Great interview, lots of good resources, very timely. I've been a pepper "fan" for a long time, but kind of a slacker. Maybe you and Jack will get me off my butt. But I still have a lot of optimism that we can still salvage civilization. I like another stack at thecampaign.substack.com that also says we should prepare for apocalypse but talks about ways to avoid it. Its not too late, yet.
Jack's book sounds like it should be "uncivil" defense, but I like his community approach, sort of a "small civil," maybe a compromise between "big civil" and uncivil. I live in a mountain community and was invited to join a local civil defense group that helps out in fires and such. They sent me the materials for about 3 days of classes, but I found they're sponsored by FEMA which requires covid vax to participate. So I'm not "qualified." I like Jack's disdain for FEMA.
One thing I noticed was Jack's age has him depending on meds. I'm a similar age but have weaned myself from a handful of meds. I discuss that journey on my stack at davidwatson.substack.com. Preparation should include doing without doctors, who seem more interested in selling us pills than keeping us healthy. The covid disaster has really proved doctors cannot be trusted.
Thanks David. Yes, he recognized that as a problem. Something odd I've done is not eating substantially, not the few snacks here and there, but substantially to get my body accustomed to starvation. I don't mention that to most, because they start talking about minerals and vitamins, but I've been doing it for years. Except when I work physically, then I make sure I have one solid meal a day.
David Sinclair is a researcher at Harvard, teaches that restricting calories extends lifespans. When the body senses starvation it shuts down genes that age us quicker. One effective way to do that is daily fasting 12 or 15 hours, with eating limited to 8 or 10 hours. Ditch the snacks. You get used to it. Low carb reduces the hunger cravings. Fixes a lot of problems. But your body needs a certain set of nutrients or systems will malfunction. So if you're not eating right it's important to get comprehensive blood tests now and then to make sure everything is balanced. A lot of solid meals are pretty unhealthy, too. We re just bags of chemicals. Energy is negotiable, but the chemical balance isn't. Please stay healthy. We need you to keep posting.
I work generally 12-14 hours a day when I'm working. I don't eat at all during that time. I've been trying to listen to what my body wants, today it wanted beer. Sometimes, it wants water. Depends. I listen. Most of the time, it wants a little meal at the end of the day (When working physically) when I'm not, working, it doesn't want anything for a few days. Good information, thanks.
That is curious about your payment. It's all done by software, so who knows? I appreciate your support.
A lot of what goes on at my house these days has something to do with Jack's book. There's so much practical stuff, even gardening, which I couldn't have conceived myself doing a few years ago, I go at with a zeal, because I know that what food I can grow will not only lessen the need for expensive groceries, but relieve some of the demand for those who can't grow a garden. This is the sort of thing that can turn ugly and the more one is forced into competition with someone else, the greater the opportunity for it to go wrong.
Thank you again and I look forward to your take on these things.
Great interview, lots of good resources, very timely. I've been a pepper "fan" for a long time, but kind of a slacker. Maybe you and Jack will get me off my butt. But I still have a lot of optimism that we can still salvage civilization. I like another stack at thecampaign.substack.com that also says we should prepare for apocalypse but talks about ways to avoid it. Its not too late, yet.
Jack's book sounds like it should be "uncivil" defense, but I like his community approach, sort of a "small civil," maybe a compromise between "big civil" and uncivil. I live in a mountain community and was invited to join a local civil defense group that helps out in fires and such. They sent me the materials for about 3 days of classes, but I found they're sponsored by FEMA which requires covid vax to participate. So I'm not "qualified." I like Jack's disdain for FEMA.
One thing I noticed was Jack's age has him depending on meds. I'm a similar age but have weaned myself from a handful of meds. I discuss that journey on my stack at davidwatson.substack.com. Preparation should include doing without doctors, who seem more interested in selling us pills than keeping us healthy. The covid disaster has really proved doctors cannot be trusted.
Thanks David. Yes, he recognized that as a problem. Something odd I've done is not eating substantially, not the few snacks here and there, but substantially to get my body accustomed to starvation. I don't mention that to most, because they start talking about minerals and vitamins, but I've been doing it for years. Except when I work physically, then I make sure I have one solid meal a day.
David Sinclair is a researcher at Harvard, teaches that restricting calories extends lifespans. When the body senses starvation it shuts down genes that age us quicker. One effective way to do that is daily fasting 12 or 15 hours, with eating limited to 8 or 10 hours. Ditch the snacks. You get used to it. Low carb reduces the hunger cravings. Fixes a lot of problems. But your body needs a certain set of nutrients or systems will malfunction. So if you're not eating right it's important to get comprehensive blood tests now and then to make sure everything is balanced. A lot of solid meals are pretty unhealthy, too. We re just bags of chemicals. Energy is negotiable, but the chemical balance isn't. Please stay healthy. We need you to keep posting.
I work generally 12-14 hours a day when I'm working. I don't eat at all during that time. I've been trying to listen to what my body wants, today it wanted beer. Sometimes, it wants water. Depends. I listen. Most of the time, it wants a little meal at the end of the day (When working physically) when I'm not, working, it doesn't want anything for a few days. Good information, thanks.
T.L. Davis,
Glad to know someone thinks the way I do. I can't work on a full
stomach, and go all day, when I am working, and eat afterward.
There is more, but I will not bore you on this. Keep hydrated, and
it is all good.
You didn't collect my payment data...maybe it was magic, or yet to come.
In your post (5/18 or so) I saw, in your writing, the reference to Matt Bracken's
thinking (published on WRSA) that warning time is over, now we are at the coping
stage. We read all of his work, the trilogy, and etc. Excellent prescient writer, that man.
I checked your book link to The Rebel, and I read that in 2020. I remember it well.
The boy that refused the school mandated swimming course. Very nice.
Lawson's books...I have all three. I have a zeal for reading and learning, and I am
so glad I found you, to add to my list. Thank you.
Regards,
Suzanna
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That is curious about your payment. It's all done by software, so who knows? I appreciate your support.
A lot of what goes on at my house these days has something to do with Jack's book. There's so much practical stuff, even gardening, which I couldn't have conceived myself doing a few years ago, I go at with a zeal, because I know that what food I can grow will not only lessen the need for expensive groceries, but relieve some of the demand for those who can't grow a garden. This is the sort of thing that can turn ugly and the more one is forced into competition with someone else, the greater the opportunity for it to go wrong.
Thank you again and I look forward to your take on these things.
Well, TL, who cares, (dang computers) I redid the sign-in.
Gardening and all frugal things, plus not having to compete at the market?
My challenge is to create bread. Maybe not so much loaves, but tasty rolls,
and other easy flour concoctions like pancakes. Then can be made nutritious
by being filled with sweet or savory. An example: Zucchini, onion, mushroom.
mixture, or any vegetable, maybe leftovers, including meat. Quick to make, and
novel.
Regards,
Suzanna