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This barley bowl did not initially elicit excitement — my husband later described it as “unassuming”— but like so many grain bowls before it, this meal is more than the sum of its grains and vegetables. The details make all the difference.

In this case, the details include a hefty dose of Parmigiano Reggiano and freshly ground black pepper folded into the nutty barley; the surprising sweetness and crunch of the roasted broccoli and cauliflower; and a built-in sauce of soft-boiled egg yolk. The hearty mixture of flavors and textures was more than well-received by my family — they devoured it.

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Let’s ease into the week with a simple, veggie-packed meal that comes together in less than 20 minutes, shall we? Grab your wok and some leftover rice — we’re stir-frying tonight.

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Chameleon Cold-Brew Coffee

• $3.99 (10-ounce ready to drink) to $10.99 (32-ounce concentrate)

Coffee is an essential part of every morning for many, if not most, of us. How do you make yours? Lovingly brewed at home? Or grabbed from a coffee shop on your walk to work? Here’s a third option, somewhere in the middle: Convenient, tasty bottled concentrates that can be quickly turned into an iced or hot coffee at home. Emma gave them a try, and loves the convenience — and the taste.

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In every physical endeavor, there is what looks good in practice, what happens in real life, and the space between the two.

This is perhaps best exemplified in martial arts training. Martial artists practice movements like shadow boxing or grappling, drills on a dummy, and kata (choreographed sequences). These movements make martial arts look pretty. But then sparring happens, and things get ugly.

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Hamlet – Act 3, scene 1 (Original draft)¹:

“To flex or not to flex, that is the question” 

Reading between the lines, we can sense the troubling thought that concerned the Prince of Denmark, and has perplexed lifters ever since chalk met bar:

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Help make Mark’s Daily Apple and @primalkitchenfoods shine! Consider nominating us for Paleo Magazine’s Best of 2015 list!

If you could spare just a few moments, here are the categories the Worker Bees and I would like to be nominated for:

Best Blog (General Health/Wellness): Mark’s Daily Apple
Best Podcast (General Health/Wellness): The Primal Blueprint Podcast
Best Paleo Company (Food Related): PRIMAL KITCHEN™
Best New Packaged Product: PRIMAL KITCHEN™ Mayo
Best Thing to Always Have in Your Fridge: PRIMAL KITCHEN™ Mayo
Best Online Program: The Primal Blueprint Expert Certification
Best Book (Fitness Oriented): Primal Endurance
Best Book (General Health/Wellness): Fruit Belly
Best New eBook: The Primal Blueprint Definitive Guide to Troubleshooting Weight Loss
Best New Podcast: Primal Endurance Podcast
Health Hero of the Year: Mark Sisson
Best Paleo Supplement: Primal Probiotics

The nomination period ends today, January 10th, so copy/paste away! And thank you in advance for your votes. It’s very much appreciated.

Follow Primal Blueprint Publishing on Instagram and enter to win one of the 16 giveaways taking place daily from Jan 1-16 in the “16 in ’16 Giveaway!” Prizes include Primal Blueprint Publishing books, Primal Blueprint supplements, and Primal Kitchen products.

The Primal Blueprint audiobook is on sale ($4.95) until 11:59 PM PST tonight at Audible. If you’re an Audible member (or want to become one), check it out!

Research of the Week

For people with advanced illness, quitting statins may be a safe way to save money and improve quality of life.

Wearing blue lenses increases muscular endurance.

The insulin resistance and altered glucose homeostasis seen in shift workers may be caused by disordered light/dark cycles, not sleep deprivation alone.

“It isn’t that callings help you, so much that ignoring a calling hurts you.”

Only total and full-fat dairy intakes are linked to improved cardiometabolic health.

Fasting mice inhibited their acquisition of new fears and reduced anxiety from existing ones.

Heart failure patients are typically placed on low-salt diets, and it may be killing them.

New Primal Blueprint Podcasts

Episode 101: Martin Keen, CEO of Focal Upright Furniture: Host Brad Kearns chats with Martin Keen, CEO of the best functional furniture company in the world. All of Martin’s furniture is designed to optimize human health, performance, and structural soundness. In this podcast, you’ll learn about Focal Upright Furniture’s office setup (no chairs!), the specific negative effects extended sitting has on our physiology, and how forced sitting may be a way to domesticate otherwise unruly humans.

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.

• End of the Year Review: What We Learned in 2015
• 7 Ways to Slow Down Your Perception of Time

Also, be sure to check out and subscribe to the Primal Endurance Podcast.

Interesting Blog Posts

Six seconds is all it takes.

An old Klamath Indian origin story about the creation of Oregon’s Crater Lake got it right.

Saturated fat is bad (if you ignore the raw data).

Old but good advice for anyone looking to declutter their way to abundance for the new year.

Media, Schmedia

The man who quantified himself before it was cool.

Despite a few improvements (eggs/cholesterol non-relationship, no soda for diabetics), the latest USDA dietary guidelines peddles primarily abject nonsense.

How the liver shuts down your sweet tooth.

Bread sales down in Britain.

Everything Else

Common junk foods, deconstructed.

A good overview of the problems with nutrition science, epidemiology, food frequency questionnaires, and calorie counting.

Hardy with a short growing season, millet was the perfect gateway grain for pre-agricultural Asian nomads.

Breathe into this device and find out how much fat you’re burning.

Tom Brady’s got a crazy diet. In other words, it’s a healthy one.

Recipe Corner

• I love a good “throw a bunch of stuff into a pan” stir fry, and Asian crack slaw is a perfect example.
• Gluten-free (potatoes instead of noodles) breakfast casserole.

Time Capsule

One year ago (Jan 12 – Jan 18)

• This One Simple Trick Will Make All Your Meals Taste Better – Improve your cooking instantly.
• It Doesn’t Have to Be This Way –A fun and helpful challenge.

Pic of the Week

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