Frank Forencich: The Long Body, Short Body Blues, and the Illusion of Logic | Ep.002

What do you need to know to beyond being fit and athletic?

This is the question Frank Forencich pondered while spending time with the Hadza and !Kung bushmen in Africa.

Frank's experiences would later lead him to discover the "Long Body" approach to human health, and the consequences of modern culture's mismatch from Natural Law.

In today's episode, you'll learn:

• What led Frank to study indigenous people in Africa,
• The specific continuities that keep the human body alive,
• How to navigate the mismatch of modern culture, and...
• Much, much more.

Episode Breakdown

• Frank's childhood struggle with sub-optimal health
• How regular exercise dramatically changed Frank's life in high school
• How Frank's studies at Stanford led him to question the history of his body
• Frank's observations about the Hadza and !Kung bushmen of Africa
• Frank's intimate, picturesque hunting experience
• "Habitat literacy"
• Bio-regionalism, Elizabeth Marshall Thomas, and poison arrowheads
• Tribal eldership, generational continuity, and oral tradition
• "Short Body Blues"
• Frank describes the specific continuities that keep the human body alive
• Origin of the Long Body perspective
• Frank's advice for building continuity between the short body and habitat
• Seattle trailheads and the language Frank suggests you use while outdoors
• "Rich communication"
• Frank talks about going vertical on an old-new classic by C.G. Jung
• Affluence of class and opportunity
• Why Frank views most of today's food as "space food"
• Why Frank thinks exercise science is boring
• "Neuro-Optimism"
• Why Frank values growing older and what that means to him
• Frank's advice on ways to navigate the mismatch of modern culture
• What is a "Progress Trap?"
• If Frank were to give one piece of advice, he would say to [???]
• The Long Body training program