We’re long overdue for a good, solid post on whey protein. I include it in my Responsibly Slim shake mix, a number of readers asked about it after last week’s dairy post, and it’s one of the more commonly used nutritional supplements around, so it’s a no-brainer of a post.
What is Whey?
Whey is a byproduct of cheese production. It’s that pseudo-clear liquid remaining after milk has been curdled and strained that used to be tossed aside as waste material. Today, we know that it houses an impressive array of proteins: beta-lactoglobulin, alpha-lactalbumin, and serum albumin. These are complete proteins, comprised of the essential amino acids central to protein synthesis and increased muscular hypertrophy. Our bodies can produce non-essential amino acids from lesser amino acids, but we cannot produce the essentials ourselves; we must eat quality protein sources. Whey is a naturally occurring, essential protein that satisfies the body’s protein requirements […]

Original post by Mark Sisson

This morning was one of those ‘blank mornings’.
You know that feeling when you stare at the computer screen with so much on your mind that you don’t know where to start?
That’s where I was.
I wanted introduce my new project ‘phi-life.com’ but, the words just weren’t reaching my finger tips.
So I decided to take a break and answer a couple emails.
One thing led to another, and now I have a short story to share that’s a great introduction to phi-life.
Please see the emails below:
EMAIL FROM BART*****
Question for you.
In one of your blog posts you talked about the myth of starvation mode.  Yesterday I just read a different blog claiming starvation mode is a serious threat to weight loss.  Is this guy and his starvation modes stories another scam?
Am I correct in saying that the starvation mode only happens when you don’t eat for prolonged periods of time but not if you […]

Original post by Brad Pilon

I’m sure you’ve seen it. It’s all over the news. People are finally beginning to come around to that inconvenient truth about our feet, that dirty little secret that shoe companies would prefer to keep under wraps: barefoot is better.
There has been media coverage of the barefoot trend in the past, mostly intermittent, in running magazines and always taking a patronizing tone. It follows the same formula: more idle speculation on a bizarre fad that a select few crazies are promoting, with plenty of “balance” from stuffy foot specialists expressing doubt that the inherently fragile, gentle human foot could ever withstand the rigors of walking unshod without “serious injury,” than any serious consideration of the merits. But now we’ve got a nice, juicy study to hang our hats (or our shoes) on, and media outlets are falling over themselves to get the scoop.

Witness the Boston Globe’s take on the whole […]

Original post by Mark Sisson

Like previous First Ladies, Michelle Obama has found her First Lady Issue – and luckily for America, it’s Childhood Obesity.

America has to do something about childhood obesity…NOW.
Our collective lifestyle is essentially a perfect storm that ensures that our children are going to keep getting fatter and sicker year after year.
But, what are we supposed to do.

Most families require two incomes…ergo home cooked meals are hard to come by.
America’s food producers make a greater profit on processed “food in a box” than they do on fruit, vegetables, meat, eggs, etc… so we can’t expect them to lead the healthy eating parade.
Between our anti-pedestrian neighborhoods and our fear of strangers, our kids don’t play outside anymore. I remember as a kid being outside for hours playing sports and doing kid stuff. I bet you do too. When was the last time your kids spent an entire Saturday outside in the fresh […]

Original post by healthhabits

Ok so 3 more posts today that I’ve dug up – I’m an information JUNKIE on this stuff lately. Give em a browse and let me know what ya reckon. They’re just from a few different sites I’ve been surfing lately that are generally good for information like this…
Fighting Fit: Boxing Workouts, Techniques, and Sparring (Start-Up …
Tracks Publishing PDF MB A boxer s workout is a fantastic way to burn calories it is engaging exhilarating and effective Going beyond jumping rope and punching the heavy bag Fighting 152739.
la boxing workout tips
la boxing workout tips Our boxing workout in San Diego is the workout that made us famous. We provide high quality boxing workouts in a clean and safe … tags: boxing diego fitness gym jitsu jiu kickboxing …
Jump Rope Cardio Workouts #2 – Fat Loss Exercises & Training | How …
But when people first learn to jump rope they […]

Original post by dominic Paris

Ok so 3 more posts today that I’ve dug up – I’m an information JUNKIE on this stuff lately. Give em a browse and let me know what ya reckon. They’re just from a few different sites I’ve been surfing lately that are generally good for information like this…
Fighting Fit: Boxing Workouts, Techniques, and Sparring (Start-Up …
Tracks Publishing PDF MB A boxer s workout is a fantastic way to burn calories it is engaging exhilarating and effective Going beyond jumping rope and punching the heavy bag Fighting 152739.
la boxing workout tips
la boxing workout tips Our boxing workout in San Diego is the workout that made us famous. We provide high quality boxing workouts in a clean and safe … tags: boxing diego fitness gym jitsu jiu kickboxing …
Jump Rope Cardio Workouts #2 – Fat Loss Exercises & Training | How …
But when people first learn to jump rope they […]

Original post by dominic Paris

Dear readers, here we are in 2010, with MarksDailyApple.com now nearly 3 1/2 years old. Thank you for your tremendous contribution to what started as a dream in 2006, and is now a thriving internet community of passionate and deeply connected Primal enthusiasts. As we celebrate the success of the book and the continued rapid growth of the blog, we also realize that in 2010, it’s time to take this community to the next level!
My staff and I have been dreaming and scheming behind the scenes for quite some time about “what’s next?”. Well, here it is: I’m extremely excited to announce the first-ever live, in-person, Primal Blueprint weekend experience! Finally, a chance for our virtual world to come alive and come together for an incredible 3-day event we’re calling PrimalCon.
We have secured a spectacular resort right on the beach in Southern California called the Embassy Suites Mandalay Bay in […]

Original post by Mark Sisson

Tomorrow, I will be sharing with the Health Habits Facebook Group one of the most effective fat-burning, muscle building, health improving diets I have ever designed.
But, before I do that, I thought I would show everybody the 3 pillars that I used to create the Health Habits Diet.

It’s Not Only What You Eat
It’s When You Eat It
And How Much Of It That You Eat

Simple, right?
Let’s take a closer look.
What You Eat
There are a lot of diets that restrict the types of food you can and can’t eat:

Low-Fat Diets
Low-Carb Diets
Vegetarian/Vegan Diets
High Fiber Diets
Liquid Diets
Organic Food Diets
Whole Grain Diets
and the list goes on and on and on…

The fact is, certain foods improve your health and certain foods don’t.

Certain foods are high in nutrients and low in calories
Other foods are high in calories and low in nutrients
Certain foods make you hungry
Certain foods cause inflammation (that’s bad)
Certain foods make you fat

Based upon the most […]

Original post by healthhabits

As we all know, our Primal lifestyles don’t exist in a vacuum or (more than likely) even a very compatible environment. That goes double for our kids. However committed and exacting we might choose to be at home when it comes to their diets, the minute they walk out the door they encounter a whole world of competing interests and influences: grandparents and other family members, friends’ houses, school lunches, social outings, even sports team trips (ah, the big yellow buses pulling up to McDonalds…). While some of us might keep our Primal commitments more personal, all of us want to see our kids eat and be healthy. That’s easier said than done unfortunately. Sometimes the challenges hit closer to home, as in this reader’s email.

Mark,
I have what I feel is an interesting question that I don’t see addressed anywhere on the site. I’m pretty sold on the notion […]

Original post by Mark Sisson