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Research of the Week

Triathletes need beef.

Taking vitamin D could enhance burn healing.

More fish, fewer rheumatoid arthritis symptoms.

Cushioned shoes protect against injury only when movements are unexpected and unplanned.

Southern California has the nation’s most stressful commutes.

In teens and young adults (and probably middle-aged adults, seniors, postmenopausal women, sportos, geeks, motor heads, and the rest, too), lipid particle number and size are more predictive biomarkers than traditional lipids.

New Primal Blueprint Podcasts

Episode 194: Thor Conklin: Host Elle Russ chats with Thor Conklin about— what else?—romance.

Each week, select Mark’s Daily Apple blog posts are prepared as Primal Blueprint Podcasts. Need to catch up on reading, but don’t have the time? Prefer to listen to articles while on the go? Check out the new blog post podcasts below, and subscribe to the Primal Blueprint Podcast here so you never miss an episode.

• 7 Subjective Longevity Markers to Track (and Fix)
• Bitters: A Primal Primer

Interesting Blog Posts

Can ketone supplements boost elite performance? Maybe not.

These 5 bloggers help you crush life, apparently.

Media, Schmedia

Donald Trump really loves McDonald’s hamburgers.

Facebook was made to be addictive, according to its former president.

Christmas music could be bad for your mental health.

Everything Else

Imagine the shrinkage.

How about all four?

Fasting in a bottle? I’m skeptical.

Things I’m Up to and Interested In

Podcast I just appeared on: The Failure Factor, where I talked about the failure that cost me $1 million, cultivating resilience, and the importance of risk-taking.

Book I’m loving: Chris Kresser’s Unconventional Medicine, where he presents a plan to reverse the dangerous trend of chronic disease. For some special bonus gifts, order the book here.

Interesting test you can administer today: Find out if you’re a supertaster.

This is not how I wanted to see heart disease dethroned as Britain’s #1 killer: Because dementia has overtaken it. 

Fasting in a bottle? I’m skeptical.

I’m usually skeptical of collectives, but not this one: The Clean Plates Collective, of which I’m a member.

Recipe Corner

• Instant Pot autumn mash. Great for carb refeeds.
• No-bake pumpkin cheesecake isn’t something to eat every day, but man is it good.

Time Capsule

One year ago (Nov 12–Nov 18)

• Can You Harness the Placebo Effect for Yourself? – How to take advantage of the placebo effect.
• Promises and Limitations of the “Personalized Care” Movement: Where We Are Now – We’ve still a long way to go.

Comment of the Week

“There are a lot of kale adherents. When they hear you were promoting bitter foods and didn’t mention it, I reckon there’s going to be trouble. You should get Google to delist your site temporarily.”

– Tell me about it, Ion Freeman. I actually had to go into hiding.

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Pie crust from scratch can feel intimidating and time consuming without a guarantee of success, yet one ingredient can deliver on a crispier, flakier finished crust overtime: vodka. Adding alcohol, in combination with fat and water, to doughs and crusts has proven to be a boon for crispness and flakiness in everything from fried chicken to beer-battered fish. Don’t worry — all the booze will bake off and you’ll be left with only the benefits of using vodka in your pie crust: a guaranteed tender and flaky finished pie.

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We all know that Italy is a food-lover’s paradise — a place to eat until you can’t button your pants (like Julia Roberts in Eat, Pray, Love). The most important question when planning a trip to this boot-shaped, carb-loving country may well be Do you prefer pizza or pasta?

But maybe you’ve done it all — pizza in Naples, Chianti in Tuscany, carbonara in Rome, and cannoli in Sicily — and are looking for a trip unlike any you’ve had before. Or maybe you’ve never been and you want an experience that’s unlike the ones everyone else has had. Either way, there’s a destination you need to know about. Bonus: It’s also surprisingly affordable.

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Some swear that taking ayahuasca is like having ten years of therapy in one night. But this mind-altering substance should not be taken lightly, and only under the supervision of an experienced shaman. If you’ve ever thought of participating in a spiritual retreat that includes ayahuasca, then here’s what you need to know. What is […]

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When a relationship ends and your heart breaks, you try to find a way back to a place where you can just feel normal again. But then negative thoughts and emotions take hold, looping over and over again in your head. It feels like you’ll never recover from the pain. But there is hope. While […]

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Although my family’s annual celebration is reasonably organized after years of practice (and my mother’s borderline pathological attention to detail), my pals and I are still trying to turn Friendsgiving into a smooth, stress-free operation. Our first year we learned that yes, it is possible to have too many sweet potato side dishes, and last year our gluten-free friend realized that she couldn’t eat anything except the salad that she’d prepared.

Even though the setup looked halfway decent, I think everyone wished that we’d just ordered pizza instead.

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As someone who eats entirely plant-based, I’ve found that one of the most “clutch” meal prepping techniques for a week’s worth of headache-free meals is batch cooking beans and grains ahead of time. From here you have the building blocks for a variety of dinners, and it saves you precious energy come dinnertime to get a little creative too!

Now that it is fall and the temps have dropped a bit, I’m craving comforting food in the evening. So this week I chose to cozy up to some of my favorites, each making extra-tasty leftovers for lunch the following day as well.

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Week 6 of this year’s Fit for the Holidays challenge starts this Sunday. Please read Fit for the Holidays Challenge introduction if you haven’t done so already. The challenge runs until December 24th and started October 8th. We’ll release the next week’s list of daily challenges every weekend. They’ll include a minimum of three days a week of exercises, along with challenges meant to instruct and grow your knowledge of nutritional and emotional health.

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Taco salad made from seared steak, avocado, tomato, shredded lettuce, and creamy chipotle dressing is delicious without any embellishment. But if you happen to have cheddar cheese in the refrigerator and a few extra minutes to grate it and bake it, then why not make an edible cheddar bowl?

Cheddar bowls are crispy and salty and fun to eat. They can be big or small, for main course salads or appetizers. Best of all, these bowls are made from just one ingredient: cheese. If you tolerate dairy, then cheese bowls (or chips) are a tasty occasional snack.

Although cheddar is most often used (especially since it goes so well with taco salad), it’s definitely not the only cheese you can grate and bake. Parmigiano Reggiano and Pecorino Romano (a raw sheep cheese high in CLA) are terrific substitutions.

Time in the Kitchen: 1 hour

Servings: 4

Ingredients

• 10 ounces grated cheddar cheese (or other types of cheese) (284 g)
• 1 pound skirt or flank steak (454 g)
• ½ teaspoon ground cumin (2.5 ml)
• ½ teaspoon chili powder (2.5 ml)
• ½ teaspoon salt (2.5 ml)
• 1 tablespoon avocado oil (15 ml)
• 1 head Romaine lettuce, end trimmed off, leaves thinly sliced
• 2 large tomatoes, chopped
• 2 avocados, sliced or chopped
• A large handful cilantro leaves
• 1 cup Primal Kitchen Chipotle Mayo (240 g)
• Juice of 1 lime

Instructions

Preheat oven to 400º F/205º C.

Line a baking sheet with parchment or Silpat.

To make large cheese bowls, sprinkle thin layers of grated cheese on the lined baking sheet in circles that are 6 inches/152 mm in diameter. Leave space between each circle.

To make smaller, appetizer-sized bowls sprinkle thin layers of grated cheese on the lined baking sheet in circles that are 4 inches in diameter. Leave space between each circle.

Bake about 8 minutes, until the cheese is melted and bubbling. Out of the oven, let the cheese set for a minute or two until it starts to solidify, then lift the cheddar rounds off the baking sheet with a wide spatula.

For large bowls, drape the circle of warm melted cheese over an upside down cereal bowl. Let the cheese cool into the shape of a bowl.

For small bowls, set warm cheese circles in a muffin tin, pressing the cheese down gently into the muffin tin to form a small bowl. Let cool. The cheese bowls can be made a few hours ahead of time and kept in the refrigerator.

Season both sides of the steak with cumin, chile powder and salt. Heat avocado oil in a wide cast iron skillet over medium-high heat. When the oil is hot, add the skirt steak.

Cook 3 to 5 minutes, until the steak is nicely browned on one side, then flip the steak over. Cook an additional 3 minutes. Skirt steak is usually thinner and should be done cooking at this point. Flank steak can be thicker and may need an additional few minutes in the skillet. Or, finish the flank in the oven (already preheated to 400º F/204º C from the cheese crisps) until done.

Either way, let the steak rest 10 minutes before slicing against the grain (perpendicular to the striated lines you see in the meat) into strips no thicker than ½ inch/12 mm thick. So the steak fits into the Cheddar bowls, slice the strips into small, bite-sized pieces.

In a large bowl, toss Romaine lettuce, tomato, avocado, cilantro and steak.
In a small bowl, whisk together Primal Kitchen Chipotle Mayo and lime juice.

Pour dressing over salad, tossing lightly.

Portion the salad out into the cheddar bowls right before eating.

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So, your friend is throwing a Friendsgiving bash and they’ve asked you to attend. Lucky you! Before you get too excited, you should know that this isn’t just any friendly potluck or some open-house party you should invite even more friends to. Just like a traditional Thanksgiving, a Friendsgiving only goes smoothly if there are some rules in place. As a guest, it’s the least you can do to abide by these 10 essential ones.

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