Potatoes are native to the Americas. Before Columbus, Europeans and Africans and Asians ate root vegetables, but not potatoes because they did not have any. So if you are doing Paleo and trying to match your ancestors diet pre-agriculture, forget potatoes unless you are Native American.
I'm a vision of hotliness, and how weird is that? Mystical comas. You know, if you can stand the horror of a higher power hijacking your mind and body so that it can give birth to itself, I really recommend 'em.
Cordelia ,'You're Welcome'
Natter 70: Hookers and Blow
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Typo Boy - Jun 11, 2012 1:10:21 pm PDT #9271 of 30001
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
Zenkitty - Jun 11, 2012 1:20:33 pm PDT #9272 of 30001
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
clutches precious potatoes
For example, I don't function well unless I'm getting a lot of coldwater fish (specifically salmon and cod) in my diet, with tomatoes and pumpkin taking a high priority in the summer.
I can't explain it, but this makes me love juliana even more. SHE MUST HAVE PUMPKIN.
Atropa - Jun 11, 2012 1:21:19 pm PDT #9273 of 30001
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
The nest time someone tries to convince me that I should do Paleo, I'm going to smile and say, "My ancestors are from the lands around the castle of Vlad Tzepesh Dracul. So that means I should ... drink blood?"
Matt the Bruins fan - Jun 11, 2012 1:30:56 pm PDT #9274 of 30001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
I'm currently about 7 years older than the average life expectancy of Cro-Magnon Man, so not really looking to them for tips about how to live longer and healthier.
Consuela - Jun 11, 2012 1:32:17 pm PDT #9275 of 30001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Heee, Jilli!
I broke out of the office into the warm sun and bought a "homemade Oreo" at a new chocolate shop downtown: it's two big soft chocolate cookies with some killer white cream inside. NOM.
Somehow I suspect my Celtic ancestors did not eat these things.
§ ita § - Jun 11, 2012 1:32:18 pm PDT #9276 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Apparently the average prehistoric man that made it into adulthood lived longer than you have so far, Matt.
Ginger - Jun 11, 2012 1:34:56 pm PDT #9277 of 30001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
Depraved penguin sex antics shocked expert [link]
Jesse - Jun 11, 2012 1:38:18 pm PDT #9278 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Reasons to love the internet: Just watching the great NPH parts of the Tonys without seeing awards for shows I won't see.
Apparently the average prehistoric man that made it into adulthood lived longer than you have so far, Matt.
It was really interesting to me to realize that if "average lifespan" was 50 (a made-up number), that didn't mean that 50-year-olds were elderly, just that a lot of people died at 20 or whatever.
brenda m - Jun 11, 2012 1:50:46 pm PDT #9279 of 30001
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
Or in infancy. Life expectancy at age 5 is a figure you'll often see that gives you a much clearer picture of reality. Especially for anything pre-20th century.
flea - Jun 11, 2012 2:01:35 pm PDT #9280 of 30001
information libertarian
Brenda's right - making it to 5 is huge. Aside from the obvious issues with disease and accidents in a world without antibiotics, the other big killer of otherwise healthy people in pre-modern societies was childbirth. A woman who made it to 45 had a pretty good chance of 80.