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Bread: The Evil Staff of Life
Should I eat bread?
The low carbohydrate movement has demonized bread. But is bread fattening? Does it cause inflammation? And if so, why do we call bread the Staff of Life?
The Staff of Life
Imagine calling white bread the staff of life. And yet bread is more responsible for humans ending a nomadic existence. The cultivation of wheat and barley, both in the Nile and in the Euphrates/Tigris rivers, led to civilization.
Calendars, Art, Religion
Not having to forage meant there was time to build a more permanent shelter. It also meant a steady supply of food.
This also meant a calendar was…
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