New and Noteworthy: What I Read This Week—Edition 194

Research of the Week

Turns out that “depression as realism” is a complete myth.

Both step counts and step intensity affect mortality risk.

Time-restricted eating improves glucose homeostasis without affecting insulin sensitivity.

Sex differences in brain tumor treatment.

Diluting old plasma with younger plasma improves aging, possibly mediated by changes to the gut biome.

New Primal Kitchen Podcasts

Primal Kitchen Podcast: The Link Between Dairy Intolerance and Dairy Genes with Alexandre Family Farm Founders Blake and Stephanie

Primal Health Coach Radio: There is More to Fitness Than Cardio with Ashleigh VanHouten

Media, Schmedia

Authors of a bad red meat study are getting pressured to revisit their methods.

Ultraprocessed foods are still bad for you even when you control for nutrient content.

Interesting Blog Posts

Should boys be redshirted?

Beta-hydroxybutyrate and cardiovascular health.

Social Notes

Short sighted.

Sound on.

Everything Else

That red meat study is looking worse and worse.

COVID was here much earlier than 2020.

Low-level aerobic activity can counter some of the negative effects of bad sleep.

Things I’m Up to and Interested In

Interesting research: Did Neanderthals obtain significant amounts of carbohydrates from their animal foods?

Huge: The Cleveland Clinic now lists keto and IF as good options for reversing pre-diabetes.

Important new article: Is saturated fat just a bogeyman?

Simple but overlooked: CoQ10 fights fatigue.

Interesting paper: UFOs over Ukraine.

Question I’m Asking

How do you handle a night of bad sleep?

Recipe Corner

Time Capsule

One year ago (Sep 11 – Sep 17)

Comment of the Week

“Eat enough of that Nigerian stock and you probably won’t have to worry about Original Antigenic Sin (though I’d skip the new bivalent boosters anyway).”

-Maybe, Jesse, maybe.

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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