The following Mark's Daily Apple article was written by Mark Sisson

and is narrated by Tina Lehman.

Eight essential tips for primal men.

Men, I know. I am one after all.

Have been for many years.

For the most part, I enjoy it.

It's worked out really well for me.

I don't find it particularly difficult to be a man.

Once I dialed in the basics of this primal stuff,

my health improved and my fitness became more well-rounded

and applicable to the things I enjoyed doing. I haven't struggled much, but many people do. And while the

majority of primal advice is geared toward humans in general, I'll just get this out of the way early.

These men's tips all apply to many women too. And many of the

women's tips from last week's post also apply to men. But ignoring the gender specificity of

general trends serves no one. Everyone has the capacity for competitiveness. Men tend to have more.

Both genders can benefit from fasting, but women are more likely to have negative responses. Men and women both need good sleep. Lack of it,

hits women harder. That's all. As always, if you recognize yourself in these tips, go for it.

Number one. Skip a meal every now and then.

As you recall from the women's tips post, women have a lower tolerance for meal skipping.

Men have a better chance of thriving on it. I suspect they should try. A good rubric is eat as

infrequently as you can without negative effects.

If you can eat twice a day without getting irritable, experiencing metabolic slowdown or fat gain,

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