June 01 2016 - - A scrumptious primal meal for every day of the week. Master your culinary skills with our easy-to-make and tasty-to-eat paleo/Primal recipes.
October 27 2018 - Hey all, I know some of you are stopping in this morning wondering where the usual recipe is. Where's the beef marrow? Where's the sweet meats? Where's the roasted veggies? Fear not. The team and I...
December 05 2020 - You can do mornings one of two ways. You can pour plain coffee into your mug with the sole purpose of jumpstarting your day. Or, you can wrap your fingers around a frothy mug of warm, sweet-spiced cof...
June 13 2020 - Everyone loves a good burrito. They're hearty, filling, and you can stuff them with whatever you're in the mood to eat. Wrap them up, and they make a convenient and flavorful meal on the go. Can you h...
March 07 2020 - Rich, intensely savory, and meltingly tender, ribs are about as Primal an eating experience as we can muster these days unless we’re out in the wild hunting or fishing and cooking protein over a cam...
May 07 2022 - Creamed spinach gets a bad rap because the version many of us grew up with was too often overdone and underwhelming. It's a shame because cooked spinach can and should be bright and delicious! This...
April 05 2018 - It's true that eating well is perhaps the best investment you'll make—in life and health. That said, there's no reason to believe that going Primal means breaking the bank. Looking for delicious Pri...
October 05 2017 - People assume that keto is a limiting diet. They focus so much on what they "can't" eat, they never get around to enjoying what they can. For me, there's not much difference between my keto meals and ...
March 20 2009 - Yesterday, we walked you through the basics of organ meats. We thought we’d follow that up by giving you the opportunity to put this new knowledge to work with some traditional recipes that include ...
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April 05 2018 - It's true that eating well is perhaps the best investment you'll make—in life and health. That said, there's no reason to believe that going Primal means breaking the bank. Looking for delicious Pri...
August 03 2007 - Here are two recipes that will treat you right this summer weekend. Enjoy a perfect, mouth-watering mix of watermelon, heirloom tomatoes and feta cheese (trust us it's delicious) while picnicking this...
February 25 2020 - Mark’s said it before: He advocates for collagen to become the fourth macronutrient. Collagen supports collagen-based structures in the body, such as fascia, ligaments, tendons, cartilage, skin, nai...
October 09 2019 - A special thanks to Aimee McNew at Paleohacks.com for today's Whole30® recipe roundup. Autumn is abundant with hearty and savory foods, but that doesn’t mean salad season has to be over. The ...
June 20 2019 - Thanks to Courtney Hamilton at Paleohacks.com for today's keto recipe roundup. One of the biggest challenges on the keto diet is curbing your cravings for carbs. We’re used to filling up on br...
March 14 2022 - Oven-roasted garlic is the new latest and greatest Internet culinary craze. Everything old is new again, huh? Seemingly simple, this take on a savory topper to vegetables and Italian-inspired dishe...
May 16 2022 - Searching for a good keto sandwich option, no bread required? Well look no further than these low-carb, grain-free meat and cheese roll-ups. Who needs bread or a tortilla when you have all this delici...
April 20 2020 - Today's guest post is written by Terry Wahls, M.D., Institute for Functional Medicine Certified Practitioner, clinical professor of medicine at the University of Iowa and author of The Wahls Protocol:...
November 20 2021 - Mashed potatoes are almost expected as part of a holiday spread. In fact, I would argue that mashed potatoes appear on more holiday tables than a turkey or roast, because even vegans will serve them. ...
May 29 2021 - Kabobs typically have a warm-spiced Middle-eastern or a sweet Hawaiian flair. We're changing it up and marinating our chicken kabobs in your favorite Italian flavors, like garlic, basil, lemon, and an...
May 07 2018 - For this week's edition of Dear Mark, I'm answering a couple questions from the comment section of last week's Weekend Link Love. First, what's the effective dose of baking soda used in the autoimmune...
November 09 2017 - "Apps aren't paleo, Sisson. Grok waited for days for aurochs to wander within spear-chucking range, not overnight for the release of the iPhone X." True. But this is the world we live in. These are th...
October 16 2009 - As part of our ongoing Primal Blueprint Fitness Video Contest reader Peter Nathan submitted his interpretation of Primal Blueprint bodyweight exercises (the current theme). He is in the running for a ...
October 02 2009 - As part of our ongoing Primal Blueprint Fitness Video Contest reader Pieter submitted his interpretation of Primal Blueprint bodyweight exercises (the current theme). He is in the running for a cash a...
October 09 2009 - As part of our ongoing Primal Blueprint Fitness Video Contest reader Albrecht submitted his interpretation of Primal Blueprint bodyweight exercises (the current theme). He is in the running for a cash...
November 13 2009 - As part of our ongoing Primal Blueprint Fitness Video Contest reader Tom Greenwald submitted his interpretation of Primal Blueprint bodyweight exercises. (The new theme is Creative Sprint Routines.) H...
November 20 2009 - As part of our ongoing Primal Blueprint Fitness Video Contest readers Anders, Annika and Rob submitted their interpretation of a Primal Blueprint Sprint Routine (the latest contest theme). They're in ...
November 27 2009 - As part of our ongoing Primal Blueprint Fitness Video Contest Mark's Daily Apple reader and competitive CrossFitter Blair Morrison submitted his interpretation of a Primal Blueprint Bodyweight Routine...
May 31 2017 - At the onset of our annual 21-Day Challenge this past January, I offered up a post that proposed thinking small—"41 Primal Action Items and Individual Experiments for Success in 2017." The idea here...
June 07 2018 - How many of you will be joining us for the Challenge next week—and how many for the first time? (I'd love to see a show of hands in the comment section.) The cool thing about the Challenge each y...
December 27 2016 - I woke up the morning of the ceremony with butterflies in my stomach. I'd done the necessary prep. I'd abstained from carbs the past week and food the past 24 hours. I'd performed four consecutive ful...
December 01 2020 - It’s easy to ignore your lack of rudimentary cooking skills when you order pizza or get takeout every night. When people switch to Primal or keto diets, they usually find themselves spending conside...
November 13 2018 - ‘Tis the season… for wondering “Seriously, what the heck am I going eat this holiday??” I’m guessing that most Mark’s Daily Apple readers can relate to the angst that comes with trying ...
May 09 2013 - We all have them - ”comfort” foods that feel like more than just food. Far beyond the random edibles of our day, these are imbued with the likes of positive memories, celebratory identities, nurtu...
November 05 2019 - There was a time when food tracking was treated like a given, a necessary tool for anyone wanting to lose weight or better their health. Thankfully, there's more nuance to that conversation now. The f...
December 15 2020 - Let’s not beat around the holly bush: the holiday season just isn’t the same this year. You could get down in the dumps about it OR you could get creative about finding ways to celebrate with frie...
November 26 2008 - Catalogs, store fliers, magazine articles, and recipe books presume to offer it: “All you need to make a perfect Thanksgiving!” By now most of us have the “stuff” that typically goes into Than...
May 31 2017 - At the onset of our annual 21-Day Challenge this past January, I offered up a post that proposed thinking small—"41 Primal Action Items and Individual Experiments for Success in 2017." The idea here...
June 07 2018 - How many of you will be joining us for the Challenge next week—and how many for the first time? (I'd love to see a show of hands in the comment section.) The cool thing about the Challenge each y...
March 30 2008 - Researchers at Ryerson University in Toronto examined the response of significant others to their partners’ dietary changes. They also compared significant others’ reporting of their response to t...
June 09 2019 - We'd argue that grilling is one of the best parts of summer. Over the years, Mark has served up tips for making the most of your grill cooking, including these Primal grilling tips and techniques as w...
November 22 2017 - The team and I are hustling today, getting everything in place before the holiday weekend, and all of us are already thinking about the festivities (not to mention feasts) to come. So, you'll forgive ...
March 03 2019 - People don't talk about oxtail stew these days, but it's a true Primal-worthy classic. With an arguably richer taste than beef and more succulent feel when cooked for stew or soup, oxtail might just b...
August 30 2018 - As we move toward September, we might be thinking of Labor Day parties or fall tailgating weekends—events perfect for a barbecue spread. But when you're eating Primal, keto or otherwise low-carb, tr...
November 09 2017 - "Apps aren't paleo, Sisson. Grok waited for days for aurochs to wander within spear-chucking range, not overnight for the release of the iPhone X." True. But this is the world we live in. These are th...
November 30 2017 - The book is an ancient technology whose importance has only increased in modern times. With a book, you gain access to another person's mind or life experiences. That's hard to beat. People who aren't...
November 29 2017 - If you look at the latest stats, you might assume there's no cognitive health crisis. The overall number of dementia cases are going up, but that's because the aging population is growing. Older fo...
November 06 2017 - For today's edition of Dear Mark, I'm answering 5 questions from readers. First, are there differential mortality effects of mortality on men and women? What role do social networks play? Second, is k...
March 03 2011 - Superficial observers of the ever-growing Primal movement often assume us to be a bunch loin-clothed Luddites, but, generally speaking, we aren't paleo-romaticists eschewing all things new. In fact, m...
June 28 2022 - Sunshine, beach days, camping, cookouts—there's a lot to love about summer. My favorite part of summer is when the seasonal summer vegetables hit my community farmer's market. Strolling past table a...
December 05 2020 - You can do mornings one of two ways. You can pour plain coffee into your mug with the sole purpose of jumpstarting your day. Or, you can wrap your fingers around a frothy mug of warm, sweet-spiced cof...
June 13 2020 - Everyone loves a good burrito. They're hearty, filling, and you can stuff them with whatever you're in the mood to eat. Wrap them up, and they make a convenient and flavorful meal on the go. Can you h...
March 07 2020 - Rich, intensely savory, and meltingly tender, ribs are about as Primal an eating experience as we can muster these days unless we’re out in the wild hunting or fishing and cooking protein over a cam...
May 07 2022 - Creamed spinach gets a bad rap because the version many of us grew up with was too often overdone and underwhelming. It's a shame because cooked spinach can and should be bright and delicious! This...
March 20 2009 - Yesterday, we walked you through the basics of organ meats. We thought we’d follow that up by giving you the opportunity to put this new knowledge to work with some traditional recipes that include ...
September 26 2008 -
July 18 2008 - Sure, you want to save money at the market, but how does that translate to the dinner table? Here are just a few options (among so many) for serving up healthy food without breaking the bank. No need ...
June 27 2008 - So, you’ve decided to accept the Primal challenge. No time like the present, we say! To get you started we thought we’d share a few recipes in keeping with the “as if” challenge. No compromise...
October 24 2022 - We're officially celebrating 16 years here on Mark's Daily Apple! To kick off a week of celebratory content we're highlighting some of our most popular recipes here on the blog. From morning coffee to...
March 26 2022 - "Warm" and "salad" might not be two words you'd normally associate, but we promise you that this warm spinach salad recipe has the goods! This high-protein salad boasts colorful, nutrient-dense veg...
July 20 2018 - It's Friday, everyone! And that means another Primal Blueprint Real Life Story from a Mark's Daily Apple reader. If you have your own success story and would like to share it with me and the Mark's Da...
February 13 2018 - Today's guest post is offered up by Sadie Radinsky, whom I had the pleasure of chatting with on a recent episode of her podcast, Jump For Joy. I think you're going to love her story and be inspired by...
December 09 2016 - It’s Friday, everyone! And that means another Primal Blueprint Real Life Story from a Mark's Daily Apple reader. If you have your own success story and would like to share it with me and the Mark’...
May 18 2012 - It’s Friday, everyone! And that means another Primal Blueprint Real Life Story from a Mark's Daily Apple reader. If you have your own success story and would like to share it with me and the Mark’...
January 07 2011 - "Going Primal is so expensive!" Is it? Randy Oveson begs to differ. Randy emailed me in early December, just before a medical evaluation to determine his insurance rates. Read his story below, and kee...
December 10 2018 - It's Monday, everyone! And that means another Primal Blueprint Real Life Story from a Mark's Daily Apple reader. If you have your own success story and would like to share it with me and the Mark's Da...
August 25 2017 - It’s Friday, everyone! And that means another Primal Blueprint Real Life Story from a Mark's Daily Apple reader. If you have your own success story and would like to share it with me and the Mark’...
March 25 2019 - It's Monday, everyone! And that means another Primal Blueprint Real Life Story from a Mark's Daily Apple reader. If you have your own success story and would like to share it with me and the Mark's Da...
May 10 2013 - It?s Friday, everyone! And that means another Primal Blueprint Real Life Story from a Mark's Daily Apple reader. If you have your own success story and would like to share it with me and the Mark?s Da...
February 23 2018 - It's Friday, everyone! And that means another Primal Blueprint Real Life Story from a Mark's Daily Apple reader. If you have your own success story and would like to share it with me and the Mark's Da...
September 28 2017 - Good morning, folks. With next week's The Keto Reset Diet release, I've got keto on the mind today—unsurprisingly. I've had a lot of questions lately on duration. As I've mentioned before, a good si...
May 19 2011 - There’s a good reason so many people (mostly the sugar-burners, whose disparate group includes fruitarians, veg*ans, HEDers, body-builders, most MDs, the USDA and virtually every RD program in the c...
January 13 2010 - Zero carb is getting (relatively) popular. A handful of valued MDA forum members eat little-to-no-carb, and several others probably imagine it's ideal even if they don't personally follow it. I wanted...
October 20 2008 - Dear Mark, I'm trying to understand how glucose that's created by proteins and fats is used and stored. Is that ~200g of glycogen stored in the muscles to be used for exercise, or is it stored in ...
November 22 2010 - Overburdened doctors sure do love tangible targets, like lipid numbers. They’re easy to hit with drugs. There’s no guesswork – statins and the like actually do lower cholesterol (whether that’...
April 04 2019 - With the explosion of keto, there's an ever growing constant stream of new information about the significant benefits, supposed risks, and varying “rules” for how to adopt a keto diet. As with mos...
August 26 2013 - In today's edition of Dear Mark I field two Mark's Daily Apple reader questions. First up, I tackle a query from a reader who's had to make a small but significant shift to his lifestyle due to changi...
May 09 2013 - We all have them - ”comfort” foods that feel like more than just food. Far beyond the random edibles of our day, these are imbued with the likes of positive memories, celebratory identities, nurtu...
November 05 2019 - There was a time when food tracking was treated like a given, a necessary tool for anyone wanting to lose weight or better their health. Thankfully, there's more nuance to that conversation now. The f...
April 10 2009 - When it comes to eating and exercising, people are quick to produce an excuse – any excuse – explaining why they can’t do it. Coming up with excuses may be pretty easy, but I find shooting them ...
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