I’m the type of person who believes that every room deserves a rug (I’m also the type of person who doesn’t allow shoes on said rugs) — especially the kitchen and bathroom. I don’t mean a regular bath or kitchen mat, the kind that are just big enough to accommodate your feet as long as you stand in one place and don’t move. I mean an actual, full-blown area rug that you can take a few steps on — one you might have otherwise put in, say, your dining room. In fact, the one I currently have in my kitchen is a medium-sized jute rug that I used to have underneath my desk in my previous home.
Trust me: Your hardwood, laminate, or tile flooring is just begging to be accessorized, and your kitchen will instantly be warmed and feel more like a room of its own. Take a peek at these beautiful kitchens and you’ll see what I mean!
We’re all sick of boring travel advice, right? “Don’t just go to the big chain restaurants you have at home,” and “Explore the city and find out where the locals eat” are well-worn lines. So you’re saying I shouldn’t just eat at McDonald’s the whole time I’m in Paris? Gee, thanks! You sure saved my vacation.
Well, Anthony Bourdain is a travel writer who is never boring, and he just gave some restaurant-finding advice that is unlike anything I’ve heard in my entire adult life.
In a newsletter last week, I shared the impetus behind the creation of the Primal Health Coach Institute, the world’s first ancestral health coaching school, and teased you with the promise of motivational success stories to come. Well, today’s the day to feel inspired as we see just how many lives a Primal Health Coach education can touch.
Most of these coaches were once Mark’s Daily Apple readers like you. They had their own personal health stories and successes and felt the “primal” call to help others. Just as our Paleolithic ancestors traversed the vast terrain, hunting and foraging across continents, Primal Health Coach Institute graduates are branching out into many areas…from restaurant owners to clinicians…from authors to food photographers.
Many Primal Health Coaches form their own businesses and go straight into the most traditional route of offering one-on-one in-person coaching; the “private practice” model. Others plan to jump in to the up-and-coming Functional Medicine realm, working with clinicians and other health care providers in a preventive health model. But, in fact, the entrepreneurial opportunities are endless, as shown by our graduates’ varied accomplishments.
Here are just a few standouts:
Barbara Vieira Gomes has opened a Primal health food store and cafe in Lima, Peru and gave us a shoutout on social media: “Thank you #marksisson and team of #primalblueprint! You inspired me, changed my life and health. So now in Lima Peru (South America) yesterday we opened the first #primalperu health store and cafeteria! It has been a roller coaster of followers and more! A dream to share your vision!”
Chris Becker has pivoted his consulting business to cater to health coaches wanting to start and grow their businesses: “Knowing about nutrition, fitness and other healthy lifestyle factors is important, but unless they have the skills to effectively share that information with others, their contributions are going to be limited. I strive to equip coaches with strategies to build their brands, deliver value to their clients, and have a greater impact on the well being of their clients and society as a whole. I help coaches with their website design and optimization, email list building and automation, pricing and sales tips, as well as social media strategies to increase their reach.”
Donna Crous transformed her food blog into a full-blown Paleo food photography business and wrote in to tell us: “Never in my wildest dreams did I ever expect a career like this when I hit the button to start my Primal Health Coach studies. I love making healthy recipes and showing people how exciting primal eating can be and the many delicious options available…More importantly though, it is about meeting incredible like-minded passionate people within this amazing community.”
Miléna Sinka (aka the Barefoot Superhero) has written and published three books on primal topics and has another coming out this year, along with two successful online nutrition courses serving fellow Hungarians.
Adan Rios has been hired as a health coach by a clinic (Virta) that specializes in type 2 diabetes reversal, and he credits his Primal Health Coach education: “Virta loved that I was a certified health coach and that I was steeped in low-carb eating to help lose weight and lower blood glucose and A1C levels. They also loved that I had experience working with clients. It’s been a great experience working at Virta and I am only one month in, but already one of my patients has discontinued his insulin after a few days of treatment!”
Dentist Al Danenberg has parlayed his Primal Health Coach education into a rewarding speaking career, securing spots at the Ancestral Health Symposium in Seattle, WA and this year’s Paleo f(x) in Austin TX.
The Primal Baker, Ana Gonzalez, reinvented her career, going from sugary pastry chef to paleo/primal fit chef extraordinaire. She checked in to tell us that her business is thriving and growing and that customers love it, so much so she branched out into a meal-planning service.
Primal Health Coach Erin Power has coached over 200 clients to lasting health and built a lucrative health coaching business. She says, “The Primal Health Coach program is what took my business from a wobbly, uncertain start-up, to a growing and proven mini-empire that actually helps people enact massive lifestyle change in an accessible way.”
Ste Lane of Peak Primal Health is opening a primal bed and breakfast: “My wife (Nicole) and I are taking over a B&B in north eastern PA. We are collaborating with local farmers to bring only the best possible food to the inn. Grass fed and finished meats, organic produce and sustainable eats. Our focus is to provide people the perfect countryside getaway for those who are looking to disconnect from the stresses of modern/city life and reconnect with themselves and nature in a beautiful country setting.”
Angus McDonald has blended his passion for primal and his past experience as a copywriter to help other coaches with their marketing: “As a copywriter, I’m trained to write sales and marketing material, and an area I’m really interested in is helping businesses connect with potential customers through effective lead generation strategies in their target market. I started noticing questions about marketing and how to attract clients in the PHC Facebook groups, so I thought I could offer my experience and knowledge to help other coaches move ahead with their businesses. The primal health knowledge that Mark has taught us, has the potential to massively change people’s lives and I think we have a duty to share it with as many people as possible.”
There are many more success stories where those came from. If you’re interested in learning more about how graduates are using their certifications to build profitable businesses and share the primal lifestyle across the globe, visit the Primal Health Coach Success Story page.
Some health coaching programs primarily prepare their graduates for success in a particular niche, like working in a clinical setting, for instance. But we’ve worked hard to set our graduates up for success across a wide range of coaching modalities, including…
one-on-one coaching
online coaching
group coaching
gym health coaching
corporate health coaching
clinical setting coaching, etc.
…as well as artistic paleo pursuits that involve cooking, photography, and writing, by supporting the entrepreneurial spirit exhibited by so many of our coaches. There’s more than one way to help people lead healthier lives when you are armed with the nutrition knowledge and coaching skills you garner from the Primal Health Coach program.
So if you, like the Primal Health Coaches mentioned above, are a Mark’s Daily Apple reader ready to take all that you’ve learned about living a primal life and turn that burgeoning knowledge into an actual money-making endeavor, then I encourage you to follow this link to learn more: How to Become a Health Coach.
Finally, stay tuned for more news on health coaching in the coming weeks where I will be sharing what’s next for Primal Health Coach and how you can get involved. There are lots of exciting updates coming to the program in the next few months, and I’m looking forward to giving you the first glimpse.
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Crock-Pots were revolutionary in the 1970s. People loved that they could dump a bunch of food in them and come home to a finished meal at the end of the day. They were (and are) certainly reliable, but over the years they’ve proven to not be as cool or flashy as some of the other new kitchen appliances.
Then the Instant Pot showed up. It could cook slow, like the Crock-Pot, but it could also do a lot more. It was a pressure cooker, a rice cooker, a yogurt maker, and more. Suddenly, slow cookers were the hot new fad, and Crock-Pot was left sitting there like, “But slow cooking was MY thing!”
As Jane Austen once said, “It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a person in possession of a mouth, must love pizza.” Okay, maybe I’m misquoting her a bit, but the sentiment rings true. I’ve never in my life met a person who didn’t like pizza — not even the cheese-hater I married.
And because pizza is probably the most universally well-liked food there ever was, it’s no surprise that many food manufacturers have come to the rescue of those who can’t eat pizza in its original gluten-laden form. I found no fewer than 11 different brands of gluten-free pizza dough mix on the market, all purporting to make a crust “just like the real thing.”
I don’t follow a gluten-free diet, but I have friends who do, so knowing which mix will deliver delicious results seems like useful information to have. If I’m going to have one of them over for pizza and a movie, I don’t want to accidentally pick the gross one.
So I rounded up all the mixes (many of them I had to order because they weren’t carried in my local stores), dusted off my pizza pan, and got to work testing them out.
Of all the ways I’ve flavored kombucha since I first started brewing it last year, I’ve been coming back to mango again and again. It has a mellow sweetness that’s just the right partner for fizzy kombucha’s punchy tang.
But, to be honest, if I had seen this recipe the first time I made kombucha, there’s a good chance I would have thought it was too tricky or advanced. And if you happen to be thinking the same thing right now, let me assure you that it’s not the case at all. This just-sweet-enough kombucha with a tropical twist is just as doable for first-time brewers as it is for someone who’s been at it for years.
The recipe follows our step-by-step lesson on how to make kombucha. From making the scoby (or buying one) and steeping the tea, to what to expect along the way as the kombucha brews and infusing it with sweet mango, we’ll hold your hand as you get your fermentation on!
As kitchens have become more showcase-y spaces to entertain your friends than behind-the-scenes spots for preparing meals served elsewhere — and open-plan entertaining spaces have blurred the line between cooking and dining — it’s natural that hardwood floors have gotten more and more popular in kitchens.
While hardwood is a durable flooring option that can last decades with proper care, it’s a little more finicky than laminate or tile when it comes to cleaning. Harsh cleaners and even vinegar can strip the finish, causing the wood to dull over time. And over-saturating the wood — as in, getting it too wet — can damage the boards and leave them swollen, warped, and uneven. This recipe makes use of a gentle DIY cleaner and the scrubbing power of microfiber to lift debris and get your hardwood floors all cleaned up.
What’s the secret to keeping a kitchen clean, neat, and well-stocked? You’ve just got to keep things where they are easy to find and store. Easier said than done, right? Not if you have right organization tools.
Whether you call it Paleo chili or meat-lover’s chili, the most important thing to know about this chili is that it is downright delicious. Buried in the rich broth tinged with warm spices and cocoa undertones, you’ll find a double dose of beef in the form of seared cubes of chuck with crumbled ground beef. This version skips the beans altogether, but gets its bulk and an extra-hearty texture from a slew of thick-cut root vegetables, like sweet potatoes and carrots.
Listen, I understand your desire to drink green beer on Saint Patrick’s Day — it’s novel and fun, and more importantly it’s an excellent excuse to drink more beer! I won’t judge you. But before you go out to some bar with all your friends, you should make something that will stick to your stomach and help you get through the night without getting sloppy.
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