Episode #41: Listener Questions and Answers with Mark Sisson

Published: Nov. 5, 2014, 12:09 a.m.

b'

First up, Mark details his revised stance on alcohol for the Primal Blueprint. Previously listed as a \\u201csensible indulgence,\\u201d he discusses how alcohol\\u2019s less obvious health drawbacks have come to light, which spurred a reevaluation of the subject.

Second, Mark mentions why The Primal Blueprint advocates the consumption of fatty meats, instead of the often mentioned refrain to consume \\u201clean meats\\u201d that has been connected with the Paleo movement.

Next, Mark answers some questions about how the Primal approach to eating can help repair unhealthy emotional and psychological attachments to food.\\xa0

Then, he addresses the multiple health benefits of becoming a \\u201cfat burning beast,\\u201d which allows the body to require fewer calories to sustain energy and metabolic function.

Finally, Mark talks about how to deal with confirmation bias in his research and writing, i.e., how to fight against the urge to automatically have what you read agree with what you already believe.

'