Mark S. Healthy Living Professional

Malibu, California
Former Iron Man athlete, I currently run an irreverent health blog, and I own my own vitamin... Full Bio
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Bodyweight Exercises and Injury Prevention by Mark S. Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Eating Despite our recent spate of posts extolling the many and varied benefits of heavy resistance training, I’ve actually been moving away from the weight room for a couple r ... Read on »
The Danger of Muscle Imbalances and the Importance of Symmetry by Mark S. Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Eating Symmetry is a beautiful thing. It seems to be nature’s preferred state, at least in the structure of organisms: two eyes for stereoscopic vision (the better to hunt you ... Read on »
How to Maintain Muscle While Losing Weight by Mark S. Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Eating “Losing weight” is insufficient terminology. It’s too vague, too unspecific. When a person sets out to lose weight, just what are they trying to lose? Bone d ... Read on »
Dear Mark: Depression Diet? by Mark S. Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Eating I occasionally get emails from readers who are interested in lifestyle changes that can either complement or replace their conventional treatments for depression. Since our po ... Read on »
Weekend Link Love by Mark S. Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Eating “Manthropology.” That’s the title of a new book, and it claims modern humans are wimps. Sound familiar? The Independent has the scoop on the man who says Gro ... Read on »
Shepherd’s Pie by Mark S. Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Eating Shepherd’s Pie is comfort food at it’s best. Flavorful ground meat is mixed with a simple blend of peas, carrots and green beans, and in the recipe Cherie Randall ... Read on »
Contest Video: Bodyweight Basics by Mark S. Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Eating As part of our ongoing Primal Blueprint Fitness Video Contest reader Peter Nathan submitted his interpretation of Primal Blueprint bodyweight exercises (the current theme). He ... Read on »
Announcement: New Recipe Theme for the Cookbook Contest by Mark S. Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Eating Enter your best Primal Blueprint recipes for your chance to win prizes and be featured in the Reader-Created CookbookThe new theme: A Primal BreakfastWe’ve received some ... Read on »
How to Improve Your Posture by Mark S. Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Eating Just because Conventional Wisdom seems to get almost everything wrong when it comes to effective fitness, proper human nutrition, and preventing degenerative diseases, it does ... Read on »
Cooking As a Spectator Sport by Mark S. Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Eating Unless you live in a cave (not that I would frown upon that), you’re at least somewhat familiar with the phenomenon of Food Network and other offshoot culinary-focused p ... Read on »
Meat Lover’s Guide to Marinating Meat (plus 10 Primal Marinades) by Mark S. Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Eating A Primal commitment to regular consumption of pastured, organic (expensive/hard-to-find) meats often means buying in bulk when a good price presents itself. Grass-fed steak ru ... Read on »
Announcement: Upcoming Event by Mark S. Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Eating I will be speaking at a CrossFit Genesis sponsored event in Roseville, CA on Tuesday, October 20th. If any Mark’s Daily Apple readers can make it I’d be thrilled t ... Read on »
Dear Mark: How to Stay Healthy in College by Mark S. Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Eating College students and healthy lifestyle. On the one hand it seems like the ultimate contradiction. Pizza boxes, Red Bull cans, Doritos bags, beer bottles, Captain Crunch at eve ... Read on »
Weekend Link Love by Mark S. Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Eating Do prisoners deserve a Primal diet? The Food Renegade covers a developing story about Illinois inmates battling to get more meat and less soy in their prisons.New York did it, ... Read on »
Korean-Style Short Ribs by Mark S. Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Eating Korean short ribs have an irresistible combination of sweet, salty and spicy flavors. Traditionally, the sweetness comes from sugar or corn syrup, usually half a cup or more. ... Read on »
Contest Video: Primal Blueprint Upper Body Workout by Mark S. Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Eating As part of our ongoing Primal Blueprint Fitness Video Contest reader Albrecht submitted his interpretation of Primal Blueprint bodyweight exercises (the current theme). He is ... Read on »
How to Strengthen Your (Bare, Flat) Feet by Mark S. Healthy Living Professional 1 Comment Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Eating About 20% of adults have flat feet. A small subset of the population suffers from hereditary flat foot, but most of it is developed. Very few of us are actually born with flat ... Read on »
Choose Your Booze: A Guide to Healthy Drinking by Mark S. Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Eating It’s the question every Primal adherent faces: how does alcohol fit into a low carb lifestyle? Maybe you’re out with friends, bravely resisting the assorted chips ... Read on »
You Might Want to Sit Down for This by Mark S. Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Eating Or maybe you don’t. It turns out that sitting in a chair – that time honored tradition we commonly associate with rest, relaxation, and recuperation (don’t f ... Read on »
Dear Mark: Low on Willpower by Mark S. Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Eating Dear Mark,I’ve been following the blog for a couple of months now and have been trying to get into a regular exercise routine like you describe. Unfortunately, I get som ... Read on »