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Book Discussion: Good Calories, Bad Calories by Gary Taubes

nobody@vox.com(AnthaBeth) — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 12:45:32 -0800

This book has 24 chapters, plus a prologue and pages of references. So far I have read the book twice and am now re-reading and underlining. Here is my summary of the prologue. "A Brief History of Banting" William Banting was in 1862, sixty...

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30 Day Sugar Free Challenge

nobody@vox.com(AnthaBeth) — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 17:00:53 -0800

It's almost time for that New Year's resolution. Why not try this one on for size? I'm doing my own 24 day (or longer if I can) day challenge from December 1-24 of going back to low carbing after a long overdue break. I may or may not have an E...

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Hedwig and the Angry Inch

nobody@vox.com(AnthaBeth) — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 06:52:26 -0700

Hedwig is better than Rocky Horror Picture show because the theme is more universal. John Cameron Mitchell and composer Stephen Trask created Hedwig out of many stories from their lives. Hedwig says "How did some slip of a girly boy from communi...

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That Halloween Musical!

nobody@vox.com(AnthaBeth) — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 06:05:23 -0700

It's that time of year again, when we long to do the time warp again! Then we go right into... A geezer from the freezer, a bat out of hell! Don't dream it, be it!

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You too can be a superhero!

nobody@vox.com(AnthaBeth) — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 08:55:25 -0700

At HeroMachine 2.5 you can create your own superhero! Here is mine. You can customize your look, clothes, background, colors, companions etc. It can be used just for fun, for role-playing games or to create your on-line personna. Try it, have...

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Princess Bride

nobody@vox.com(AnthaBeth) — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 14:21:50 -0700

Kathleen24 at the forum posted this parody and I thought it was great! Forum link to post [QUOTE] HelLO! My NAME is InIgo MonTOYa! YOU KILLED MY FATHER! PREPARE TO DIE! Count Carb: [Inigo stands up after getting stabbed by a knife thrown by...

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Genocide in Canada

nobody@vox.com(AnthaBeth) — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 03:35:48 -0700

Usually when I'm stumbling around with Stumble Upon I'm looking for entertainment. Yesterday I found two really important sites that are worth noting. One is a self publishing site that helps you with aspects of publishing your own manuscripts. ...

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Does Exercise Really Make Us Thinner?

nobody@vox.com(AnthaBeth) — Mon, 26 May 2008 09:05:58 -0700

The Scientist and the Stairmaster Why most of us believe that exercise makes us thinner—and why we're wrong. Add a Comment> 1 Comment | Add Yours> Comments | Add Yours> By Gary Taubes Published Sep 24, 2007 Let us begin with a short q...

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No connection between eggs and serum cholesterol levels

nobody@vox.com(AnthaBeth) — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 05:14:27 -0700

I get riled up when people state something that "everyone knows" when my own research and the research of many doctors, scientists and laymen have discovered the exact opposite to be true. There is no link between cholesterol that you eat and t...

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Footloose and Sugar-Free

nobody@vox.com(AnthaBeth) — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 17:15:30 -0700

Here is an article I found on the msn homepage after logging out of e-mail. This person has discovered a large part of the low carb equation and has read some good books that I've heard about and fully intend to read someday when I get the chance...

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