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Combining modern genetic science and evolutionary biology, The Primal Blueprint dispels a number of the myths that modern medicine and conventional wisdom have come to accept as fact. Author Mark Sisson takes the reader on a fascinating journey through human evolution, comparing the life and robust health of our hunter-gatherer ancestors with a day in the life of a modern family - exposing potential health issues that arise from trying to do the right things living in the 21st century. Sisson offers a solution in 10 empowering 'Blueprint Lifestyle Laws' that can help us reprogram our genes away from disease and pain towards a direction of effortless weight loss, vibrant health and boundless energy. The reader learns how the right high-fat diet can actually help one lose weight; how popular low-fat, grain-based diets might trigger illness, disease, and lifelong weight gain; why doing too much cardio exercise might actually suppress the immune system and how some of today's most common medications might make a health condition even worse. The consummate book on 'Paleo' or 'Primal' health.

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Former world-class endurance athlete (2:18 marathon, 4th place Hawaii Ironman), BA degree in biology (Williams College), former Anti-doping Commissioner of International Triathlon Union and its liaison to the IOC, founder and CEO of Primal Nutrition, Inc., owner/founder of MarksDailyApple.com a top-ranked health and fitness blog with 3 million page views per month.

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  • Hardcover: 283 pages
  • Publisher: Primal Nutrition, Inc.; 1ST edition (June 1, 2009)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0982207700
  • ISBN-13: 978-0982207703
  • Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 7 x 1.1 inches
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  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (59 customer reviews)
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28 of 28 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Ten laws for improving health and happiness, June 14, 2009
Our human DNA is the same as that of our hunter/gatherer ancestors who enjoyed good health and vitality before the agricultural revolution occurred 10,000 years ago. However, though agriculture has allowed us to dominate the globe, our brains and bodies have gotten smaller and we have seen a decline in health. The industrial revolution, with its fast food and fast life full of excesses, has all but pushed us over the edge.

A great many of us suffer from obesity and chronic diseases that affect our quality of life. This book provides ten diet and lifestyle laws that will help reverse these diseases so that we can enjoy a vital life into our later years. The laws include what we should eat, what we shouldn't eat, advice on exercise and movement and the importance of sunbathing, sleep and play.

The low-carb, paleolithic diet includes meat, vegetables, fruit, nuts and seeds, and it avoids grains, legumes, processed foods and unhealthy fats. Sisson's "primal" diet departs from the other paleolithic authors by embracing saturated fats, dietary cholesterol, and dairy. And while the diet is low-carb (owing primarily to the avoidance of grains), Sisson encourages consumption of vegetables and fruits, which supply much-needed nutrition.

Sisson encourages us to rethink our priorities and writes: "Let me reiterate my distaste for a perfectionist mentality toward diet, physical appearance, lifestyle change, and even school, career, and competitive athletics. Respecting the broad definition of health and the legacy of a simple lifestyle that our ancestors lived, we need to reject the measuring and judging forces of society and pursue fun and peace of mind in conjunction with health and fitness goals."

Those of us who have lived in the competitive fast lane and found it wanting will nod our heads in agreement with many of Sisson's sentiments.

This is not a short-term, weight-loss diet book but a book for those wanting to make life-long, healthy dietary changes, lose weight, reverse chronic disease, and develop a fun but productive exercise regime.

Here are a few other books on the paleo diet and the saturated fat/cholesterol debate that might be of interest:

The Paleo Diet: Lose Weight and Get Healthy by Eating the Food You Were Designed to Eat and NeanderThin: Eat Like a Caveman to Achieve a Lean, Strong, Healthy Body. (These author recommend reduced saturated fat consumption.)

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24 of 25 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars WOW !!!!, June 15, 2009
I stumbled upon the Mark Sisson blog MarksDailyApple.com several months ago and enjoy his daily postings tremendously. Sisson definitely has a fresh and bold look at many health and fitness notions. I ordered the long awaited book and was immediately impressed with the material and the presentation. The book is extremely thorough, yet clear and easy to read. The case Sisson makes for modifying your diet and exercise program is compelling and I have initiated immediate changes with great results. I have more energy and less fatigue eating primal foods and following the primal exercise recommendations. While Sisson is a hard core athlete and incredibly fit specimen for age 55, his style is very casual and welcoming to people of all health and fitness levels. I'm tired of the hard core fitness celebrity approach. Sisson walks his talk but he's not in your face about it. One of the most interesting topics in the book is the "80% Rule" where Sisson explains that you don't have to stress and worry about being perfect and by all means can enjoy your life with some indulgences and times where you are not exactly "primal". I can almost guarantee that anyone interested in health and fitness (and tired of all the gimmicks and hype out there) will enjoy this book and benefit greatly from the simple lifestyle changes recommended.
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36 of 40 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Primal Low-Carb Nutrition Made Cool By Mark Sisson!, May 22, 2009
One of the leading voices of what is commonly known as "primal nutrition" or the low-carb Paleo way of eating in American today is Mark Sisson. A former triathlete who has committed his life to helping people learn the truth about diet and exercise, Sisson has built up quite a following at his uber-popular "Mark's Daily Apple" blog.

After years of researching the "blueprint" for living healthier than you ever thought possible, he came up with some great basic laws for doing it right: eat lots of plants and animals, avoid poisonous things, move frequently at a slow pace, lift heavy things, sprint once in a while, get adequate sleep, play, get adequate sunlight, avoid stupid mistakes, and use your brain.

Addressing some rather controversial health issues like the carbohydrate/insulin connection to obesity and disease, the cholesterol/heart health scam and the idiocy of statin drugs, why inflammation is the real culprit in heart disease and how taking omega-3 fatty acids can help cure it, and how ketone bodies are the "fourth fuel," just to name a few.

Lots of testimonials, helpful tips, and recipes fill up the pages of one of the most well-written books on healthy low-carb living in a long time! Kudos Mark!
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