Wednesday, March 30, 2011

Blood type diets

It is proposed that the different blood types evolved out necessity from the different cohorts of man.  According to some nutritionists each blood type harbor a diet that should be catered to its genetics.  For example:

O-Should eat high protein diets and avoid large amounts of carbohydrates
A-Should eat little red meat and have a heavy focus on fruits and vegetables
B-Has a very flexible diet and should consume a lot of dairy
AB-Follow a combination of the diets A and B

These diets are all speculation and no clinical research has been done.
http://www.webmd.com/diet/eat-right-for-your-type

Wednesday, March 23, 2011

Mitochondrial Eve


Mitchondrial eve is a common ancestor to all humans today.  We know this because of the mitochondrium, an organelle of our cells, has it own unique type of DNA.  This is passed down only by the mother in the egg.  This means that we all have an unblemished connection with this one unknown ancient human female.  From this information we are able to track the spread of humans across the globe.  We can learn how and perhaps why people are different from place to place based on their environment and how long they have inhabited that area.

In the 1200s the Mongolian army spread all across Eurasia conquering everything in its path.  To this day Mongolian traits can be found where their empire once was.

Mongolian ancestry

Polish ancestry


Kazakh ancestry


Chinese ancestry

Arabic ancestry
While today visual and genetic differences are becoming blurred there are still historical averages for certain areas as described on this page for artists.
http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/2ew0yb/www.cedarseed.com/fire/humantypes2.html