pimg class=”alignright” title=”Stuck” src=”http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg158/MDA2008/MDA%202012/stuck.jpg” alt=”stuck” width=”320″ height=”447″ /I’m thinking today about the experience of feeling “stuck.” (I hear this a lot from folks who write me about getting started with a title=”Primal Blueprint 101″ href=”http://www.marksdailyapple.com/primal-blueprint-101/”the Primal Blueprint/a.) In this situation, you know (generally) what to do. Maybe you even feel like you have the drive, the motivation to do it, but the car just isn’t shifting into gear. When you’ve tried all the basic tricks #8211; structuring your goal with a succession of “low threshold” changes to create a title=”How Small Wins Can Lead to Big Success” href=”http://www.marksdailyapple.com/how-small-wins-can-lead-to-big-success/”small wins/a (e.g. getting outside for a walk every day), linking new behaviors to existing practices and schedules (e.g. setting your a title=”Primal Blueprint Supplements” href=”http://www.primalblueprint.com/category/Supplements”supplements/a next to your morning a title=”Primal Egg Coffee” href=”http://www.marksdailyapple.com/primal-egg-coffee/”coffee/a mug each night), making your contingency script (e.g. If I’m tempted by this, I’ll do x), then maybe […]

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pimg class=”alignright” src=”http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg158/MDA2008/MDA%202012/gutbacteria.jpg” alt=”gutbacteria” width=”320″ height=”240″ title=”7 Things You Had No Idea Gut Bacteria Could Do” /If you#8217;re a regular Mark#8217;s Daily Apple reader, you probably have at least a generally accurate if somewhat vague notion of the important functions performed by our gut bacteria. They#8217;re a #8220;a title=”Gut Flora and Your Healthy Immune System” href=”http://www.marksdailyapple.com/gut-flora-healthy-immune-system/”big part#8221; of our immune systems/a. They #8220;a title=”What’s Up With Your Gut? – Beneficial Bacteria and Good Digestive Health” href=”http://www.marksdailyapple.com/whats-up-with-your-gut-beneficial-bacteria-and-good-digestive-health/”improve digestion/a#8221; and #8220;eat the a title=”A Primal Primer: Prebiotics” href=”http://www.marksdailyapple.com/prebiotics/”fibers/a and a title=”The Definitive Guide to Resistant Starch” href=”http://www.marksdailyapple.com/the-definitive-guide-to-resistant-starch/”resistant starches/a#8221; that our host enzymes cannot digest. Yeah, gut bacteria are hot right now. Everyone#8217;s talking about them. And, since our host cells are famously outnumbered by our gut bacteria, 10 to 1, we need to be apprised of all that they do./p
pWe don#8217;t know everything yet #8211; and we probably never will #8211; but […]

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pimg class=”alignright” src=”http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg158/MDA2008/MDA%202012/chocolate-1.jpg” alt=”chocolate 1″ width=”320″ height=”319″ title=”The Dark Side of Dark Chocolate” /I love dark chocolate. You love dark chocolate. Everyone but the most soulless, coldhearted, and puppy-hating among us love dark chocolate. And I hesitated even writing this post because the scientific evidence that a title=”4 Foods That Have Surprising Medicinal Benefits” href=”http://www.marksdailyapple.com/4-foods-that-have-surprising-medicinal-benefits/”dark chocolate offers numerous health benefits/a when consumed in moderation is substantial and, in my opinion, undeniable. However, there is a #8220;dark side#8221; to dark chocolate. That doesn#8217;t mean dark chocolate is #8220;bad,#8221; just that nothing in this life is binary. Like any other healthy food we eat, there are caveats and limitations. Things to keep in mind./p
pSo let#8217;s take a look at some of the murkier aspects of a title=”The 5 Best Dark Chocolate Bars in the World” href=”http://www.marksdailyapple.com/the-5-best-dark-chocolate-bars-in-the-world/”dark chocolate/a to see if there#8217;s anything we would be better of being aware of./p
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pimg class=”alignright” src=”http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg158/MDA2008/MDA%202012/sugar4.jpg” alt=”sugar4″ width=”320″ height=”213″ title=”Dear Mark: Why Hyperglycemia Is Bad and Those Stubborn Final Pounds” /Today we#8217;ve got a fairly short one with just two questions and answers. First, I tackle a big topic: the specific effects of hyperglycemia on the body. That hyperglycemia is bad for us is implicit, but it#8217;s important to understand why it#8217;s so dangerous. Today, I give a brief but detailed overview of the negative effects of chronic high blood sugar. Next, Carrie gives a female reader a few thoughts on how to (and whether to) lose the last few stubborn pounds. Her unique advice involves sprinting, reframing, rethinking, and restating./p
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pI know it#8217;s too much to ask, but having browsed the internet and your site thoroughly about it, I just cannot get a satisfying answer to how (biochemically) high blood sugar does its damage to the body. How is it toxic? […]

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pIf you#8217;ve been hanging with me for a while, you#8217;ve probably noticed I#8217;m always encouraging my readers to explore new research, new recipes, and new regimens to lift their Primal journey past plateaus and to the next level. I#8217;ve found a great resource for both the Primal newbie looking to activate his hunter-gatherer roots and the Primal connoisseur looking to expand her Primal knowledge. Put together by our friends at PaleoPlan.com, strongthe stronga title=”Primal Life Kit” href=”http://www.paleoplan.com/bundle-affiliate/idevaffiliate.php?id=134″ target=”_blank”Primal Life Kit/a/strong is a compilation of all the ancestral tools you need to cook, eat, workout, and live Primally. /strong/p
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pimg class=”alignright” src=”http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg158/MDA2008/MDA%202012/GrilledSalad2.jpg” alt=”GrilledSalad2″ width=”320″ height=”212″ title=”Grilled Broccoli and Shrimp Salad” /After grilling broccoli once, you’re going to wonder why you’ve never thought of cooking it this way before. Charred and crispy around the edges, tender with just a little bit of crunch, grilling brings out the best in broccoli. Toss grilled broccoli in a big bowl with lime and chili grilled shrimp and you’ve got one amazing salad./p
pGrilled broccoli doesn’t taste all that much different than broccoli roasted in a high-heat oven, but it cooks faster. The bright green color and a bit of crunch remain intact. Plus, who wants to crank the oven to 450 ºF in the summer?/p
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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=”Think Good Thoughts” alt=”eat” src=”http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg158/MDA2008/MDA%202012/eat.jpg” width=”320″ height=”213″ /Last week#8217;s a title=”Yes, We’re All Susceptible to Food Advertising” href=”http://www.marksdailyapple.com/yes-were-all-susceptible-to-food-advertising/”post on marketing/a took me in an interesting turn this week. I stumbled on an a title=”Mind over Milkshake: How Your Thoughts Fool Your Stomach” href=”http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2014/04/14/299179468/mind-over-milkshake-how-your-thoughts-fool-your-stomach” target=”_blank”article on NPR/a highlighting a past but very provocative study that I#8217;ve been toying with for a couple of days now. Having spent years researching the a title=”Power of the Placebo” href=”http://www.marksdailyapple.com/power-of-the-placebo/”placebo effect/a, Alia Crum, a clinical psychologist and researcher for Columbia Business School, was intrigued by the possibility that food could also be subject to certain physical placebo-generated outcomes. She wondered if our beliefs about a food or drink could influence the effects it physically elicited in us. After all, if what we believed about a sugar pill could make a measurable difference in our physiological functioning, why would a food product be any different? And […]

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This time of year there are some pretty amazing craft-tastic ideas online and in magazines, making it entirely possible to devote days to creating museum-quality ova, but I prefer a less design-y and more rustic approach. After all, they’re eggs you might be stashing somewhere in the lawn. And with a small child in the house, this is not a project likely to involve X-Acto knives and tiny electrical tape stencils.

Easter is a reminder of fertility and abundance, so I say turn on nature’s color and let loose.

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pimg class=”alignright” title=”Bitter Melon” alt=”bittermelon” src=”http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg158/MDA2008/MDA%202012/bittermelon.jpg” width=”320″ height=”240″ /#8220;Let food be thy medicine,#8221; said some old Roman guy, I think. Whoever he was, he was right. Food is the foundation for preventive medicine. It#8217;s the first thing we examine when figuring out a health issue, and successful changes to what we eat usually have the most profound effect on our health. If we don#8217;t eat well, we won#8217;t be healthy #8211; simple as that./p
pBut what if food literally was medicine? What if certain foods had specific, established pharmacological effects that rivaled certain pharmaceuticals?/p
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pSome foods do all that, and I#8217;m going to talk about a few of them today. This isn#8217;t an exhaustive list, of course. That would require an entire book. Nor is this medical advice. Rather, it#8217;s me relaying interesting information about some foods with novel properties and benefits. If you have a serious medical condition, don#8217;t drop your […]

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