Protein Leverage is key… and it’s not just about muscles!

A tale of Sarcopenia, protein intake, lab mice and click bait BS.

On this Valentine’s Day, PrimalRD takes a deep dive on Red Dyes!

Feed your brain with this crucial macronutrient…responsible INFORMATION!

Wonky Achilles tendon or Plantar fascia? Look NORTH to the calf!

When you know your WHY, you’ll know your WAY

New Year’s Resolutions are great…but are they SUSTAINABLE?

Let’s look back at all of those PrimalMed Pearls we shared in 2023! And what is in store for 2024!

Your morning routine is THE deposit that PAYS DIVIDENDS!

Protect the liver since IT is the quarterback overseeing YOUR metabolic health.

Every once in a while, it’s time for ADVENTURE!

Is your Pooch PrimalMed®️ Approved?

Ellen Metzger MS, RD aka The PrimalRD, is BACK !!! Buckle up and enjoy this deep dive on the finer points of canine nutrition, as seen through the lens of a functional dietitian.

BACK ATTACK!!!… look SOUTH to your GLUTES. A cautionary tale of “Twist and Shout.”

It’s Labor Day. Take the day off! Heed the words of Jimmy Buffett, and give your mitochondria a much needed rest!

Well my friends, it’s all about your mitochondria, and Lucy and Ethel are here to help illustrate how very important these little fellas are.

Can we embrace being imperfect?.. Or at least Closer to Fine?

Take a step back and see what’s in YOUR toolbox

7 days in a row…but ONLY in Italy!

PrimalMD and PrimalRD just returned from a vacation along the Amalfi Coast in Italy.

CREATE new memories and CELEBRATE life’s milestones.

So yesterday I am driving down Main St. on my way to the hospital. I was a bit late and I knew I had an 8 o’clock procedure on my schedule. I was hitting EVERY, I mean EVERY red light. I was 2 coffees deep and it was only 7:30 !!!

I was, shall we say, a BIT wired.

If we agree that so much science is still unsettled, can we consider that sometimes, seemingly discordant views can BOTH be valid? On January 10, 1976, the world was introduced to “New Shimmer.” What is or was New Shimmer and why am I choosing to lead this science heavy missive off with an obscure reference?

You know what I absolutely love about this newsletter? Comments and suggestions from readers like you! A few weeks ago, a faithful reader texted me about perhaps considering a post on laughter and comedy. Why not? Besides, spring is coming and it’s time to lighten up, at least for now. The sun is out and the birds are singing.

Today’s episode is a random musing inspired by Theodoric of York, a Medieval Barber. In past posts, we have discussed the importance of looking at new and evolving data to frame our metabolic health rather than clinging to outdated dogma. Consider new perspectives!..

Today is President’s Day, and as I sit down with my morning coffee, my thoughts turn NOT to Washington, Lincoln, and the bevy of mattress sales, but rather good ol’ IKE, and the saga of how his heart attack shook the nation and helped foster 50 years…

LABEL reading. Time to dig in and learn what’s REALLY in your food. While on vacation last month, I scouted out the hotel breakfast buffet. After reading the Froot Loops label ingredients, I wondered how this product is still on the market…

It’s 2023! It’s January! Time for resolutions and remakes and resets! Right? NO MATTER your proclamation, whether you promise yourself to eat less meat or eat more meat, save the whales or run 3 miles each day, it don’t mean a thing if…

Heed the words of the Stoics !!! So the other day, I received a sobering call from my sister. A good friend of my cousin had passed. Cancer. Gone. Quick. Not much older than me and my siblings. My cousin’s friend had just turned 60. Now a widow. WTF?

How’s this for a random intro?

A radiologist and an orthopedic surgeon get in a car and drive from LA to Vegas.

PrimalRD is BACK! Today Ellen shares the low down, not only about the food you are eating, but what has actually been DONE to the food you are eating!

Say hello to my 4 letter friends mTOR and AMPK !!!

I said I was going hard core science geek on you for a few posts and here it goes. Buckle up and enjoy!

What’s up with ketones and your brain?

At the end of the day, it comes down to this: We don’t want cancer, cardiovascular disease or dementia.

Top off that RANDOM with a twist of SILLY !!! A daily dose of laughter is just what this doctor ordered !!!

Yikes! The Labor Day weekend is here! It’s back to school season but before PrimalMed takes YOU back to school this fall with deep dives into the most fascinating topics…

Look at that picture. Is it the cutest pooch in the world or is it a teddy bear wearing a doodle mask? What does your brain tell you?

Introducing The PrimalMed Pushup. Use the Power of the Pushup to release your inner beast !!!

Gather round folks, time to clear some trees! Remember the power of the pause and the power of the plank?

Last weeks post by PrimalRD discussed the Elephant in the Room so why not be consistent and throw in another zoological analogy?

Ellen Metzger MS, RD aka The PrimalRD revisits the Elephant in the Room and the importance of sound nutrition as a key driver of metabolic health and immunity.

Are you Hungry Like the Wolf? Can you jump over a bonfire like this crazy Spartan? True story. I was driving back from Boston the other day with family when suddenly…

Don’t Fall is one of PrimalMed’s most important and honored bromides. How many times have you heard about the core? Why is a strong core so important?

PrimalMed is on vacation. One week every month, PrimalMed takes a pause, and this month is no exception. This random musing is a bit more random than usual. Marcus Aurelius would approve!

So what is the deal with coffee? The woman in the above vintage ad seems very adamant about her java fix… Do not…I repeat…Do not attempt to take away her coffee !!!

…and avoid the black hole of excessive chronic cardio. No, I wasn’t in Winslow, Arizona but I was taking a slow easy run yesterday and was listening to both the Eagles AND the Jackson Browne original of “Take it Easy” and my mind got to a thinkin’.

Which fuel should YOU choose? Sugar, Fat….or both?

I never know what I’m gonna talk about until Monday.. an idea hits and I cobble together a random musing….it ain’t Pulitzer prize material…my go to line is… “I’m honing my craft!”

“RUN FOR THE HILLS Martha…the Honeycrisps are a comin!…They got that damn fructose and they’re a gonna kill us!’

Is eating an apple gonna kill you?..No.. not unless you eat it while running with scissors with your shoelaces untied

“Ya can’t have your puddin if ya don’t eat your meat!!!!!” So said a certain Mr P. Floyd back in the day. Protein first!! Of course..the PrimalMed version is “ Ya can’t have your handful of berries and one square of organic 85% cacao until you eat your protein!”

Today’s random musing…..Just BeKaws

Embrace the simple pleasure of vacation…discovering the weird and unusual.…kaws ya never know what you’re gonna find in Cali!

“Alphabet soup I tell ya!”… that’s what a patient said to me the other day as I went to perform an Upper GI series. Alpha, Gamma, Delta, Omicron, BA.2 , BA2.12.1…. when is it gonna end?

Our tagline at PrimalMed is “feed your genes.” So what does that really mean? And how did we get to Big Gulp Bob on the right side of the picture? Welcome to this mornings random musing about our metabolic health.

Dietary dogma makin’ ya crazy?.. Just ask yourself…”what would Nana say?”

This mornings random musing is an interesting anecdote…because, well…why not? I mention this because its speaks to what I see is a repeating topic of conversation…here, there and everywhere!

You know the old adage… “use it or lose it.” As a follow up to the concept of training for “longevity” we need to be aware of what information we are feeding our genes. Think of it this way.. our body is a supercomputer.. its the hardware. Our genes are the software. and WE get to program our software.

So its a new week and I’m reading films from the Emergency Room. That’s what radiologists do… right?… And what do I see?…

Yeah, I get it.. and am asked that very question more than you’d think. I could laud the magic mystical powers of cold showers and coconut oil as the panaceas of all the world’s maladies. It sure would sound good. But I have an uncle in his late 80’s that eats a banana every day with .. gasp.. sugar and carbs! I wonder why…

In man’s never ending search for the fountain of youth, we must never lose sight of the real goal.. optimal healthspan. Living a robust and vital life filled with purpose, energy and vitality with a compressed morbidity seems to make a lot of sense to a lot of people. Momento Mori.. remember death, the Stoics said… but at what cost?

WELCOME.. to Your PrimalMed Prescription.. your weekly dose of random musings and opinions by PrimalMed … promoting ancestral and metabolic health with weekly easy and digestible nuggets. PrimalMed Pearls if you will. More info to be found at primalmed.com and on the Insta @primalmed. Enjoy!