its a return to caveman lifestyle living like a huntergatherer eating natural foods the mantra is simple consume less burn more the big question is should we return to our ancestors for their fitness secrets fact is our bodies were designed 40000 years ago with a lifestyle to match today were abusing our bodies according to the author of the evolution diet we can achieve good health by following our ancestors huntergatherer lifestyle the secret lies in having a variety of healthy fruits and vegetables live by three principles listen to your body eat from nature and avoid intake of artificial foods and exercise and sleep when your body tells you to when in doubt eat foods that you or someone else would catch or kill thats something dr monali sharma nutritionist agrees with our bodies werent designed for the current laidback lifestyle the problem is were eating refined food lack of fibre also leads to problems were limiting our intake of grains were eating very less makki jawar and bajra an indian in new york new delhi and japan has the same diet everyones eating the same stuff we have a sedentary lifestyle we are sitting for most part of the day as the mechanics changed even our bodies felt the drain says dr krupali shah a fitness trainer a baby born today isnt any different from a baby born 40000 years ago but our environment has changed our genes were not designed for the present environment which is too sedentary and artificial theres disconnect between how we were designed to live and the way we are now living were not working hard to get that food or lose energy hence we have extra fat and bulge even nutrition is going down as we eat artificial foods emotionally were accumulating tension and have deteriorating health in fact latest research by university of london found that people who work on computers or watch television for four or more hours a day are 125 per cent more likely to suffer a major heart problem often leading to death than those who spend two hours or less according to the researchers inflammation and metabolic problems caused by long periods of inactivity could be to blame for the increased risks were getting stuck to homes and offices mentally were worrying all the time adds shah truth is living and eating like a caveman can be of real benefit says gayatri tondon dietician we should eat according to our needs the process of evolution built a diet plan for our bodies we have made some blunders by consuming more fuel and burning less an ordinary cave woman would gather wood water and food a modern woman hardly does any physical activity the urban pattern of eating is accumulating toxins in the body hence the immunity problems we take antibiotics for a common cold which can be harmful if you exercise youre more likely to be relaxed and less stressed says fitness expert