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The Engineered Primate

Natures Blueprint for Optimal Health

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The Engineered Primate

By: Vaughn Hughes
Narrated by: Geraldo Côrtes
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What if the greatest mystery of Nutrition…has gone unnoticed?

For generations we have accepted tidy explanations:

Eat this, avoid that, follow the rules.

But beneath the surface, something just doesn’t add up.

The human body thrives without our conscious control:

Meals disappear, nutrients are sorted, and energy appears out of nowhere—with no chef, no control tower, no captain.

Which really begs the question: how does it all work?

The Engineered Primate is a journey into the logistics of life. It is an exploration of the hidden mechanisms that shape us from the inside out. Each chapter peels back a layer:

  • Why does digestion even exist?
  • What was the environmental pressure in deep time that made a digestive system necessary?
  • How does order arise in a body with no conscious overseer?
  • …and why have we rarely asked these questions when creating our nutritional models?

This is not another diet manual.

It is a trail of clues inviting you to reconsider what you thought you knew about the very act of eating.

©2025 Vaughn Hughes (P)2025 Vaughn Hughes Biological Sciences Evolution Evolution & Genetics Science
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I really enjoyed this book. it was so well written and made me think about how to change my eating habits for better health. I recommend this to all as it is a great guide to a better way of living and eating.

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