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Weekly Link Love—Edition 17

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Research of the Week Self-expanding activities increase sexual desire in long-term couples. Why you’re so naked and sweaty . New isotope analysis reveals that Neanderthals were mostly carnivorous. Alzheimer’s can’t touch musical memories . We have a 7th sense—the link between the brain and the immune system . Why the zebra got his stripes . New Primal Blueprint Podcasts Episode 313: Carrie Forrest : Host Elle Russ chats with Carrie Forrest, a thyroid cancer survivor and host of the Clean Eating for Women podcast. Episode 314: Keto: Choosing Carbs Wisely (Especially for Kombucha and Chocolate) : Host Brad Kearns gives his take on the best carb sources to spend your glucose on. 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

Snow Day, Spring Day

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We woke up on Wednesday morning to a lovely blanket of snow. Unfortunately it was the worst kind of snow day because shortly after sunrise the precipitation switched to a mix of rain, sleet and freezing rain, so it was too gross out to do any fun sledding. I’m hoping this was our last snow day of the year because yesterday was 60 degrees and spring like outside, but we will probably get 2 feet in March. That’s how this season goes. They actually called off school the night before, so I found it funny when Mazen bounded into my room at 6:30 on Wednesday morning asking if he had school. I had forgotten to tell him the night before (although I turned off his alarm clock!) I said in a mean voice: “You’re late for the school bus!” and then told him I was joking. He cheered. And lucky for us, Thomas was downstairs making Great Harvest pancakes! (He did not have a snow day but shared Mazen’s excitement for a lazy morning.) We made fluffy slime (with shaving cream) for an activity using