It’s a new year, which means it’s time for…

The Best Posts of 2009!

I had a really tough time narrowing the 400+ blog posts down to a manageable list. This is what I ended up with. It’s a compilation of some of my favorites and those that seemed to resonate with readers.

Share your personal favorites from 2009 in the comment section.

• Body Composition Through the Years
• Everything But the Squeal
• Why Skipping Meals and Workouts is Healthy
• It’s Not So Offal
• The Problems with Conventionally Raised Beef
• Did Humans Evolve to Be Long Distance Runners?
• 80/20 Principle, Revisited
• 99 Ways to Save Money on Food
• A Primal Primer: Animal Fats
• How to Gain Weight and Build Muscle
• The Definitive Guide to Saturated Fat
• Makes My Blood Boil
• How to Succeed with The Primal Blueprint
• Show Your Groceries
• Primal Blueprint Fitness Videos
• Cardio Queen Gone Primal
• The Biggest Loser… Is the Audience
• You Don’t Know Squat
• How to Strengthen Your (Bare, Flat) Feet
• Bodyweight Exercises and Injury Prevention
• Life, Rare and Fragile
• Why Grains Are Unhealthy
• Marlboro to Introduce “Smoke Rite” 6 Cig Health Pack

If you need more of the best from ’09, Fitness Spotlight has gathered up a batch of great quotes and one-liners from their myriad of stellar articles.

Zen Habits knows habits. If you’ve made a resolution to change your habits in 2010, read this post.

If you own a pair of Vibram Fivefingers and you live in a cold climate, you may have suffered from naked ankle syndrome. Pay Now Live Later awkwardly attempts to resolve his naked ankle problem.

I’ve always said household chores are a great way to get some low level aerobic Primal exercise. But according to a new study, doing household chores may also improve your sex life.

You may already have your meat card, but I bet you don’t have a meat hat! (thanks, @tildenm)

Recipe Corner

• Here’s an easy buttery pan squash recipe from Food Renegade‘s top posts of ’09.
• Paleo Divas makes a cream of broccoli soup, though it could easily be called “coconut soup with a hint of broccoli.”
• And while we’re talking soup, try the turkey soup recipe from Eat This!

Time Capsule

One Year Ago (December 27 – January 2)

• Dear Mark: Sunglasses and Sunlamps – Sunlight is such a good thing, but what if it’s artificial? And what about direct sunlight on the eyeballs? Find the answers in this post.
• Rewind and Fast Forward – Remember when the blog was red and I was a cartoon? This post is a marker for some of the changes that MDA has gone through in a year, plus a round up of the best posts of 2008.

Comment of the Week

…just because they found the “residue” does not imply a widespread generalization that overturns everything we know. If another tool used to dig was found with Saber Toothed Tiger poo, does that then mean they ATE that too?

–Jeff P (P stands for Primal) from my post about sorghum residue found on stone age tools.

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