pimg class=”alignright” title=”Turmeric Tea” src=”http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg158/MDA2008/MDA2010/turmerictea1.jpg” alt=”turmerictea1″ width=”320″ height=”233″ /To call this beverage tea might be a little misleading. “Creamy Mug of Warming Deliciousness” is more accurate. It just plain feels good to drink this slightly sweet, slightly spicy blend of heated almond (or a title=”The Wonderful World of Coconut Products” href=”http://www.marksdailyapple.com/the-wonderful-world-of-coconut-products/”coconut/a) milk, a title=”Smart Spice: Turmeric” href=”http://www.marksdailyapple.com/health-benefits-turmeric/”turmeric/a, ginger, cayenne and honey. Turmeric tea will perk you up in the morning, calm you down at night and soothe sniffles and sore throats. It’s also a really pleasant way to end a meal./p
pAt first glance, the ingredients might not sound like a combination you’d want to drink. Something magical happens in the mug, though, and the result is richer than regular tea, less intense than coffee and oddly delicious. Turmeric is the dominant flavor and admittedly, one that takes a little getting used to. Although not spicy itself, turmeric’s slightly bitter, […]

Original post by Worker Bee

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pIt’s Friday, everyone! And that means another a title=”Success Stories” href=”../../category/success-stories/?submit=view” target=”_self”Primal Blueprint Real Life Story/a from a Mark#8217;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 a title=”Contact Me!” href=”http://www.marksdailyapple.com/the-book/share-success-story/” target=”_self”here/a. I’ll continue to publish these each Friday as long as they keep coming in. Thank you for reading!/p
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pimg class=”alignright” title=”Primal Blueprint Real Life Story” src=”http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg158/MDA2008/MDA2009/real_life_stories_stories-1-2.jpg” alt=”real life stories stories 1 2″ width=”320″ height=”240″ /On the day I graduated high school I made sure to weigh myself./p
pWeight: 175 lbs./p
pI figured the day was one of those landmark days in life. For some reason I figured I’d always look back on this day as the day I was in the best shape of my life. It would be the peak of my life from a physical and mental standpoint. I […]

Original post by Mark Sisson

This weekend, all of the stores at MP 4.5  are having a huge charity event! In order to raise money for the Angel Gift Tree charity, all of the stores in the plaza have gathered together to have a big charity fundraiser, and that includes KnuckleUp! Of course, a party wouldn’t be a party without beer, so for a donation, you can drink all day long. And there will be all kinds of other events too!

The Angel Tree is a charity held annually by the Outer Banks Woman’s Club. It endeavors to help underprivileged children on the Outer Banks have a Merry Christmas too. It’s a great cause, and one that all the stores in the strip fully support.
We have a whole day of festivities planned, including:

12:30 – 1:15pm: Nutrition Seminar by our own Diane Fisher R.N.
1:00 – 3:00 Suzanne Tate will be presenting her new book, Teena Tortoise.

1:15 – 2:00pm: Healthy cooking Demo […]

Original post by knuckleup

pa title=”Primal Blueprint Transformation Seminar” href=”http://primalblueprint.com/products/The-Primal-Blueprint-Transformation-Seminar%3A-2012.html” target=”_blank”img class=”alignright” title=”Primal Blueprint Transformation Seminar” src=”http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg158/MDA2008/MDA2010/PBT_logo_new-1.jpg” alt=”PBT logo new 1″ width=”320″ height=”320″ //aThe a title=”Primal Blueprint Transformation Seminar” href=”http://primalblueprint.com/products/The-Primal-Blueprint-Transformation-Seminar%3A-2012.html” target=”_blank”Primal Blueprint Transformation Seminar series/a is kicking off in January! a title=”Brad Kearns” href=”http://primalblueprint.com/pages/Brad-Kearns.html”Brad Kearns/a, my editor and writing partner for a title=”The Primal Blueprint” href=”http://primalblueprint.com/products/The-Primal-Blueprint.html” target=”_blank”emThe Primal Blueprint/em/a, a title=”Primal Leap” href=”http://primalblueprint.com/products/Primal-Leap-Kit.html”emPrimal Leap/em/a, and the a title=”The Primal Blueprint 21-Day Total Body Transformation” href=”http://primalblueprint.com/products/The-Primal-Blueprint-21%252dDay-Total-Body-Transformation.html”emPrimal Blueprint 21-Day Transformation/em/a book and seminar will be hitting the road, delivering the seminar in numerous US cities, including those in the initial launch below./p
pThe seminar will emphasize the 8 Key Concepts and 5 Action Items detailed in a title=”The Primal Blueprint 21-Day Total Body Transformation” href=”http://primalblueprint.com/products/The-Primal-Blueprint-21%252dDay-Total-Body-Transformation.html”emThe Primal Blueprint 21-Day Total Body Transformation/em/a in a fast-paced three hours of live presentation, entertaining slide show and audience question and answer interaction. When you leave, you#8217;ll know exactly what to do […]

Original post by Mark Sisson

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What is Fitocracy, some of you might wonder? Fitocracy is a unique and fun way to log and track your training online, “gamer style”. If you’ve been reading my articles, you know that I consider careful logging and tracking of your training absolutely essential for progress (a href=”http://www.leangains.com/2011/09/fuckarounditis.html” target=”_blank”recently discussed here/a). If you can make the process fun and engaging, all the way better. br /
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The Fitocracy community is friendly, passionate and troll-free. From what I’ve seen, the ratio of broscientists to sensible people is very […]

Original post by Martin Berkhan

pimg class=”alignright” title=”Lard” src=”http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg158/MDA2008/MDA2010/lard.jpg” alt=”lard” width=”320″ height=”212″ /The leaders of the dietary establishment either keeled over or started arming themselves with pitchforks as I wrote that title. (It’s a good day to enjoy the subversion, I think.) On a serious note, let me unpack this worthy question #8211; one I tend to get often: how does one incorporate more fat into a day’s eating? This common inquiry usually comes from someone new to the Primal way of eating; someone that has just started ditching a title=”Why Grains Are Unhealthy” href=”http://www.marksdailyapple.com/why-grains-are-unhealthy/”grains/a and a title=”The Definitive Guide to Sugar” href=”http://www.marksdailyapple.com/the-definitive-guide-to-sugar/”sugars/a and is having a hard time replacing carbs with the a title=”The Definitive Guide to Fats” href=”http://www.marksdailyapple.com/fats/”fats/a they#8217;ve always been told to avoid. And replace, at least in part, they must, or experience the inevitable crankiness and hunger (and possible failure) associated with not eating enough food./p
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Original post by Mark Sisson

So you may be thinking “What is ‘uniform muscle growth?” – and to answer your question I would say – Uniform muscle growth is the EXACT opposite of the type of muscle growth you normally see in someone who is weight training.
Contraction dependent muscle growth (also called work induced muscle growth) is “Non-Uniform Muscle growth”. Using new measurement techniques we are finding regional differences in muscle activation along a muscle during exercise – and where this activation occurs seems to be dependent on the exercise of choice.
Meaning weight training can affect different parts of the same muscle in different ways – as an example if you do bicep curls you don’t stimulate growth equally along your entire bicep..some parts get ‘hit’ more than others.
From what I have found the difference seems to be along the ‘length’ of the muscle – so sometimes the effect is more ‘proximal’ and sometimes […]

Original post by Brad Pilon

pimg class=”alignright” title=”Whoopee Cushion” src=”http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg158/MDA2008/MDA2010/whoopee.jpg” alt=”whoopee” width=”320″ height=”240″ /Farting is universally hilarious. Across every culture, every religion, every language, the issuance of gas from a person#8217;s posterior will #8211; once the wrinkled noses have smoothed out #8211; evoke laughter from just about everyone in earshot. I won#8217;t try to explain why it#8217;s so dang funny, especially when we can turn to Louis C.K. for a title=”LOUIS C.K.: WHY FARTS ARE FUNNY” href=”http://warmingglow.uproxx.com/2011/06/louis-c-k-why-farts-are-funny” target=”_blank”his masterful thesis on the matter/a. C.K arrives at three factors: it comes out of your butt, it smells like poop, and it makes a trumpet noise. Taken separately, these things range from gross to inconsequential. After all, plenty of things sound like trumpets. Trumpets, for one. But together, they form a symphony of comedy that#8217;s greater than the constituent parts./p
pBut when they#8217;re issuing out of your body uncontrollably on a regular basis, farts can be a touchy […]

Original post by Mark Sisson

pimg class=”alignright” title=”Roasted Almonds” src=”http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg158/MDA2008/MDA2010/roastedalmonds.jpg” alt=”roastedalmonds” width=”320″ height=”212″ /I type these words with a title=”Simmered Cranberry Sauce and Spicy Cranberry Relish” href=”http://www.marksdailyapple.com/simmered-cranberry-sauce-and-spicy-cranberry-relish/”cranberry/a stickiness under my fingernails and the faint but unmistakable scent of turkey lingering about my person (I don#8217;t think Buddha, my white lab, has stopped following me around all weekend, sneaking in the odd lick to an elbow still glistening with turkey grease; and, yep, he just got me again). The massive poultry carcass just finished three days of simmering for stock, odd bits of breast meat and yam and solidified gravy popping up on every shelf in the fridge, empty wine bottles holding an Occupy Kitchen Counter. Ah, Thanksgiving, how I love you./p
pA staple of Thanksgiving seems to be fretting over holiday treats, only it#8217;s a little different in the Primal community. Instead of freaking out over the a title=”The Definitive Guide to Saturated Fat” href=”http://www.marksdailyapple.com/saturated-fat-healthy/”saturated […]

Original post by Mark Sisson