Weekend Link Love – Edition 277

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Research of the Week

According to new research, a genetic variant associated with a greater risk of type 2 diabetes comes from Neanderthals.

It was recently reported that resveratrol inhibits the benefits of exercise in older people, but those results have just been refuted.

Interesting Blog Posts

Did Anderson Silva break his leg because of an undiagnosed vitamin D deficiency? Interesting hypothesis, but there’s no real evidence.

File this under “Avoid stupid mistakes”: dialing a cell phone is the most dangerous thing you can do while driving.

Media, Schmedia

Costco’s magazine, Costco Connection, is running a really well-done piece on Primal/paleo eating.

The World Health Organization is planning to cut its sugar recommendations in half to no more than 5% of your daily calories. I’m just surprised they were recommending 10%, which is higher than I was expecting.

Everything Else

It seems other animals of high intelligence also enjoy altered states of consciousness; dolphins “deliberately get high” on puffer fish toxins, employing a “chew chew pass” protocol.

Aeon Magazine thinks we should be excited about the eventual “optimization” of sleep by science, suggesting that our need for around 8 hours a night is the “greatest mistake the evolutionary process ever made.” I’m not so sure. Even if it were possible to cut sleep and maintain our mental edge, there’s a lot more to sleep than just alertness. And would that really translate into more free time, or just longer workdays?

How Primal has your day been? How Primal was it yesterday? Did you get good sleep, some sun, eat well, and lift something heavy? How about last week? Primal Days, the new habit tracker app for iPhone and iPad, helps you keep tabs on your Primalness by tracking your Primal/paleo activities by day, week, and month. Developed by an MDA reader, you can download it today for free.

If you haven’t seen it yet, be sure to check out Cereal Killersa movie with the tagline “Let fat be thy medicine.”

Nom Nom Paleo’s new cookbook is fantastic, if you haven’t given it a look. Go grab a copy.

Recipe Corner

  • Carne adovada tastes best with a New Mexico sunset as the backdrop, but it still tastes pretty good when you make it at home.
  • Bang bang shrimp” is a fun name, isn’t it? Not a bad meal, either.

Time Capsule

One year ago (Jan 5 – Jan 12)

Comment of the Week

Do you mean me? If so, I contend that though I fire off lots of my thoughts amusing myself and in an attempt to amuse others that may not be applicable to your primal life, I have certainly contributed to this blog and I am about as primal as pond scum. I’ve eaten roadkill raw, as well as living things for example.

– I love Animanarchy so, so much.

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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