Wildfitness: Going back to nature

Eric Walters of the retreat experts talks about how early man knew best and three of the key ingredients to overall wellbeing

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If you look to how our ancestors lived and compare what they were good at to how we live now and how we are suffering, then there are plenty of tools we can use to improve our quality of life – from what we eat to how we move.

Our food today is highly processed, contains many artificial sugars, focuses on a lot more grains than our ancestors ate and is lacking in diversity. On our retreats, we encourage eating fresh, locally sourced and responsibly produced foods. We serve plenty of leafy greens, some meat, nuts and legumes. Dairy does feature in limited amounts – the Greek yogurt in Crete is a must-try, for example. We are not dictatorial in our approach; we understand that life gets in the way of good intentions sometimes. American author Michael Pollan's words are good to live by: 'Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants.' Throw in 'from a healthy eco-system' and that sums up our approach.

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