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As either a realistic or revolutionary political demand, "Defund the Police," for many voting citizens, black and white included, was and remains a non-starter. But we could also look at the request of "Defund the Police" as a sacramental witness, as a challenge to our collective imaginations. Could we create a world where we no longer required police? If so, what would it take to create that world? Personally, even if we don't think the request to be realistic, I think there's value in this sort of prompting and prodding, imagining a newer, more beautiful world.

The Varieties of Christian Political Action: Part 6, What About Protests?

experimentaltheology.blogspot.com

A Switch-Informed Dietary Plan to Lose Weight **To Stimulate Fat Burning Diet** •Low-carb or keto diet preferred, especially for the first month. •Switch Diet or Mediterranean diet (with more stringent restriction of high-glycemic carbs, salty foods, and umami) may be used as an alternative. •Drink at least eight glasses of water a day. •Reduce salt intake to 5–6 grams daily (though you may want to ingest more if you sweat a lot during exercise, and you can be more liberal with salt if you are on a low-carb diet). •Intermittently fast one or two days a week as tolerated, using a 16:8-hour schedule (optional). •Minimize or avoid alcohol. Supplements •Daily vitamin C supplement of 500 mg or less. **To Rebuild Your Energy Factories** Exercise •One hour, three to four times a week, in Zone 2. Diet and supplements (optional) •Dark chocolate or epicatechin. •Green tea.

Nature Wants Us to Be Fat

Richard Johnson and David Perlmutter

The most fattening foods are the ones that have the greatest effect on our blood sugar and insulin levels. These are the concentrated sources of carbohydrates, and particularly those that we can digest quickly: anything made of refined flour (bread, cereals, and pasta), liquid carbohydrates (beers, fruit juices, and sodas), and starches (potatoes, rice, and corn). These foods flood the bloodstream quickly with glucose.

Why We Get Fat

Gary Taubes

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