About John Durant
John Durant is an author and health entrepreneur and angel investor and advisor to a variety of health-focused CPG companies.
John recently released his first book – The Paleo Manifesto: Ancient Wisdom for Lifelong Health – in which he advocates using evolutionary principles to combat the global epidemic of obesity, diabetes, and other chronic health conditions. He studied evolutionary psychology at Harvard before moving to New York City and becoming a “professional caveman”: running barefoot through Central Park, mimicking a hunter-gatherer diet, experimenting with intermittent fasting, and doing polar bear swims in the Atlantic.
John also advises food and health start-ups, including LMNT, Magic Spoon, Primal Nutrition (started by Mark Sisson), and a lot more.
John has been featured in the New York Times, and interviewed on The Colbert Report and NPR Morning Edition.
John Durant Official Site Links
John’s main websites and links are below.
John Durant Books
John has written one book about paleo: The Paleo Manifesto: Ancient Wisdom for Lifelong Health.
Description from his website:
In The Paleo Manifesto: Ancient Wisdom for Lifelong Health, John Durant argues for an evolutionary – and revolutionary – approach to health. Durant takes readers on a thrilling ride to the Paleolithic and beyond, unlocking the health secrets of our ancient ancestors.
Blending science and culture, anthropology and philosophy, John Durant distills the lessons from his adventures and shows how to apply them to day-to-day life, teaching people how to construct their own personal “habitat” that will enable them to thrive. The book doesn’t just address what we eat, but why we eat it; not just how to exercise, but the purpose of functional movement; not just being healthy, but leading a purposeful life.
Incorporating the best of ancient wisdom with cutting edge science, Durant crafts a vision of health that is both fresh and futuristic.
John Durant Videos
Check out these videos form John Durant.
John Durant – Fundamentals of a Paleo Diet: Intro and Q&A – PorcFest X
John Durant, “The Paleo Manifesto”
Gorillas, The Bible, and Women w/ John Durant
PaleoRunner | John Durant: Paleo Manifesto
List of Companies John Durant has Invested In
As an active angel investor and through his wild ventures platform – John has led investments in the following companies:
- Beekeeper’s Naturals
- Kettle & Fire
- Kryo
- LMNT
- Magic Spoon
- Primal Nutrition (exit)
- Serenity Kids
- Spar
- Steady MD
- Wellnesse
- Thrive Market
As of publishing, this list was accurate, but hey may have made more or less stealth investments that we don’t have categorized here.
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