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RESEARCH OF THE WEEK
Researchers figured out a way to extract and test ancient human DNA from cave dirt.
Via ghrelin, hunger may promote the growth of new brain cells.
Grandma’s optimal post-workout meal: salmon.
Vegetarianism is a risk factor for gallstone disease.
Human brains in the presence of urban environments can’t relax, even if the humans they’re attached to grew up in cities.
Homo naledi, a primitive hominid with ape-like features, co-existed with anatomically modern humans.
Colder weather promotes faster adaptations in organisms.
Professional male tennis players are more likely to buckle under pressure than female ones.
Stroke and dementia risk go up with diet soda consumption, according to a recent observational paper (which cannot establish causation).
NEW PRIMAL BLUEPRINT PODCASTS
Episode 166: JJ Virgin and Mark Sisson: I chat with JJ, a NY Times bestselling author, celebrity mindset expert, nutrition coach, and fitness trainer about healthy living, gaining strength from tragedy, and the importance of self-care.
Each week, select Mark’s Daily Apple blog posts are prepared as Primal Blueprint Podcasts. Need to catch up on reading, but don’t have the time? Prefer to listen to articles while on the go? Check out the new blog post podcasts below, and subscribe to the Primal Blueprint Podcast here so you never miss an episode.
INTERESTING BLOG POSTS
People who eat more sodium and potassium than recommended have lower blood pressure.
MEDIA, SCHMEDIA
How gut bacteria orchestrate specific appetite.
A new paper exonerating saturated fat is triggering the usual suspects.
Noakes: not guilty.
EVERYTHING ELSE
What we know so far about what’s in breastmilk.
A worm that eats plastic.
Edible CRISPR could replace antibiotics.
Maybe Otzi just froze to death.
New translations of ancient engravings at Turkey’s Gobekli Tepe reveal that comets struck the Earth around 11,000 BC and probably triggered a mini-ice age that changed the course of human history.
THINGS I’M UP TO AND INTERESTED IN
A list that makes me wish I had more time to read: The books that changed these 10 adventurers’ lives.
Research I’m having trouble believing: The first humans to reach North America may have been Neanderthals or Denisovans 130,000 years ago.
I can relate: “Only after sixty my true life began.”
News I found interesting: Cremation of obese corpse starts funeral home fire.
I know a few people who could use this: Cartilage-mimicking hydrogel.
RECIPE CORNER
- Beet hummus beats hummus.
- Quick and easy coconut curry sauce that doesn’t taste quick or easy.
TIME CAPSULE
One year ago (Apr 30 – May 6)
- How to Stop Using Food as a Drug – It’s just food.
- Why Grok Didn’t Have to Floss but You Do – Toothpicks just won’t cut it these days.
COMMENT OF THE WEEK
“Awesome ideas…I extend my life by counting my birthdays in dog years!”
– I’ll add that to the next one, Pastor Dave.
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