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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: 9.6 x 7.4 x 1.1 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (127 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #472 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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26 of 26 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A Blueprint for Life, Indeed!, March 3, 2010
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This review is from: The Primal Blueprint: Reprogram your genes for effortless weight loss, vibrant health, and boundless energy (Hardcover)
I've been involved in diet, nutrition and exercise for many years. Mark's foundation of information, based on insulin regulation, rips apart the clutter and gets right to the core of why America is so obese and ridden with diabetes. By applying some simple principles, a much greater life can be had. My recent path of research took me on quite the journey - from the issues we should all have with Monsanto and the amount of corn in our food, the horrid industrialization of our meat sources and the overwhelming studies that show saturated fat is NOT to blame for the issues at hand. Primal Blueprint addresses these issues and has a community of followers that grow by the day with stories of success. At 42 I've brought my bodyfat down to 10%, I'm in excellent shape and I eat to my belly's satisfaction. My blood/lipid panels prove this plan is the real deal. Most other plans might CLAIM this, but can they say it again and again?
If you are overweight or diabetic - run to get this book. For everyone else - it's time to take the "Matrix pill" and wake up to a whole new world.
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71 of 80 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Following Primal Laws, March 17, 2010
This review is from: The Primal Blueprint: Reprogram your genes for effortless weight loss, vibrant health, and boundless energy (Hardcover)
According to the author "the human species reached its evolutionary pinnacle about 10,000 years ago. After that, we started to take it easy, and get soft..." For that reason the author suggests reprogramming our genes by following primal laws that were validated by two million years of human evolution. These laws that enable us to live long and healthy, be fit and lose weight, are the following:

1. Eat lots of plants and animals
2. Avoid poisonous things.
3. Move frequently at a slow pace
4. Lift heavy things
5. Sprint once in a while
6. Get adequate sleep
7. Play
8. Get adequate sunlight
9. Avoid stupid mistakes
10. Use you brain

Some of these lows are just common sense and obvious, some others require some explanations, yet others might disagree with some people's perception. This is why you need to read the book to find out what the author really means and why. The author explains how to apply these lows in our modern society that is used to consumerism and quick fixes rather then the pursuit of health. It is often not easy and for some readers this book might be revolutionary. Especially for those who like having their coffee with skim milk rather then with cream so as not to consume too much fat. Surprisingly according to Mark Sisson eating meat, eggs, and high-fat diet is not only healthy but it is also the key to losing weight, being healthy and energetic.

Yes, do eat less carbohydrates but don't get crazy working out in your gym. Intense strength sessions and sporadic sprints can be more beneficial to your health then grueling daily cardiovascular workouts.

This book certainly deserves more than a casual glance. For those interested in more reading about the natural way of living, eating, breathing, exercising and generally living the life that the Nature has intended I suggest checking the book titled Can w e Live 150 Years?
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60 of 67 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars This book has changed my life., October 5, 2009
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This book is absolutely amazing. It's refreshing to find someone out there that truly wants to help people. Mark Sisson doesn't try to get you to buy products/gimmicky DVDs/equipment - he offers simple, honest advice that works and that anyone can follow for FREE. Every single health problem I had in the past is GONE after following his advice for only FIVE MONTHS! I've lost 35 pounds, my depression is gone, my endometriosis has cleared up and I'm pain free for the first time in years. This book (and it's companion[...]) has changed my life.
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