Paleofantasy: What Evolution Really Tells Us about Sex, Diet, and How We Live (36 page)

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Chapter 4: The Perfect Paleofantasy Diet: Milk

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Chapter 5: The Perfect Paleofantasy Diet: Meat, Grains, and Cooking

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Chapter 6: Exercising the Paleofantasy

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