Research of the Week

Insulin suppression enhances weight loss.

Good things—like higher incomes—come to those who wait.

Interestified soybean oil isn’t any healthier than regular soybean oil.

Kids who drank colostrum higher in omega-3 DHA and lower in omega-6 linoleic acid ended up with higher IQs.

Doing breakfast 90 minutes later and dinner 90 minutes earlier than usual was enough to lower body fat.

In a small study, keto appears to work well in Parkinson’s patients.

New Primal Blueprint Podcasts

Episode 276: Dr. Ken Berry MD: Host Elle Russ chats with Dr. Ken Berry about diabetes and how to navigate the battery of lab tests and doctor visits.

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

What is the cult of “safetyism” doing to our kids?

Does modern psychedelic research have a big blind spot?

Media, Schmedia

A guy just did the Continental Divide trail barefoot.

Where’s the sperm?

Everything Else

Humans aren’t just destroying their own ancestral knowledge.

Wait, you mean to tell me that a company called “goop” may have overstated the health benefits of women inserting stone eggs into their vaginas?

Probably goop’s fault.

Now they just need to add a fourth chamber, flood it with dubstep, and see if MDMA keeps the octopus from attempting suicide.

Archaeologists unearthed the world’s oldest sample of solid cheese from a 3200 year old Egyptian tomb.

Things I’m Up to and Interested In

Film you should consider supporting: Food Lies—all the lies they’ve fed us about what we should be feeding ourselves, exposed. Featuring yours truly.

This seems like a conflict of interest: Oxycontin billionaire awarded the patent for opioid treatment.

What I’m wondering: Hey Saturn, what’s going on over there?

Word to the carnivores: Medicinal use of herbs and teas among the meat/milk/blood-eating Maasai.

Article I enjoyed: How many sets should you be doing?

Recipe Corner

• Asian meatballs give Italian ones a run for their money.
• Throw on some Gilberto Gil (or, if you’re really feeling frisky, Os Mutantes) and make a day out of cooking up this Brazilian shrimp stew.

Time Capsule

One year ago (Sep 2 – Sep 8)

• 9 Factors That Influence Testosterone Levels — How to optimize.
• Dear Mark: The PURE Study– What does the PURE study tell us?

Comment of the Week

“Regarding sauna risks, this begs for a new product. ‘Sack Saver’ or ‘Codpiece Cooler’ or perhaps ‘Boyz in the Fridge’”

– Buying up domain names for all of ’em just to be safe, Neanderchow.

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