EP 279: Something Different | Eric Edmeades
June 16, 2025
Eric Edmeades is often referred to as the “Indiana Jones” of the professional speaking world. He has been traveling to Africa to visit the Hadza, one of the last remaining hunter-gatherer groups, since 2007. We talked about rites of passage, how ancestral living solved his health issues, lessons from his time with the Hadza, how to overcome evolutionary mismatch in Western society, founding WILDFIT, and much more. You can learn more about Eric at eric.ee
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Show Notes:
Related Podcast Episodes:
EP 274: Something Different | Justin Nault
References:
The Plant Paradox by Dr. Steven Gundry
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Nuggets:
00:00:00 – Intro
00:01:19 – Homeless as a teenager
00:05:45 – Rites of passage
00:15:10 – Building resilience
00:19:27 – Health journey
00:26:11 – The US medical system
00:29:33 – Changing his diet
00:33:33 – The Hadza (Hadzabe Tribe)
00:37:58 – Evolutionary mismatch
00:43:32 – What the Hadza eat
00:51:45 – Healthy kids
00:57:43 – Food psychology
01:00:46 – Should we eat like the Hadza?
01:10:34 – Frightened primates
01:17:52 – 3 seasons of eating
01:30:01 – Winter for the Hadza
01:31:51 – Vegetables & tubers
01:36:37 – The evolution gap
01:40:05 – Movement & the lymphatic system
01:45:02 – Executive function
01:50:07 – What life’s about
01:55:52 – Contentment
02:03:16 – Rest & leasure
02:05:47 – Unconditional love
02:08:42 – WILDFIT
02:15:40 – How to connect with Eric
02:17:49 – Be the captain