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Primal Blueprint 101
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How to Move and Get Fit the Primal Way
There are certain fundamental inputs every person needs to be healthy: nutritious food, plenty of sleep, social connection, and the one we’re talking…
Dec 14, 2023
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What Is a Primal Diet?
What to eat and what to avoid according to the Primal Blueprint
Nov 17, 2023
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Definitive Guide: The Primal Blueprint
What, Why, and Where to Start
Jun 4, 2008
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Ways to Get Your Electrolytes (That Aren't Sports Drinks)
Electrolytes are critical to your body's performance, but it can be hard to get enough from food alone. Sports drinks are marketed as electrolyte…
May 4, 2021
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16 Ways to Increase Neuroplasticity (and Why That's Important)
Neuroplasticity allows us to adapt, to respond, to evolve in real time to a changing environment. Here's how to invest in your brain's plasticity.
Oct 26, 2016
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How I'd Change School
The traditional public school set-up doesn't work for many kids. Here are my ideas for changing school to make school more productive and enjoyable for…
Aug 26, 2020
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Does "Sleep Hacking" Work?
You can "hack" some parts of a healthy lifestyle, but you can't change how much sleep you need. You can, however, hack the timing, quality, and positive…
Jul 4, 2018
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11 Surprisingly Effective Exercises You Can Do Without Being "That Guy" in the Office
Low level activity is a pillar of health, but it's hard when we spend all day at a desk. Here are ways to be active at the office without wasting time…
Apr 1, 2014
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Nutrition
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Protein Intake Vs. Intermittent Fasting | VIDEO
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Definitive Guide to Primal Macronutrients
The foundation of a Primal diet is choosing the healthiest, most nutritious, freshest, highest-quality foods possible—the meat, fish, fowl, eggs…
Mar 28, 2024
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What Is a Primal Diet?
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High-Antioxidant Foods
Antioxidants protect the body from free radical damage. Plant and animal foods deliver important antioxidants. Here are my top "superfoods" by…
Jul 14, 2023
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Fitness
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Zone Fun Training
There’s lots of talk about Zone 1, 2, 3, and 4 cardio, based on the level of aerobic or anaerobic energy you’re utilizing, but what about having more…
May 15, 2024
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How to Move and Get Fit the Primal Way
There are certain fundamental inputs every person needs to be healthy: nutritious food, plenty of sleep, social connection, and the one we’re talking…
Dec 14, 2023
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Summer Fitness Advice: Mark's 6 Basic Principles
Summer fitness is an exploration, an adventure. The world is your gym. Embrace the heat, the sun, the water. Make your summer fitness journey an…
Jul 13, 2023
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Primal Blueprint Law 5: Sprint Once in a While
In a world where danger lurked around every corner, your ability to run fast was a strong indicator of whether you would live long enough to pass your…
Jun 28, 2023
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Lifestyle
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How to Embody a Primal Lifestyle
If I stopped you on the street today and offered you a million dollars to improve your health or fitness, you’d probably immediately think diet and…
Mar 27, 2024
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Primal Grandparenting: Tips and Thoughts
Becoming a grandparent thrusts new roles upon you. You have a new job to do, and you'd better make the most of it and do the best job you can.
Nov 2, 2023
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Primal Blueprint Law 10: Use Your Brain
Obviously, one of the most important things that separate humans from all other animals is our intellectual ability.
Jun 28, 2023
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Primal Blueprint Law 9: Avoid Stupid Mistakes
Our ancestors required an acute sense of self-preservation matched with a keen sense of observation.
Jun 28, 2023
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