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We’re starting another round of The 21-Day Transformation Challenge on the Vimify app, Monday, July 7th. Whether you’re new to the program, you want to recommit, or you just need a challenge, now’s the time!

Research of the Week

Statin use is linked to lower aggression in men and higher aggression in women.

Taking magnesium during pregnancy had beneficial metabolic effects and improved pregnancy outcomes for Iranian women.

Why don’t Amazonian hunter-gatherers in Ecuador develop myopia? It might be all the phytochemicals they consume.

“Fitness foods” appear to cause consumers to consume more and exercise less.

In a kid suffering from sleep seizures and cortical malformation, a paleo ketogenic diet led to complete resolution.

Creatine supplements protect against pesticide-induced liver and brain damage (PDF).

New Primal Blueprint Podcasts

Episode 74: Christopher Smith: Host Brad Kearns talks with Christopher Smith, speed golf world record holder, about how most people practicing their sport are just wasting their time, his embrace of failure as the ultimate teacher, and how to make your practice more effective. Whether you’re interested in golf or not, Christopher’s insights can help you extract more meaning out of your training and optimize your performance in every facet of life.

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.

Also, be sure to check out and subscribe to the (relatively) brand new Primal Endurance Podcast.

Weekly sweepstakes: Write a review for The Primal Blueprint Podcast or The Primal Endurance Podcast on iTunes and submit this form for a chance to win a Primal prize package. One new winner is chosen every week!

Interesting Blog Posts

Did you know that E. coli used to be an innocuous resident of the human gut before industrial agriculture transformed it?

Exciting new productivity hack sweeping entrepreneurs everywhere: sleep.

Media, Schmedia

The case for water fluoridation is actually quite weak.

What food additives look like before they end up in your food.

Everything Else

Death by Food Pyramid is the 2014 Gold Winner for the INDIEFAB Book of the Year Award in the Health (Adult Nonfiction) category, and Paleo Girl got an honorable mention in the Young Adult Nonfiction category. Congrats, ladies!

What if Yelp and Google Maps mated and gave birth to Robb Wolf, only Robb Wolf was Australian and actually a smartphone app? You’d get Paleo Paddock, a new app that helps users find paleo-friendly merchants in their area.

A cool movement video by Rafe Kelley: Return to the Source. Now go climb a tree.

GM-wheat is no more effective at repelling pests than regular wheat.

This self-inflating, jet-propelled standup paddleboard looks incredibly cool. I can’t wait to try one.

Recipe Corner

  • Beet fries beat fries.
  • In a move sure to anger Texans, Kansas Cityzens, and North Carolinians, NPR claims their pressure-cooked ribs recipe effectively replaces traditional BBQ. They don’t, but they are pretty good.

Time Capsule

One year ago (Jul 7 – Jul 13)

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