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If I recall correctly when Bart Kay was discussing it, their is basically a grounding wire that you run outside and to the ground. This acts as a conductor. Same concept as standing on a rubber stool will protect you from electricity but if you stepped off the rubber stool onto the ground you would get fried.

I'm not easily grossed out and generally speaking I would try anything once. I trained my pallet to like a variety of foods. I'm sure certain things might repulse me. Liver is sometimes great, and sometimes terrible. I've cooked it both ways, lol.

Welcome aboard @Moomba. The original Atkins, based on the book, was a good plan. After he died his company was sold and the new "Atkins" became a shakes, bars, snacks, and meal company. Instead of wholesome recipes, it became a game of trying to create imitation versions of the junk food you were addicted to, which of course, solves nothing.

It's Memorial Day weekend here in the USA, and Meijer has NY Strips on sale for $8.99/lb. They offer thin cut, regular cut, and thick cut. Check out this thick striploin I got. It was delicious, albeit a bit difficult to cook. Took longer than normal.

Thank you. I was MIA yesterday because I'm editing the next one

I might consider a mat or pillowcase too. I sleep in a waterbed, but the window is right next to me

Yes, I flew into Houston, and Damon was about another 30-45 minutes out, I think. Flat as a pancake down there too. Not so much as even an anthill, lol.

I have a PUR filter at home that I use. I also have an OPAL ice cube maker that makes the tiny little ice pellets. If I take water to go, I have a 32oz thermos with a metal lining. It doesn't seem to effect taste for me, at least not to any degree that bothers me. I will drink out of water bottles if I have to. At the music festival Saturday, they would throw cold water bottles into the crowd. I caught a few of those and drank from them all day.

I was in Damon Texas in August 2009 to visit my grandparents, and it was ROASTING!

Sounds like a good April Fool's Day gag, lol

This is interesting. I've never heard this.

Carnivore ice cream is my dessert. It's basically heavy cream and egg yolks. You can add a little artificial sweetener (or honey) if you want it a bit sweet and if you only have this once in a while it won't hurt you any (mind you, once in a while does not mean every day, lol). Use up your tahini so it doesn't go to waste. Gradually transition to carnivore. Keto substitute recipes are a nice crutch as you make your way to healthy whole single ingredient foods or a stricter carnivore. But like regular crutches, they should be temporary until you can "walk" on your own

Mosquitos generally eat everyone around me and leave me alone, lol. Unless we are in an area where there is just way too many of them, or I am the only person around to try to feast on, lol.

Keto is a good place to start, but we have to be careful how we define "keto". True keto is clean, whole, one-ingredient foods that God/nature provides. Aim to fill half your plate with fatty meat or eggs, and the other half with low-carbohydrate veggies. Gradually increase the meat and reduce the veggies over a set period of time until next thing you know you are fully carnivore. Try this for at least 30 days, preferably 90. A lot of people will experience the "keto flu" which is basically unpredictable stools, and then stop the diet and claim it doesn't work. You need to push past this transtion/adaptation phase. Took me 6 weeks. I've successfully reversed several of my issues, and my mental clarity and attitude has never been better. I think you will see the same results. So don't beat yourself up. Just be smart. Keep your actual carbs less than 20g a day to start. Avoid all sugar, grain, and vegetable seed oils. Of those things you listed, you may want to gradually wean yourself off the tahini. Sesame seeds contain a high amount of oxalic acid and phytic acid as well as other anti-nutrients like trypsin inhibitors, lectin, tannins, saponins. These anti-nutrients block mineral absorption and cause digestive distress when consumed. While hulling, toasting and cooking sesame seeds can reduce their anti-nutrient contents, it also lowers their nutrition value. We're here to help. And don't get too nervous about the festival. Just don't tell them you're eating a mostly carnivore diet. If you have to eat with them it's not the end of the world. I am going to a music festival in the morning - Sonic Temple in Columbus, Ohio. Once you're in, you can't leave, and you cannot bring anything in with you. I will probably have a massive breakfast and try to fast all day so I don't end up eating a $30 cheeseburger, lol.

Well, I listened to the whole interview. I kind of suffered through it, truthfully. I think the entire hour Dave Mac spoke maybe 3 sentences, lol. So, I work in construction, and oftentimes outside. I will get dirty and sweat like a hog. There's no way I am not going to shower, lol. My mouth will sometimes feel funky too. Although, if I brush before bed I will wake up with a super funky mouth. You would think this wouldn't be the case. Nor greasy crevices. I at least have to stand under some hot water and use some soap on the pits and bits.

Here's my wagyu burger from the other day. That's one full pound. Today I had taco seasoned beef in egg life wraps with chedder cheese and jalapenos.

I had a thought earlier. I love summer. I feel better in summer. I'm also hanging out in my backyard in the pool and regularly barefoot on the ground too. Sun in the sky, wind on my face, feet on the ground. What's not to love?

I shared it because it pinpointed ultra-processed food specifically, which we're all in agreement with how terrible these foods are for ones health and well-being. I'm not sure what an "18-certificate" is (this is a British article and that's British jargon), I assume it's a warning label of sorts. That would be okay. The "rationing" and "restricting the sales of takeways" leaves me a bit confused too. But food education in the schools would be a good thing. True, this is a parent's responsibility, but we have a lot of irresponsible parents not-raising their children in today's world. And you have a point here. You know Big Food representatives would be sticking their nose and their dollars into shaping these guidelines and in the end nothing would change. But if they would actually push "hey, just eat single ingredient foods that God/nature provides and stay away from ultra-processed food that corporate man makes for profit" that would go a long way in helping shape young minds.

Fat people are costing us all billions. It’s time to get tough I used to think the obese should be left alone – but they’re beginning to crush us WILLIAM SITWELL | 13 May 2024 • 6:15pm A sphere projecting against a plane: Only the rich were fat....once CREDIT: James Gillray, 1792 As I write, the 31st European Congress on Obesity is meeting in Venice. It’s the city that sinks, and it’s a metaphor for the world today sinking into ill-health and economic doom because of obesity. Delegates to the congress are discussing a new report that shows how obesity hampers economic growth, specifically because obese workers are twice as likely to take time off sick. And as Britain is among the fattest of Europe – almost two in three British adults are overweight or obese – that means that huge numbers of British workers may be off sick because of weight-related issues; the worst of such ailments being diabetes or heart-disease. Which means it’s no longer just their problem – the dilemma of the obese – it’s our problem too, because it’s our country and our economy. Obesity costs Britain more than terrorism, it increases the risks of more than 30 types of cancer, it costs the NHS £6.5 billion a year, and it’s pushing up welfare bills. It is making our country inefficient: fewer staff means customers may spend longer waiting for companies to pick up the phone or to get their new passport processed. So is it time we intervened? Hell yes. When it comes to the British obesity crisis, I’m afraid we need to get illiberal. How we got here is understandable. After the War, and rationing, adding a few notches to the belt felt like freedom. And in the ensuing decades, the transformation of our food culture represented extraordinary progress. As the War ended, kids passing grocery stores asked what those newly-imported bananas were. Now we can eat when we want, shop when we want and the world is our culinary oyster. But with that fabulous choice has come the devil’s twin horns of the industrialisation of food (ultra-processing et al) and the bad decision-making and ignorance that accompanies that freedom. And what has then turned that into a disaster is that those ultra-processed foods, (such as soft, white-sliced bread), fast food, takeaways and ready-meals are often cheap. They tend to be less nutritious and, when consumed without moderation, lead to obesity – especially if the consumers aren’t moving about as they should, let alone exercising. We need to fix this. To do so will take courage and a long-term vision and, sorry politicos, short-term unpopularity. But we have been here before, with seatbelts, with alcohol, with smoking. And we got through those pain barriers. We look back now aghast that it was once normal to light up in the office. Taxing the firms who manufacture sugary drinks, restricting the sales of takeaways, putting 18-certificates on fast food, ushering in a new era of rationing might all seem impossible. We have already gone too far. Well, there is a way. There is a route to compulsory good eating and to indoctrination. And that is through schools. By which I mean free school meals, in every school, and a very limited menu of choice. Were learning about food to become as much a part of the school day as a maths lesson, it would be the greatest social leveller of the 21st century. No more wretched, divisive (plastic) lunch boxes and generations understanding and appreciating a good diet. Would it be expensive to implement? Of course. We’re talking billions every year. But it’s a revolution that would in time transform this country. ARTICLE SOURCE: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/05/13/fat-people-are-costing-us-all-billions-time-to-get-tough/

You know, I had never heard of these things until I saw Bill Nott in Alaska using one.

I haven't investigated or researched this thoroughly, but I have heard a lot of people talk about the benefits of grounding, from Bart Kay to Paul Saladino, and more. Now that the weather is nicer, I have gone outside to stand barefoot in the lawn a few times. I need to think about and do this more often. EDIT: After reading the article in your blog post, I probably need to spend more than a few minutes at a time barefoot. The subject in your article grounded for 30 minutes daily.

So I walk the dog and hike local trails when the weather is nice. I recently stumbled across a deal on a used treadmill that I couldn't pass up. It's a very nice one and the previous owner just wanted it out of his basement. It's in my garage at the moment because I haven't decided where I want to put it. But one of my goals is to get my heart rate up and keep that blood flowing, lol.

Welcome aboard. I can't even imagine eating 300+ carbs a day anymore, lol. I'm sure at one time I was consuming a lot more than that. I like to watch Bart Kay as well. I don't watch every video, but there are some other channels I like that I watch, and then I will watch him analyze one of their videos and pick it apart, lol.

Welcome aboard. 6 months is a good goal. I know personally that carnivore has improved my mental faculties. I used to struggle with negative thinking and depression (not officially diagnosed, nor medicated) and now I have a completely different outlook. I hope you see some benefit.

I haven't listened to this one yet. I will try to squeeze this in on the way to work today.