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Pass a Law Mentality
Column 362 August 12, 2022
In every Economics 101 course there is a discussion about economic indicators. Some of the indicators are leading, some are coincidental, and some are lagging. For all of time it has been known that jobs data lags economic activity. The reason is employers are reluctant to lay off trained workers when sales start to slow down. If sales really drop and they’ve laid off workers, employers usually postpone the extra expense of hiring new workers until they have to. Therefore, the decisions involving employment lag BEHIND economic activity making them worthles for predicting the future state of economic activity. Death Rates Are Increasing
Column #361 August 5, 2022
I came across three articles on the same day that seemed to me like they had some interesting connections. One was about Fauci complaining that Americans will not “adhere” to COVID restrictions and other “commonsense public health measures.” Another was a prediction by MedPage Today that heart disease will surge over the coming decades. And the third was by Robert W. Malone stating that mRNA-Vaccines are highly correlated to all-cause mortality.1 2 3
Only one author deserves any respect. That’s Dr. Malone. MedPage and similar websites are governmet-medical-pharmaceutical propagandists. How Important Are 10,000 Steps?
Column #360 July 29, 2022
How far will 10,000 steps take you? If the length of your step is 2.5 feet (30 inches), then 10,000 steps will cover 25,000 feet. A mile is 5,280 feet, therefore 25,000 feet is 4.73 miles. Is that the distance we need to walk daily to stay healthy?
Harvard Medical School has a book out titled “Walking for Health.” It covers nearly all the bases for walking from dealing with medical conditions, warmups, seasonal changes, walking conditions, and more.1
It points out the many powerful health benefits simple walking addresses when done correctly. Thy include losing weight, lowering blood pressure, boosting your memory, and reducing the odds for heart disease, diabetes, cancer. Visiting the Czech Republic
Column #359 July 22, 2022
Greetings from Smiřice, a small community just north of Hradec Králové, a city in the Czech Republic. We’re here tonight because Dr. Michael Šust and his family and friends are giving a concert at the Baroque Chapel of Smiřice. (See column image.)
Linda and I are here because she provides the piano accompaniment and I help out with the video. Maybe many of you remember hearing and watching Czech-born, American bass-baritone Michael Šust and his family perform with the Smiling String Orchestra in the video I wrote about last March. If you do, you knowthe performance will be top notch. Consumer Reports Misleads Again
Column 358 July 15, 2022
The June 2022 Consumer Report (CR) magazine did a review article titled “The Meat Lovers' Guide to Plant-Based Meat.” A teaser headline on the cover said “The Best-Tasting Veggie Burgers.” It made me wonder, how can a meat lover be interested in fake meat? Is it only taste that he wants?1
So I turned to the article and the opening statement was; “CR analyzed 32 faux (i.e., a very chic fake) burgers, nuggets, fillets, and sausages for taste and nutrition, and talked with experts about whether they’re better for the environment. Here’s what you eed to know. Consumer Reports and Meat
Column #357 July 8, 2022
The headline on the cover of the August 2022 Consumer Reports (CR) magazine was “Is Our Meat Safe to Eat?” Instead of just coming out with a plain “yes,” the article’s introductory paragraphs implied that meat eaters are risking their lives! For an example of CR’s take, it stated the following: “But our love of ground meat comes at a price: It’s a leading cause of food poisoning.”1
Wow! That doesn’t sound very safe, especially when “it’s a leading cause.”
The CR article continued by stating that “Since 2018, 11 outbreaks of illness ave been traced back to raw meat, sickening a reported 1,264 people—and at least eight of them involved ground meat, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Are Blood Tests Important?
Column #356 July 1, 2022
Some folks don’t realize they can’t judge the true state of their health without at least some analysis. Young folks in particular don’t give their health much of a thought—mostly because they feel healthy and can run circles around the old folks. Yet it may be more important for them to do some analysis than it is for their elders. Ignoring a problem that can grow and fester over time is never a good idea. On the other hand, there are many people who go overboard with doctor visitations. Usually they don’t get a proper analysis and/or don’t follow te professional advice. Bear Markets and Inflation
Column 355 June 24, 2022
It’s been a little over a year now since the SGFM columns started including commentary on money and credit, the stock and bond markets, and general business conditions. Each of the columns emphasized the financial risks people are facing by holding onto investments that had been so fruitful during the previous 40 years. There’s no question the columns have been unabashedly bearish on stocks, bonds, precious metals, real estate, and crypto currencies. But, is it time to change?1
During the past several months the stock market became front page news, espeially when it was recently declared that the S&P 500 Index had entered bear market territory by falling 20%. Greener Grass
Column #354 June 17, 2022
Most of us are familiar with the old saying; “grass is always greener on the other side of the fence.” That phrase has been around for a couple hundred years and livestock folks really understand it. Ruminants always find the lush grass growing on the other side of the fence bordering their overgrazed pasture more appealing. It’s really obvious when ranchers aren’t careful about rotating their pastures, you’ll see their livestock sticking their heads through the fences to munch the lush grass on the other side.1
But keep this in mind. Let’s say arancher has divided his pasture into 28 adjoining grazing paddocks and moves his cow herd every day. How’s Your Cholesterol?
Column #353 June 10, 2022
Most meat eaters have high cholesterol. That’s why when people ask about a meat diet, medical personnel usually discourage it because meats are loaded with saturated fats that increase cholesterol levels—especially the dreaded LDL numbers. Conduct a search for “cholesterol” and invariably you’ll find that all of the information refers to lowering cholesterol. Then ask yourself, are the concerns for high cholesterol levels by the masses based on science or mythology?
Over the years I’ve written quite a few articles about cholesterol. In many of th articles I referred to a 2013 report authored by Dr. 300+ Health/Nutrition Essays
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