Mark Sisson is a former elite endurance athlete who has made health and fitness his life’s work.

He’s written a series of bestselling health and fitness books and his blog MarksDailyApple.com is the world’s most popular ancestral health website.

Mark is also the creator of Primal Kitchen which makes high quality sauces and dressings and he just opened the second Primal Kitchen Restaurant.

In this episode, we discuss:

• Mark took his health to the next level by going keto
• Mark ditched his plans of going to medical school and decided to train for the US olympic team for the marathon
• Combining the keto diet with endurance sport
• Rebooting your metabolism so you can burn fat more efficiently for the rest of your life
• When you go keto... hunger no longer runs your life
• If you need to lose body fat, keto might be your answer
• Being in ketosis can help you build and spare muscle mass
• Your brain loves ketones and runs better on them vs. glucose
• How Mark's brain went from a 10 to an 11 when he went keto
• Ketones can help manage certain types of neurological disorders (epilepsy)
• The ketogenic diet has been shown to eliminate seizures
• When does Mark use exogenous ketones?
• Comparing ketosis to a cleanse
• How Mark doesn't eat until 1pm - he skips breakfast
• Pickles are "free food"
• Mark's big ass salad
• The healthiest of all oils
• Eating keto doesn't mean you give up veggies
• Are people abusing protein on a keto diet?
• Stop sweating to eat
• Women and the ketogenic diet... things to consider
• Make exercise fun
• Strategies for next level sleep
• How Mark manages stress while running four businesses
• Sometimes you just need to "enjoy life"
• The less sugar you eat in your lifetime, the healthier you'll be

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Related links:

Mark Sisson - The Keto Reset Diet (book)

Mark Sisson's website (Mark's Daily Apple)

Follow Mark's Daily Apple on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter

Mark Sisson - The New Primal Blueprint (book)

All of Mark Sisson's books

Primal Kitchen - Mark's sauces and dressings

Listen to Leanne Vogel previously on TUHP (episode #174)

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Laird Superfood Turmeric Coffee Creamer

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