Category Archives: Co-Evoluation or Holistic Evolution

Genetically Modified Organisms and Health: the scientific basis for real concern

Posted on March 18, 2013 by

For a pdf version with references, click here. by Nathan Daley, MD, MPH. OMG, GMOs! You might ask, “why all the fuss about agricultural genetically modified organisms (GMOs)?” After all, regulatory agencies have approved these technologies for widespread application and … Continue reading →

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Optimal Foraging at the Salad Bar: the perceptual language of food, rocks, sunsets, and skydiving

Posted on April 30, 2012 by

Nathan Daley MD MPH Evan, one of my patients, recently experienced unintentional hypnosis as we discussed nutrition. I explained to him the physiological effects of high glycemic foods and related these effects to experiences (or symptoms) of fatigue, impaired focus, … Continue reading →

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A Unified General Theory of Health Part 2: The Origin of Health

Posted on January 6, 2012 by

Nathan Daley, MD, MPH The Origin of Health The short answer to “what is the origin of health?” is interaction.   Interaction here refers to the movement, exchange, or reciprocity of information.  Information here refers to patterns of material and energy, … Continue reading →

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NUTRITION: Eating for optimal health and holos

Posted on June 28, 2011 by

NUTRITION: Eating for optimal health and holos ©2011, Nathan Daley, MD, MPH There may be nothing more perplexing than how humankind has managed to make eating so dysfunctional. Over the course of human history, we’ve managed turn labor-free, resource-free, naturally … Continue reading →

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A Unified General Theory of Health Part 1: the definition of health

Posted on May 3, 2011 by

©2011, Nathan Daley, MD, MPH Why focus on health and not disease and dysfunction?  The main reason is that all disease, dysfunction, and most other major challenges in the world are the consequence of impaired health.  Of course, one must … Continue reading →

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Holistic Evolution, Ecology, and Health

Posted on April 27, 2011 by

Upon the organization of the most primitive form of life on earth, there began interactions between life and environment which have since never ceased.  The two domains of organism and environment where hardly independent, but instead continuously and mutually influenced … Continue reading →

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Mind-Body-Earth: a primer on finding true health

Posted on April 22, 2011 by

(this post can be downloaded as a PDF under articles and media) To become whole again, to heal and find true health, we must re-connect our mind to our body and our body to our earth. Gaia: the living earth … Continue reading →

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