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What Is Hydration? (Part 1)

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    This will be part 1 of a multi-part series for everyone, but in particular, the USA Weightlifting community. If one were to look for a topic that most people agree upon in performance athletics, hydration might be one of the few topics that does not produce a fistfight or an interaction that looks as unruly as typical Youtube comments. From mainstream medicine to alternative health practitioners, “hydration” is something that is generally agreed to be a good thing.  But what IS hydration?   Most people, when asked the question above, will correctly associate hydration with water, but this is at best only half of the story. In chemistry, “hydration” is defined as something like this: The process of combining a substance chemically with water molecules. This is actually a helpful insight, as proper hydration from a health and performance perspective is concerned not only with water, which plays a remarkable number of roles: from improving cardiac output due to proper fluid

Weekly Link Love — Episode 44

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Research of the Week Statins increase Lp(a) . In mice, a high-fat maternal diet protects against Alzheimer’s in the offspring. Neanderthals ranged into western Iran. Among Chinese seniors living in an elderly community, higher LDL predicts lower rates of dementia . Heated canola oil worsens gut inflammation. Dairy still has no relation to mortality . New Primal Blueprint Podcasts Episode 368: Bela Gandhi : Host Elle Russ chats with dating expert Bela Gandhi. Episode 369: Q&A with Brad : Host Brad Kearns answers questions about gaining weight on keto, a military success story, and more. Primal Health Coach Radio, Episode 24 : Andrew Sillitoe comes on the podcast to discuss practicing what you preach, structuring effective client offers, and the importance of taking action. 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? Che

3 Simple Ways To Live Better, Now.

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Our world is busy. The To Do list is perpetual. And it seems like the last thing on said list is to take care of your body and health—which is quite messed up for many reasons. But that’s what our society places value on!  Since we likely leave little time to give back to ourselves, I really like the notion of finding maximum return on investment with diet and lifestyle interventions.  So I like to think of it this way:  What are simple, actionable things we can do to live better and longer? I believe that the following three things can make a HUGE difference in your life.  It’s nothing revolutionary, nothing that will take a ton of time and effort out of your day. Just a few tweaks that have big impact.  1. Eliminate Liquid Calories   Folks consume a jaw-dropping amount of calories and sugar in everything from coffee drinks to juices, sodas, and alcoholic beverages. Liquid calories are particularly problematic as they do not really make us feel full and they are incredibly

Piggy Backin’

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Happy Friday! And happy three-day weekend! I never know if Thomas is going to take off holidays or not (depends on his workload) so I actually haven’t heard if it will be a three-dayer for our fam, but I hope so. Either way we have a party to attend and a few fun things planned Here is a recap of our week! Monday: Pink Patio Party I hosted a girls night on Monday with a pink theme: rosé and Beautycounter and pink outfits. Because it was a Monday (random day I know, but it just worked best for calendars!) it was low-key and casual. I did make a pretty cheese plate that was DEMOLISHED by my friends! Love it. We talked and talked and passed around some products so they could smell/feel/try them out. Everyone loved Countertime ! Free Body Butter This Weekend If you haven’t heard, there is a free gift with purchase going on: spend $150 and get a free Body Butter in Citrus Mimosa (worth $39). I’m ordering some things myself because I really want to try it! Tuesday: Soccer + T