The New Primal Blueprint: Reprogram Your Genes for Effortless Weight Loss, Vibrant Health and Boundless Energy

When I started following the Primal Blueprint on 4/1/16 I was 400 pounds, I'm now 225 and dropping! I feel the best I've ever felt and yes my blood lipids, blood sugar and liver function are all great!!! I highly recommend the Primal Blueprint to anyone looking to lose weight or even just feel better and be much healthier!

The primal blueprint has changed my life. Within days of adopting this lifestyle, my joints and muscles stopped hurting, I gained so much energy. Not only do I feel like doing things, life feels worth living. My appetite has balanced out. In fact, I only feel like eating two meals a day and a small snack. My cravings are gone. I understand that others will experience sugar withdrawal. I didn't. Maybe that's because I've done a considerable amount of fasting in the past 6 years (although none for the past 6 months). The only negative I experienced was my sleep was disturbed for about 10 days. I'd wake up in the middle of the night for an hour or two and read, then go back to sleep. However, now I'm sleeping better than ever. I really encourage people who try this to implement all 10 Primal Blueprint "laws," not just the food related ones. I'm happy to answer questions.

Wow. What an update on the first edition. This thing is loaded with updates. While it is close to the first edition, it is upgraded in all the right ways. The extra sidebars and graphs are great. Plus Sisson links to other great work being done in the field in related areas, like Katy Bowman, Kelly Staret, and Phil Maffetone. This is a complete reference for all things health and wellness.

In the past year I've read over 20 books on health and wellness and nutrition and fitness, and found this to be the single best source for a comprehensive overview of virtually all aspects of finding wellness in your life. Don't be deceived by the easy conversational tone of the writing --I find this book has deep wisdom and is extremely well-informed, making accessible the same latest research and thought that I read in more difficult and technical books and articles. I bought 3 copies so far, I give them to the people I love who show readiness to transform their physical (and even emotional/spiritual) condition.

I agree with other reviewers - it's kind of a slog to get through this book, and it could probably use another cut (this is the 2nd edition). But the information is true, true, true, and could be lifesaving. (This is nit-picky, but large chunks of the book are presented in color fonts which don't come up well on e-readers. I'll give up my e-reader when somebody pries it out of my cold, dead hands, but I had to read this book on a tablet.) Now for what's great about the book:Mr. Sisson opens up and gives you all his thoughts, and a few of them continue to resonate for me, weeks after finishing the book. The comparison between the normal day of a caveman family vs. a modern family is one. Here's another (Ch. 10): "In my opinion, the heaviest realization of all is that you are on your own. The imagined safety net of government, modern medicine, or the food or pharmaceutical industries looking after your health is a facade." Sad but true. A recent health crisis in my life showed me that my doctors were focused on treating the symptoms, not the causes, and using drugs to do it. Several health professionals told me that my problems were caused by inflammation, but not one of them bothered to mention that the #1 dietary cause of inflammation is sugar. Why not? It would have been good to know. Instead, I got painkillers that made me sick.Like anyone adopting a new eating plan, I found myself at that crossroads, thinking, "Now I know what NOT to eat. Tell me what I CAN eat." The author goes into great detail on that, and has a website with recipes and encouragement.One of the things I found most refreshing was his advice on staying active. He advises regular exercise, but not knock-yourself-out exercise. So true. The time of my life when I was the fattest and looked the worst was the 10 years I devoted to a supercharged aerobics and weightlifting program. I was pushing into plus sizes when I finally got a grip on myself and stopped. Riding a bike is fine. Yoga is fine. Pilates - great. Bringing yourself to the point of collapse - not great. It was a relief to have someone with the author's fitness background reinforce that thinking for me.Mr. Sisson is obviously passionate about the paleo lifestyle, and has devoted his life and career to it. It's worth listening to him, because he's not just an enthusiast - he's done his homework and has the research to back up what he says.

This book didn’t really tell me much I didn’t know and couldn’t get for free from his website. It was a little too wishy washy for me....don’t count calories but here’s an example where we calculate daily caloric expenditure to figure macro ratios, don’t work out too hard....unless you want to, you shouldn’t eat this....but you can. It was just constantly contradictory. I’ve done keto and IF for 2 years and haven’t lost anything or changed body composition but this book makes it sound like weight is going to be falling off. Not true for everyone. And some things just aren’t realistic....takes naps in the afternoon and don’t wake to an alarm clock. That might work for people with flexible schedules but not when you have an 8-5 job. And he actually states “consistency is not key” when it comes to exercise. Maybe not in regards to the time you do your workout but doing them is! Overall, I do agree that primal eating is healthy and I prefer it to keto simply for the variety. I just was expecting something more “concrete” than what this book delivered.

Logical premise. Easy to follow for low carb diet yet less restrictive than others. Can’t quit morning coffee or dairy products. Weight isn’t falling as fast as other diets (10 lbs in 3 weeks) but i don’t feel like I am depriving myself. Definitely staying on this for the long haul.

Brilliant, brilliant, brilliant book!!!! Loved it so much than I am now taking the Primal Health Coaching certification !!

Whilst delivery was quick, the book was evidently used and was also dirty. There were stains on the front and back of the book and the edges were dented. It wasn't cheap either. Very disappointed as its a hassle to have to return it.

Interesting book - need to read it all

A brilliant book full of well researched advise. will change the way you look at eating.

I rarely received a product in such a bad state! The book is dirty even though I tried to clean it! That's very disapointing.If the book is too dirty, it shouldn't be sold as a new book. I've seen second hands stuff way cleaner than this!The content of the book is a good reference.