New and Noteworthy: What I Read This Week—Edition 152

Research of the Week

High triglycerides predict psychotic episodes in patients with depression.

More sleep, less obesity in infants.

A group of mummies found in China were Ancient North Eurasians, the same root population from which Native Americans and many Europeans sprang.

The economic impact of the Opium War.

6 year olds are better at using multiple sources of information than both younger kids and adults.

New Primal Kitchen Podcasts

Episode 4: Mark Sisson Q&A: I chat with Morgan about my origin story as an entrepreneur.

Health Coach Radio: Connie Vanderzanden wonders if you know your money mindset.

Media, Schmedia

The bison reintroduction into Romania is going well.

That’s a shame.

Interesting Blog Posts

Can “succin-ade” help you lose body fat?

Healthy soil never really becomes “saturated” with carbon. For all intents and purposes, it’s an infinite sink—which is why regenerative animal-involved agriculture is so important.

Social Notes

The effect of running surface on joints, tissues, and performance.

My reading.

Everything Else

The NIH is funding psychedelic research (for smoking).

Facebook shifts toward the “metaverse.”

Things I’m Up to and Interested In

Love it: Meat sales up.

Well deserved: Beyond Meat slumps.

Important concept: Original antigenic sin.

Interesting idea: I’m bearish on vertical farms, but this sunlit one looks more promising.

Not surprised: Taxes and regulations mean the illegal weed market is still stronger than the legal one in California.

Question I’m Asking

What are your favorite fall recipes?

Recipe Corner

Time Capsule

One year ago (Oct 23 – Oct 29)

Comment of the Week

“Well sir, I’ve had quite enough of your flagrant fruit-baking bias.”

-Good day to you, sir.

About the Author

Mark Sisson is the founder of Mark’s Daily Apple, godfather to the Primal food and lifestyle movement, and the New York Times bestselling author of The Keto Reset Diet. His latest book is Keto for Life, where he discusses how he combines the keto diet with a Primal lifestyle for optimal health and longevity. Mark is the author of numerous other books as well, including The Primal Blueprint, which was credited with turbocharging the growth of the primal/paleo movement back in 2009. After spending three decades researching and educating folks on why food is the key component to achieving and maintaining optimal wellness, Mark launched Primal Kitchen, a real-food company that creates Primal/paleo, keto, and Whole30-friendly kitchen staples.

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