pimg class=”alignright” title=”Crescent Moon Says Go to Sleep” src=”http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg158/MDA2008/MDA%202011/crescentmoon.jpg” alt=”crescentmoon” width=”319″ height=”213″ /Sleep is the cousin of death, wise men have said. Strange thought it may seem, though, avoiding this sometimes annoyingly-insistent-that-you-hang-out cousin will actually bring you closer to an early death. It#8217;s not a pleasant thing to consider, but it#8217;s the truth; bad sleep is associated strongly with early mortality, being overweight, having metabolic syndrome, and getting cancer. I#8217;ve said it, your doctor says it, and anyone who#8217;s ever had a bad night#8217;s sleep and felt like death the next day will say it: sleep is absolutely essential to happiness, health, and longevity. On the positive side, there#8217;s nothing quite so pleasurable as a good night#8217;s sleep, from the initial application of one#8217;s head to the pillow, to the insanely vivid dream-visions that descend upon you in the midst of it, to the peerless happiness and boundless energy you […]

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pimg class=”alignright” title=”Beer” src=”http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg158/MDA2008/MDA%202011/beer2.jpg” alt=”beer2″ width=”320″ height=”212″ /I suppose you could call today#8217;s #8220;Is it Primal?#8221; the alcohol edition, because we#8217;re dealing with three alcohol-related inquiries. Actually, two of the inquiries relate to non-alcoholic beverages, one to an alcoholic beverage, one to a substance that can potentially facilitate alcohol-induced activities, and one to a substance that can help relieve sunburns that you get after passing out in the sun from too many alcoholic beverages. Okay, that#8217;s a bit of a stretch, but I think you get the point. I dig into the suitability and Primality of non-alcoholic beer, non-alcoholic wine (the horror!), gluten-free beer, the Andean aphrodisiac known as maca root, and the humble but ubiquitous aloe vera./p
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When I need an impressive dessert in a hurry, I pull out my bundt pan. Though the batter is no more involved than any other cake, the big, fluted finished cake looks like it took a lot of work or special skill. Even better, bundt cakes don’t require frosting, layering or any other decoration beyond a dusting of powdered sugar and a dollop of whipped cream on each slice. This particular bundt cake replaces sweet icing with a heady mixture of whiskey, black coffee, butter and brown sugar, which is spooned over the still-warm cake to soak in and glaze it as it cools.

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The plank is one of my favorite ab exercises, because it is meant to strengthen the muscles that protect the spine. As someone who experienced a spinal injury 20+ years ago, the plank has been a life saver. Here’s the best plank video I’ve ever seen online.

Here’s a list of the plank variations:
1. Weighted Plank :08
2. Stacker Plank :11
3. Rotator Cuff Plank :18
4. Tricep Kickback Plank :23
5. Push/Pull Plank :29
6. Spiderman Plank :33
7. Tug-of-war Plank :38
8. Valslide Hand Slides :42
9. Valslide Bodysaw :49
10. Valslide Side Slimmer :54
11. Plyo Plank to Pushup 1:03
12. Twist Plank 1:10
13. Extended 1:19
14. Off-The-Wall Plank 1:27
15. Fist-Pumpers 1:33
16. Starfish 1:38
17. TRX Side Plank Pikes 1:44
18. TRX Pendulum Swings 1:53
19. Ball Plank Knee Strikes 2:03
20. Stir-The-Pot 2:09
How I would recommend implementing these variations.
Since planks are a static exercise, you can get away with doing them more often than other ab exercises. My recommendation is to throw in […]

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pimg class=”alignright” title=”Vegetable Juice” src=”http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg158/MDA2008/MDA%202011/vegetablejuice.jpg” alt=”vegetablejuice” width=”320″ height=”273″ /Today is going to be a bit of a long a title=”Dear Mark” href=”http://www.marksdailyapple.com/category/dear-mark/”Dear Mark/a blog post. I got some great questions from you guys. First, I cover three questions regarding the insulin spike and carb load from vegetable juicing. Next, I discuss the place of G_BOMBS, or the #8220;perfect nutritional combination#8221; of greens, beans, onions, mushrooms, berries, and seeds, in a Primal eating plan. The blood sugar response to meat is next, along with a followup question about how dietary fat affects the glycemic response to eating carbohydrates. Finally, I field a question regarding the utility of artificially increasing one#8217;s propensity to sweat during workouts by turning the air conditioner off. Does it hurt? Does it help? Find out below./p
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pI#8217;m a big fan of the Primal Blueprint diet and lifestyle but I have a few questions for you about […]

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Ah, pumpkin pie — that most quintessential of Thanksgiving desserts. Here’s my own favorite take on pumpkin pie — one that skips the sometimes finicky, sometimes soggy pie crust for one made from crispy graham crackers. Add a heaping spoonful of fresh, piquant ginger and you have the pumpkin pie I look forward to all year long.

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In my last blog post I covered many of our Adonis equations and some people were asking how can I apply these equations to women?
More specifically women have been asking ‘how much should I weight?’ and ‘What’s a healthy weight for me?’
Both very difficult questions to answer and always controversial to tell someone ‘ideal measurements’, but here are our general guidelines…
For those of you have been following the Venus Index workout, this is the ‘rule of sevens’ we developed, only simplified into one equation.
It’s actually very similar to the men’s equation, but also very different.
Our equation for women (Called the Venus Equation) is as follows:
C x H3
 
Where “H”= Your height in meters and the coefficient “C” is what we use to control for age just like we do for men.  C = 10 at the age range that is associated with the highest degree of lean body mass in women… […]

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pimg class=”alignright” title=”Ingredients” src=”http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg158/MDA2008/MDA%202011/ingredients-37.jpg” alt=”ingredients 37″ width=”320″ height=”212″ /It happens every Thanksgiving. In a shockingly short amount of time, the beautiful bird you spent hours roasting to perfection is ravaged and picked clean down to the bone. What remains of your holiday centerpiece is nothing more than an unappetizing carcass./p
pBut don’t be so quick to throw that a title=”Heritage Turkey and Mashed Parsnips” href=”http://www.marksdailyapple.com/heritage-turkey-and-mashed-parsnips/#axzz2BTiwuj3x “turkey/a carcass out. Instead of tossing the bones into the trash, toss them into a stockpot. Add celery, onion, water and seasonings and in a few hours you’ll have flavorful turkey stock for the months ahead./p
pAfter cooking an entire holiday meal, no one wants to spend more time in the kitchen. Don’t worry; this no-fuss, straightforward recipe takes only minutes to put together. Then, you can step out of the kitchen and let the stock simmer to completion./p
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