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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.

Secret Information

Posted on October 27, 2015 by dcarmack

I found a secret group on Facebook. I don’t recall exactly how I found it, but it promotes the Ketogenic lifestyle. The name of the group is Ketogenic Generations. I believe that perhaps one of the founders, Zoe Melvin or John … Continue reading →

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Whole Human

Posted on October 16, 2015 by dcarmack

You are 65% water. You are, on average, 12% fat and 20% protein. There are ten times more bacteria in and on your body than there are human cells in and on your body. Your gut is wired to the … Continue reading →

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One More on Addiction

Posted on October 15, 2015 by dcarmack

I thought I would share some more from the wonderful book I have been reading on addiction, “The Biology of Desire:Why Addiction Is Not A Disease.” As my long-time readers will recall, it is my opinion that carbohydrates are an addictive … Continue reading →

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Blaming the Victim

Posted on October 14, 2015 by dcarmack

If you look at someone that is way overweight, it is almost automatic that you would blame them for their condition. Now that we are a nation of overweight citizens, with two out of three of us having a body … Continue reading →

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Really Bad Advice

Posted on October 9, 2015 by dcarmack

The world of health and nutrition information is really quite full of bad advice. Most of the places that you would think of first to get this kind of information will be the most frequent dispensers of this bad advice–eat … Continue reading →

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Bad Impressions

Posted on October 7, 2015 by dcarmack

Sometimes I Shake My Head in disbelief at the things that can creep, unquestioned, into a news article. Even in a paper as well-known for getting it right as the New York Times, sometimes inaccuracies get in there, and perpetuate … Continue reading →

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Hubris of Man

Posted on October 4, 2015 by dcarmack

Here we are, in the 21st century, and we are just these days coming to terms with the importance of the bacteria that have lived within us and on us for our entire evolutionary history. There are, on average, 100 … Continue reading →

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Dead Food Kills

Posted on September 30, 2015 by dcarmack

Can you imagine a future where you take a pill that gives you everything you need to survive? Perhaps you are a soldier in the field, all you have to carry to live for the week is seven tablets. You … Continue reading →

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Running the Gauntlet

Posted on September 29, 2015 by dcarmack

When I was a kid, back in the 60s, we ate breakfast before school every day. Mom would get up with us and make pancakes or oatmeal, sometimes bacon and eggs. By the 70s mom had quit getting up and … Continue reading →

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Upset Weekend

Posted on September 28, 2015 by dcarmack

This weekend I was a solo diner. Eating alone presents it’s own challenges. It’s tough to cook for one, and eating alone is not comforting it’s only filling. I finally invited my son over to share in the eating, so … Continue reading →

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