Highlights from the Ancestral Health Symposium 2012

It’d been a few years since I’d been to Harvard… Despite the fact that this visit wasn’t for a rager with my college buddies, I may have had just as much fun. Inspired people, plenty of coffee, and some serious nerding-out. My cup of tea.

As promised, here are a few of the highlights:

• Meeting all of you loyal readers, listeners, fans, and clients (you guys ROCK)
• Tequila and brotherly love with George Bryant
• Learning about squishface with Mira and Jayson Calton
• Talking Dartmouth, disorders, and drinking with Stefani Ruper
• Discussing how to take over the world with Ashley Tudor
• Crazy times in the Prius with the Paleo Parents
• Telling Mark Sisson he’s looking good as usual
• Being unable to wrestle off the legions of loval Robb Wolf fans to get a word in
• Meeting the hunter-gatherer himself, John Durant
• Pretending not to drink coffee with Dianne Sanfilippo
• Realizing that Ben Greenfield is way tall in person
• Telling Bill and Haley how much I think their website rocks
• Finally meeting the man himself, Gary Taubes
• Wishing I could squeeze in a single malt scotch with Richard Nikoley
• Talking about how vegans don’t have a chance with Mat Lalonde
• Officially shaking the hand of Dallas Hartwig (finally)
• Hanging out with Jude, my new friend from down under
• Being generally smaller than Keith Norris
• Manhug with Dan Pardi
• Wanting to hang in San Diego with Dr. Lo
• Catching up with Tony and Charissa (I won’t tell anyone you ate toast)
• Bumbling about brain science with Dr. Pendergrass
• Stealing salad with Shirley
• And telling Dean and Toad that they totally missed out

Looking forward to seeing you all again. We’re all privileged to be a part of such a passionate group of people doing their damndest to make the world a better place.

If you didn’t make it, you missed out. If you did, I’ll see you next year.

Cheers,
Abel