Category Archives: Health

If It Works For You, It Works

Posted on July 25, 2014 by dcarmack

I know several people who are beginning the quest for their natural health. Some of them are limiting their carbohydrates, some of them are trying to eat healthier oils. There are many paths to your future if you are just … Continue reading →

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The Oil You Can’t Eat

Posted on July 24, 2014 by dcarmack

I love almonds, and I love almond milk. A three pound bag of raw almonds from Costco costs me about twelve dollars I think, maybe a little bit more. Out of a bag of almonds I will make gallons of … Continue reading →

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NOTHING ARTIFICIAL!

Posted on July 23, 2014 by dcarmack

I added the exclamation point. The words are on the box above, “Nothing Artificial.” Do you wonder if that is true? I’ll just point out that these are unnaturally doughnut shaped foods, found in a box, labelled with health-claims galore. … Continue reading →

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It’s Alive!

Posted on July 22, 2014 by dcarmack

Did you ever wonder how people had food to eat before there was refrigeration and modern food preservation techniques? Once all the leaves are off of the trees and all of the food has been harvested in the garden, there … Continue reading →

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Price or Cost

Posted on July 21, 2014 by dcarmack

Last week Mark Bittman tried to calculate the cost of our national love affair with the fast food hamburger. In the article he tried to differentiate the low price of the meal from the high cost of the meal. You … Continue reading →

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Eat Your Meat!

Posted on July 11, 2014 by dcarmack

Eat wild. There is a certain logic to eating things that nature put in your environment. Your ancestors grew up in nature, where one hundred percent of the food they ate were connected to the ground on which they stood. … Continue reading →

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Sugar Alcohols

Posted on July 10, 2014 by dcarmack

This is the question asked of the Washington Post food health advice column on July 8: Question: I have Type 2 diabetes. I like to have low-sugar nutrition bars handy for snacks or missed meals, so I’ve begun buying bars … Continue reading →

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Sugar, Heroin, Gambling

Posted on July 9, 2014 by dcarmack

Every addiction is like every other. I read one time that all addictions capture about the same percentage of people who try the behaviors. The number is steady at around six percent. That means that ninety four percent of the … Continue reading →

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The Soil and You

Posted on July 8, 2014 by dcarmack

Have you heard about Omega 3? It is the good cop to Omega 6’s bad cop. What about sugar, did you know that there are different chemical types of sugars? Do you know the different effect the different sugars have … Continue reading →

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…Love Thyself

Posted on July 7, 2014 by dcarmack

This weekend we had a chance to see the play “Hairspray” as performed by a local production company. I hadn’t ever heard any part of the story, my knowledge was limited to the fact that John Travolta played a role … Continue reading →

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