The Whole View with Stacy Toth, Season 3, Episode 144: The Real Real w/ Mark Sisson

One of the very first guests to appear on the original version of this show, author and a pioneer of the ancestral movement, Mark Sisson, joins Stacy to get real about the benefits of walking, small businesses going big, his own health evolution, and what it’s like working with family.

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Key Takeaways 

Introductions

  • Stacy and Mark Sisson go way back – over a decade now at PaleoFX! Mark also appeared on early episodes of The Paleo View with Stacy and Dr. Sarah Ballantyne.
  • He’s the founder of “primal”- from food with Primal Kitchen to lifestyle, with his latest venture, Peluva footwear, a barefoot minimalist shoes.
  • He’s also releasing his highly anticipated book on January 7, Born to Walk, which explores the importance of walking and foot health in achieving overall wellness.

The Real Real w/ Mark Sisson

We’re just designed to move through time and space through ranges and planes of motion because our bodies are designed to crave that, whether it’s enhancing mood, enhancing digestion, enhancing lymphatic flow. – Mark Sisson

Mark and Stacy catch up on the following:

  • The last time they spoke, on episodes 27 and 105, Mark shared a lot on the importance of enjoying life and incorporating play. Is Mark still incorporating that into him fitness routine? What inspired him to challenge the traditional approach to fitness and wellness?
  • Stacy loves that walking is so accessible to so many people. One of the things that she has become a passionate about since leaving the Paleo movement is helping find options to improve metrics of health and overall feelings of wellbeing, in an inclusive way. Marks talks to to us about his involvement in the scientific reviews looking at the health benefits of walking.
  • While the health benefits of walking are overwhelmingly positive in nearly every physical and mental health aspect, in an effort to completely confuse us, there was a recent study that showed a standing desk may actually hurt our health. What does Mark think about this?
  • Stacy loves seeing so much of Mark’s family involved in their businesses! Hear all about the shoe company he started with his soon.
  • They get real about what happens when a big company buys ownership of a little company – specifically, when Kraft acquired Primal Kitchen, and recently, when Pepsi Co aquired Siete from the Garza family.

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