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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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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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Antibiotic Resistance

Posted on September 26, 2014 by dcarmack

Frontline will be airing a program about antibiotic resistance in humans and sub-therapeutic antibiotic use in our food animals. Here is the trailer. According to the teaser trailer for the documentary, antibiotic resistance in humans is on the rise, as … Continue reading →

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Irish Kids Try Our Sweets

Posted on September 25, 2014 by dcarmack

Here is a fun little video of some Irish kids trying out some of our processed food products. Not being addicted and used to eating forty teaspoons of sugar per day, they are noticeably troubled at the flavors and textures … Continue reading →

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