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  • I Feel Like I Can Do Anything

    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 ... Visit Article

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Why Is Junk Food Irresistible After Midnight?

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It’s dark outside and the house is quiet but your stomach is rumbling. Your hunger has trumped your fatigue, and you stand barefoot in pajamas in front of your refrigerator, perusing its offerings and trying to decide what to eat. Do you: A) Choose some fresh vegetables to chop and whip ... More

Exclusive Pre-Release Interview with the PALEOISTA!

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The biggest thing we've learned at itsPALEO is that we are, indeed, a community.  But while the very definition of 'community' is precise - a social group of any size whose members reside in a specific locality, share government, and often have a common cultural and historical heritage - we ... More

Personal transformation inspires W.Va. wellness coach to share gift of health

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A commitment to change her life through what she describes as a very "Paleo" diet facilitated a transformation in Kimberly Huneycutt that resulted in a complete turnaround of her medical problems, the loss of 30 pounds, a new lifestyle and boundless energy.  Huneycutt is a licensed massage therapist, as well as ... More

Paleo: The Key to a Healthy Lifestyle?

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This is a guest post by Annie Lynsen, on loan to AARP from Small Act. The Paleolithic Diet, or “Paleo” for short, is a dietary lifestyle that eschews processed foods, dairy and grains in favor of a vegetable-, fruit- and meat-based diet. The logic is that we should eat as our ... More

How To Make Realistsic New Year's Resolutions (VIDEO)

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With 2012 so close, it's time to start mapping out your goals for the next 12 months. Tackling resolutions in the new year can be tough, so we've rounded up tips to help you make your healthy living resolutions stick — you don't want to be making the same promises ... More

Occupy the Food System

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Thanks to the Occupy Wall Street movement, there's a deeper understanding about the power that corporations wield over the great majority of us. It's not just in the financial sector, but in all facets of our lives. The disparity between the top 1 percent and everyone else has been laid ... More

11 Ways to Save on Your Grocery Bill

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As a busy wife and mother of almost eight boys, it's been necessary through the years, to find more and more ways to save on our growing family's grocery bill. The list could be endless, of course, including practical tips like breastfeeding and cloth diapering your baby, and making your own ... More

The 14 Worst Health Trends of 2011

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Do you know what’s affecting your health?It might seem like a ridiculous question. After all, you control what you eat, how much you exercise, and all the other behaviors that influence your overall health.But if you’re like most people, your actions are oftentimes influenced by the information you receive. And ... More

Does the Paleo Diet Make Sense Only in Light of Evolution?

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The Paleo diet (or Primal if you prefer) is based on the premise that we humans are genetically adapted to the diet of our ancestors. There is a heavy reliance on the explanation that Darwinian Evolution is at the root of this – that we have EVOLVED to eat this ... More