The Comfort Trap: When Winter Never Comes

Commune with Jeff Krasno

Commune Media

Health & Fitness, Society & Culture

4.6 • 654 Ratings

🗓️ 13 May 2025

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

The conveniences we have carefully constructed as the hallmarks of ‘civilization’ are slowly but surely killing us. Chronic ease is leading to chronic disease. Welcome to the Comfort Trap.

This is the start of a multi-week series that explores how our relentless pursuit of ease is undermining our health and resilience. But don't despair! By the end, you will be empowered with ways to extend your healthspan, rekindle your vitality, and age well.

Read the full text of this series on Jeff's Substack: https://jeffkrasno.substack.com/

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Transcript

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Commune podcast. My name is Jeff Krasno. Today's show is part of a multi-episodic
0:12.0	series here on the podcast titled The Comfort Trap, the Ill Effects of Chronic Ease. In this
0:20.2	project, I explore a profound yet oft-overlooked
0:23.5	paradox of modern life. Our relentless pursuit of ease and convenience is leading into a very
0:30.8	inconvenient epidemic of chronic dis-ease. Throughout this audio program, I will leverage my mythical hunter-gatherer ancestor
0:40.7	Fedge Ansark, yes, just my name spelled backwards, as the benchmark for comparing
0:47.4	ancient and modern living conditions. The comparison elucidates modernity's comfort-induced evolutionary mismatches and their
0:58.2	knock-on physiological and psychological impacts. The comfort trap audio program is available in its
1:05.0	entirety on audible, Apple Books, or Spotify. Premium Spotify members can also listen to it for free as part of their
1:12.7	premium subscription. I'll also be publishing a written edition over on my new substack at jeffcrasno.
1:21.2	substack.com. So today's excerpt examines the evolutionary mismatch between our biology and the always available
1:31.3	surfeit of nutrient deficient shelf-stable calories. I explore how big food and somewhat surprisingly
1:38.9	big tobacco have hijacked our evolutionary adaptations and turned them against us.
1:47.0	So we'll dive into the sections.
1:48.6	Culture is fast.
1:49.9	Evolution is slow and when winter never comes, right after this short break.
1:57.4	Music short break.
2:20.9	Hey, it's Jeff, and I'm aiming to take better care of my skin, which we should all be doing.
2:23.0	After all, it's our largest organ.
2:26.8	So for 10 minutes every day, I wear a face mask.
2:29.4	That's right, but not just any old face mask.
2:33.4	I'm wearing the Bond Charge red light face mask.
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