Weekly Link Love — Edition 24

Research of the Week

The common food additive TBHQ, a synthetic antioxidant used to preserve freshness, appears to impair the immune response to influenza.

Maori people have a greater insulin response to fructose than BMI-matched Europeans.

There’s a new DNA editing tool in town.

Good dog.

Dog owners tend to be more happy than cat owners.

New Primal Blueprint Podcasts

Episode 325: Gary John Bishop: Host Elle Russ chats with Gary John Bishop, personal development coach and author of Unf*ck Yourself and Stop Doing That Sh*t.

Episode 326: Dr. Lindsay Taylor: Host Brad Kearns chats with Dr. Lindsay Taylor about silly six-packs and going by how you feel rather than how you look.

Health Coach Radio Episode 7: Michael Rutherford: Michael Rutherford is a veteran health coach who focuses on an underserved population—truck drivers.

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Media, Schmedia

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey sounds like he’s been reading this blog.

Researchers find a new human species, a tree-climber with curved toes who lived in the Philippines 60 thousand years ago.

Interesting Blog Posts

Ancient methods for preserving olives.

Icing may not work, may hurt.

Social Notes

I had a good time on the Taste Radio podcast, talking about my history as a serial entrepreneur and how it made growing the blog and brand into what they are today possible.

I also had a blast with Aubrey Marcus on his podcast, talking about our shared vision for changing how the world eats and the importance of learning from failure.

Everything Else

Chinese scientists insert human brain genes into monkeys.

It’s possible to get too much vitamin D.

Norway hospitals offer forest therapy.

Cashews come with a price.

Things I’m Up to and Interested In

New study: Dietary saturated fat unrelated to heart disease risk.

Topic I found interesting: How Alzheimer’s patients usually have more going wrong in the brain than “just” Alzheimer’s, and what it means for treatments.

As someone who has experience with both, I can agree: Exercise makes you happier than money.

I hadn’t thought of this angle: Is work more fun than not working?

Seems likely: Will space colonization be fully automated?

Question I’m Asking

What’s your opinion on the “money vs. exercise for happiness” question?

Recipe Corner

• Tandoori shrimp. Basic but great.
• I’ll eat this curried chicken salad by the bowlful.

Time Capsule

One year ago (Apr 7 – Apr 13)

• 14 Ways to Make Coffee Healthier – Not that it needs the help…
• How Ancestry Might Inform Your Fat Choices – How your recent ancestry affects what you should cook with.

Comment of the Week

“Now that you mention it in your Sunday with Sisson, I think I’ve always thought of the pushup more as a toe-as-fulcrum rotation rather than an up-and-down activity. I mean, this perspective naturally follows if you are already doing pushups with a ridged plank from head to toes and focus on only moving your arms to raise your body up and lower it back down slowly, as if you were a plank of wood a single person was lifting up and down from the floor while standing at one end of the plank. Visualization and imagery can provide key insights into form and technique.”

– Great description and apt point, Aaron.

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