Research of the Week

Mice with breast cancer who do yoga (there’s a visual) have smaller tumors.

Chess grandmasters enjoy longer lives, just like elite athletes.

Throwing could be primarily a male adaptation.

More and more kids are overusing ADHD drugs.

New Primal Blueprint Podcasts

Episode 247: Dr. Alvin Danenberg: Host Elle Russ chats with Primal Health Coach and dentist Dr. Alvin Danenberg about the interplay between modern technology and ancestral health when treating gum disease.

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

One side benefit of the fracturing of society into thousands of weird subcultures is that there are more opportunities for prestige than ever.

Media, Schmedia

Are farmers still using antibiotics to increase animal weight, despite the FDA banning it last year?

While I still recommend you sit as little as possible, being fit makes it less bad.

Everything Else

Medieval peasants took more vacation than the average American.

Weight loss is 80% diet, 10% sleep, 5% exercise, and 5% whether or not you wear shoes inside your house.

I still hold out hope for Nessie.

Changing weather patterns has California farmers placing uncertain bets on the future.

Things I’m Up to and Interested In

Keto breakfasts I’d eat: This guy’s.

Study I found interesting: Another reason not to skip leg day.

Article I’m pondering: Why New Antibiotics Are So Hard to Find.

This is very cool: Yin and yang types have different brain activation patterns in depression, and the fMRI results look incredibly similar to the traditional yin and yang symbol.

Heard in the Roman Empire: “What about barbarian-on-barbarian crime?”

Recipe Corner

• Vietnamese chicken meatballs (I recommend ditching the sugar).
• This coconut cabbage stir-fry looks and sounds really interesting.

Time Capsule

One year ago (May 20 – May 26)

• 10 Tips to Boost Your Serotonin – Get sero-tonin’.
• 8 Primal-Friendly Flours – For those times you need flour, what’s the best to get?

Comment of the Week

“I love how you ended this article. So many people hug but don’t really *feel* the hug. My granny would hug very tightly for a very long time, and she always told me I gave the best hugs. Hugging my granny is a great memory I hold dear.”

• I agree. There’s nothing quite like a grandma hug, Tiffany.

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