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I'm moving!

Hello dear readers, After nine years of blogging on this platform, I've decided to move to a new website at stephanguyenet.com .  This coincides with the impending release of my book, The Hungry Brain , on February 7, 2017, as well as my general desire to have a more professional-looking public interface.  My blog will be there, as well as a book page, a page for the Ideal Weight Program, and other resources. Thank you all for your support, and I'll see you at  stephanguyenet.com .  Sincerely, Stephan This post was written by Stephan Guyenet for Whole Health Source . from Whole Health Source http://ift.tt/2k20xTZ

Change Your Life In 30 Days?: 30-Day Challenges – The Good, The Bad and Everything In Between

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It’s January and that means the annual onslaught of “New Year. New You.” New Year’s resolution and 30-Day Challenge personal and gym promotions. Facebook is full of folks ‘publicly declaring their 30-day commitments to working out and ‘eating clean’. Gyms are running specials and hosting time-specific contests (usually lasting 30-days…) to see which members can lose the most weight, body fat and/or inches. People are fired-up and seriously, you can do anything for 30 days, right? Well, the whole “30-day challenge” thing fires me up a little bit. And one day (not so long ago) after getting another email from a potential client asking me to help him lose as much weight/body fat as possible in, you guessed it – 30 days, so that he could win the monetary prize at his gym just pushed me over the edge. Without giving it much thought (because that’s how I roll – and it’s not a good thing…) I posted this on my Facebook page: Facts of Life:  Changing your life is not a “30-Day” Challen...

Contest Poll: Grokpose for $1,000

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Earlier in the challenge, I asked people to pose like Grok for a chance to win a pretty epic prize. The rules were simple, but the ingenuity and thought put into every submission were far from it. So after much posing, primping, and staging, here are our finalists! Picking a short list of favorites was challenging, so the Worker Bees and I threw our favorites into a pot and chose the first six. What do you think, folks? Who hits the most accurate pose? The most creative? The most intense? I’ve got to say, I’m impressed by each and every one of them. Pick your favorite and vote in the poll below. Voting will close and a winner will be announced at 6 p.m. PST, Wednesday, January 25 . Karen T. Kevin Q. @paleofam321 @magicaxe13 Justin H. Sheena F. And a big thanks to everyone who sent in a picture! Check out the photo stream here to check out the rest of the entries on Instagram. Stay tuned. I’ll be publishing reader-created content all week long. In the meantime, Gro...

Strategies For Keeping Your New Year’s Resolutions

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We swear off pizza, ditch the cookies and vow to exercise every day. But research shows that this is the time of year when we start backsliding on our resolutions. In fact according to polling , more than 20% of us aim to lose weight and eat better in 2017, but less than 10 percent actually succeed. Here are 5 practical strategies to help you keep your resolutions and reach your goals.   Set (small) goals Stay motivated by setting and accomplishing weekly or even daily goals. Have one less cup of coffee, go an extra half mile on the treadmill or add an extra serving of fruit to your daily diet. Establish some foundational habits you can build on as time goes by.   Splurge…occasionally Dramatic changes almost never last, and giving up on foods you absolutely love typically just breeds resentment. Allow yourself to indulge in a not-so healthy food or beverage from time to time – not depriving yourself completely will set the stage for long-term success.   Have a pl...

Want to Join the Primal Kitchen Team? Become a Brand Ambassador!

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Calling all Primal Kitchen enthusiasts! Do you love our products? Does the idea of educating others on the benefits of wholesome, healthy, delicious ingredients pique your interest? Looking for some fun, flexible, part-time work? Then today is your lucky day! We’re expanding our Brand Ambassador teams in multiple cities across the United States. If you (or someone you know) meet the requirements from the list below, and you’re looking for work with lots of control over your schedule, please apply by filling out the application and emailing your resume to brittany.young@primalkitchen.com . Go over our Brand Ambassador checklist and see if you’re a match. If you are, then you might be snagging one of the hottest positions in town. Requirements: You love hanging out in Whole Foods or your local natural grocery store You have an outgoing personality and can talk with anyone You live a Primal lifestyle You love to share your passion for health and nutrition with others You live in ...

Darwinian Medicine: How Evolutionary Theory Can Help Heal Our Sick Health-Care System

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– By Eirik Garnas, http://ift.tt/2gpqpXI The health of Homo sapiens is failing. Chronic diseases and health problems such as acne vulgaris, cancer, myopia, and heart disease are today so common that they are by some considered to be a natural part of human life. Only a select few live long lives, free of disease. These healthy individuals are often referred to as lucky , as if the primary reason they don’t get sick is that they are favored by God or the universe, or have inherited a unique set of genes that protect them from disease. Sometimes, food, heritage, and lifestyle are also pulled into the equation. We ask healthy centenarians about what they’ve eaten throughout their life, how much sleep they’ve gotten, and what kinds of exercises they’ve been doing, in an attempt to discover the secrets to healthy living. If you collect a group of healthy, long-lived people and ask each of them these types of questions, the answers you’ll get will probably vary widely. Some may tell yo...

Why I Love My Apple Watch

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I bought an Apple Watch during the Black Friday / Cyber Monday rush and have loved it every day since. It was one of those things that I always wanted but could never justify the cost of just for the sake of getting text messages on my wrist. “I always have my phone nearby,” I said as I talked myself out of the purchase. But then when the Series 2 came out, which is totally waterproof with built-in GPS, I asked my friends what they liked about theirs. And that’s when I realized that the Apple Watch is much more of a fitness watch than I ever realized. It has a built-in heart rate monitor, and the activity tracking app is great. I learned that my friends were sharing their activity data with each other, and I could use it to track distance and time on runs and my heart rate and time during workouts. Oh and it showed my texts ; ) Sold! So here are all the reasons why this was such a great purchase: Just like when I wore a Fitbit and a Jawbone , I am moving more . I lov...