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 […]

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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 […]

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pimg class=”alignright” title=”Cranberry Sauce” src=”http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg158/MDA2008/MDA2010/sauce-1.jpg” alt=”sauce 1″ width=”320″ height=”212″ /Behold the cranberry, a beautiful little berry that beckons with its deep red color, petite shape and merry, seasonal presence. It’s hard not to end up with a bag of cranberries in your cart when they’re displayed on every corner of the supermarket. But once you get fresh cranberries home, what the heck do you do with them?/p
pa title=”This Antioxidant Powerhouse Is in Season ” href=”http://www.marksdailyapple.com/health-benefits-of-cranberries/”Cranberries/a are a challenging fruit. On one hand, they’re loaded with antioxidants, vitamin C, vitamin K and manganese and are good for urinary tract and gastrointestinal health. On the other hand, the word “tart” is an understatement. But instead of considering this a drawback, think of cranberries as the ultimate palate cleanser. The tangy, tart flavor is a refreshing break when you’re eating heavy holiday food. If you accept cranberries for what they are and […]

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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″ /Hello Mark,/p
pMy name is Brian McKenna and I am an inspiration! I am 30 years of age. I live five minutes from Boston, in the town of Saugus, Massachusetts. I am currently 5’9” tall and I weigh 177 pounds!/p
pI would like to thank you for all the work you do and for writing a title=”The Primal Blueprint” href=”http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0982207700/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8amp;tag=marsdaiapp07-20amp;linkCode=as2amp;camp=217145amp;creative=399369amp;creativeASIN=0982207700″ target=”_blank”The Primal Blueprint/a, it is the […]

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pimg class=”alignright” title=”Happy Thanksgiving!” src=”http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg158/MDA2008/MDA2010/thanksgiving.jpg” alt=”thanksgiving” width=”319″ height=”211″ /I’ll admit I love Thanksgiving. I love the ritual of coming together as a family #8211; often with close friends adding to good company. I enjoy spending the day cooking and sharing food with the most important people in my life. I appreciate the modest but meaningful dimensions of the a title=”The Power of Holiday Tradition” href=”http://www.marksdailyapple.com/the-power-of-holiday-tradition/”tradition/a #8211; a time fully set aside for enjoying loved ones, for feasting, and for reflecting on the blessings of the year. Thanksgiving in this way offers a quiet, sacrosanct day for truly a title=”Primal Experiment: Intentional Power Outage ” href=”http://www.marksdailyapple.com/primal-experiment-intentional-power-outage/”unplugging/a and being present in the simple ritual of the day./p
pspan id=”more-25053″/spanOn a recent trip to the bookstore, I stumbled upon and burned a good hour engrossed in Margaret Visser’s a title=”The Gift of Thanks: The Roots and Rituals of Gratitude” href=”http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0151013314/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8amp;tag=marsdaiapp07-20amp;linkCode=as2amp;camp=217145amp;creative=399369amp;creativeASIN=0151013314″ target=”_blank”The Gift of Thanks: […]

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I love diet hacks – simple ways to eat less that kind of make you feel like you are cheating the system.
So here is a really simple diet hack for you that works for breakfast. Now, I’m not going to go into the whole Breakfast vs. No Breakfast argument because, well…it’s silly and a waste of time.
Instead I’d like to suggest the following:
BEFORE you have breakfast, or even start planning your breakfast, have a tall glass of water. Don’t ‘pound it back’ – just drink it at a normal speed.
This will give you time to A) figure out if you are actually hungry and B) Figure out If you actually even want to eat breakfast.
It will also make sure you are not confusing thirst for hunger.
This simple hack can save you hundreds of calories over the day, since the one thing that all the breakfast research DOES agree on […]

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pimg class=”alignright” title=”Kefir Grains” src=”http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg158/MDA2008/MDA2010/kefirgrains.jpg” alt=”kefirgrains” width=”319″ height=”213″ /Are there any viable alternatives to antibiotics? I just spent the last a title=”The Problems with Antibiotics: They Kill the Good Guys and Make You Fat ” href=”http://www.marksdailyapple.com/the-problems-with-antibiotics-they-kill-the-good-guys-and-make-you-fat/”few posts/a talking about all the bad things that stem from taking too many antibiotics, and you#8217;re likely wondering if there#8217;s anything you can do when an infection comes around. Although I wouldn#8217;t suggest ignoring your doctor#8217;s antibiotic prescriptions for some herb you found on some site online, there are potential alternatives. Not every alternative I list is going to work for you. To be honest, we have yet to confirm many viable alternatives that pack the punch of modern antibiotics. And in many cases, the wallop of conventional pharmaceuticals is exactly what the doctor ordered (in, um, every way). Sure, it could be said that every dose of antibiotics given out is exerting a selection […]

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pimg class=”alignright” title=”Pills” src=”http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg158/MDA2008/MDA2010/pills.jpg” alt=”pills” width=”288″ height=”287″ /A new study found that pediatricians are a title=”Antibiotic Prescribing in Ambulatory Pediatrics in the United States” href=”http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/early/2011/11/04/peds.2011-1337″ target=”_blank”over-prescribing broad spectrum antibiotics/a (which target both gram-negative and gram-positive bacteria, also known as most bacteria) at an increasing rate. 21% of all pediatric visits ended with a prescription for antibiotics, 50% of which were broad spectrum. For 23% of those visits ending in antibiotics (which accounted for over 10 million visits in total), they were prescribed for conditions that don#8217;t even respond to antibiotics, like asthma, viral infections, flu, allergies, and bronchitis. The bulk of the antibiotics prescribed in these unwarranted situations were broad spectrum, and the bulk of the patients in these situations were younger than not./p
pUgh. Antibiotics clearly have therapeutic merit #8211; a statement some would debate, I#8217;m sure #8211; but I think everyone would agree that prescribing broad spectrum antibiotics for […]

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