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  • Cacao and Xylitol

    Cacao and Xylitol

    TLDR Cacao is good. Xylitol… not so much? The Backstory In March of 2025 I engaged in some medical tourism, and had a full suite of tests done in a very nice medical facility in Colombia. The treatment I received was top notch – other than the results. Borderline diabetes, sub-clinical hypothyroidism, terrible cholesterol, and… Read more

  • Embracing the Night: A Creative’s Perspective

    Embracing the Night: A Creative’s Perspective

    In my youth I would have said that I was a night person. Even now, with my understanding of circadian rhythms, and the need for good deep sleep, there are still things about the evening that I enjoy. It is hard to say whether my appreciation of the night is a genetic echo, carried foreword… Read more

  • Meat me!

    Meat me!

    After that realization it was a slow spiral away from the lofty goals of plant based diets. I went vegan, but found that I could not tolerate many of the staples which made the diet manageable. Then I went to vegetarian for a few years, and finally back to a variety of omnivorous diets. Read more

  • The Wilder The Better

    The Wilder The Better

    Growing up on the back 40 in rural Canada was a lifestyle that few would be familiar with. Before the internet, and high speed global communications, small rural communities like our survived through shared values. Namely, we shared and helped each other out – not only because it was the good Christian thing to do,… Read more

  • My Favorite!

    My Favorite!

    Who am I to give voice to spheres ethereal… Read more

  • Histamine – My Nemesis

    If you have allergies or food sensitivities that are not well explained you might want to look into the topic of histamine sensitivity. My Story For most of my life I have dealt with allergies. Growing up in a small rural community in the 80’s allergies were mostly unheard of. Over time some good doctors… Read more