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12 daily habits for primal health.

Most long-time readers and listeners of this blog could probably rattle off a dozen

daily habits based on the inviolable primal laws.

That's not exciting, though.

Let's consider the basics just that. Basics you should

already have a handle on. These are practices that you've already integrated. Eat whole foods,

avoid unnecessary carbs, stop fearing fat and animal protein, lift heavy things and such. And don't require any more cajoling or prodding.

It's more helpful to develop some daily habits that you probably hadn't considered.

What are some daily habits for better primal health?

Number one, share a meal.

Humans are social beings. On a historical scale, food has been an extremely social activity.

Hunting and gathering was a group effort. Meal prep was a group effort. So was eating. Most of us no

longer hunt or participate in large-scale cooking projects on a regular basis, but all of us eat, and most of us have

someone with whom we can eat. There's considerable evidence that people who eat alone are less

healthy than people who eat with others, although they can't establish causality. There's a good

chance that people who eat alone have more pre-existing health conditions.

But man, if you have access to family or friends, you need to take advantage of that as often as possible.

Meet a friend for lunch, join a co-worker in the cafeteria, sit down for breakfast or dinner with the family,

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