The Primal Kitchen Podcast

Mark expands the Primal Blueprint Podcast by recording select Mark's Daily Apple posts for your listening pleasure!I get a lot of questions about cheat meals. Are they allowed on the Primal Blueprint? Is there a reason someone should actively seek to eat unhealthy food from time to time? The allure of the cheat meal is obvious: you get to eat stuff that’s otherwise off-limits and extremely delicious. You get to throw caution to the wind for a night. It’s like vacation and you’re a food tourist. But are there actual benefits? Today, we’ll take a look.(These Mark's Daily Apple articles were written by Mark Sisson, and are narrated by Brock Armstrong)

Mark expands the Primal Blueprint Podcast by recording select Mark's Daily Apple posts for your listening pleasure!If you haven’t heard about the minimum effective dose, here’s the simplest definition: the smallest dose that will produce the desired effect or outcome. And if you look closely, you'll see that the Primal Blueprint has always been about getting the best results for the least amount of pain, sacrifice, time, work, and suffering.(These Mark's Daily Apple articles were written by Mark Sisson, and are narrated by Brock Armstrong)

Mark expands the Primal Blueprint Podcast by recording select Mark's Daily Apple posts for your listening pleasure!What does it mean to be thankful for your health? A lot, I think. At its most basic level it can be a “There but by the grace of God go I” feeling we get when someone we know dies of a heart attack or gets cancer. The news jolts us into awareness of our mortality, health being what keeps us on the other side.(These Mark's Daily Apple articles were written by Mark Sisson, and are narrated by Brock Armstrong)

Mark expands the Primal Blueprint Podcast by recording select Mark's Daily Apple posts for your listening pleasure!We all know by now that type 2 diabetes is an epidemic. We’re seeing words like crisis and runaway all over the news and in the journals. Heart disease rates have been cut in half since the staggering margarine days of the 1980s, but diabetes has swiftly risen to fill that gaping void and meet the challenge of Completely Unnecessary Disease Epidemic.Here’s my ultra-simple explanation of the entire insulin/blood sugar/type 2 diabetes mess.(These Mark's Daily Apple articles were written by Mark Sisson, and are narrated by Brock Armstrong)

Mark expands the Primal Blueprint Podcast by recording select Mark's Daily Apple posts for your listening pleasure! Whey protein isn't just for bodybuilders. It also protects against diabetes, cancer, heart disease, and promotes a strong immune system.(These Mark's Daily Apple articles were written by Mark Sisson, and are narrated by Brock Armstrong)

Host Brad Kearns catches up with Mark Allen, the greatest triathlete in history, who has a record six victories at the Hawaii Ironman and ten victories at the Nice, France World Long Course Championship. Today, he is a popular triathlon coach at MarkAllenCoaching.com, TV commentator, corporate speaker, author, and presenter of “Fit Soul, Fit Body” retreats with Brant Secunda, a Huichol shaman and healer.First, Mark talks about the importance of releasing attachment to outcomes and being committed to the enjoyment and appreciation of the process. He discusses how, after a series of unfortunate setbacks, Mark’s first victory in 1989 precipitated five Ironman attempts before he retired at the top of his game at age 39.Mark talks about balancing the pursuit of extreme endurance goals with maintaining health and how research on Heart Rate Variability has been a great breakthrough in monitoring stress and planning training.Mark and Brad discuss the importance of sleep when training and Mark elaborates on how he was able to live a normal, laid back lifestyle once his grueling training sessions or competitive seasons were over.Finally, they discuss how Mark has released a book called The Art of Competition, which blends stunning nature photography with inspirational quotes chosen by Mark for their significance to competitors seeking a healthy perspective and inspiration to pursue athletic goals.

Mark expands the Primal Blueprint Podcast by recording select Mark's Daily Apple posts for your listening pleasure! Today episode is all about the podcast. Are you digging it? I want to hear your feedback! (These Mark's Daily Apple articles were written by Mark Sisson, and are narrated by Brock Armstrong)

Mark expands the Primal Blueprint Podcast by recording select Mark's Daily Apple posts for your listening pleasure!Stress can make you gain weight, and it contributes to premature aging. Understanding how stress is related to your overall health and potentially even longevity is essential to achieving your health goals. But do not, repeat, do not go and buy yourself a bottle of Cortislim – just listen to this quick summary and you’ll know all you need to know.(These Mark's Daily Apple articles were written by Mark Sisson, and are narrated by Brock Armstrong)

Mark expands the Primal Blueprint Podcast by recording select Mark's Daily Apple posts for your listening pleasure!The Healthy Nation Coalition, whose director is Adele Hite, talented purveyor of the brilliant Eathropology blog, has produced a scathing letter detailing the specific shortcomings, failings, and falsehoods found in the past and likely future Dietary Guidelines. Though it’s addressed to Tom Vilsack of the Department of Agriculture and Sylvia Burwell of the Department of Health and Human Services, the Healthy Nation Coalition’s true target audience is “broad-based and includes scientists, health care practitioners, ranchers & farmers, health advocacy groups,” and people like you guys. You can read it here.So, what’s their beef with the Guidelines? The Coalition’s letter submits five points of contention. I’ll go through each one of them in turn.(These Mark's Daily Apple articles were written by Mark Sisson, and are narrated by Brock Armstrong)

Mark expands the Primal Blueprint Podcast by recording select Mark's Daily Apple posts for your listening pleasure!Last week, I introduced the concept of the skin biome: the vast communities of microbes living on and in our skin. For some, it was unsettling. Gut microbes are out of sight, out of mind. But skin microbes are on us. They’re crawling, reproducing, digesting, and secreting various fluids and lipids all over the surface of our bodies. In people who’ve been conditioned to use soap and water to remove every last trace of bacteria from our hands and skin, the idea that our hands, faces, arms, and torsos are teeming with microbes – and that it’s probably unwise to remove them all – is hard to swallow. We might even recoil at the thought. I mean, viruses and mites living on us? Really?(These Mark's Daily Apple articles were written by Mark Sisson, and are narrated by Brock Armstrong)