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Mark Hyman is giving a pair of talks—Kickstart Your Health (for laypeople) and Addressing the Root Cause of Disease (for health practitioners)—in London early next month. Get your tickets now!

Also, sign up to check out my talk with friend and host of the Primal Blueprint Podcast, Brad Kearns. We have a long chat about some key topics featured in Primal Endurance.

Research of the Week

Four days living in “Stone Age” conditions reduced body fat, body weight, visceral fat, fasting glucose, fasting insulin, and insulin resistance in 13 human volunteers.

According to a new systematic review, intermittent fasting works for weight loss.

Antioxidant supplementation countered pro-inflammatory effects of an inflammatory diet.

Ancestors of Australian aborigines and South Asians diverted over 50 thousand years ago.

The composition of the gut microbiome measures how closely hunter-gatherer groups adhere to traditional subsistence patterns.

Mindfulness and better glucose control go hand in hand.

“We find that users in states with higher birth rates search for more information about pregnancy, while those in states with lower birth rates search for more information about cats.”

Happy music makes the world brighter.

New Primal Blueprint Podcasts

Episode 109: Dr. Peter Osborne: Host Elle Russ hangs out with Dr. Osborne, author of No Grain, No Pain, doctor of chiropractic medicine, and clinical director of Origins Healthcare Center in Sugar Land, Texas. Dr. Osborne is an expert on the maladies caused by grain consumption, and today’s episode is chock full of all the messy, gritty details.

Each week, select Mark’s Daily Apple blog posts are prepared as Primal Blueprint Podcasts. Need to catch up on reading, but don’t have the time? Prefer to listen to articles while on the go? Check out the new blog post podcasts below, and subscribe to the Primal Blueprint Podcast here so you never miss an episode.

• Top 14 Ways to Increase Your Metabolism
• Primal Rage: How to Manage Unproductive Anger

Interesting Blog Posts

Do statins really prevent dementia?

Tracking your physical activity might make it less enjoyable.

Walking as a practice.

Media, Schmedia

Why everyone needs to go barefoot more often.

“On the east coast, North Koreans cook clams on a sheet of metal. On the west coast,they pour petrol over them and set them on fire. Then they put more petrol on and keep going until they think it’s done… The clams stink and taste of petrol, and you sometimes get one that was partly sealed, with un-burned petrol still inside.” What with latest oil prices, I’m thinking we crank out a North Korea-inspired new Primal Kitchen dressing flavor.

Everything Else

OpenBiome is banking healthy poop and running studies to discover more uses for fecal transplants.

Why we have kneecaps.

Neanderthals might have used manganese dioxide to start fires.

According to the USDA, most families can probably afford eating far more fruits and vegetables than they currently eat (PDF).

Building a clay tiled roof hut using only primitive tools and materials.

Microdosing LSD.

Recipe Corner

• The world’s easiest (grain-free) cookies.
• Crispy orange beef so good it’d defeat Panda Express’ orange chicken.

Time Capsule

One year ago (Mar 9– Mar 15)

• How We Die: End of Life Planning – Plan for the inevitable.
• The Definitive Guide to Overcoming Procrastination – How to defeat the beast.

Comment of the Week

I’d also have to opt for saving the drowning friend first – it’d be too hard for me to have to try to swim with my mouth stuffed full of chocolate

– That’s my take as well, PrimalGrandma. You’d also risk diluting the chocolate with swallowed water, which would be a real tragedy.

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There are so many reasons to extol the virtues of a slow cooker. Most of them center around this appliance’s convenience. While the slow cooker does earn its reputation from its need for minimal prep, the few extra steps required in each of these recipes by cookbook author Neela Paniz are worth it for the nuanced flavors that result. Rather than thinking of the slow cooker as a shortcut to Indian food, consider it a tool for making it well.

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Welcome to our brand new weekend roundup, Three of the Best! Every Sunday, we’ll post up Breaking Muscle’s top three articles of the week. These pieces have caught your attention throughout the last seven days. So here they are in one place for you to consume, digest, and enjoy.

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In recent years I have stated, “if you can do yoga – you don’t need to.”

I can hear the yogaphiles beating at their keyboards already, denouncing me for having no idea what I’m talking about. Beat away. In the meantime, I’m going to explain why yoga can have no benefit for a performance athlete.

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Olives and nuts marinated in extra virgin olive oil with rosemary, lemon zest, fennel seeds and hot pepper, is a savory, salty snack swirling with healthy fat, antioxidants, fiber, iron and copper. Plus, it’s a two-for-one recipe, in that you can eat the olives and nuts and then use the flavored olive oil for cooking or making salad dressing.

Walnuts taste great with olives, but, for this recipe, any type of nut will work, so take your pick. Same goes for olives. Buy black and green olives with pits, of any variety and size. Give them a few days to soak up the flavors in the spicy, herbal, citrusy marinade then serve the olives and nuts as an appetizer, bring them as a hostess gift, or use them as a garnish for roasted vegetables and meat, a whole chicken, or fish.

Servings: 4

Time in the Kitchen: 10 minutes, plus at least 24 hours to marinate

Ingredients:

• 2 teaspoons fennel seeds (10 ml)
• 2 cups extra virgin olive oil (475 ml)
• 1 or 2 hot dried red peppers or 1/2 teaspoon (2.5 ml) red pepper flakes
• 3 small sprigs fresh rosemary
• Zest from 1 lemon
• 1 cup olives (nicoise, picholone, luques, etc.) (150 g)
• 1 cup raw, unsalted walnuts (or other nut) (150 g)

Instructions:

Toast the fennel seeds in a dry pan until the seeds are aromatic and lightly toasted, 2 minutes. Turn off heat. Immediately add the olive oil, hot pepper, rosemary and lemon zest to the pan.

Put the olives and nuts in a large glass jar. Pour the warm oil and seasonings on top. When the oil is cool, cover and refrigerate. For the best flavor, marinate the olives and nuts at least 24 to 48 hours before eating (they will stay fresh for several weeks in the refrigerator). Bring up to room temperature before serving.

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The slow cooker is arguably the most convenient appliance in the kitchen. With minimal attention it turns out satisfying meals from breakfast through dessert. Run it all day, or let it do its thing all night — both work equally well. Just be sure you have these tips down for successful slow-cooking every time.

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