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My sister was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus when she was 9, and like many young Americans she was ill informed about maintaining a healthy lifestyle. My sister was reluctant to accept the fact that her body was in a diseased state. The doctors did not stress to her the importance of how she needed to continuously regulate her diet in order to lead a normal routine and achieve a full life expectancy. When I was a senior in high school I read Robb Wolf’s book “The Paleo Solution,” and I was able to empower her with the knowledge to live unimpeded by her condition. After I realized the impact I had on my sister, I was inspired to help others improve their lifestyles by also eating properly, so I decided to obtain my Bachelor of Science in Dietetics at Florida State University.

While obtaining my degree, I discovered Mark’s Daily Apple, which changed my entire outlook on lifestyle habits and reinforced the positive impact of eating REAL food. I became a Primal Health Coach, and I improved more lives than I ever thought I could, including my own. Being in the health field made me realize there is an information gap between doctor and patient that needs to be filled by sound nutritional advice based on scientific research and practical application. The most efficient way to change the system is by being in the system. Thanks to Mark Sisson for fueling my passion—I just applied to Physician Assistant school, where I plan to use the Primal Blueprint in addition to modern medicine to improve my patients’ lives and hopefully open up the eyes of my future colleagues (a.k.a have them say goodbye to conventional wisdom).

My personal statement: As the prevalence of chronic diseases, along with the use of pharmaceutical drugs to treat these diseases, continues to escalate in our society, we have forsaken the most basic and natural medicine available: food. Nearly every leading cause of death can be proactively prevented by providing the body with the nourishment it needs. As a Future Primal Provider, I hope to provide this to all my clients.

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From Apartment Therapy → Seven Kitchen Design Trends That are Here to Stay

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Have you been following our Fall 2016 Cookbook Gift Guide? For the past few weeks, I have been gathering the best new titles for the many different kinds of cooks on your gift list.

And now I am going to focus on some of the titles I’m particularly excited to add to my own collection this year. Just to give you a sense of how much I like these titles, The Kitchn editors said I could pick 10, but it was barely possible to stop at 13. Don’t tell them I snuck a few in!

Pick up some of these top titles for anyone on your list — including yourself!

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When it comes to holiday drinking, eggnog is only the beginning. Many cultures and cuisines proudly claim a Christmas punch and this week we’re bringing you The Global Punch Bowl with five festive punches, each with a story of their own.

It takes time to realize the importance of some traditions and flavors in your life. That’s how I feel about sorrel punch, the drink my dad always insisted we make at Christmas, even though we very rarely got around to it. But whenever we visited family and friends during the holidays, sorrel punch was there, homemade and served from saved bottles of Wray & Nephew or in overly opulent fake crystal bowls. ‘Tis the season, right?

This drink, made from dried hibiscus flowers, is a traditional punch served around Christmas in Jamaica. It’s tart and tangy and mixes up to a stunning shade of deep magenta. I like to add allspice and a few scrapes of nutmeg to the punch to bring some warmth to its slightly sour flavor. In a perfect world, sorrel punch is enjoyed with rum cake, a dark and moist version of fruit cake made boozy from soaking it in strong Jamaican rum.

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So you’ve waited ’till the last minute and you still need gifts for, well, everyone on your list? Don’t worry — we’ve got you covered. As long as you have some printer paper and ink. You do have printer paper, don’t you? Eh, it’s okay, you can always just send the gift through an email.

Check out these unique gifts you can email or print out.

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From Apartment Therapy → Who Not to Tip this Holiday Season (And How to Thank Them Instead)

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This year, when you gather with your family and friends to celebrate the season, grab that punch bowl from the bottom shelf because nothing turns a get-together into a party like a good holiday punch. But punch shouldn’t begin and end at eggnog — many cultures and cuisines claim a delicious take on Christmas punch.

We asked some friends of Kitchn to share their punch traditions so this season you can serve your family and friends with flavors from all around the world. From the creamy, coconutty flavors of a Puerto Rican coquito to the mulled wine famous in Germany, there’s a party-ready punch in here for every type of holiday celebration.

So join us! Raise a glass and cheers to the holiday season!

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I really can’t get over how adorable these gingerbread gift tags are. I mean, look at the sweater ones! With only a handful of ingredients (and some cute cookie cutters), you can whip up these tags to accompany all your presents this year.

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