pimg class=”alignright” title=”Dried Tomatoes” src=”http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg158/MDA2008/MDA%202011/driedtomatoes.jpg” alt=”driedtomatoes” width=”319″ height=”211″ /Vegetables can be hard enough to work into our diet without other factors making it even more difficult. Either we#8217;re stuck with nutrient-sparse, weeks-old produce that has lost all semblance of flavor (but it#8217;s certainly affordable!), or we#8217;re inundated with a countertop full of beautiful vegetation straight from the a title=”How to Shop a Farmers’ Market” href=”http://www.marksdailyapple.com/how-to-shop-farmers-market/”farmers#8217; market/a that we can#8217;t hope to consume in time. You think convincing a ten year old to eat a plate of fresh sauteed kale is hard? Try getting a ten year old to eat a plate of sauteed withered kale that#8217;s been sitting in the fridge for a week. And what about cooked vegetables versus raw? Some say that raw produce is the only way to eat it, that if you cook a carrot you#8217;re rendering its nutritional content null and void. Is it really […]

Original post by Mark Sisson

In past years I’ve had some trouble putting my exact thoughts on health and nutrition into words.
There was always something I just didn’t like about where health and nutrition was going, and I wanted to rally against it… Revolt if you will.
Eat Stop Eat was the result of this feeling. In a sense it represented my own personal health and fitness revolution.
But it was more than just fasting, it was the mind set.
I had grown tired of people promoting suffering as dedication, exhaustion as a virtue, and obsession as health.
It’s not that I don’t want people to workout, or make conscious decisions about what they eat, it’s actually the opposite.
I want you to work hard in the gym. Very hard. And I want you to be aware of your food choices. I do NOT want you to eat passively.
I also want you to learn to be patient and take […]

Original post by Brad Pilon

pimg class=”alignright” title=”Chicken Kiev” src=”http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg158/MDA2008/MDA%202011/chickenkiev2.jpg” alt=”chickenkiev2″ width=”320″ height=”212″ /Cutting into Chicken Kiev is one of life’s little pleasures. As the knife pierces the crispy chicken breast, a golden stream of herb-flecked butter flows out, flavoring the meat and everything else on the plate./p
pChicken Kiev is a classic dish, one that’s usually rolled in a heavy coating of breadcrumbs. Leave this step out and you have a perfectly Primal meal that’s every bit as flavorful./p
pAssembling Chicken Kiev isn’t too hard, although it can take a few tries to perfect the process. Even when it doesn’t look perfect, however, Chicken Kiev always tastes good – how can it not when so much butter is involved? To make Primal Chicken Kiev, a chicken breast is pounded thin and rolled around a generous pat of herb-flavored butter then fried in olive oil or animal fat until brown and crispy. The hidden nugget of […]

Original post by Worker Bee

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pIt’s Friday, everyone! And that means another a title=”Success Stories” href=”http://www.marksdailyapple.com/category/success-story-summaries/”Primal Blueprint Real Life Story/a from a Mark#8217;s Daily Apple reader. If you have your own success story and would like to share it with me and the Mark’s Daily Apple community please contact me a title=”Contact Me!” href=”http://www.marksdailyapple.com/the-book/share-success-story/” target=”_self”here/a. I’ll continue to publish these each Friday as long as they keep coming in. Thank you for reading!/p
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pimg class=”alignright” title=”Primal Blueprint Real Life Story” src=”http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg158/MDA2008/MDA2009/real_life_stories_stories-1-2.jpg” alt=”real life stories stories 1 2″ width=”320″ height=”240″ /I’ve been debating writing this for quite some time, as I’m pretty shy when It comes to sharing personal details about myself. But if I can inspire just a single person with my story and spread the good word even a little bit more, then it’s well worth sharing. So thank you Mark for all that you do and for allowing me a platform to […]

Original post by Mark Sisson

pimg class=”alignright” title=”Egg Yolks” src=”http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg158/MDA2008/MDA%202011/eggyolk.jpg” alt=”eggyolk” width=”319″ height=”257″ /In our rush to ditch processed, boxed, packaged, refined foods, we run the risk of missing out on several key nutrients that they come fortified with, courtesy of food producers (what would we do without them?!) who recognize that the people who live off their nutrient-free food products need some actual nutrition amidst the a title=”The Definitive Guide to Sugar” href=”http://www.marksdailyapple.com/the-definitive-guide-to-sugar/”sugar/a and the crunch. In case you don#8217;t know what I mean, swing through the cereal aisle of a grocery store sometime and check out the nutrition facts for a few products. A single serving of something like Frosted Flakes is fortified with most of the B-vitamins, vitamin D, vitamin C, vitamin A, iron, and folic acid, often the full RDI. Well, it turns out these nutrients are attainable through actual food. No, really. So instead of relying on Frosted Flakes for […]

Original post by Mark Sisson

pimg class=”alignright” title=”Qamp;A” src=”http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg158/MDA2008/MDA%202011/question-1.jpg” alt=”question 1″ width=”320″ height=”212″ /By now, you should be caught up on all the benefits that fasting offers. By now, you#8217;re likely either intrigued by the practice, strongly considering taking it up, or basking in the smug satisfaction that your longtime breakfast-skipping ways weren#8217;t destroying your metabolism after all. But although I tried to cover just about everything I could in the last six posts of this fasting series (links at the bottom of this article), I apparently didn#8217;t hit every angle, because I received a barrage of questions from readers via email and comments looking for clarifications, answers, and explanations. I can#8217;t quite answer them all, but I did manage to put together a fairly representative selection of the most common and relevant ones, and today I#8217;ll provide answers./p
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blockquotepI would like to IF but I have osteopenia and am concerned about losing bone mass. […]

Original post by Mark Sisson

pimg class=”alignright” title=”Africa” src=”http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg158/MDA2008/MDA%202011/_MG_9672.jpg” alt=” MG 9672″ width=”320″ height=”213″ /A few weeks ago I was offered a once-in-a-lifetime chance to complete a long-standing bucket list item: an African photo safari. My new friend Vance from the USA who runs an intimate, very upscale lodge and an exotic species breeding operation in northern South Africa invited Carrie and me to accompany him on one of his regular visits to his “farm.” In fact, his farm is part of the beautiful 150,000 acre Madikwe Game Reserve near the Botswana border, site of the largest game translocation in history. He had promised that “once Africa gets into your heart, it doesn’t let go.” Turns out that would be an understatement. At first I gave the usual protestations that I have way too much going on in my life right now to take ten days out (non-stop blog posts, books, PrimalCon a week later, […]

Original post by Mark Sisson

pimg class=”alignright” title=”Gout” src=”http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg158/MDA2008/MDA%202011/gout.jpg” alt=”gout” width=”320″ height=”240″ /Every so often, a health malady arises that seems to clash with Primal living. And when a doctor brings it up, or a family member with intimate knowledge of the illness expresses concern, it can be intimidating and troubling. We#8217;ve all heard how we#8217;ll suffer a title=”How Might Inflammation Cause Heart Disease?” href=”http://www.marksdailyapple.com/how-might-inflammation-cause-heart-disease/”heart attacks/a, a title=”Does Eating Red Meat Increase Type 2 Diabetes Risk? Read more: http://www.marksdailyapple.com/does-eating-red-meat-increase-type-2-diabetes-risk/#ixzz1sY4RXFQ4″ href=”http://www.marksdailyapple.com/does-eating-red-meat-increase-type-2-diabetes-risk/”diabetes/a, a title=”Dear Mark: Ketosis” href=”http://www.marksdailyapple.com/dear-mark-ketosis/”ketoacidosis/a, lowered a title=”How to Train for a Marathon” href=”http://www.marksdailyapple.com/how-to-train-for-a-marathon/”marathon/a performance, a title=”Is Eating Too Much Protein Going to Harm My Kidneys? Read more: http://www.marksdailyapple.com/protein-kidneys/#ixzz1sY3R4aGX” href=”http://www.marksdailyapple.com/protein-kidneys/”kidney disease/a, and a title=”Dear Mark: Calcium For Women” href=”http://www.marksdailyapple.com/calcium-for-women/”osteoporosis/a from #8220;eating all that meat,#8221; but that#8217;s not what I#8217;m covering today. No, today the subject is gout, which occurs when excess uric acid crystallizes and accumulates in the extremities. The jagged shards embed themselves […]

Original post by Mark Sisson

pimg class=”alignright” title=”Rhubarb Dessert” src=”http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg158/MDA2008/MDA%202011/rhubarbdessert1.jpg” alt=”rhubarbdessert1″ width=”313″ height=”324″ /Rhubarb is a mysterious vegetable, one that is loved by many despite its toxic leaves and puckering, tart flavor. It’s possibly one of the least versatile vegetables out there and resists most attempts at making it palatable, unless a cup of sugar is involved. There are some savory rhubarb recipes out there, but most make an unintentionally convincing argument that rhubarb really is best served for dessert./p
pSo what’s a Primal rhubarb lover to do? If spring is not really spring until you’ve had a taste of seasonal rhubarb, but you want to avoid the sugar and flour in cakes and crumbles, then try emRhubarb and Berry Dessert Sauce/em instead. Rhubarb is simmered in butter, vanilla and just enough honey to sweeten it up without masking the tart flavor. Fresh a title=”Best Fruit Choices” href=”http://www.marksdailyapple.com/best-fruit-choices/#axzz1sPadmxMj”berries/a are mixed in and then the sauce is […]

Original post by Worker Bee