What I learned this weekend.

I learned that forgetting that I love pizza is just a little bit harder than eating a whole pizza.

Actually, it's been an educational weekend. I spent considerable time trying to make more sense out of the fungal thing, and tried to apply what I learned to my dog. I tried to teach him but he seemed uninterested. It just goes to show that people and dogs don't really want what's best for them. So anyway, it turns out that apple cider vinegar is effective for ear infections in dogs. So I scrubbed his ears out, gave him a bath and then gave him a final rinse of diluted Apple cider vinegar. He hates me.

The initial reaction is quite good. He's not itching, although still scratching at his snout. The online suggestions were to give him a small does with his water daily. We'll see how that goes.

So why apple cider vinegar. How the heck does that work. Apparently it's all in the PH. Most of the reading I've done suggests that the natural skin PH is a little acidic and adding the vinegar brings it back closer to balance making it more likely that the body will be able to naturally reject the fungal growth. I disagree with that.

It goes against what I've been reading about fungal growth, most notably that an alkaline environment is lethal to fungus. So why the vinegar? One guy had the answer. Apparently the vinegar dissipates. What's important isn't necessarily the ph of the liquid but the PH of the residue. Regular vinegar all dissipates having no effect, but apple cider vinegar leaves behind an ash. Ash is a base. Tricky how that works.

I've learned alot about the power of Ph and excess carohydrates in the diet this weekend. From different angles. What's kinda funny is that if you look at it all they all work together quite wonderfully, but yet there doesn't seem to be a cohesive approach.

Cancer cells, viral cells and fungal cells are more plant like than animal. The inter-realtion seems obvious. All factions are finding similar cures, or aids and yet no one has quite brought it all together. Doug Kaufmann is probably the closest but he's more of a town crier than researcher.

It would seem that a targeted carb consumption with PH monitoring would be advisable.

I've suffered a big loss.

OK I didn't suffer one, but I did have one. I've been on the Lo-carb diet twice. I've lost 50lbs twice and am going for a third time. Outside of the initial week where you typically lose between 6-10 pounds and weeks following big puff ups from feasting (aka thanksgiving) I've never lost more than three pounds in a one week period. This week I lost four. Count 'em: one, two, three and four.

I'm not sure why but I'll take it.

Grape seed extract is not a fungicide, apparently it does something with removal of junk from your body. the book said it was a good idea. I bought it and now I'm going to use them up.

The psyllium hulls if not consumed relatively quickly will turn into a Cream of Wheat mess that is not very palatable. So, drink quickly, I still have to gag that stuff down. But I'll stick to that as well.

I did do the unthinkable and have indeed started my second book of the year. so far it is fascinating.