I beat IBS, GERD, and arthritis through a change in my diet, which inspired me to share my journey with the world. That’s how The Primal Blueprint and Mark’s Daily Apple were born. I soon realized that healthy eating needs flavor to be sustainable, so I started sharing recipes for sauces, dressings, and toppings. My first cookbook didn’t take off, but it taught me something valuable: people want healthy options, but they don’t always want to make them from scratch. That realization led to the cr

The core of what I teach through The Primal Blueprint, Mark’s Daily Apple, and the Keto Reset Diet centers on intuitive eating. The idea is that there’s a limit to the benefits you can get from strict dietary rules, and pushing beyond that limit might actually reduce those benefits. I encourage you to learn enough about how your body works to build metabolic flexibility, then simply enjoy life and every bite of food. It’s about experiencing the world without getting overly caught up in the minut

If you've read The Primal Blueprint, you know there are three categories of food you must strictly limit to eat Primally: processed grains, added sugars, and seed oils. But people ask me all the time which one is the most important—if they're not ready for a complete dietary overhaul, where should they start? Here's what I tell them. Do you agree or disagree? | Mark's Daily Apple

Yes, work is important, productivity is important, but not so important that you can afford to deprioritize the people in your life who mean the most to you. Otherwise, you can expect to get to my age and look back with regret. Mark my words. | Mark's Daily Apple

If you’re hitting the gym and lifting weights for the same muscle groups more than twice a week, you might be overworking your body. Many gym enthusiasts lift daily, targeting different body parts, but due to the nature of compound lifts, they often end up overtraining some muscles. Recovery becomes even more crucial as you age. Muscles grow not just because of the exercise itself, but through the recovery period—this includes adequate sleep, rest, and proper nutrition. From my experience, the i

Slacklining is an incredibly effective workout because it challenges your body in ways most traditional training never touches. Almost everything happens at or below the waist, forcing constant micro-adjustments, fine motor control, core engagement, and single-leg stability all at once. It builds balance, coordination, and resilience through movement, not machines — the kind of training that carries over to real life and long-term performance. Credits: @drjoshaxe | Mark Sisson