pa title=”Success Stories in the Making” href=”http://www.marksdailyapple.com/category/success-stories-in-the-making/”img class=”alignright” title=”Success Stories in the Making” src=”http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg158/MDA2008/MDA%202011/success_stories_in_making.jpg” alt=”success stories in making” width=”320″ height=”240″ //aOkay, is everyone as pumped as I am for this? Ever since reader Adam proposed a title=”Success Stories in the Making” href=”http://www.marksdailyapple.com/category/success-stories-in-the-making/”the idea/a some weeks ago, I’ve looked forward to making it happen #8211; as the MDA 2012 New Year Challenge no less! Now the moment has come, and it’s a big one. As Challenge participant Brandi put it, “It seems like a lot of folks were looking for something just like this.” A lot

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pimg class=”alignright” title=”Inflammed” src=”http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg158/MDA2008/MDA2010/inflammed.jpg” alt=”inflammed” width=”320″ height=”300″ /In the comments section of a title=”What is Inflammation?” href=”http://www.marksdailyapple.com/what-is-inflammation/”last week#8217;s post on inflammation/a, many of you expressed a desire for a post explaining how to know if one is actually suffering from systemic, chronic inflammation. I thought that was a great idea and decided to put the other followups on hold so I could tackle this one. Obviously, it#8217;s easy to tell if you#8217;ve got some acute inflammation going on #8211; swelling, pain, heat radiating from a part of your body that#8217;s suddenly assumed a rosy hue,

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pimg class=”alignright” title=”Brain” src=”http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg158/MDA2008/MDA2010/brain.jpg” alt=”brain” width=”320″ height=”240″ /It feels good to get back to our regularly scheduled Monday morning programming. #8220;a title=”Dear Mark Category” href=”http://www.marksdailyapple.com/category/dear-mark/”Dear Mark/a#8221; is a way for me to keep my finger on the pulse of the community, to respond quickly and directly to any issues that may arise. I try to keep abreast of all this stuff, but there#8217;s a lot, and some will inevitably slip through the cracks. When that happens, you guys pick up the slack and keep me honest and informed. These Mondays give me a chance to

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pimg class=”alignright” title=”Fajita Frittata with Avocado Salsa ” src=”http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg158/MDA2008/MDA2010/frittata2.jpg” alt=”frittata2″ width=”320″ height=”235″ /There are a million ways to prepare and flavor a title=”Egg Purchasing Guide” href=”http://www.marksdailyapple.com/egg-purchasing-guide/”eggs/a, and yet, how often do you end up making the same old scramble or omelet? Early mornings usually aren’t an ideal time to try out new recipes, which is one reason it’s so easy to dig oneself deep into a breakfast rut. If the thought of eating breakfast is starting to make you groan rather than grin, then it’s high time to change things up./p
pA emFajita Frittata with

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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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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″ //p
pDear Mark, /p
pI have had fast,

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pimg class=”alignright” title=”What is Inflammation?” src=”http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg158/MDA2008/MDA2010/inflammation.jpg” alt=”inflammation” width=”320″ height=”212″ /a title=”What’s All This Talk About Inflammation?” href=”http://www.marksdailyapple.com/inflammation/#axzz1ibIFHx9q”Inflammation/a is one of those words that people use without really thinking about its actual meaning. So today we#8217;re going to take a bit of a break from the a title=”How To Interpret Cholesterol Test Results” href=”http://www.marksdailyapple.com/how-to-interpret-cholesterol-test-results/#axzz1ibIWOByX”blood lipid/a series to cover inflammation. In later posts, I#8217;ll dig deeper into how the inflammatory response works with stuff like exercise and heart disease, but for now, I#8217;ll just get the basics out there./p
pExistence is suffering, according to certain schools of

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pimg class=”alignright” title=”DNA” src=”http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg158/MDA2008/MDA2010/dnaonaplate.jpg” alt=”dnaonaplate” width=”320″ height=”212″ /A hallmark of the a title=”Definitive Guide: Primal Blueprint” href=”http://www.marksdailyapple.com/definitive-guide-primal-blueprint/#axzz1iWEeOFQF”Primal Blueprint/a is that our genetics were shaped by our ancestral environment. That the foods to which we had access, the amount of a title=”Vitamin D: Sun Exposure, Supplementation and Doses” href=”http://www.marksdailyapple.com/vitamin-d-sun-exposure-supplementation-and-doses/”sun/a and a title=”15 Ways to Beat Stress” href=”http://www.marksdailyapple.com/15-ways-to-fight-stress/”stress/a and a href=”http://www.marksdailyapple.com/the-definitive-guide-to-sleep/”sleep/a to which our bodies became accustomed, the a title=”Primal Blueprint Fitness” href=”http://www.marksdailyapple.com/primal-blueprint-fitness/”movement patterns/a in which we engaged represented environmental factors that exerted selective pressure on our genetic makeup and phenotypic expression to make us who we

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pa title=”Amazon.com: The Primal Blueprint Paperback” href=”http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0982207786/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8amp;tag=marsdaiapp07-20amp;linkCode=as2amp;camp=1789amp;creative=390957amp;creativeASIN=0982207786″ target=”_blank”img class=”alignright” title=”The Primal Blueprint: Updated and Expanded” src=”http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg158/MDA2008/MDA2010/3D_paperbackPB2.jpg” alt=”3D paperbackPB2″ width=”286″ height=”358″ //aWith strong sales of the original hardcover a title=”Amazon.com: The Primal Blueprint Hardcover” href=”http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0982207700/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8amp;tag=marsdaiapp07-20amp;linkCode=as2amp;camp=1789amp;creative=390957amp;creativeASIN=0982207700″ target=”_blank”emPrimal Blueprint/em/a book over the past three years, I was honored by a request from mainstream retailers (a title=”Amazon.com: The Primal Blueprint Paperback” href=”http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0982207786/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8amp;tag=marsdaiapp07-20amp;linkCode=as2amp;camp=1789amp;creative=390957amp;creativeASIN=0982207786″ target=”_blank”Amazon/a, a title=”Barnes amp; Noble: The Primal Blueprint Paperback” href=”http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=S6ehQeGoUWkamp;offerid=239662.9780982207789amp;type=2amp;subid=0″ target=”_blank”Barnes amp; Noble/a, etc.) to produce the emPrimal Blueprint/em in paperback. Piece of cake, right? Get rid of those couple annoying typos, edit a bit here and

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pimg class=”alignright” title=”Go Primal in 2012″ src=”http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg158/MDA2008/MDA2010/newyearresolution2.jpg” alt=”newyearresolution2″ width=”319″ height=”214″ /Happy New Year, everyone! Is everyone pumped for 2012? Resolutions made and in action yet?/p
pI’m coming at the new year with big plans, the first of which is a brand spankin’ new Challenge. I’ll get to that in a minute, but let me first say a few words about the power of resolutions./p
pExperts tell us that a title=”How To Make New Year’s Resolutions Stick” href=”http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=98738130″ target=”_blank”those who make resolutions are literally ten times more likely to achieve their goals/a than those who are

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