Let's schedule a bus. Maybe we'll all get on after the eclipse in souther Illinois.

A bus??? wouldn't that be like, a 30-hour drive from where you are?

 

Let's schedule a bus. Maybe we'll all get on after the eclipse in souther Illinois.

That's a good idea, we all charter a bus, a bus with cocktails for the ride. Cocktails and a bathroom.

Ron

 

That's a good idea, we all charter a bus, a bus with cocktails for the ride. Cocktails and a bathroom.

Ron

You forgot the snacks, delis and canapés...

 

You forgot the snacks, delis and canapés...

Oh yeah, those too but not too much so as to spoil an appetite.

Ron

 

A bus??? wouldn't that be like, a 30-hour drive from where you are?

A mere 19 hours from Marion, IL (on the eclipse path). With drinks and a bathroom, time will just fly by.

 

Because Momma loves her ribs!

 

Because Momma loves her ribs!

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OMG!.... is that just now?

 

Ribs are indeed a gift from the Gods. Tomorrow for Mother's Day my wife Kathleen will enjoy some nice thick T-Bone steaks. Reminds me I want to get the rub on them tonight and as a side some grilled shrimp. Garlic & Shrimp complimenting T-Bone should make for a nice day. I'll get a bike ride in during the morning hours too. Man, those ribs are looking good.

Ron

 

OMG!.... is that just now?

Yup. The wife is leaving town in the morning, to go visit her mother. So we got the festivities out of the way tonight. My best batch so far.

 

Oh boy... when I found this article I was quite skeptical about a British (or at least BBC-hired) reporter going to Texas to solve a supposed debate between BBQ and Tex-Mex food... and after watching that 4 minute video, I'm still trying to find my jaw and salivary glands... they must be laying on the floor somewhere around here...

http://www.bbc.com/travel/story/20170516-the-great-barbecue-vs-tex-mex-debate


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Going to do burgers today with some exceptional ground beef. When we get NY Strips custom cut we buy the full sides and have them grind the end cuts for making burgers. So today is a burger day but the brisket in the video got me thinking brisket in the near future. Slow cooked with a good rub and smoked.

Thanks for the video..... Tex-Mex or BBQ it's all great for me.

Ron

 

Going to do burgers today with some exceptional ground beef. When we get NY Strips custom cut we buy the full sides and have them grind the end cuts for making burgers. So today is a burger day but the brisket in the video got me thinking brisket in the near future. Slow cooked with a good rub and smoked.

Thanks for the video..... Tex-Mex or BBQ it's all great for me.

Ron

I still like the look of smoked meat, however I had my Physical a month ago and the Doc say's my Cholesterol is high and wants to put me on Statins. I refuse, so I went on Veggie diet for 5 days and had him look again. Still a bit high but, came down 30 points.

I've been on a diet close to diabetic table diet but much more restrictive in terms of types of foods, stopped drinking distilled Alcohol and will go in around the 5th next month for the cholesterol check. I've dropped another 10 pounds and am close to my target weight 165, right now I'm hovering around 172, 174. Another 4 months I should be hitting that target.

Field raised chicken and wild fish and shrimp from now on, twice a day and barely what I can fit in the palm of my hand, or only Veggies. No sugars, no corn, no wheat, anything with reduced Lectins. Plus, I cut out dairy of any kind.

My Arthritis has calmed down and my Eczema is almost gone, as well as my Asthma. I'm only using my inhaler once every 3 days instead of everyday.

I read this book " The Plant Paradox " and following the planned meals, my doctors can't believe the changes. I'll let you know (here) how my Cholesterol did over the last month, the book says it should follow drug therapy in terms of reduction.

Over the last year I've dropped from 200 lbs to 172 lbs. It's not about what you eat but, rather what you don't eat, I'm "not" following a calorie diet either. I don't ever feel hungry, which is interesting to me.

kv

 

Nice going there KV. I have been fortunate but could stand to shed some weight. Other than that I am doing OK at 67.

Ron

 

@killivolt , have you heard of Eat to Live, a book by Dr. Thurman? You may find it interesting. I've seen a number of his presentations and he's very good. He won't just tell you to eat beans, he'll tell you why and what the studies show. He can be very compelling.

 

@killivolt , have you heard of Eat to Live, a book by Dr. Thurman? You may find it interesting. I've seen a number of his presentations and he's very good. He won't just tell you to eat beans, he'll tell you why and what the studies show. He can be very compelling.

Actually if you read the content of the book, beans carry a load of Lectins, including Soy and others. I didn't know that Peanuts aren't a nut, rather it's legume. This is the first Health diet I've found yet that actually goes to the point of changing my body. The thing is I was eating what everyone say's is health food, but it's not all healthy and is very much a lie for many foods, at least for me the Canary in the Cave.

I was born with a Mass that some say was a dead twin, I was Nutrient starved and my immune system was shot, 2 weeks out of the hospital came down with pneumonia they said I wouldn't make it, my parents one evening came to say their goodby. Suddenly I became angry and crying, until a glump of mucous came out of my lungs and I've had lung damage and asthma ever since.

This is the first time I can feel the full effect that my body is changing, it's like I'm on an inhaler or using steroids to calm the inflammation in my skin as well as my lungs.

Even my sinus's are clearer. I'm only in my second week of this dietary change, I had been on a diet to reduce weight to help my knee since January but couldn't get below 180.

Thanks for the suggestion but, I've been looking all my life to find this and can't believe it myself. I'm just grateful to be able to climb stairs and get a chance to practice my Martial Arts and weight lift again.

kv

 

That's awesome. Your symptoms sound like you've cleared up a leaky gut. I'm running into more and more people that seem to have that.

 

One mistake that I keep on seeing other people make is the assumption that there's an optimal diet out there fit for everyone.
A close friend of mine was a vegetarian for more than 30 years, and in the last few years his health began to steadily deteriorate. When he finally found a doctor he felt he could trust, he was told that he had diabetes type 2, and that his diet was killing him. "You just don't have the genes to be a vegetarian" he told him.
So he had to either adapt or make an early trip to decrepitude and death.

So at first he started eating salmon and other fish, and now he's into steak and pork and all! ... he doesn't like chicken, nor turkey nor any kind of bird, though...

My point is that dietary needs are a very personal thing, and that factors such as age (a kid's diet cannot, and should not, be the same as a baby's, or a teen's or an adult's or an elder's, for instance) sex, genes, and family history, are all important.

Killivolt, I'm glad to hear you're feeling much better, man. Hope you stick around for much longer, and in good health all around.

 

That's awesome. Your symptoms sound like you've cleared up a leaky gut. I'm running into more and more people that seem to have that.

Yes, I'm believing this is the case. It may take some time to regulate once my gut balances and heals.

kv

 

One mistake that I keep on seeing other people make is the assumption that there's an optimal diet out there fit for everyone.
A close friend of mine was a vegetarian for more than 30 years, and in the last few years his health began to steadily deteriorate. When he finally found a doctor he felt he could trust, he was told that he had diabetes type 2, and that his diet was killing him. "You just don't have the genes to be a vegetarian" he told him.
So he had to either adapt or make an early trip to decrepitude and death.

So at first he started eating salmon and other fish, and now he's into steak and pork and all! ... he doesn't like chicken, nor turkey nor any kind of bird, though...

My point is that dietary needs are a very personal thing, and that factors such as age (a kid's diet cannot, and should not, be the same as a baby's, or a teen's or an adult's or an elder's, for instance) sex, genes, and family history, are all important.

Killivolt, I'm glad to hear you're feeling much better, man. Hope you stick around for much longer, and in good health all around.

Yes, I'm still eating meat. It just needs to be, wild grass fed Guernsey, Brown Swiss, and Belgian Blues. Buffalo, goats, sheep, Elk, etc. Same with fowl, non-grain fed as well as fish.

“CHANGE #2: A Mutation in Cows

About two thousand years ago, a spontaneous mutation in Northern European cows caused them to make the protein casein A-1 in their milk instead of the normal casein A-2. During digestion, casein A-1 is turned into a lectinlike protein called beta-casomorphin. This protein attaches to the pancreas’s insulin-producing cells, known as beta cells, which prompts an immune attack on the pancreas of people who consume milk from these cows or cheeses made from it.5 This is likely a primary cause of type 1 diabetes.6 Southern European cows, goats, and sheep continue to produce casein A-2 milk, but because casein A-1 cows are hardier and produce more milk, farmers prefer them. The most common breed of cows worldwide is the Holstein, whose milk contains this problematic lectinlike protein. If you think that drinking milk gives you a problem, it’s almost certainly the cow’s breed that is at fault, not milk per se. The black and white Holstein is the classic example of the A-1 cow, while the Guernsey, Brown Swiss, and Belgian Blues are all casein A-2. […]”

Excerpt From: Dr. Steven R. Gundry, M.D. “The Plant Paradox.” iBooks. https://itun.es/us/EudRdb.l

But all in limited amounts, all animal protein is to be regulated.

kv

 

One mistake that I keep on seeing other people make is the assumption that there's an optimal diet out there fit for everyone.

There's a new fad out there you probably haven't heard of, because it's just not quite ready to take off. The idea is that once you are armed with your genetic profile, nutrition science will be able to link specific markers with specific requirements and dietary recommendations. You'll be able to order food off a customized menu, one tailored to just you.

There's a lot of work being done in this area but I'm skeptical it can ever pay off. Topographically speaking, digestion actually occurs 'outside' the body and the contribution of the probiotics in your gut, which are actually outside your tissues, cannot be overestimated. You could have complete knowledge of your genetically defined needs and it would tell you next to nothing about the fermentation going on in your gut. The diversity of microbes in your gut, which number in the hundreds, will defy science for quite a while, I think. But you have to keep learning.

We're making progress. Just a few years ago, Americans had little knowledge of probiotics at even the scientific level. Today they're advertised to the public.