I think what happened to that boy was horrific. It also seems like this should not happen in America at all. I am also sick of the carp where the police say they or their dog has smelled pot. This is used as an excuse to search people and their car even when they did nothing to be pulled over in the first place. I have read articles on how police will pull folks over fishing for money by using the tactic of getting the so-called drug sniffing dogs which are wrong 50% of the time. The when the dog makes a so-called hit, they search the car and the person and maybe even bring them in to be arrested and of course take any money. This is outrageous. Pot needs to be legalized in all 50 states and the smell of pot should not be a reason to search someone at all unless they were driving erratically in the first place.

MY kid is not allowed Gatorade or Pedialyte unless I give it to him if he is really sick.I did have to give him both this year when he experienced cramping this year during his pneumonia due to one of his meds. Maybe I have given it one or two other times in his life since it was not needed. I think there is too much sugar in both ton use as sports drinks. I give him water and occasionally OJ with lots of pulp.

What was galling to me was when I called several representatives and senators who espoused "no taxation without representation"-cough, cough- to express my concern about the lack of representation in congress for me and was told that it was my choice to live here :glare: This is hypocritical to me. Or they said well it's in the constitution. Well yeah it was also in the constitution that blacks did not count as full humans! The constitution is a living document and thank goodness we have amended it over the years. Another DC resident called a representative to complain about a problem in DC since I guess all representatives are supposed to be our representatives since we have none and was told that the representative is not our representative! Anyway this needs to be fixed by allowing us representatives and 2 senators or to incorporated into Maryland or VA. Or perhaps, we can pay no federal taxes! In fact, DC paid more in federal taxes last year than 22 states and yet we have no representation! I truly believe the founding fathers did not envision over 600,000 folks having no representation in congress.

I gave up sugar, diet pepsi, artificial sweeteners, flour, starchy vegetables, and rice. I am trying to high fat, low carb since carbs definitely make me hungry. This day 5 of low carb, high fat. I also added in exercise since the beginning of April and have been fairly consistent with it. The fact that I was very short of breath in the beginning of April which necessitated and ER visit was very inspiring. I am way too old to mess around anymore and need to lose at least 50 pounds and ideally 80 pounds or so since it is really hurting my health.

Viki.com and dramafever.com have Thai dramas. I would watch the Korean dramas instead since they are king of the drama makers :drool5: PS I thought I already posted this but my post seems to have disappeared??? Or did you cross post? Well anyway, both viki and dramafever can be watched for free with commercials and without commercials for a small amount. Us Korean drama lovers use both.

Viki.com and Dramafever.com have thai shows. But honestly if you are looking for good stuff, I would watch Korean shows :drool5:

Can you PM me the amount of insurance you have since we pay almost that a month for 30 year term insurance! We have 250,000 and 750,000 policies as one policy covering us both.

I would love to hear what folks think of BPC now in conjunction with LCHF diet? Have you had successful weight loss? Were you able to stick to LCHF? Ever use BPC for intermittent fasting? I appreciate any info and sorry for raising an old thread :o

Also, with bulletproof coffee do you need a blender or will a spoon work?

Do you have to whip it or is the butter come whipped? Ever try coconut oil? Is it bulletproof in that it curbs your appetite?

Can you do this with mini eggplants or japanese eggplants and the like? Is it easy to take off the skin after charring it? We only have an oven so will it char OK?

How does this taste? Does it taste like you put cream into it?

Anyone subscribe to diet doctor? It looks interesting and I am tempted to do so for a few months.

Burger has a separate regular textbook. The one Thinkwell sells is specifically for their courses and includes notes from course and problems from what I understand.

Does anyone make their own bone broth and what do you use? How about chicken feet?

Well just started a high fat, low carb diet this am. had large salad, salmon, and generous amount of olive oil with vinegar, and olives! I am tired of feeling not well and old.

Did anyone have current subscription to pre-calculus. We just extended ours but I noticed that the CD of the videos that was available for purchase seems to no longer be for sale:( Also, Homeschool Buyers Co-op is no longer able to offer discounted group buys:( Any other places for discount? We use as a supplement to saxon advanced mathematics which they use at our kid's school.

Yes this. There have been multiple instances of children eating these and it was not good:( I like them too just make sure to keep them out of reach of children.

This is the guy I would really recommend : http://profiles.ucsf.edu/robert.lustig He specializes in pediatric endocrinology and obesity. I have seen his talks on youtube and he seems great: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBnniua6-oM Maybe I am wrong but he seems great. I am sure Stanford probably has some great docs too.

Anyone manage to have whole milk plain greek yogurt on a low carb diet? I enjoy Greek yogurt.

What is THM?

I need to get my food under control asap :tongue_smilie: I could use some tips for easy meals that are low carb and high fat (but necessarily always). I am thinking under 50 grams of carbs a day. Also, any good books or web sites with easy recipes with real foods. I saw in the other other someone mentioned the 21 Day sugar detox book-is the recipe book better? Also, I like eggs but I am wondering if it is possible to mix the eggs the night before for scramble eggs and put in the refrigerator ready to use for am? We are always in a hurry in the am. Also, I have stopped artificial sweeteners since I think they don't help at all and makes things worse. I appreciate any help.

I am interested in a sample 50 gram carb diet that you might eat on a given for ideas. I appreciate any info.

I would definitely go to Stanford. I would want her tested for insulin insensitivity and glucose problems. With the glucose challenge test from what I recall they can also test insulin levels along with glucose during the 3 hour test which may have more useful info. Also, have her tested for PCOS. I would inquire about Metformin which is safe and helps those conditions and happens to cut down on hunger as well. As for low carb, what about moderate carb and low glycemic index carbs and no sugar or artificial sweeteners. For example, I don't do well with too much bread so I eat very little and stick to sprouted bread like Ezekial bread. In terms of fruit I try to stick to apples and berries without sugar. I rarely eat pasta but when we do, we use the barilla plus with higher protein. Try 15 grams of protein at every meal. Hard boiled eggs are good for quick snacks. Use full fat plain greek yogurt plain or add berries as meal or snack. Try half the plate full of green veggies (or low glycemic index veggies). Try to limit four, rice, potatoes, and sugar. Use sweet potato instead of white potato. :grouphug:

Well these excessively paid CEOs and top execs should pay more in taxes since their companies are the beneficiaries of corporate welfare and their businesses should as well IMHO. In regards to Walmart workers not being slaves, you are correct. However, often retailers like Walmart are often the one of the only places left for jobs for some folks. Many of our jobs have been happily shipped overseas by these CEOs to pay folks in other countries slave wages and often in slave-like conditions. How is that right?