{
  "id": 4111755,
  "title": "How running changed Kian84's battle with panic disorder",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/how-running-changed-kian84s-battle-with-panic-disorder",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-29T05:22:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/lifestyle/books/20260829/how-running-changed-kian84s-battle-with-panic-disorder"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A decade ago, the paleo diet emerged as a popular fad, promoting the consumption of meat, fat, and vegetables while drastically reducing bread, grains, and dairy products. This diet posited that numerous health issues arose following the shift to agricultural living, and adherents believed reverting to a more hunter-gatherer lifestyle would improve overall well-being. The premise was that grains and dairy products, which became readily available with the advent of agriculture, were the root cause of many modern health problems. Despite the diet's emphasis on a return to primitive times, no one suggested reverting to the harsh realities of survival, hunger after unsuccessful hunts, or shorter lifespans of prehistoric humans.\n\nA recent book, \"The Perfect Primitive,\" authored by YouTuber Ja Chung, further capitalizes on this notion. The book has achieved over 14 printings since its March release, capitalizing on the enduring appeal of such dietary regimens. Much like other works penned by influential YouTubers, \"The Perfect Primitive\" excels in its ability to amalgamate and present a plethora of existing information in an accessible format.",
  "summary": "More than a decade ago, one of the many diet trends to capture public attention was the so-called paleo diet. The basic idea was to eat plenty of meat, fat and vegetables while sharply reducing bread, grains and dairy products. Its premise was that many human diseases emerged after the transition to settled agricultural life, and that people would therefore be healthier if they returned to…",
  "key_points": [
    "Kian84 battled panic disorder for a decade",
    "Running became his key to managing disorder",
    "Book \"The Perfect Primitive\" popularized diet"
  ],
  "editors_take": "The popularity of Ja Chung's book, which presents a hunter-gatherer lifestyle as a path to better health, shows that ideas about reverting to a primitive way of life remain appealing to many people.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "How running changed Kian84's battle with panic disorder",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/how-running-changed-kian84s-battle-with-panic-disorder-4113130",
        "published": "2026-08-29T05:27:02.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}