frank forencich

Frank Forencich is a passionate advocate for the human animal and a functional future. He earned his BA at Stanford University in human biology and has over thirty years of teaching experience in martial art and health education.

Frank holds black belt rankings in karate and aikido and has traveled to Africa on several occasions to study human origins and the ancestral environment. He’s presented at numerous venues, including the Ancestral Health Symposium, Google, the Dr. Robert D. Conn Heart Conference, the Welsh Pain Society, and the Stanford University Institute of Design. A former columnist for Paleo Magazine, Frank is the author of numerous books about health and the human predicament.

Diplomate member at The American Institute of Stress.

Adjunct faculty: University of Puget Sound School of Physical Therapy

Co-creator of Activism is Medicine.

Consultant to The True Athlete Project

Fellow at Patient Revolution

Advisor: International Association for Nature Connected Practitioners

Articles and essays:

"Story Talk” in Contentment from The American Institute of Stress.

The Experiential Path to Post-Traumatic Growth in Contentment

Outside Job: A wide-angle view of stress, pain and scope of practice.

“Activism is Medicine” on the ZNetwork

Treat People Like Animals on The Maverick Paradox Magazine.

Letters of recommendation