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Life Lately + October Stitch Fix Try-On

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Hi, guys! Good morning! If you caught me on Instagram Stories yesterday, I shared a brief  anti-candida diet update. I was actually kind of nervous to talk about my experience so far because it had only been 5 days, and I didn’t want to jinx myself. But I’m happy to report that my GI symptoms have improved immensely. This is definitely TMI, but my ulcerative colitis symptoms included tons of cramping, multiple trips to the bathroom per day, and seeing lots of blood and mucus in my stool. Basically, I was in a full-on flare in recent weeks. Just 5 days into the diet, my symptoms have done a complete 180, which is absolutely incredible. I know it’s only been a couple of days and anything can happen (nothing is ever straight-forward with an autoimmune disease), but I really, really hope things continue to improve! When trying to eliminate candida, you can experience all kinds of “die-off” and “detox” symptoms. I had a couple of headaches over the weekend, which really could be from a

The Health Scare That Changed My Life

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It’s Monday, 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 Monday as long as they keep coming in. Thank you for reading! Yup, success stories are back! And I’m looking for more. Follow-ups, mid-progress reflections—every story at every stage has the potential to inspire folks out there who are getting started or contemplating a new beginning. Contact me here to share your story—long or not so long. You never know who you’ll impact by doing it. Enjoy, everyone! As a lifelong martial artist and owner-operator of a martial arts school for 8 years, I’ve spent the majority of my adult life training or in the gym. I have always worked to have a healthy, active lifestyle, attempting to manage weight and conditioning through high intensity training while following the

2019 Newport Weekend

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Another Newport weekend is in the books, and it might just be one of my favorites yet! 🙂 It was our 11th year visiting and Quinn’s 7th (feel free to do the math on that one), and it’s still one of our favorite weekends of the entire year. It just never gets old, and I truly cherish the moments we spend together there as a family. That said, here’s a recap of our Newport weekend! Friday We headed down to Newport as soon as Mal and Quinn were out of school. We hit a little traffic on the way, but it was a quick trip and we arrived just before dinner time. We checked in, unpacked and then headed out for an early dinner at Midtown Oyster . Quinn requested oysters for dinner, so, of course, Mal and I were ALL about it! On the walk back from dinner, we stopped by Ben & Jerry’s for dessert. The boys shared a strawberry ice cream cone with sprinkles. While they enjoyed it, we took a break to enjoy the incredible sunset over the ocean. If you look closely in the photo below, you’ll