pimg class=”alignright” title=”Chopped Bok Choy and Steak Salad with Olive Dressing” src=”http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg158/MDA2008/MDA%202011/BokChoySalad2.jpg” alt=”BokChoySalad2″ width=”320″ height=”251″ /Mention a title=”Bok Choy” href=”http://www.marksdailyapple.com/bok-choy/”bok choy/a and the first thing most people think of is stir-fry. Nothing wrong with that, but cooking a vegetable the exact same way every time is a shame. Especially since bok choy is more versatile than you might realize. Why cook it into soggy submission when the crisp and leafy texture, and mild but pleasantly bitter flavor is so delicious raw?/p
pChopped Bok Choy and Steak Salad with Olive Dressing takes bok choy in a new and exciting direction. The Kalamata olive dressing adds a bold, salty flavor to the raw bok choy and mushrooms, seared steak and roasted red pepper. If the combination sounds odd, don’t worry; it’ll make complete sense when you take your first bite./p
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pThe leaves of bok choy taste basically the same as any dark, leafy […]

Original post by Worker Bee

You know what happens when you try to ‘bulk up’ (AKA bulking) with intermittent fasting?
The same thing that happens when you ‘bulk up’ without intermittent fasting – you get fat.
The concept of eating as much as 10,000 calories a day to build muscle is perpetuated by a few small groups of people:

 20 year old guys (because it works for them as they’re still kids)
 Supplement companies
 Writers affiliated with supplement companies
 People using steroids but who don’t want to tell you that they are using steroids
 And last but not least (and likely the largest group); people who have been influenced by the opinions of the aforementioned in group 4.

…That’s it.
The most convincing evidence for grown men building muscle while bulking comes from guys I know who were using steroids and had to explain the new muscle growth to their friends/parents/loved ones/and anyone else who asked “how did you get so big?”
The standard […]

Original post by Brad Pilon

pimg class=”alignright” title=”Diabetes” src=”http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg158/MDA2008/MDA%202011/diabetes.jpg” alt=”diabetes” width=”320″ height=”253″ /You hear a lot about a title=”The Definitive Guide to Insulin, Blood Sugar amp; Type 2 Diabetes (and you’ll understand it) ” href=”http://www.marksdailyapple.com/diabetes/”type 2 diabetes/a on this and other sites in the community. It#8217;s easy to see why: type 2 diabetes is the #8220;lifestyle#8221; diabetes, the preventable one, the one that #8220;doesn#8217;t have to happen#8221; and that you can #8220;fix if you just dial in the food.#8221; All true, for the most part. Whether you#8217;re in the camp that thinks it#8217;s a title=”Does Eating Red Meat Increase Type 2 Diabetes Risk? ” href=”http://www.marksdailyapple.com/does-eating-red-meat-increase-type-2-diabetes-risk/”red meat/a or a title=”Are Eggs Really As Bad For Your Arteries as Cigarettes? ” href=”http://www.marksdailyapple.com/are-eggs-really-as-bad-for-your-arteries-as-cigarettes/”egg yolks/a causing it, or fatty liver from excess a title=”Dear Mark: PUFAs” href=”http://www.marksdailyapple.com/polyunsaturated-fat/”PUFAs/a and a title=”The Question of Seasonality in Fructose Availability” href=”http://www.marksdailyapple.com/fruit-fructose-availability-seasons/”fructose/a, the point is that people commonly accept the idea that T2D […]

Original post by Mark Sisson

pimg class=”alignright” title=”Step away from the weights…” src=”http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg158/MDA2008/MDA%202011/weights-1.jpg” alt=”weights 1″ width=”320″ height=”240″ /Machines are amazing. They can perform at maximum output for months upon months upon years without skipping a beat. And when they do slip up, they can just get the parts replaced or their programming retooled. strongHumans are not machines./strong We can#8217;t perform at maximum output for months and even years, only stopping to get a quick tune-up or a replacement part. However, humans are embetter/em than machines, with our ability to organically heal our own bodies and recover from injuries and wounds and illnesses, but we require time to do so. It doesn#8217;t happen overnight, though, and in the absence of pharmacological assistance, there are no easy ways around this simple fact of our existence./p
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pPeople get that, I think. They know that when you slice your finger open cutting a tomato, it#8217;s going to be a few […]

Original post by Mark Sisson

pimg class=”alignright” title=”Farmer” src=”http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg158/MDA2008/MDA%202011/farmer.jpg” alt=”farmer” width=”320″ height=”212″ /Over the past several weeks, I#8217;ve laid out a considerable amount of evidence showing that there indeed are substantive differences between organic produce and conventional produce. a title=” Is Organic a Scam? – Nutrient Differences” href=”http://www.marksdailyapple.com/is-organic-a-scam-nutrient-differences/”Organic is often more nutritious/a, with a greater concentration of phytonutrients (contrary to what the popular media has been saying). Conventional produce shows up in your kitchen with far more pesticide residues, and these residues appear to be a title=”Is Organic a Scam? – Fetal and Child Development and Antibiotic Resistance ” href=”http://www.marksdailyapple.com/is-organic-a-scam-fetal-and-child-development-and-antibiotic-resistance/”especially harmful to youngsters/a, babies, and fetuses (feti?). Antibiotic resistance, which is on the rise, is partially attributable to the widespread usage of antibiotics in conventional agriculture; organic agriculture forbids their usage. Many studies have also shown organic farming to be a title=”Read more: http://www.marksdailyapple.com/is-organic-a-scam-biodiversity-soil-health-carbon-sequestration-bee-activity-and-worker-health/#ixzz2A3rNkEID” href=”http://www.marksdailyapple.com/is-organic-a-scam-biodiversity-soil-health-carbon-sequestration-bee-activity-and-worker-health/#axzz2A07Mb4nB”better for the environment/a, the local ecosystem, the renewability of […]

Original post by Mark Sisson

 
Let’s start with the obvious – There are many people who disagree with the BMI.
They consider it to be almost entirely useless as a way to measure… well just about anything to do with the human body.
To understand why so many people have dismissed the BMI we first have to delve into its history.
For starters the name itself is a bit confusing. BMI stands for ‘Body Mass Index’  which is confusing to me since it doesn’t measure mass but rather relative weight. (I guess Relative Weight Index was already taken? )
BMI was the name given to the measurement by Ancel Keyes in his 1974 paper “Indices of relative weight and obesity”.
The measurement was designed in an attempt to remove the relationship between height and weight, since all components of weight (Lean body mass, skeletal mass, organ size and to some degree body fat) all increase with height.
In other words, the […]

Original post by Brad Pilon

pimg class=”alignright” title=”Beer” src=”http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg158/MDA2008/MDA%202011/beer.jpg” alt=”beer” width=”320″ height=”212″ //p
pIn today#8217;s edition of a title=”Dear Mark” href=”http://www.marksdailyapple.com/category/dear-mark/”Dear Mark/a, I answer a question about the nutritional viability of beef suet, which so many people assume is waste. Then, I address an extremely common occurrence around these parts: the discovery of one#8217;s newfound ability to maintain a low heart rate at higher energy outputs. Next I cover a question about a title=”The Definitive Guide to Alcohol” href=”http://www.marksdailyapple.com/low-carb-alcohol/”alcohol/a, or, to be more specific, I give my two cents on what a reader can do who just can#8217;t seem to give up beer. And finally, I address a reader#8217;s concern that his much-beloved long, easy runs are doing damage to him over the long term./p
pLet#8217;s go:/p
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pMy name is Joshua Roper. I have been doing the Primal Blueprint for a few months now and it has been great! I have discovered all kinds of […]

Original post by Mark Sisson