Magnesium is an essential mineral that doesn’t get the attention it deserves. You’d be hard pressed to find any activity in the body that doesn’t use magnesium in some way. It has literally hundreds of functions. Cellular energy production, protein synthesis, DNA and RNA synthesis, and cell signaling—which controls the secretion of certain hormones, among other...
When describing someone that has successfully made the transition to a Primal or Keto way of eating I often refer to them as “fat-adapted” or as “fat-burning beasts”. But what exactly does it mean to be fat-adapted? How can you tell if you’re fat-adapted or still a sugar-burner? As I’ve mentioned before, fat-adaptation is the normal,...
Fancy fish dishes have their place, but we’d rather roll up our sleeves and dive into a salty, crunchy, no-fuss Fish and Chips platter any day. It’s the perfect rainy-day comfort food. Crispy pan-fried coating wrapped around tender white fish – it’s the perfect combination for dipping. When you first go Primal, Keto, paleo, or other...
Research of the Week Split brain, no split consciousness. High circulating ketone levels reduce cardiac inflammation and inhibit the progression of heart failure. Psychological distress and loneliness are way up. Analyzing the genetic imprints of the animal skins used for the Dead Sea Scrolls. Why weed makes you go, “Whoa.” New Primal Blueprint Podcasts Episode 426: Mark Sisson: Host Elle Russ chats...
Let me be the first to tell you that there’s nothing wrong with you. You may have some patterns to unlearn, some self-love to embrace, and some new behaviors to embody, but seriously, there’s nothing wrong with you. If you want to change your negative self-talk, you’ve got to first understand where it comes from. There’s...
For today’s edition of Dear Mark, I’m going to be answering questions about Maximum Aerobic Function, or MAF. If this is your first time hearing the term, MAF refers to a method of endurance training that maximizes the function of your fat-burning aerobic system. I’ve come down hard on conventional or popular modes of endurance...
The Primal Blueprint is generally considered a low-carb way of eating, especially in contrast to the Standard American Diet and the like. We’re not anti-carb. My Big-Ass Salad is a huge bowl of carbs from vegetables, after all. We’re selective about the sources of our carbs and generally mindful about how many we take in. Given...
Cholesterol usually gets the gold for most demonized nutrient, and fats undoubtedly take the silver. It’s time to confront the misunderstandings around fats. When I switched from a high-carb, low-fat diet and started to eat healthy fat as a nutrient, my health rapidly transformed. As important as fat is to your body, the fact remains that...
Broccoli is such a versatile vegetable, and it’s fantastic in Summer salads. This salad is simple with a flavorful lemon tahini dressing. Broccoli and the other veggies in this salad are hearty, so the salad will hold up well as leftovers. The beauty of this recipe is getting all of the different vegetables in one bite...
Research of the Week Diabetic patients taking metformin had lower coronavirus mortality than diabetic patients not taking it. “Increased cardiovascular disease in African-Americans with Covid-19.” Unsaturated fat intake and deficiencies in calcium and albumin linked to higher coronavirus mortality. “Financial relationships between the leaders of influential US professional medical associations and industry are extensive…” New Primal Blueprint Podcasts Episode 425: Robert...