pspan style=”line-height: 1.5;”img class=”alignright size-full wp-image-54297″ src=”http://cdn.marksdailyapple.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/japan.jpg” alt=”Yamadera Mountain Temple” width=”320″ height=”214″ /Maybe it was running across the word Kummerspeck (literally translated from German as “grief bacon,” meaning weight put on through emotional eating). A strange term if there ever was one… The fact is, I’ve always been fascinated by how languages can reflect particular feelings or phenomena most of us would never think to put a word to. When it comes to the a title=”The Power of Words: How We Talk About Food” href=”http://www.marksdailyapple.com/the-power-of-words-how-we-talk-about-food/”language of health/a and well-being, I think certain terms have the unique power to literally shift our perception. They make us think differently about the a title=”Action Item #3: Make the Healthiest Choices Across the Spectrum” href=”http://www.marksdailyapple.com/action-item-3-make-the-healthiest-choices-across-the-spectrum/”choices in front of us/a and the ways we interact with the the world. What health concepts can we learn from other cultures? How might they change our understanding of […]

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pimg class=”alignright size-full wp-image-54269″ src=”http://cdn.marksdailyapple.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/FINALmayo_12oz_320.jpg” alt=”Primal Mayo” width=”320″ height=”480″ /It’s finally here. The thick, creamy deliciousness you’ve been craving. Whipped up into a rich, velvety sauce that will transform your fish, meat, and vegetable dishes into MasterChef-worthy masterpieces. Primal Kitchen™ Mayo is packaged fresh and cuisine ready, and to celebrate this major evolution in the ancestral health community we’re holding a sweepstakes! strongAll you have to do is enter with the click of a mouse at a title=”Thrive Market Mayo Sweepstakes” href=”http://thrv.me/fi” target=”_blank”this link/a./strong Register to win a $500 gift certificate to Thrive Market and 1 of 20 free annual memberships to Thrive Market (a $60 value)! (Details to follow.)/p
pstrongWhy all the buzz about Primal Kitchen Mayo?/strong For starters, no more slaving away in the kitchen making labor-intensive homemade mayonnaise that’s likely to spoil in just a few short days. And no more slopping on runny unyoked “mayo” spreads made […]

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pimg class=”alignright size-full wp-image-54265″ src=”http://cdn.marksdailyapple.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/weight-regain-2.jpg” alt=”Weight Regain” width=”320″ height=”214″ /It#8217;s an age-old story. A person has a huge amount of weight to lose and gets rid of most of it through a combination of diet, exercise, and lifestyle modification. And they feel fantastic. They#8217;ve got energy for days, their skin glows, they exude newfound confidence, and they experience other small miracles. Many of you have lived this. But then something happens: the weight loss stops, or, worse, it reverses. They can keep the weight at bay as long as their diet is ironclad and they don#8217;t skip any workouts, but as soon as they slip up even a little bit, they gain weight. And when they gain, they seem to gain it faster and more easily than should be normal. It just doesn#8217;t seem fair./p
pWhat#8217;s going on here?/p
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pIt comes down to how we gain and lose weight./p
pSee, there are […]

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pimg class=”alignright size-full wp-image-54253″ src=”http://cdn.marksdailyapple.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/deadlift.jpg” alt=”Deadlift” width=”320″ height=”213″ /For today#8217;s edition of a title=”Dear Mark” href=”http://www.marksdailyapple.com/category/dear-mark/”Dear Mark/a, I#8217;m answering four questions from readers. The first one comes from Mike, a powerlifter who#8217;s looking to drop carbs and eat healthier without sacrificing his performance. Can he do it? Find out below. Next, what does the fact that we store fat in almost unlimited quantities tell us about the role it plays in our health? After that, I discuss how someone might incorporate #8220;a title=”Forest Bathing” href=”http://www.marksdailyapple.com/forest-bathing/”forest bathing/a#8221; principles in their home. Last, I explore the nutritional benefits of wild elk fat and include its basic nutritional profile./p
pLet#8217;s go:/p
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pI have been following your website for awhile now and am trying to catch up with, in my opinion, priceless info on nutrition and healthy living. I haven#8217;t noticed anything on optimum nutrition intake specifically for powerlifters. Everything on the web is […]

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pa href=”http://cdn.marksdailyapple.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/weekend_link_love2.jpg” rel=”lightbox[54228]”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″ //aa title=”PrimalCon Oxnard 2015 – The One and Only!” href=”http://www.marksdailyapple.com/primalcon-oxnard-2015-the-one-and-only/”PrimalCon Oxnard 2015/a is gearing up to be a fantastic iextended/i weekend of Primal play, learning, delicious food, and community. a title=”PrimalCon” href=”http://www.primalblueprint.com/primalcon/” target=”_blank”Grab your tickets/a soon!/p
h4Research of the Week/h4
pExercise-induced hyponatremia isn#8217;t caused by a deficiency of sodium-rich sports drinks, a title=”Sodium Supplementation and Exercise-Associated Hyponatremia during Prolonged Exercise.” href=”http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25551404″ target=”_blank”but by overhydration/a. Drink when thirsty, folks./p
pPlant-rich Paleo-type meals a title=”Plant-rich mixed meals based on Palaeolithic diet principles have a dramatic impact on incretin, peptide YY and satiety response, but show little effect on glucose and insulin homeostasis: an acute-effects randomised study” href=”http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayAbstract?fromPage=onlineamp;aid=9548398amp;fulltextType=RAamp;fileId=S0007114514004012″ target=”_blank”dramatically increase satiety/a./p
pOranges contain far more flavonoids than orange juice, a title=”In Vitro Bioaccessibility of Carotenoids, Flavonoids, and Vitamin C from Differently Processed Oranges and Orange Juices [Citrus sinensis (L.) Osbeck].” href=”http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25539394″ target=”_blank”even when it#8217;s fresh […]

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pimg class=”alignright size-full wp-image-54219″ src=”http://cdn.marksdailyapple.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Rogan-Josh1.jpg” alt=”Rogan Josh” width=”320″ height=”213″ /Rogan Josh is lamb stew with an unusual but memorable name. It’s a meal that fills your house with the comforting aroma of spices and slow cooked meat. Luckily, in this quick and easy (and dairy-free) version of Rogan Josh, “slow” only means an hour, so you won’t be tortured by the mouth-watering aroma for long./p
pRogan Josh is a popular Kashmiri dish traditionally made with lamb, yogurt, loads of hot Kashmiri chiles and other spices. This simplified version uses fire-roasted tomatoes and curry powder for heat and flavor. Creamy coconut milk easily takes the place of yogurt, coating the tender lamb in a rich, creamy sauce./p
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pLamb often shows up in slow-cooked, spice-heavy recipes like this, and for good reason; lamb’s mild but slightly gamey, grassy flavor pairs really well with intense a title=”Top 10 Favorite Herbs and Spices” href=”http://www.marksdailyapple.com/top-10-favorite-herbs-and-spices/#axzz3RNJaXpKj”spices/a./p
pPlus, slow-cooking […]

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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” src=”http://cdn.marksdailyapple.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/real_life_stories_stories-1-22.jpg” alt=”real_life_stories_stories-1-2″ width=”320″ height=”240″ /emNote: I wrote most of this during the challenge last year, but stopped short of sending it in, thinking “I’m not done yet.” This last year has taught me there is no finish line, just continual betterment and progress for the life you want to live./em/p
pMy primal journey started in December of 2011, when at 22 I was face to face with my unavoidable future. I was 241 pounds, 5’7”, had a terrible relationship with food, […]

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Thinking of pickling up a bottle of bubbly this weekend? Like chocolate, Champagne gets lumped in with the tropes of Valentine’s Day, but hey — I will take any opportunity to drink more Champagne. Just don’t stop after the holiday.

Consider Valentine’s Day this year an opportunity to brush up on your knowledge of sparkling wine and Champagne. Do you know what Champagne really is, and how to open a bottle the elegant way? Read on for that and more, including the best foods to serve with Champagne (spoiler: everything).

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pimg class=”alignright size-full wp-image-54185″ src=”http://cdn.marksdailyapple.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/morning-routine.jpg” alt=”Morning stretch” width=”320″ height=”213″ /Let’s consider a tale of two mornings./p
pThe alarm blares. You have exactly seventy-five minutes to be out the door. After relinquishing fifteen of those to one “snooze” period and a few minutes on your phone (e.g. a title=”Mired in Media” href=”http://www.marksdailyapple.com/mired-in-media/”checking email, Facebook/a), you’re up. You put together coffee, feed the dog and let her outside, get the kids up, and help everyone grab a title=”Mini Breakfast Meatloaves” href=”http://www.marksdailyapple.com/mini-breakfast-meatloaves/”something to eat/a. Within ten minutes, the clamor and chaos of the morning rush has taken over your thinking #8211; in addition to the nagging reminder that you still have a few emails to send out before the first meeting at 9:00. So much for easing into the day… Even with the tag team approach made possible by a partner, it’s still a major production to hit the shower and get ready. There […]

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a title=”PrimalCon” href=”http://www.primalblueprint.com/primalcon/” target=”_blank”img class=” size-full wp-image-54146 alignnone” src=”http://cdn.marksdailyapple.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/p1.jpg” alt=”p1″ width=”540″ height=”195″ //a
pWe started a title=”PrimalCon” href=”http://www.primalblueprint.com/primalcon/” target=”_blank”PrimalCon/a in the Southern California beach town of Oxnard back in 2010, visited an assortment of venues all over North America in the ensuing years, and now are nestling back in at our favorite spot of Oxnard to present one (and only one!) grand PrimalCon event in 2015. That’s right, we are going big next September and taking over the Embassy Suites Mandalay Beach Resort and Oxnard Beach Park for a four-day event from Wednesday, September 23suprd/sup through Sunday, September 27supth/sup, 2015. Yes we#8217;ve expanded from our usual 3-day template to have both more presentation options and more relaxation!/p
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pWhile my team and I loved our sojourns to Lake Tahoe, Austin, New York, Tulum, Mexico, and of course returning to Oxnard annually to deliver a total of nine PrimalCon events over the past […]

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