pimg class=”alignright size-full wp-image-53758″ src=”http://cdn.marksdailyapple.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/answers.jpg” alt=”Torn brown paper with The Answer is… text” width=”320″ height=”213″ /As promised, today#8217;s edition of a title=”Dear Mark category” href=”http://www.marksdailyapple.com/category/dear-mark/”Dear Mark/a is all about the a title=”The Primal Blueprint 21-Day Challenge Begins Now” href=”http://www.marksdailyapple.com/the-2015-primal-blueprint-21-day-challenge-begins-now/”21-Day Challenge/a. Last week, a title=”Contest: Ask Me a Question. Win Fat.” href=”http://www.marksdailyapple.com/contest-ask-me-a-question-win-fat/”you asked me a ton of questions/a. Today, I#8217;m trying to answer as many of them as I can./p
pWe#8217;ve got questions about posture, weight loss, dairy, probiotics, alcohol, and much more. Hopefully, you find today#8217;s post useful./p
pI#8217;ll answer some more next week, so stay tuned for that. Now let#8217;s get to it!/p
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pThe best exercise for correcting a hunchback is maintaining proper posture throughout the day: shoulders back and down. Sadly, there#8217;s no quick […]

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pstrongElite Primal Prize Package from Caveman Coffee/strong #8211; a title=”Caveman Coffee Co. ” href=”http://www.cavemancoffeeco.com/” target=”_blank”Caveman Coffee Co/a. was founded by former MMA Fighter, stuntman, and frequent a title=”Joe Rogan Podcast” href=”http://podcasts.joerogan.net/” target=”_blank”Joe Rogan Podcast/a guest Tait Fletcher, along with former UFC fighter Keith Jardine, and Lacie Mackey. My Buddy a title=”RobbWolf.com” href=”http://robbwolf.com/” target=”_blank”Robb Wolf/a also serves on their Board of Directors as an adviser to sourcing some of the best nutrition products possible./p
pCaveman Coffee is not only a Single Origin/Single Estate Coffee, it is a Single Family Coffee. Their beans are grown, washed, dried, and roasted by one family. That#8217;s right, a father and son team run the growing and drying in Colombia and the other two sons handle the small batch roasting./p
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pThey’re also proud members of the Specialty Coffee Association of America (a title=”SCAA” href=”http://scaa.org/” target=”_blank”SCAA/a) (less than 10% […]

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Cuban Black Bean Soup

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When it’s particularly cold and snowy outside in New York, my mind often wanders to travel. The destination doesn’t have to be warm or even close to the beach, but it does have to be new and exciting. If you don’t have the time or money to spend on a plane ticket this time of year, let a simple bowl of soup transport you somewhere special.

Pick up some new spices and produce at the grocery store and travel around the world for dinner with a Cuban black bean soup, vegetarian pho, and an Italian wedding soup. No passport required.

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pa href=”http://cdn.marksdailyapple.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/weekend_link_love2.jpg” rel=”lightbox[53696]”img class=”alignright size-full wp-image-47936″ src=”http://cdn.marksdailyapple.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/weekend_link_love2.jpg” alt=”Weekend Link Love” width=”320″ height=”282″ //aPortland and surrounding environs! The Primal Blueprint Transformation Seminar is a title=”The Primal Blueprint Transformation Seminar” href=”http://www.primalblueprint.com/product/The_Primal_Blueprint_Transformation_Seminar/Events” target=”_blank”coming your way/a on Thursday, January 29./p
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pa title=”Stop Checking Email So Often” href=”http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/11/opinion/sunday/stop-checking-email-so-often.html” target=”_blank”Checking your email too frequently increases stress/a (and it doesn#8217;t even really help us work any better)./p
pGood long naps help babies (and, maybe, larger humans) a title=”Regular naps are ‘key to learning’” href=”http://www.bbc.com/news/health-30776745″ target=”_blank”solidify what they#8217;ve just learned/a. #8220;Those who sleep after learning learn well, those not sleeping don#8217;t learn at all,#8221; as one researcher put it./p
pWhen separated from their ringing phones, a title=”The Extended iSelf: The Impact of iPhone Separation on Cognition, Emotion, and Physiology” href=”http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jcc4.12109/full” target=”_blank”iPhone users experience increased blood pressure/a and heart rate, show symptoms of physiological stress, and perform worse on cognitive tasks./p
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pimg class=”alignright size-full wp-image-53703″ src=”http://cdn.marksdailyapple.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/banana-pancakes-klenke.jpg” alt=”banana-pancakes-klenke” width=”320″ height=”420″ /Hey, primal pals. Leslie Klenke here! You may know me from Primal Blueprint Publishing’s 2014 release a href=”http://www.primalblueprint.com/product/Paleo_Girl/Books_and_Media”emPaleo Girl/em/a, my MDA a href=”http://www.marksdailyapple.com/paleo-girl-the-evolution-of-a-yo-yo-dieter/#axzz3Ouw2KAWB”Success Story/a, the Primal Blueprint Certified Expert a href=”http://certification.primalblueprint.com/find-a-certified-expert.php”Directory/a, or maybe you took one of my workshops at last year’s a href=”http://www.primalblueprint.com/PrimalCon”PrimalCon/a. I was so excited when Mark asked me to write a guest post today that I decided I was going to treat you all to two recipes!/p
pLet me start by saying I love breakfast, and I have no shame in admitting that I’ve eaten breakfast food for every meal of my day on more than one occasion. My go-to favorite is eggs over medium paired with bacon and avocado—but sometimes it’s fun to be a little indulgent. Sometimes you just need pancakes./p
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pBanana Pancakes and Almond Pancakes are my favorites—not to mention they’re incredibly versatile. You might recognize […]

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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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pstrongimg class=”alignright size-full wp-image-53709″ src=”http://cdn.marksdailyapple.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/l_347948picmonkeycollage_lardduckpurelard.jpg” alt=”l_347948picmonkeycollage_lardduckpurelard” width=”360″ height=”215″ /Fatworks Premium Fats/strong – a title=”About Fatworks” href=”http://fatworksfoods.com/about.html” target=”_blank”Fatworks/a big fat mission: to educate the mainstream population about the benefits of using REAL cooking oils like tallow, lard and duck fat while crafting these traditional fats the most natural way possible. For years fat has been slandered, beat up, picked on and falsely accused! But no longer, for we are the Defenders of Fat! Far from being unhealthy, new research strongly supports the idea that fat works as a vital part of a healthy and balanced lifestyle. If you are passionate about cooking with the highest quality foods and understand the importance of real fat then you already know Fatworks. And to you we say, #8220;Welcome Fellow Fatworker!#8221; Glad you finally arrived./p
pThe winner of today’s contest will get a four pack of the following premium fats: 1 Fat Bastard* (that#8217;s a […]

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pimg class=”alignright size-full wp-image-53680″ src=”http://cdn.marksdailyapple.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/plate.jpg” alt=”Empty plate on wooden background” width=”320″ height=”218″ /I have several close friends in the restaurant industry, and whether they#8217;re helming hip eateries or Michelin-rated restos requiring reservations booked months in advance, these chefs and owners are all very good at what they do: giving people food that tastes really, really good and gets them coming back for more on a regular basis. Yes, they pick the choicest ingredients and use the freshest produce. Yes, they employ cutting edge kitchen skills and cooking techniques. But a lot of restaurants do all those things and never get over the hump to become truly great. So, how do they do it?/p
pThey have one simple trick. It#8217;s universally accepted among people in the know that hewing to this trick is the key to making it or breaking it in the restaurant industry. That#8217;s how crucial this weird trick actually is. strongToday, I#8217;m […]

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Lighter Baked Macaroni & Cheese with Spinach & Red Peppers

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Without fail the cold, dark months of winter make me want to pull on my heaviest sweater and hunker down with a dinner that’s simple, warming, and most of all, totally comforting. I can’t think of anything that fits the bill better than a hearty casserole. Baked to perfection in a single pan, casseroles are deeply satisfying in all their many variations.

Here are 12 hearty casseroles to fill your belly and keep you warm on cold winter nights.

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I, like many people, came into the new year with one tiny and totally reasonable goal: to completely overhaul my home and habits. Over the holidays last year I read a book about the Japanese art of decluttering, and it got me excited — like, nerd-level excited — at the thought of simplifying our apartment and starting fresh.

I started clearing out two weeks ago, and while I’m still knee-deep in the process, here’s what I’ve learned so far, and how’s it changing my kitchen.

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