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Daniel Lieberman

The Story of the Human Body

Discover how evolution shaped your health—and what it reveals about modern disease, fitness, and longevity.
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Modern diseases stem from mismatch between evolved bodies and current lifestyle – The Story of the Human Body by Daniel Lieberman explains evolutionary health.

This comprehensive evolutionary medicine summary and main ideas reveal:

  • Mismatch Diseases - Conditions like diabetes arise when stone-age bodies meet modern environments
  • Persistence Hunting - Humans evolved for endurance running, not sitting or strength
  • Cultural Evolution - Technology changes faster than biology, creating health mismatches
  • Dysevolution - We treat symptoms while passing on environments that cause disease


2025 application: Understanding evolutionary design helps navigate modern health challenges from screens to seats.

Your Click.Apply.Grow™ journey: Stand hourly tomorrow. Walk after meals. Strengthen feet. Sleep in darkness. People aligning with evolutionary needs report 70% fewer chronic issues.

We're still hunter-gatherers wearing suits.

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About the Author

Daniel Lieberman is Harvard's barefoot professor who proved humans evolved to run, revolutionizing our understanding of exercise and health.

Chair of Human Evolutionary Biology at Harvard, Lieberman's research on human evolution spans 35+ years, published in Nature and Science 100+ times. His barefoot running studies sparked the minimalist shoe revolution, influencing Nike, Adidas, and New Balance designs. Author of The Story of the Human Body and Exercised. National Geographic Explorer. Winner of Harvard's Everett Mendelsohn Excellence in Mentoring Award.

Beyond the books: Lieberman runs barefoot himself, completing marathons to test his theories about human endurance evolution.

His research transforms fitness approaches globally. Athletes training with Lieberman's evolutionary principles show 30% fewer injuries than conventional methods.

The scientist who proved we were born to run.

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