pimg class=”alignright” alt=”2013″ src=”http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg158/MDA2008/MDA%202011/2013.jpg” width=”320″ height=”212″ title=”2013 photo” /Well, the apocalypse never came. No earth-rending seismic activity rearranged geography. Nary a tsunami wrought despair and destruction on coastlines, nor did the turn of the calendar awaken an ancient, many-tentacled evil force hidden deep below. We experienced neither a global awakening of consciousness, a visit from the original extraterrestrial architects of our physiology, nor an explosion of eschatological novelty. What that means is two things: the prophets of 2012 got it wrong, and you have to plan for the rest of your life./p
pLet#8217;s start with 2013. How are you going to make sure it#8217;s a successful year? What steps will you take?/p
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pI#8217;ve got a few suggestions. This may seem a embit /emuntimely coming on the heels of Christmas Day, but I wanted to encourage you to start thinking about where you#8217;ve been and where you#8217;re going. Whenever you have some time off […]

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Jazzed Up Jacks and Jumps Tabata WorkoutJazzed Up Jacks and Jumps Tabata WorkoutJazz up your cardio routine with our Jacks and Jumps Tabata workout! Complete each exercise as fast as you can for 20 seconds each with 10 seconds in between each exercise for a total of 8 exercises/1 tabata. Change it up and complete each exercise 8 times for a 32 minute tabata workout! Who said Jumping Jacks can’t be fun AND give you a phenomenal workout?What you’ll need: Jump Rope, Gymboss or similar interval timer, water.Jumping JacksSquat JacksSquat ThrustJump RopeSquat JumpsJump Side to SideBurpeesHigh KneesParticipants of this workout should speak with their doctors about their individual needs before starting any exercise program.

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pimg class=”alignright” alt=”lamb” src=”http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg158/MDA2008/MDA%202011/lamb.jpg” width=”320″ height=”212″ title=”lamb photo” /I hope everyone is enjoying the holidays. Since you#8217;re likely busy with something or other, I#8217;ll keep this week#8217;s a title=”Dear Mark” href=”http://www.marksdailyapple.com/category/dear-mark/”Dear Mark/a fairly brief. It#8217;s a grab bag of questions again, beginning with a reader#8217;s query about the grass-fededness (yep, that#8217;s a word) of Australian a title=”Smart Fuel: Lamb” href=”http://www.marksdailyapple.com/lamb/”lamb/a. Is it reliably pasture-raised, or are Australian producers beginning to load their lamb up with a title=”Why Grains are Unhealthy” href=”http://www.marksdailyapple.com/why-grains-are-unhealthy/”grains/a? Then, I discuss the efficacy (or not) of bathing in Epsom salts. Does the magnesium get absorbed, or doesn#8217;t it? What about sea water in general #8211; does spending time in it offer anything but a good time? Finally, the spectre of CLA supplementation arises yet again./p
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Paleo eating and vegan eating are the EXACT SAME THING.This is why any and all research on Paleo diets can be used for Vegan diets, and vice versa.It’s also why any personal experiences people have had with a Vegan diet can be directly applied to what you will probably experience with the Paleo Diet and vice versa.I mean, after all… they’re both ‘eating’ right?I hope this sounds crazy to you, because this is EXACTLY how I feel when people talk about different types of fasting.‘Fasting’ or ‘Fasting for weight loss’ is a very BROAD description of a style of ‘not eating’, just like ‘Eating’ or ‘Eating for weight loss’ can cover just about any diet in existence.All fasting is NOT the same, just like all styles of Eating are not the same.So, I’d like to give you my own way of clarifying this apparent confusion.These are my own definitions, but they have served me extremely well over the years…Long-term fasting: Abstinence from food or calorie intake for a period over 72 hours.Short-term fasting: Abstinence from food or calorie intake for a period of 72 hours or under.OK, so now that we’ve divided up fasting based on length, let’s look at much more confusing issue – Intermittent Fasting.Intermittent – Occurring occasionally or at regular or irregular intervals… so really “Occasionally”Fasting – Taking a break from eating (zero calorie intake) for a predetermined period of time without a necessary interval from one fast to the next.So Intermittent fasting becomes ‘Occasionally taking a break from eating’(Pretty simple eh?)But this is where people get confused… Or at least where I get confused.If you are spending MORE time NOT eating than you are eating in any given period of time (let’s say a week) why are you calling that Intermittent Fasting?In my eyes this cannot be defined as taking an occasional break from eating, in fact I think it should be defined as the opposite, and that would be “Intermittent Feeding”.Intermittent Feeding = Taking the occasional break from fasting to eat during a predetermined window.There are similar approaches but also very different approaches to fasting for weight loss.This is not an attempt to disparage this type of approach. Diets that are Intermittent Feeding can be fantastic, helpful, effective, but they can also be in some ways completely different than Eat Stop Eat.I feel that it’s not accurate to lump them together as the experience of doing a form of intermittent fasting is much different than intermittent feeding.In my opinion the sub-categories of IF need to make it into our way of thinking.LeanGains, The Renegade Diet and even some of the more extreme protocols along these lines (like fasting for 20 hours eating for 4 every day) –  all can incredibly effective fat loss programs, but in my eyes (and I know you guys are going to hate this) NOT intermittent Fasting. To me they are more accurately described as Intermittent Feeding.Now, the benefits are very similar – simple, easy fat loss, no loss of muscle mass etc.The technique is similar; Don’t eat for a period of time.And they, along with most other kinds of IF probably share about 80% of the supporting research.But there are also some major differences that I feel is what merits this new definition – specifically the amount of time you are ‘allowed’ to eat, and because the ‘eating windows’ are different, you also have to approach your eating differently. The more ‘extreme’ the Intermittent Feeding, the short the eating window, the more you must eat with ‘purpose’ during that window.Each style shares some pros and cons, but also have other unique pros and cons.Sometimes there is research that applies to ALL types of fasting, sometimes it’s specific to one style or the other.The same goes with personal experience

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Paleo eating and vegan eating are the EXACT SAME THING.
This is why any and all research on Paleo diets can be used for Vegan diets, and vice versa.
It’s also why any personal experiences people have had with a Vegan diet can be directly applied to what you will probably experience with the Paleo Diet and vice versa.
I mean, after all… they’re both ‘eating’ right?
I hope this sounds crazy to you, because this is EXACTLY how I feel when people talk about different types of fasting.
‘Fasting’ or ‘Fasting for weight loss’ is a very BROAD description of a style of ‘not eating’, just like ‘Eating’ or ‘Eating for weight loss’ can cover just about any diet in existence.
All fasting is NOT the same, just like all styles of Eating are not the same.
So, I’d like to give you my own way of clarifying this apparent confusion.
These are my own definitions, but they […]

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pimg class=”alignright” alt=”LambRibChops1″ src=”http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg158/MDA2008/MDA%202011/LambRibChops1.jpg” width=”320″ height=”212″ title=”LambRibChops1 photo” /These little lamb chops are incredibly easy to cook but always seem so fancy, especially when dressed up with a vibrant a title=”The Health Benefits of Herbs” href=”http://www.marksdailyapple.com/health-benefits-herbs/#axzz2FRGgfqwe”herb/a sauce. Whether served for a holiday feast or mid-week meal, you’re in for a real treat when you serve lamb rib chops with parsley and mint sauce./p
pa title=”Smart Fuel: Lamb” href=”http://www.marksdailyapple.com/lamb/”Lamb/a rib chops are tender morsels that only need a few minutes over a flame to crisp up before they’re done. Sear the chops in a cast iron pan, or on a grill, or under a broiler. They just might be one of the easiest cuts of lamb to cook and the meat is reliably juicy and flavorful./p
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pThere’s no need to worry about a marinade. The herb sauce is so fresh and lively that it provides all the extra flavor the delicate chops […]

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Robb Wolf has been endorsing the Paleo lifestyle long before it became trendy. I’d almost say he is the top Paleo guy online…or at least in the top 3. Anyway, he just put up a post about the top 10 Paleo trends in 2012.

It’s been another exciting and groundbreaking year in the paleo world, and like last year, we’ve rounded-up the top 10 paleo highlights from the past 365 days. If you’ve been a hardcore paleo follower all year, reminisce on all the paleo goodness that was; and if you’re relatively new to the scene, here’s your chance to catch up on some of the things you may have missed.
This list is by no means scientific (all items were pulled out of the ‘vault’ that is my brain) or all-encompassing – but if you’re hard-up for some end of the year entertainment; grab a cup of coffee […]

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Eric Cressey shows how to properly do the “Y exercise” on the TRX to improve posture. He also shows some common mistakes. This guy is almost always spot on when it comes to demonstrating good form in various exercises.

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I eat low carb and paleo from time to time,but never for the long term. My belief is that there really isn’t a need to exclude carbs from your diet to lose weight.

This year a popular paleo forum had a guy who switched to the potato diet and began dropping weight. Several others followed his lead and experienced the same thing. I found an article on that.
The evidence showed that potatoes are non-toxic, filling per calorie, remarkably nutritious, and can be eaten as almost the sole source of nutrition for extended periods of time (though I’m not recommending this).
Traditional South American cultures such as the Quechua and Aymara have eaten potatoes as the major source of calories for generations without any apparent ill effects (3).
Potatoes appear not to cause fat gain, and in fact frequently cause fat loss and improve metabolic health in people who are overweight.
The potato diet works […]

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