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Research of the Week Skipping meat may elevate the risk of bone fractures. Hyperinsulinemia and cancer go hand in hand. Emotions do not translate perfectly across languages and cultures. Giving niacin to COVID patients increases recovery. Not much difference in metabolic markers between pork and chicken eaters. New Primal Blueprint Podcasts Episode 457: Keltie Knight: Host Elle Russ welcomes Keltie Knight, an...

Hey folks! Erin is here for another round of Ask a Health Coach. If you’re sleep-compromised, stressed out about carbs, or you’re a chronic snooze button pusher, today’s post is for you. Keep your questions coming in the Mark’s Daily Apple Facebook Group or share them down in the comments section. Alicia asked: “I’ve been trying to...

One of my biggest inspirations was my late father, Laurence Sisson. He supported our family as a painter, primarily water color paintings of New England nature scenes. His work ethic was insane as was his creative genius. But my most salient memories of him are not those spent in the art studio watching beautiful representations...

As a holistic nutritionist for the past 10 years, I’ve had some pretty cool gigs. I launched and ran my own private nutrition practice. I’ve taught cooking classes to kids and adults. I’ve given lectures on nutrition. I’ve developed over 200 recipes for various companies. I’ve interviewed super-smart health experts and translated those conversations into articles, video scripts, cartoons, and...

So, you overdid it…or just ate something that doesn’t work with your body. Maybe you didn’t binge per se but you abandoned the original plan and now you’re feeling the pain. You ate, maybe more than you intended, maybe differently than you intended. Non-Primal foods were consumed – perhaps many of them or just a few...

I think everyone can agree that things look a lot different this year. We’re planning smaller holiday gatherings with just our immediate families.1 There are restrictions at stores and restaurants. And, in some places, limited supplies of groceries and household items. One thing that looks the same (at least with my health coaching clients) is the...

Holiday get-togethers can be dicey, even uncomfortable, for those of us who eat a “weird” diet. Everyone has an opinion or a biting remark. As tempting as might be, you can’t just holler, “I’m not weird, YOU’RE weird. I’M eating a SPECIES-APPROPRIATE DIET!” in Aunt Martha’s face when she tries once again to put a...

I get a fair amount of emails from vegetarian readers asking how to start eating meat again after a period of vegetarianism or veganism. Although they see the health benefits of reclaiming omnivorism, they’re hesitant about the transition itself. As you all know, I have a number of vegetarians in my life, and there are...

Research of the Week “Molecular mimicry” (a la autoimmune disease) may lie at the heart of COVID-related pathology. Early domesticated cats dined on rodents who followed human agricultural settlements. “The recommendation to wear surgical masks to supplement other public health measures did not reduce the SARS-CoV-2 infection rate among wearers by more than 50% in a community with...