Four weeks ago, the J.J. Experiment (week 2, 3) began. J.J. Valdivia, a personal trainer in Miami, is guiding ten people as they take a 30-Day Leap into a healthy lifestyle. Let’s find out how they’re doing…
Dear MDA,
We have rounded 3rd base and are being waved into home plate! There is less than one week left in the challenge and my Leapers and I have not taken our eyes off the prize. After an exciting Week 3, one would think that there would be some kind of momentum loss. I can assure you that we have plenty of steam left in our engines and are still “going hard”. I welcomed Chuck back from his travels on Friday and he had a fantastic Tabata workout with Thor on the stationary bikes. They warmed up for a couple of minutes and then performed two Tabata intervals with 2 minutes of rest in […]

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The Prize:
Vital Omegas. Fantastic fish fat. They’re good for you. You know you need them. Win this contest and you’ll get three, count it three, bottles of omega 3s.
The Contest:
Primal is sunshine and walks on the beach and filet mignons and lobster. But it is also toe bruises and no more donuts and unresolved arguments with vegan friends. Inspired by Tim Conrad’s meet and greet forum thread, in the comments section below, tell people what, in your experience, is the best part of living Primal and what is the worst part of living Primal.
Here are a few examples:

Best: The looks I get from people checking out my newly toned body.
Worst: The looks I get from people checking out my weird Vibrams.

Best: My IBS has all but disappeared since going Primal.
Worst: On the few occasions when I indulge in grains, I can feel the negative effects more than ever.

Best: More bacon
Worst: […]

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The paleo diet has been picking up steam for years and catching on as an extremely popular diet choice. In fact, more than a diet choice – some proponents like Mark Sisson (full disclosure: he’s actually a member of this site), who coined the words “Grok On!”, would go as far as to call it a lifestyle.
Followers of the paleo diet tend to fall into two trains of thought:
1. The original followers, like the Swedish Staffan Lindeberg M.D. Phd, who wrote Food and Western Disease: Health and nutrition from an evolutionary perspective, claim that the paleolithic diet can prevent modern diseases. Robb Wolf, a very well known proponent of the paleolithic diet, would fall into this category.
2. The second group of followers say that the paleolithic diet can increase your day to day performance and lead to a healthier life – without making any blanket statements. This is the more mainstream approach of many […]

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Mark’s Daily Apple reader Maya submitted this Primal Blueprint meal video as her entry to this year’s Primal Blueprint Recipe Video Contest. This is one in a series of workout videos, recipe videos and other contest submissions that will be published all week long. View them all and vote for your favorites later this week. Grok on!
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Original post by Mark Sisson

Mark’s Daily Apple reader Ben submitted this Primal Blueprint meal video as his entry to this year’s Primal Blueprint Recipe Video Contest. This is one in a series of workout videos, recipe videos and other contest submissions that will be published all week long. View them all and vote for your favorites later this week. Grok on!
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Related posts:

The Perfect Primal Pizza Crust Recipe
Primal Blueprint Recipe: Apple Pie
Primal Dessert: Cheesecake Pizza

Original post by Mark Sisson