Weekend Link Love – Edition 413

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Research of the Week

Take a deep breath and relax (but only if someone tells you to).

Exposure to nature can reduce aggressive behavior and negative emotions in prison inmates.

How much water you drink affects the color of your pee, says science.

Americans are still fatter than they were 20 years ago.

A mutation that made us immune to toxins in smoke might have given us the edge over neanderthals.

Sneezing and itchy eyes might mean new brain cells.

Speaking of brains, being overweight might make yours age prematurely.

What you eat may affect teeth crowding.

The first folks to settle in North America took a different route to get there than some might have thought.

New Primal Blueprint Podcasts

Episode 130: Cara Haun: Host Elle Russ chats with longtime friend, Cara Haun, about her journey recovering from severe hypothyroidism and undiagnosed Hashimoto’s disease. After years of debilitating symptoms and dead ends, Cara finally found the fixes that put her on the right track, which included a modified T3/T4 treatment and a Primal lifestyle.

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.

• Primal Performance: How to Stay Cool Under Pressure
• The Primal Competitive Instinct: What Is It Good for? 

Interesting Blog Posts

Chris Henshaw, an elite CrossFit coach, sees the benefits to building your aerobic base.

Primal Health Coach Tammi Gordon, aka The Diva Cavewoman, sits down to talk about her struggle weight loss, diabetes, and sleep deprivation.

One man’s diary of his therapeutic use of psilocybin.

Media, Schmedia

Controversy in the world of mayo.

Get in touch with your inner animal to extinguish anxiety.

Sounds like a pretty good party.

More meat and dairy means better nutrition for Zambians.

Everything Else

Katy Bowman, famous biomechanist and author of Don’t Just Sit There, sits down for a chat.

Check out the chronicles of a self-proclaimed “sound hunter” as he makes his way through London.

Pick up a book. You may live longer.

In the name of marine conservation, the Discovery Channel might want to start playing lullabies during Shark Week.

Rhino. It’s what’s for dinner.

Now that Soylent has coffee in it, there’s really no need to consume anything else, right?

Pick another hobby.

Recipe Corner

• Dense, delicious take on a classic treat: Paleo Banana Nut Muffins.
• It may be hot, but it’s tomato season, folks: Tomato Basil Soup.

Time Capsule

One year ago (Aug 14 – Aug 20)

• What Screen Time Does to Our Kids (and What We Can Do About It) – Even if you’re not a kid or have one, you can still learn from this.
• 7 Childhood Activities that Can Make You Healthier and Happier – Pick up a coloring book, why don’t you? You’ll thank me for it.

Comment of the Week

“I’m curious how you handle pressure”

I pause, take a deep breath, visualize the worst case scenario … then proceed to panic …

You had to ask. 😉

-Fair enough, HealthyHombre.

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