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pstrongAnnouncement:/strong I am about halfway through the writing of emPrimal Endurance/em, a breakthrough book that will change the way we look at endurance training and competition. The main emphasis is on low-carb and/or ketogenic diets and training strategies. I am looking for Success Stories that exemplify this approach. If you compete in any event and have had success training and racing on a low-carb or ketogenic diet, I would love to hear details and maybe even feature your story in the book. Please submit your story a title=”Contact Me!” href=”http://www.marksdailyapple.com/the-book/share-success-story/” target=”_self”here/a. Now, on to yet another inspiring a title=”Success Stories” href=”http://www.marksdailyapple.com/category/success-story-summaries/”Primal Blueprint Real Life Story/a from a fellow Mark#8217;s Daily Apple reader. Thank you for reading!/p
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pI’ve been waiting for the right time to share my story and feel that now is that […]

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pimg class=”alignright” title=”Massage” alt=”massage” src=”http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg158/MDA2008/MDA%202012/massage.jpg” width=”320″ height=”213″ /I often get emails asking for my opinion about a title=”Body Work” href=”http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bodywork_%28alternative_medicine%29″bodywork/a. While I’m not necessarily one to easily dismiss any treatment a title=”The Definitive Guide to Conventional Wisdom” href=”http://www.marksdailyapple.com/the-definitive-guide-to-conventional-wisdom/”conventional wisdom/a would devalue, I also approach this arena with some healthy skepticism. The question becomes what’s effective and what’s simply “woo-woo,” to use a somehow unmatchable term. I’ll leave much of that specific discussion to you all today, but I did want to examine one modality that has more research behind it than most, even if that body of studies is still somewhat patchy. Most people have had a massage sometime in their lives. We certainly have our own opinions about its impact. Unless we were truly unlucky, most of us likely came away with a pretty good impression. Many of us have gone back many times since with perhaps a […]

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pimg class=”alignright” title=”Equipment” alt=”equipment” src=”http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg158/MDA2008/MDA%202012/equipment.jpg” width=”320″ height=”213″ /Throw reality out the window for a second and entertain a hypothetical. Imagine you can only do one exercise for the rest of your life. If you had to choose a single exercise to do for the rest of your life, right here today, what would it be? It#8217;s a popular question with a divergent set of answers depending on who#8217;s being asked, and for the most part I see where everyone#8217;s coming from./p
pIf you ask the AARP, a title=”The #1 Best All-Around Exercise for Every Post-50 Body” href=”http://blog.aarp.org/2013/06/13/the-best-all-around-exercise-for-every-post-50-body/” target=”_blank”it#8217;s the plank/a, which is easy on the joints, involves every body part, strengthens the core which can help prevent falls, is very safe for seniors (the intended audience of AARP), and you can do them anywhere without equipment. I have no fault with the a title=”How-To: Proper Plank Technique” href=”http://www.marksdailyapple.com/how-to-proper-plank-technique/”plank/a./p
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pimg class=”alignright” title=”Cheesy Futuristic Stock Photo” alt=”cheesystockphototech” src=”http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg158/MDA2008/MDA%202012/cheesystockphototech.jpg” width=”320″ height=”252″ /It#8217;s an exciting time to be alive. I remember reading Douglas Adams and trying to imagine what it#8217;d be like to have all the universe#8217;s knowledge in the palm of your hand #8211; and now almost everyone carries a supercomputer around in their pocket that puts the a title=”Amazon.com: Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy” href=”http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0345453743/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8amp;camp=1789amp;creative=390957amp;creativeASIN=0345453743amp;linkCode=as2amp;tag=marsdaiapp07-20″ target=”_blank”emHitchhiker#8217;s Guide to the Galaxy/em/a to shame. Robotics is getting scarily lifelike, the Singularity draws near if you ask the right people, and Google#8217;s self-driving cars should hit the market in the next decade. Sure, we don#8217;t have hoverboards, flying cars, or android bounty hunters yet, but we#8217;re doing all right. I fully expect to reside inside a VR simulacrum of my design before 2030./p
pYou know what jazzes me up the most, though? The incredible future of weight loss technology. Being an industry #8220;insider,#8221; if you […]

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pimg class=”alignright” title=”Cruciferous Vegetables” alt=”cruciferous” src=”http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg158/MDA2008/MDA%202012/cruciferous.jpg” width=”320″ height=”208″ /For today#8217;s edition of a title=”Dear Mark” href=”http://www.marksdailyapple.com/category/dear-mark/”Dear Mark/a, I discuss the connection #8211; if one even exists #8211; between cruciferous vegetables (and their goitrogens) and thyroid function. A theoretical interaction exists, but should this impact your decision to eat steamed broccoli? Next, I explain why I recommend one, maybe two days of sprinting a week, in contrast to the exercise studies that often use 3 or 4 days/week sprinting programs to great success. Then, I give a few tips for a person wondering about getting sufficient sources of Primal protein while on an Orthodox Lent fast. And finally, I explore the potential health effects of saunas./p
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blockquotepI read a report on kale and other cruciferous vegetables causing hypothyroidism if eaten too often./p
pI believe in moderation but this is the first time I#8217;ve heard this. Can you touch on this subject?/p
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pimg class=”alignright” alt=”AvocadoFries1 1″ src=”http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg158/MDA2008/MDA%202012/AvocadoFries1-1.jpg” width=”320″ height=”249″ title=”Crispy and Creamy Avocado Fries” /Avocado fries have that tempting combination of a crispy outer layer, creamy middle and addictive fried flavor. Made with nothing more than a title=”Smart Fuel: Avocado” href=”http://www.marksdailyapple.com/smart-fuel-4/#axzz2tiGbFrx1″avocado/a, a title=”The Wonderful World of Coconut Products” href=”http://www.marksdailyapple.com/the-wonderful-world-of-coconut-products/#axzz2tiGP3cvB”coconut/a, a title=”Egg Purchasing Guide” href=”http://www.marksdailyapple.com/egg-purchasing-guide/”egg/a, a title=”Salt and Pepper Varieties” href=”http://www.marksdailyapple.com/pepper-and-salt-varieties/”salt/a and a title=”Top 10 Favorite Herbs and Spices” href=”http://www.marksdailyapple.com/top-10-favorite-herbs-and-spices/#axzz2rik6JJK1″spices/a, it’s a pure and healthful snack or salad topping loaded with beneficial a title=”The Definitive Guide to Fats” href=”http://www.marksdailyapple.com/fats/”fatty acids/a./p
pBefore you scarf down an entire plateful, keep in mind that a little bit of avocado goes a long way. The good news is that avocado fries are both rich and filling so a small portion is plenty satisfying. This simple recipe gives avocado fries a Southwest flair, adding cumin and chili powder to the mix. You could take this theme a little […]

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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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pMy name is Greg and I am a 25 year old professional pitcher in the Marlins Organization. People don#8217;t often associate professional athletes with poor health, but I was constantly considered a #8220;bad-bodied left-handed pitcher.#8221; The tag was placed on me and I accepted it. Just never wanted to change since it hadn#8217;t affected my performance on the mound (or so I thought). This […]

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pstrongAnnouncement:/strong a title=”PrimalCon Vacation Tulum Mexico 2014″ href=”http://www.primalblueprint.com/product/PrimalCon_Vacation_Tulum_Mexico_2014/Events” target=”_blank”PrimalCon Vacation Tulum/a is nine days away and we have just ema few rooms remaining/em at the resort for this event! This really is your last chance to escape the frigid North American or European continent and indulge in a 5-star vacation with an amazing group of around 160 Primal enthusiasts and expert presenters at this luxurious resort. a title=”PrimalCon Vacation Tulum Mexico 2014″ href=”http://www.primalblueprint.com/product/PrimalCon_Vacation_Tulum_Mexico_2014/Events” target=”_blank”Check on the amazing details!/a When you find some a title=”Flights” href=”http://www.kayak.com/flights” target=”_blank”good flights/a, call us at 888-774-6259 to make sure you can grab one of the last rooms!/p
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pimg class=”alignright” title=”Personal Retreat” alt=”personalretreat” src=”http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg158/MDA2008/MDA%202012/personalretreat.jpg” width=”320″ height=”213″ /A few years ago I did a post on a title=”The Restorative Power of a Personal Retreat” href=”http://www.marksdailyapple.com/the-restorative-power-of-the-personal-retreat/#axzz2tpzhM16b”The Restorative Power of a Personal Retreat/a. To this day, it’s one of the “lifestyle” posts I get the most feedback on. At […]

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pimg class=”alignright” title=”Cave Painting” alt=”cavepainting” src=”http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg158/MDA2008/MDA%202012/cavepainting.jpg” width=”320″ height=”240″ /Critics often lambast the Primal Blueprint and other ancestral/paleo ways of eating for what they see as fatal flaws:/p
pFirst, that we don#8217;t know what our ancestors were truly eating./p
pSecond, that there wasn#8217;t just one paleo diet./p
pThird, that even if we could know exactly what our ancestors were eating, it doesn#8217;t mean those foods were the ideal foods; they were trying to eat whatever was available, not whatever was most nutritious or synergistic with their genome./p
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pBefore I address these, I want to make an important point. The anthropological record provides a framework for further examination of nutritional science; it does not prescribe a diet. It gives us somewhere to start so we#8217;re not flailing blind men dropped off in the middle of a strange city. That is why we#8217;re interested in what early man ate (and didn#8217;t eat)./p
pIt may surprise you to […]

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pemimg class=”alignright” title=”Benefits Reported” alt=”ScreenShot2014 02 18at32207PM” src=”http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg158/MDA2008/MDA%202012/ScreenShot2014-02-18at32207PM.png” width=”320″ height=”164″ /This is a guest article from Larry Istrail of the a title=”AWLR” href=”http://www.awlr.org/” target=”_blank”Ancestral Weight Loss Registry/a. Larry started AWLR to gain a better understanding of paleo and carbohydrate-restricted eating and bring the resulting data and trends into the mainstream medical community. He has presented the data at conferences around the country and today he is sharing his thoughts on data collected from Primal Blueprint adherents and how it compares to the medical literature. Enter Larry#8230;br /
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pAfter two years, we at the a title=”AWLR” href=”http://www.awlr.org/” target=”_blank”Ancestral Weight Loss Registry/a (AWLR) are proud of what we’ve become. Over 3,100 people from all 50 states and over 55 countries have registered and shared the tribulations and triumphs populating their noble journey towards health, fueled by fatty meats with a side of buttered broccoli. A physician’s recommended eating strategy that, but for a […]

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