New and Noteworthy: What I Read This Week—Edition 189

Research of the Week

Macronutrients and genes interact to regulate obesity risk.

The most distinguishing feature of long COVID is low cortisol.

Even rainwater has “forever chemicals.”

Placebo is everywhere.

Women on vegetarian diets have a higher risk of hip fractures.

New Primal Kitchen Podcasts

Primal Kitchen Podcast: The Link Between Dairy Intolerance and Dairy Genes with Alexandre Family Farm Founders Blake and Stephanie

Primal Health Coach Radio: Taren Gesell, You Can Always Reinvent Yourself

Media, Schmedia

CDC eases COVID guidance.

How cows dying from polluted river water revealed the existence of forever chemicals.

Interesting Blog Posts

On negative health claims about red meat.

Red meat study is another red herring.

Social Notes

Good example of strict curls.

On change.

Everything Else

Diet and exercise work.

Wrap it up, guys. Processed junk food is “better” for the environment than pasture-raised meats.

Things I’m Up to and Interested In

Interesting theory: Is Alzheimer’s triggered by a virus?

Interesting proposal: In vivo gene editing to increase LDL particle clearance.

Interesting question: Is statin therapy warranted for someone with high LDL on a low-carb diet?

Nice podcast: Tucker and Brian talk to Jayne Rees Buxton about the Great Plant-Based Con.

Reminder: Food dyes can be toxic.

Question I’m Asking

How has your trust in institutions fared the last few years?

Recipe Corner

Time Capsule

One year ago (Aug 6 – Aug 12)

Comment of the Week

“In my experience, Mark doesn’t advocate pushing yourself to the point where you need painkillers or multiple days off. In fact, he has spoken at length about avoiding “crushing” yourself in the gym as it doesn’t make evolutionary sense to be non-functional for a period after a workout. . I think the point is to challenge yourself in a way that produces a compensatory response in the body. “Failure” doesn’t have to mean struggling to get every last ugly rep, it can be failure of form, grace, etc. It is a relative term. In other words, don’t leave 10 reps in the tank and expect to make strength or fitness gains. This is different than the approach to microworkouts, which is about increasing movement rather than a particular fitness goal. In any case, it sounds like you’ve found a way that works for you. Cheers!”

-Well said, Brad.

About the Author

Mark Sisson is the founder of Mark’s Daily Apple, godfather to the Primal food and lifestyle movement, and the New York Times bestselling author of The Keto Reset Diet. His latest book is Keto for Life, where he discusses how he combines the keto diet with a Primal lifestyle for optimal health and longevity. Mark is the author of numerous other books as well, including The Primal Blueprint, which was credited with turbocharging the growth of the primal/paleo movement back in 2009. After spending three decades researching and educating folks on why food is the key component to achieving and maintaining optimal wellness, Mark launched Primal Kitchen, a real-food company that creates Primal/paleo, keto, and Whole30-friendly kitchen staples.

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