Category Archives: Health

Nutritionism’s Unintended Consequences

Posted on October 11, 2014 by dcarmack

There is an emerging devotion to the idea that we can control our dietary outcomes if we can just understand the building blocks of our foods. Ages ago we categorized our foods very simply, we only could fathom the most … Continue reading →

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The Placebo Effect is an Effect

Posted on October 8, 2014 by dcarmack

There is growing evidence that if you think it works, then it works for you. Like Dumbo’s magic feather, sometimes we just need something that we can believe in to grant us the power to live to our potential. The … Continue reading →

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Life Depends Upon Rot

Posted on October 7, 2014 by dcarmack

Rotten food is what keeps you alive. You eat fresh food and the workings of your guts rot it in a day. Don’t believe me? Look at what comes out of the other end of you and tell me if … Continue reading →

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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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