EP 12 - Matthew Wallden: Evolution in Action

The study of evolution has long fascinated Matt Wallden.In this episode, Matt - CHEK Institute Faculty Member and Global Head of Education - and Paul examine evolution and all of the intended and unintended consequences from a far deeper and much wider perspective than you’ve probably ever heard, from professional footballers suffering hamstring injuries to traveling to other dimensions.Show NotesCould evolution play a role in professional athletes in hamstring injuries? (2:45)The differences between professional bodybuilding and functional weightlifting. (4:35)The design of a scientific study often limits what we can learn from it. (10:29)The barefoot movement. (11:57)Developing a new shoe to solve a problem the previous shoe created in the first place. (19:30)Transitioning from wearing shoes all the time to going barefoot takes time. (22:17)How’s your sleep posture? (29:37)Sensory motor amnesia in the real world. (31:28)The blood pressure test, gut inflammation and activating the transverse abdominus. (37:25)Do you learn anything from the pain you feel or take drugs to block that relationship? (39:35)Survival of the fittest, the default mechanism for life? (44:30)Could the mass media be complicit in the extermination of the various links to holistic health? (50:00)Do genes really have an impact on your susceptibility to disease? (53:20)The rise of epigenetics. (58:30)The rise of medical doctors and pharmacists as priests with divine knowledge of the modern world. (1:00:55)Sex with beer bottles may stop 100 million-year-old evolution dead in its tracks… (1:06:00)Humans barely perceive reality as it truly is. (1:11:46)The inner voice as magical consciousness. (1:16:45)The purpose of evolution: God exploring God. (1:25:03)How did Jesus REALLY find four male friends conveniently named Matthew, Mark, Luke and John? (1:32:01)Are we living in a simulation? (1:34:35)If you’ve ever had an orgasm in a dream, is that virtual reality? (1:37:35)Anything that you can conceive is possible… (1:42:20)The reality of homeopathic medicines. (1:47:15)Traveling to different dimensions. (1:50:28)Neurons that receive together weave together. (1:57:39)There’s no winners and losers in life. It’s really about winners and learners. (2:02:25)Studying the human disease of “not waking up.” (2:05:03)ResourcesBorn to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen by Christopher McDougallNaturopathic Physical Medicine: Theory and Practice for Manual Therapists and Naturopaths by Leon ChaitowTherapeutic Exercise for Spinal Segmental Stabilization in Low Back Pain: Scientific Basis and Clinical Approach by Carolyn Richardson, Gwendolen Jull, Paul Hodges and Julie Hides"Instinctive Sleeping and Resting Postures: An Anthropological and Zoological Approach to Treatment of Low Back and Joint Pain" from the British Medical Journal by Michael Tetley"Nothing in Biology Makes Sense Except in the Light of Evolution", a 1973 essay by Theodosius DobzhanskyMore resources for this episode are available on our website.As an Amazon Associate, we earn commissions from qualifying purchases.Thanks to our awesome sponsors:PaleovalleyBIOptimizers US and BIOptimizers UK PAUL15Organifi CHEK20Spirit GymCHEK InstituteWe may earn commissions from qualifying purchases using affiliate links.