Ancient Illness

Examination of mummies from Egypt, Peru, Alaska, and the U.S. Southwest seems to show that we humans have always been plagued by arterial plaque, and therefore heart disease. In addition, while cancer wasn't nearly as prevalent as it is now, scientists have found evidence of tumors in some ancient mummies. So the question is, Why? Those people didn't have fast food, dairy, processed sugar, the stress of modern life. What they did have, however, was a lifestyle that increased their chances of inflammation: http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/350014/description/What_ancient_mummies_have_to_tell_us_about_the_perils_of_modern_life