{"id":26429,"date":"2012-04-19T09:04:22","date_gmt":"2012-04-19T13:04:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/asweetlife.org\/?p=26429"},"modified":"2016-01-08T05:51:03","modified_gmt":"2016-01-08T10:51:03","slug":"the-primal-blueprint-an-interview-with-mark-sisson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asweetlife.org\/?p=26429","title":{"rendered":"The Primal Blueprint: An Interview With Mark Sisson"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/asweetlife.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/primal-blueprint-.jpg\" rel=\"mfp\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-26443 lazyload\" title=\"primal-blueprint\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/asweetlife.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/primal-blueprint--300x265.jpg\" alt=\"Primal Blueprint\" width=\"300\" height=\"265\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/asweetlife.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/primal-blueprint--300x265.jpg 300w, https:\/\/asweetlife.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/primal-blueprint-.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>In his book,<strong>\u00a0The Primal Blueprint,<\/strong> Mark Sisson presents the compelling idea that by adapting to the lifestyle of our hunter-gatherer, paleolithic ancestors, we can reprogram our bodies in the direction of weight loss, good health, and longevity. The book\u00a0gives an historical background on why we should be eating like our earliest paleolithic ancestors did, explains why we\u2019re now eating like our neolithic ancestors, and why our bodies haven\u2019t adapted to many of these newer foods. Furthermore, Sisson tells us that many of the foods we eat today, especially grains, have been genetically and environmentally modified causing insulin resistance and inflammation, the root causes of many of today\u2019s lifestyle diseases. The Blueprint in the book offers 10 steps for reprogramming your genes to transform yourself from a sugar-burner to a fat-burner, lose weight, heal your body and boost your energy. The Primal approach is not just a meal plan. \u00a0It covers a life system including fasting, bursts of exercise and strength training, sleep and stress reduction.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The book is written very simply and is a quick, easy and fun read. Some readers will probably also enjoy the cartoon-like characters Sisson uses to illustrate his points. If you choose to try the diet, there is much support and more information on Mark\u2019s blog,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.marksdailyapple.com\/primal-blueprint-101\/#axzz1oRMqsa00\" target=\"_blank\">Mark\u2019s Daily Apple<\/a>. Mark has written hundreds of articles about going Primal and provides recipes to help on the journey.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Though Mark will enthusiastically tell you this is a simple diet and lifestyle, for the average American it probably isn\u2019t. There is some repetition in the book and at times not as much specificity, or scientific evidence as I would have liked. \u00a0I must, however,\u00a0confide that I like the fact that on the Primal plan red wine and dark chocolate, in moderation, are allowed.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I had the opportunity to interview Mark about the Primal Blueprint, and to find out whether it might work for a person with type 1 diabetes.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><em>Tell me what the Primal Blueprint is in a nutshell?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">For over 200,000 years, homo sapiens were hunter-gatherers living in \u201cthe wild,\u201d eating plants and animals. For the last 9,900 years, our ancestors lived on unprocessed, whole foods, with few modern comforts. It\u2019s only in the last 100 years that we\u2019ve started eating industrialized, processed food and living sedentary lives. So, we\u2019ve got 200,000 years of eating animals and plants versus 10,000 years eating grains versus 100 years eating mutated grains, refined sugar and vegetable oils.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Primal Blueprint is a lifestyle whose tenets are informed by biological evolution, traditional wisdom, and modern science to form a healthy, sustainable, enjoyable way of being. It\u2019s a way to eat, move, sleep, and simply exist with our ancient genes in this modern world &#8211; taking advantage of modern science and drawing upon lessons of our evolutionary background.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/asweetlife.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/MarkSissonFrisbee2.jpg\" rel=\"mfp\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-26444 lazyload\" title=\"MarkSissonFrisbee2\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/asweetlife.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/MarkSissonFrisbee2.jpg\" alt=\"Mark Sisson\" width=\"450\" height=\"585\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/asweetlife.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/MarkSissonFrisbee2.jpg 450w, https:\/\/asweetlife.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/MarkSissonFrisbee2-231x300.jpg 231w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><em>You talk in your book about one being a \u201csugar-burning\u201d or a \u201cfat-burning\u201d person. What does that mean?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A sugar-burner requires a steady drip of dietary sugar &#8211; fructose and glucose &#8211; to maintain energy levels. So they can\u2019t go long without eating. They burn basically carbohydrate and have difficulty accessing their stored body fat to use for energy, and in terms of weight loss, burn their fat. A fat-burner uses both their body fat and dietary glucose for energy and ends up burning fat which leads to weight loss. Also, if a fat-burner skips a meal, it\u2019s okay because he can run for days on his own fat (adipose) tissue.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><em>Even though our earliest ancestors may have eaten as you suggest in the Primal Blueprint, our more recent ancestors have been eating grains and beans for thousands of years. Have we not adapted to this way of eating? Asians were always thin eating their diet of rice and noodles, how do you explain that?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Rice is the least offensive grain. It\u2019s basically pure starch as opposed to something like wheat. It has no problematic lectins or plant proteins that interfere with digestion or disrupt satiety signals to the brain. In Asian countries they used to eat only foods like rice, meat, vegetables, all cooked in animal fat, and every day life was active. Now diabetes, heart disease, and obesity are on the rise because, like us, they\u2019re eating more wheat, sugar, and vegetable oils and moving less. And no, our bodies haven\u2019t evolved to catch up to our diet today.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><em>Most medical professionals regard burning ketones as a bad thing. The Atkins diet was criticized for that in the 1970\u2019s. Yet the Primal diet depends on it. How do you answer them?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">They mistakenly equate ketosis with ketoacidosis. The former is a viable physiological way of burning fat for energy. It burns cleaner than glucose and spares necessary glucose for the brain to use. The latter is a pathological condition that occurs when insulin isn\u2019t around to keep ketone production in check. Ketosis is a perfectly healthy physiological state to dip into from time to time. Burning ketones, which isn\u2019t the same as being in ketosis, let alone ketoacidosis, is always occurring in a healthy fat-burner.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><em>I have type 1 diabetes. Making ketones has always been regarded as dangerous for people with type 1 diabetes. Is this diet viable for people with type 1 diabetes?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Making ketones, which leads to ketoacidosis, only occurs when there is insufficient insulin present to regulate ketone production. Making ketones is different than burning ketones. As long as a person with type 1 diabetes is aware of this and manages this, there shouldn\u2019t be a problem. I get a fair amount of feedback from people with type 1 diabetes who have had\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.marksdailyapple.com\/the-rise-of-lazarus\/#axzz1kbugwvje\" target=\"_blank\">success<\/a>\u00a0implementing the Primal Blueprint. And it can help with managing the disease. I would tell any patient to let their doctor know before undertaking any massive lifestyle change.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><em>Why do you believe eating Primal is the way we were meant to eat?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I tried eating \u201cthe right way\u201d for over thirty years and it nearly killed me. I was the paragon of fitness, a competitive marathoner and triathlete who ate whole grains and beans and watched my red meat intake. It didn\u2019t work. Since I have always been a student of human evolution, I got my degree in biology, I started thinking about health in terms of nutrition and fitness. I did a lot of research and self-experimentation and trained tons of people, enough to realize that the Primal way of eating works. And I\u2019ve found it works for just about everyone who gives it an honest try.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><em>What are people most satisfied with about the Primal diet\/lifestyle?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">That it\u2019s not a struggle, that its seems to come naturally once you get it. People like a lifestyle that emphasizes delicious, fresh, wholesome food, simple and effective exercise, lots of leisure and relaxation, good sleep and quality time with loved ones.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><em>Is there any scientific research to support this diet?<\/em>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Careful parsing of the nutritional literature is actually the basis of many of our recommendations, but there have been several paleolithic diet controlled studies. In one notable study by Lindberg out of Sweden, diabetic heart disease patients were put on one of two diets: Paleo (very\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.marksdailyapple.com\/whats-the-difference-between-primal-and-paleo\/#axzz1rBtlOmH2\" target=\"_blank\">similar to Primal<\/a>) or Mediterranean. Paleo allowed no dairy, no grains, and had more meat, eggs, vegetables, and fruit than the Mediterranean diet, which was high in whole grains, legumes, vegetables, fish, margarine and low-fat dairy. Both groups improved, but the paleo group showed<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC2787021\/?tool=pubmed\" target=\"_blank\">\u00a0significantly greater improvements.<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><em>What other eating approaches do you respect? And why?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I like well-designed vegetarian diets. My wife was a vegetarian for years, still is, for the most part, except for seafood, and she\u2019s one of the healthiest people I know. As long as you\u2019re not eating loads of pasta, but eating actual vegetables and plenty of eggs and quality dairy, I think you can be very healthy as a vegetarian. I have dozens of longtime readers who are vegetarian yet make this lifestyle work for them.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><em>Conventional wisdom says soy, beans, whole grains and complex carbohydrates like sweet potatoes have a protective or positive influence, yet they\u2019re not part of a Primal diet<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">There\u2019s nothing magical about beans or grains. They have no dietary monopoly when it comes to vitamins or minerals. Leafy greens, cruciferous vegetables, berries, and all the other produce we can eat provide plenty of micronutrients. Plus, many of those minerals in beans and grains aren\u2019t absorbed. Phytic acid, found in most beans and grains, binds to minerals and prevents their absorption. Habitual grain eaters like birds and rats produce phytase, the enzyme necessary to break down phytic acid &#8211; but we don\u2019t. So while those foods look impressive on paper, we\u2019re not absorbing most of their nutrients. Traditional cultures that consumed grains and beans did so only after extensive soaking and fermentation, which improves the digestibility and deactivated most of the phytic acid. It also takes a lot of work and I\u2019m just not willing to put forth that much effort.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Complex carbohydrates like sweet potatoes are not allowed on some paleo plans but they\u2019re allowed on the Primal plan. Roots, tubers, and other starchy, underground plant organs can be an important part of your diet, especially if you\u2019re highly active and need the glucose.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><em>How do you answer your critics like Dean Ornish who has scientifically proven that eating whole grains, and severely restricting the consumption of animal products and dietary fat reverses heart disease?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Dean Ornish has \u201cscientifically proven\u201d that avoiding processed junk food plus daily meditation, stress-reduction therapy, regular exercise, and a cessation of smoking tobacco results in a slight, not a major, regression of narrowing in the coronary artery. The Ornish plan isn\u2019t just the diet. It\u2019s an entire lifestyle change. Stress, lack of exercise, and smoking are all causally related to heart disease, so you can\u2019t focus on just the food.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I would agree with Dr. Ornish that removing processed carbohydrates, vegetable oils, and sugar is healthy. My program does all that too. I just disagree that removing animal products and healthy fat is a necessary component, and he has never proven that to be the case.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><em>Do you believe people with type 2 diabetes would be better served by this diet considering that they are three times more likely to have a cardiovascular event, and this diet emphasizes eating saturated fat?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Absolutely. The last reviews of the medical literature have found that replacing carbohydrates with saturated fat does not increase the incidence of cardiovascular disease. Plus, this diet doesn\u2019t emphasize saturated fat, it de-emphasizes toxic foods like gluten-grains and processed vegetable oils that are high in omega-6 and sugar.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><em>I have followed the Primal diet now for almost six weeks and find it takes extra time shopping to keep fresh produce in the house, and to prepare meals. Also, since I\u2019m not a skilled cook, I find myself cooking the same things day after day. How successful have people been staying on the \u2018Blueprint?&#8217;\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">It\u2019s highly sustainable. A massive online community has sprung up around Paleo\/Primal eating. In addition to my<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0982207727\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=asw07-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=0982207727\" target=\"_blank\">\u00a0own cookbook<\/a>, paleo cookbooks are being released every couple of months, and there are several dozen high quality Primal recipe blogs.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">We post new\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.marksdailyapple.com\/primal-blueprint-recipes\/#axzz1oRMqsa00\" target=\"_blank\">recipes<\/a>\u00a0every Saturday and link to others every Sunday. To cut down on prep time, I would devote a Sunday afternoon to making a week\u2019s meals. A big pot of stew, chili or curry, some parboiled vegetables, some sliced fruit, grilled meat that you can simply heat up or eat cold. If you plan and prep ahead, making your own food gets a whole lot easier.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">As for produce, frozen vegetables are actually a more economical, longer-lasting, and often more nutritious option than wilted \u201cfresh\u201d produce.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><em>Do you know any cases where the Primal Blueprint hasn\u2019t worked?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I\u2019ve seen people fail because they went too low-carb while trying to run 120 miles a week and train for a triathlon. Or because they went overboard with the \u201cPrimal treats\u201d made out of almond flour, honey, and coconut oil, but I would say they were doing it wrong. I\u2019ve never known anyone to fail when they removed processed, industrial junk food, started sleeping more and exercising better.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>Author&#8217;s note: I tried the diet for six weeks. I felt fine and lost 2.5 pounds, but I found myself constipated. I then put some complex carbohydrates back into my diet like oatmeal and beans. Now I follow a diet in between the Primal Blueprint and low carb with some complex carbs and dairy. I side with those who say too much carbohydrate, not too much fat, is the cause of most of today\u2019s ills including diabetes.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Lifestyle changes require supervision. \u00a0Talk to your health care provider before beginning this or any other new program.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>*<em>\u00a0The Primal Blueprint\u00a0is available on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0982207786\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=asw07-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=0982207786\" target=\"_blank\">Amazon<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I get feedback from people with type 1 diabetes who have had success implementing the Primal Blueprint, it can help manage the disease&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":26445,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1453,1456],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.9 (Yoast SEO v22.9) - 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