Health and BRAINZZZ GAINZZZ

Commenters kept telling me that diet soda was almost as bad, or as bad, as regular sugar water soda, and I kept not believing them.

A new study says that diet drinks with artificial sweeteners cause fatty liver disease -- a disease that 30% of the public has -- just like sugar water drinks do.

People could be at higher risk of fatty liver disease from both sugary sodas and diet drinks, a new study says.
In fact, artificially sweetened drinks might pose a greater threat to liver health than sugary beverages, researchers reported Monday at the United European Gastroenterology's annual meeting in Berlin.
The team also found that replacing these drinks with water significantly reduced people's risk of fatty liver disease.

I mean, it sounds so drastic, but I might have to give it a shot.

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Fatty liver disease occurs when fat accumulates in the liver, which over time can cause liver damage. It's the most common chronic liver disease, researchers said, affecting more than 30% of people worldwide.

I was diagnosed with Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease -- i.e., Fatty Liver Disease because you're fat, not because you drink liquor -- five or six years ago.

After I shed a bunch of weight, I went in for a follow-up, and had no more fatty liver disease. So it can be cured just by shedding fat.

I don't know to what extent I have it now. I guess I have to get it checked again.

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Results show that drinking about nine or more ounces of artificially sweetened beverages every day was associated with a 60% increased risk of fatty liver disease.
Likewise, drinking sugary beverages daily was associated with a 50% increased risk, researchers said.
"Our study shows that low- or non-sugar-sweetened beverages were actually linked to a higher risk of (fatty liver disease), even at modest intake levels such as a single can per day," Liu said.
Drinking water instead of an artificially sweetened beverage lowered a person's fatty liver disease risk by more than 15%. Likewise, replacing sugary beverages with water reduced people's risk by nearly 13%.
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On the other hand, artificially sweetened beverages might affect liver health by altering a person's gut microbiome, driving cravings for sweets and stimulating insulin secretion, Liu said.

Via Instapundit, who says that we're probably close to a cure for obesity: scientists discover a switch controlling hunger.

Through the use of advanced fluorescence microscopy and single-cell imaging, researchers discovered that a protein called MRAP2 plays a key role in shaping how MC4R is positioned and behaves inside cells. Fluorescent biosensors and confocal imaging revealed that MRAP2 is essential for moving MC4R to the surface of cells, allowing it to more effectively send appetite-suppressing signals.
This discovery reveals an additional layer of control in how hunger is regulated and could inspire new therapies that imitate or adjust MRAP2's activity to treat obesity and related metabolic diseases. Professor Heike Biebermann, project leader at CRC 1423 and co-lead author of the study from the Institute of Experimental Pediatric Endocrinology at Charité, notes that this international and interdisciplinary effort combined multiple experimental methods and perspectives to uncover key physiological and pathophysiological insights into appetite regulation with potential clinical impact.

VodkaPundit: It's been six years since weed was legalized in Ohio and the damage report is in.

A new Wright State University study showed that more than four out of 10 deadly car crashes included a driver with high levels of THC in their bloodstream.
The study, just published in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons, reviewed data for 246 deceased Ohio drivers, and found an average THC blood level of 30.7 ng/ML -- 15 times the state's legal limit -- in 41.9% of dead drivers. Ohio is a fairly typical state in most regards, so I'd take that 42% as a good-enough approximation of trends in states with legal weed.
Almost a dozen years have passed since legal weed first went on sale in Colorado and Oregon, so the numbers, high as they are (heh), don't surprise me. But the report is also frustrating in the context that it lacks. What percentage of fatal crashes involved weed before 24 states legalized recreational sales?
The closest we get to that side of the issue is this item from the ACS writeup: "The rate of drivers who tested positive for THC did not change significantly before or after legalization (42.1% vs. 45.2%), indicating that legal status did not influence the behavior of those who chose to drive after use."
The study only reaches back six years -- by which time medical marijuana, often a fig leaf for recreational use, had already been legal for four years. Prior to medical (and then recreational marijuana) becoming more widely available, there wasn't nearly as much testing -- making the data frustratingly incomplete.

Green discusses the potency of today's weed. I remember reading about this when the Legalize Pot movement was really making strides. Pot growers had really cultivated the marijuana plant, just like we did with corn and grapes and wheat, making it produce far more "fruit" than it ever had in nature. I remember DEA agents warning people who thought it would be cool to just light up a J in the street: Today's pot is definitely not the pot you remember from 1977. It's basically an entirely new species.

Green notes that 36 years ago, the pot in his area was prized across the country for having a super-strong THC content of 14-15%. Today, merely-average pot has a 21% TCH content.

Frogurt -- a name-brand grown and sold in Michigan -- tests at 41%. Something called Future #1 is up to 37% THC, and the Permanent Marker brand runs at an average of 34%. Back in the day, the hard-to-find 15% stuff was the much-sought-after "one-hit weed." The average pot today is 50% stronger. But for people willing to pay a little more, they can get stuff four times more powerful than much of anything your typical 1990 dorm-room smoker enjoyed behind the Redwood Curtain.

Speaking of Mind-Expanding Drugs: I have some drugs to recommend.

I've been craving some kind of nootropic since I first heard of them -- well, since I saw Bradley Cooper change his entire life by taking a fictional nootropic (brain-boosting drug) in Limitless.

Months ago I saw Thomas DeLauer touting creatine as a nootropic.

I also saw Rhonda Patrick talking about dosing herself with 20 grams of creatine when she wanted a mental boost.

She claims it's like speed. I've tried speed -- well, Ritalin -- for the nootropic effect and I will say, no, it's not like speed. If you take speed, you know for a fact that your brain has been hit with a drug. It's potent stimulant that leaves no doubt you have been stimulated.

Creatine's effect is more subtle.

Note that weightlifters usually take around 5mg-10 grams per day (for the effect of boosting energy storage in cells). So 20 grams is a high dose.

For the past couple of months, I've been trying to get at least 5-10 grams of creatine per day and sometimes trying to get 20 grams when I could remember to do it. Sometimes I would just have 5 g. Other days, ten. But I tried to hit 15-20.

Based on my own N=1 study: I do notice significantly improved focus and ability to just churn out work when I get 20 grams of creatine. As I've started to notice the effects, I've been better about trying to make sure I get 15-20 grams consistently.

My usual working day is 6 to 7 hours. I'm not saying I work efficiently for 6 or 7 hours. I do a lot of dicking around, a lot of scrolling through stories without ever bothering to post about them, and just wasting a lot of time. The amount of time-wasting I typically do is, well, embarrassing and just wildly sub-optimal.

When I've got a good 15-20 grams of creatine, I work 4 and a half or five hours. I'm not really working better or harder, it's just that I don't waste as much time. No mid-day perusal of Busty Lesbian Porn. I'm more able to just say, "Here is the pile of stories I have to crank out, so let's get to it."

I think that's a benefit. I haven't tried it with trying to work on that novel I've picked up and put down one hundred times before, but I'd like to.

As you may know, creatine is cheap and legal and is well-tested and there are few negative effects. I've seen people say "Talk to your doctor first if you have kidney problems," and of course pregnant women and kids should probably not use it at all.

This guy talks about possible health problems, including the possibility that low-quality producers may sell you powder containing a lot of dangerous heavy metals.

One problem with it is possible GI distress. I don't know if this is a real problem or just one that Mac put into my head. Assuming it's a real danger, you probably don't want to just start on a 20 grams per day regimen and you wouldn't want to take 20 mg all in one sitting. Your GI system may need to build a tolerance for it. I built up to the 20 g over a couple of weeks and usually have 5 g per drink (coffee or diet soda, or, in the future, just water) for the first couple of hours of the day.

Update: I had to go to Ikea earlier today so I drank two cups of coffee and took about 8 grams of creatine over an hour. I did in fact get a bout of Intestinal Urgency. I don't know if it was the coffee or creatine or just both at once. But I think Mac might be right. Or it could have been caused by eating Ikea Swedish meatballs early in the day and then doing the Ikea Death March for four hours.

Back to post:

It's not a wonderdrug. It's not the Limitless drug, unfortunately. (Damn I want to take that pill.)

But I'm pretty sure there is a real benefit. The reason weightlifters and athletes use it is because it helps cells regenerate energy (ATP) during exercise. It also does this for brain cells. So maybe the better focus I'm experiencing is due to brain cells being able to regenerate ATP more quickly. I guess it just helps in recovery when you burn energy, including in your brain.

Obviously I'm not a doctor and you should consult with your blah-blah before making any medical blah-blahs.

But if you try it, let me know after four or six weeks if you think there are genuine BRAINZZZ GAINZZZ or if I'm just experiencing a placebo effect.

Since I'm now in Joe Rogan mode: Say, pyramids are weird, right?!!?! The blocks are so big they only could have been moved by enslaved Bigfeet under the direction of Space Reptiles, right?

So: Do you have any GAINZZZ?

My own GAINZZZ: No real GAINZZZ, because I've had a lot of personal work I've had to do, but I also haven't regained the weight I lost during the fast. I'm counting that MAINTAINZZZ as GAINZZZ.

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By the way: Limitless is free on YouTube. There are a ton of good movies free on YouTube now.

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1 BRAINZZZ GAINZZZ would be a great name for an energy drink for zombies.

Posted by: banana Dream at October 10, 2025 04:36 PM (3uBP9)

2 Gave up diet sodas years ago

Posted by: It's me donna at October 10, 2025 04:36 PM (VE6XX)

3 My GAINZZZ is fewer federal leeches riding on my back.

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at October 10, 2025 04:37 PM (zjgNU)

4 I was diagnosed with Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease -- i.e., Fatty Liver Disease because you're fat, not because you drink liquor -- five or six years ago.

After I shed a bunch of weight, I went in for a follow-up, and had no more fatty liver disease. So it can be cured just by shedding fat.

I'm NOT overweight and I was diagnosed with this. Supposedly it is unusual but not unheard of. I guess I could try to lose more weight and see if it goes away, but TBH I'm more focuses on strength training then losing weight.

Posted by: 18-1 at October 10, 2025 04:37 PM (sKqQm)

5 >>>The team also found that replacing these drinks with water significantly reduced people's risk of fatty liver disease.

Does this Diet Coke make my liver look fat?

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at October 10, 2025 04:37 PM (i24o9)

6 I don't think I ever drank diet soda. It just tasted like Not!Sugar to me. I liked sugar. Although I certainly preferred lower-sugar Cokes (what happened to C2??) over the ridiculous high-cal shit they've served since 1985.

Posted by: gKWVE at October 10, 2025 04:37 PM (gKWVE)

7 By the way: Limitless is free on YouTube. There are a ton of good movies free on YouTube now.

Do they have commercials? I've gotten to the point that I can no longer tolerate commercials while I'm trying to watch something.

Posted by: Archimedes at October 10, 2025 04:38 PM (Riz8t)

8 Gave up diet sodas years ago

Posted by: It's me donna at October 10, 2025 04:36 PM (VE6XX)

Quitter.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at October 10, 2025 04:38 PM (i24o9)

9 8 Gave up diet sodas years ago

Posted by: It's me donna at October 10, 2025 04:36 PM (VE6XX)

Quitter.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at October 10, 2025 04:38 PM (i24o9)

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Quitter > Splitter

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, seeing dreamlike horrors with Mario Bava at October 10, 2025 04:38 PM (GBKbO)

10 I don't think I ever drank diet soda. It just tasted like Not!Sugar to me. I liked sugar. Although I certainly preferred lower-sugar Cokes (what happened to C2??) over the ridiculous high-cal shit they've served since 1985.

I'm so accustomed to the taste of diet soda that I can't abide regular, sugared soda.

Posted by: Archimedes at October 10, 2025 04:39 PM (Riz8t)

11 7 By the way: Limitless is free on YouTube. There are a ton of good movies free on YouTube now.

Do they have commercials? I've gotten to the point that I can no longer tolerate commercials while I'm trying to watch something.
Posted by: Archimedes at October 10, 2025 04:38 PM (Riz8t)

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No commercials on my DVDs, Blu-rays, and 4Ks!

Just ordered the Italian 4K of Planet of the Vampires.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, seeing dreamlike horrors with Mario Bava at October 10, 2025 04:39 PM (GBKbO)

12 Do we have to resort to calling people's livers "fatty"?

Posted by: Axeman at October 10, 2025 04:39 PM (krQz2)

13 No skinny ewoks.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at October 10, 2025 04:39 PM (zKx5D)

14 I'm reminded of a joke told by the late, great Jackie Vernon: "My doctor told me to cut out all sugar and use saccharin. I used so much saccharin I developed artificial diabetes".

Posted by: Paco at October 10, 2025 04:40 PM (mADJX)

15 Forget where I read it, but a while ago I saw someone postulate that weed was now the new OxyContin, as far as it's usage and impact on a certain segment of society. Makes perfect sense.

Joe Rogan unavailable for comment.

Posted by: Ex Rex Reeder at October 10, 2025 04:40 PM (MZ+PY)

16 I wonder what Lizzo's liver looks like?

Posted by: Maj. Healey at October 10, 2025 04:41 PM (abIsI)

17 I bet El Gordo has a fatty liver.

Posted by: wth at October 10, 2025 04:41 PM (v0R5T)

18 I will sometimes drink zero sugar soda, but really not enough to worry about. I will work on a 20 oz bottle for an entire day, or even over two days. Coffee and booze are my go-tos.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Bonafide at October 10, 2025 04:41 PM (0aYVJ)

19 I wonder what Lizzo's liver looks like?

Posted by: Maj. Healey at October 10, 2025 04:41 PM (abIsI)

You've seen congealed bacon grease, right?

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at October 10, 2025 04:41 PM (i24o9)

20 I only drink besides water seltzer, no doubt they are bad for you

Posted by: Skip at October 10, 2025 04:42 PM (+qU29)

21 Pritzker's liver must look like The Blob.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at October 10, 2025 04:42 PM (abIsI)

22 185 this a.m. Current goal is 1st class Marine Corps pft on 17-21 year old scoring tables, both classic (sit ups/pull ups) and modern (push ups/plank) plus 3 mile run. Can max out everything but the run- need to hit 7:53 miles to get it did. Ran 4.25 last Tuesday at 7:45 pace, so I’m there, just need to do them all at once to mark it off my list and move on to next goal. Gonna do it the day of the Rocky run here in Philly- always run even faster in a race.

Posted by: Farmer Bob at October 10, 2025 04:42 PM (hlNLQ)

23 Hey ace! I wanted to ask if you still enjoy pork rinds a ton. I remember you were raving about them a number of years ago.

Not saying they're GAINZZZ-worthy, but lately I've been craving corned beef hash something fierce. I wish there was someone who sold it, where it's *not* from a can.

Posted by: qdpsteve at October 10, 2025 04:42 PM (/p+XQ)

24
This was Willowed from last thread, but I was just reading. Melania has been in direct communication with Putin for a while since she had Trump give him her letter.

Her cause is negotiating to get children taken back to Russia returned and reunited with their Ukrainian families.

All the while since Alaska, FLOTUS has been negotiating with Putin.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at October 10, 2025 04:43 PM (w6EFb)

25 Ace,
You need to embrace the all natural goodness ofGeorgian Soda,

They have the best soda in the world, and some amazing flavors. Only the Georgians could make Tarragon soda actually tasty... And then there's amazing grape, mango, guava, but sadly no root beer or cream soda.

Posted by: Mister Ghost at October 10, 2025 04:43 PM (TGPs7)

26 This is slander! We always paid our Bigfoot workers a fair, free market wage, complete with Health Insurance, a company-matching 401k plan, and on-site fitness center.

The very idea! Harrumpf.

Posted by: Totally Ethical Space Reptiles at October 10, 2025 04:43 PM (PiwSw)

27 People could be at higher risk of fatty liver disease from both sugary sodas and diet drinks, a new study says.
In fact, artificially sweetened drinks might pose a greater threat to liver health than sugary beverages, researchers reported Monday at the United European Gastroenterology's annual meeting in Berlin.
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Shit, Im gonna die. I drink about 3 sugar free drinks a day.

Guess I'm gonna have to change to water and tea

Posted by: Hatari somewhere on Ventura Highway at October 10, 2025 04:43 PM (NtVYv)

28
Jesse Watters has taken to calling Pritzker "JB back ribs".

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at October 10, 2025 04:43 PM (w6EFb)

29 Pritzker IS the Blob.

Posted by: qdpsteve at October 10, 2025 04:43 PM (/p+XQ)

30 I have some gains to share...This time last year I weighed 160 pounds..today I weigh 136 pounds. Took a year with some set backs but I am getting closer to my 133 pounds happy place.

Posted by: IC - Cope Harder, Liberals at October 10, 2025 04:43 PM (1auJj)

31 I had extensive blood tests recently with no sign of fatty liver disease but I still drink a ton of diet drinks, so ugh

I hate drinking water but I’m trying to drink seltzer or sparkling water as a compromise. My favorite used to be polar seltzer but they only sell cans now which is a hassle to store up

Another alternative is Trader Joe’s sparkling water with raspberry lime flavor that’s really good

But then again Diet Coke is soooooooog goooodddddd….

Posted by: The Unvaxed and Unmasked Ranger - Where Are My Keto Cheetos at October 10, 2025 04:43 PM (HYKHz)

32 more than four out of 10 deadly car crashes included a driver with high levels of THC in their bloodstream.
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but you have to balance that with all the health benefits of inhaling fumes from burning leaves.

Posted by: Axeman at October 10, 2025 04:43 PM (krQz2)

33 "Fatty liver disease occurs when fat accumulates in the liver, which over time can cause liver damage."

Why do they call it Fatty Liver Disease?

Posted by: Oglebay at October 10, 2025 04:44 PM (GPa4z)

34 I know I drink too much diet soda. About 4 20oz bottles/week.

Posted by: banana Dream at October 10, 2025 04:44 PM (3uBP9)

35 Read the other day that Diet Coke increases testicle size and testosterone. Forget where.

Posted by: javems at October 10, 2025 04:45 PM (8I4hW)

36 I have been trying to cut back diet coke but damn, it's so addictive..I have cut back to maybe 1-2 a week instead of daily.

Posted by: IC - Cope Harder, Liberals at October 10, 2025 04:45 PM (1auJj)

37 The best health aid I have seen is giving up soft drinks, either sugar or diet.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at October 10, 2025 04:45 PM (OezEV)

38 I was behind a fire team of middle aged fatties at a Wendy's not too long ago. After ordering about $200 worth of food and taking their fat ass time about it, the tub of lards ordered diet cokes. Diet Cokes.

Yeah.

Posted by: Shut Yo Fat Mouth at October 10, 2025 04:45 PM (R/m4+)

39 I'm NOT overweight and I was diagnosed with this. Supposedly it is unusual but not unheard of. I guess I could try to lose more weight and see if it goes away, but TBH I'm more focuses on strength training then losing weight.
Posted by: 18-1 at October 10, 2025 04:37 PM (sKqQm)

I currently weigh more than I did when I got married (17 years ago tomorrow).

I'm quite a bit slimmer than I was then due to muscle GAINZZZ.

Now, I wasn't weak at the time, but I've made a point of lifting and exercise that I didn't in 2008. I actually discovered I'd grown out of a shirt I haven't tried on in a year (or more) and didn't realize my arms had gotten that much bigger.

In fact, my wife and I both are slimmer than when we were married. And that's especially impressive for my wife who's given birth to our 4 children.

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at October 10, 2025 04:45 PM (zjgNU)

40 I was on a Keto-esque diet for a month or so a while back, and you can really feel the carb deprivation. At the end of the month, I craved an ice-cold Pepsi; best drink I ever had. I felt like Humphrey Bogart when he stumbled across that water hole in Treasure of the Sierra Madre - I mean, before the bandits got him.

Posted by: Paco at October 10, 2025 04:45 PM (mADJX)

41 I've had some massive gainzz to my Bulbospongiosus muscle because of all the winning lately.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at October 10, 2025 04:46 PM (abIsI)

42 38 I was behind a fire team of middle aged fatties at a Wendy's not too long ago. After ordering about $200 worth of food and taking their fat ass time about it, the tub of lards ordered diet cokes. Diet Cokes.

Yeah.
Posted by: Shut Yo Fat Mouth at October 10, 2025 04:45 PM (R/m4+)

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It's like the first episode of Rocko's Modern Life.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, seeing dreamlike horrors with Mario Bava at October 10, 2025 04:46 PM (GBKbO)

43 I never heard about the aspartame being bad for adults. But I have heard that it cause behavioral issues and even tumors in children.

Might all be bullshit, I dunno. Most everything is.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at October 10, 2025 04:46 PM (BI5O2)

44 >>> 23 Hey ace! I wanted to ask if you still enjoy pork rinds a ton. I remember you were raving about them a number of years ago.

Not saying they're GAINZZZ-worthy, but lately I've been craving corned beef hash something fierce. I wish there was someone who sold it, where it's *not* from a can.
Posted by: qdpsteve at October 10, 2025 04:42 PM (/p+XQ)

Get some deli corned beef and make your own hash, maybe with sautéed onions.

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at October 10, 2025 04:46 PM (ULPxl)

45
Yeah, we buttercups have just got to suck it up. There ain't no free lunch with sweet drinks of any sort.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at October 10, 2025 04:46 PM (w6EFb)

46 Since I'm now in Joe Rogan mode: Say, pyramids are weird, right?!!?! The blocks are so big they only could have been moved by enslaved Bigfeet under the direction of Space Reptiles, right?
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Rogan's teenage enthusiasm is what makes him endearing to me. He will ask exactly the question that 14-year-old me would have asked back in the day, like "So wait...you're saying that Tiger weighs 900 pounds and eats 20 pounds of meat a day...and you're walking in its enclosure and clipping its claws? What the hell man!?!?"

Posted by: Crusader at October 10, 2025 04:46 PM (TN0g+)

47 I've been doing the 5 grams of creatine daily for a month. No intestinal issues, I have found I sleep better, not sure about the focus effects - not really noticeable I guess.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at October 10, 2025 04:46 PM (rvwwT)

48 Oh I also like Zevia which is stevia flavored soda but now I keep reading studies that stevia will make your weiner fall off and cause you to vote Democrat or some such shit, so blah, I can never have nice things

Posted by: The Unvaxed and Unmasked Ranger - Where Are My Keto Cheetos at October 10, 2025 04:46 PM (HYKHz)

49 Helena, not a bad idea. Got a recipe? :-)

Posted by: qdpsteve at October 10, 2025 04:46 PM (/p+XQ)

50 > I hate drinking water but I’m trying to drink seltzer or sparkling water as a compromise.

I switched to plain club soda several years ago, and haven't missed the sugary crap at all. In fact, it now tastes nauseatingly sweet to me.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at October 10, 2025 04:47 PM (qpyNK)

51 All the while since Alaska, FLOTUS has been negotiating with Putin.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at October 10, 2025 04:43 PM (w6EFb)

Gosh, Obama's beard wife just built a garden that someone else took care of, and then made kids eat crap lunches at school. Although she did spend a lot of time bitching about being an American, so there's that.

Go figure.

Posted by: tcn, Pickle Queen of AK at October 10, 2025 04:47 PM (urtE/)

52 I drink my coffee with Splenda and almond milk, otherwise I drink 4 or 5 20 oz bottles of water daily (well, one I add sugar free strawberry gelatin and lemon juice to for connective tissue health)

Posted by: Farmer Bob at October 10, 2025 04:47 PM (hlNLQ)

53 The big GAINZZZ worthy thing I've been trying to learn to make, is homemade chile salsa.

Posted by: qdpsteve at October 10, 2025 04:47 PM (/p+XQ)

54 I switched to plain club soda several years ago, and haven't missed the sugary crap at all. In fact, it now tastes nauseatingly sweet to me.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at October 10, 2025 04:47 PM (qpyNK)

Fizzy water FTW. Three Bears has it cheap.

Posted by: tcn, Pickle Queen of AK at October 10, 2025 04:48 PM (urtE/)

55 Why do they call it Fatty Liver Disease?
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They were leaning another direction but the Arbuckle estate threatened to sue.

Posted by: Crusader at October 10, 2025 04:48 PM (TN0g+)

56 I never heard about the aspartame being bad for adults.
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Grand mal seizures.

Posted by: Axeman at October 10, 2025 04:48 PM (krQz2)

57 >>>Do they have commercials? I've gotten to the point that I can no longer tolerate commercials while I'm trying to watch something.

yes, alas.

Posted by: ace at October 10, 2025 04:48 PM (KRtlO)

58 On artificial sweeteners, they've never been a risk for me.

Every one of them tastes nasty to me in different ways.

Aspartame is the worst, but they're all bad.

I just don't really drink soda, and that's likely a VERY good thing.

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at October 10, 2025 04:48 PM (zjgNU)

59
I can say this - my 3rd grade teacher (an awful, stupid ogress named Cochenauer) chugged Diet Coke like a parched nomad at an oasis. Probably a 12-pack a day. And she weighed as much as a forklift, so I guess it didn't help much.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at October 10, 2025 04:48 PM (BI5O2)

60 DiHydrogen Monoxide is a proven killer!

Posted by: Count de Monet at October 10, 2025 04:49 PM (wVcYX)

61 > Gosh, Obama's beard wife just built a garden that someone else took care of, and then made kids eat crap lunches at school.

That alone will make many of the upcoming generation vote MAGA.

That was monumentally unpopular among the school kids, not that school lunch was anything to write home about before.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at October 10, 2025 04:49 PM (qpyNK)

62 and you can really feel the carb deprivation

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It took me several months of keto before I stopped missing /craving carbs altogether as most things have a carb free alternative now (even frenchie fries which I can make using almond flour and xanthan gum)

Posted by: The Unvaxed and Unmasked Ranger - Where Are My Keto Cheetos at October 10, 2025 04:49 PM (HYKHz)

63 My gains. Happy to say I'm down 38 pounds since January. Coming in at a sveltish 196.5 today.

Its all about diet.

Posted by: Cuthbert the Witless at October 10, 2025 04:49 PM (4t3Ns)

64 >> Creatine's effect is more subtle.

I was given creatine as part of a TBI study. Part of the thesis was it had prophylactic value in terms of helping to prevent additional damage from future adverse events. They now believe it does have that effect, as well as a lot of other good impacts to the brain. One thing I learned is your body can only absorb a certain amount of creatine in a day, so they kept me between 5-10 grams based on body mass, etc.

BTW I only use creapure and that was used for the study. There is a lot of crappy Chinese and offshore creatine that is no bueno. Some in supposedly respected brands.

Posted by: Marcus T at October 10, 2025 04:49 PM (hvso3)

65 >>>I've been doing the 5 grams of creatine daily for a month. No intestinal issues, I have found I sleep better, not sure about the focus effects - not really noticeable I guess.

you need the higher dose for the BRAINZZZ effects. Weightlifters have been taking five grams per day forever without noticing cognition GAINZZZ.

Posted by: ace at October 10, 2025 04:49 PM (KRtlO)

66 If I have to give up diet coke I'm going to need to replace it with another habit, like heroin or midget juggling or something. Because I'm basically next to habit-less at this point and I don't think I can go cold-turky.

Posted by: banana Dream at October 10, 2025 04:49 PM (3uBP9)

67 I can say this - my 3rd grade teacher (an awful, stupid ogress named Cochenauer) chugged Diet Coke like a parched nomad at an oasis. Probably a 12-pack a day. And she weighed as much as a forklift, so I guess it didn't help much.
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If she had been chugging full calorie Coke, she would have weighed as much as 2 forklifts.

Posted by: Crusader at October 10, 2025 04:49 PM (TN0g+)

68 Thanks for the line on creatine. Heart meds f'd my concentration, focus, and short-term memory, appreciably, and I am looking to get back as much as possible.

Hershey squirts is not a cool downside.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at October 10, 2025 04:49 PM (i24o9)

69 My gainzzzzz is that I just got discharged from the hospital again. Severe dehydration put me in renal failure. Got that cleared up. Hopefully on the mend now.

Posted by: Duke Lowell at October 10, 2025 04:50 PM (u73oe)

70 > Fizzy water FTW. Three Bears has it cheap.
Posted by: tcn, Pickle Queen of AK at October 10, 2025 04:48 PM (urtE/)

I'll have to check theirs out. I've been going with plain Kroger club soda so far.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at October 10, 2025 04:50 PM (qpyNK)

71 A new study says that diet drinks with artificial sweeteners cause fatty liver disease -- a disease that 30% of the public has -- just like sugar water drinks do.
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Our President, Hardest Hit.

Posted by: Axeman at October 10, 2025 04:50 PM (krQz2)

72 I gave up almost every one of my vices. Alcohol. Cigarettes. Loose women & cocaine. Ok, I exaggerate.

But they're not getting my Coke Zero unless they pry it from my liver-spotted cold dead hands.

Posted by: Kareem of Wheat at October 10, 2025 04:50 PM (9CBNQ)

73 Get some deli corned beef and make your own hash, maybe with sautéed onions.
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at October 10, 2025 04:46 PM (ULPxl)

Hell yeah !

Even the canned corn beef with fresh cut potatoes is amazing. Cook it crispy on the edges. MMMM

Posted by: Hatari somewhere on Ventura Highway at October 10, 2025 04:50 PM (NtVYv)

74 >>.44 >>> 23 Hey ace! I wanted to ask if you still enjoy pork rinds a ton. I remember you were raving about them a number of years ago.

yeah but I haven't had them in forever. I want to make homemade onion dip and have them with the pork rinds but I haven't done that yet. (Store-bought onion dip mix is high in carbs and kind of ruins the plan.)

Posted by: ace at October 10, 2025 04:51 PM (KRtlO)

75 I do 10mg of creatine daily too, have for years with no gi issues. You will typically initially gain 5-10 lbs of water weight as it hydrates your muscle tissue , but it’s not fat so ignore.

Posted by: Farmer Bob at October 10, 2025 04:51 PM (hlNLQ)

76 >>> 49 Helena, not a bad idea. Got a recipe? :-)
Posted by: qdpsteve at October 10, 2025 04:46 PM (/p+XQ)

Sorry, no. I usually improvise when cooking! (Not so much with baking.) I used leftovers from a St Paddy's corned beef last time I made it. iirc I sautéed the onions in olive oil (and maybe some butter too) first, and then added the diced beef and taters. Probably frozen diced taters so they would cook faster. Good with eggs and other breakfast stuff.

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at October 10, 2025 04:51 PM (ULPxl)

77 I used to love Cokes and DP, but now they taste too sweet. I have a root beer or ginger ale every few months, but I have enough empty calories in my life to drink them frequently.

My dad, who was lean, had a Coke every day with lunch for at least 40 years. He lived to 93.

Posted by: huerfano at October 10, 2025 04:51 PM (98kQX)

78 I gave up almost every one of my vices. Alcohol. Cigarettes. Loose women & cocaine. Ok, I exaggerate.

But they're not getting my Coke Zero unless they pry it from my liver-spotted cold dead hands.
Posted by: Kareem of Wheat at October 10, 2025 04:50 PM (9CBNQ)

Pick alcohol back up over Coke Zero.

Bam, done.

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at October 10, 2025 04:51 PM (zjgNU)

79 I drink unsweetened "naturally" flavored carbonated water and am expecting any day a study finding that carbonated water is the cause of Alzheimers or rectal cancer or both.

Posted by: Oglebay at October 10, 2025 04:51 PM (GPa4z)

80 59
I can say this - my 3rd grade teacher (an awful, stupid ogress named Cochenauer) chugged Diet Coke like a parched nomad at an oasis. Probably a 12-pack a day. And she weighed as much as a forklift, so I guess it didn't help much.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice

We had a neighbor in NY in the 80's that was addicted to Tab. She had cases piled to the ceiling of the stuff in her garage. She's dead now.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at October 10, 2025 04:51 PM (abIsI)

81 50 I hate drinking water but I’m trying to drink seltzer or sparkling water as a compromise.

I switched to plain club soda several years ago, and haven't missed the sugary crap at all. In fact, it now tastes nauseatingly sweet to me. - Rodrigo Borgia

Switching to carbonated water helped get me off soda pop, too. I buy a box of Topo Chico every week. Imported from Mexico. It may be water from the tap outside the Tijuana bus station with fizz added, for all I know or care; I just really love the stuff.

Posted by: Paco at October 10, 2025 04:51 PM (mADJX)

82
you need the higher dose for the BRAINZZZ effects. Weightlifters have been taking five grams per day forever without noticing cognition GAINZZZ.
Posted by: ace at October 10, 2025 04:49 PM

I always thought creatine was for dudes that lift I had no idea about the brain gains.

Posted by: CaliGirl at October 10, 2025 04:52 PM (AZf41)

83 >>> My gainzzzzz is that I just got discharged from the hospital again. Severe dehydration put me in renal failure. Got that cleared up. Hopefully on the mend now.

sorry to hear about the health problem. Glad you're recovering!

Dehydration is nothing to mess around with.

Posted by: ace at October 10, 2025 04:52 PM (KRtlO)

84 I definitely feel more focused and mentally sharp on keto once I gotten past the Initial switchover.

Posted by: Northernlurker , Maple Syrup MAGA at October 10, 2025 04:52 PM (kTd/k)

85 (Store-bought onion dip mix is high in carbs and kind of ruins the plan.)

Posted by: ace at October 10, 2025 04:51 PM (KRtlO)
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And very, very likely, seed oils.

Posted by: Axeman at October 10, 2025 04:52 PM (krQz2)

86 switched to plain club soda several years ago

************

I’m gonna give this a try next trip to supermarket instead of reaching for the diet coke by sheer force of habit, lol

Posted by: The Unvaxed and Unmasked Ranger - Where Are My Keto Cheetos at October 10, 2025 04:52 PM (HYKHz)

87 Ace- After I shattered my shoulder on my Dirt Bike last August I've been doing Creatine 20mg 4 x 5mg a day with water. Am doing free weights and hard aqua resistance therapy per my young sports surgeon.
Can't say that my brain is any less muddled, but I can work out like a mo-fo for a good 2 solid hours and my back, arms and chest are bigger now than when i wrecked. I'm a fair amount over 29.

Posted by: DBCooper at October 10, 2025 04:52 PM (78qeP)

88 I used to love Cokes and DP, but now they taste too sweet. I have a root beer or ginger ale every few months, but I have enough empty calories in my life to drink them frequently.

My dad, who was lean, had a Coke every day with lunch for at least 40 years. He lived to 93.
Posted by: huerfano at October 10, 2025 04:51 PM (98kQX)

If you have a 8 oz Coke every day, that's probably not a big deal.

If you have a 2L of Coke every day, that's a problem.

The portion sizes of everything has changed from 1950 to today.

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at October 10, 2025 04:53 PM (zjgNU)

89
That reminds me - I haven't been eating pork rinds lately.

My favorite is the salt-and-vinegar pork rinds, sprinkled with sriracha, and if you want a dip, just use a little sour cream. I usually just do the sriracha.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at October 10, 2025 04:53 PM (BI5O2)

90
I'm lucky my mother never "believed in" soft drinks. I never got a taste for them. As my brother-in-law once said, "Your mom RUINED you guys."

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at October 10, 2025 04:53 PM (oKXMA)

91 I've tried methylene blue. It seems to help my mental processes. I use it on days when I need to be at my sharpest.

Posted by: Emmie at October 10, 2025 04:53 PM (e7ATA)

92 64 >> Creatine's effect is more subtle.

I was given creatine as part of a TBI study. Part of the thesis was it had prophylactic value in terms of helping to prevent additional damage from future adverse events. They now believe it does have that effect, as well as a lot of other good impacts to the brain. One thing I learned is your body can only absorb a certain amount of creatine in a day, so they kept me between 5-10 grams based on body mass, etc.

BTW I only use creapure and that was used for the study. There is a lot of crappy Chinese and offshore creatine that is no bueno. Some in supposedly respected brands.
Posted by: Marcus T at October 10, 2025 04:49 PM (hvso3)

My youngest had a two concussions, back to back, and part of the recovery protocol was high(er) dose creatine

Posted by: browndog head cocked to the side at October 10, 2025 04:53 PM (3sXRv)

93 32 more than four out of 10 deadly car crashes included a driver with high levels of THC in their bloodstream.
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but you have to balance that with all the health benefits of inhaling fumes from burning leaves.
Posted by: Axeman
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You oughta read the comments on that and the Ohio governor banning sale of THC laced food and candy due to kids, pets, and other people getting accidentally dosed.

Posted by: whig at October 10, 2025 04:53 PM (WDjG6)

94 Both Perrier and San Pelligrino make sparkling water with real fruit juice. It’s a little spendy but it’s a nice treat and good substitute for soda. Which I have almost never drank in my life.

Posted by: Marcus T at October 10, 2025 04:53 PM (hvso3)

95 Rogan's teenage enthusiasm . . . .

Posted by: Crusader at October 10, 2025 04:46 PM (TN0g+)

I've been a Rogan non-adopter, but I have been giving him a shot, mostly through binging on youtube shorts.

Then he went all Charlie Kirk conspiracy theory, and he lost me.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at October 10, 2025 04:53 PM (i24o9)

96 wow. 4 hours in an ikea?

this reminds me of your tikka masala episode

Posted by: cherries in season at October 10, 2025 04:54 PM (8ocT3)

97 > (Store-bought onion dip mix is high in carbs and kind of ruins the plan.)
Posted by: ace at October 10, 2025 04:51 PM (KRtlO)

Powdered onion and cream cheese is pretty good.

Maybe add some smoked clams or a very small amount of liquid smoke (a little goes a long way).

If you don't have time, the Philadelphia brand "garden vegetable" cream cheese spread is pretty good, and only 2 grams of carbs.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at October 10, 2025 04:54 PM (qpyNK)

98 I stick mainly to water

... drained through
... ground up roasted beans

Posted by: Axeman at October 10, 2025 04:54 PM (krQz2)

99 I think that's a benefit. I haven't tried it with trying to work on that novel I've picked up and put down one hundred times before, but I'd like to.
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If your novel is a 1000+ page doorstopper, picking it up and putting it down 100 times in a row can lead to gainzzz right there...

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at October 10, 2025 04:54 PM (IBQGV)

100 more than four out of 10 deadly car crashes included a driver with high levels of THC in their bloodstream.
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but you have to balance that with all the health benefits of inhaling fumes from burning leaves.
Posted by: Axeman at October 10, 2025 04:43 PM (krQz2)
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The most compelling argument for legalizing (or "decriminalizing") pot was that enforcement was a joke. There was so much widespread defiance of the law that police and court resources were getting needlessly clogged up.

A bright side is that people may actually starting to understand that it's really not a great thing, and you probably shouldn't do it.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at October 10, 2025 04:54 PM (ZOv7s)

101 True Lime (or True Lemon, etc.) is pretty good when mixed in water. It's just powdered lime.

I'm not big on carbonated water. Carbonated water (and soda, of course, which is carbonated) lowers the pH of your stomach and that's been bad for me since I turned 29. I need my stomach to have more acid, not less. Digestion starts to become a problem past age 29.

Posted by: ace at October 10, 2025 04:55 PM (KRtlO)

102 I have a diet DrPepper a couple times a month.

Spent time with both my boys last weekend. Neither one of them drinks pop. They didn’t grow up with it, so I guess it’s not something they crave.

They do drink Monster though. Yuck.

Posted by: nurse ratched at October 10, 2025 04:55 PM (W2Pud)

103 drink unsweetened "naturally" flavored carbonated water and am expecting any day a study finding that carbonated water is the cause of Alzheimers or rectal cancer or both.

*******

Omg, every time I switch to something I think is super healthy I see shit like this in the news

Posted by: The Unvaxed and Unmasked Ranger - Where Are My Keto Cheetos at October 10, 2025 04:55 PM (HYKHz)

104 My doctor did recommend creatine. Says it helps both physically and mentally.

He didn't say anything about Diet Coke. I already drink about four
12 oz diet cokes a day. Have done so for decades.

Posted by: javems at October 10, 2025 04:55 PM (8I4hW)

105 >>91 I've tried methylene blue. It seems to help my mental processes. I use it on days when I need to be at my sharpest.

Oh I was thinking of trying that. So it does work?

Posted by: ace at October 10, 2025 04:55 PM (KRtlO)

106 >>> 91 I've tried methylene blue. It seems to help my mental processes. I use it on days when I need to be at my sharpest.
Posted by: Emmie at October 10, 2025 04:53 PM (e7ATA)

Interesting. I'm trying to recall if I had seen anything about side effects, but might be thinking of something else. I've been looking at various 'alternative' options.

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at October 10, 2025 04:55 PM (ULPxl)

107 As to gainzzzz ...

Squat and Deadlift are stuck, but my Bench (after years of poverty) has broken out and I'm setting new PRs each cycle.

It's a funny world sometimes.

Posted by: browndog has arms too long to Bench effectively at October 10, 2025 04:55 PM (3sXRv)

108 I'm lucky my mother never "believed in" soft drinks. I never got a taste for them. As my brother-in-law once said, "Your mom RUINED you guys."
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at October 10, 2025 04:53 PM (oKXMA)

Yeah, I drank soda as a child, but today I just don't have the taste for them.

It just seems like pointless calories to me and most of them are nasty and far too sweet.

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at October 10, 2025 04:56 PM (zjgNU)

109 >> My youngest had a two concussions, back to back, and part of the recovery protocol was high(er) dose creatine
Posted by: browndog head cocked to the side at October 10, 2025 04:53 PM (3sXRv)

Hope you and the youngin are doing well.

They played around with my dose in the study, sometimes going with a higher amount early in the process. But now I’m around 6-7 grams a day.

Posted by: Marcus T at October 10, 2025 04:56 PM (hvso3)

110 I stay away from all carbonated beverages. They give me a severe case of the winds.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at October 10, 2025 04:56 PM (abIsI)

111 Fortunately, I was just never a soda drinker, but there is that occasion a few times a year, damn a coke, I just need a coke and it is so good. I have noticed a lot of overweight people drink a bunch of soda.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at October 10, 2025 04:56 PM (rvwwT)

112 I eat very few carbs besides the fiber in my bean soup. Do pop a half cup of popcorn in olive oil and add salt and butter (1 tbsp) 2 hours before my fast run day runs, but that’s about it. Really don’t miss/crave anymore. When I do have them (slice of birthday cake for example) I feel tired and sleepy if I don’t go burn them.

Posted by: Farmer Bob at October 10, 2025 04:56 PM (hlNLQ)

113 I always just assumed that diet soda's lab created sweeteners killed brain neurons. I thought that was common knowledge.

And, speaking from someone who hasn't taken a prescription medication in nearly 50 years, has never had cause to use health insurance for any purpose, and hasn't had so much as the sniffles since fifth grade (when Nixon was President), I don't get the psyche that suggests ingesting lab created unnatural chemicals into one's body out of choice and not necessity.

But, you do you. I'll come to all your funerals, and I'll bring a date.

Posted by: Orson at October 10, 2025 04:56 PM (dIske)

114 >>>102 I have a diet DrPepper a couple times a month.

yeah that's such a low level there's no conceivable danger.

I just need to get into the habit of drinking MOSTLY water and having a sodie pop once a day as a treat. Right now I'm drinking soda like I'm a five year old.

Posted by: ace at October 10, 2025 04:57 PM (KRtlO)

115 I've found having your wife die unexpectedly kills your appetite for quite a while. I've lost 27 lbs. since August 18.

And I needed it. Looking to lose another 15 pounds or so.

Posted by: Justin Hayward at October 10, 2025 04:57 PM (Y1sOo)

116 Ditched the diet coke years ago, then ditched the mio tea drops. Found out that I drink more water if it's room temperature.

Finished the 3rd week "lifting heavy" which means as heavy as you can. Turns out I started way too low because I was worried about getting hurt, but I've been able to move up pretty steadily except for behind overhead tris.

I think low inflammation diet, ie no sugars, starches, grains, seed oils, processed food helps with not getting sore.

I'm kinda starting to like the weights, started it because after losing 35 lbs walking 5 miles a day, I quit losing. Grok said I got metabolically adapted. So now I lift push, pull, leg, rest with daily abs and then walk 3 and on rest 5. We'll see if it helps.

Not hopeful, but who the fuck knows, im trying and I do feel really good.

Posted by: dagny at October 10, 2025 04:57 PM (ILGo9)

117 Get some deli corned beef and make your own hash, maybe with sautéed onions.
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at October 10, 2025 04:46 PM (ULPxl)

Hell yeah !

Even the canned corn beef with fresh cut potatoes is amazing. Cook it crispy on the edges. MMMM

Posted by: Hatari somewhere on Ventura Highway at October 10, 2025 04:50 PM (NtVYv)

I'm a fan of Mary Kitchen CBH. But I also bought some Hormel Corned Beef in a can as a test. I'll have to give the homemade CBH a try.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at October 10, 2025 04:57 PM (i24o9)

118 >>>96 wow. 4 hours in an ikea?

it's hard to get out of an ikea in less time if you're with a woman. All of a sudden you're spending an hour just in the candle section.

Posted by: ace at October 10, 2025 04:57 PM (KRtlO)

119 I highly recommend making your own beef jerky. No, or almost no, carbs, plenty of protein. Helped get me off potato chips.

Posted by: Paco at October 10, 2025 04:58 PM (mADJX)

120 I gave up sodas a few years back when I decided they weren't doing my teeth any favors.

Now I only drink them when I go out to eat, which is very rare.

I do miss Sundrop, though...

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at October 10, 2025 04:58 PM (IBQGV)

121 yeah that's such a low level there's no conceivable danger.

I just need to get into the habit of drinking MOSTLY water and having a sodie pop once a day as a treat. Right now I'm drinking soda like I'm a five year old.
Posted by: ace at October 10, 2025 04:57 PM (KRtlO)

Are you channeling my dad's ghost right now?

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at October 10, 2025 04:58 PM (zjgNU)

122 70 > Fizzy water FTW. Three Bears has it cheap.
Posted by: tcn, Pickle Queen of AK at October 10, 2025 04:48 PM (urtE/)

I'll have to check theirs out. I've been going with plain Kroger club soda so far.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at October 10, 2025 04:50 PM (qpyNK)

It's Costco branded, 35-packs. We go through it like.... water.

Posted by: tcn, Pickle Queen of AK at October 10, 2025 04:58 PM (urtE/)

123
I'm not big on carbonated water. Carbonated water (and soda, of course, which is carbonated) lowers the pH of your stomach and that's been bad for me since I turned 29. I need my stomach to have more acid, not less. Digestion starts to become a problem past age 29.

Posted by: ace at October 10, 2025 04:55 PM (KRtlO)

Dude there is no way I could live without seltzer. I drink about a gallon a day. Flat water is basic-bitch bullshit, and it's beneath a man of my station (or yours).

As far as pH goes - that's easy. I have the occasional problem with it, and it's what causes chronic heartburn for most people without some underlying condition.

Just take a tablespoon or two of lemon juice before you eat dinner whenever it's bugging you, and it should clear it up in a few days.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at October 10, 2025 04:58 PM (BI5O2)

124 The duality of this post.

I am convinced that pot makes people stupid (yeah potheads, fight me. I will win any battle of wits since you all are impaired.)

And the second half about creatine and the limitless drug.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at October 10, 2025 04:58 PM (2XDjn)

125 >>>115 I've found having your wife die unexpectedly kills your appetite for quite a while. I've lost 27 lbs. since August 18.

sorry to hear about your loss.

Posted by: ace at October 10, 2025 04:58 PM (KRtlO)

126 >>91 I've tried methylene blue. It seems to help my mental processes. I use it on days when I need to be at my sharpest.

Oh I was thinking of trying that. So it does work?

Posted by: ace at October 10, 2025 04:55 PM (KRtlO)

Seconded the question.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at October 10, 2025 04:59 PM (i24o9)

127 My Gainzzz will be finishing my taxes before next Wednesday ... close to done.

So to replace my zero sugar zero calorie drinks, I'll need to drink water? So disappointing. Or maybe the diet soda people got fatter just because they think they can eat more since they drink Diet Soda.

"I'll have two Big Macs, a fish sandwich, a large fries, and a cherry pie and a Diet Coke."

Posted by: illiniwek at October 10, 2025 04:59 PM (vbXSk)

128 1 God creatined the sky and the earth, and saw that it was good, because of increased mental focus.

Posted by: stu-mick-o-sucks at October 10, 2025 04:59 PM (DsA2n)

129 60 DiHydrogen Monoxide is a proven killer!
Posted by: Count de Monet at October 10, 2025 04:49 PM (wVcYX)

Word.

Posted by: Zombie Natalie Wood at October 10, 2025 04:59 PM (PiwSw)

130 Diet sodas have always been gay. They are a conspiracy to desensitize your mouth to the taste of of penis.

Posted by: sniffybigtoe at October 10, 2025 04:59 PM (705BX)

131 wow. 4 hours in an ikea?

Map reading is a lost art.

Posted by: Oddbob at October 10, 2025 05:00 PM (3nLb4)

132 Still No Healthcare for Illegals, Losers, and Grifters in latest Budget Bill....

Rep. Omar, her 5 husbands/brothers and immediate illegal family deeply devasted !!!!

Posted by: Jackson at October 10, 2025 05:00 PM (xl8DV)

133 drink unsweetened "naturally" flavored carbonated water and am expecting any day a study finding that carbonated water is the cause of Alzheimers or rectal cancer or both.

Gingivitis is the cause of alzheimers it looks like. Floss,brush, multiple times a day.

Posted by: dagny at October 10, 2025 05:00 PM (ILGo9)

134 ace and Helena, thanks!!

I'm also now eating yogurt every morning for breakfast. When I don't, my gut flora go on strike. I should never have let them unionize!

Posted by: qdpsteve at October 10, 2025 05:00 PM (/p+XQ)

135 Except for an occasional weakness for Italian pastry, I have virtually no sugar in my diet other than that which comes from fruit.

Posted by: Marcus T at October 10, 2025 05:00 PM (hvso3)

136 crap /sock off

Posted by: one hour sober at October 10, 2025 05:00 PM (Y1sOo)

137 I just need to get into the habit of drinking MOSTLY water and having a sodie pop once a day as a treat. Right now I'm drinking soda like I'm a five year old.
Posted by: ace at October 10, 2025 04:57 PM (KRtlO)

DH was addicted to Mountain Dew when I met him. Fizzy water cures that. Took a bit, but he nearly never has a pop.

Posted by: tcn, Pickle Queen of AK at October 10, 2025 05:00 PM (urtE/)

138
yeah but I haven't had them in forever. I want to make homemade onion dip and have them with the pork rinds but I haven't done that yet. (Store-bought onion dip mix is high in carbs and kind of ruins the plan.)
Posted by: ace at October 10, 2025 04:51 PM

Homemade onion dip is so good and I like it better than any package dip but the green onion package dip by Laura Scudders better than the Lipton onion soup dip.

Posted by: CaliGirl at October 10, 2025 05:00 PM (AZf41)

139 I just need to get into the habit of drinking MOSTLY water and having a sodie pop once a day as a treat. Right now I'm drinking soda like I'm a five year old.
Posted by: ace at October 10, 2025 04:57 PM (KRtlO)
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Get a water bottle. Carry it with you everywhere and drink from it regularly. Refill often.

You can tell the military types because they always have something like that handy, and its huge. Staff meetings are funny because civilians might bring their mug of coffee and the vets are all toting at least a quart with them.

You know, in case it runs long.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at October 10, 2025 05:01 PM (ZOv7s)

140 >>>Just take a tablespoon or two of lemon juice before you eat dinner whenever it's bugging you, and it should clear it up in a few days.

my fix is to take Apple Cider Vinegar pills, but it would be better if I didn't have to do that.

Posted by: ace at October 10, 2025 05:01 PM (KRtlO)

141 I just need to get into the habit of drinking MOSTLY water and having a sodie pop once a day as a treat. Right now I'm drinking soda like I'm a five year old.
Posted by: ace at October 10, 2025 04:57 PM (KRtlO)

Do what I do. Look at every soda as empty calories that hurt all your GAINZZZ for a fleetingly small pleasure.

Do it enough and soda ("sodie pop") becomes unappealing. (Most of the time- I still can get caught by those machines that let your formulate your own coke... Orange Deamsickle Coke is the DEVIL, but thankfully I don't eat out enough to be a problem.)

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at October 10, 2025 05:01 PM (zjgNU)

142 A new study says that diet drinks with artificial sweeteners cause fatty liver disease -- a disease that 30% of the public has -- just like sugar water drinks do.

I no longer believe any health studies until they have been replicated at least once by a different team. We've been whipsawed so much over the past 40 years due to bad science, worse journalist understanding of science, and a desire for a gotcha headline that I trust nothing.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at October 10, 2025 05:01 PM (ExV1e)

143 Now that I'm older and my taste buds are kinda/sorta working better, I've found I enjoy just taking corn chips (especially Scoops), dipping them in straight sour cream, then sprinkling some Tabasco or other hot sauce directly on 'em. Tasty!

Posted by: qdpsteve at October 10, 2025 05:02 PM (/p+XQ)

144 I tried large amounts of creatine and it triggered my compartment syndrome in my legs by increasing the pressure around my Achilles tendons. Ouch.

I take 1 gram a day which takes some of the load off the liver, which is meant to be a creatine regulator. Old people (like me at 77) waste away because the liver loses some of its ability to create creatine, and the body starts "digesting" the muscles and organs to get creatine from them. You die without creatine - the body has to have it. For me, one gram of creatine a day seems to work quite well at preventing old age wasting.

Posted by: An Observation sez Trump is my President at October 10, 2025 05:02 PM (Da7Vv)

145 I'm also now eating yogurt every morning for breakfast. When I don't, my gut flora go on strike. I should never have let them unionize!
Posted by: qdpsteve at October 10, 2025 05:00 PM (/p+XQ)

I wish I could like yogurt. Seems so handy, kinda fruity, healthy and all that. But it tastes rotten to me, so no go. I try it every few years, but really the only way I can eat it is if it is in tzaziki sauce. Even then, only a little.

Posted by: tcn, Pickle Queen of AK at October 10, 2025 05:02 PM (urtE/)

146 Map reading is a lost art.
Posted by: Oddbob at October 10, 2025 05:00 PM (3nLb4)
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Yep. I was reading book the other day where two characters are making a trek out into the badlands of New Mexico. The local sheriff brings a folding paper map. The out-of-towner wonders why he doesn't use a GPS tool. The sheriff points out that maps don't run out of power.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at October 10, 2025 05:02 PM (IBQGV)

147 115 I've found having your wife die unexpectedly kills your appetite for quite a while. I've lost 27 lbs. since August 18.

And I needed it. Looking to lose another 15 pounds or so. - Justin Hayward

I'm sorry to hear about your wife. God rest her soul.

Posted by: Paco at October 10, 2025 05:02 PM (mADJX)

148 A definite Gainzzz entry for me is I have managed to record my piano version of Night and Day with decent rhythm. My unconscious habit is to take a short break between measures.

Posted by: Oglebay at October 10, 2025 05:03 PM (GPa4z)

149 I'll up my creatine slow based on what all the non-doctors here are saying, I was really worried about the intestinal side effect, but I don't mind being my own lab rat.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at October 10, 2025 05:03 PM (rvwwT)

150 I force feed water. Then I dont have to worry about it. 40 oz 3x a day. Couple cups of ginger tea and 2 cups of coffee with almond milk. Fully hydrated.

Posted by: dagny at October 10, 2025 05:03 PM (ILGo9)

151 There’s a place in the onion fields of Orange County NY that used to make the best onion soup and dip. Not sure of its there anymore.

Posted by: Marcus T at October 10, 2025 05:03 PM (hvso3)

152 ace, you have the soda jones just like I do. :-)

I go into withdrawal if I try to go more than four or five days without a soda. The only thing that seems to ward it off is if I stick to sweet tea, which I know isn't much better for me at all.

Mtn Dew Baja Blast is literally addictive.

Posted by: qdpsteve at October 10, 2025 05:03 PM (/p+XQ)

153 Oh I was thinking of trying that. So it does work?
Posted by: ace at October 10, 2025 04:55 PM (KRtlO)

Yes, I can definitely tell the difference, but I don't recall offhand what the effective dose was for me. Maybe 25 mg or 250 mg? Whichever is in the recommended dosage range.

Sometimes I have trouble with recalling words I want to use. The MB really makes a difference.

Posted by: Emmie at October 10, 2025 05:03 PM (e7ATA)

154 I just need to get into the habit of drinking MOSTLY water and having a sodie pop once a day as a treat. Right now I'm drinking soda like I'm a five year old.
Posted by: ace

I always drink water with meals - always have. But in summer especially, I want something sweet, especially after working or biking.

I started grabbing a Japanese hard candy with the water on those days. (These are really just caramelized sugar, but there is one that I really like shaped like a cone.) It completely sates me even though it is like 1 tsp of sugar. They take a while to dissolve and I suck on it as I drink.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at October 10, 2025 05:04 PM (2XDjn)

155 There must be a genetic component or my liver would be toast by now. I've done sugary and diet sodas my whole adult life.

Posted by: moviegique (buy my books) at October 10, 2025 05:04 PM (asXVI)

156 it's hard to get out of an ikea in less time if you're with a woman. All of a sudden you're spending an hour just in the candle section.
Posted by: ace at October 10, 2025 04:57 PM (KRtlO)
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Obligatory - IKEA Husbands

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EfrGDbu0dUA

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at October 10, 2025 05:04 PM (IBQGV)

157 Silver at $50.44 per oz. One oz of silver is 4 each pre-1965 quarters plus 4 each pre-1965 dimes.

Posted by: An Observation sez Trump is my President at October 10, 2025 05:05 PM (Da7Vv)

158 GEE BRAIN, WHAT DO YOU WANT TO TONIGHT?

Posted by: MORE IDIOT THAN SAVANT at October 10, 2025 05:05 PM (V3THU)

159 The out-of-towner wonders why he doesn't use a GPS tool. The sheriff points out that maps don't run out of power.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at October 10, 2025 05:02 PM (IBQGV)

I've used that argument with my two sons ... and get the same response.

Posted by: browndog has arms too long to Bench effectively at October 10, 2025 05:05 PM (3sXRv)

160
Melania's announcement from the WH:
https://is.gd/M7Fx5L

So, Trump has been working the ME, and Melania has been working Putin.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at October 10, 2025 05:05 PM (w6EFb)

161 >>>I no longer believe any health studies until they have been replicated at least once by a different team. We've been whipsawed so much over the past 40 years due to bad science, worse journalist understanding of science, and a desire for a gotcha headline that I trust nothing.

yup. but commenters have been saying the same thing for years so I figured it was worth posting.

Posted by: ace at October 10, 2025 05:05 PM (KRtlO)

162 Get a water bottle. Carry it with you everywhere and drink from it regularly. Refill often.

You can tell the military types because they always have something like that handy, and its huge. Staff meetings are funny because civilians might bring their mug of coffee and the vets are all toting at least a quart with them.

You know, in case it runs long.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at October 10, 2025 05:01 PM (ZOv7s)

Get a Kleen Kanteen 20 oz. insulated. Enough to keep you hydrated. Not too much to get warm and funky. Just the right amount that you are rinsing it out and refreshing it often. In the summer, especially with baseball, I'll bring a larger Kleen Kanteen insulted to refill.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at October 10, 2025 05:05 PM (i24o9)

163 "I'm not big on carbonated water. Carbonated water (and soda, of course, which is carbonated) lowers the pH of your stomach and that's been bad for me since I turned 29. I need my stomach to have more acid, not less." Posted by: ace

I'm no chemist, but, Lower pH is More Acid. Did you mean carbonated water raises pH?

Posted by: illiniwek at October 10, 2025 05:05 PM (vbXSk)

164 tcn, maybe try putting tzaziki sauce on more things? I know it's great on a gyro.

I've also found I can enjoy hummus, but ONLY if (a) it's super-fresh and (b) it's mixed with spicy harissa. Love the greek cuisine at Luna Grill. I also enjoy their stuffed grape leaves.

Posted by: qdpsteve at October 10, 2025 05:05 PM (/p+XQ)

165 141- seconded- I very rarely drink soda, plain cold water is great. There’s a fountain on the Schuylkill River trail at the 4.5 mile mark of my usual route- find that taking a big drink not only refreshes me, but seems to relieve knee pain (idk why?) but it’s noticeable.

Posted by: Farmer Bob at October 10, 2025 05:05 PM (hlNLQ)

166 Weed in the blood stream will last for 30 days if smoked regularly. You can quit for a week and it will show in the blood stream. Unless I'm misreading, that 40% is users.

On a side note, I started a modified intermittent fasting due to my schedule. Kid still at home says he notices a difference and the pants/belt are looser. So I got that going for me.

Posted by: Steve_in_SoCal at October 10, 2025 05:05 PM (JkCto)

167 A bright side is that people may actually starting to understand that it's really not a great thing, and you probably shouldn't do it.

Sadly, for many, that understanding comes about 2 seconds before the fatal crash.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at October 10, 2025 05:05 PM (ExV1e)

168 Oh on the water thing, one good thing about creatine is it makes me thirsty, so I drink much more water.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at October 10, 2025 05:06 PM (rvwwT)

169 My breakfast is often yogurt with granola. Really seems to help the gut, and I actually like it. My favorite yogurt is Noosa, from Bellevue CO, very close to where I used to live.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Bonafide at October 10, 2025 05:06 PM (0aYVJ)

170 The Los Angeles deputy mayor whose job overseeing the fire department was left empty prior to the deadly Palisades wildfire — because he’d been suspended for calling in a phony bomb threat — was sentenced this week to only a year’s probation and a $5000 fine.

Posted by: SMOD at October 10, 2025 05:06 PM (hil2i)

171 Houston area is enjoying 28% relative humidity at the moment. Certain body parts are starting to de-laminate from other body parts. Hallelujah!

Posted by: Count de Monet at October 10, 2025 05:06 PM (wVcYX)

172 I force feed water. Then I dont have to worry about it. 40 oz 3x a day. Couple cups of ginger tea and 2 cups of coffee with almond milk. Fully hydrated.
Posted by: dagny at October 10, 2025 05:03 PM (ILGo9)
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I've found that straws or squeeze bottles are the most efficient.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at October 10, 2025 05:06 PM (ZOv7s)

173 I'll give you this first, comes from Substack. Cayenne in pineapple juice clears blood clots. This seems to be well known in other countries.

https://tinyurl.com/yhsw8td4

And, then there is the can of sardines a day diet. I do have sardines so I had them for breakfast yesterday. I noticed today that the arthritis has calmed down and I had more energy. So I'm going to keep at it for awhile and see how it goes. You want the either in water or olive oil. It increases your Omega 3s

Posted by: Notsothoreau at October 10, 2025 05:06 PM (kUxzU)

174 Pug, I need to try that. Thanks! Also a friend told me about adding crushed berries to my yogurt, to add fiber.

Posted by: qdpsteve at October 10, 2025 05:07 PM (/p+XQ)

175 Sometimes I have trouble with recalling words I want to use. The MB really makes a difference.

Posted by: Emmie at October 10, 2025 05:03 PM (e7ATA)

Any notable side-effects to watch out for or preconditions to consider?

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at October 10, 2025 05:07 PM (i24o9)

176 >> it's hard to get out of an ikea in less time if you're with a woman. All of a sudden you're spending an hour just in the candle section.
Posted by: ace at October 10, 2025 04:57 PM (KRtlO)
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Pottery Barn. I started putting drink coasters on my eyes and singing Cody Johnson songs. That level of embarrassment was too much.

You have to have a strategy.

Posted by: Marcus T at October 10, 2025 05:07 PM (hvso3)

177 115 I've found having your wife die unexpectedly kills your appetite for quite a while. I've lost 27 lbs. since August 18.

Posted by: Justin Hayward
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So you're saying the first 150 lbs is the hardest?
A lot like becoming a millionaire.

(Sorry, had to do it - a jokes a joke.
Deepest condolences on your loss. I know these casual comments often cover deep pain and I hope you and yours are doing OK.)

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at October 10, 2025 05:08 PM (2XDjn)

178 I stopped drinking sodas pretty much years ago. I switched to ice tea. Then I had the surgery and the food nazi started bring home diet ice tea. I think its time for a coke.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at October 10, 2025 05:08 PM (snZF9)

179 No kidney concerns re creatine?

Posted by: dagny at October 10, 2025 05:08 PM (ILGo9)

180 Yep. I was reading book the other day where two characters are making a trek out into the badlands of New Mexico. The local sheriff brings a folding paper map. The out-of-towner wonders why he doesn't use a GPS tool. The sheriff points out that maps don't run out of power. - "Perfessor Squirrel

There's a hilarious story told by John Masters in his memoir, Bugles and a Tiger, when he served as an officer with a Gurkha regiment in India before and during WWII. Apparently, a Gurkha soldier escaped from a Japanese POW camp in Burma and made his way, after many weeks, back to India. When he reported to the CO of the post, the latter was flabbergasted, and wanted to know how he was able to find his way back. The soldier presented a torn, worn-out map - of the London tube.

Posted by: Paco at October 10, 2025 05:08 PM (mADJX)

181 an awful, stupid ogress named Cochenauer

>Cock-an-hour

I can see how she'd be embittered.

Posted by: gKWVE at October 10, 2025 05:08 PM (gKWVE)

182 So, I should be drinking sardine, creatine, and methylene blue smoothies. Sounds delightful.

Posted by: sniffybigtoe at October 10, 2025 05:08 PM (705BX)

183 >> A definite Gainzzz entry for me is I have managed to record my piano version of Night and Day with decent rhythm.

Joe Jackson's entire LP?

Cause, that is a good one.

Posted by: garrett at October 10, 2025 05:09 PM (BG2Yo)

184 Also a friend told me about adding crushed berries to my yogurt, to add fiber.
Posted by: qdpsteve at October 10, 2025 05:07 PM (/p+XQ)

Oh, that sounds good. I'll try that out, just to add a little variety.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Bonafide at October 10, 2025 05:09 PM (0aYVJ)

185 I guess it should be noted also is that creatine is the most studied supplement by far because of the gym bros. It's pretty much what convinced me I needed to start taking it.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at October 10, 2025 05:09 PM (rvwwT)

186 Results show that drinking about nine or more ounces of artificially sweetened beverages every day was associated with a 60% increased risk of fatty liver disease.

Then

Drinking water instead of an artificially sweetened beverage lowered a person's fatty liver disease risk by more than 15%. Likewise, replacing sugary beverages with water reduced people's risk by nearly 13%.

What the fuck man ?

Posted by: Hatari somewhere on Ventura Highway at October 10, 2025 05:09 PM (NtVYv)

187 sniffybigtoe, don't forget the anchovies! :-)

Also if you look at the ingredients for fish sauce, it's basically liquefied anchovies.

Posted by: qdpsteve at October 10, 2025 05:09 PM (/p+XQ)

188 Creatine gives me diarrhea. I still take it. Kind of nice to feel cleansed.

It's expensive as fuck.

Posted by: Max Power at October 10, 2025 05:09 PM (Hucnr)

189 More on methylene blue:

My doctor recommends 3 days on per week (4 days off)

It really does turn your urine blue

I'm taking capsules

Posted by: Emmie at October 10, 2025 05:10 PM (e7ATA)

190 Carbonated water (and soda, of course, which is carbonated) lowers the pH of your stomach and that's been bad for me since I turned 29. I need my stomach to have more acid, not less. Digestion starts to become a problem past age 29.

Posted by: ace at October 10, 2025 04:55 PM (KRtlO)

The pH of the stomach depends on what's in it. But Carbonated water has a pH of around 4, which may decrease or increase the pH of your stomach.

More acid means a lower pH. Less acid, or more base, means a higher pH.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo [Flying the American Flag!] at October 10, 2025 05:10 PM (n9ltV)

191 Sadly, for many, that understanding comes about 2 seconds before the fatal crash.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at October 10, 2025 05:05 PM (ExV1e)
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Yes, and hopefully other people will learn from that.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at October 10, 2025 05:10 PM (ZOv7s)

192 I'm a big believer in using hot sauce to make good-for-you items much more edible.

Posted by: qdpsteve at October 10, 2025 05:10 PM (/p+XQ)

193 Oh, I saw a video of how they make fish sauce. The throw fish in a swing pool with salt, let them percolate in the sun, then siphon off the liquid.

Posted by: sniffybigtoe at October 10, 2025 05:11 PM (705BX)

194 >>> It really does turn your urine blue

I'm taking capsules
Posted by: Emmie at October 10, 2025 05:10 PM (e7ATA)

Wouldn't it be green then?

Posted by: banana Dream at October 10, 2025 05:11 PM (3uBP9)

195 OK, this is good. I just read that the Nobel Committee gave the prize to Machado, who should be president of Venezuela. But she, in thanking them for it, dedicated it to Donald Trump!

Sweet.

Posted by: Eeyore (Is, Eum) at October 10, 2025 05:12 PM (s0JqF)

196 "the potency of today's weed."

Welcome to the 1980's.

JWM

Posted by: jwm at October 10, 2025 05:12 PM (6CqK2)

197 My breakfast is often yogurt with granola. Really seems to help the gut, and I actually like it. My favorite yogurt is Noosa, from Bellevue CO, very close to where I used to live.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Bonafide at October 10, 2025 05:06 PM (0aYVJ)

My first cardiologist told me to replace mayonnaise in tuna fish with yogurt. I'm pretty sure I laughed in his face. Actually, I did laugh in his face. I wasn't a fan of tuna fish to start with, so that mixture is right out.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at October 10, 2025 05:12 PM (snZF9)

198 I tried the Creatine thing...after 2+ months I stopped. There was no discernible effect that I could attribute to it.

I might try again with higher doses in the future.

As far as GAINS go...I have cut about an hour out of my weekly 50 mile ride and a solid 45 minutes out of my 16 mile mt bike rides, over the past 3 months.

Feeling good.

Posted by: garrett at October 10, 2025 05:12 PM (BG2Yo)

199 They were taking my numbers every week and now for years. Never had any kidney issues with creatine.

Posted by: Marcus T at October 10, 2025 05:12 PM (hvso3)

200 Oh, I saw a video of how they make fish sauce. The throw fish in a swing pool with salt, let them percolate in the sun, then siphon off the liquid.
Posted by: sniffybigtoe at October 10, 2025 05:11 PM (705BX)
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Sometimes it's best NOT knowing how things we enjoy are made....

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at October 10, 2025 05:12 PM (IBQGV)

201 What the fuck man ?
Posted by: Hatari somewhere on Ventura Highway at October 10, 2025 05:09 PM (NtVYv)
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I like the studies that say doing X "reduces the risk of death."

Really? Total death risk goes down?

That's why I can't take any of this stuff seriously.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at October 10, 2025 05:12 PM (ZOv7s)

202 More on methylene blue:

My doctor recommends 3 days on per week (4 days off)

It really does turn your urine blue

I'm taking capsules
Posted by: Emmie

Try putting it in the punch at a sorority pool party!

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at October 10, 2025 05:12 PM (LCzx5)

203 One thing I've found out is that, although I love cold carbonated water, it doesn't quench my thirst the way plain old unfizzy cold water does.

Posted by: Paco at October 10, 2025 05:12 PM (mADJX)

204 ace needs a couple of glasses of wine a day.

Posted by: Ben Had at October 10, 2025 05:13 PM (QGLzn)

205 Current goal is 1st class Marine Corps pft on 17-21 year old scoring tables, both classic (sit ups/pull ups) and modern (push ups/plank) plus 3 mile run.

Posted by: Farmer Bob at October 10, 2025 04:42 PM (hlNLQ)

Wow. That is really impressive.

I'm just trying to do 100 push-ups, and getting there is a lot of work!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo [Flying the American Flag!] at October 10, 2025 05:13 PM (n9ltV)

206 I'm a big believer in using hot sauce to make good-for-you items much more edible.

You are the wisest man on the internet. Hot sauce, picante, sriracha, its the way to go.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at October 10, 2025 05:13 PM (rvwwT)

207 201-lol- current risk of death remains static at100%

Posted by: Farmer Bob at October 10, 2025 05:13 PM (hlNLQ)

208 "methylene blue" sounds like something that might be on a List.

Posted by: headin' on out to the desert in my RV at October 10, 2025 05:14 PM (gKWVE)

209 No kidney concerns re creatine?
Posted by: dagny a

My doc says drink a metric shit ton of water if on creatine. As does the bottle. Or should

Posted by: Steve_in_SoCal at October 10, 2025 05:14 PM (JkCto)

210 Guy: well, I did stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night... :-)

Posted by: qdpsteve at October 10, 2025 05:14 PM (/p+XQ)

211 I'm a big believer in using hot sauce to make good-for-you items much more edible.
Posted by: qdpsteve at October 10, 2025 05:10 PM (/p+XQ)
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I started doing the apple cider vinegar in water thing, and saw a suggestion to use something bubbly, so about half the mixture is tonic water. Hardly notice the vinegar now.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at October 10, 2025 05:14 PM (ZOv7s)

212 I drink 3 things: Water. Coffee. Orange juice. End of list …

A guy I worked with in the '70s was a former Mr Louisiana, and he was some built. BUT: He was always showing me a can of 'this new powder' and 'that new powder' and treated all that crap like candy.

I've never taken ANY of that crap and never will … and I'm healthier for it.

Posted by: Dr_No at October 10, 2025 05:15 PM (ayRl+)

213 Mix 1/2 tsp of honey in your water. Energy, probiotic benefit and taste.

Posted by: Ben Had at October 10, 2025 05:15 PM (QGLzn)

214 "the potency of today's weed."

Welcome to the 1980's.

JWM

Posted by: jwm at October 10, 2025 05:12 PM (6CqK2)

The shit in the 80's was pipe tobacco compared to today. recently a friend of mine said it best- "dude, if this shit was around when we were in high school we would have never graduated".

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at October 10, 2025 05:15 PM (snZF9)

215 Okay, so the "Diet soda = fatty liver" study sounds like correlation and not causation. Remember, diet soda is made to appease the sweet tooth of someone who already has a problem with sweets. Someone with a sweet tooth is likely to drink more soda, but he's also likely to eat more donuts.

I'm a prime example. I drink a ton of diet soda, but I do it to suppress the craving for carbs. I switched to a low-carb diet two years ago and lost 50 lbs in just a few months. I've maintained that weight loss despite drinking a massive amount of diet soda.

I'm sure it's still bad for me in some way, but... I'll believe it causes fatty liver disease when my doctor sees it.

Posted by: Caiwyn at October 10, 2025 05:15 PM (LM0nw)

216 >> I drink 3 things: Water. Coffee.

Bourbon.

Posted by: garrett at October 10, 2025 05:15 PM (BG2Yo)

217 ace needs a couple of glasses of wine a day.

Posted by: Ben Had at October 10, 2025 05:13 PM (QGLzn)

It's medicine!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo [Flying the American Flag!] at October 10, 2025 05:16 PM (n9ltV)

218 Whoa. China getting 100% tariff. Says WSJ.

Posted by: Marcus T at October 10, 2025 05:16 PM (hvso3)

219 Any notable side-effects to watch out for or preconditions to consider?
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at October 10, 2025 05:07 PM (i24o9)

I seem to recall that it's contraindicated for some condition, but I don't recall what. I'd have to scour YouTube to find the information I learned, and I'm at work right now.

Side effects are blue urine, blue tongue if you take it as a liquid, and it temporarily turns some of your organs blue (brain and ... heart, maybe? Only your coroner knows for sure.)

It supposedly helps make your mitochondria healthier and improves ATP production.

Posted by: Emmie at October 10, 2025 05:16 PM (e7ATA)

220 >>> 217 ace needs a couple of glasses of wine a day.

Posted by: Ben Had at October 10, 2025 05:13 PM (QGLzn)

It's medicine!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo [Flying the American Flag!] at October 10, 2025 05:16 PM (n9ltV)

Red wine is great with brownies.

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at October 10, 2025 05:16 PM (ULPxl)

221 >>I'm no chemist, but, Lower pH is More Acid. Did you mean carbonated water raises pH?

yes that's what I meant

I was told there would be no chemistry on this blog

Posted by: ace at October 10, 2025 05:17 PM (KRtlO)

222 garrett, I've heard bourbon works as a topper on apple pie... ;-)

Posted by: qdpsteve at October 10, 2025 05:17 PM (/p+XQ)

223 The IBS/Gout diet has helped me lose about 32 pounds in four months. It's very restrictive, but sometimes that is the hand you play with. I had a good run of some amazing (and some absolutely wretched) food over the years, so I'm trying not to complain. But dang, I really really miss beef.

Posted by: moki at October 10, 2025 05:17 PM (wLjpr)

224 Dude there is no way I could live without seltzer. I drink about a gallon a day. Flat water is basic-bitch bullshit, and it's beneath a man of my station (or yours).

As far as pH goes - that's easy. I have the occasional problem with it, and it's what causes chronic heartburn for most people without some underlying condition.

Just take a tablespoon or two of lemon juice before you eat dinner whenever it's bugging you, and it should clear it up in a few days.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at October 10, 2025 04:58 PM (BI5O2)

Get yerself one of them newfangled Soda Streams and add a wee bit of lime juice, or lemon if that's your thing, to each glass. Gits yer acid over the course of the day, makes yer bubbly water tastier, and puts pep in yer step.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at October 10, 2025 05:17 PM (ExV1e)

225 CBD, it is indeed.

Posted by: Ben Had at October 10, 2025 05:17 PM (QGLzn)

226 Justin,

That's the grief diet. Been on it twice and it is effective. Hope life gets a bit brighter for you soon. Sorry for your loss.

Posted by: Notsothoreau at October 10, 2025 05:17 PM (kUxzU)

227 If you have a soda "jones" get yourself a SodaStream. Yes, it's a little bit of an investment. You can get a decent one for under $50. The pay-off is your health. Instead of sugar, use honey. Use fresh fruit juices for flavoring (Orange, honey lemon, honey lime, fresh cherries, etc.)

Low calorie, no chemicals, none of that "poisonous" corn sugar, doesn't take up your fridge space etc., and no army of chemicals found in every soda on the shelf.

Posted by: Orson at October 10, 2025 05:17 PM (dIske)

228 This bottle of Polar Premium Seltzer says the ingredients are carbonated water and natural flavors. No sodium.

I remember an episode of Simon and Simon where they are taking care of a rich girl and S&S's mom asked her if she would like a drink:

"A Perrier would be nice"

"I don't have Perrier, but I do have club soda"

"No thanks, it's just not the same"

"Of course not, dear. It just tastes the same"

Posted by: Oglebay at October 10, 2025 05:17 PM (GPa4z)

229 garrett, I've heard bourbon works as a topper on apple pie... ;-)
Posted by: qdpsteve at October 10, 2025 05:17 PM (/p+XQ)
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Or as an apple pie substitute.

Posted by: Axeman at October 10, 2025 05:18 PM (krQz2)

230 >>>215 Okay, so the "Diet soda = fatty liver" study sounds like correlation and not causation. Remember, diet soda is made to appease the sweet tooth of someone who already has a problem with sweets. Someone with a sweet tooth is likely to drink more soda, but he's also likely to eat more donuts.

yes that occurred to me as well.

Posted by: ace at October 10, 2025 05:18 PM (KRtlO)

231 My first cardiologist told me to replace mayonnaise in tuna fish with yogurt. I'm pretty sure I laughed in his face. Actually, I did laugh in his face. I wasn't a fan of tuna fish to start with, so that mixture is right out.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at October 10, 2025 05:12 PM (snZF9)

I switched to avacado oil mayo. It's pretty good. A little more tangy than reg mayo

Posted by: Hatari somewhere on Ventura Highway at October 10, 2025 05:18 PM (NtVYv)

232 I've only been to an IKEA store once in my life. First off, I got lost. Second, when I was trying to leave, I found myself being directed by various signs and arrows through every single department in the store. Apparently, they must count on a lot of impulse shopping.

Posted by: Paco at October 10, 2025 05:18 PM (mADJX)

233 >>I've heard bourbon works as a topper on apple pie

Just about everything I bake gets a shot of Bourbon. Usually about 2x the Vanilla.

Posted by: garrett at October 10, 2025 05:18 PM (BG2Yo)

234 Axeman: bourbon pie?

Posted by: qdpsteve at October 10, 2025 05:18 PM (/p+XQ)

235 205- thanks! On chest days I currently do 3 sets of 68 push ups with 51 seconds of rest between sets, and “max” the last day of the month (to failure without stopping) . July I did 107, August 123, and Sept 125. Hope to hit 130 plus at the end of October. If it’s a ruck day, I do 6 sets of 34 instead, on my ruck, with the same rest. Ruck vest weighs 40 lbs, so it’s a bit harder.

Posted by: Farmer Bob at October 10, 2025 05:19 PM (hlNLQ)

236 >>>It really does turn your urine blue

Sold!

Posted by: ace at October 10, 2025 05:19 PM (KRtlO)

237 I have a frig in the garage for my beer.

Posted by: wth at October 10, 2025 05:19 PM (v0R5T)

238 Axeman: bourbon pie?
Posted by: qdpsteve at October 10, 2025 05:18 PM (/p+XQ)
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Just the bourbon.

Posted by: Axeman at October 10, 2025 05:19 PM (krQz2)

239 By the way: Limitless is free on YouTube. There are a ton of good movies free on YouTube now.
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Yeah, I just watched Miller's Crossing on YouTube. Ads weren't too bad.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at October 10, 2025 05:19 PM (XvL8K)

240 I’ve been relegated to shiner bock. No more of the good stuff for me.

Posted by: Marcus T at October 10, 2025 05:19 PM (hvso3)

241 I think you could rig up a stationary bike like Mac's Ass Pounder 6000 but replace the Fist of Encouragement with a hydration tube so that with the push of a button you could receive a refreshing colon wash of vitamin-fortified water. You probably can't drink all the water your body truly needs, so you need to think outside the box about delivery.

Posted by: bicycle pants with a hole in the back
you know, for venting and stuff at October 10, 2025 05:19 PM (V3THU)

242 Helena, a good cab and chocolate is sublime. I enjoy fresh blackberries too.

Posted by: Ben Had at October 10, 2025 05:19 PM (QGLzn)

243 >>>232 I've only been to an IKEA store once in my life. First off, I got lost. Second, when I was trying to leave, I found myself being directed by various signs and arrows through every single department in the store. Apparently, they must count on a lot of impulse shopping.

when I had Intestinal Urgency I got lost and wound up walking through the same sections repeatedly.

"Just follow the signs," they lied

Posted by: ace at October 10, 2025 05:20 PM (KRtlO)

244 ace needs a couple of glasses of wine a day.
Posted by: Ben Had

Yes! Incognito at a TX mome!

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at October 10, 2025 05:20 PM (LCzx5)

245 I have never been in an IKEA.

Only ever seen a handful of them in my life, actually.

Posted by: garrett at October 10, 2025 05:21 PM (BG2Yo)

246 As I approached age 29, I was looking forward to the sweet bliss of senility. Being smart is not fun. Seeing the whole picture while everyone else is yukking it up and playing grab ass is somewhat isolating.

Creatine is brain food. In fact, they recommend increasing from 5 g daily for workouts to 15-30g to maintain cognition in seniors.

It does work for me. And I continue on the lonely road of being the smartest guy in the room.

Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at October 10, 2025 05:21 PM (wBaIH)

247 >>>It really does turn your urine blue

Sold!

Posted by: ace at October 10, 2025 05:19 PM (KRtlO)

As a side-effect, it boosts your memory.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at October 10, 2025 05:21 PM (i24o9)

248 229 garrett, I've heard bourbon works as a topper on apple pie... ;-)
Posted by: qdpsteve at October 10, 2025 05:17 PM (/p+XQ)
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Or as an apple pie substitute. - Axeman

I still have most of a jar of apple pie whiskey, given to me by a friend whose family makes the stuff here in North Carolina (strangely, they never seem to remember to pay taxes on the stuff). As near as I can figure, it's corn liquor with a cinnamon stick in it. Absolutely delicious, and the smoothest 'shine I've ever had.

Posted by: Paco at October 10, 2025 05:21 PM (mADJX)

249 Methylene blue you say? That sounds fascinating--tell me more!

Posted by: Candace Ovens at October 10, 2025 05:22 PM (TN0g+)

250 You probably can't drink all the water your body truly needs, so you need to think outside the box about delivery.
Posted by: bicycle pants with a hole in the back
you know, for venting and stuff at October 10, 2025 05:19 PM (V3THU)
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That's where IVs come in. The Medical Group was notorious for getting smashed and then having a 'designated driver' hook everyone up so they could report for duty the next day.

A buddy of mine in the infantry had a picture of his squad playing console games while IV bags hung from the shelves around them. They loved their medic.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at October 10, 2025 05:22 PM (ZOv7s)

251 Another issue with Methylene Blue:

It stains. If you use liquid, don't spill it. If you use capsules or tablets, don't let them get wet except for swallowing them. Don't pee your favorite undies. It comes off the porcelain in the toilet, fortunately, and only stains whatever else is sticking to the bowl.

Posted by: Emmie at October 10, 2025 05:22 PM (e7ATA)

252 217 ace needs a couple of glasses of wine a day.

Posted by: Ben Had at October 10, 2025 05:13 PM (QGLzn)

It's medicine!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo [Flying the American Flag!] at October 10, 2025 05:16 PM (n9ltV)

In 1 Timothy 5:23, Paul tells Timothy to take a little wine for his stomach. I point this out to my baptist brethren that the wine was not grape juice and was effective in managing some food-borne parasites. Oddly, white wine is better than red for some reason?!

Posted by: moki at October 10, 2025 05:22 PM (wLjpr)

253 Just think how cool writing your name in the snow will be with blue pee!

Its like a connected magic marker!

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at October 10, 2025 05:22 PM (rvwwT)

254 230 >>>215 Okay, so the "Diet soda = fatty liver" study sounds like correlation and not causation. Remember, diet soda is made to appease the sweet tooth of someone who already has a problem with sweets. Someone with a sweet tooth is likely to drink more soda, but he's also likely to eat more donuts.

yes that occurred to me as well.
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It would make sense for me, too. I don't really have a sweet tooth. Or I have an intermittent one, maybe. I'll go on a short streak of ice cream or if someone makes me cookies, but dessert's uncommon.

Posted by: moviegique (buy my books) at October 10, 2025 05:23 PM (asXVI)

255 Willowed:

Congressional Democrats are privately preparing to hold their position in the shutdown standoff for several more weeks if Republicans do not agree to their health care demands – and not even a missed paycheck for US troops will force them to yield.
Posted by: redridinghood at October 10, 2025 04:16 PM (NpAcC)

I hope we don't fold but I have a sinking feeling we will...

Posted by: It's me donna at October 10, 2025 04:17 PM (VE6XX) ==
Very simple - the government has money. WE are stills ending it in. Trump just tells the Treasury to pay the troops. Democrats going to sue the president trying to pay the troops? LOL! Checkmate.

Posted by: Black JEM at October 10, 2025 05:23 PM (GZYu7)

256
Club soda and seltzer are *not* the same, and DO NOT taste the same. Club soda has salt in it. It sucks. I could just drink carbonated sea water like a fancy dolphin if that's what I wanted.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at October 10, 2025 05:23 PM (BI5O2)

257 (Sorry, had to do it - a jokes a joke.
Deepest condolences on your loss. I know these casual comments often cover deep pain and I hope you and yours are doing OK.)

***

I'm doing okay. Thank you.

Seriously, though, I'm 6'4" and weighed in at 247 lbs. when she was admitted to the hospital. I lived on black coffee and cigarettes the 5 days she was in ICU. That killed about 10 pounds right there as my body was burning through its fat reserves.

After she passed, I still didn't eat much for another few weeks. Just nibbled here and there, but foods that I previously enjoyed suddenly didn't taste that good anymore. That killed another 15 pounds or so.

It was the ultimate in fasting, although obviously not by choice.

Although my appetite has improved a great deal since, I'm still only eating once per day because I don't want to start gaining the weight back.

But I'm drinking a lot of water to stay hydrated.

Posted by: one hour sober at October 10, 2025 05:24 PM (Y1sOo)

258 Creatine is brain food. In fact, they recommend increasing from 5 g daily for workouts to 15-30g to maintain cognition in seniors.

It does work for me. And I continue on the lonely road of being the smartest guy in the room.
Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at October 10, 2025 05:21 PM (wBaIH)
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Yeah, that's silly. Defeats the whole purpose of getting tight. My problem isn't my getting my brain to run, it's shutting the damn thing down for a few hours.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at October 10, 2025 05:24 PM (ZOv7s)

259 when I had Intestinal Urgency I got lost and wound up walking through the same sections repeatedly. - Ace

I had an attack of Intestinal Urgency at the local Lowes one day. They hid the bathroom way in the back somewhere. Almost made it.

Posted by: Paco at October 10, 2025 05:25 PM (mADJX)

260 243 >>>232 I've only been to an IKEA store once in my life. First off, I got lost. Second, when I was trying to leave, I found myself being directed by various signs and arrows through every single department in the store. Apparently, they must count on a lot of impulse shopping.

when I had Intestinal Urgency I got lost and wound up walking through the same sections repeatedly.

"Just follow the signs," they lied

Posted by: ace at October 10, 2025 05:20 PM (KRtlO)

That's their gimmick. You have to walk the maze to get from entrance to exit, and if you need to go to the bathroom, you have to buy something from the salesperson you ask. Or at least it seems that way. Kinda brilliant in a torturous Scandi sense.

Posted by: moki at October 10, 2025 05:25 PM (wLjpr)

261 I've found that an Activia yogurt and a cake or two of old fashioned shredded wheat in the morning is enough to take care of digestive issues.

Posted by: Tuna at October 10, 2025 05:25 PM (lJ0H4)

262 It's funny that when we talk about GAINZ we're usually talking about losses.

But my gains really are gains. I've always been lean, but when I had to have a pint of blood every few weeks for hemochromatosis, well, a pint's a pound, and I struggled.

But my iron levels are back to normal!!! and it only took two years of no beef and no alcohol (sob), and I have put on four pounds. That's huge for me.

Posted by: Wenda at October 10, 2025 05:25 PM (f4cxU)

263 Creatine is incredibly cheap. In fact manufacturers are less likely to add fillers because fillers cost more.

Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at October 10, 2025 05:25 PM (wBaIH)

264 Re Dagny’s comment about kidneys/creatine- I saw in a video that is generally a false positive issue due to the metabolic results of the creatine and you should inform your doctor prior to the test to avoid further expensive diagnostics.

Posted by: Farmer Bob at October 10, 2025 05:25 PM (hlNLQ)

265 Methylene blue:

The most common side effects include a harmless blue-green discoloration of urine, skin, and feces.

Posted by: Oglebay at October 10, 2025 05:26 PM (GPa4z)

266 249 Methylene blue you say? That sounds fascinating--tell me more!
Posted by: Candace Ovens at October 10, 2025 05:22 PM (TN0g+)
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Actually, I could see Candace Owens as a prime candidate for thinking ingesting colloidal silver is a good idea. White guys can turn blue ingesting that stuff. I wonder what color she'd come out as.

Posted by: Orson at October 10, 2025 05:26 PM (dIske)

267 I've always heard the best thing at IKEA is the food/cafeteria.

Posted by: qdpsteve at October 10, 2025 05:26 PM (/p+XQ)

268 And, then there is the can of sardines a day diet. I do have sardines so I had them for breakfast yesterday.

I saw a video a while back where the woman said that she uses sardines to control hunger. She'll think, "I'm hungry, but am I sardines hungry?" and damned if usually she wasn't.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at October 10, 2025 05:26 PM (ExV1e)

269 @ 232 I've only been to an IKEA store once in my life. First off, I got lost. Second, when I was trying to leave, I found myself being directed by various signs and arrows through every single department in the store. Apparently, they must count on a lot of impulse shopping.
________________________________

Been to an IKEA twiced. Once with G'friend, once with self. First time, G'friend damned near had a panic attack in-store 'cos there's no way to see where the entrance/exit is. Never went back. Second time I went to get a couple of kitchen knives. I'm normally not claustrophobic, but I'll be damned if I didn't start experiencing the same symptoms G'friend displayed. That was my last visit - and I ain't ever goin' back.

Posted by: Dr_No at October 10, 2025 05:26 PM (ayRl+)

270 Started walking and lifting about 3 weeks ago - golf doesn't seem to keep one in peak physical condition...nor moderate physical condition, now that I think about it. I do 5g of creatine when lifting. Have noticed I'm not requiring as much sleep and brain is sharper. I'm a wimp with drugs - usually need about 50% - 60% dose that others need. Which would fall in line with Ace's dosage musings.

Posted by: scampydog at October 10, 2025 05:26 PM (2bFN5)

271 Why aren't the troops listed as essential employees? That has always bothered me.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at October 10, 2025 05:26 PM (rvwwT)

272 >> Kinda brilliant in a torturous Scandi sense.

I believe you owe the layout of IKEA to Stew Leonard's.

Posted by: garrett at October 10, 2025 05:26 PM (BG2Yo)

273 Actually, I could see Candace Owens as a prime candidate for thinking ingesting colloidal silver is a good idea. White guys can turn blue ingesting that stuff. I wonder what color she'd come out as.
Posted by: Orson at October 10, 2025 05:26 PM (dIske

I know a blue lady.

Posted by: Northernlurker , Maple Syrup MAGA at October 10, 2025 05:27 PM (kTd/k)

274 howard stern used to talk about drinking flavored no sweetener seltzer

re 259: so now we know the nic joe bden uses when he posts here

Posted by: gnats local 678 at October 10, 2025 05:27 PM (CWTWj)

275 Gainzzzzzzz from about 3 weeks ago - I officially hit 235 which is 50lbs off.

And I've kept it off. Despite my appetite coming back with a vengance while my nutritionist and trainer get my body to convert to more muscle.

My trainer said that he wouldn't be surprised if I actually gain weight with the amount of weights I'm lifting now and my high protein diet.

Gotta keep an eye on it though since my kidneys leak protein... stoopid Type 1.

Posted by: Defenestratus at October 10, 2025 05:27 PM (WYStd)

276 Red wine is great with brownies.

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at October 10, 2025 05:16 PM (ULPxl)

Can never go wrong with wine and chocolate.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at October 10, 2025 05:27 PM (snZF9)

277 I do the cooking in my house, and I am not a health-food cook. Lots of butter and pasta, etc. In the unlikely event my wife passes before I do, I will lose a ton of weight, since I won't have a reason to cook anymore. Switching to fast food would probably be healthier than my all-natural, organic poison that I make every day.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at October 10, 2025 05:28 PM (BI5O2)

278 258 But there comes a night when even the best get tight.

Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at October 10, 2025 05:29 PM (wBaIH)

279 In 1 Timothy 5:23, Paul tells Timothy to take a little wine for his stomach. I point this out to my baptist brethren that the wine was not grape juice and was effective in managing some food-borne parasites. Oddly, white wine is better than red for some reason?! - moki

My Baptist relatives usually say that wine back in those old Bible days was really only one step removed from Welch's grape juice, and, in any event, they had to mix a little alcohol with their water because the latter wasn't safe to drink otherwise.

Posted by: Paco at October 10, 2025 05:29 PM (mADJX)

280 My youngest had a two concussions, back to back, and part of the recovery protocol was high(er) dose creatine
Posted by: browndog head cocked to the side
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Interesting. Thanks for sharing.

Posted by: scampydog at October 10, 2025 05:29 PM (2bFN5)

281 Paul and Timothy didn't have a CVS in their neighborhood, so... ;-)

Posted by: qdpsteve at October 10, 2025 05:29 PM (/p+XQ)

282 I have never been in an IKEA.

Posted by: garrett at October 10, 2025 05:21 PM (BG2Yo)

I have been in one once. It was not a pleasant experience.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo [Flying the American Flag!] at October 10, 2025 05:29 PM (n9ltV)

283 My personal belief is I would never start taking something until I had a comprehensive bloodwork first. This "that sounds good" approach baffles me.

Posted by: Ben Had at October 10, 2025 05:30 PM (QGLzn)

284 gread thread where all the cool people showed up

Posted by: cherries in season at October 10, 2025 05:30 PM (8ocT3)

285 This is autophagy weekend (any three day weekend outside of Independence Day, Excessmass, New Years or Thanksgiving).

Wednesday is a 36 hour fast, followed by a OMAD Thursday with lots of protein, the Autophagy Fast started at noon Thursday and runs until sometime Tuesday.

I have a bad habit of drinking the 4C Energy drinks which are artificially sweetened. My luck that beverage of choice would be a contributor to fatty liver.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at October 10, 2025 05:31 PM (a4flb)

286
Creatine is not to be confused with creatinine, which I was doing.... :-) I was thinking why the hell does anyone want to take creatinine supplements....

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at October 10, 2025 05:32 PM (w6EFb)

287 I have been in one once. It was not a pleasant experience.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo [Flying the American Flag!] at October 10, 2025 05:29 PM (n9ltV)

___________________

The absolute worst think about IKEA is when you actually buy some furniture there, get it home and try and put it together with the "semi-coherent" instructions, and the questionable counting process they use on furniture hardware. IOW, throw a couple extra screws in there...it will mess with their heads.

Posted by: Orson at October 10, 2025 05:32 PM (dIske)

288
I believe you owe the layout of IKEA to Stew Leonard's.

Posted by: garrett at October 10, 2025 05:26 PM (BG2Yo)

I had to look that up. I love a good grocery store, but just looking at that place gave me a panic attack - kinda like Jungle Jim's.

Posted by: moki at October 10, 2025 05:32 PM (wLjpr)

289 > 282 I have never been in an IKEA.

Posted by: garrett at October 10, 2025 05:21 PM (BG2Yo)

I have been in one once. It was not a pleasant experience.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo [Flying the American Flag!] at October 10, 2025 05:29 PM (n9ltV)
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You should see the "In Case Of Fire" instructions...

Posted by: Martini Farmer at October 10, 2025 05:32 PM (Q4IgG)

290 I've always heard the best thing at IKEA is the food/cafeteria.
Posted by: qdpsteve

And the bathrooms are very close!

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at October 10, 2025 05:32 PM (LCzx5)

291 Never been to an IKEA.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at October 10, 2025 05:32 PM (snZF9)

292 re 259: so now we know the nic joe bden uses when he posts here

gnats local 678

Haw! Sorry, but modesty compels me to disavow that, er, honor.

Posted by: Paco at October 10, 2025 05:32 PM (mADJX)

293 I have a long and stupid hill I have to climb three days per week carrying a load. Finally, after climbing this hill many dozens of times, I have recently been able to do it without having to stop to catch my breath.

Yay, gains!

Posted by: Emmie at October 10, 2025 05:32 PM (e7ATA)

294 Axeman: bourbon pie?
Posted by: qdpsteve at October 10, 2025 05:18 PM (/p+XQ)
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Just the bourbon.
Posted by: Axeman at October 10, 2025 05:19 PM (krQz2)

They're pretty easy to make. Get yourself a store bought crust, set it on the counter, pour a glass of scotch - or bourbon, if you're gay, and contemplate the crust while you enjoy your beverage.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at October 10, 2025 05:33 PM (ExV1e)

295 IKEAs are designed like Vegas casinos. Easy to get in, a labyrinthian nightmare to get out.

Posted by: But sir...you've ALWAYS been here at October 10, 2025 05:33 PM (TbWk/)

296 I have no idea if I have fatty liver disease, but I identify as not having it.

Posted by: Weasel at October 10, 2025 05:33 PM (gNJzN)

297 My Baptist relatives usually say that wine back in those old Bible days was really only one step removed from Welch's grape juice, and, in any event,

Which is utter BS because Scripture is loaded with passages that discourage being "drunk with wine". If "one-step-removed" from Welch's was true, the amount of grape juice/wine necessary to get drunk would also clean out the GI.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at October 10, 2025 05:33 PM (a4flb)

298 >>I had to look that up. I love a good grocery store, but just looking at that place gave me a panic attack - kinda like Jungle Jim's.

It was a crazy cool place for its time...but if you didn't know about the shortcuts that were hidden throughout the store, you could spend hours in there.

Also, the Owner/Founder ended up getting busted for Tax Evasion.

Posted by: garrett at October 10, 2025 05:33 PM (BG2Yo)

299 I have never been in an IKEA.

Posted by: garrett at October 10, 2025 05:21 PM (BG2Yo)

I have been in one once. It was not a pleasant experience.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo [Flying the American Flag!] at October 10, 2025 05:29 PM (n9ltV)

Wife used to drag me to Ikea every now and then, with the promise of a good dinner and good booze afterward. I am glad that the nearest one where we are now is 6 hours away. And yet, a couple months ago, I found myself following her through Ikea, yet again.

Curse that woman!

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Bonafide at October 10, 2025 05:34 PM (0aYVJ)

300 I've always heard the best thing at IKEA is the food/cafeteria.
Posted by: qdpsteve

I saw a joke or meme somewhere that said that the meatballs at IKEA are made from the people who get lost and never find their way out.

Btw, they're said to be quite good.

Posted by: Paco at October 10, 2025 05:34 PM (mADJX)

301 IKEAs are designed like Vegas casinos. Easy to get in, a labyrinthian nightmare to get out.
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But do they have a buffet?

Posted by: Crusader at October 10, 2025 05:34 PM (TN0g+)

302 Went to IKEA once when it opened. Never saw a need to return.

Posted by: ScaryMary at October 10, 2025 05:34 PM (ghPbf)

303 One of the hardest thing about dieting is avoiding sugar.

But breaking my Pepsi addiction was the best thing I've done in my life, health-wise. Now I only kinda want it, rather than NEED to crave it.

I'm actually off the diet until after the holidays but then I'll be getting back onto it hardcore. Even so...I'm trying to avoid sugar.

And fake sugar.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at October 10, 2025 05:34 PM (xcxpd)

304 Mark, women can make men do so many things they'd never otherwise do...

Posted by: qdpsteve at October 10, 2025 05:35 PM (/p+XQ)

305
The liquor stores around here would go out of business if the Baptists stopped patronizing them....

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at October 10, 2025 05:35 PM (w6EFb)

306 Never been to IKEA either, but we ordered a chair over the internet. This seems to be the way.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at October 10, 2025 05:35 PM (rvwwT)

307 My impression of IKEA was always that it was a furniture store for people who didn't have access to a Table Saw and a Router.

Posted by: garrett at October 10, 2025 05:35 PM (BG2Yo)

308 Paco: I believe it!

Posted by: qdpsteve at October 10, 2025 05:36 PM (/p+XQ)

309 Methylene Blue. IF you happen to be on a Federally Regulated
or DOT mandated random Drug testing program and you piss blue? Automatic Positive-Dilute. No questions-No Job

Posted by: DBCooper at October 10, 2025 05:36 PM (78qeP)

310 But do they have a buffet?
Posted by: Crusader at October 10, 2025 05:34 PM (TN0g+)
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They serve meatballs.

Posted by: Axeman at October 10, 2025 05:36 PM (krQz2)

311 293 I have a long and stupid hill I have to climb three days per week carrying a load. Finally, after climbing this hill many dozens of times, I have recently been able to do it without having to stop to catch my breath.

Yay, gains!

Posted by: Emmie at October 10, 2025 05:32 PM (e7ATA)

From the parking lot to the Old Main area? It's painful, isn't it?! One of my kids was caught on that during the heavy rains a few weeks back. It almost washed her away. Hope you are doing well!!

Posted by: moki at October 10, 2025 05:36 PM (wLjpr)

312 I remember going to Ikea when first opened , think maybe went again shortly after and was tje last time. Mid 80s would be my guess

Posted by: Skip at October 10, 2025 05:37 PM (+qU29)

313 I drink diet Dr Pepper and diet Pepsi. I must have a liver as fatty as Lizzo

Posted by: Smell the Glove at October 10, 2025 05:37 PM (pwtJC)

314
How does that old joke go? The Jews don't recognize Christ as something, and the Catholics don't recognize blah-blah. And the Baptists don't recognize each other in the liquor store.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at October 10, 2025 05:37 PM (w6EFb)

315 297 Which is utter BS because Scripture is loaded with passages that discourage being "drunk with wine". If "one-step-removed" from Welch's was true, the amount of grape juice/wine necessary to get drunk would also clean out the GI. - Unknown Drip Under Pressure

Oh, I know. But I was not about to argue with my saintly old grandma about it (God rest her soul).

Posted by: Paco at October 10, 2025 05:37 PM (mADJX)

316 Ikea furniture always looked good once it was assembled, but moving it around really takes it toll on the rather weak fittings. The missus actually told me, "okay, no more furniture from Ikea."

*Jon Lovitz YAY! dance*

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Bonafide at October 10, 2025 05:38 PM (0aYVJ)

317 304 Mark, women can make men do so many things they'd never otherwise do...
Posted by: qdpsteve at October 10, 2025 05:35 PM (/p+XQ)

That is true but this was my cardiologist who forced me onto the diet. At the time, tubby Jewish guy.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at October 10, 2025 05:38 PM (xcxpd)

318
One of the hardest thing about dieting is avoiding sugar.

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I kind of hate sugar, at least in quantity. I barely touch the stuff, except in sparing amounts as an ingredient.

So the flip side of this is that if you don't eat sugar, and want to lose weight, it's really hard, because you're just naturally a fat bastard.

I decided to lose 20 pounds three months ago. I cut out hard liquor and beer. Just wine with dinner, now. I cut back pasta to once a week. Often I eat dinner without a carbohydrate dish at all, not even rice.

I've lost three pounds. One pound a month. All that's left is fasting I guess. But that ain't happening. I like to eat like a human. Just gotta start doing calisthenics I think.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at October 10, 2025 05:38 PM (BI5O2)

319 And for the record...I have no idea if IKEA was based on Stew Leonard's. I just assume it was as SL was the first store laid out in that manner, as far as I know.

I DO remember SL being a Case Study in marketing.

Posted by: garrett at October 10, 2025 05:39 PM (BG2Yo)

320 dang -- I actually ordered Methylene Blue in liquid form and took it for a couple of days and then completely forgot I even had it.

My review: does NOT improve memory!

Posted by: ace at October 10, 2025 05:39 PM (KRtlO)

321 dang -- I actually ordered Methylene Blue in liquid form and took it for a couple of days and then completely forgot I even had it.

My review: does NOT improve memory!

Posted by: ace at October 10, 2025 05:39 PM (KRtlO)

lol

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at October 10, 2025 05:39 PM (i24o9)

322 *checks hubby's stash of every supplement on the market*
Yup, there's creatine

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at October 10, 2025 05:39 PM (dE3DB)

323 And the Baptists don't recognize each other in the liquor store.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at October 10, 2025 05:37 PM (w6EFb)

How do you get a Mormon to not drink all your beer on a fishing trip?

Invite two Mormons.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Bonafide at October 10, 2025 05:39 PM (0aYVJ)

324 If I have to sweeten something that's supposed to be *savory,* I prefer to use agave for some reason.

Posted by: qdpsteve at October 10, 2025 05:39 PM (/p+XQ)

325 ( I knew I wanted to buy the good stuff, the tablets or "tronches" that that guy sells on Thomas DeLauer's show.)

Posted by: ace at October 10, 2025 05:40 PM (KRtlO)

326 Hope you are doing well!!
Posted by: moki at October 10, 2025 05:36 PM (wLjpr)

Thanks, Moki!

I have to trudge uphill to the bus station to take the bus to my car in the economy parking lot.

Posted by: Emmie at October 10, 2025 05:40 PM (e7ATA)

327
RFK, Jr is big on methylene blue, I think.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at October 10, 2025 05:40 PM (w6EFb)

328 Curse that woman!

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Bonafide at October 10, 2025 05:34 PM (0aYVJ)

They have the boobs. We have to follow.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at October 10, 2025 05:40 PM (i24o9)

329

I notice improved clarity with creatine. It's not speed, jsut seems like my brain works better.

Posted by: Dr.Rev. Senator Your Highness E Buzz Miller, Esq PhD MA MS at October 10, 2025 05:40 PM (et1vG)

330 Like with anything Quality matters over Cheaper priced fillers regarding Creatine powder.

YOU GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR.............

Posted by: Jackson at October 10, 2025 05:40 PM (xl8DV)

331 Curse that woman!

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Bonafide at October 10, 2025 05:34 PM (0aYVJ)

They have the boobs. We have to follow.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at October 10, 2025 05:40 PM (i24o9)

It is known.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Bonafide at October 10, 2025 05:41 PM (0aYVJ)

332 I read some interesting things on the benefits of Molasses (Darker the better).

Turns out...the Refining of the Sugar might be the worst part of the sugar.

Posted by: garrett at October 10, 2025 05:41 PM (BG2Yo)

333 See if you guys can guess what this is:

Enriched wheat flour (wheat, iron, niacin, thamin, riboflavin & folic acid), sugar, water, cane syrup, dextrose, rice syrup, high fructose corn syrup, corn syrup, modified food starch (corn), extract flavoring, palm oil, glycerin, soy mono & digycerides, potassium sorbate, salt, Red dye 40, yellow dye 5, blue dye 1,

Posted by: Orson at October 10, 2025 05:41 PM (dIske)

334
I DO remember SL being a Case Study in marketing.

Posted by: garrett at October 10, 2025 05:39 PM (BG2Yo)

Lol, I don't know when Ikea was founded, (used my computer, found 1943, feel kinda dumb that I am currently typing on a computer that can look that up and I say the aforementioned) I think it's interesting that SL was studied as a means of marketing. I wonder what the overall conclusion was?

Posted by: moki at October 10, 2025 05:41 PM (wLjpr)

335 >>Thomas DeLauer

I think that's the guy who covered the Molasses Study I read?

Posted by: garrett at October 10, 2025 05:42 PM (BG2Yo)

336 Orson: pancake mix?

Posted by: qdpsteve at October 10, 2025 05:42 PM (/p+XQ)

337 Also, Moki, I hope you are also doing well.

Posted by: Emmie at October 10, 2025 05:42 PM (e7ATA)

338 333 Wonder bread?

Posted by: moki at October 10, 2025 05:42 PM (wLjpr)

339 nood dying

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at October 10, 2025 05:42 PM (LCzx5)

340 See if you guys can guess what this is:

Enriched wheat flour (wheat, iron, niacin, thamin, riboflavin & folic acid), sugar, water, cane syrup, dextrose, rice syrup, high fructose corn syrup, corn syrup, modified food starch (corn), extract flavoring, palm oil, glycerin, soy mono & digycerides, potassium sorbate, salt, Red dye 40, yellow dye 5, blue dye 1,

Posted by: Orson at October 10, 2025 05:41 PM (dIske)

Kellogg's Frosted Flakes.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at October 10, 2025 05:42 PM (i24o9)

341 Nood. Hollywood is dying.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at October 10, 2025 05:42 PM (ExV1e)

342 The research for the creatine I used had a third party testing so I went with one that actually tested pure. Just so people know, none of the creatine gummies tested had creatine.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at October 10, 2025 05:42 PM (rvwwT)

343 336 Orson: pancake mix?
Posted by: qdpsteve at October 10, 2025 05:42 PM (/p+XQ)
_______________________

nope

Posted by: Orson at October 10, 2025 05:43 PM (dIske)

344 {{{{Emmie}}}}!

Posted by: moki at October 10, 2025 05:43 PM (wLjpr)

345 Hint: it's a common piece of candy

Posted by: Orson at October 10, 2025 05:43 PM (dIske)

346 >>Just so people know, none of the creatine gummies tested had creatine.

lol

Posted by: garrett at October 10, 2025 05:43 PM (BG2Yo)

347 Hint: it's a common piece of candy

Posted by: Orson at October 10, 2025 05:43 PM (dIske)

Tootsie Roll.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at October 10, 2025 05:44 PM (i24o9)

348 Ok, new thread....

This:
Enriched wheat flour (wheat, iron, niacin, thamin, riboflavin & folic acid), sugar, water, cane syrup, dextrose, rice syrup, high fructose corn syrup, corn syrup, modified food starch (corn), extract flavoring, palm oil, glycerin, soy mono & digycerides, potassium sorbate, salt, Red dye 40, yellow dye 5, blue dye 1,

is a single piece of black licorice.

Posted by: Orson at October 10, 2025 05:44 PM (dIske)

349 The absolute worst think about IKEA is when you actually buy some furniture there, get it home and try and put it together with the "semi-coherent" instructions, and the questionable counting process they use on furniture hardware. IOW, throw a couple extra screws in there...it will mess with their heads.

Posted by: Orson at October 10, 2025 05:32 PM (dIske)

The wife bought a few small shelf units and roll around cabs for her office that looked like they could have come from an IKEA, but she got them online. She opened it all up and asked if I would put it together. She hands me a small allen wrench and a small stamped wrench from sheet metal and says "this came with it". I looked at the huge pile of allen head screws. I blinked at her and said throw that crap out. I went to the garage and grabbed my allen sockets, a real wrench and my milwaukee battery powered ratchet which I call " The Zoomer" and buzzed it all together in no time. I would have been in hell if I didn't have those level of tools. The amount of screws were endless.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at October 10, 2025 05:44 PM (snZF9)

350 Wright State is my Alma Mater, hail Wright State hail Wright State U....

Posted by: sven at October 10, 2025 05:48 PM (MUJd1)

351 Since scripture doesn't mention Scotch I will assume it's ok

Posted by: Skip at October 10, 2025 05:50 PM (+qU29)

352 Let’s see, 20 g creatine equals roughly 8 pounds of ribeye. Yeah, I think I can do it!

Posted by: epador at October 10, 2025 05:50 PM (sRIeR)

353 A new Wright State University study showed that more than four out of 10 deadly car crashes included a driver with high levels of THC in their bloodstream.

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More lobbyists, politicians, and domestic terrorists (BIRM thrice) with barrels of blood on their hands -- and guilty of conspiracy to commit mass murder.

Posted by: ShainS -- The All-American Halftime Show Celebrating Faith, Family, & Freedom at October 10, 2025 05:54 PM (OgBtj)

354 I have to give up my Diet Dew now?

Dammit.

Posted by: Captain Whitebread at October 10, 2025 06:11 PM (1t14o)

355 ACE: Before giving up on artificial sweeteners, try Stevia.
Grok sez:
Contrasting with Harmful Sweeteners: Unlike aspartame or sucralose, which some research ties to liver toxicity, microbiome disruption, and elevated NAFLD risk (potentially aligning with the LNSSB findings), stevia's plant-based compounds (e.g., steviosides) appear liver-friendly in most contexts. One outlier mouse study noted elevated liver enzymes and general damage from high-dose stevia, but it didn't link to fat accumulation or NAFLD specifically.
In summary, while the article highlights risks from certain non-sugar-sweetened drinks, stevia stands apart as unlikely to contribute to fatty liver—and potentially beneficial. If you're using stevia-sweetened products, moderation is still wise, and consult a doctor for personalized advice, especially with liver concerns. If this isn't the exact article you meant, feel free to share a link or details for a deeper dive!

Posted by: Skunky Choom at October 10, 2025 06:58 PM (rRp5g)

356 Certainly take creatine if its calling your name. However, I give it a pass because it could be involved in causing compartment stress syndrome. Had it before and don’t want it again. Pretty painful and required surgery to correct. Just go into creatine with eyes open to the potential downsides.

Posted by: Chunk at October 10, 2025 07:57 PM (K2iv3)

357 "Findings presented at medical meetings should be considered preliminary until published in a peer-reviewed journal."

not peer reviewed, so it's definitely garbage.
and even peer reviewed studies are usually garbage.
especially when the findings contradict the bulk of studies and claim arti-sweeteners are actually WORSE than actual fructose slurp.
and especially when the writer is a chink who would seriously love to see more obesity in the west.

Posted by: juicer at October 11, 2025 01:22 PM (dzmt1)

358 also, there are ZERO evidence it spikes insulin. adding that to the fact it has 0 cals, what in fucking hell could cause fatty liver, which is associated with excess adipose tissue and nothing else? where does all this fat come from? "gut microbium", right? lol. people don't even understand what it means and how vastly unrelated it is to fatty liver causality.

Posted by: juicer at October 11, 2025 01:27 PM (dzmt1)

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