Collecting work from leaders in the field, this volume describes approaches to human health that are based on an appreciation of our long evolutionary history.

This volume is a comprehensive survey of the field and contains work b y such leaders as Paul Ewald, Melvin Konner, and Randolph Nesse. Topic s include anxieties and phobias, substance abuse, SIDS, high-blood pre ssure, obesity, vitamin and mineral deficiencies, sensory disorders, a nd reproductive disorders including cancers. Useful as a supplementary textbook for a variety of courses, this book will prove an invaluable resource in medicine, biology, anthropology, and psychology.