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While I love the look of a classic white subway tile, I can’t help but get a little giddy when I see something a little bit more special. Adding a bold backsplash is a wonderful way to introduce something unexpected into your space.
Thinking about picking a stunning shape or bold color (or a stunning shape in a bold color) for a gasp-worthy backsplash that’ll transform your kitchen? Here are nine perfect options to get your inspiration gears churning.
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I both love and require coffee in my life. This makes me fairly non-unique, as studies show most American adults are regular coffee drinkers. What does make my situation unique, however, is that I cohabitate with one of the adult Americans who actually never drinks coffee.
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If you’re a frequent purchaser of chicken, then you already know firsthand that the price of this lean meat can really run the gamut, from budget-friendly to more spendy.
Pound for pound, whole chicken is often touted as being the most economical option. Is that really the case, though? We compared the national average prices of whole chickens and packages of individual parts to find out.
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I am an absolute sucker for things that look like other things. Cats in lion costumes? Laminate countertops painted to look like marble? The fact that Queer Eye‘s Antoni Porowski looks just like John Mayer? I am here for it. That’s why I was utterly delighted by these fancy water bottles that aren’t full of water at all — they’re full of milk tea that just happens to look just like water.
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I went out for pizza on Saturday night and, despite the thousand-plus times I told myself “Don’t eat five slices,” I ate five slices. I don’t do well with that much sodium (and also don’t learn from my previous mistakes), so I put a ginormous glass of water beside the bed so I’d be prepared when I inevitably woke up at 5 a.m., feeling like there was an abandoned pepperoni factory on the back of my tongue.
But instead of crisp, cool refreshment, that water tasted like … dust? Stagnation? What even is that flavor?
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It’s Friday, everyone! And that means another Primal Blueprint Real Life Story from a Mark’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 here. I’ll continue to publish these each Friday as long as they keep coming in. Thank you for reading!
As a 50-year-old attorney I had let my desk job win. I knew my diet, sleep, fitness and overall stress levels were out of control, but I didn’t quite know what to do and definitely didn’t have the motivation. Until I read Mark’s 10 Primal Laws on his blog, which changed everything. What Mark was saying just made sense. I rushed out to get the Primal Blueprint and the the Primal Connection and my life has not been the same since. A few years later, down from 260 to 175, I can say, without hesitation, that the Primal lifestyle (as supplemented now with the Keto Reset) just works! I am the fittest I have ever been, my sleep and stress levels are great, and I have more energy than ever. With my wife as a partner in healthy living, we are a dynamic duo and have, to a great extent, the Primal lifestyle to thank!
I had lost weight before, but on a higher carb diet, and without all of the other Primal lifestyle changes, I may have been lighter, but definitely not any healthier. I still had sleep trouble, stomach issues, sore joints and low energy. And, inevitably, I put the weight back on, and more. When I got up to 260 I knew I had to make a change and somehow came across Mark’s Daily Apple. The rest is history, and more than 80 lbs gone and kept off for two years! Now my energy levels are incredible, I sleep wonderfully, I have solid functional strength and mobility and have reconnected with nature and a primal lifestyle.
My single biggest piece of advice: make your overall wellness a joyful passion, an enthusiastic endeavor. If it is not something you are having fun with, it will be hard to keep it up long term. Within the wide spectrum of healthy options for food and fitness, find those that you love, that get you excited, and double down on that to get you going. Make healthy living and other life-positive inputs the center of your media consumption as well. Read books and articles, get magazines, follow fitness and health enthusiasts on your social media of choice, listen to inspiring and informative podcasts and audiobooks. Surround yourself with wellness!
Here is what worked for me:
1. cut out almost all added sugar, which I believe made the single biggest difference.
2. adopted the primal diet, low enough in carbs to occasionally get into ketosis, but not “living” there. As Mark says, staying in the Keto Zone.
3. started focusing on sleep, got some low-blue-light bulbs for reading at night, got at least 8 full hours, kept artificial light off during sleep. I wake up now naturally before 6 am full of energy!
4. getting out in the sun very early in the morning (usually at sunrise), often for a walk or morning workout, including mobility work.
5. hit the weights a few times a week and do a HIIT workout at least once a week, but just as important, take long walks almost every day, often barefoot!
6. got a stand up desk, but alternate between that and sitting and moving throughout the day. I try to walk at least 5 minutes every hour.
7. getting out for adventures in the local desert and San Diego beaches as often as possible. Stand up paddling is a new favorite, I want to make more time for that!
8. we have also gotten more adventurous with our food choices, trying new recipes, getting excited about the food we are eating!
One more thing that worked for me that is not essential, and definitely not for everyone, is self-quantification. I “game-ified” my health journey! I used an app to log my food for overall calories and macro ratios, I used a smart scale to track my weight, body fat, muscle, etc. (knowing the accuracy limitations). I tracked steps and workouts for general calorie burn. I started with all of this at first just to calibrate my awareness of these areas, but then kept going for the fun and regular motivation! Seeing the charts over time and the accumulated data has been both useful and satisfying. Again, this is not for everyone, but for me it has been a very positive approach.
Thanks to Mark and crew for pointing me in the right direction and providing tons of great content along the way! — Vance McAlister
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One day you will look up and your little kid will have turned into a tall (sometimes grumpy, possibly a little hairy), seemingly constantly hungry person. The juice boxes and squeeze-y yogurts of yesterday will no longer be a satisfying snack, and a recipe marked “Serves 4” won’t actually be enough to serve your family of four.
Here’s what changes in your kitchen — and your routine — when you have a teenager (or a few!).
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How many times have you been asked “paper or plastic” at the grocery store and wondered which was actually better for the environment? Well, it’s kind of a trick question because experts say neither is as sustainable as a reusable bag that you bring to the grocery store every time you shop (preferably one made of a natural material like cotton, rather than a synthetic one). “That is by far the best choice,” says Shelie Miller, an associate professor in the School for Environment and Sustainability at the University of Michigan.
But what if you’ve forgotten your reusable bags at home and absolutely have to make a choice between paper and plastic? Unfortunately, there’s not one definitive clear-cut answer — but here’s what we know.
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While I firmly believe that risotto is much easier to make at home than many people think, I will agree with the notion that it can be tricky to figure out when it’s done cooking. Unlike pasta, which has a pretty set amount of time it needs to boil until it’s al dente, risotto has a bit of wider range.
There are a few variables to contend with: How hot the cooking liquid is, how strong it’s simmering, or the type of rice used can all affect the total cooking time. Usually a pan of risotto can take anywhere between 20 and 30 minutes to cook, and during that window you’ll want to keep a close eye on how things are progressing.
So how can you tell if it’s cooked? There are actually three great ways.
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Our lives seem like they are changing at a more rapid pace than ever. Our brand-new iPhones seem outdated before they’ve even been charged for the first time, and scrolling through Instagram is just one endless reminder that you’re already too old to be an influencer. That’s why there’s something so comforting about Ina Garten.
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