pimg class=”alignright” alt=”balsamic3″ src=”http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg158/MDA2008/MDA%202011/balsamic3.jpg” width=”320″ height=”240″ title=”balsamic3 photo” /It#8217;s time for yet another edition of #8220;Is It Primal?#8221; where I determine and decree the worthiness of various foods. First up, I discuss balsamic vinegar #8211; both types #8211; and explain whether or not it belongs in a Primal eating plan. After that, chestnuts get roasted over the open fire of my analysis. Apricot kernels, those weird little almond lookalikes, are next, followed by chitosan. Finally, I cover the safety and healthfulness of Korean nori snacks. Keep in mind, readers: once my edict on a particular food has been handed down, once it has been deemed Primal or not Primal, the word is sacrosanct. It must be hewed to, or else you will suffer the consequences, which can include such horrors as revocation of your Primal Cred card or banishment to a title=”My Escape from Vegan Island ” href=”http://www.marksdailyapple.com/vegan-island/”Vegan Island/a./p
pTake heed./p
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pimg class=”alignright” alt=”wakame” src=”http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg158/MDA2008/MDA%202011/wakame.jpg” width=”320″ height=”212″ title=”wakame photo” /In today#8217;s a title=”Dear Mark” href=”http://www.marksdailyapple.com/category/dear-mark/”Dear Mark/a I discuss my favorite seaweed supplement, kelp granules, which aren#8217;t really a supplement in the classic sense, but more of a title=”Are You Eating These Important Supplemental Foods?” href=”http://www.marksdailyapple.com/are-you-eating-these-important-supplemental-foods/”a food that you can treat as a supplement/a. Next, I give my thoughts on the latest study to suggest that an overweight BMI confers the lowest mortality risk in people. Finally, I handle a question from a parent currently trying to juggle sleep with exercise who wonders which to choose. It#8217;s a tough question, to be sure, but I give my best attempt at a helpful, realistic answer./p
pLet#8217;s get to it:/p
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blockquotepHi Mark, Is there any one special brand of seaweed supplement that you would recommend?/p
pThanks,/p
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pUsually, I eat a title=”A Visual Guide to Sea Vegetables” href=”http://www.marksdailyapple.com/a-visual-guide-to-sea-vegetables/#axzz2Hi8beGC7″seaweed/a, rather than take seaweed supplements. I#8217;m a big fan of […]

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pimg class=”alignright” alt=”veggie tops” src=”http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg158/MDA2008/MDA%202011/veggie_tops.jpg” width=”320″ height=”213″ title=”veggie tops photo” //p
pIt can be easy to forget that the green tops of many vegetables are not only edible, but truly delicious. Beets, carrots, radishes and turnips often show up in supermarkets with no greens attached at all, and that’s a shame. When cooked and served with their greens, these veggies become side dishes with an amazing array of earthy, sweet, pleasantly bitter and peppery flavors./p
pa title=”Smart Fuel: Beets” href=”http://www.marksdailyapple.com/beets/#axzz2HbXTVR5m”Beet/a greens are probably the most familiar within this bunch. Turnip greens are a little more delicate but have a similar flavor. a title=”Smart Fuel: Radishes” href=”http://www.marksdailyapple.com/radishes/#axzz2HbXTVR5m”Radish/a greens are milder than the radish itself but still a bit peppery. Carrot tops are slightly pungent and herbal. All of these greens can be cooked in a variety of ways: sautéed or stir-fried with a title=”Is All Olive Oil Created Equal?” href=”http://www.marksdailyapple.com/is-all-olive-oil-created-equal/”oil/a or a title=”Animal […]

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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
pstrongSide Note: /strongIf you bought a copy of ema title=”The Primal Connection: Follow Your Genetic Blueprint to Health and Happiness [Hardcover]” href=”http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0984755101/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8amp;tag=marsdaiapp07-20amp;linkCode=as2amp;camp=1789amp;creative=390957amp;creativeASIN=0984755101″ target=”_blank”The Primal Connection/a/em this week, take a few moments and leave a review on Amazon so we can push this baby high up the ranks. Thank you!/p
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pI want to thank you for changing my life. I reached my peak weight of 292 pounds in […]

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pa title=”Amazon.com: The Primal Connection” href=”http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0984755101/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8amp;tag=marsdaiapp07-20amp;linkCode=as2amp;camp=1789amp;creative=390957amp;creativeASIN=0984755101″ target=”_blank”img class=”alignright” alt=”Cover Only LoRes cropped” src=”http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg158/MDA2008/PBP/Cover-Only-LoRes-cropped.jpg” width=”320″ height=”420″ title=”Cover Only LoRes cropped photo” //aThanks to your tremendous support, a title=”Amazon.com: The Primal Connection” href=”http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0984755101/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8amp;tag=marsdaiapp07-20amp;linkCode=as2amp;camp=1789amp;creative=390957amp;creativeASIN=0984755101″ target=”_blank”emThe Primal Connection/em/a has risen to the top of many book rankings on Amazon.com and elsewhere. It#8217;s reached a title=”Amazon.com: Healthy Living” href=”http://www.amazon.com/gp/bestsellers/books/465686/ref=pd_zg_hrsr_b_3_4_last” target=”_blank”#1 in the Healthy Living category/a, a title=”Amazon.com: Personal Health” href=”http://www.amazon.com/gp/bestsellers/books/282800/ref=pd_zg_hrsr_b_3_3″ target=”_blank”#1 in Personal Health/a, a title=”Amazon.com: Personal Transformation” href=”http://www.amazon.com/gp/bestsellers/books/4745/ref=pd_zg_hrsr_b_2_4_last” target=”_blank”#1 in Personal Transformation/a, a title=”Amazon.com: Self Help” href=”http://www.amazon.com/gp/bestsellers/books/4736/ref=pd_zg_hrsr_b_1_2″ target=”_blank”#1 in Self-Help/a, and a title=”Amazon.com: Bestsellers” href=”http://www.amazon.com/best-sellers-books-Amazon/zgbs/books/ref=pd_dp_ts_b_1″ target=”_blank”#10 out of all books sold on Amazon/a! (At the time of this writing it is at #13 overall.)/p
pstrongOnce again I#8217;m completely floored by the power and generosity of this community./strong It goes to show that you always get back more than you give. a title=”Amazon.com: The Primal Connection” href=”http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0984755101/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8amp;tag=marsdaiapp07-20amp;linkCode=as2amp;camp=1789amp;creative=390957amp;creativeASIN=0984755101″ target=”_blank”emThe Primal Connection/em/a was a three year labor of love, […]

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pimg class=”alignright” alt=”poweron” src=”http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg158/MDA2008/MDA%202011/poweron.jpg” width=”320″ height=”240″ title=”poweron photo” /The average American a title=”You Spend 8 Hours Per Month on Facebook [STATS]” href=”http://mashable.com/2011/09/30/wasting-time-on-facebook/” target=”_blank”spends eight hours a month on Facebook/a, up from nearly six hours per month back in August 2010. As of 2009, the average young adult was spending a title=”If Your Kids Are Awake, They’re Probably Online” href=”http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/20/education/20wired.html?_r=0″ target=”_blank”virtually every waking hour/a with online access, either through their phones or their computers, and they were actively using them for two hours a day. Restaurants and bars and coffee shops across the world are littered with broken-neck zombies gazing into their smartphones. I#8217;ve seen entire families out to dinner, each member#8217;s attention fixated on an iPhone as they spoon food into mouth, pausing only to breathe and guzzle cola. I#8217;ve seen young guys out at bars who, instead of checking out the women at the next table over or jabbering at […]

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pimg class=”alignright” alt=”10habits” src=”http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg158/MDA2008/MDA%202011/10habits.jpg” width=”340″ height=”484″ title=”10habits photo” /What would it take to be a highly successful hunter-gatherer? Brawn? Speed? And good aim? Stamina? Carving skills? A sharp eye or memory? Of course. But what about those less obvious attributes like creativity, empathy, intuition, even-temper, mettle, compassion, coolheadedness? After all, all the strength in the world won’t match a good weapon in many situations. A lone wolf will always be more vulnerable on the savanna than his connected counterparts. An easygoing perspective can make living with others easier. Equanimity keeps emotional responses in check and critical focus in the present. Grit can mean the difference between life and death. If the hard knocks of evolutionary history cultivated these kinds of pivotal traits in our ancestors, how do we reconnect with #8211; and benefit from #8211; them today? strongWhat better (and even fun) self-development project can there be, after all, than […]

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