pimg class=”alignright” title=”Hunk o’ Red Meat” src=”http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg158/MDA2008/MDA%202011/redmeat.jpg” alt=”redmeat” width=”320″ height=”212″ /emThis is another special guest post from our favorite study-dismantler, a title=”Raw Food SOS — Denise Minger” href=”http://rawfoodsos.com/about/” target=”_blank”Denise Minger/a. Read all of her previous Mark#8217;s Daily Apple articles a title=”Does a High Fat Diet Cause Type 2 Diabetes?” href=”http://www.marksdailyapple.com/does-a-high-fat-diet-cause-type-2-diabetes/#axzz1p5TrAN1t”here/a, a title=”High Fat Diet Linked to Breast Cancer?” href=”http://www.marksdailyapple.com/high-fat-diet-linked-to-breast-cancer/”here/a, a title=”Will Eating Whole Grains Help You Live Longer?” href=”http://www.marksdailyapple.com/will-eating-whole-grain-fiber-help-you-live-longer/”here/a and a title=”Is Fish Oil Link

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pimg class=”alignright” title=”Earth” src=”http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg158/MDA2008/MDA%202011/earth-1.jpg” alt=”earth 1″ width=”288″ height=”287″ / Regardless of how well Primal living has worked for you, you#8217;re eventually bound to hear something like the following: #8220;Sure, you#8217;ve lost a hundred pounds, ditched your a title=”Do Statins Reduce Small, Dense LDL? Fasting Sure Does Read more: http://www.marksdailyapple.com/statins-do-not-decrease-smalld-dense-ldl-cholesterol/#ixzz1oxERWHhE” href=”http://www.marksdailyapple.com/statins-do-not-decrease-smalld-dense-ldl-cholesterol/”statins/a, a title=”Primal Nutrition and Fertility” href=”http://www.marksdailyapple.com/primal-nutrition-and-fertility/”regained your fertility/a, a title=”Primal Strength Training for Women: Not So Different After All Read more: http://www.marksdailyapple.com/strength-training-women/#ixzz1oxEF4AN8″ href=”http://www.marksdailyapple.com/strength-training-women/”doubled your squat 1RM/a,

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pimg class=”alignright” title=”Green Drink” src=”http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg158/MDA2008/MDA%202011/greendrink.jpg” alt=”greendrink” width=”319″ height=”222″ /Today#8217;s edition of a title=”Dear Mark” href=”http://www.marksdailyapple.com/category/dear-mark/”Dear Mark/a poses and then attempts to answer a question many have pondered: do detox and cleansing diets really work? More specifically, do the #8220;more friendly#8221; types of cleanses work, as opposed to the colon-blasting gut-rending methods? Several years back, I a title=”Demystifying Detox” href=”http://www.marksdailyapple.com/colon-cleanse-scam/”wrote a piece/a on the latter type of cleanse, and I wasn#8217;t very kind. For all the

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pimg class=”alignright” src=”http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg158/MDA2008/MDA%202011/nettle_pesto.jpg” alt=”nettle pesto” width=”320″ height=”243″ title=”nettle pesto photo” /When preparing a meal from stinging nettles, you can’t help but wonder who was brave (or crazy) enough to discover that this invasive, weed-like plant covered with stinging hairs was edible in the first place. At first glance nettles look innocent enough, with a deep green color and delicate, serrated leaves. If you look closely, though, you’ll also see hundreds of tiny hairs that can

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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=”Individuality” src=”http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg158/MDA2008/MDA%202011/individuality.jpg” alt=”individuality” width=”319″ height=”170″ /Last week’s a title=”The Restorative Power of the Personal Retreat” href=”http://www.marksdailyapple.com/the-restorative-power-of-the-personal-retreat/#axzz1oQxSB5Oc”retreat post/a inspired a lot of people to share something about the escapes they enjoy but also something about why. The post’s focus on solitary retreats, in particular, seemed to steer discussion. Frankly, when I suggested the solo venture, I mostly had in mind self determination #8211; the opportunity to concentrate on one’s individual needs without the inevitable

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pimg class=”alignright” title=”World on a Plate” src=”http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg158/MDA2008/MDA%202011/worldonaplate.jpg” alt=”worldonaplate” width=”320″ height=”240″ /Last week, I opened the discussion of whether or not the a title=”Can We Feed the World on the Primal Blueprint Diet? – Part 1 Read more: http://www.marksdailyapple.com/can-we-feed-the-world-on-the-primal-blueprint-diet-part-1/#ixzz1oR24Owwz” href=”http://www.marksdailyapple.com/can-we-feed-the-world-on-the-primal-blueprint-diet-part-1/”whole world could go Primal/a. As you may recall, I noted that given the realities of our infrastructure, our policies, and the entrenched interests who wield considerable amounts of power and influence, practically speaking such a

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pimg class=”alignright” title=”Speed Bumps” src=”http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg158/MDA2008/MDA%202011/speedbump.jpg” alt=”speedbump” width=”319″ height=”213″ /Over the past couple months, I#8217;ve steadily been accumulating questions from readers with food allergies and food restrictions looking for assistance. They are all interested in giving the Primal Blueprint lifestyle an honest shot, but because they can#8217;t eat certain foods, many of which enjoy an (real or imagined) exalted place in our community, they need help. Can it be done without eating red meat? Can it

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pimg class=”alignright” title=”Perfect Food” src=”http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg158/MDA2008/MDA%202011/perfectfood.jpg” alt=”perfectfood” width=”319″ height=”228″ /Today#8217;s a title=”Dear Mark” href=”http://www.marksdailyapple.com/category/dear-mark/”Dear Mark/a post touches on a concept that many of us have pondered: the perfect food. That is, does such a thing even exist? What with phytates, a title=”The Lowdown on Lectins” href=”http://www.marksdailyapple.com/lectins/”lectins/a, easily-absorbed fat-soluble vitamins, a title=”Dear Mark: Seasonal Allergies” href=”http://www.marksdailyapple.com/seasonal-allergies-treatment/”allergenic/a proteins, and all the rest, it sometimes seems like every good food has a crippling downside. If you read too many

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pIf you don’t have a lot of time to put a meal together there are plenty of fresh Primal meals, like a “a title=”Two Minute Salad” href=”http://www.marksdailyapple.com/two-minute-salad/#axzz1ni9xmgwc”big-ass salad/a” or an omelet, that take only minutes to make. There are times in life, however, when the two free hands it takes to chop up veggies or scramble an egg are occupied with something more pressing, like soothing a

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