Paleo Family: Raising Natural Kids in an Unnatural World

by J.S.B. Morse, Gina Morse

Raising healthy families should be as easy as walking upright, especially in such a technologically advanced society as we have today. Instead, technology has actually become a hindrance to optimal health. Engineered foods, superfluous pharmaceuticals, and addictive electronic devices are making it more and more difficult to raise healthy families.

In Paleo Family, we explore the fascinating history of technology in food, medicine, and consumer goods and also uncover the vast amounts of scientific literature that point to the startling conclusion that we’re so “healthy” it’s killing us! In each aspect of the family timeline, from mate selection to conception to pregnancy to feeding and nurturing children, we offer the golden mean approach to technology—utilizing the beneficial advances while not overdosing. Finally, we make simple, easy-to-follow recommendations based on the data.

Part literature review and part history with compelling personal stories mixed in, expecting novices and experienced parents alike will find Paleo Family an invaluable resource for their little tribes.

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Genres: Food, Health, Diets

194 pages, Paperback

Published September 24, 2018

About the author

JSB Morse is a husband and father and an author, entrepreneur, and philosopher. His latest project is Paleo Family, which he co-authored with his wife. He has written several critically acclaimed novels including the political thriller "Gods of Ruin" and the spiritual fiction "Now and at the Hour of Our Death" and the "Take Advantage" non-fiction series. He paints, creates web applications, and writes/produces music under the name Whacktus. He lives in New Orleans with his lovely wife Gina Maria and their family.

Reviews

[Eric Morse · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is provides a round summary of our unnatural modern living conditions, the consequences, and what we need to do to return to a more natural existence. It starts with a general concept (So healthy it's killing us), and then fleshes out the theory by exploring six categories of family life where we have gone wrong and can gain a more natural way: Family Planning (sex and contraception), Vaccination, Breastfeeding, Diet, Digital Device Usage, and Mental Health.

As you might have guessed, the authors aren't afraid of the controversial topics. And they are solid on their stance without equivocating like most big-medicine health practitioners do these days. But they are absolutely logical in their rationale for the natural approach that only a zealot could disagree with their stance. For example, they are squarely anti-vaccination. But they readily admit that the science of vaccination is reasonable and has saved countless lives. Their contest is with the way that we've gone overboard in promoting and even mandating vaccination use, especially when it is unnecessary. If a reasonable vaccine advocate can read this chapter and disagree, I'd be surprised.

One thing that makes the book so compelling is that the authors base their argument on solid scientific data. Sure, there are plenty of anecdotes to engage the lay reader, but the authors include ample science to back them up. See the studies referenced in the back of the book for details. It's all there, and the reason no one talks about it is that it goes against the acceptable narrative. One eye-opening fact, for example, is that vaccine makers are protected by the federal government from damages due to side effects. It doesn't prove the notion that vaccines are bad. But, it clearly explains why pharmaceutical companies push excessive vaccines and explains in part why the medical community is so obsessed with immunization.

Full of insights, enjoyable stories, and meaty science, this book is pretty much a manifesto for natural living. Read and live well!

[Chris DeCleene · Rating 2 out of 5]

Unfortunately, I felt that this book relied on a lot of shallow reasoning, and thus was wrought with non sequiturs. And, I would venture to say, the more bold your claims, the more careful of that you need to be. There were a handful of stories and tidbits in here that I appreciated, but overall I would recommend passing this up and reading The Primal Blueprint. Yes, this book addresses a few important topics that the Primal Blueprint doesn’t touch, but it doesn’t do it well enough to make this a commendable resource.