Most of us live in climate controlled homes, drive everywhere, sit a lot, and reach for food and screens whenever we feel uncomfortable. Life feels easier, yet stress, pain, and fatigue seem to be going up, not down. That tension sits at the heart of Michael Easter’s book “The Comfort Crisis.” He argues that our bodies and brains evolved for a life with effort, hunger, cold, heat, long walks, and real challenge. Now those stresses are rare. The result is stiffness, low mood,

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