I am an investor in an exciting new gym in West Los Angeles called Sirens and Titans. I will be giving a talk there on performance and ideal body composition on Sunday, June 22. It’s limited to 60 participants. I’ll give my talk and then it will be followed immediately by a HIIT workout that anyone can do…on the VersaClimber. Learn more here and get your tickets here.
The South Asian Health Solution, the first book to provide an ancestral health-based wellness plan culturally tailored for those of South Asian ancestry, can now be had in audiobook format. Listen at your leisure!
Leslie Klenke’s Paleo Girl is due for official release on June 10th. Leslie recently hung out with Sam Feltham of Smash the Fat fame to talk about her book, a sort of “junior version” of The Primal Blueprint designed for teen girls. If you know someone who fits that description, they need this book. Check back here on MDA on the 10th for more details and giveaways.
Episode #22 of The Primal Blueprint Podcast is now live, and I’m answering reader questions. If you have any ideas for future podcasts, please let us know by using the blue “Submit a Question” button in the sidebar!
Research of the Week
Blue light exposure at night increases hunger, induces insulin resistance, and keeps you awake.
Note takers who use laptops tend to transcribe lectures verbatim and subsequently perform worse than pen-and-paper users on tests about the material.
Another doctor questions the “statins for all” orthodoxy. I’m sure he’ll be savaged for it in the coming days.
Everything Else
President Obama works out in a Polish hotel gym. Nice to see he avoided the Smith Machine.
Dr. Aaron Blaisdell (a good friend of mine) sat down at the Not Just Paleo podcast to talk about chimp strength, the effect of stress on the brain, and happiness.
Have You Achieved Your Physical Potential? – No matter how broken or out of shape or un-elite you may consider yourself, it’s important to shoot for your version of the stars.
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.