Hydrate, Nutrate, Supplement

Being a human sure has got complicated. Some time in the last 30 years we went from eating and drinking to hydrating and practicing nutrition. Apparently, if we are going to "work-out" we should eat and drink - oops, I should say hydrate and nutrate - before, during, and after our workout. Ideally, we'd take some supplements as well.

It is now clear to me why I see so few people "working out", they don't have time. Between the hydrating, nutrating and swallowing various supplements, there really is only a few minutes to spare in every hour to actually do any exercise. I imagine those few minutes are probably consumed taking a - language alert - crap and a piss - because you've been nutrating and hydrating so much.

Here are some bushmen setting off to go hunting. I am not sure if this would be called "working out" but, it looks hot in the picture and they likely have a long way to walk to find game which they may or may not have to run down. If the hunt is successful, they will have to carry the kill back to camp. Their loads will probably be pretty heavy. I hope they have eaten the correct ratio of protein to carbohydrate before setting off and at the right time. Nutrition Australia recommends pancakes and syrup or canned spaghetti on toast as a good pre-event meal. I wonder if those types of (non) foods are available in bushmen's huts?

It is crazy that these bushmen do not appear to have hydration bottles or nutrient packs. Perhaps there are aid stations along the way. Otherwise, how will they eat 50grams of carbohydrate (Nutrition Australia suggests jam sandwiches, lollies and cordials) every hour. They look pretty healthy though - certainly a lot healthier than the average Australian who is usually spotted leaning heavily on a grocery cart while struggling around the supermarket - so they must be following the guidelines.

Or maybe they are simply being human, eating food that does not come in a package, going long periods of time without eating at all. Walking a lot, running occasionally, and carrying heavy stuff about. Could the solution to our collective ill-health really be that simple?

Sometimes I have to wonder if our species has completely lost our f**king minds. There can be no other explanation for Sports Nutrition Institutes recommending these ludicrous dietary strategies or own gullibility in following them.