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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.

It’s Easier To Preach

Posted on June 23, 2014 by dcarmack

It's easier to preach than it is to live, or so they say. I am entertaining family for the next few days, and I am getting to spread the good word about diet, sugar, ingredients and how to shop. They … Continue reading →

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Plastic World

Posted on June 20, 2014 by dcarmack

I was reading this week in Mother Jones online magazine that it has been discovered (not by our government) that there is a great deal of plastic residue in most foods we cook. You may or may not of heard … Continue reading →

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Eat The Living

Posted on June 19, 2014 by dcarmack

The best things to eat teem with life Cheeses that stink with the odor of decay Drinks that effervesce with gasses of digestion Leaves still firm and green with energy Fruits that beg us to carry their seeds within us … Continue reading →

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Get With The Program

Posted on June 18, 2014 by dcarmack

There is only one way to make a killing selling food, and it takes more than just harvesting it and delivering it fresh and whole to your dining room table. No, the only way you will ever make a fortune on … Continue reading →

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One Day at a Time

Posted on June 17, 2014 by dcarmack

Quitting is a moment to moment effort. Eating foods that you are in the process of quitting is a decision you make in the moment. Deciding to eat a sugary dessert is a decision that needs to be made ahead … Continue reading →

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Even the Pope Must Confess

Posted on June 16, 2014 by dcarmack

To backslide is human, to forgive yourself is the only way to move forward. Even his holiness the Pope has sins that he must ask for forgiveness for. This weekend was one of ‘those’ weekends. The birthday celebration was for … Continue reading →

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Preschool Foie Gras…

Posted on June 15, 2014 by dcarmack

…As in paté. The main ingredient in Foie Gras is duck liver, and the liver must contain lots of liver-fat. In order to find a duck with a fatty liver, in France they force-feed corn to the ducks. In nature … Continue reading →

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

Posted on June 13, 2014 by dcarmack

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 good for you!” In the 1950s science concluded, mostly … Continue reading →

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Why We Can’t Wait For Help

Posted on June 12, 2014 by dcarmack

The tipping point is in the past for processed foods. When Joseph Kellog invented a way to turn corn meal into corn flakes for breakfast in 1906 there wasn’t too much wrong with breakfast cereal. A stroll down the breakfast … Continue reading →

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Meat and Plants

Posted on June 11, 2014 by dcarmack

When you first begin to quit eating boxed, bagged or canned foods, the hardest thing to get your mind around is that you are not denying yourself anything that you really want. Your brain is hooked up to patterns that help … Continue reading →

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