About this episode
The study of evolution has long fascinated Matt Wallden . In this episode, Matt - CHEK Institute Faculty Member and Global Head of Education - and Paul examine evolution and all of the intended and unintended consequences from a far deeper and much wider perspective than you’ve probably ever heard, from professional footballers suffering hamstring injuries to traveling to other dimensions. Show Notes Could evolution play a role in professional athletes in hamstring injuries? (2:45) The differences between professional bodybuilding and functional weightlifting. (4:35) The design of a scientific study often limits what we can learn from it. (10:29) The barefoot movement. (11:57) Developing a new shoe to solve a problem the previous shoe created in the first place. (19:30) Transitioning from wearing shoes all the time to going barefoot takes time. (22:17) How’s your sleep posture? (29:37) Sensory motor amnesia in the real world. (31:28) The blood pressure test, gut inflammation and activating the transverse abdominus. (37:25) Do you learn anything from the pain you feel or take drugs to block that relationship? (39:35) Survival of the fittest, the default mechanism for life? (44:30) Could the mass media be complicit in the extermination of the various links to holistic health? (50:00) Do genes really have an impact on your susceptibility to disease? (53:20) The rise of epigenetics. (58:30) The rise of medical doctors and pharmacists as priests with divine knowledge of the modern world. (1:00:55) Sex with beer bottles may stop 100 million-year-old evolution dead in its tracks… (1:06:00) Humans barely perceive reality as it truly is. (1:11:46) The inner voice as magical consciousness. (1:16:45) The purpose of evolution: God exploring God. (1:25:03) How did Jesus REALLY find four male friends conveniently named Matthew, Mark, Luke and John? (1:32:01) Are we living in a simulation? (1:34:35) If you’ve ever had an orgasm in a dream, is that virtual reality? (1:37:35) Anything that you can conceive is possible… (1:42:20) The reality of homeopathic medicines. (1:47:15) Traveling to different dimensions. (1:50:28) Neurons that receive together weave together. (1:57:39) There’s no winners and losers in life. It’s really about winners and learners. (2:02:25) Studying the human disease of “not waking up.” (2:05:03) Resources Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen by Christopher McDougall Naturopathic Physical Medicine: Theory and Practice for Manual Therapists and Naturopaths by Leon Chaitow Therapeutic Exercise for Spinal Segmental Stabilization in Low Back Pain: Scientific Basis and Clinical Approach by Carolyn Richardson, Gwendolen Jull, Paul Hodges and Julie Hides "Instinctive Sleeping and Resting Postures: An Anthropological and Zoologica Thanks to our awesome sponsors : Paleovalley BIOptimizers US and BIOptimizers UK PAUL15 Organifi CHEK20 Wild Pastures Korrect SPIRITGYM Pique Life CHEK Institute We may earn commissions from qualifying purchases using affiliate links.