Problems of the agricultural revolution

I finally went to the doctor. The EKG looks alright, but my blood pressure is far too high (175/100). And blood pressure is not only associated with heart disease but also with a pesky temperament. I don’t want to die from a heart attack and I don’t want to snap at my friends and family. I have to do something about it.

OK, I’m taking blood pressure medication, but I don’t like popping pills. Much better to change what I eat. So, after some thinking and some googling I’ve devised my own diet.

This is the logic behind it: human beings have existed for three million years, but the agricultural revolution — when humans became sedentary farmers and began keeping animals — only took place some 10,000 years ago. As a result humans are actually very badly suited to a diet of milk, wheat and cheese. What we should be eating are nuts, plants and the occasional jungle animal. To feel better — to lower our blood pressure — we must become contra-revolutionaries, we must undo the damage of the agricultural revolution.

Last night I had salmon and papaya salad for dinner. This morning I had cashews and apples for breakfast. Sacrifice, what sacrifice? I’m going back to the doctor on Thursday for some more tests. Maybe the numbers will look better already. Meanwhile I’ll dig up some tasty roots here on NCTU campus.