Tag Archives: eating healthy

This is the Best Way To Cook That

Posted on April 1, 2015 by dcarmack

You can eat pasta again, you just have to prepare it properly, so that all of the starches aren’t absorbed immediately by your body. A few days back I found a story about preparing rice in such a way, and now … Continue reading →

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Save Yourself

Posted on March 20, 2015 by dcarmack

I often hear people say that the reason they eat processed foods is that it’s all they can afford to eat. Ninety eight cents for a box of Kraft Mac and Cheese sounds like a good deal, hard to beat … Continue reading →

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I Was So Misled

Posted on February 26, 2015 by dcarmack

For most of my life, right up until I started reading “Why We Get Fat” by Gary Taubes, I believed like most people that a person had to eat fruit and vegetables in order to stay healthy. Now that I … Continue reading →

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It Is A Matter Of Life And Death

Posted on February 22, 2015 by dcarmack

It really is a matter of life and death, I am not being too shrill. I am reading Gary Taubes’ book “Good Calories, Bad Calories” and the current chapter is discussing the likelihood that diabetes and metabolic syndrome are precursors … Continue reading →

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Balance Should Be A Four-Letter Word

Posted on February 15, 2015 by dcarmack

The idea of balance is one of the greatest impediments to eating right and losing unhealthy weight. It is hard to feel like you are feeding yourself and your family right if there aren’t ‘healthy’ vegetables and starches on the … Continue reading →

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Media Says “Go Ahead And Skip Breakfast”!

Posted on February 11, 2015 by dcarmack

Sometimes I just want to holler at my computer when I read ‘news’ that is based on half-truth and conventional wisdom. Mother Jones online magazine this morning has a prominently placed story that purports to debunk three myths about breakfast. … Continue reading →

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It’s So Ingrained…

Posted on February 8, 2015 by dcarmack

I am 53 and by the time people get to be my age, their ideas about eating are pretty well set. Most people have a great feel for their foods, they know what foods they eat are healthy and which … Continue reading →

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Fighting Big Media

Posted on January 28, 2015 by dcarmack

I could point out to you one hundred health or food articles from last month that make sure to mention, at least once, the conventional wisdom that you should make efforts to lower the dietary fat in your foods. I … Continue reading →

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Carb Fast

Posted on January 15, 2015 by dcarmack

I am trying to go on a three week fast away from all carbs. However, I am addicted to them, so I keep eating or drinking carbs. When I am not eating or drinking them I am thinking about how … Continue reading →

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Caring About Everyone Is Hard

Posted on January 8, 2015 by dcarmack

I have finished the gigantic tome “The Big Fat Surprise” by Nina Teicholz. I am depressed. I am depressed because I am one hundred percent convinced that every word found in the final, summary chapter is true. I am depressed … Continue reading →

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