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Vegetable Victory: How to Best Preserve Produce

The week of Feb 21, 2022, Primal Kitchen is featuring ways to cut down on food waste. Find food waste facts, waste reduction tips, exclusive recipes, and resources from the Farmlink Project by signing up here. All week, MDA will be featuring posts that can help you get the most bang for your grocery budget […]

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Fresh Versus Frozen Food: Which Is More Nutritious?

In the hierarchy of vegetables, the best choices are fresh, in-season, and local. Realistically, though, that’s not always going to happen. For one thing, some of you live in climates where access to a variety of local and in-season vegetables isn’t a thing. Likewise, your neighborhood might have a dearth of supermarkets, so you have […]

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Why Am I Not Losing Weight?

“I’m doing everything right, exercising and eating well. So why am I not losing weight?”  That’s the million dollar question, isn’t it? Or rather, it’s the $72 billion question, since that’s how much the diet industry apparently rakes in.1 I’ve spent enough years talking about food and exercise to know how common weight-loss plateaus are. […]

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Have a Cold? How to Feel Better Quickly

No one likes a cold, and various colds of one origin or another are going around this winter season. One of the worst parts of the common cold is that it’s unpleasant enough to make daily life annoying but mild enough to force you to still go out into the world and maintain a normal […]

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Ask a Health Coach: More of Your Cravings Questions Answered

Hi folks, we’re excited to have Board-Certified health and wellness coach Erin Power back to break down the emotional and psychological reasons we crave comfort foods. If you’ve vowed to stick to a Primal diet this year, you’ll definitely want to check out this week’s post. Got a question for our health coaches? Head over […]

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Dear Mark: Should Teens Take Creatine?

One of the most common supplement questions I receive is about creatine. Namely, is it good for you? Is it safe? And, today, should teens be using it? You should run any new supplement or practice by your doctor, but my quick and short answer is “yes.” In general, teens can safely take it with […]

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Ask a Health Coach: Intolerances, Electrolytes, and Epigenetics

Hi everyone, this week we’re excited to have board-certified Health & Wellness Coach, Chloé Maleski here to answer your questions. She’ll be talking about the validity of food intolerances, how to make the first few weeks of keto more manageable, and why genetics don’t have to dictate your health. Got a question for our coaches? […]

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7 Herbal Alternatives to Hormone Replacement Therapy, or HRT

For many women, menopause can introduce new health challenges. In addition to the symptoms that perturb basic quality of life like hot flashes, headaches, night sweats, and irritability, menopause is also associated with higher risks for serious health concerns like osteoporosis, cognitive decline, and metabolic syndrome. This has made the standard treatment for menopause—hormone replacement […]

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Dear Carrie: Hot Flashes

From time to time, my wife Carrie pops in to answer questions from readers requesting a Primal woman’s perspective. Today, we’re updating a post she a while back regarding hot flashes and menopause. This topic continues to generate a lot of interest, so we wanted to ensure that the info here is up to date. […]

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New and Noteworthy: What I Read This Week—Edition 157

Research of the Week Coffee and tea drinking are linked to better brain health. Limit (or choose wisely) the beauty products you use during pregnancy. Ambient temperature distorts lab test results. Anti-tick mRNA vaccines. New Primal Kitchen Podcasts Episode 10: Mark Sisson Q&A On Breakfast and Fasted Training Primal Health Coach Institute: Roudy Nassif is […]