RESEARCH OF THE WEEK

More than 1 in 8 Americans are alcoholics.

Transcranial magnetic stimulation can reduce meth cravings.

The conventional wisdom about back pain is being upended.

Plants listen for water.

NEW PRIMAL BLUEPRINT PODCASTS

Episode 181: Brad Kearns and Elle Russ Part 2: Elle and Brad continue their chat about the upcoming Primal Endurance Online Mastery Course.

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.

• CrossFit Training: How Going Primal Will Enhance Recovery
• The Definitive Guide to Bone Broth Benefits
• CrossFit Training: How to Add Mass and Build Strength With Primal

INTERESTING BLOG POSTS

Nutrition textbooks for self-learning.

How exercise affects appetite.

MEDIA, SCHMEDIA

The zoo whose entrance fee is some dirty fingernails.

Monsanto ghostwrote the “independent” safety reviews of its flagship product, Roundup.

EVERYTHING ELSE

Mumbai pest control.

Shot. Chaser.

The Onion gets eerily close to reality.

Why Aziz Ansari quit the Internet.

THINGS I’M UP TO AND INTERESTED IN

Lectures I wish I could attend: My buddy Chris Armstrong is putting on some incredible Re-Find Health events, including Dr. Kirk Parsley in LA on October 14, Gary Taubes in Stockholm on November 16, and Gary Taubes again in London on November 18 and 19.

I’m impressed: Freediving is tough enough, but how about freediving in Iceland?

Article I’m pondering: “Have smartphones destroyed a generation?”

Beautiful interview I enjoyed: cultural anthropologist (and daughter of Margaret Mead) Mary Catherine Bateson on “composing a life” versus “juggling” one, and practicing “active wisdom” as we age (and other things).

Man do I wish we still had prehistoric megafauna: Giant sloths built huge caves you could drive a car into.

RECIPE CORNER

• Paleo chicken chow mein using sweet potato noodles.
• Asian chicken tacos with cassava tortillas (or lettuce wraps).

TIME CAPSULE

One year ago (Aug 13– Aug 19)

• Why Grok Didn’t Have Work-Life Balance and Neither Will You – Balance is an illusion, and that’s okay.
• 8 Confidence Building Exercises for Primal Success – Confidence is everything.

COMMENT OF THE WEEK

“What is ‘leftover’ coffee.. how does that happen? LOL”

– My thoughts exactly, Jessica.

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