened upon this book by accident, and found a survey of the real truth behind metabolic typing. The theory is sound, without any question, and Metabolic Man describes in detail various methods by which one can discover their type, and different systems (including that of Ayurvedic medicine) by which metabolic types are categorized. This is an excellent starting point for those who wish to optimize their diets, and a book anyone with an interest in their health should read.

Practical for modern readers and amazing for everyone
Ten Thousand Years From Eden: The Long Search For A Personal Nutrition From Our Forest Origins To The Supermarkets Of Today by nutrition expert and retired academician Charles Heizer Wharton is a detailed, college-level study of human nutrition from the perspective of an ecologist. From the origin of human beings with a hunter/gatherer system of food gathering and consumption practices, to achieving the best nutrition from today's complex, market-heavy and artificially flavored world of foods and beverages, Ten Thousand Years From Eden is as practical for modern readers as it is amazing for everyone with an interest in the history of the human diet. Ten Thousand Years From Eden is a unique and highly recommended addition to students of nutrition, human evolution, human ecology, and contemporary food habits in a post-industrial age.

Poorly Written and Sloppy Editing
There may be a few interesting ideas hiding in here, but wading through the misspellings, repetitive information, bad organization, and sloppy science just isn't worth it. Can anybody be ancestrally pure-blooded in 21st century America? Are people "types" or individuals? Who says that blood-types evolved only a few thousand years ago? Can 20 or 30 generations of living anywhere really trump millions of years of vertebrate evolution? Were American Indians really the human pinnacle of nature-understanding spirituality? Don't waste your $20- on this.