Research of the Week In an Iranian study, fast food—but not sugary beverages and salty snacks—is strongly associated with liver enzyme elevation. Neanderthals used tar to bind arrow heads to shafts. Overweight people tend to accumulate fat in their lungs as well, raising asthma risk. Pro footballers (soccer players) have an elevated risk of neurodegenerative disease. New Primal Blueprint Podcasts Episode...
Spend 90-minutes in the kitchen on a Sunday and you’ll be thanking yourself all week long. This low-carb, keto-friendly meal prep stocks your refrigerator with five ready-to-eat meals. Combining home-cooked ingredients (like pot roast) with convenient store-bought ingredients (like rotisserie chicken) keeps the prep work manageable. Herbs, spices, sauces, and keto-friendly condiments keep the flavors fresh...
Older people (and those headed in that direction, which is everyone else) are really sold a bill of goods when it comes to health and longevity advice. I’m not a young man anymore, and for decades I’ve been hearing all sorts of input about aging that’s proving to be not just misguided, but downright incorrect....
Whether you’re a big breakfast person or not, everyone enjoys something warm and comforting in the morning, right? From Primal pancakes to frittatas, we’ve got 10 delicious ideas for those who crave the savory or the sweet—as well as some filling coffees for those who prefer to keep the routine simple and the fare light in...
For hundreds of thousands of years, humans had an unbroken tradition of evening firesides. It’s where we told stories, recounted the happenings of the day, sang, danced, and just sat in comfortable silence staring into the flames. It’s also where we graduated from desperate scavengers scooping half-eaten marrow and gnawing bone scraps for gristly morsels...
These days you can find a wide array of grain-free pastas with genuinely delicious flavor and texture. If you like the taste of pasta but want to limit the pasta carbs, add meat and veggies so less pasta goes further in the dish. Chicken thighs are a great choice to this end. Experiment with adding...
Research of the Week Manure from cows given antibiotics makes for substandard soil. Bonobos are bigger meat eaters than we thought. The Neolithic revolution was more about private property than productivity. Night owls have worse blood lipids. For psychiatric symptoms of dementia, non-pharmacologic therapies work better. New Primal Blueprint Podcasts Episode 382: Dr. Robert Zembroski: Host Elle Russ chats with Dr. Robert...
Hypertension is a problem. It raises the risk of heart disease; it’s one of the most consistent risk factors for that condition, as well as others like kidney disease. But before you start freaking out about your high blood pressure, make sure you actually have it. A single elevated reading does not a hypertension diagnosis...
For today’s edition of Dear Mark, I’m answering five questions taken from this Twitter thread. First, does collagen offer anything special above and beyond glycine? Second, what’s the relationship between keto and gallstones? Third, do I recommend eating raw liver, and why or why not? Fourth, why does one reader’s scalp itch when eating stevia?...
Research of the Week Overtrained athletes aren’t as good at delaying gratification. Dogs are more effective than statins. PUFAs linked to skin cancer, saturated fats neutral, MUFA protective. Zebra stripes ward off biting flies, even when you paint them on cows. Dreams about social media are rare, but they’re more common in the neurotic and extraverted. A lower omega-6:omega-3 ratio is...