Left in the Dark - a must read!

There's been a few threads lately that have ended up discussing our origins and how we evolved so I thought I'd share this book I've just read. It's called Left in the Dark and it's an amazing read and it's totally in line with 811 thinking.

"A new theory of human evolution, proposed by Tony Wright and Graham Gynn in ‘Left in the Dark’, convincingly argues that the human brain owes part of its extraordinary development to the biochemistry of a specialist fruit diet. The hormone-related chemicals in tropical fruit initiated an internal hormone mechanism that increasingly promoted brain growth and elevated neural activity. When humans were forced from their tropical forest ‘Garden of Eden’ some two hundred thousand years ago, this link with biochemically rich fruit was lost.

The internal hormone mechanism that fuelled brain expansion stalled, and the process went into reverse. This caused a breakdown in part of the brain; some functions were lost and our sense of self changed for the worse – a golden age descended in stages to our present materialist, fear-based age of plastic and Prozac. These neurological effects are now being revealed and verified by today’s cutting edge science."

http://www.leftinthedark.org.uk/Book

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Permalink Reply by ApeGirl April on August 27, 2011 at 9:43pm

Hi Taysic, I'm in the UK and would be very grateful if you could pass it along to me if no one else has asked?

Many thanks,

-April

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Permalink Reply by Great White North on August 27, 2011 at 9:48pm

I just picked up a copy at the Woodstock Fruit Festival, now i'm even more pumped to read it!

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Permalink Reply by 14mfo108pn48f on August 27, 2011 at 11:28pm

This is def, one of my favourite books, I read it back in 2007 and am now re-reading it for the 3rd time... it was probably the book that convinced me that I am going in the right direction with my dietary choices.

@ Bart, he goes on to compare animals where one speaces eats insects etc and the other fruits and seeds, and in each case the fruit and seed animal has the bigger brain.. so when you say that other frugivores doesn't have big brains, what animal are you refering to and what are you comparing it with?

The parrot is a great example, a long living bird with a large brain, and an intellect to accompany it, with a diet of fruits and seeds.... anyway, read the book!

much love

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Permalink Reply by Nicolas on March 30, 2012 at 11:07pm

Indeed, this is a "must read" for all of us here who are into the science behind the foli-frugivorous diet, and should prove a fascinating read for any 30BADer. Now, for those in this thread who might be interested in discussing and/or spreading the information in this book further, this support thread for eventual LitD book projects and this 30BAD 'Left in the Dark' discussion group may be of interest.

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Permalink Reply by Richie Fruitbat on March 31, 2012 at 3:17am

There is a free pdf download of the book available on the official website halfway down the linked page. I'd urge everyone to buy the book if they possibly can though, this looks like something worth supporting! I've just got a copy myself and can't wait to get stuck in. It looks great.