pimg class=”alignright” title=”Cancer” src=”http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg158/MDA2008/MDA%202011/cancer.jpg” alt=”cancer” width=”320″ height=”240″ /strongem#8220;Everyone has a physician inside him or her; we just have to help it in its work. The natural healing force within each one of us is the greatest force in getting well. Our food should be our medicine. Our medicine should be our food. But to eat when you are sick is to feed your sickness.#8221; #8211; /emHippocrates/strong/p
pand:/p
pstrongem#8220;Instead of using medicine, rather fast a day.#8221; #8211; /emPlutarch/strong/p
por even:/p
pstrongem#8220;No kibble today, thanks. I#8217;m feeling a bit under the weather.#8221; #8211; /emFido/strong/p
pFor thousands upon thousands of years (during most of which overweight, let alone obese, people were fairly rare), therapeutic fasting was a common protocol for the healing of many a malady. From famous sages like Plato, Aristotle, and the aforementioned Hippocrates and Plutarch to cancer patients unable to eat during chemotherapy to pet dogs and cats who suddenly lose once-voracious appetites upon falling […]

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pimg class=”alignright” title=”Question” src=”http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg158/MDA2008/MDA%202011/question.jpg” alt=”question” width=”320″ height=”276″ /Today#8217;s a title=”Dear Mark” href=”http://www.marksdailyapple.com/category/dear-mark/”Dear Mark/a topic is a sensitive one: excess, or loose skin after major weight loss. This is a problem for a lot of people, and it can really take the sails out of someone who#8217;s had otherwise seamless success losing weight. I may ruffle a few feathers here, but I assure my intent is merely to give folks who have loose skin the best shot at reaching their desired body composition. So, as you read my response to the reader question, keep that in mind./p
pWith that said, let#8217;s get to it:/p
blockquotepHi Mark,/p
pExcess skin after weight loss is a big topic in most weight loss communities, yet I rarely hear about it in the Primal community. Does the Primal lifestyle prevent excess skin? Are there any tips from either yourself or from the members of the community about avoiding […]

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pimg class=”alignright” src=”http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg158/MDA2008/MDA%202011/coleslaw2.jpg” alt=”coleslaw2″ width=”320″ height=”239″ title=”coleslaw2 photo” /If you love seaweed and are looking for a new way to eat it, this recipe is for you. On the other hand, if the word “seaweed” makes you lose your appetite, this recipe is actually for you, too. emSesame Coleslaw with Seaweed/em is heavy on the coleslaw and light on the seaweed. Depending on the type of seaweed you use, the slaw will have a subtle seaweed flavor or none at all. This coleslaw with an Asian twist is dressed in rich a title=”The Definitive Guide to Oils” href=”http://www.marksdailyapple.com/healthy-oils/#axzz1p6wpj1tA”sesame oil/a, tangy rice vinegar, salty tamari and spicy ginger tossed with a title=”Why You Should Eat Sulfur-Rich Vegetables” href=”http://www.marksdailyapple.com/why-you-should-eat-sulfur-rich-vegetables/#axzz1p6wpj1tA “cabbage/a, avocado, carrots, jalapeno and green onion. With so many bold flavors vying for the spotlight, the seaweed simply blends in without being overpowering./p
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pSeaweed has an incredible amount of nutrients but it’s […]

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pIt’s Friday, everyone! And that means another a title=”Success Stories” href=”http://www.marksdailyapple.com/category/success-story-summaries/”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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pMark,/p
pI’ve been crafting this letter and meaning to send it for the past oh, six months or so. What finally spurred me on to finish and send it? Your a title=”Why You Should Eat and Drink High Cacao Dark Chocolate” href=”http://www.marksdailyapple.com/why-you-should-eat-and-drink-high-cacao-dark-chocolate/”latest post on dark chocolate/a! I’ve been reading your blog for some time, so I know that you are on board with eating dark chocolate. […]

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pimg class=”alignright” title=”Fasting Meal” src=”http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg158/MDA2008/MDA%202011/plate.jpg” alt=”plate” width=”319″ height=”254″ /strong#8220;When a person has nothing to eat, fasting is the smartest thing he could do.#8221; #8211; Herman Hesse, emSiddhartha./em/strong/p
pI like that quote. It#8217;s making (non-caloric) lemonade out of lemons, and for all the transcendental insights contained in a title=”Amazon.com: Siddhartha” href=”http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1613822014/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8amp;tag=marsdaiapp07-20amp;linkCode=as2amp;camp=1789amp;creative=390957amp;creativeASIN=1613822014″ target=”_blank”Hesse#8217;s book/a, this line strikes me as a really cool, no-nonsense way to make the best out of a bad situation. No doubt about that. But how useful is it, really, to today#8217;s readers? Very few of us ever have #8220;nothing to eat.#8221; On the contrary, food is ever at our beck and call, with very little effort required to obtain it. Actually, that#8217;s not completely true. Processed junk and fast food is readily available, while the good stuff #8211; fresh meat and veggies, actual, you know, emfood /em- requires prep work, cooking, time, and the doing of dishes. But the main point stands: […]

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pimg class=”alignright” title=”Hunk o’ Red Meat” src=”http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg158/MDA2008/MDA%202011/redmeat.jpg” alt=”redmeat” width=”320″ height=”212″ /emThis is another special guest post from our favorite study-dismantler, a title=”Raw Food SOS – Denise Minger” href=”http://rawfoodsos.com/about/” target=”_blank”Denise Minger/a. Read all of her previous Mark#8217;s Daily Apple articles a title=”Does a High Fat Diet Cause Type 2 Diabetes?” href=”http://www.marksdailyapple.com/does-a-high-fat-diet-cause-type-2-diabetes/#axzz1p5TrAN1t”here/a, a title=”High Fat Diet Linked to Breast Cancer?” href=”http://www.marksdailyapple.com/high-fat-diet-linked-to-breast-cancer/”here/a, a title=”Will Eating Whole Grains Help You Live Longer?” href=”http://www.marksdailyapple.com/will-eating-whole-grain-fiber-help-you-live-longer/”here/a and a title=”Is Fish Oil Link to Prostrate Cancer” href=”http://www.marksdailyapple.com/fish-oil-prostate-cancer/”here/a, pay a title=”Raw Food SOS” href=”http://rawfoodsos.com/” target=”_blank”her website/a a visit, and stay tuned for her upcoming book #8220;Death by Food Pyramid#8221; due out later this year./em/p
pWe’re already 74 days into the new year, which can only mean one thing: it’s high time for our latest episode of emScience Says Meat Will Kill You,/em complete with a brand new study and commercial-free viral media coverage! Have a seat and tune in (or […]

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pimg class=”alignright” title=”Earth” src=”http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg158/MDA2008/MDA%202011/earth-1.jpg” alt=”earth 1″ width=”288″ height=”287″ / Regardless of how well Primal living has worked for you, you#8217;re eventually bound to hear something like the following: #8220;Sure, you#8217;ve lost a hundred pounds, ditched your a title=”Do Statins Reduce Small, Dense LDL? Fasting Sure Does Read more: http://www.marksdailyapple.com/statins-do-not-decrease-smalld-dense-ldl-cholesterol/#ixzz1oxERWHhE” href=”http://www.marksdailyapple.com/statins-do-not-decrease-smalld-dense-ldl-cholesterol/”statins/a, a title=”Primal Nutrition and Fertility” href=”http://www.marksdailyapple.com/primal-nutrition-and-fertility/”regained your fertility/a, a title=”Primal Strength Training for Women: Not So Different After All Read more: http://www.marksdailyapple.com/strength-training-women/#ixzz1oxEF4AN8″ href=”http://www.marksdailyapple.com/strength-training-women/”doubled your squat 1RM/a, gotten your a title=”The Primal Eating Plan for Cats” href=”http://www.marksdailyapple.com/natural-cat-diet/”diabetic cat off insulin/a, saved a couple hundred bucks on a title=”Pooh-Poohing the ‘Poo” href=”http://www.marksdailyapple.com/going-poo-less/”fancy shampoos/a, traveled to Southeast Asia and had no problems with the a title=”You Don’t Know Squat” href=”http://www.marksdailyapple.com/squat-poop/”squat toilets/a#8230; but can you a title=”Can We Feed the World on the Primal Blueprint Diet? – Part 1 Read more: http://www.marksdailyapple.com/can-we-feed-the-world-on-the-primal-blueprint-diet-part-1/#ixzz1oxGdWZwL” href=”http://www.marksdailyapple.com/can-we-feed-the-world-on-the-primal-blueprint-diet-part-1/”feed the world/a? Yeah, exactly. I didn#8217;t think so.#8221; What can you do when confronted by […]

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pimg class=”alignright” title=”Green Drink” src=”http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg158/MDA2008/MDA%202011/greendrink.jpg” alt=”greendrink” width=”319″ height=”222″ /Today#8217;s edition of a title=”Dear Mark” href=”http://www.marksdailyapple.com/category/dear-mark/”Dear Mark/a poses and then attempts to answer a question many have pondered: do detox and cleansing diets really work? More specifically, do the #8220;more friendly#8221; types of cleanses work, as opposed to the colon-blasting gut-rending methods? Several years back, I a title=”Demystifying Detox” href=”http://www.marksdailyapple.com/colon-cleanse-scam/”wrote a piece/a on the latter type of cleanse, and I wasn#8217;t very kind. For all the claims of ropy mucoid plaque bogging down the colon of apparently every American (at least the ones who eat meat), I wasn#8217;t convinced, and the evidence simply wasn#8217;t there. I still maintain my stance, but a recent question from a reader drew my attention to kindler, gentler cleansing and detoxifying diets, the kind that you might see on Dr. Oz or in the cupboard of your vegan buddy./p
pDo these have any merit? Let#8217;s look […]

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