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Dear Readers: What Do You Want? by Mark S. Posted Sep 01 08 7:00pm Forum: Blog Posts in Healthy Eating I’m skipping this week’s “Dear Mark” post en lieu of a “Dear Readers” post. That’s right. Enough from me. I want to hear from you. You see, I’m working on giving MDA a well-deserved design update and would love some feedback. I have a long wish list that just keeps getting longer, but I want to kno... Read on »

Here are some of the best posts ... by Mark S. Posted Sep 01 08 7:00pm Forum: Blog Posts in Healthy Eating Here are some of the best posts of August put together in a nice little batch for your perusal. Enjoy!30-Day Primal Health Challenge Final Results - August 1Insects: Not Just for Breakfast Anymore - August 6What’s Wrong with the Zone Diet? - August 7When it Comes to Fat, How Hot is Too Hot? - August 15Dear Mark: What’s Wrong with Jui... Read on »

Weekend Link Love by Mark S. Posted Sep 01 08 7:00pm Forum: Blog Posts in Healthy Eating Here are some of our faves from around the net in the last week. Share yours with fellow Apples in the comment boards!60 in 3 profiles the latest fad diet – one where you limit yourself to under 500 calories a day AND have to give yourself a shot EVERY FREAKIN’ DAY!Body Recomposition takes a long (it’s a multi-part series but i... Read on »

Workout in a Pill? by Mark S. Posted Sep 01 08 7:00pm Forum: Blog Posts in Healthy Eating Pill or no pill, they’re still working out…As you probably already know, we here at MDA are all about making informed decisions that produce the best results with a minimal amount of effort. For example, what’s the point in running yourself to death when you can achieve better results with a short and intense workout session? ... Read on »

Carbs: The Gift that Keeps on Giving by Mark S. Posted Sep 01 08 7:00pm Forum: Blog Posts in Healthy Eating How Thoughtful of You!Earlier this week I addressed the question of ideal weight and the research that suggests people in their later years benefit from a few extra pounds. But just as I cautioned that a little goes a long way, new research shows that older men and women, particularly those who eat more carbohydrates, may have a harder time regu... Read on »

Getting Back to Nature by Mark S. Posted Sep 01 08 7:00pm Forum: Blog Posts in Healthy Eating Primal StyleAs Primal enthusiasts, we owe it to ourselves to spend time in the great outdoors – early man’s original stomping grounds. Sadly enough, the increasing encroachment of civilization upon nature’s boundaries makes it easy for most people to forget about the wilderness. Opting for the mall or the TV is simply easier an... Read on »

Pregorexia: Fetus, We?re Hungry by Mark S. Posted Aug 27 08 10:00am Forum: Blog Posts in Healthy Eating Tick, tick, tick, tick, tick, tick, ding!Spinning nausea, wrenching vomiting and relentless exhaustion. No, we?re not talking morning sickness here (although we hope we didn?t give anyone traumatic flashbacks). This is just the everyday reaction to our media?s barrage of celebrity pregnancies. Sure, we wish all the best to anyone celebrating a n... Read on »

Stop the Insanity! - Top 10 Craziest Diet Fads by Mark S. Posted Aug 26 08 12:05pm Forum: Blog Posts in Healthy Eating Desperate to lose weight for your upcoming wedding, high school reunion, or beach vacation? Then you might just be desperate enough to try (or have tried) a fad diet. Although they promise quick results, these diets are virtually impossible to follow (unless you actually enjoy lemonade mixed with maple syrup and cayenne pepper) and often have h... Read on »

Dear Mark: Healthy Body Weight? by Mark S. Posted Aug 25 08 2:03pm Forum: Blog Posts in Healthy Eating Dear Mark, What do you think about the claim that being heavier doesn?t necessarily mean you?re less healthy than someone who?s thin? Thanks to reader Corey for his question and for sending the New York Times article that highlights recent research. The article references a study published in this month?s Archives of Internal Medicine .... Read on »

Weekend Link Love by Mark S. Posted Aug 24 08 9:00am Forum: Blog Posts in Healthy Eating Zen to Fitness (a great new blog by the way) gives us (like we needed any more ) reasons to start sprinting today . Eye on FDA examines whether its morally fair for pharmacists and physicians to object to certain treatments or procedures . Something biting you? HealthBolt compiles a list of various online sources that will help you track dow... Read on »

8 Ways to Reduce Your Chemical Load by Mark S. Posted Aug 23 08 3:00pm Forum: Blog Posts in Healthy Eating Last week?s New York Times featured an article about a Dr. Jeremijenko, not a physician but an engineer who offered clients tips for making their personal environments healthier, more naturally pleasing, and more environmentally friendly. Dr. Jeremijenko?s suggestions ranged from planting sunflowers and EDTA soil supplements to leach harmful lea... Read on »

Choose Your Own Stir-Fry Adventure by Mark S. Posted Aug 23 08 3:00pm Forum: Blog Posts in Healthy Eating Throw it all in a pan and you?ve got dinner… A few months ago we served up the popular ? Choose Your Own Salad Adventure ? post, and we got comments galore. Salads, after all, are perfect PB fare: a diverse veggie base, assorted protein pairings, and various choices for the inclusion of yummy (and filling) fats. As much as we adore our ... Read on »

The Primal Diet for Dogs by Mark S. Posted Aug 23 08 3:00pm Forum: Blog Posts in Healthy Eating Primal Pooches We imagine many of our readers are strict adherents to the Primal Blueprint . You?re downing almonds by the bushel, guzzling fish oil , and avoiding grains like the plague , but what are you feeding Fido? Our bodies have had over ten thousand years to get used to agrarianism �?? and the stuff is still killing us! Commercial kibb... Read on »

Announcement by Mark S. Posted Aug 23 08 3:00pm Forum: Blog Posts in Healthy Eating Sorry, everyone. We are experiencing some technical difficulties. Comments are currently inoperable and our latest content will be down until we can sort out the source of our problem. Bear with us. We are working feverishly to get everything back to normal ASAP. Thank you, Apples! Update: Everything is back to normal. Feel free to post away i... Read on »

10 Things You (Likely) Don?t Know About Your Immune System by Mark S. Posted Aug 23 08 3:00pm Forum: Blog Posts in Healthy Eating Let?s see those lymph glands… Once the weather cools off, discussions shift from a run down of the pollen count and other allergens to the importance of shoring up the immune system. But what are we really talking about when we discuss the immune system and can we really fine-tune it to ward off illness? To enjoy these fun facts, perha... Read on »

Dear Mark: What?s Wrong with Juicing? by Mark S. Posted Aug 23 08 3:00pm Forum: Questions & Answers in Healthy Eating Mark, In your last ?Dear Mark? post you said ?…why drink your veggies and fruits in concentrated form when you can eat them? I?d just be careful of overdoing the juices.? What is wrong with juicing? I?ve always thought that making fresh juice is extremely healthy for you. Am I right to think that juicing is part of healthy lifestyle ... Read on »

How Stress Can Make You Fat by Mark S. Posted Aug 14 08 10:00am Forum: Blog Posts in Healthy Eating But Don?t Stress Out About It! O.K., we acknowledge the title is a bit over the top, but didn?t it get your attention? No, stress alone won?t pack on the pounds, but there?s still truth in them thar? hills. We thought we?d dig up some of the dirt on stress �?? fat and otherwise. The fact is we think stress gets short shrift when it comes to t... Read on »

10 Unnecessary, Worthless or Dangerous Exercises by Mark S. Posted Aug 12 08 12:00pm Forum: Blog Posts in General Medicine Modern Gym Equipment or Medieval Torture Device? Perhaps at some point in all our personal fitness careers (however advanced or modest) we’ve all had one of those “doh!” moments, when we realized we did something really stupid that now has us writhing in pain. (It could be an immediate or slightly delayed awareness – stuc... Read on »

Dear Mark: All Things Sweet (Plus Cheese and Gut Health) by Mark S. Posted Aug 11 08 9:00pm Forum: Blog Posts in General Medicine This week instead of focusing on one reader question and giving a lengthy, detailed response I thought I’d change it up a bit by publicly addressing a number of reader questions with quick responses and links to archived posts. Let me know if you like the format. That is, do you prefer an in-depth analysis of a single reader’s questi... Read on »

Weekend Link Love by Mark S. Posted Aug 11 08 9:00pm Forum: Blog Posts in General Medicine 60 in 3 reminds us that while there are a lot of new-fangled devices out there for sculpting six-pack abs, sometimes getting on the floor and bustin’ out a few good ol’ fashioned crunches is the best (and cheapest) way to get an ab workout. Almost Vegetarian shows us that olive oil can be subbed in for butter (even in baking!) The Di... Read on »

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