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My Energy is Back, My Brain Isn’t Foggy, and All of My Health Markers Have Improved.

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It’s Friday, everyone! And that means another Primal Blueprint Real Life Story from a Mark’s Daily Apple reader. If you have your own success story and would like to share it with me and the Mark’s Daily Apple community please contact me here . I’ll continue to publish these each Friday as long as they keep coming in. Thank you for reading! From the time I was fourteen, I remember being fascinated by the impact food seems to have on a person’s health. I think it started when my best friend and I were watching a news program while we waited for our favorite show to start, and we heard the newest research suggesting that we should limit certain foods in our diet. My friend and I wondered if we could live without pepperoni pizza, and it became a challenge. I often find myself wondering if she ever began eating red meat again. As I went through the early years of college, I followed the low-fat/high-carb life of the time, and I exercised aerobically. I cannot fathom how much cereal

Clean Eating Cheese

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I’d like to take a moment to take a closer look at cheese. Many people are confused by cheese and how it fits into a clean eating meal plan. While there is processing that goes into making cheese,… Read more → from The Gracious Pantry http://ift.tt/2tju6WG

Carrot Chicken Ramen Noodles

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Hi, guys! Happy Monday! I hope you had a lovely weekend! Ok, so this recipe has been on serious REPEAT in our house lately. Holy yum! Introducing:  Carrot Chicken Ramen Noodles !   Yep, that’s right. This recipe is a healthy twist on traditional packaged Ramen noodles that we all know and love. I don’t know about you, but the chicken flavor was, for sure, a childhood favorite. But, of course, this recipe is a much healthier version and made with carrot noodles and much less scary seasoning ingredients. And, bonus, this recipe is super EASY to make. It only requires two main ingredients (carrot noodles and chicken breast) + a homemade seasoning. It couldn’t be more simple to make and, my goodness, it’s delicious! Be sure to add it to your must-make recipe list! Ingredients : 12 ounces carrot noodles (I used a package of frozen carrot spirals from Trader Joe’s) 4 ounces cooked chicken breast (I used leftover crockpot shredded chicken) 2 tablespoons onion powder 2 tablespoons g

Dear Mark: Low-Fat Beats “High-Fat”; Prunes for Bone Health

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For today’s edition of Dear Mark I’m answering a pair of great questions. First, Vaughn asks me about a recent study where ethnic Chinese participants were placed on several different diets, and those on the “low-carb, high-fat” one actually did worse than those on higher carbs and lower fat. Should you give up your low-carb approach? Then, I explore the bone-strengthening effects of prunes and discuss the Simon and Garfunkel diet. Let’s go: Hi Mark, What are your thoughts on this study from China where a low-fat diet beat out a high-fat diet in healhy adults? http://ift.tt/2v9ULT8 Vaughn Interesting paper. Thanks for the tip. It sounds damning. Chinese adults were split into three groups, each receiving different diets. One group ate high-carb, low-fat. One ate moderate carb, moderate fat. One ate high-fat, low-carb. Protein was the same across all three groups. After six months on their respective diets, the high-carb group had the best metabolic outcomes. They lost the

The Great Camp Out

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I can’t remember the last time I spent the night in a tent. I think I was in high school! I know that’s a shocker to those of you who love sleeping under the stars, but I am not much of an outdoorsy girl! I love to be outside during the day and go hiking, swimming and beaching, but when the sun sets, please keep me away from the bugs and night creatures! (Also: bathrooms, please.) However, I wanted to test the waters with Mazen a bit because I think camping could be a really fun family activity for him, so we set up a huge tent in Sarah’s back yard and spent the night listening to cicadas. Instead of a lake or river, we had a pool #glamping : ) And the only creature in sight was this big guy! After swimming for a bit we got the kids in their jammies and had a nice dinner outside. Deviled eggs, shrimp skewers, zucchini, and baked potato wedges. And bug spray! We set up the Struckmann’s tent, which is epic in size. I think one reason I haven’t loved camping in the past is