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About dcarmack

I am an instrument technician at the electric utility servicing the Kansas City Missouri metropolitan area. I am in the IBEW, Local 412. I was trained to be a nuclear power plant operator in the USN and served on submarines. I am a Democrat, even more so than those serving in Congress or the White House.

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Posted on October 6, 2014 by dcarmack

Sometimes you see an idea so good that all you have to do is pass it along.  This is a ramen-noodle style lunch you make ahead and just add boiling water when it’s time for lunch. Here is the link … Continue reading →

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I Knew It Would Be Hard

Posted on October 5, 2014 by dcarmack

Living right continues to be difficult on my long-workday-schedule. I know that I rail against sugar all of the time, and I can honestly report that I haven’t had any trouble not eating sugar even though my day to day … Continue reading →

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Soup, It’s What’s For Dinner

Posted on October 2, 2014 by dcarmack

Finally it is getting cool, and I am looking forward to stew and soup season. Great thing about soups and stews are that they can be made in the slow cooker at any time during the day and they just … Continue reading →

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Long Hours Make It Hard

Posted on October 1, 2014 by dcarmack

Working very long hours with no weekends makes it very hard to stay on the straight and narrow path where eating is concerned. It seems like the long days make the guys I work with want to bring in loads … Continue reading →

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Very Small Significant Things

Posted on September 30, 2014 by dcarmack

Each passing week brings more news that the biggest thing in your body that affects your health and wellbeing is also the smallest thing in your body. It is your micro biome. There are ten times more microbes living in … Continue reading →

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They Aren’t Evil, By Definition

Posted on September 29, 2014 by dcarmack

There is a scene in the documentary “Fed Up” where a US Senator from Iowa says “I don’t know how they sleep at night,” as he is discussing the lies that big food producers will tell under oath during testimony … Continue reading →

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Documentary Day

Posted on September 28, 2014 by dcarmack

Lots of really great movies exist that exist to educate us all on how to get off of the Western Diet treadmill. I have not seen them all, but the ones that I have seen have always led me further … Continue reading →

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Yeah, But, Zero Calories…..

Posted on September 28, 2014 by dcarmack

I remember a couple of months ago I was going on about the bacteria that live in our guts. Some bacteria really thrive on stuff we eat, and usually, it’s things that we can’t digest. They can turn those foods … Continue reading →

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Antibiotic Resistance

Posted on September 26, 2014 by dcarmack

Frontline will be airing a program about antibiotic resistance in humans and sub-therapeutic antibiotic use in our food animals. Here is the trailer. According to the teaser trailer for the documentary, antibiotic resistance in humans is on the rise, as … Continue reading →

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Irish Kids Try Our Sweets

Posted on September 25, 2014 by dcarmack

Here is a fun little video of some Irish kids trying out some of our processed food products. Not being addicted and used to eating forty teaspoons of sugar per day, they are noticeably troubled at the flavors and textures … Continue reading →

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