GRANDMOTHER HYPOTHESIS: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

Welcome to Episode 273 with Dr. Mindy Pelz and Kristen Hawkes
In this podcast, "Heart Disease, Hormones & LPa Explained", you’ll learn:
↻ The evolutionary purpose of menopause and its significance in human history.
↻ Why grandmothers are crucial for shorter birth intervals and increased longevity.
↻ How post-reproductive energy shifts toward fitness, cognition, and social leadership.
↻ Surprising parallels between human grandmothers and orca whales.
↻ The disconnect between modern culture and the evolutionary role of post-menopausal women-and how we can change it.
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RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
↻ Study: The Grandmother Hypothesis and Human Evolution: content.csbs.u...
↻ Study: Grandmothers and Evolution of Human Longevity: pubmed.ncbi.nl...
↻ Book: The Woman that Never Evolved by Sarah Blaffer Hrdy: www.hup.harvar...
↻ Book: Mother Nature: Maternal Instincts and How They Shape the Human Species by Sarah Blaffer Hrdy: www.penguinran...
↻ Book: Mothers and Others: The Evolutionary Origins of Mutual Understanding by Sarah Blaffer Hrdy: www.hup.harvar...
MORE ON KRISTEN HAWKES
↻ Kristen’s Research scholar.google...
↻ Kristen’s Publications faculty.utah.e...
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