Is it time we relearned to live in sync with the natural world? My guest this week asserts that, instead of sticking to the same habits and behaviours, year round, we should change with the seasons, as our ancestors did. Dallas Hartwig, co-author of The Whole-30 and nutritionist explains that how we eat, sleep, exercise and connect to the world in January should be different to how we do those things in July. It makes sense, doesn’t it? Intuitively, that sounds right. Yet how many of us consciously live by this, and allow ourselves to feel differently and act differently according to the season?

In his new book, The Four Season Solution, Dallas theorises that our disconnection from our natural cycles is at the core of the modern-day stress epidemic and most chronic disease. We wake before dawn, stay up long after dusk, live with artificial lighting, heating and air con. We eat unseasonal food, flown across the globe, and use stimulants like sugar, caffeine and alcohol, which further disrupt our circadian rhythms. During our chat, Dallas shares some game-changing ideas that I think explain lots of the current debates in nutrition, fitness and wellness – especially when it comes to explaining why different diets work for different people, and at different times. This is an eye-opening conversation that will really make you re-assess your lifestyle – I hope you enjoy it!

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Watch the video version of this interview in full below.

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Dallas’s Books:

The Four Season Solution†

The Whole 30†

It Starts With Food†

Further Learning:

• PLoS One – Seasonal Variation in Human Gut Microbiome Composition
• Diabetologia – Common genetic variation in the melatonin receptor 1B gene (MTNR1B) is associated with decreased early-phase insulin response
• Science Daily – Melatonin and Mealtime: common genetic difference could put some people at greater risk of diabetes

Articles:

• Experience Life – Definitive Dallas Hartwig
• Nature – Hunter Gatherer Microbiomes Change With The Season
• New Scientist – Eat a seasonal diet and your gut microbiome may change in sync

Dr Chatterjee’s resources:

• Podcast #77 – Why Getting More Light Will Transform Your Health with Linda Geddes
• Podcast #81 – Why When We Eat May Be More Important Than What We Eat with Professor Satchin Panda
• Find Dr Chatterjee’s 4 Pillar of Health in The 4 Pillar Plan†
• Available in the US & Canada with the title How to Make Disease Disappear†
• Order Dr Chatterjee’s book The Stress Solution†
• Dr Chatterjee’s book Feel Better in 5† is out now
• Click here for Dr Chatterjee’s YouTube channel
• Facebook Dr Chatterjee 4 Pillar Community Tribe

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