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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.

Friends Don’t Let Friends Drink Pop

Today in the New York Times we learn that, out of the goodness of their hearts, major soft drink manufacturers have agreed to cut the number of calories we drink by one fifth over then next ten years. They are … Continue reading

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Great First Effort

Our movie showing last night was a terrific time. If you have not seen the documentary “Fed Up” it is incredibly informative, worth whatever it costs you in time or money to get to view it. We attracted over thirty … Continue reading

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Excitement Rules!

Tonight we are having dozens of friends at our event to watch the documentary “Fed Up”. Hopefully after the movie I will get an opportunity to share with everyone a brief idea of all of the information that I have … Continue reading

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Rare Sunday Post

Today’s message is so important it could not wait until Monday. Something as important to your weight loss goals as what you eat is how you live. Being on a quest is a lot better if you have mates you … Continue reading

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Take This, Call Me In the Morning

Antibiotics are good. They are little herbicides for the body. They kill the pesky plants that want to grow inside you. Antibiotics are bad. They don’t kill all of the bugs, and the ones that survive pass on their ability … Continue reading

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Transferring Addictions

How many people have you known that were trying to quit smoking but gave up trying because they were gaining too much weight? I have known enough people in that boat that it is just something that is common knowledge … Continue reading

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Fed Up!

Karen and I are very excited about our Fed Up Watch party at 630 PM on the national Fed Up day, September 22. We are arranging for local community gardeners, master gardeners, and organic farmers to be available to provide … Continue reading

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A Bagel Is No Different Than A Bag Of Skittles To Your Body

Originally posted on One Small Change at a Time:
People, when they find out that science has changed the consensus opinion about a topic always have the same reaction “There they go again, first it’s bad for you, then it’s…

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Fed Up movie Watch Party

The 22d of September (Monday) at 6:30 PM we are hosting a party during the national watch party time. We would love to have anyone and everyone that would like learn about living Sugar Free for 1 day 10 days or … Continue reading

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We Are Winning

If you believe, like I do, that the only way to stop food companies from producing health-harmful products is to stop purchasing them, then we are in fact winning that fight. Lots of times you will see the newspapers and … Continue reading

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