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Eye of the Hurricane
Column #387 January 27, 2023
Everyone is feeling better now. Stock prices started rebounding in mid-October after a very rough ten months of sagging prices. With a small delay bonds joined stocks and also increased in price—which meant long-term interest rates finally declined a little. This positive market action generated today’s period of euphoria and predictions of an end to the Fed’s tight money and high interest rate policies. But is the giddy reaction premature?
The simple answer is . . . “Yes because we’re merely in the eye of a hurricane.”
The Federal Reserv Bank of St. LDL A & B
Column #386 January 20, 2023
Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are the leading cause of death globally. An estimated 17.9 million people died of CVDs in 2019, representing 32% of all global deaths. Of these deaths, 85% were due to heart attack and stroke—most of which were caused by clogging of the arteries. But the actual reasons for why arteries clog up is masked by mythology. Consequently, many of the prescribed treatments based on those myths cause harms and added costs rather than solutions. Nationally, about 5% of all medically-prescribed treatments cause harm.1
What’s mst alarming is that although symptoms of heart disease may not show up until a person is middle-aged or older, a study by the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions found that heart disease actually begins developing in childhood. Precision Nutrition
Column #385 January 13, 2023
I wonder how many people, those who actually follow nutritional science, think they can select foods that will precisely provide their nutritional requirements? Many nutrition adherents read food ingredient labels. Most of them avoid highly processed foods and have taboos regarding sugar, hydrogenated oils, salt, fat, various vegetables oils, and on and on goes the forbidden list. In the whole food aisles they seek out mostly raw meat, vegetables, and fruit.
Just to make sure they aren’t leaving out some potentially required nutrients, many of these carefl shoppers also take supplements. Stimulus is Expensive
Column #384 January 6, 2023
I was born in 1944. My first awareness of a presidential campaign was in 1952. The election was held on November 4, 1952, and Republican Dwight D. Eisenhower won a landslide victory over Democrat Adlai Stevenson II. That ended a string of Democratic Party wins that stretched back to 1932. There were buttons galore and speeches on TV back then and it was all very exciting even though I was clueless as to the big picture.
But in the years to follow, because of its persistently negative impact on me financially and in terms of quality of life, I learned t pay attention to politics. Morphing into Tyranny
Column #383 December 30, 2022
Our nation’s Founding Fathers did not want a Democracy. In fact, they feared a Democracy. Yet today, based on that kind of thinking our current government would target our Founding Fathers as far-right extremists. This illustrates how corrupted our government has become in preserving, protecting and defending the Constitution of the United States.1
Most Americans do not fully understand the dangers of a democratic government as they continue to push the foundations of their government away from liberty toward democracy. We continuously hear from far eft leaning politicians, bureaucrats, and citizens that our democracy is being threatened. Global Warming for Christmas
Column #382 December 23, 2022
This year, during the week leading up to Christmas, a cold front swept down from the northwest corner of the country and descended all the way to Florida. Check out these temperatures!
Fargo, ND the low Tuesday night was -21 degrees.Seattle, WA the low Wednesday night was 18 degrees.Helena, MT the low Wednesday night was -32 degrees.Boise, ID the low Wednesday night was 3 degrees.Salt Lake City, UT the low Wednesday night was 12 degrees.Denver, CO the low Wednesday night was -9 degrees.Chicago, IL the low Thursday night was 0 degrees.Kansas City, KS th low Thursday night was -6 degrees. Carnivore Teeth
Column #381 December 16, 2022
Dr. Kevin Stock puts out a concise and informative newsletter every Saturday at 7:00 A.M. central time. Its title is “Saturday 7.” Most of you are familiar with Kevin as a carnivore and the lead man for Meat Health Academy. Because he certainly walks the talk, since May 2019 I’ve written ten columns quoting some aspect of his nutritional guidance.1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
In addition to being a fitness “nut,” carnivore, nutrition researcher, and lead instructor in his Meat Academy—Kevin is also a dentist. His recent comments about teeth inspird me to once again recommend his “Saturday 7" letter. Can We Trust Doctors?
Column #380 December 9, 2022
Definitions of trust typically refer to a situation characterized by the following aspects: One party is willing to rely on the actions of another party; the situation is directed to the future.
After the initial recognition of the new “deadly” COVID-19 virus possibility spreading rapidly, everyone in the world eventually came under the influence of our country’s Center for Disease Control (CDC) and Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Little did we know at the time how far these bureaucratic institutions and the political leaders around the globe woul push us and how many lies they would tell us. Cu: a Precious Metal?
Column #379 December 2, 2022
Copper is known as a base metal, but it and nine other metals are actually very precious for animal life which includes humans. Why? Because animals require certain metals in specific ratios and copper is just one. These metals are referred to as essential metals and are critical for healthy, bodily functions.1 2
Folks in the livestock business are always very concerned about the balance of nutrients in the diets of their critters. Just like pigs and chickens raised in confinement, cattle out on the open range can’t be ignored when it comes to minerals.The essential metals come from plants which absorb them from the soils. Drain the Swamp
Column #378 November 25, 2022
Thank goodness the midterms are nearly over. I’m sure everyone agrees it has been just way too much baloney for way too long. I say “nearly over” because some states are still counting votes and it’s 17 days past the voting day. In spite of the delays we do know the Democrats (Dems) will have a majority in the Senate and the Republican Party (RP) will control the House of Representatives. Is that good or bad? Frankly, I don’t know if it will make much of a difference. (See footnote 7 below.)
The RP expected a red wave for the midterms that would ave given it total control over the legislative branch of government. 300+ Health/Nutrition Essays
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