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August 25, 2023
New and Noteworthy: What I Read This Week—Edition 235
As our prey got smaller, our hunting weapons changed.
More meat, more years on this Earth.
Icing promotes muscle regeneration after light injury.
Another analysis vindicates meat.
New Primal Kitchen PodcastsPrimal Kitchen Podcast: Chef and Entrepreneur Camilla Marcus Champions Great Taste with Less Waste
Primal Health Coach Radio: Darrell Rogers
Media, SchmediaAncient Turkish ape that may predate African apes found.
Interesting Blog PostsOn nitrates in meat.
Social NotesNice offer if you’re interested in meditation and fitness.
Everything ElseA dentist’s take on aspartame.
Things I’m Up to and Interested InInteresting: A human challenge trial for malaria.
Fascinating: An Antarctican accent.
Not surprised: Animal protein best.
Concerning: One author’s opinion on the side effects of lockdowns on kids.
Be careful: Sprinting is no joke.
Question I’m AskingHow do you like to travel?
Recipe CornerCrispy baked chicken thighs.Blue cheese dip. If you don’t use Primal Kitchen mayo, I will be very upset.Time CapsuleOne year ago (Aug 19 – Aug 25)
How to Build an Adult Obstacle Course—Great fun.Do Air Purifiers Work?—Well, do they?Comment of the Week
“Is it just me, or does anyone else think that, uh, ….well, how do is say this….that Carrie is uh……. a little easy on the eye?“
-Damn right. I’m a lucky man.
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August 24, 2023
Looking Back, Pulling Towards
I consider myself a “forward-thinking” guy. Meaning, I focus on what I’m pulling towards rather than dwelling too much on things gone by.
If that’s you too, don’t worry—we always have new, exciting projects in the works!
But, as we make our way through the second half of 2023—and I embark on a new decade after turning 70—I wanted to take a moment to recognize and celebrate some milestones. I also want to express my sincerest gratitude and how proud I am of this community.
As many of you know, a foundational part of this community and one of my passion projects is the Primal Health Coach Institute. Founded in 2014, we were the first institute to bring ancestral health to the coaching industry and have been leading the way ever since. In large part because of PHCI, it’s no longer “just me and my blog” advocating for Primal eating and living.
Together Is BetterAt the Primal Health Coach Institute, we’ve graduated thousands of Certified Primal Health Coaches in 75 countries around the world. Our coaches span not only the globe but also diverse backgrounds, age groups, and areas of passion and focus. Such diversity amidst a shared calling—helping folks live and eat in ways that position them to thrive—is a powerful, beautiful thing.
To honor this diversity and better support coaches in supporting others, we now offer multiple paths for pursuing your dreams. So long as your knowledge and skills are solid, there’s no one “right way” to create a purpose-driven, profitable coaching career. Your optimal path may fall along traditional, entrepreneurial, medical, fitness, or corporate lines—or reflect an angle unique to you.
As our suite of courses and programs continues to grow, these paths offer a roadmap. You can stick to a designed-for-you trajectory or customize and combine as you see fit.
Whichever path you choose, rest assured that we’re working behind the scenes to continuously improve, update, and evolve our offerings and curriculum. We also put tremendous thought, care, and energy into forging new, exciting, purposeful collaborations.
We want PHCI students and grads to have the best—the best instruction, the best resources and support, the best opportunities. Intentional partnerships and places of synergy make that possible.
We’ve partnered with:
Integrative Primary Care Physician and Certified Primal Health Coach Dr. Judith Boyce, who recently retired from her medical practice to develop health and longevity coaching programs and retreats for women over 50. As the instructor of our Health Coaching in Medical Practices Specialist Certification course, she provides insider knowledge from 40+ years in healthcare to help you launch your career as a health coach in a medical practice.Registered Dietitian and Certified Primal Health Coach Martha Tettenborn, who leverages her personal health journey and professional experience as a cancer keto coach. As the instructor of our Functional Therapeutic Diets Specialist Certification course, she trains coaches to implement therapeutic diets (such as ketogenic, paleo, and elimination diets) and adapt nutritional strategies to support people with conditions such as autoimmune disorders, food sensitivities, and metabolic imbalances.Cardiologist and New York Times bestselling author Dr. William Davis, who—after 25 years of practicing cardiology—realized he was in the business of dispensing prescription drugs and procedures, not health. As the instructor of our Human Intestinal Microbiome in Health and Disease Specialist Certification course, he helps coaches deepen their understanding of the human microbiome and its impact on physical and mental health. He also teaches coaches to guide clients in improving digestive function, immune system resilience, and overall wellness through microbiome-focused interventions.And, for those excited about Primal movement:
Our fitness programs train experts in movement patterns that are fundamental to human biomechanics and optimal living. They teach you how to design effective workouts that improve mobility, strength, and endurance—covering fitness for every age and every stage.Brad Kearns, New York Times bestselling author, Guinness World Record setting professional Speedgolfer, #1 ranked USA age 55-59 high jumper, and former US national champion and #3 world-ranked professional triathlete. Brad developed our Primal Fitness Coach Certification course. In addition to teaching you how to coach clients to achieve fitness for health and longevity, this course includes comprehensive business support—providing a competitive edge when building a fitness business.Ashleigh VanHouten, one of the very first Certified Primal Health Coaches and author of Carnivore-ish and It Takes Guts, brings her extensive knowledge and background in swimming, powerlifting, CrossFit, and nationally ranked figure competition to our Strength Training for Women Specialist Certification course. As the course instructor, she gives fitness coaches the tools, resources, and know-how to address the physiological, hormonal, behavioral, mental, and cultural factors that come into play when coaching women—filling a high-demand niche that continues to grow.As with all our courses and programs, everything above blends best practices in curricular development and delivery, business training and tools, opportunities for networking and community, and the elite-level knowledge of experts at the top of their fields.
Opportunities AboundAnd that’s not all! Part of what makes this work meaningful and fun is never settling for “good enough.” Sure, we’re excited about and proud of all we’ve created. And, I take pride in my knack for spotting and seizing new opportunities. Heck, I’ve built my entire career and much of the past 70 years around that very thing.
The PHCI team backs me up in this and makes it happen. Together, we ensure those opportunities come to life and you hear about it. A few recent ones:
We partnered with Simplex Health to offer a Health Coach Internship Program for students and grads looking for invaluable hands-on experience and a stepping stone to future employment opportunities as part of a collaborative healthcare team.We created a live, interactive, Mentored Board-Certification Program to prepare you to become a National Board-Certified Health and Wellness Coach (NBC-HWC).We collaborated with Coach Catalyst for PrimalPro
, a ready-made coaching app that can be customized to your brand and to individual client needs, while also supporting coaches looking to run challenges and scale their business.More to Come… in CommunityAnd, of course, the journey’s only and always just beginning. There is no final iteration—only continuous evolution within a global, ever-expanding community.
In April, our team attended and connected with so many of you at KetoCon. And throughout the year, we cultivate community, connection, and conversation on the Health Coach Radio Podcast. Our most listened-to episodes in 2023 so far include:
What Do You Really Want? With Mark SissonLegal Documents That Build Your Relationships With Cory SterlingCreating a Healthy Intestinal Microbiome With Dr. William DavisDon’t Make Starting a Big Deal With Jackie FletcherStart the Easy Way (then Grow) With Ethan SchiffReviewing the past months and decades, I can say with confidence and heart that we’ve created something truly exceptional.
We’re expanding in ways that honor, safeguard, and build on that. We’re watching the industry. We’re listening to you. We’re committed to making PHCI better and better—helping coaches earn a great living doing what they love while changing lives in the process.
Before jumping ahead to what’s next and new, I’m taking a minute to take this in. The past achievements. The world-class coaching programs and collaborations. The continued growth of our awesome, awe-inspiring community.
You are part of this. You are making an impact in the name of health, vitality, and living more fully.
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August 18, 2023
New and Noteworthy: What I Read This Week—Edition 234
The ancient Andes hosted hunters, herders, and farmers.
There are many genetic differences in skin cancer risk. People from high-sun countries (Singapore) have lower risk than people from low-sun countries (Britain).
Genetic underpinnings of food fussiness.
Eating breakfast could help late-sleepers get to bed earlier.
If they think about God, people are more likely to accept AI.
New Primal Kitchen PodcastsPrimal Kitchen Podcast: Dr. Casey Means on Sugar Highs, Naked Carbs, and Glucose Monitoring for Every Body
Media, SchmediaPeer review isn’t what you think it is.
Interesting Blog PostsHow much muscle glycogen do you really need?
A Hawaii water official refused to release water to use against the fire in West Maui.
Social NotesEverything ElseNice story about a fisherman.
Things I’m Up to and Interested InInteresting paper: How the idea of “relative risk” has been used to promote statins.
Reminder: Cultured steak probably doesn’t even exist.
Seed oils are bad: Bowel cancer on the rise in young people.
Common side effect: Low salt diets seem to increase blood sugar.
You know things are bad when: The Dutch aren’t eating enough calcium.
Question I’m AskingHow’s your summer been?
Recipe CornerBulgogi. Incredible Korean beef dish.Buffalo chicken salad. Make sure to use Primal Kitchen mayo.Time CapsuleOne year ago (Aug 12 – Aug 18)
Modifying Your Plant-Based Diet—Improve it.How to Improve Balance, and Why It’s Important—Don’t fall.Comment of the Week
“Hi Mark,
Can I still count on you as an expert :).“
–I can ensure you that I will never lie and I’ll always adjust my views in light of the facts.
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August 4, 2023
New and Noteworthy: What I Read This Week—Edition 233
Vigorous microworkouts every day reduce cancer incidence.
If you have overweight friends, you’re more likely to be overweight yourself..
Exercise makes weight loss healthier.
A retraction of a study about “cancer microbiomes.”
New Primal Kitchen PodcastsPrimal Health Coach Radio: Pauline Cox
Primal Kitchen Podcast: Trash Panda’s Julia Putzeys on Separating the Good from the Garbage in Food Labels
Media, SchmediaThe trouble with the USDA guidelines.
Interesting Blog PostsWhy do the Nordics have so much heavy metal music?
Social NotesEverything ElseNice video discussing a recent case study on Huntington’s disease, keto, and fasting.
Things I’m Up to and Interested InA glimpse into the past: Machu Picchu hosted a diverse array of slaves.
Interesting finding: A change in burial practices in Bronze Age Poland was accompanied by a change in population genetics.
Seed oils bad: Linoleic acid independently associated with IHD.
Great: Keto and fasting for Huntington’s disease (a “genetic” disease).
Interesting question: Will AIs replace doctors?
Question I’m AskingWhat issues do you foresee with lab-grown meat?
Recipe CornerKorean spinach. If you’re gonna eat a ton of spinach, make sure you cook it.Green borsch.Time CapsuleOne year ago (Jul 29 – Aug 4)
Ankle Mobility and Strengthening Exercises—Get strong and mobile.Apple Cider Vinegar Health Benefits: Fact or Fiction?—Well, are they?Comment of the Week
“Not my idea, but got it from a friend. She was dealing with kidney cancer (all clear now) and as her doc was going on, stopped by doc and said, ‘I’m not an epidemiological phenomenon. I’m a person with a serious and scary medical condition.’ She got the doc to listen.“
–Perfect way to do it.
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July 28, 2023
Keto Dinner Ideas
Stuck in a dinner rut? No idea what to make for dinner that will be delicious AND keto-friendly?
No problem, we’ve got your back! These 10 low-carb, Primal recipes will add flavor and fun to your next evening meal.
Pair the dishes below with one or more keto side dishes to make a complete meal that packs plenty of protein and healthy fats without the carb bombs that can torpedo your keto diet.
10 Keto Dinner Recipes the Whole Family Will Love1. Italian Chicken and Basil Kabobs RecipeFood is more fun when it’s served on a stick. You won’t believe how much flavor is packed into these kabobs!
Burgers are always the right answer when someone asks, “What’s for dinner?” Bet you’ve never seen a burger like this before, though. This one requires a fork and knife for sure!
There’s nothing boring about these creamy, lemony chicken thighs. Substitute full-fat coconut milk for a dairy-free version.
Pistachios have some interesting health benefits, but that’s not the only reason to love them. They also make one heck of a delicious pesto.
Say so long to plain, dried out chicken breasts. Made with three simple ingredients, you’ll marvel at how moist and tasty this chicken is.
Steak salad is a quintessential keto dinner. It has everything you need: protein, low-carb veggies, and healthy fats, all in one bowl. Add any additional veggies you want to really make this salad your own.
If you aren’t on the spatchcocking train yet, it’s time to climb aboard. Spatchcocking involves removing the backbone from a whole bird and flattening it before cooking. This allows the meat to cook more evenly in less time while staying moist. Learn the technique here, then try it on your next Thanksgiving turkey!
You can make low-carb buns to go along with these salmon burgers, or simply wrap them in lettuce.
Pho is not a simple dish to make, but the results are worth the effort. Using a pressure cooker to prepare the oxtail bone broth is also a timesaver.
Beef stew is true comfort food. Many stew recipes call for potatoes, which can be too high-carb to fit neatly into a keto diet. This one makes some strategic ingredient swaps.
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Keto Lunch Ideas
One of the biggest complaints about keto is that meals aren’t exactly quick to prepare. Lunch can feel especially tricky. Before keto, you might have made a peanut butter and jelly sandwich or grabbed a quick sub on your lunch break. Keto-friendly lunches aren’t quite so simple.
But that doesn’t mean keto lunches are hard. Lunch can be as easy as grabbing last night’s leftovers or throwing together a quick salad with a can of tuna and your favorite Primal Kitchen dressing. You can even still have your favorite savory sandwiches; you just have to be more creative with the bread options.
Here are some of our favorite easy keto lunch ideas and recipes to prep ahead to make low-carb lunches a breeze.
Easy Keto Lunch RecipesMini Smoked Salmon Hand RollsThese hand rolls are essentially rice-less sushi you can make at home in just a few minutes. They also make a great appetizer for your next get-together.
You can’t go wrong with a big salad made with tons of greens (which have virtually no net carbs), healthy fats from avocado, nuts and seeds, and salad dressing made with olive or avocado oil. Add any protein, and voila, a complete (and completely satisfying) meal.
Creamy loaded chicken salad in bell pepper “cups” are a tantalizing low-carb alternative to a sandwich—easy to eat with your hands! Use Hot Buffalo Sauce to turn up the heat.
Cauliflower rice, of course. This make-at-home take on a poke bowl is endlessly adaptable.
Many low-carb breads you find at the store contain ingredients that a Primal eater wouldn’t want to consume. (Wheat gluten and canola oil? Pass.) This savory bread contains only Primal-friendly ingredients and is worth the effort.
Did the Internet ever decide whether or not a hot dog is a sandwich? Guess it is now. This recipe uses the bread recipe above to make keto-friendly hot dog buns, but you can also enjoy these loaded hot dogs without a bun. They’re great either way.
Serve these cheesesteaks with a lettuce wrap, on the hot dog buns from the previous recipe, or even atop a salad.
This sandwich features mouthwatering pork and ham paired with Swiss cheese, salty pickles, and mustard in a combo that’s more than the sum of its parts. It’s an ideal way to use up leftover shredded pork.
This one’s for the tuna salad sandwich lovers out there.
If you pack a lunch to take to work or school, you need pre-made keto lunch recipes. Here are some things you can prepare the night before, or in a big meal prep blitz on the weekend. Pack them in individual portions in the fridge so they’re easy to grab on your way out the door.
Primal Sloppy JoesThis recipe also includes low-carb buns that you can use for sandwiches and burgers, too! Pack the bun and meat separately, then heat up the meat and assemble when you’re ready to chow down.
If you’re not big on lamb, this soup is equally delicious with ground turkey.
This is one of the most popular recipes on the blog, and for good reason. This soup is everything you want soup to be.
This is our take on the Chinese restaurant staple. All of the flavor but none of the noodle wonton wrappings that wouldn’t work on keto.
Every keto eater should have a basic chicken salad recipe in their back pocket. Use leftover chicken or rotisserie chicken to make meal prep even easier. Serve wrapped in lettuce or collard greens, over a big mixed salad, or just eat it with a fork.
Your classic chicken salad… with a twist.
The tuna salad from this recipe from Primal Kitchen is fabulous served in avocado halves, as in the photo.
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New and Noteworthy: What I Read This Week—Edition 232
Cancer transmitted from a parasite.
Creatine enhances immune function.
Shortened eating windows does not impair sleep in obese teens.
Carbs may increase heart disease.
New Primal Kitchen PodcastsPrimal Health Coach Radio: Chris Mirabile
Primal Kitchen Podcast: Trash Panda’s Julia Putzeys on Separating the Good from the Garbage in Food Labels
Media, Schmedia46,000 year old frozen roundworm revived, has children.
Interesting Blog PostsIs more exercise always better?
How the SAT’s predictive power for college grades is actually greater than we think.
Social NotesEverything ElseThings I’m Up to and Interested InCool resource: Indo-European cognate database.
Interesting: 7 generations of a prehistoric family mapped using ancient DNA.
Surprising: Video games help dyslexic kids read better.
Nah: Vegan diets supposedly save the planet.
Yes: Play deprivation is an epidemic with disastrous consequences.
Question I’m AskingHow much do you play?
Recipe CornerSpanish tortilla with potato chips. Nice treat.Malaysian braised fish (use a good oil).Time CapsuleOne year ago (Jul 22 – Jul 28)
Laughter Meditation and Laughter Yoga (plus a Video)—Get silly.Ask a Health Coach: Can You Be Overweight and Healthy?—Well, can you?Comment of the Week
“I simply appreciate you sharing without ‘a point’! Harkens back to Arsenio Hall’s old sketch, ‘Things that make you go HMMMM?!’ So many worthy stories to simply ponder without analysis!”
–I agree, Angela. Sometimes it’s nice to just share something interesting without ‘deep’ analysis.
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July 27, 2023
What Your Phone Is Doing to Your Body, and How to Fix It
Today’s guest post is offered up by Katy Bowman, biomechanist and author of the bestselling Move Your DNA. Her recent book, Rethink Your Position examines how in our overwhelmingly sedentary culture, we don’t just need to “move more.” We need to move—and sit, and lie, and work, and rest—better, in positions that give us the varied and targeted motions our bodies need to thrive. I’m happy to welcome a good friend back to Mark’s Daily Apple to share on this topic.
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Take a quick look around and you’ll see bodies everywhere—in most venues, across all ages—staring fixedly at a smartphone (to notice this, you might need to stop looking at your own phone for a minute). Not only are people’s eyes fixed on the screen, it’s like their entire body is being bent and pulled down towards these tiny black holes we call our “phones” (but which are more often used as multimedia entertainment devices).
When it comes to our device-shape, what’s mostly at play here is mindlessness plus gravity. We’ve got these new devices with an endless stream of captivating content, and when we dive online (which is often), we’re not only logging on with our eyeballs, we’re also logging on with our bodies.
Discussions around phone posture focus primarily on forward head/tech neck, but being on your phone is a whole-body sport with whole-body effects… from your eyeballs to your feet.
Your Phone Is Moving Your Head and NeckRemember back in the olden days (fifteen years ago) when if you wanted to talk on the phone “hands-free,” you had to crane your head to one side and hold the phone between your shoulder and ear? Phones have always been a pain in the neck.
Today’s smartphone movements look different, but they still often involve the head and neck moving in extreme positions for long periods of time. Fortunately, our devices don’t require that we get into specific “device-shape” for them to work; we’re just not thinking about positioning ourselves in a sustainable way. We have options when it comes to our position—yes, even when using the smartphone.
Head rampingInstead of letting your head dangle forward when you’ve logged on, put some strength in your swipe and use a little muscle in your upper back to hold your head and spine up.
Keeping your eyes on the horizon, and without lifting the chin or chest, lift and slide your head back toward the wall behind you and up to the ceiling above at the same time. This easy adjustment immediately decompresses the vertebrae in your neck, stretches the small muscles in the head, neck, and upper back, and makes you taller. You can look down at your phone with your eyes—you don’t have to look down with your entire spine.
I’m also a fan of modifying your environment to make moving well more reflexive. Adding a head ramp decal to your phones or tablets or a “WHERE’S YOUR HEAD AT?” post-it on the corner of your computer screen can be a fixed reminder to adjust your position.[image error]
Your Phone Is Moving Your EyesThere’s a ring of muscles in each of your eyeballs called your ciliary muscles. When you focus on something close to your face, like a smartphone or a book, this muscular ring shortens and constricts. You need to focus on something far away—at least a quarter mile—to allow these muscles to lengthen and loosen their ring.
We can keep our eye muscles healthy, just like the muscles in our hips and shoulders, by taking them through their full range of motion many times a day. Instead, though, our copious amounts of screen and indoor time means we use our eye muscles (also like those of the hips and shoulders) over a very small and repetitive range of motion.
Back your face away from that screenYou’ve already learned the head ramp exercise above. Turns out it’s not only great for the curves of the middle and upper spine, it’s also a great way to change the distance between your eyeballs and their point of focus.
Set a timer on your device that reminds you to regularly move your eyeballs off the screen to the world that’s literally screen-adjacent. If you’re inside, get to a window and focus on something off in the distance for a minute or two. Back away from your devices a bit (or entirely) in the whole-body sense. Swap watching one of YouTube’s cool animal videos for watching the actual birds, bugs, and nature that surrounds you no matter where you live.
Look for more non-online solutions or ways to connect. If you can’t break away from your device just yet, look for ways to listen via your phone versus just looking. Just because we can video call doesn’t mean we have to. Voice-only chats free up our eyes and body to do other things.
Your Phone Is Moving Your LungsTo be precise, prolonged periods of sitting and using the phone with your upper back rounded forward can prevent your lungs from moving well.https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti... This isn’t really the phones’ fault; it’s more about how we use them. Lots of stillness (which already keeps the lungs pretty sedentary) plus lots of kyphosis (the forward curve of the upper spine) affects the way the lungs move. Sitting up straighter (see “Head ramping”), swapping scrolling time for movement time, and doing exercises that decrease excessive upper back curvature and shoulder tension can all help.
Start with this move:
Stretch your shoulders and upper backPlace your hands on a counter, desk, or wall at counter height. Then, walk your feet back to bring your hips away from your hands, and lower your chest toward the ground to stretch out that phone-hunch.
Your Phone Is Moving Your HandsRaise your hand if you’re on your phone more than ever before. Is your raised hand gripping a phone? Then these stretches are for you.
Here are three moves that will get your hands moving more and moving differently from the phone death-grip, index-finger swipe your upper body has grown accustomed to. Bonus: you have to put your phone down to do them. Find more stretches like this in Rethink Your Position (Propriometrics Press, May 2023).
Stretch your thumbsWhether it’s the curl of one thumb to hold your phone or the rapid-fire pecking of two contracted, texting thumbs, these digits are integral to smartphone use. To keep them from clawing forever, try this stretch: Make a loose fist with your right hand with the thumb pointing up. Grasp the thumb as low as you can with your left hand and move it like it’s an old-fashioned Atari joystick, slowly moving it toward you and side to side at varying angles (“PEW PEW” noises not required).
Stretch your wristsKeeping your shoulders down and relaxed, touch the backs of your hands together including the thumbs, then bring them down to waist level. Hold there or move them slowly up and down, or right to left, in front of your torso. Keep those thumbs touching!
That’s right, nerves need to move through their ranges of motion too! Reach your hands out sideways from your shoulders, making a T with your arms and a “STOP” motion with your hands. Spreading your fingers away from each other, slowly work your fingertips toward your head. Keep your middle fingers pointing up, thumbs forward, and elbows slightly bent toward the ground. Think of reaching the upper arm bones away from you as you work your fingers back toward your body’s midline.
Why have so many people ditched shoes with stiff soles and narrow toe-boxes for minimal footwear? Because conventional shoes keep parts of the feet from moving well. Certain features can even mess with elements of gait, like stride length, speed of walking, and which muscles are being used. Well, guess what? Smartphones can similarly mess with your gait when you’re on them while you walk.
As more people struggle to put their phones down, more people are also using their phones even when they’re on the move. Simply talking on or listening to the phone while you’re walking takes up some of the attention you’d normally use to process visual information,https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33360... but it’s texting or scrolling while walking that really messes with you. When walking becomes a task secondary to “being on the phone,” it slows you down, shortens your step length, and impacts with your walking cadence.https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti... Walking becomes less stable, and you’re much more likely to miss important visual information around you.https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/...
There’s no body exercise that remedies the way scrolling affects your walk—just a little exercise in self control, especially if you’re on the street. Swap the video for audio when possible, and stop walking when you need to scroll, especially if you’re already at an increased risk of falling.
Use Your Phone to Be an InfluencerPart of belonging to a culture means we’re all influencing each other. While it might be hard to imagine going anywhere or getting anything done without your smartphone, these devices are actually a brand new technology that’s barely been with us for a decade. We have very little understanding of how our bodies and minds will respond to such ubiquitous use in the long term.
Until we do, create your own good-use practices and keep your body mobility and strength (and other smartphone-affected) skill sets up—and pass this intention on to your friends and family, too. Share some steps you’re taking to use your smartphone more mindfully. Be an influencer! Not by selling something via smartphone technology, but by modeling more sustainable phone-using positions and an ability to extract the best from this new technology without the large dose of adverse consequences.
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References https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4756000/https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33360875/https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6588868/https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0361198118780708
Bestselling author, speaker, and a leader of the Movement movement, biomechanist Katy Bowman is changing the way we move and think about our need for movement. Bowman teaches movement globally and has written 9 previous books on the importance of a diverse movement diet, including Move Your DNA, Dynamic Aging, and Grow Wild. Her latest book, Rethink Your Position, is a much-needed guide to how our bodies move, why we need to move more, and the intentional steps anyone can take to feel, move, and even think better—one part at a time. Find her at NutritiousMovement.com, @nutritiousmovement, and on the Move Your DNA Podcast.
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July 21, 2023
New and Noteworthy: What I Read This Week—Edition 231
Statins and insulin resistance.
Higher cholesterol, longer life.
Microeconomics applied to the cell.
Red wine may improve male sexual function.
Circadian health is very important for longevity.
New Primal Kitchen PodcastsPrimal Health Coach Radio: Chris Wilson
Primal Kitchen Podcast: Trash Panda’s Julia Putzeys on Separating the Good from the Garbage in Food Labels
Media, SchmediaThe march against meat consumption continues.
India has the most childhood diabetes and diabetes-related deaths in the world.
Interesting Blog PostsWhy the “meat is bad for the environment” arguments always fail.
The downside of pushing your kid to work hard. And a possible alternative path.
Social NotesEverything ElseRebuilding the Iceman’s shoes.
Ancient Siberian charioteer found.
Things I’m Up to and Interested InNot a chance: VR forest bathing will supposedly work as well as the real thing.
Interesting: Oregon drug decriminalization isn’t going well either.
Again I ask: How much research is simply fabricated?
Fascinating: What’s in the placebo, actually?
Worth a watch: Great talk from Feynman.
Question I’m AskingWhat motivates you?
Recipe CornerTadka (choose your oil wisely).Smoked leg of lamb.Time CapsuleOne year ago (Jul 15 – Jul 21)
7 Ways to Boost Injury Recovery—Enhance recovery.9 Ways to Stay Healthy While Working Remotely—How to do it.Comment of the Week
“Don’t pay attention to the haters, Mark. I love this blog, the PK lineup, and hope to check out Peluva in the future. The only mayo my family buys nowadays is PK, and we’ve enjoyed many of your dressings, too.
There’s a lot of skepticism in this community, and I get it. Those with an interest in alternative/ancestral health have been burned in the past. But in the years you’ve run this incredible blog, you’ve earned my trust, and I feel confident that you wouldn’t put your face on a product that you couldn’t stand behind in good conscience.
Maybe it’s dumb, but every time I see PK products at the grocery store, I grin as though I’ve bumped into an old friend. Your body of work means a lot to me, and even now, as you reach new heights of success, you still find the time to share a lot with the community. Those who think you’ve “sold-out” aren’t paying attention.
Congrats on turning 70, and keep doing what you’re doing!“
-Very kind, Oscar.
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July 17, 2023
An Update From Mark
I’ve been seeing a lot of skeptical or downright hostile comments about the Kraft Heinz acquisition of Primal Kitchen and my involvement in the company on ads, Instagram posts, and comment sections.
Look, I understand the skepticism, but I want you to know that the decision to partner with Kraft Heinz was not one I took lightly. I wanted to grow Primal Kitchen, but only by working with a company that would fully support the Primal Kitchen mission. While there was no guarantee how things would turn out, almost five years later, I can confidently say partnering with Kraft Heinz for growth has been overwhelmingly positive. Our partners believe in our mission and have given us the tools to bring Primal Kitchen into millions of homes.
You can now find us in retailers such as Costco, Walmart, Publix, Sprouts Farmers Market, and Target all over the country now in addition to Whole Foods Market and natural health stores. We are reaching more people in more places, which is actually how I believe we can successfully change the food landscape.
Despite all that, Primal Kitchen remains autonomous. We decide what we do, what we produce, how we market, and what we sell. We just have the support and scale to opt into the Primal Kitchen nutritional philosophy.
In fact, we’ve had almost the exact same team for the 4 1/2 years since we sold Primal Kitchen, only we’ve added even more talent. The core team remains, including myself and Morgan, my co-founder. As the founder, I am still involved in product creation, research and development, and ingredient and quality oversight. Our commitment to using high-quality Primal-approved ingredients hasn’t changed one iota and never will as long as I’m involved.
For these reasons, Primal Kitchen is probably the greatest success story in recent food and beverage acquisitions. We continue to grow every year, we maintain the same team that got us here, and with your help we continue to elevate the quality of food and ingredients on grocery shelves across America.
The best part for me is that instead of worrying about hiring and the day-to-day of running a company, I can focus on the fun parts, the stuff that got me interested in starting a food company in the first place: developing new recipes and trialing new ingredients. Actually, that’s also the best part for you all, because that’s where I shine—coming up with great new additions to the lineup.
I’ve also been able to expand into other arenas and focus on growing as a person. The hardest part of a startup is getting started and making it viable. Just like how once you get past the newborn years parenting opens up a bit and starts getting a bit more free and clear, once you know your business is going to succeed is when you can really start to grow.
I’ve got my new shoe company, Peluva I founded with my son, Kyle. I’m a grandpa twice over now. I get to spend more time with my wife and family. My marriage has never been stronger. And in turn, I’m more committed than ever to fulfilling the ultimate mission of Primal Kitchen. All these things are possible because of each other. They all feed into one another.
On a general note, I’d caution against letting skepticism graduate to cynicism. That’s when pessimism wins and the world turns against you. That’s when your luck runs out. I don’t have a real explanation for why this happens, but I just know that it happens. Seen it a hundred times in my life in dozens of people I’ve known over the years.
Now that I’ve got you here, I’d love to know what you want to see from Primal Kitchen. Anything, lay it on me. What’s working for you, what isn’t? What new products do you think we should be putting out?
As always, thanks for helping us change the way the world eats.
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