Pieces of our Past
Blog Archive
Breathing
Primal Primer 18 (Fitness) The mostly autonomic action of breath, and harnessing its many benefits has been a cultural teaching across many progenitor cultures; imparting physical, mental, and spiritual well-being through cultivation. Holding breath on the exhale...
Cave Cooking Methods
Primal Primer 17 (Nutrition) Cooking with fire played crucial role in hominid evolution; thrusting each past species of human into the Homo sapien of today. Fire offered several major advantages shaping biology, behavior, and social structure. Arguably being one of...
Stimuli Fast
Primal Primer 17 (Mentality) Early Homo sapien environments were not peaceful by any stretch of the imagination, as acute high stress events and contingencies lurked behind any tree, bush, or cliffside. Conversely, negligible amounts of chronic and distracting low...
Aerobic Training
Primal Primer 17 (Fitness) The capacity for sustained, moderate aerobic endurance activity was critical to the development and survival of Homo sapiens. Through eloquent systems of adaptation, the human body attenuates to systemic demands, boosting capability of mind...
Food Avoidance
Primal Primer 16 (Nutrition) Primitive humans used a combination of natural instincts, learned behavior, and trial by error, in efforts of avoiding poisonous or anti-nutrient foods. Layered approaches in consciously and enteroceptively choosing the most nutrient and...
Systematize Goals
Primal Primer 16 (Mentality) Past sapiens systematized accomplishing hunting and innovative goals through a combination of planning, cooperation, and tool use. Developing processes that emphasize flexibility, strategic thinking, and efficient resource management,...
Steady Progression
Primal Primer 16 (Fitness) Sapien global dominance is understood through the concept of load building; more specifically Steady Progression—a principle of physical and mental training where gradual and sustained challenge leads to adaptation and improvement over time....
Overcome Challenges and Transform Your Life with Simple Steps
My child, sitting in diapers on the kitchen tile in front of the dishwasher, eagerly grabs letters from a bucket of bold, colorful magnets, sticking them one by one to the magnetic front panel. "See!," she exclaims, eyes bright with pride, as the bucket empties. “Good...
Fasting
Primal Primer 15 (Nutrition) Fasting played crucial role in the longevity of ancient Homo sapiens by promoting adaptability, resilience, and physiological benefits in environments where food was limited. Scarcity is a tool that activates cascades of genetic pathways;...
Commit To The Calendar
Primal Primer 15 (Mentality) The first known calendar used by humans dates back to 10,000 year ago; and before this ledger, many proxies were used in efforts of tracking time and staying organized. Similar to Time awareness, the science and technology that is still...
Make The World Your Gym
Primal Primer 15 (Fitness) ncient sapiens used their environments as gym to naturally maintain physical conditioning and movement patterns necessary for survival. Their daily activities naturally provided wide ranges of physical conditioning and skill practice,...
Fueling Consistency
Primal Primer 14 (Nutrition) Our human ancestors were not particularly consistent with types, amounts, or times of food fueling. Largely due to the chaotic nature of the last thousands of years, nutrient consumption was highly varied and opportunistic; determined by...
Cave Daily Log
Unlock Your Primal Potential Cave Daily Log 2.0Download My fingers grasp at the thick, worn twine netting, pinching with my nails, tugging to loosen the knots tying the net to its metal scaffolding. The late afternoon California sun beats down, and my patience starts...
Time Awareness
Primal Primer 14 (Mentality) The first known calendar used by humans dates back to 10,000 year ago; and before this ledger, many proxies were used in efforts of tracking time and staying organized. Similar to Time awareness, the science and technology that is still...
Sweat Till You’re Wet
Primal Primer 14 (Fitness) Homo sapiens have a unique adaptation among mammals crucial in survival and success: the ability to sweat. This external climate controlled attribute plays role in thermoregulation, allowing humans to maintain stable core body temperature in...
Read Food Labels
Primal Primer 13 (Nutrition) Food fabrication has removed nutrition from its natural and pristine source. Our ancestors did not require food labels or badges on packaging to know if something was for human consumption or not. Meat hunted, berries picked, and tubers...
Mirror, Scale, & Self Awareness
Primal Primer 13 (Mentality) The discovery of using reflective properties of water was adapted long before the modern mirror. This ability to discern our self image as distinct and in arguably objective assessment provides insights and meditations on the connection of...
Anaerobic Training
Primal Primer 13 (Fitness) Anaerobic activity was a natural and essential part of the daily lives of past sapiens. While much of the focus on their physical activity is often endurance and aerobic (long distance walking, jogging, or rucking), anaerobic activities were...
Modern Hunting & Gathering
Primal Primer 12 (Nutrition) Agriculture through plant domestication played a pivotal role in the evolution of our species; fundamentally altering biology, culture, and social structure. Developing skills to select crop species with degrees of predictable annual...
The Armor of Truth
Using Numbers to Combat Life's Deceptions It’s a cool, late summer morning in Northern California. I’m sitting on my outdoor patio, overlooking the calm waters of my swimming pool. The sun has just broken through the delta fog, warming my skin and awakening my mind...