The Primal Blueprint (edit title/settings)

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• Kenny
• Kelly Korg
• I.f.
• Mark
• Cindy
• Lance Armstrong
• Ken Korg
• Kyle
• Atkins
• Peter DeLeo
• Dr. Loren Cordain
• Dr. Jared Diamond
• Art Devany
• Daniel Kripke
• Mike Pigg
• Charles Darwin
• Dr. Heinz Valtin
• Dr. Bruce Lipton
• Dr. Deepak Chopra
• Arthur Lydiard
• George McGovern
• Dr. Richard G. Cutler
• NICK LASZLO
• WADE BAKER
• DEANNA EBERLIN
• MICHELLE MATANGI
• Malika
• DAVE PARSONS
• Ancel Keys
• Tabata Intervals
• Zakaria

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• “I'll show you how weight loss does not have to involve the suffering, sacrifice, and deprivation we've been conditioned to accept but instead is a matter of eating the right foods (plants and animals), avoiding the wrong foods (processed fats and carbs—including grains), and exercising strategically, for far fewer hours than you might assume, to reach your desired fitness goals.”

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• avocado, beets, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, carrots, cauliflower, eggplant, garlic, kale, onion, peas, red bell pepper, spinach, yellow squash

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• It’s as simple as this: you cannot reduce body fat on a diet that stimulates excessive—or even moderately excessive—levels of insulin production. Period.

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• What our genes truly crave is frequent movement at a slow, comfortable pace: walking, hiking, easy cycling, or other light aerobic activities with a heart rate range of 55 percent to no more than 75 percent of maximum.

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• Ramp Up Your Fat Metabolism by eliminating processed carbohydrates from your diet to minimize your body’s insulin production.

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• Focus on quality sources of animal protein (organic, free-range, or wild sources of meat, fowl, and fish), an assortment of colorful vegetables and fresh fruits, and healthy sources of fat (nuts, seeds, their derivative butters, certain oils, avocados, etc.).

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• If you’ve forgotten everything you ever learned in biology, just remember this and own it: carbohydrate controls insulin; insulin controls fat storage.

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• Optimize Your Exercise Program by engaging in a genetically desirable blend of frequent, low-intensity energizing movement (walking, hiking, easy cardio), regular short, intense strength-training sessions, and occasional all-out sprints that help improve body composition and delay the aging process.

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• plants (vegetables, fruits, nuts, seeds, and herbs and spices) and animals (meat, fish, fowl, and eggs) should represent the entire composition of your diet.

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• “Perfection is impossible. However, striving for perfection is not. Do the best you can under the conditions that exist. That is what counts.”” —John Wooden

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• Eighty percent of your ability to reduce excess body fat is determined by how you eat, with the other 20 percent depending on proper exercise, other healthy lifestyle habits, and genetic factors.

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Setting & Locations edit see section history

• Primal Blueprint
• America
• Africa
• United States
• Dallas
• Texas
• Chronic Cardio

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

1. Mark Sisson (Author)

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• Dewey: 613

Subjects edit see section history

• Books › Health, Mind & Body › Diets & Weight Loss › Diets › Weight Maintenance
• Books › Health, Mind & Body › Diets & Weight Loss › Diets › Weight Loss
• Books › Health, Mind & Body › Exercise & Fitness
• Books › Health, Mind & Body › Nutrition

Links to Supplemental Material edit see section history

• Mark's Daily Apple