Chapter 29: Closing the Gap
The mismatch is not a destiny. It's a diagnosis. And a diagnosis implies a treatment -- one that doesn't require descending the staircase to the savannah.
◆ Key Insights
Movement is non-negotiable: the evidence for daily walking, resistance training, and varied movement patterns is overwhelming
Light discipline -- morning sunlight and evening darkness -- resets circadian rhythms within days, not weeks
Social connection quality matters more than quantity: deep relationships outperform large social networks for health
Thermal variation (cold showers, sauna, sleeping cool) reactivates metabolic pathways dormant in the thermoneutral trap
The goal isn't ancestral cosplay -- it's delivering ancient signals through modern methods at the height where you actually live
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