Where we live now vs. where we're from

[Guest guest]

I have a question. One thing I've been confused about with MB is our genetic makeup. I am primarily Hawaiian/Filipino/Chinese.and spent most my life in Hawaii. Being a tropical place, if I'd been practicing MB there I should eat differently than I would here in TX. If my ancestors hail from a tropical locale, shouldn't that come into play when it comes to the foods I eat? Anne Marie Colbin talks briefly about it in Natural Gourmet, that we should consider what our great grandparents (or great grandmothers?) ate. But she has adapted her way of cooking and utilizes some foods and spices that are not typically part of a standard MB diet.

And a question about temperate climates and eating seasonally. These days Texas does *not* have seasons. It's about 3 variations of hot - high 80s, 90s and above.This year winter lasted maybe 2 weeks. Is this really considered temperate?

I get the whole eating what's grown locally and in season. That makes sense to me. But it doesn't completely make sense that we would have to give up what our ancestors traditionally ate because we don't live in the same place.

TIA for any insight.

Darlene