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10 Ways to Optimize Your Meat Consumption

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In many ways, the Primal Blueprint developed and grew as a response to the ridiculous overreach of conventional wisdom. I only started looking for new ways to eat and train after doing everything “right” ruined me. All that nonsense about saturated fat and cholesterol clogging your arteries, carbohydrates being required for “energy,” healthywholegrains offering nutrients you couldn’t get anywhere else and lifelong protection from disease was so odious and obviously incorrect that it drove tens of thousands of people into the waiting maw of MDA. Perhaps the biggest piece of faulty conventional wisdom is the supposed lethal danger of meat. When you feel great eating meat every day, when a rare steak seems to improve your performance in the gym, when you tried going vegetarian for that hot vegan girl one time and ended up gaining ten pounds of belly fat, it’s hard to believe the experts. And so you go the other direction. You eat as much meat as you can physically stomach. You eat bacon

Revitalizing My Fall Routine & KeVita Giveaway

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This post is sponsored by KeVita . Zip down below for a fun giveaway!  There are generally two camps of people: Those who love fall, and start talking about pumpkins in August Those who shed tears of the final days of summer and get grouchy when the autumn spirit creeps in too early. Obviously you know which camp I am in : ) September 22 marks the first day of fall, so we  all have permission to talk about all the great things about this season. (Funny side note: I was telling Mazen a few weeks ago that the weather felt like fall outside and he said “Mommy it is NOT fall yet.” Turns out his teachers had a fall countdown going, and he knew that date had not yet come!)  Fall is my favorite season for many reasons. More than New Years, and more than spring cleaning the autumn season is my time to restart, reenergize, and recommit to my healthiest self. I’m sure this feeling traces back to the back-to-school feelings I experienced as a child. I like getting back into a routine

Triple Tabata Bodyweight Workout

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Disclosure: I was asked to participate in the   CocoaVia®   Live Your Life with Heart campaign. I was compensated for my time. Hey there! I have an awesome quickie workout for you guys. It’s high-intensity and doesn’t require any equipment, so you can do it just about anywhere. All you need is a little bit of space! In case you’re unfamiliar with Tabata workouts, here’s what they’re all about… A standard Tabata circuit is four minutes long and broken up into intervals of 20 seconds of work, followed by 10 seconds of rest. Referencing the workout above, you’ll perform the first two exercises, alternating each one, for 20 seconds with 10 seconds of rest. So, for example, you’ll do as many Jump Squats (each with a 2-second hold) as possible in 20 seconds (hey, high-intensity!) and then rest for 10 seconds. Then, you’ll perform Mountain Climbers (same goal: high-intensity!) for 20 seconds and then rest 10 seconds. After that, you’ll return to the Jump Squats for 20 seconds, followe

Episode 336 – Dennis McKenna – Drugs, Psychedelics, and Ethnopharmacology

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This episode we have ethnopharmacologist, research pharmacognosist, lecturer and author Dennis McKenna. Join in as we chat about drugs, psychedelics, ayahuasca, and more. Download Episode Here Guest: Dennis McKenna Article mentioned in the podcast: http://ift.tt/2c5kTr5 Facebook page (speaking events listed here): http://ift.tt/2dfE6Uo Website for the book: The Brotherhood of the Screaming Abyss   30 Day Guide to the Paleo Diet Want some extra help? Have you been trying Paleo for a while but have questions or aren’t sure what the right exercise program is for you? Or maybe you just want a 30-day meal plan and shopping list to make things easier? We’ve created a getting started guide to help you through your first 30 days. Buy the book   from The Paleo Diet http://ift.tt/2doa9lR