pimg class=”alignright” title=”Kalahari” alt=”kalahari” src=”http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg158/MDA2008/MDA%202012/kalahari.jpg” width=”320″ height=”206″ /As a rule, people tend to eat whatever food they can physically access. Transcontinental shipping now allows us to access all sorts of foods #8211; we can eat durian in California, jasmine rice in Alaska, Spam in Hawaii, and Russian caviar in Cape Town #8211; but for most of (pre)history, humans ate only locally available foods. So it#8217;s no surprise to hear that hunter-gatherers, past and present, ate and eat wildly varied diets depending on their environment. The East African Hadza diet is different from the Arctic Inuit diet is different from the Paraguayan Ache diet./p
pstrongThis is usually highlighted by critics as a counterpoint to the tenets of ancestral health./strong Because apparently we#8217;re all convinced that a single, rigid dietary prescription is the One True Diet. That#8217;s silly, of course./p
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pimg class=”alignright” alt=”DSC03894″ src=”http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg158/MDA2008/MDA%202012/DSC03894.jpg” width=”320″ height=”213″ title=”How to Conduct a Self Experiment: Resistant Starch” /It#8217;s been well over a year since we last did a a title=”How to Conduct a Personal Experiment: Yellow Light Exposure (plus an Announcement)” href=”http://www.marksdailyapple.com/how-to-conduct-a-personal-experiment-yellow-light-exposure-plus-an-announcement/”self experimentation post/a, and I think it#8217;s time for one on that current sensation: resistant starch. Whether you#8217;re an ardent low-carber, a carnivore, or a safe starch fanatic with dried up rice stuck to your lapel, the allure of a title=”How to Manufacture the Best Night of Sleep in Your Life” href=”http://www.marksdailyapple.com/how-to-manufacture-the-best-night-of-sleep-in-your-life/”improved sleep/a, better glucose tolerance, lower a title=”The Importance of Blood Sugar Level” href=”http://www.marksdailyapple.com/blood-sugar-mortality/”blood sugar/a, and solid digestion is universal. I mean, sure, there are probably some fetishists who prefer difficult toilet experiences and creative types who thrive on the weird headspace created by a title=”How to Get Fitter, Faster and Stronger with Quality Sleep” href=”http://www.marksdailyapple.com/how-to-get-fitter-faster-and-stronger-with-quality-sleep/”sleep deprivation/a, but the effects often […]

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pimg class=”alignright” title=”Cooked Liver” alt=”grilledliver” src=”http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg158/MDA2008/MDA%202012/grilledliver.jpg” width=”320″ height=”320″ /For today#8217;s a title=”Dear Mark” href=”http://www.marksdailyapple.com/category/dear-mark/”Dear Mark/a, I#8217;ve got a three-parter. First I discuss the suitability and proper dosage of grass fed beef liver for babies and toddlers. It#8217;s definitely a good choice, but you do have to keep a few parameters in mind to do it right and do it safely. Next, I discuss flax seed. Is it a good choice? Does it have health benefits beyond the meager conversion of alpha-linolenic acid into a title=”The Definitive Guide to Fish Oils” href=”http://www.marksdailyapple.com/fish-oil-health-benefits/”longer-chain omega-3s/a? Finally, I explore what happens when you eat a title=”Dear Mark: MCT Oil, Camelina Oil, and Fancy Canola Oil” href=”http://www.marksdailyapple.com/dear-mark-mct-oil-camelina-oil-and-fancy-canola-oil/”medium chain triglycerides/a #8211; the fats most prevalent in a title=”Smart Fuel: Coconut Oil” href=”http://www.marksdailyapple.com/coconut-oil-health-benefits/”coconut oil/a #8211; with fruit or other carb sources. Good, neutral, or certain death?/p
pLet#8217;s go:/p
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pHow much cow liver is safe for a 14-month-old? […]

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pimg class=”alignright” title=”Chicken Vindaloo” alt=”Vindaloo1″ src=”http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg158/MDA2008/MDA%202012/Vindaloo1.jpg” width=”320″ height=”205″ /Chicken vindaloo is an Indian dish that can also be beef, lamb or pork vindaloo, depending what you’re in the mood for. It’s a dish known for being very spicy, but it doesn’t have to be if you make it at home. You can even skip the hot peppers entirely and still have an extremely flavorful dish from the ample amount of onions, ginger, garlic and spices./p
pThe complex flavors in this dish belie the simple preparation and short cooking time. Just blend the spices, marinate, sauté and then simmer for 25 minutes. You’re likely to already have many of the spices in your pantry – cumin, coriander, a title=”Health Benefits of Turmeric” href=”http://www.marksdailyapple.com/health-benefits-turmeric/”turmeric/a, cinnamon – and some versions of chicken vindaloo also add cloves, cardamom, mustard seeds or paprika./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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pFirst, thank you for your website and books. They have changed me./p
pI love that you post success stories. I read them when I am having a hard week to help me stay on track. I met my weight goal a few weeks ago and would love for my story to encourage someone to try paleo. I am still working on just being strong and healthy./p
pI […]

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What if I told you that if you did four minutes of exercise fat would melt off your body? You would probably think Joe you are full of it.
Well it is possible, But it does come with a huge WARNING. This is a very intense workout and IS Not for everyone.
Welcome To Tabata Training
The basis of Tabata Training is 4 minutes of intense interval training/circuit training. What you are doing is taking an exercise weamp;#39;ll use sprints as an example here.
Sprint as hard as you can for 20 seconds
Walk for 10 seconds
Repeat 7 more times for a total of 8 sets.
So what you have is a total of 4 minutes of workout time.
Tabata Training can be done with a number of different exercises the idea is to use an exercise that gets the whole body involved or at least the major muscle groups.Tabata Training can be done with Barbells, Dumbells, […]

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pimg class=”alignright” alt=”pillsvsexercise” src=”http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg158/MDA2008/MDA%202012/pillsvsexercise.jpg” width=”320″ height=”213″ title=”Will We Ever Accept that Exercise is Often the Best Medicine?” /For years, experts have known that in mild to moderate cases of a title=”Diet for Depression” href=”http://www.marksdailyapple.com/diet-for-depression”depression/a exercise is as effective (or more effective) a treatment as prescription drugs. Yet, here we are in 2014, with still climbing obesity rates and higher than ever numbers of people taking anti-depressants #8211; a a title=”What Does a 400% Increase in Anti-depressant Prescribing Mean?” href=”http://healthland.time.com/2011/10/20/what-does-a-400-increase-in-antidepressant-prescribing-really-mean/” target=”_blank”400% jump in the last 20 years/a.  This past week, exercise as medical therapy got another round of press after emThe Atlantic/em highlighted the issue in their thought provoking feature #8220;a title=”For Depression: Prescribing Exercise before Medication” href=”http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2014/03/for-depression-prescribing-exercise-before-medication/284587/” target=”_blank”For Depression, Prescribing Exercise Before Medication/a.#8221; Let me add, however, that we aren#8217;t just missing the boat in terms of depression therapy. strongResearch has shown time and again that exercise offers just as […]

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pimg class=”alignright” title=”Potatoes” alt=”potatoes22″ src=”http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg158/MDA2008/MDA%202012/potatoes22.jpg” width=”320″ height=”320″ /Last week#8217;s a title=”The Definitive Guide to Resistant Starch” href=”http://www.marksdailyapple.com/the-definitive-guide-to-resistant-starch/”Definitive Guide to Resistant Starch/a garnered a lot of attention. While the article covered a lot of ground, many of you had lingering questions and concerns about the topic: What is and isn#8217;t resistant starch? How much resistant starch should I be eating? Why is resistant starch good for me? What is resistant starch again?/p
pI don#8217;t blame you; it#8217;s a confusing one that appears, on first glance, to challenge some of the fundamental Primal ideas about food and nutrition./p
pToday, I#8217;m going to answer as many questions from last week as I can. Hopefully it clears up most of the bigger questions./p
pLet#8217;s get right to it:/p
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pGreat question./p
pa title=”How Bad is Rice, Really?” href=”http://www.marksdailyapple.com/is-rice-unhealthy/”Rice/a and a title=”Potatoes: Part Deux” href=”http://www.marksdailyapple.com/potatoes-healthy/”potatoes/a, yes. I#8217;ve already […]

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pimg class=”alignright” title=”Exercise at the Office – No Dumbbells Required” alt=”exercise2″ src=”http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg158/MDA2008/MDA%202012/exercise2.jpg” width=”320″ height=”178″ /By now, the call for lots of a title=”The Definitive Guide to Low Level Aerobic Activity ” href=”http://www.marksdailyapple.com/health-benefits-moderate-exercise/#axzz2sCjLvbtT”low level activity/a has seeped into the mainstream. Every other week, it seems there#8217;s an article in Slate or the Atlantic or your local news explaining how sitting is bad for us, or puttering around in the garden is good for you, or simply exercising a few times a week while languishing on the couch or at your desk isn#8217;t enough to stave off physical degeneration. That#8217;s great, but the fact remains that most of us reading this are spending the better part of our waking lives in an office or at a desk. We#8217;re getting paid to stay in the same location all day, so getting #8220;lots of slow movement#8221; isn#8217;t always possible or easy./p
pWhat are […]

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