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Thank you for reading past the title of this post. I wasn’t sure anyone would. After all, here I am offering advice on how to quit the world’s most beloved beverage. (“Hold my beer,” says Beer.) The love of coffee transcends national and cultural borders. Around the world, most of us start our day with coffee....

What are saturated fats, exactly? Today, I’m diving into the nuances of saturated fatty acids — a guide to all the individual fatty acids that make up the saturated fats we eat, store, and burn. I won’t cover every single saturated fatty acid in existence. Some don’t play any significant role in human health or diet,...

It’s the tail end of zucchini season. After you’ve grown tired of zucchini noodles, zucchini bread, and all the other zucchini creations, what’s left? Zucchini brownies are a great way to use up the last of your zucchini, while sneaking in some veggies into your dessert. Here’s how to make them. Fudgy Keto Zucchini Brownies Recipe Serves: 6 Time...

Research of the Week More sugary drinks, less brain volume. Less zinc in the blood, greater risk of COVID death. Minorities are more likely to test positive for COVID, a disparity not fully explained by pre-existing conditions. Some East Asian populations have metabolic adaptations to rice-based diets. Living with kids lowers the risk of COVID. Beyond meat, there’s a place where...

When a person goes looking for information on “collagen” supplements, they often come out more confused than they went in. There are seemingly dozens of different varieties. There’s gelatin. There’s animal collagen. There’s marine collagen. Hydrolysate and peptides. And then there are all the “types” of collagen: type I, type II, type III, type IV,...

Last year, an article in the New York Times described “The Relentlessness of Modern Parenting.” That word struck me at the time and has stuck with me ever since. Speaking as a mom of two, the expectations and pressures weighing on parents can indeed feel relentless. It’s not enough to keep our children clothed and fed,...

As soon as the sun sets on the last day of summer, the world seems to explode with warm fall spices. We start to see cinnamon candles, baked goods, and bundles of cinnamon sticks as decor. While pumpkin spice takes center stage, it’s not actually the pumpkin you’re after – it’s the cinnamon with other...

Research of the Week Fatigue makes time fly. Researchers are exploring the “entities” people meet on DMT. Hominids were cooking food in hydrothermal vents millions of years ago. Plastic-degrading bacteria are rapidly evolving in the ocean. Probiotics help obese children lose weight. New Primal Blueprint Podcasts Episode 446: Brad Kearns: Host Elle Russ welcomes Brad Kearns to the podcast. Episode 447: Dr. Robert...