Zen Habits delivers the goods again with an ultimate how to get lean guide. You may recognize (cough, cough) some of the contributors.

I hate to even mention this because of the sheer headline-grabbing sensationalism it wreaks of, but if you feel like shaking your fist at the ridiculous, a doctor in Britain wants to ban butter.

Like ham? Would you spend $3,000 for good ham? Check out the BBC‘s piece on the most expensive ham in the world.

A little BPA leaching couldn’t hurt, right? The NY Times reports on new concerns over BPA in your baby’s bottle.

Omega 3’s just can’t be stopped. Is a sea change coming in conventional wisdom? Several major news outlets joined the omega-3s-are-healthy camp this week.

Recipe Corner

• In honor of everything coconut, Marisa sent in this gluten-free cookie recipe. (Tip: Experiment with using less sugar and see how they turn out.)
• Joyful Abode is back with spicy tutorial on red pepper roasting and a follow-up creamy soup to put those red peppers in.

Time Capsule

One Year Ago (January 17 – 23)

• Primal Blueprint Sample Menu – Want to know what eating Primal for a day looks like? Here you go.
• Dear Mark: Should I Join a Gym? – The pros and cons of paying to have a place to work out. While treadmills and stairclimbers aren’t as fun as, say, a mountain, does the gym provide additional opportunities to the modern day Grok?

Comment of the Week

Yesterday I ate a vending machine blue berry muffin. It pretty much made me ill for about 5 hours, which makes me wonder if I do have glutton sensitivity and the lack of it in my diet has lowered my defenses to it.

-Samson from The Primal Blueprint Carbohydrate Curve

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