Weekend Link Love – Edition 210

Research of the Week

“The microbiota of Westerners is significantly reduced in comparison to rural individuals living a similar lifestyle to our Paleolithic forefathers but also to that of other free-living primates such as the chimpanzee.”

In Denmark, a 6-year old boy achieved remission of type 1 diabetes upon following a gluten-free diet.

Interesting Blog Posts

Huh, so it looks like whole eggs aren’t just like smoking for your arteries!

The guys over at Caveman College put up a really nice post on the 10 Primal essentials for your dorm room.

Media, Schmedia

Paleo Lifestyle Magazine interviews pro basketball player Grant Hill, who talks about how a Paleo diet has helped him feel healthier, with greater recovery, than ever.

As if politicians weren’t hypocritical enough. And don’t worry, both sides get to be mad at the contents of this article!

Everything Else

When my friend John Wellbourn (of CrossFit Football fame) asked me to take a look at his new charity, I couldn’t help but donate and join Wade’s Army. Take a look and if you’re touched and have the means, give a few bucks. Neuroblastoma is a nasty cancer that targets almost exclusively young children and babies, and we need to learn more about it to fight it.

Mice don’t just make great pets for kids. They also make great research stand-ins for cancer patients (don’t get too attached, though).

How mobile technology is influencing our brains by challenging their perhaps most important ability: focus.

Recipe Corner

Time Capsule

One year ago (October 7 – October 13)

Comment of the Week

Great posts.

I haven’t failed. I’ve identified 10,000 ways this doesn’t work. -Thomas Edison.

– A great quote within a (timely) comment. Thanks, Linda.

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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