Weekend Link Love – Edition 323

Weekend Link LoveResearch of the Week

KStarr was right about “text neck”: looking down at your phone as you text is like hanging a 60 pound kettlebell from your forehead. Full study here.

The more choline you eat, the lower your risk of fatty liver disease (at least, if you’re a Chinese woman of normal weight).

Yeah, you should really just avoid tricoslan altogether.

New Primal Blueprint Podcasts

Episode 43: Interview with Jonathan Bailor, Author and Founder of Sane SolutionJonathan Bailor, whose The Calorie Myth was a NY Times bestseller, joins us for a conversation about calories, genetics, bipedalism, how to make complex biology easier to understand (and benefit from), the effect of mental health on physical health, and much more.

Each week, select Mark’s Daily Apple blog posts are prepared as Primal Blueprint Podcasts. Need to catch up on reading, but don’t have the time? Prefer to listen to articles while on the go? Check out the new blog post podcasts below, and subscribe to the Primal Blueprint Podcast here so you never miss an episode.

Interesting Blog Posts

How heeled shoes are killing your heel cords.

Regarding carnitine, red meat, and cardiovascular disease.

Why a campfire is so soothing.

Media, Schmedia

What your doctor isn’t disclosing.

Hey, even Bill Clinton’s gone from vegan to low-carb paleo.

Everything Else

How farming is saving veterans.

Orcas learn to speak dolphin.

Even in urban food deserts, wild edibles exist.

Why are so many heart disease patients showing up to the hospital with low LDL numbers?

Whadya know? Cooking at home is healthier than eating out.

A new GMO potato is designed to form less acrylamide (a carcinogen) when subjected to high heat (as in frying).

The good news is that time spent staring at a TV screen is down. The bad news is that staring at a smartphone screen has replaced it.

Are you a pegan?

Recipe Corner

Time Capsule

One year ago (Nov 23 – Nov 29)

Comment of the Week

I prefer to think of them as my minions… denizens of planet Steve, to whom I kindly grant access to various resources in return for small favours (providing they behave themselves of course).

– I like the way this guy thinks.

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.

If you'd like to add an avatar to all of your comments click here!