Monthly Archives: December 2014

Whereas….therefore

Posted on December 31, 2014 by dcarmack

Today I will make up a New Year’s Resolution Template™ for some easy-to-keep promises for 2015. I thought that I would make these resolutions in the legislative, Robert’s Rules of Order style. I will include a Whereas for each resolution, for the … Continue reading →

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The Science is Still Out!

Posted on December 31, 2014 by dcarmack

Originally posted on One Small Change at a Time:
When writing about scientific progress, one of history’s greatest physicists, Max Planck wrote in 1950, “An important scientific innovation rarely makes its way by gradually winning over and converting its opponents. What…

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Food Hangover, Sugar High

Posted on December 30, 2014 by dcarmack

There is more to food than energy. People will pay huge sums of money for prepared foods and it is not because that food contains more energy. Well prepared foods made with quality ingredients have more capabilities than just to … Continue reading →

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One Small Change Blog 2014 in review

Posted on December 30, 2014 by dcarmack

This is the second post for today. Keep reading to find the one I wrote below this one. this is a statistical roundup of the Blog for last year. I was interested in which articles got the most attention. The … Continue reading →

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Feeling For The Amish

Posted on December 29, 2014 by dcarmack

Now I know what it is like to try and live differently than the society I live in. Now that my family is eating real fats, not excessive sugar or carbs, and no processed foods we know what it is … Continue reading →

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An Ounce Of Prevention is Worth A Pound of Cure

Posted on December 27, 2014 by dcarmack

It is said that and ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. This is especially true if there is no cure. In the case of type two diabetes, commonly known as adult onset diabetes, prevention and cure are … Continue reading →

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Diehards

Posted on December 26, 2014 by dcarmack

No Christmas post yesterday, so gonna make up for it by not missing a day for the rest of the week. I hope you had a great holiday, with family if you wanted, or by yourself, if that’s the kind … Continue reading →

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Parsing Bad Advice

Posted on December 24, 2014 by dcarmack

I read food and nutrition news with a very critical ear for bad advice. Usually that bad advice is based on the bad old nutritional science of the past. The advice to limit saturated fats is still everywhere, even though … Continue reading →

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Back in the News

Posted on December 23, 2014 by dcarmack

Sugar addiction gets another shoutout in this morning’s New York Times. Substance use disorders, defined by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, exist when at least two to three symptoms from a list of 11 are present. In … Continue reading →

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Good For English, Bad For Truth

Posted on December 22, 2014 by dcarmack

English has won by not losing. Do you recall the Unilever lawsuit against Hampton Creek that was for producing a product that looks like mayonnaise, but is not mayonnaise, while calling it “mayo”. Unilever dropped that lawsuit. The truth has … Continue reading →

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