Weekend Link Love – Edition 309

Weekend Link LoveEpisode #32 of The Primal Blueprint Podcast is now live, and I’m answering reader questions about statins, CoQ10 depletion, the nature of hunger, and much more. 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

Most French wines contain plasticizers.

When it comes to polyunsaturated fats, the animal-based ones – DHA, EPA, and AA – are far more oxidatively stable than the plant-based ALA and linoleic acid.

Interesting Blog Posts

Science-Based Medicine admits that antibiotics are a big problem.

The effect of varying your walking speed on type 2 diabetes.

Media, Schmedia

Antiperspirants change your pit flora and probably make you smell even worse.

Also, go ahead and avoid antibacterial soaps while you’re at it. They cross the placenta, show up in fetal blood, produce antibiotic resistant bacteria, and just make things worse overall.

Everything Else

We should totally hang more.

Why, specifically, are Americans so stressed out?

Seven hours of sleep a night isn’t going to cut it if you’re active.

The value of shopping at farmer’s markets.

Man leaves lucrative career, becomes surfing, photographing, paleo-eating nomad. “If it was hard, I wouldn’t be doing it.”

Take a break. A real one.

Recipe Corner

Time Capsule

One year ago (Aug 17 – Aug 23)

Comment of the Week

The cold, dead hand of Puritanism still hovers over America.

– Get back to work, Harry.

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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