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@Brother_Bliss has a website on the carnivore diet

Has anyone used a portable power station like a Jackery or Bluetti?

Typhoon Saudel has brought torrential rain and serious flooding to Fujian and Guangdong, with rivers rising, roads submerged and landslide warnings in effect. In Fujian, authorities evacuated hundreds of thousands of people from areas considered at risk as the storm moved through China's southern coast. Reuters One of the most serious reports comes from Huating Town in Putian, where more than 100 houses were reported collapsed and people were missing after intense flooding. Because this is a new disaster for us, I would want to develop this one into a fuller story rather than reduce it to a paragraph — and verify the missing-person and destruction totals as they continue to come in. The Watchers

🇵🇭 Philippines Flooding Becomes a Livelihood Disaster The death toll may no longer be moving quickly, but the damage from weeks of flooding in the Philippines continues to unfold. Agricultural losses are now in the billions of pesos, affecting tens of thousands of farmers and fishers and tens of thousands of hectares of farmland. Rice has taken the largest loss, but vegetables, fisheries, livestock and agricultural equipment have also been damaged. The Department of Agriculture is now watching vegetable and fish prices as supplies and transportation adjust to the storms. Philippine News Agency For millions affected by these floods, that is the next part of the disaster. The water can go down while its effects continue — lost crops, damaged farms, interrupted livelihoods and higher food prices do not disappear when the rain stops.

Nepal–Tibet — two men found alive after nine days. This is the biggest development today. Two hydropower workers were pulled alive from the Upper Trishuli 3A tunnel nine days after the flood. Nepal's official update now reports 1,287 bodies recovered, 5,083 people still missing and 13,093 rescued.

Saturday, September 5 Lord, even the demons are made subject to us by the use of your name.—Luke 10:17. If you prepare well for the ministry, you are likely to feel more comfortable when speaking with others. Jesus helped his disciples to prepare before he sent them out into the ministry. (Luke 10:1-11) Because they put into practice what Jesus had taught them, the disciples felt a deep sense of joy in what they were able to accomplish. How might we prepare for the ministry? We need to give thought to how we can express the truth effectively in our own words. It is also helpful to anticipate two or three common reactions from those in the territory and have in mind how we will respond in each case. Then when we approach people, we can try to relax, smile, and be friendly. w24.04 16 ¶6-7

I'm sorry that you had an uncomfortable experience. If you take the time to learn how the metabolic pathways function, it's all very logical in why those things happen to some, and what your body is trying to tell you that you need. For example, when I first went low carb, I definitely had issues with heart palpitations and muscle twitches. But these typically go away given a little time and addressing the root cause. Electrolyte and fluid balance is key in that instance. Insulin and fat cells cause you to hold onto water and electrolytes, your body is trying to protect you and your kidneys from the excess blood sugar. When you lower your fasting insulin, your body may need to spend weeks excreting a lot of the waste, needing much more fluids. You often need to drastically increase your uptake of sodium, potassium, magnesium etc as well until your body and hormones stabilize. Once that happens however, your body is able to function more efficiently on lower levels of electrolytes, minerals and fluids, because they are not competing with insulin and sugar to get into the cell receptors where they are needed. Many carnivores actually don't need to drink often because they get much of what they need from meat. That's how cats on raw diets function. Though I try to avoid drinking during or after meals regardless because it raises the ph in the stomach and impedes digestion, which can contribute to constipation. Also eating too much protein and not enough fat, which softens stool. Burning ketones as fuel turns them into carbon dioxide and acetone, hence the smell. Our bodies literally turn weight into gas. Once the excess weight is gone, that typically goes away as well. For me, it was a comfort knowing that my body was doing exactly what Jehovah designed it to do, in order to improve my health and ability to serve him.

I have been to very few meetings since the Kingdom Halls were closed at the start of the pandemic. The weather is only part of the problem. EDIT: I have done readings and short talks over Zoom for the KH congregation.

We have had many days in the 90's this year. The thing about climate change with so much greenhouse gas in the air is that temperature at night does not drop as much. The temperature gradient between daytime highs and nighttime lows is smaller, meaning warmer nights. There were several nights this year when the nighttime lows did not get below 80. That is unusually warm for this area.

I did the Atkins diet 30 years ago. I would lose a pound a day when doing the diet. I was thirsty all the time. I drank water with meals and between meals. The downside was constipation and horrible breath. Brushing my teeth made no difference. The odor came from my lungs, I saw people standing 5 feet away from me react when I spoke. I am more interested in plant-based diets today, but my wife is on a Keto kick. I don't sit all day nor do I get enough exercise. I need to work on the exercise more.

nice. i'm mostly whole food animal based diet now. i went from low carb, dirty lazy keto, to lazy, to clean keto, to carnivore to, now whole foods with an emphasis on raw everything and mediterranean and mexican based. all of my keto adventures have been net carb, not total. i was on 5 drugs 4 for mental health and 1 for my heart. i'm on zero now. my wife and i even for hospitality or after service will just get water if we go out to eat. i went from 275 to 180. only walked and never went to a gym. fat is demonized and fat (olive/avocado & animal) is what has helped my audhd. for the most part, if there is more than 3-8 ingredients on a label, im not eating it. low carb and carnivore works pretty well for people that sit all day. i'm an IT, i sit all day. so i prioritize berries and meat. i mostly follow an animal based diet. i say to anyone. follow what works. BUT, it better be clean. don't give me keto on the packaging and have 50 lab/petrochemicals... love the info my brother. keep it up! lets go!! 😁

I can’t even comprehend what’s happened to them. Such beautiful Christian’s. (Matt. 6:14)

The Earth is soon going to exceed the safe temperature threshold agreed upon by the world in the 2015 Paris climate accord. You know how villains in movies and television shows try to hold the world hostage by saying things like, "Give me money or I'll destroy the world!" In real life, it's billionaires saying, "I need to destroy the world so that I can make money. No ransom, I'm just going to do it." Destroying the future survivability of humanity and most other species of this planet, so that you who are already wealthy, can be just a little bit more wealthy. I'm not sure "evil" is a strong enough word to describe it.

Grieving couple forgives driver after street racing crash kills their unborn son. Symeon and Samantha Izaguirre are Jehovah's Witnesses. I don't know them personally but I have friends that do. Samantha was badly injured in the crash, having suffered two broken legs and a broken pelvis. Their son, Zion, lived for a few minutes (Samantha was 24 weeks pregnant when the crash occurred). The driver of the car that hit them was doing 94 mph and has been arrested. They celebrated their first wedding anniversary last month. The article linked above states, “There are people out on the road who have their lives, and they can change in an instant, and ours has changed in an instant,” Symeon Izaguirre said. “We forgive him, and I don’t wish anything bad upon him.” They also have a GoFundMe for medical expenses: https://www.gofundme.com/f/xa8dj4-support-my-wifes-recovery

I wouldn't be an IT guy if I didn't alert everyone. If in the USA or Canada, keep an eye on your credit report, any insurance, online orders, weird emails, and more. Even spam calls. https://www.reuters.com/world/us/fbi-says-it-is-investigating-report-that-millions-us-drivers-licenses-exposed-2026-09-02/ https://www.biometricupdate.com/202609/more-than-170m-id-scans-for-sale-on-dark-web-in-breach-allegedly-traced-to-idscan-net

This analysis is indeed very encouraging. Thanks for sharing

Currently 95 on the way to 97, feels like 103. Melting temperature

Friday, September 4 Jehovah detests a devious person, but His close friendship is with the upright.—Prov. 3:32. We can learn about the importance of having a sincere heart from Jesus’ first meeting with Nathanael. When Philip brought his friend Nathanael to meet Jesus, something remarkable happened. Although Jesus had never met Nathanael, Jesus said: “See, truly an Israelite in whom there is no deceit.” (John 1:47) Jesus saw in Nathanael an extraordinary sincerity. Like us, Nathanael was imperfect. But there was nothing artificial or insincere about him. Jesus admired that and commended Nathanael for it. Most of the requirements for pleasing Jehovah listed in Psalm 15 are related to how we treat others. Psalm 15:3 states that a guest in Jehovah’s tent “does not slander with his tongue, he does nothing bad to his neighbor, and he does not defame his friends.” Misusing our speech in such ways could cause serious harm to others.—Jas. 1:26. w24.06 10 ¶7, 9; 11 ¶10

There’s a significant new development today (September 3) suggesting Moroccan security forces may have played a role in the huge July migrant surge into Ceuta — although whether this was ordered by Morocco’s government remains disputed.

for good work in spain https://www.jw.org/en/news/region/spain/Officials-Recognize-Witnesses-Relief-Efforts-Following-2024-Flooding-in-Valencia-Spain/

Yesterday 3rd day of Spring 33.5C here in Coffs coast NSW Australia. I’m currently getting quotes for air conditioning as my new place only has AC downstairs. Looks like I’m going to “need” it. It also looked and smelled like there were bush fires nearby. Welcome to Spring/Summer in Australia!