amenditman Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 Need sweetener. Eat sugar. Can't take white (crack cocaine style) sugar, use raw sugar. Need something other than sugar; carrots, sweet potatos, beets (not the pickled canned crap), apples, grapes, raisins, this list could go on a long time. Dieting is more about what you eat and exercise than it is about how much you eat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V.T. Eric Layton Posted August 1, 2013 Author Share Posted August 1, 2013 or, in the case of those who ingest it, in their bodies. You are what you eat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V.T. Eric Layton Posted August 1, 2013 Author Share Posted August 1, 2013 Need sweetener. Eat sugar. Can't take white (crack cocaine style) sugar, use raw sugar. Need something other than sugar; carrots, sweet potatos, beets (not the pickled canned crap), apples, grapes, raisins, this list could go on a long time. Dieting is more about what you eat and exercise than it is about how much you eat. This only works for healthy folks with normal metabolism function. Those of us who are dealing with diabetes need to stay away from all carbohydrates because, regardless of the source, all carbs convert to glucose in the bloodstream. My choice of artificial sweetener is Splenda® (AKA Sucralose). I AM the lab rat for that product. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amenditman Posted August 2, 2013 Share Posted August 2, 2013 sorry, i shudder when i see people using that. honey is a natural sweetener, supplied by our friends, the bees. My daughter swears by agave nectar. Apparently health for you like honey but with a much lower glycemic index or some such thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rolanaj Posted August 3, 2013 Share Posted August 3, 2013 @crp I bought the already made applesauce instead @temmu and amenditman I like honey too, I use it more than sugar now. I find the artificial sweeteners taste sweeter that sugar even, not to mention they have a horrible after taste. Local honey is also supposed to help people with allergies. @V.T. Eric Layton diabetes runs in my family too, it's a horrible disease and people don't always take it as seriously as they should. My aunt lost her foot then her knee and finally they lost her to gangrene all because she was a diabetic and she dropped a pan on her foot. Both my parents have it but are managing to control with mostly diet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V.T. Eric Layton Posted August 3, 2013 Author Share Posted August 3, 2013 @V.T. Eric Layton diabetes runs in my family too, it's a horrible disease and people don't always take it as seriously as they should. My aunt lost her foot then her knee and finally they lost her to gangrene all because she was a diabetic and she dropped a pan on her foot. Both my parents have it but are managing to control with mostly diet. Yup. It's ugly stuff, but there are worse things out there looking to get you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LilBambi Posted August 3, 2013 Share Posted August 3, 2013 Yes, we aim for more natural sweeteners here too. Honey is very good and healthy. And did you know they used to use it for infections, burns, and more .... Bee Penicillin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crp Posted August 3, 2013 Share Posted August 3, 2013 Yes, we aim for more natural sweeteners here too. Honey is very good and healthy. And did you know they used to use it for infections, burns, and more .... Bee Penicillin don't forget embalming Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amenditman Posted August 3, 2013 Share Posted August 3, 2013 (edited) If you like natural, healthy stuff for medicinal purposes you should check out all the things turmeric is good for. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turmeric page down to Medicine Amazing stuff, a pharmacist told me about it to treat my son's sinus infection when he was so little the doctor did not want to prescribe anything. I've tried it and found it effective for a lot of the things it's "supposed" to be good for. Of course, you need to be the type of person who doesn't think Western Medicine knows everything and the rest of the world's medical traditions are quackery. Edited August 3, 2013 by amenditman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V.T. Eric Layton Posted August 3, 2013 Author Share Posted August 3, 2013 I'll stick with aspirin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LilBambi Posted August 3, 2013 Share Posted August 3, 2013 Tumeric is awesome for many things, as is honey. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V.T. Eric Layton Posted August 3, 2013 Author Share Posted August 3, 2013 Is it any good for when you slice the pads of your index and middle fingers back on a sharp metal flange on a lawnmower engine? Owwweeee! That's what I did today. Typing is going to be a chore for the next couple weeks, I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LilBambi Posted August 3, 2013 Share Posted August 3, 2013 Ouch! Was it rusty at all? Yes, should be good for that (but Tetanus could still be an issue I guess). You slather raw honey on the bandage and change it every 24 hrs. Besides it being antibacterial, antiviral, antiseptic, it also will cause the wound not to stick the bandage thereby protecting the new skin underneath. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V.T. Eric Layton Posted August 4, 2013 Author Share Posted August 4, 2013 Nah... it was actually the tail of a brand new worm clamp on a fuel line I was installing. It got me good, mostly my middle finger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acadia Posted August 4, 2013 Share Posted August 4, 2013 (edited) Good grief, Eric, whenever I start feeling that I am getting self-abusive, all I have to do is read one of your threads, then I start feeling pretty darn good about myself. :'( Acadia Edited August 4, 2013 by Acadia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amenditman Posted August 4, 2013 Share Posted August 4, 2013 Oh, I hate it when I do that! Sorry to hear you did it. Hope it heals up quick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LilBambi Posted August 4, 2013 Share Posted August 4, 2013 Sorry to hear that Eric. Raw honey would likely do a great job and make it heal more quickly. Course raw honey is not cheap... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V.T. Eric Layton Posted August 4, 2013 Author Share Posted August 4, 2013 Good grief, Eric, whenever I start feeling that I am getting self-abusive, all I have to do is read one of your threads, then I start feeling pretty darn good about myself. :'( Acadia When it rains, it pours... Sorry to hear that Eric. Raw honey would likely do a great job and make it heal more quickly. Course raw honey is not cheap... Alcohol, H2O2, and Neosporin will have to do, then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ross549 Posted August 4, 2013 Share Posted August 4, 2013 Alcohol, H2O2, and Neosporin will have to do, then. Neosporin- working magic while you sleep. Adam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amenditman Posted August 4, 2013 Share Posted August 4, 2013 When it rains, it pours... Alcohol, H2O2, and Neosporin will have to do, then. Eric, remember the proper methods of application for those medications.Apply clean H2O to wound, dry wound, apply neosporin to wound, pour OH into glass and consume by mouth while watching RTV. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V.T. Eric Layton Posted August 5, 2013 Author Share Posted August 5, 2013 You have to be careful which OH you consume, though. The one you're referring to, I believe, is bevarage alcohol - CH3CH2OH. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cluttermagnet Posted August 5, 2013 Share Posted August 5, 2013 (edited) This weekend Betty and I went to a favorite Tex-Mex place locally. Hadn't been there for over 2 months due to work. Something possessed me to order the 'fried ice cream'. It was pretty darn good. Never had it before. Probably never will again. But I just had to try it once. Betty liked it too. Have been growing a few tomato and pepper plants this summer in large planters (well, ~14in. square) out on the deck, also one hanging planter with a 3rd tomato plant 'upside down'. We had our first tomato about a week or so back. The flavor was very good. Not like the 'cardboard tasting' stuff from the supermarket. Only a few hours of full sun on that deck, so it's all shade grown stuff. Looks like we will get a few peppers and tomatos pretty soon. Next spring I think I'll just throw some leaf lettuce and radish seeds in in those planters, see how that does... Edited August 5, 2013 by Cluttermagnet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LilBambi Posted August 5, 2013 Share Posted August 5, 2013 We got our first pepper of the season! A big beauty and tasted great! Best looking one we've ever gotten from our little garden. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardKR Posted August 25, 2013 Share Posted August 25, 2013 Don't you folks know that if you break the cookies first all the calories run out and they are "safe" to eat? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V.T. Eric Layton Posted August 25, 2013 Author Share Posted August 25, 2013 The only safe cookie is the kind stored in your browser. All others will MAKE YOU FAT! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amenditman Posted August 25, 2013 Share Posted August 25, 2013 The only safe cookie is the kind stored in your browser. Are you sure about that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crp Posted August 25, 2013 Share Posted August 25, 2013 Are you sure about that? please, how can you consider anything he says about cookies when he dunks chips-a-hoy in milk? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V.T. Eric Layton Posted August 25, 2013 Author Share Posted August 25, 2013 I admit it. I'm a cookie abuser. And you're right, Amenditman... browser cookies are often very far from being safe. That means there's only one really safe cookie left... virtual cookies. YUM! And zero calories/carbs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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