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> [“Barefoot running is often described as a fad—one that will fizzle after a few years. But as Dr. Lieberman says, “If barefoot running is a fad, then it’s a two-million-year-old fad.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-durant/barefoot-running-is-often-described-as-a-fad-one-that-will-fizzle/)

[John Durant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-durant/)

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> [“Habitually barefoot societies have lower rates of just about every major foot problem—flat feet, athlete’s foot, plantar warts, plantar fasciitis, bunions, corns—many of which are practically nonexistent.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-durant/habitually-barefoot-societies-have-lower-rates-of-just-about-every/)

[John Durant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-durant/)

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## More by John Durant

> [“Vegetables you’ve grown in your own garden just taste better. Meals that you’ve cooked yourself just taste better. And yes, animals that you’ve killed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-durant/vegetables-you-ve-grown-in-your-own-garden-just-taste-better-meals/)

[John Durant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-durant/)

> [“Believe it or not, countless generations of children finished their supper before the advent of Kraft Mac & Cheese and ice-cream sandwiches.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-durant/believe-it-or-not-countless-generations-of-children-finished-their/)

[John Durant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-durant/)

> [“there are serious environmental and ethical problems with the industrial food system.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-durant/there-are-serious-environmental-and-ethical-problems-with-the/)

[John Durant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-durant/)

> [“The demands of standing, walking, and running have literally shaped the entire human body from head to toe.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-durant/the-demands-of-standing-walking-and-running-have-literally-shaped-the/)

[John Durant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-durant/)

> [“Slow cooking is one of the oldest methods of cooking.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-durant/slow-cooking-is-one-of-the-oldest-methods-of-cooking/)

[John Durant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-durant/)

> [“wild animals in captivity and humans in civilization share an important quality: we are both examples of species living outside their natural habitats.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-durant/wild-animals-in-captivity-and-humans-in-civilization-share-an/)

[John Durant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-durant/)

> [“When animal rights activists or moral philosophers try to draw moral judgments about wild animal populations, they often suffer from a bad case of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-durant/when-animal-rights-activists-or-moral-philosophers-try-to-draw-moral/)

[John Durant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-durant/)

> [“More important than raw size is what we can do with our brains, such as communicate with complex language and learn through culture.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-durant/more-important-than-raw-size-is-what-we-can-do-with-our-brains-such/)

[John Durant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-durant/)

> [“There’s actually a straightforward solution to invasive species: Eat ’em!”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-durant/there-s-actually-a-straightforward-solution-to-invasive-species-eat-em/)

[John Durant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-durant/)

> [“In its current form, modern running is a high risk contact sport.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-durant/in-its-current-form-modern-running-is-a-high-risk-contact-sport/)

[John Durant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-durant/)

> [“Shifting to a low-sugar, lower carbohydrate diet is particularly important for people looking to lose weight or repair their metabolism, and it seems prudent…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-durant/shifting-to-a-low-sugar-lower-carbohydrate-diet-is-particularly/)

[John Durant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-durant/)

> [“Fermentation is right up there with cooking as one of the most powerful methods to transform food.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-durant/fermentation-is-right-up-there-with-cooking-as-one-of-the-most/)

[John Durant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-durant/)

> [“Barefoot running is often described as a fad—one that will fizzle after a few years. But as Dr. Lieberman says, “If barefoot running is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-durant/barefoot-running-is-often-described-as-a-fad-one-that-will-fizzle/)

[John Durant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-durant/)

> [“Even though a strict reading of a Paleolithic diet would include cannibalism, it is a practice that I have to discourage. Modern people have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-durant/even-though-a-strict-reading-of-a-paleolithic-diet-would-include/)

[John Durant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-durant/)

> [“These days we have insulated ourselves from the sounds of other people and nature. From infancy we are training young children to expect near…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-durant/these-days-we-have-insulated-ourselves-from-the-sounds-of-other/)

[John Durant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-durant/)

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