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They say, “You are what you eat”, and it is true according to new research that confirms the obvious.

In short, an unhealthy diet leads to unhealthy mind and body, including some mental ills such as depression.

At the top of the list of unhealthy foods are the processed foods.

Processed food has been preserved and most likely have many added ingredients such as sugar, salt, fat, and artificial colours or preservatives. 

While these make food taste better, it can lead to serious health problems such as heart disease, high blood pressure, diabetes, weight problems, and others.

Processed food has been cooked and preserved by canning, freezing, packaging, or changed in nutritional composition with preparation in various ways. Food technologists have developed processed foods to be what the human brain considers tasty, in order to encourage consumption and drive $ale$.

Ultra-processed foods are made mostly from substances extracted from foods, such as fats, starches, added sugars, and hydrogenated fats. These foods go through multiple processes (extrusion, molding, milling, etc.). While these make food taste better, it can lead to serious health problems such as heart disease, high blood pressure, diabetes, weight problems, and others.

Okay, I admit I just lifted that, word for word from ‘Life Free From Processed Foods”.  But in fairness, I wrote that too.

According to a study by SMILES published in BMC Medicine, (I did not write that study) adult who are experiencing a ‘major depressive disorder’ can change their life for the better by simply changing their diet.

Sure, they could take potentially addictive prescription drugs for the rest of their life, and suffer the side effects – or they could modify their diet.

It is simple when you think about it.

1. Start by cutting out all ultra processed foods from your diet. They are low in daily dietary requirements anyway and on top of that they are expensive.
2. At least limit consumption of other processed foods. Ideally cut them out of your daily diet too.
3. Eat more vegetables in particular. Fresh are best, but snap frozen are good too. Thats because they are frozen within just a few hours of picking. They retain all the natural goodness and flavors.
4. If you can grow your own because then you know your vegetables are free of all the commercial chemicals that farmers may possibly be using. Otherwise, source them from a neighbour who has a glut of vegetables from time to time. You can grow your own and exchange (Barter the old way) vegetables with a neighbour who grows other types of vegetables. Hey, put in a few kitchen herbs too. The fact is growing your own vegetables will help you defeat depression. Yup, it works!
5. Eat more fruit. It takes years to grow fruit trees and they need care to produce healthy disease-free fruit so consider leaving that to the experts. But you might get them from a local farmers market?
6. What are wholegrains? Whole grain is any cereal and pseudocereal that contains an endosperm, germ, and bran. Refined grains, only retain the endosperm. Processed grains such as polished white rice has had all the goodies removed and sold in other products. Choose brown rice which has not been processed.
7. Eat more nuts and seeds. Nuts and seeds are flavorful little packages containing healthy unsaturated fats, vitamins and minerals. It can take many years to grow your own nut tree and different varieties need different climates to grow well and produce – so you will most likely need to buy them. Look for either almonds, Brazil nuts, cashews, chestnuts, filberts or hazelnuts, macadamia nuts, pecans, pine nuts, pistachios, walnuts. Have I forgotten any? For sure, there are too man y to list here, so I just mentioned the more common varieties. 
8. Vegetables oils. The Mediterranean diet is recognised as one of the healthier diets in the world. It is rich is plant-based cooking oils such as grape seed and olive oils.
9. Throw in garlic and onions and plenty of green vegetables too.
10. Another recognised healthy diet is Japanese. Both diets use fish as a protein base. Apparently cold-water fish as best, if you can get them.
11. Avoid or eliminate red meat such as beef and mutton. 
12. When you start sourcing fresh healthy ingrediencies for your meals, and explore healthy recipes. When you start to enjoy cooking your own meals and tasting the results of your own efforts, you will suddenly discover with pleasure that the ‘major depressive disorder’ has disappeared. Gone! 
13. The SMILES study reported in the BMC Medicine publication reported around one third of people who changed their diet changed their mind set within 3 months.

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The Truth About Abusers.

– How to recognize an abuser and what to do about it.

• Abusers feel powerless, so they search for a victim they can exert power over.
• The abuse could be emotional (manipulation and verbal), financial (economic), physical, sexual or all four.
• They usually isolate their victim from family and friends.
• An abuser will act the part of ‘Mister nice guy’ until he or she is confident their victim cannot leave them.
• The abuser could be a parent, a partner or even an employer.
• Placating an abuser to reduce tension rarely works; the abuse almost always continues.

Millions of incidents of domestic violence are reported every year. The victims are both men and women, although most perpetrators are men.

One-third of women and one-fourth of men will have reported experiencing some sort of domestic violence, and for one-fourth of women and one-seventh of men, it’s severe. (Ref: NCADV.org.)

However, the real numbers of abuse are unknown as many, if not most go unreported. For those victims the abuse continues, with no off ramp.

Abuse within a family or relationship eats away at the victim’s confidence and self-esteem. The effects are long-term and can take longer to recover from than physical violence.

Violence includes throwing or breaking things, slapping, shoving, hair-pulling and forced sex.

The abuse almost always takes place behind closed doors.

• Abusers justify their actions to themselves.
• Abusers deny their actions to others.
• Abusers blame the victim. It is always someone else’s fault.
• Violence is preceded by verbal abuse.
• Abuse damages the victim’s own self-esteem.
• The abuser needs to always be ‘right’. No compromises.
• The abuser needs to feel in control.
• The abuser is compulsively possessive..
• The abuser will usually try to isolate their victim from friends and family.
• The abuser is hypersensitive.
• A gun in the house increases the risk of homicide by 500 percent.
• Alcohol consumption and drugs are associated with two-thirds of domestic violence.

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The abuser feels powerless. They are often bullies. They feel a need to have power and control over their victim. This is because they don’t feel that they have personal power, regardless of their sporting and career success. To them, all relationships are a win-lose game. They think they should always win and you should always lose.

They often have the following personality profile:

• The abuser is struggling, and ultimately fighting a losing battle with themselves.
• Hypersensitive
• Unrealistic expectations of a relationship.
• Often jealous.
• Verbally abusive.
• Needs to always be right, and in control.
• May try to isolate their partner from friends and family.
• Has a history of aggression.
• Is cruel to animals and/or children.
• Refuses to accept responsibility for their words and actions.
• Blames their behaviour on others.
• Suffers from untreated mental health problems including anxiety and depression.
• May be suicidal.

Most victims of abuse respond in a rational way: They explain themselves and believe that the abuser is listening and understands. However, the abuser only thinks they have control.

Most victims do the opposite and placate and appease an abuser to deescalate tension and the risk of harm. It rarely works, and abuse typically continues.

Instead, do not engage with the abuser in a typical way – it wont work.

You can throw them off guard by responding in an unpredictable way, such as with humour, which throws them off-guard. You can ask for, no demand, the behaviour you want, set limits, and confront the abuse. Remember, they have the low self esteem.

If you’ve experienced violence—and that includes shoving, hair pulling, or destroying property—it’s essential to get support and learn how to set limits.

Abusers deny or minimize their bad behaviours and may claim they can’t control themselves. This is not true. They pick and choose who they will abuse.

They aren’t abusive with their boss—because there would be consequences to that behaviour.

They blame their actions on their victim, implying that it is the victim that needs to change. They need to hold a mirror to their face as they say that.

Sometimes, the threat of violence is all the abuser needs to maintain control of their victim. A word or body language might be all they need once they have trained their victim to comply.

Victims learn to recognize the ‘signs’ that usually indicate what is about to happen.

I have had clients come to me for therapy to break the cycle of abuse and violence.

Soon after I qualified, I met a lady socially through friends who commented ‘all men are abusers’. I asked her why she said that, because I knew it was not true for most other people.

She told me that her father abused her and her mother, but not her brothers. They grew up to become abusers themselves. Every man she met and had a relationship with was an abuser.

I invited her to try some therapy with me to disconnect those past experiences from her present and future. It worked. Her next relationship was the opposite of everything she had previously experienced.

Another lady told me that due to a business contract she could not leave her abusive partner, so we disconnected her reactions to the ‘signs’ from him and incorporated new behaviors within her instead. In other words, we installed a new strategy in her. In that way she did not react to his previous strategy. She ignored him.  It worked. She had the power. He panicked and repeated his strategy over and over, yet she ignored him and did not react.

There are many reasons why victims stay in an abusive relationship. The dominant reason is dependency: Control by the abuser, shame about the abuse, and the dysfunctional nature of the relationship lowers the victim’s self-esteem and confidence and often causes the victim to withdraw from friends and family, creating even more fear, and dependency on the abuser. The abuse is experienced as an emotional rejection with the threat of being abandoned. This triggers feelings of shame and fears of both more abuse and abandonment in the victim. There are some good times between episodes of abuse.

Abusers can have a ‘Jekyll-and-Hyde'[ personality. Dr. Jekyll is often charming and romantic, perhaps successful, and makes pronouncements of love. You love Dr. Jekyll and make excuses for Mr. Hyde.

Victims also stay for the following reasons:

• Nowhere else to live.
• No outside emotional support.
• Childcare concerns.
• Accepting blame for the abuse.
• Denying, minimizing, and rationalizing the abuse.
• Low self-esteem and confidence.
• They think they love the abuser.

If you’re a victim of abuse;

• You feel ashamed.
• You have been humiliated.
• Your self-esteem and confidence have been undermined.
• You hide the abuse from people close to you.
• You protect the reputation of the abuser and because of your own shame.
• An abuser uses tactics to isolate you from friends and loved ones by criticizing them and making remarks designed to force you to take their side.
• You’re either for them or against them. For the abuser everything is black and white. There are no shades of grey.
• If the abuser feels slighted, then you have to take his or her side, or you’re befriending the enemy. This is designed to increase control over you and your dependence upon him or her.
• Open bank and credit cards in your own name.
• Have a safe place to go with a friend or relative.
• Have a bag packed at that place with necessary valuables and important legal papers, passport, bank information, credit cards, phone book, and money.
• Also, pack clothes for your children and some toys.
• Alert neighbours to call the police if they hear loud noises or suspect danger.
• Make extra car and house keys. Hide a car key outside so you can get away.
• If there is a weapon in the home, remove it. (In Australia police are required to seize weapons and guns in the possession of people convicted of domestic violence)
• Remember, by not confronting abuse to avoid the risk of losing someone’s love, you risk losing your Self.

I knew a woman who quietly moved her valuables out of the house to a safe place over a period of weeks. When the day came, she was able to suddenly leave with a carload.

Another lady was thrown out of her home by her husband with only the clothes she wore. When her sons went to the home to retrieve some of her things her controlling husband refused entry and she never saw any of her belongings again.

It’s essential to build outside resources and talk about what’s going on in your relationship.

There are usually resources within your town or city.

Do this even if it means keeping a secret. You’re entitled to your privacy.

To avoid getting involved with an abuser when you’re dating, beware of someone who:

• Insists on having his or her way and won’t compromise.
• Sees everything in back and white terms, with no shades of grey.
• Has outbursts of anger.
• Is rude to others.
• Criticizes you or your family.
• Is jealous or possessive.
• Is paranoid.
• Threatens you.

Pay attention to these signs despite the fact that the person is pursuing you and expressing love and affection.

An abuser won’t risk becoming abusive until he or she is confident that you won’t leave.

First, he or she will try to win you over and isolate you from friends and family. See if he or she respects your boundaries.

Often, violence doesn’t start until after marriage or the birth of a child, when you’re less likely to leave.

But it also can escalate when you try to leave. This is why it’s imperative to have a plan and support.

 

 

There has been a recent boom in people using the prescription medicine Ozempic, Wegovy, and Zepbound — brands containing the active ingredient semaglutide. It is actually a medication used to treat diabetes. Some use it for sudden, fast weight loss. Its appeal lies in the easy, no effort, yet significant weight loss that can be achieved while misusing the medication. Control Your Weight Naturally – Without Dangerous Drugs

But what happens inside the body if you lose weight rapidly? What are the side effects?

Endocrinologist and obesity specialist Marcio Griebeler, MD, explains why slow and steady wins the weight-loss race over fast and furious.

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“When you lose weight too quickly, your body slows down its calorie-burning process,” explains Dr. Griebeler. “That is your body’s way of trying to ensure you don’t starve. You might lose a good amount of weight right away, but your metabolism quickly goes into survival mode.”

The change in your metabolism is a key reason why people regain weight after trying rapid weight loss. When you go back to eating a regular diet, your metabolism isn’t used to that many calories — and the weight come back, plus a bit extra. It is as of the body is saying ‘don’t do that again, or I will punish you for it.’

When you cut way back on calorie intake, you might see that number on the scale drop like a stone. But it’s not only the excess fat you’re losing. You’re also losing muscle. The body is cannibalising itself.

“Sudden and severe calorie restriction will make you lose muscle mass as well as fat,” warns Dr. Griebeler. “It’s harder to lose weight when you don’t have enough muscle mass because muscles burn lots of calories.” So fast and furious weight loss is actually self-defeating.

On the other hand, slower weight loss combined with exercise, gives your body time to lose fat while keeping your muscle mass. And bonus: You keep your muscles’ calorie-burning power intact. So slow and steady wins the day.

Remember the rabbit and turtle race? Same applies to successful weight loss.

Your body needs a certain amount of fat, protein and carbs to function. It also needs a whole range of vitamins and minerals. When you slash calories or cut out entire food groups such as carbs or dairy, you risk:

Digestive problems, including constipation.

Fatigue and loss of energy.

Loss of bone density and strength.

Low immunity to infections.

Hair loss.

“There’s nothing wrong with cutting calories if you’re eating a variety of nutrient-rich foods,” says Dr. Griebeler. “Your diet should contain a wide variety of healthy, whole foods. Don’t try to cut more than 500 calories a day.”

When you go for fast weight loss, you may find that it gets harder — not easier — to keep losing weight. A couple of weeks in, you’ll likely feel tired and exhausted all the time. You certainly won’t feel like exercising. The temptation to crawl into bed.

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Do not blame a lack of willpower. It’s your hormones, and they’re doing exactly what they were designed to do.

“Cutting too many calories too quickly triggers hormonal changes that make you want to eat,” says Dr. Griebeler. The constant food cravings are a cry for help. “Even a very determined person will find it difficult to overpower those hunger hormones. These fast hormonal changes make you so hungry that they set you up for diet failure.”

Steady and consistent weight loss is the key to success.

These general guidelines can help you lose weight, and importantly keep it off..

Healthy weight loss isn’t just about what you eat and do not eat. You need physical activity if you want the best results.

Cardiovascular exercise such as brisk walking burns calories, but strength training is just as important. When you lift weights or do resistance training, you increase muscle mass. And when you have more muscle mass, you:

Burn more calories, even at rest.

Improve your balance and reduce your risk of falls.

Reduce joint pain and symptoms of arthritis so you can keep moving and losing weight.

Strengthen your bones and reduce your risk of fractures and osteoporosis.

Make good quality sleep, not just quantity sleep a priority.

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Personally, I have joined a local gym 3 days a week, with a personal trainer. I briskly walk 40 minutes to the gym as a warmup. Then in conclusion I walk 40 minutes home again.

Ever notice that when you’re exhausted you want to eat more? When you’re tired, your hunger hormones flood in and ruin your chances of bypassing temptations. They put sugary temptations in front of us wherever we go.

If you’re regularly missing out on quality sleep, even the best weight loss plan is going to suffer.

“Aim for at least seven or eight hours of quality sleep each night,” says Dr. Griebeler. If you consistently have trouble sleeping, go to https://www.peterzapfella.com/product-category/dreams_and_metaphysical/.

Can your diet plan become your new lifestyle.  Could you do it for the rest of your life? Can you cut out a couple of hundred calories a day?

“The best diet is one you will stick to (as a new lifestyle),” says Dr. Griebeler. “Changing our habits can be done (when you know how). Choose a diet plan that allows you to have an occasional piece of chocolate or slice of pizza. It’s much easier to keep doing these types of plans for months and even years.”

Personally, I take one day off per week when I can break all my rules and eat anything want. The next day I pay for it by eating nothing. I only drink water. That shocks the metabolism and starts the process of weight loss.

For the next 5 days I eat normally – for me. That is eggs, fish, fruit and vegetables. A small amount of dairy. And plenty of nuts, seeds and natural grape seed and olive oil. It is what they call a “Mediterranean diet”.

I have cut sugar from everything. I avoid starch and processed foods like the plague. I rarely eat red meat.

How many calories is the right number per day?

Many factors go into determining calorie needs. Age, weight, gender, height, race and activity level all play a role. According to dietary guidelines in the United States, adults 21 years old and older should consume somewhere between 1,600 and 3,000 calories per day. That’s a ballpark figure which takes into consideration all the factors I just mentioned.

Registered dietitian Julia Zumpano, RD, LD, helps us do the math to more accurately find what is better for you.

A calorie is a measure of the energy in food. To maintain your weight, energy in must equal energy out (average calories consumed per day vs. average calories burned per day).

So, the answer is simple. Eating fewer calories than you burn, and you will lose weight. But if you consume more calories than you need, your body stores the energy for later as fat.

That was fine hundreds of thousands of year’s ago when humanity was evolving into who we are today. They hunted and gathered food while it was plentiful, ate it and stored the energy as fat. Then when they almost hibernated in their caves during the cold winters they survived. The extra fat layer they created during Spring and Summer gave them an extra insulation lay during Winter.

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Those skinny people who were less efficient fat storers died and failed to reproduce. So through a process of natural selection, we have a highly developed ability to gain weight.

However, we do not live in caves anymore to shelter from the snow outside. We have central heating and supermarkets. And so, we get fat.

How many calories should you be eating a day today?

Everybody’s daily calorie needs are different, which can make it hard to figure out the magic number. In general, men and people assigned the male gender at birth (AMAB) need more calories than women and people assigned the female gender at birth (AFAB).

Physically active people need more than those who have desk jobs. And younger people need more than older people, whose metabolisms slow down as they age.

“As a farmer I ate twice as much as my wife. I had a slim yet wry, muscled physic because I was working outside (often in the cold) all day.”

These factors can impact your caloric intake:

Gender.

Height.

Weight.

Age.

Activity level.

Hormones.

Medications.

Your basal metabolic rate (BMR) is the minimum calories per day your body needs to function while resting. Your BMR contains around 70 per cent of the energy used by your body. That number changes depending on if you lose, gain or maintain your body weight.

So, how do you calculate your BMR? If you wear a smartwatch to track your fitness, BMR is used to come up with your daily goals. You can also find BMR calculators online.

“BMR is an essential starting point for calculating calories, although is it an estimate and is not 100% accurate,” clarifies Zumpano. “The most accurate means of measuring your BMR is direct calorimetry or indirect calorimetry, although those methods are not commonly used or available, therefore the Mifflin St-Joer equation is best to use and is only about 10% off. Most health professionals, apps and online calorie calculators use this equation.”

And while it’s a good idea to know how many calories you need each day, it also matters what kind of calories you’re consuming. “Empty calories” can be found in junk foods, sugar-sweetened beverages and processed foods — items that typically contain added sugar, trans fat and an unnecessary amount of fat and calories.

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While you might get a boost of energy from consuming those foods, they tend to be void of nutrition — specifically fiber, minerals and vitamins. Those empty calories are designed by food scientists to make you want more, leading to food cravings and overconsumption. You may even feel tired or fatigued. These foods also promote inflammation and gut dysbiosis, which can both inhibit weight loss and eventually lead to disease.

Instead, make sure you focus on eating a well-balanced diet full of fruits and vegetables, lean meats, whole grains, nuts, seeds and vegetables oils (rather than animal fats).

This is the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) recommended calories per day:

Calories per day for women and people AFAB

Age 21 to 25

Calories: sedentary 2,000

Calories: moderately active 2,200

Calories: active 2,400

 

Age 26 to 30

Calories: sedentary 1,800

Calories: moderately active 2,000

Calories: active 2,400

 

Ahe 31 to 50

Calories: sedentary 1,800

Calories: moderately active 2,000

Calories: active 2,200

 

Ages 51 to 60

Calories: sedentary 1,600

Calories: moderately active 1,800

Calories: active 2,200

 

Aged 61 plus

Calories: sedentary 1,600

Calories: moderately active 1,800

Calories: active 2,000

Source: Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2020-2025, Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion).

 

Calories per day for men and people AMAB

Aged 21 to 25

Calories: sedentary 2,400

Calories: moderately active 2,800

Calories: active 3,000

 

Aged 26 to 35

Calories: sedentary 2,400

Calories: moderately active 2,600

Calories: active 3,000

 

Aged 36 to 40

Calories: sedentary 2,400

Calories: moderately active 2,600

Calories: active 2,800

 

Aged 41 to 45

Calories: sedentary 2,200

Calories: moderately active 2,600

Calories: active 2,800

 

Aged 46 to 55

Calories: sedentary 2,200

Calories: moderately active 2,400

Calories: active 2,800

Aged 56 to 60

Calories: sedentary 2,200

Calories: moderately active 2,400

Calories: active 2,600

 

Aged 61 to 65

Calories: sedentary 2,000

Calories: moderately active 2,400

Calories: active 2,600

 

Aged 66 to 75

Calories: sedentary 2,000

Calories: moderately active 2,200

Calories: active 2,600

 

Aged 76 and above

Calories: sedentary 2,000

Calories: moderately active 2,200

Calories: active 2,400

Source: Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2020-2025, Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion).

 

“Keep in mind, these calorie recommendations are for people who are at a normal weight,” states Zumpano. “If your weight is above the normal range for your height and your goal is weight loss, you need to consume less. A deficit of 500 calories can provide a weight loss of 1 pound per week.”

Depending on what your goals are, here are some healthy ways you can maintain, add or lose weight.

 

To gain weight

If your goal is to gain weight, don’t just focus on eating more. You want to make sure you add weight in a healthy way.

Opt for high-calorie nutrient-dense foods such as meat, fatty fish, eggs, full-fat yogurt, whole grains, nuts and oils. You should also consider eating more often (6 times a day) and looking for ways to add extra calories to each meal. For example, adding nuts or seeds to your yogurt, oatmeal or cereal.

“Don’t forget to include more liquid calories that won’t leave you feeling too full by the next meal,” advises Zumpano. “Opt for high-calorie beverages like whole milk, cream, 100% fruit and vegetable juices, smoothies and high-calorie nutrition shakes.”

 

To lose weight

If you’re trying to lose weight, you might be tempted to radically slash your calorie count to reach your goals.

Proceed with caution, Zumpano says. If you eat fewer than 1,200 calories per day to lose weight, it’s tough to get all of the nutrients you need to stay healthy. And eating too little can work against you — it can halt weight loss and even lead to weight gain due to being in starvation mode leading to fat storage.

 

Extreme calorie restriction might backfire.

On an average day, you may burn anywhere from 1,300 to 2,000 calories without any physical activity. You can add some extra exercise to burn more calories.

“Regular exercise not only burns calories, which means you don’t need to cut back as much, but it also builds muscle which uses up more calories, therefore increasing your BMR,” explains Zumpano. “This allows for a more balanced diet and the ability to get all the nutrients you need.”

 

To maintain weight

If your goal is to maintain your current weight, Zumpano says you need to balance how many calories you eat or drink with the same number of calories you burn through physical activity and exercise.

“Weight maintenance can be tricky because your caloric needs change all the time,” she says. “Factors such as age, increased or decreased muscle mass, change in activity, health conditions and medications can influence your weight without you even realizing it.”

Should I monitor or track your daily caloric intake?

How many calories should I eat in a day? If you’ve pondered this question, it’s a good idea to have a sense of your daily calorie needs and to be aware of how the calories in your favourite foods add up. Those numbers can help guide your decisions about what to eat and what to save for another day.

But if numbers aren’t your thing, never fear. You don’t have to obsess over calories to stay healthy.

“Plenty of people lose weight not by counting calories, but by focusing on the quality of the foods they consume and on portion control,” says Zumpano.

 

Bottom line?

If you’re a person who likes to track and measure things, you could benefit from determining exactly how many calories you need.

Digital apps and online calorie calculators can help, Zumpano says. But because it can be complicated (are you really active, pretty active or just kind of active?), she recommends seeing a dietitian to get an expert’s opinion.

They can take factors like your age, sex, medications, lifestyle, weight history, family history and activity level into account and provide you with information on how to tailor your meals and exercise.

Whether you’re trying to lose, gain or maintain your weight, figuring out how many calories will help you achieve your goal is key.

It’s important to understand how many calories you’re consuming compared to how many calories your body needs. And the source of where those calories are coming from is important, too.

“For example, consuming 200 calories from 16 ounces of soda is metabolized differently than 200 calories from 1 ounce of nuts,” says Zumpano.

“You’re gaining vitamins, minerals, fiber, protein and healthy fats from the nuts and no nutritional benefits from the soda. Not to mention that the refined sugars and artificial ingredients in the soda can lead to inflammation and increased blood sugars, which will eventually lead to health problems.”

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There has been a recent boom in people using the prescription medicine Ozempic

Wegovy, and Zepbound — brands containing the active ingredient semaglutide. It is actually a medication used to treat diabetes. Some use it for sudden, fast weight loss. Its appeal lies in the easy, no effort, yet significant weight loss that can be achieved while misusing the medication.

But what happens inside the body if you lose weight rapidly? What are the side effects?

Endocrinologist and obesity specialist Marcio Griebeler, MD, explains why slow and steady wins the weight-loss race over fast and furious.

A phenomenon known colloquially as “Ozempic face” offers some clues. Basically, people who use Ozempic and other semaglutide medications for weight loss tend to suffer from the following;

• increased signs of aging, such as more lines and wrinkles.
• loss of fat, which can lead the skin to become loose and sag.
• a hollowed-out appearance.
• lipodystrophy, which affects how the body accumulates and stores fat.

A phenomenon dubbed “Ozempic Personality” is gaining attention as users of these misused medication as weight loss drugs — they may cause mood deterioration, anxiety, depression, anhedonia (loss of interest in pleasurable activities), and decreased libido.

The trouble with any drug treatment is the potential to cause side effects, both short term and long term.

Do not believe the flashy ads that promise amazing weight loss within a few short weeks or less. Most of the time, those fad diets are not only difficult to maintain, they have bad news for your health too.

“When you lose weight too quickly, your body slows down its calorie-burning process,” explains Dr. Griebeler. “That is your body’s way of trying to ensure you don’t starve. You might lose a good amount of weight right away, but your metabolism quickly goes into survival mode.”

The change in your metabolism is a key reason why people regain weight after trying rapid weight loss. When you go back to eating a regular diet, your metabolism isn’t used to that many calories — and the weight come back, plus a bit extra. It is as of the body is saying ‘don’t do that again, or I will punish you for it.’

When you cut way back on calorie intake, you might see that number on the scale drop like a stone. But it’s not only the excess fat you’re losing. You’re also losing muscle. The body is cannibalising itself.

“Sudden and severe calorie restriction will make you lose muscle mass as well as fat,” warns Dr. Griebeler. “It’s harder to lose weight when you don’t have enough muscle mass because muscles burn lots of calories.” So fast and furious weight loss is actually self-defeating.

On the other hand, slower weight loss combined with exercise, gives your body time to lose fat while keeping your muscle mass. And bonus: You keep your muscles’ calorie-burning power intact. So slow and steady wins the day.

Remember the rabbit and turtle race? Same applies to successful weight loss.

Your body needs a certain amount of fat, protein and carbs to function. It also needs a whole range of vitamins and minerals. When you slash calories or cut out entire food groups such as carbs or dairy, you risk:

• Digestive problems, including constipation.
• Fatigue and loss of energy.
• Loss of bone density and strength.
• Low immunity to infections.
• Hair loss.

“There’s nothing wrong with cutting calories if you’re eating a variety of nutrient-rich foods,” says Dr. Griebeler. “Your diet should contain a wide variety of healthy, whole foods. Don’t try to cut more than 500 calories a day.”

When you go for fast weight loss, you may find that it gets harder — not easier — to keep losing weight. A couple of weeks in, you’ll likely feel tired and exhausted all the time. You certainly won’t feel like exercising. The temptation to crawl into bed.

Do not blame a lack of willpower. It’s your hormones, and they’re doing exactly what they were designed to do.

“Cutting too many calories too quickly triggers hormonal changes that make you want to eat,” says Dr. Griebeler. The constant food cravings are a cry for help. “Even a very determined person will find it difficult to overpower those hunger hormones. These fast hormonal changes make you so hungry that they set you up for diet failure.”

Steady and consistent weight loss is the key to success.

These general guidelines can help you lose weight, and importantly keep it off..

Healthy weight loss isn’t just about what you eat and do not eat. You need physical activity if you want the best results.

Cardiovascular exercise such as brisk walking burns calories, but strength training is just as important. When you lift weights or do resistance training, you increase muscle mass. And when you have more muscle mass, you:

• Burn more calories, even at rest.
• Improve your balance and reduce your risk of falls.
• Reduce joint pain and symptoms of arthritis so you can keep moving and losing weight.
• Strengthen your bones and reduce your risk of fractures and osteoporosis.
• Make good quality sleep, not just quantity sleep a priority.

Personally, I have joined a local gym 3 days a week, with a personal trainer. I briskly walk 40 minutes to the gym as a warmup. Then in conclusion I walk 40 minutes home again. Thats 80 minutes extra cardiovascular exercise daily, because I do a similar walk on the other 3 days of the week, with one day rest and recovery.

Ever notice that when you’re exhausted you want to eat more? When you’re tired, your hunger hormones flood in and ruin your chances of bypassing temptations. They put sugary temptations in front of us wherever we go.

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Can your diet plan become your new lifestyle.  Could you do it for the rest of your life? Can you cut out a couple of hundred calories a day?

“The best diet is one you will stick to (as a new lifestyle),” says Dr. Griebeler. “Changing our habits can be done (when you know how). Choose a diet plan that allows you to have an occasional piece of chocolate or slice of pizza. It’s much easier to keep doing these types of plans for months and even years.”

Personally, I take one day off per week when I can break all my rules and eat anything want. The next day I pay for it by eating nothing. I only drink water. That shocks the metabolism and starts the process of weight loss.

For the next 5 days I eat normally – for me. That is eggs, fish, fruit and vegetables. A small amount of dairy. And plenty of nuts, seeds and natural cold grape seed and olive oil. It is what they call a ‘Mediterranean diet”.

I have cut sugar from everything. I avoid starch and processed foods like the plague. I rarely eat red meat.

How many calories is the right number per day?

Many factors go into determining calorie needs. Age, weight, gender, height, race and activity level all play a role. According to dietary guidelines in the United States, adults 21 years old and older should consume somewhere between 1,600 and 3,000 calories per day. That’s a ballpark figure which takes into consideration all the factors I just mentioned.

Registered dietitian Julia Zumpano, RD, LD, helps us do the math to more accurately find what is better for you.

A calorie is a measure of the energy in food. To maintain your weight, energy in must equal energy out (average calories consumed per day vs. average calories burned per day).

So, the answer is simple. Eating fewer calories than you burn, and you will lose weight. But if you consume more calories than you need, your body stores the energy for later as fat.

That was fine hundreds of thousands of years ago when humanity was evolving into who we are today. They hunted and gathered food while it was plentiful, ate it and stored the energy as fat. Then when they almost hibernated in their caves during the cold winters they survived. The extra fat layer they created during Spring and Summer gave them an extra insulation lay during Winter.

Those skinny people who were less efficient fat storers died and failed to reproduce. So, through a process of natural selection, we have a highly developed ability to gain weight.

However, we do not live in caves anymore to shelter from the snow outside. We have central heating and supermarkets. And so, we efficiently get fat as a process of survival. Unfortunately, we were designed to gain weight and then lose it every year – not maintain it.  The fat around our vital organs can and does eventually kill us. That is not survival.

How many calories should you be eating a day today?

Everybody’s daily calorie needs is different, which can make it hard to figure out the oerfect number. In general, men and people assigned the male gender at birth (AMAB) need more calories than women and people assigned the female gender at birth (AFAB).

Physically active people need more than those who have desk jobs. And younger people need more than older people, whose metabolisms slow down as they age.

As a farmer I ate twice as much as my wife. I had a slim yet wry, muscled physic because I was working outside (often in the cold) all day., while she was inside in the warmth. These factors can impact your caloric intake:

 

• Gender.
• Height.
• Weight.
• Age.
• Activity level.
• Hormones.
• Medications.

Your basal metabolic rate (BMR) is the minimum calories per day your body needs to function while resting. Your BMR contains around 70 per cent of the energy used by your body. That number changes depending if you lose, gain or maintain your body weight.

So, how do you calculate your BMR? If you wear a smartwatch to track your fitness, BMR is used to come up with your daily goals. You can also find BMR calculators online.

“BMR is an essential starting point for calculating calories, although is it an estimate and is not 100% accurate,” clarifies Zumpano. “The most accurate means of measuring your BMR is direct calorimetry or indirect calorimetry, although those methods are not commonly used or available, therefore the Mifflin St-Joer equation is best to use and is only about 10% off. Most health professionals, apps and online calorie calculators use this equation.”

And while it’s a good idea to know how many calories you need each day, it also matters what kind of calories you’re consuming. “Empty calories” can be found in junk foods, sugar-sweetened beverages and processed foods — items that typically contain added sugar, trans fat and an unnecessary amount of fat and calories.

While you might get a boost of energy from consuming those foods, they tend to be void of nutrition — specifically fiber, minerals and vitamins. Those empty calories are designed by food scientists to make you want more, leading to food cravings and overconsumption. You may even feel tired or fatigued. These foods also promote inflammation and gut dysbiosis, which can both inhibit weight loss and eventually lead to disease.

Instead, make sure you focus on eating a well-balanced diet full of fruits and vegetables, lean meats, whole grains, nuts, seeds and vegetables oils (rather than animal fats).

This is the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) recommended calories per day:

Calories per day for women and people AFAB

Age 21 to 25

Calories: sedentary 2,000

Calories: moderately active 2,200

Calories: active 2,400

 

Age 26 to 30

Calories: sedentary 1,800

Calories: moderately active 2,000

Calories: active 2,400

 

Ahe 31 to 50

Calories: sedentary 1,800

Calories: moderately active 2,000

Calories: active 2,200

 

Ages 51 to 60

Calories: sedentary 1,600

Calories: moderately active 1,800

Calories: active 2,200

 

Aged 61 plus

Calories: sedentary 1,600

Calories: moderately active 1,800

Calories: active 2,000

Source: Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2020-2025, Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion).

 

Calories per day for men and people AMAB

Aged 21 to 25

Calories: sedentary 2,400

Calories: moderately active 2,800

Calories: active 3,000

 

Aged 26 to 35

Calories: sedentary 2,400

Calories: moderately active 2,600

Calories: active 3,000

 

Aged 36 to 40

Calories: sedentary 2,400

Calories: moderately active 2,600

Calories: active 2,800

 

Aged 41 to 45

Calories: sedentary 2,200

Calories: moderately active 2,600

Calories: active 2,800

 

Aged 46 to 55

Calories: sedentary 2,200

Calories: moderately active 2,400

Calories: active 2,800

 

Aged 56 to 60

Calories: sedentary 2,200

Calories: moderately active 2,400

Calories: active 2,600

 

Aged 61 to 65

Calories: sedentary 2,000

Calories: moderately active 2,400

Calories: active 2,600

 

Aged 66 to 75

Calories: sedentary 2,000

Calories: moderately active 2,200

Calories: active 2,600

 

Aged 76 and above

Calories: sedentary 2,000

Calories: moderately active 2,200

Calories: active 2,400

Source: Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2020-2025, Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion).

 

“Keep in mind, these calorie recommendations are for people who are at a normal weight,” states Zumpano. “If your weight is above the normal range for your height and your goal is weight loss, you need to consume less. A deficit of 500 calories can provide a weight loss of 1 pound per week.”

Depending on what your goals are, here are some healthy ways you can maintain, add or lose weight.

To gain weight

If your goal is to gain weight, don’t just focus on eating more. You want to make sure you add weight in a healthy way.

Opt for high-calorie nutrient-dense foods such as meat, fatty fish, eggs, full-fat yogurt, whole grains, nuts and oils. You should also consider eating more often (6 times a day) and looking for ways to add extra calories to each meal. For example, adding nuts or seeds to your yogurt, oatmeal or cereal.

“Don’t forget to include more liquid calories that won’t leave you feeling too full by the next meal,” advises Zumpano. “Opt for high-calorie beverages like whole milk, cream, 100% fruit and vegetable juices, smoothies and high-calorie nutrition shakes.”

For weight loss

If you’re trying to lose weight, you might be tempted to radically slash your calorie count to reach your goals.

Proceed with caution, Zumpano says. If you eat fewer than 1,200 calories per day to lose weight, it’s tough to get all of the nutrients you need to stay healthy. And eating too little can work against you — it can halt weight loss and even lead to weight gain due to being in starvation mode leading to fat storage.

Extreme calorie restriction might backfire.

On an average day, you may burn anywhere from 1,300 to 2,000 calories without any physical activity. You can add some extra exercise to burn more calories.

“Regular exercise not only burns calories, which means you don’t need to cut back as much, but it also builds muscle which uses up more calories, therefore increasing your BMR,” explains Zumpano. “This allows for a more balanced diet and the ability to get all the nutrients you need.”

To maintain weight

If your goal is to maintain your current weight, Zumpano says you need to balance how many calories you eat or drink with the same number of calories you burn through physical activity and exercise.

“Weight maintenance can be tricky because your caloric needs change all the time,” she says. “Factors such as age, increased or decreased muscle mass, change in activity, health conditions and medications can influence your weight without you even realizing it.”

Should I monitor or track my daily caloric intake?

How many calories should I eat in a day? If you’ve pondered this question, it’s a good idea to have a sense of your daily calorie needs and to be aware of how the calories in your favourite foods add up. Those numbers can help guide your decisions about what to eat and what to save for another day.

But if numbers aren’t your thing, never fear. You don’t have to obsess over calories to stay healthy.

“Plenty of people lose weight not by counting calories, but by focusing on the quality of the foods they consume and on portion control,” says Zumpano.

Bottom line?

If you’re a person who likes to track and measure things, you could benefit from determining exactly how many calories you need.

Digital apps and online calorie calculators can help, Zumpano says. But because it can be complicated (are you really active, pretty active or just kind of active?), she recommends seeing a dietitian to get an expert’s opinion.

They can take factors such as your age, gender, medications, lifestyle, weight history, family history and activity level into account and provide you with information on how to tailor your meals and exercise.

Whether you’re trying to lose, gain or maintain your weight, figuring out how many calories will help you achieve your goal is key.

It’s important to understand how many calories you’re consuming compared to how many calories your body needs. And the source of where those calories are coming from is important, too.

“For example, consuming 200 calories from 16 ounces of soda is metabolized differently than 200 calories from 1 ounce of nuts,” says Zumpano.

“You’re gaining vitamins, minerals, fiber, protein and healthy fats from the nuts and no nutritional benefits from the soda. Not to mention that the refined sugars and artificial ingredients in the soda can lead to inflammation and increased blood sugars, which will eventually lead to health problems.”

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A man’s sexual preference does not make him more or less a man. Just because heterosexuality is more ‘common’ does not make it ‘right’ while making homosexuality ‘wrong’.  

‘Tall’ is no more ‘right’ than being ‘short’.

Being ‘light skinned’ is no more ‘right’ than being ‘dark skinned’.

Being ‘European’ is no more right than being ‘Asian’.

That type of thinking was discarded a long-time ago because it is both discriminatory and untrue.

People who still think that way are stuck in the first half of the 20th century or even earlier. That type of thinking does not belong here in this day and age.

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Almost every homosexual has ‘straight’ parents. They are raised in a ‘straight’ family, religion and culture that teaches them that heterosexual relationships are ‘normal’.

Media is most often biased toward the concept that heterosexuality is ‘normal’. Media portray relationships as male and female. If there is a homosexual relationship depicted it is usually ridiculed.

They may learn that anything outside the ‘norm’ is unacceptable, a sin, unnatural, or even illegal.

No wonder they grow up feeling as if they are the round peg in a square hole.

Too often young gay boys and men feel isolated and alone. They fear being ‘found out’ and tormented, even rejected by family and friends.

Some feel so overwhelmed and trapped they commit suicide before they learn that it is not them that is at fault.

Young gay men may ‘play the straight game’ seeking acceptance. A gay friend told me how as his straight friends and brothers talked about girls; he was feeling same sex attraction instead. So, he ‘played the straight game’ to hide his true feelings and had sex with a few girls.  “Is this what they are talking about?” he thought.  “It does nothing for me. If this is what my brothers and my friends are talking about then I want out. I want cock not pussy”.

There are many factors that influence both sexual and romantic attraction to either gender. These include genetic, cultural, media, religious, experiential and peer pressure. 

He tried to appear straight on the outside, while keeping his real desires inside, but his friends and brothers realised he was gay. By the time he ‘came out’ everyone already knew.

He realised he had been worrying about nothing. They loved him and did not care about who he was attracted to, or not.

Okay, his father tried to straighten him up, but eventually accepted it was not a passing phase. 

Fact: No one knows how many boys and men are homosexual or bisexual. Perhaps the majority feel it is better kept on a ‘needs to know basis‘, so only their close confidants and sexual partners know the real truth.

Then there are the guys who only have same sex on an impulse when the opportunity and desire cross paths.

Surveys generally put the number of exclusively homosexual men somewhere around 10 per cent of the male population. Those are men who self-identify as gay. They only ever have sex with same sex. I have a few friends who you would think are straight8, but they have never and cannot imagine having sex with someone of the opposite sex. It is beyond their comprehension. They say it would never happen.

But what about the other 90 per cent of boys and men? We tend to assume they are exclusively straight and only attracted to girls and women.

The picture becomes more confusing when we add the complexity of bisexuality, the guys who are attracted to both other guys and girls somewhere around the same proportion (50/50). It includes romantic or sexual attraction to people regardless of their gender.

A subset of bisexuality is “hetroflexibility”. People define themselves as “mostly straight” with a little same sex attraction.  Sometimes called “bi-curious”.

“Homoflexible” people primarily identify as homosexual but are sometimes attracted to the opposite gender.

The term “attracted” does not necessarily mean that they physically act on their attraction. They may and yet they may not.

The Common Bell Curve of Male Sexual Desire and Attraction.

Male sexuality and desire apparently follows the pattern of the ‘common bell curve’. We can argue about the proportions or percentages, however the green ‘C’ area represents bisexuality. Boys and men who find themselves sexually attracted to both genders, more or less the same. They could swing either way depending on who, where and when.  ‘B’ blue boys and men are mainly same sex attracted. They usually prefer other males but may swing over to the opposite gender sometimes. ‘A’ purple are exclusively same sex homosexual. They are the 10 per cent the surveys quote. Yellow ‘D’ usually only find themselves attracted to the opposite gender but if the stars align, they will jump the fence, or at least think about it. Those in the red ‘F’ section would never never find other boys and men sexually attractive. They are actually exclusively straight8. My guess is they represent somewhere around 10 to maybe 20 per cent of the male population.

Note; This graph represents inner desires and attraction. It does not represent actual physical sexual activity, which may be influenced by legal, cultural, family, media, and religious circumstances for an individual or grouping.

So how many boys and men are attracted to other boys and men at least sometimes? Your guess is as good as mine, but I have seen surveys where as many as 80 per cent of respondents admitted they have been sexually excited to the point of orgasm by their own gender. Perhaps that includes masturbation fantasy? I really don’t know. But it fits the common bell curve of male sexual desire and attraction.

I knew a guy who had several girlfriends in the time I had known him. Yet, a couple of times I had noticed him looking at guys in a certain ‘lustful’ way. So, I asked him about it.   “Yeah. He is hot. I would ‘do him’ in a flash if I could.” So, I loaned him a book about bisexuality. He read it and handed it back to me saying “Yup. I am bisexual. I think about it, but I don’t actually do it, yet. It is not a case of ‘if’ but ‘when’.”  He had left the door open to the possibility.  More recently I heard he is now living with another guy. Perhaps he found his ‘when’ and ‘who’ moment?

Sports and entertainment celebrities, business leaders and politicians, everyone, are included together with ‘happily married men’ are members of this diverse group.

We are sexual beings. We do not control who we are attracted to sexually. It is part of who we really are. We can try to tame the beast, yet it is a wild animal.

Fact: Homosexuality is not a mental illness. Psychiatry and religion cannot convert gay men into ‘straight’ men. They have tried many times, usually using ‘guilt’ and ‘shame’ as a weapon, and failed every time. A few men have ‘played the straight game’ but they have tortured themselves and ultimately failed. Some have been driven through depression to self-harm and even suicide. This has ultimately caused others heartache too. It is always better to accept your own sexuality and accept yourself.

More than 20 years ago I had a client, a young man, who self-harmed by cutting himself.  He never revealed the issue that was driving his behavior.  Later I found out his closest friend was gay. Connect the dots.

My late wife’s nephew, a young gay slightly effeminate man, met a girl at the theater where he worked. She had two gay brothers. She felt an attraction to him, which may have been based on something familiar that made her feel comfortable. He was very attractive, tall, blonde and blue eyed. A nice friendly personality.

I might add, his mother did not approve of his homosexuality.

Eventually, he gave up his gay lifestyle to marry her. His mother was ecstatic. They had a daughter, and about two years later he left her and their child to return to his former gay lifestyle. He was obviously conflicted. He had tried to make his mother happy, but he was not. His real self-won, and he stopped playing the straight game. His mother then blamed his father, claiming he had ‘made their son gay’.  The truth is their son was more likely to be gay because of her genetics (He was an only son with two sisters. I don’t know for sure, but I would not be surprised if his sisters had gay sons too)

While this scenario is not uncommon, some other gay men find a ‘middle path’ where they can live an outward ‘straight’ life and keep their gay lifestyle in the ‘closet’ (a secret).

I know a man now aged in his 70’s. He told me while he is gay, he married when young because his family did not approve of homosexuality. At the time he was in a very happy closeted homosexual relationship. Then he married because of pressure from his family.  He remained closeted and continues to ‘see’ other men to this day. He said, although he loves his wife, he is disappointed he made the wrong decision to marry all those years ago.

I know another man who is gay. He is slightly effeminate. I have witnessed him trying to seduce other men after a few drinks. He is married to a motor bike riding lesbian. They are romantically attracted but sexual desire is not part of their relationship.  She ‘goes out’ with other lesbians.

Increasingly, in many countries, young men who are same sex attracted feel no need to hide who they really are.

Fact: While there is no single “gay gene,” there is overwhelming evidence of a biological basis for sexual orientation that is programmed into the brain before birth based on a mix of genetics and prenatal conditions, none of which the fetus chooses, according to ‘Stop calling it a choice: Biological factors drive homosexuality’

Two strong indicators exist. Either could apply in your circumstance.

1. Homosexuality appears to follow down the maternal side of your family. If you are gay, chances are more likely than not your mother has more than average gay brothers and maternal cousins and uncles. Your sisters have gay sons. Or,
2.  Unrelated to close ‘gay’ relatives on the maternal side, you have a number of ‘straight’ older brothers.

These are genetic and prenatal conditions way beyond your control. 

Fact; While many ‘out-of-touch’ heterosexuals think homosexuality is a choice, they are confused with their own adolescent ‘same-sex attractions’, which are part of every man’s sexual maturity. Heterosexuals are no ‘gayer’ than homosexuals are ‘straight’.

Some men happily ‘swing both ways’. They are happy with a sexual partner of either sex, although they usually have a preference. Although that preference often changes. We generally call them ‘bisexual’. They call themselves lucky.

Accept yourself and find true happiness whatever your sexual attraction. Just remember you cannot make everyone happy all the time – so accept yourself for who you are in the moment and be happy with your choices.

It can all become so much more confusing when we consider that romantic and sexual attraction are two different things. You can be romantically attracted to a man and sexually attracted to a woman. or the other way around. For that matter you can be romantically attracted to one man and sexually attracted to another. I am going to leave you with that conundrum to sort out for yourself.

Fact: Homosexuality is still illegal in some countries. See the map below. Gay men can be sacked by their employers in some countries, for example Singapore. It is punishable by death in a few. For example, Uganda. Where I grew up in Australia homosexuality was still illegal when I was aged in my 20’s. Now we have legal same-sex marriage. The tide is turning around the world.

The map below shows (in brown, orange and yellow) the remaining ‘anti-gay’ countries.

The dark blue colour on the map shows countries where same sex marriage is now legal. Some Asian countries, such as Taiwan and Thailand now have same-sex marriage. Others such as Vietnam, the Philippines and some Pacific nations will follow in time.

New Zealand is a socially progressive country and should be marked dark blue on this map.

I think Central and South America will eventually infill in blue too.

Worldwide laws regarding same-sex intercourse, unions, and expression.

  Death Prison Marriage Civil unions  Limited domestic  

Limited foreign Restrictions of expression.

Vietnam is a Catholic/Buddhist country. Following the war many Vietnamese escaped the communists and fled to other parts of the world. They took their language, culture, food and traditions with them, of course.

I learned that in Melbourne Australia, Vietnamese fathers often take their 13-year-old sons to a prostitute to lose their virginity to an ‘older woman’ (she might only be 5 years his senior, but she has experience to share).

I have it on authority from former prisoners that in prison the Vietnamese crime boss (who usually owns the prostitutes on the outside) will select an attractive young Vietnamese man to sleep with every night. It is apparently considered an honor to be chosen by the boss. Next his deputy will select a sleeping partner and so on down the ranks. 

I am told teenage Vietnamese visit the boss in prison and swear their allegiances to him. They do his bidding on the outside, and if they are jailed, they gladly become one of his ‘prison bitches’ on the inside. Everyone is gay for the stay, and that can be for many years.

Fact: Gay men usually make wonderful uncles, and sometimes choose to be parents themselves. While ‘straight’ men may have accidental children, the child of a gay father was no accident. Your happiness inspires unconditional love in them.

“LGBTQ folks served and serve in the military. We are cops, we are firefighters, we are your family members and neighbors,” Democratic Colorado State Representative, David Ortiz wrote on X in response to Valdamar Archuleta, the president of the Colorado Log Cabin Republicans, who called for the burning of the rainbow flag. “We will outlast your bigotry and hate.”

Fact: Some ‘straight men’ want oral and perhaps anal sex with another man, not because they are gay and attracted to another man or men. They just enjoy the sex. For them gay men are better at oral sex than women, and gay men enjoy giving and receiving anal sex more than women. It’s more about the sex, not the individual. These men have a desire for giving and receiving erotic pleasure with another man, often governed by individual boundaries. These boundaries could be “You can suck me, but I won’t suck you’, ‘I don’t kiss other guys, but everything else is fine’, “Mutual masturbation is fine with me, but no more than that’, ‘Yeah, I like to 69 with a guy’, “I am strictly a ‘top'” or “I need to be fucked hard in the ass by a real man sometimes”. Are they ‘gay’ or ‘bisexual’? They may be bisexual or perhaps ‘closet gay’? Does it really matter?

For a while I worked with a guy who said “My thing is oral sex. Thats what I do and that’s what I want. Pussy or cock.”

While there is white, brilliant white, and black, pitch black, there are many shades of grey. Perhaps as many as 50.

Fact; Homophobes make-up excuses to disguise their own prejudices and fears. One unfounded claim is that gay men are more inclined to drug and alcohol problems than straight men. While this may be true for some individuals caused by the bigots and prejudices from homophobes they live with every day, it is not generally true at all. Your unconditional love defeats fear and anxiety.

Fact: Another claim by bigots and chauvinists is that the human immunodeficiency viruses (HIV) and the acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) were sent by God to punish homosexuals. This unfounded claim ignores the science. The retrovirus that causes HIV passes from one person to another through body fluids. It can and does pass between genders (male and female) through any exchange of body fluids from an infected person to an uninfected person.

Yes, HIV/AIDS infection is common among gay men, as it is among intravenous drug users who share needles of any gender too. That is because they are inclined to share body fluids through their activities.  However, there are roughly 24 million people of both genders infected by HIV/AIDS in Africa. More than 90 percent of the world’s HIV-positive children live in Africa. Gender and sexuality have nothing to do with it.

People have been infecting each other with sexually transmitted infections for hundreds, perhaps thousands of years. Sexual preference never came into it, and nor did God’s will.

So why drag homosexuals into the fray now? It is thinly disguised homophobia and anti-gay bias, that’s all.

Doctors at the Sexual Infections Clinic have told me that Local infections of HIV have virtually disappeared because of the widespread use of PREP medications by sexually active homosexual and bisexual men. The majority of infections are a result of unprotected sex while travelling overseas, particularly in Southeast Asia. They advise the use of PREP plus condoms for protection.

‘They doth protest too much, methinks” 

Fact or Fiction? Gay bashing and gay bullying is an attack, abuse, or assault committed against a person who is perceived by the aggressor to be LBGTIQ. The aggressor is more often than not a homophobic closet gay themselves. Are they trying to deflect attention away from themselves and their secret?  Are they suffering inner conflict and incongruence? We ask the question: Why are they out after dark looking for gay men when they could be looking for straight women? Perhaps they need counselling themselves?

Do you want some research to help you decide? Science magazine reported there is a “scattering of research” that suggests “some conflicted gay men might indeed be homophobic,” like a small 1996 study in the Journal of Abnormal Psychology that measured penile arousal and found a link between “homophobia” and “homosexual arousal.”

I remember meeting two house mates of a friend of mine many years ago. They proudly boasted about their ‘gay bashing’ exploits as if it somehow made them more ‘macho’. In the next breath, they talked about their intention to share a prostitute and how they wanted to experience double penetration together. They seemed conflicted to me. As they were talking, I felt as if they were boyfriends.

Rather than being heard to “protest too much” and drawing attention to contradictions about their own sexuality, perhaps these people should be listening to their ‘Welcome Acceptance of Sexuality for Gay Men’ MP3?

Fact: Then there is the religious argument. Some people claim their interpretation of Leviticus 18:22 in the Old Testament of the Bible states that homosexuality is wrong. (this passage encompasses Muslim, Christian and Jewish religions) Others point out it is a reference to prostitution, specifically male prostitution. This is supported by 1 Kings 15:12. “He expelled the male shrine prostitutes from the land and got rid of all the idols his ancestors had made.”

Leviticus was recorded at the time of Moses leading the Jews out of Egypt. The instructions of Leviticus emphasize ritual, legal and moral practices including animal scarifies to God. I question people who like to quote this passage suggesting homosexuality is wrong – ‘do you also do animal scarifies to God?’ If they do, then they can claim the ‘high ground’. If they do not, they are hypocrites.

Fact: Temple prostitutes, both male and female were a part of Egyptian religion. Moses was trying to divorce his people from those practices.

There will always be bigots who will mis interpret the Bible to support their own prejudices. But that is no excuse for them trying to enforce their position on other people in the privacy of their own bedrooms. Jesus taught ‘love’. He had nothing to say about homosexuals anywhere in the New Testament of the Bible. In my view Christians should be led by the teachings of Jesus Christ (who said ‘I am the way’ while the instructions of Leviticus were now irrelevant. Mathew 12:1 to 12:8).

The teachings of ancient religious practices (such as animal sacrifices) have been dumped by Christians. So why hang on to references to Egyptian temple prostitutes?  They are irrelevant to Christians today. In my view some Christians focus too much on the Old Testament and the books written by Paul, while they seem to ignore the teachings of Jesus Christ. who taught unconditional love Are they really Christians at all?

Bible bigots like to quote Paul. But the truth is Paul was not one of the 12 disciples. He never knew Jesus in his lifetime, although he conveniently claimed to have met Jesus after his crucifixion and death. He was in fact a Roman citizen, a tax collector. Paul has a lot to say in the New Testament of the Bible. He wrote 13 of the books, a significant proportion. But one thing is certain for theologians who have studied Paul. He was disliked by many. He was apparently a small, ugly man who had a ‘chip on his shoulder‘. He seems to have been a bigoted misogynist who hated women, and gays, and others. He was certainly not speaking for Jesus who preached unconditional love. He was speaking for himself. People who quote Paul in their anti-gay rants are really scraping the bottom of the barrel. Thye perpetuate Paul’s bigoted misogyny. I truly believe real Christians should be following the teachings of Jesus Christ, rather some interloper who had never met the living Jesus.

Fact: The Bible outlaws many different things we do today. Here are just a few,

1. According to Leviticus 19:19, people were forbidden to wear clothing made of two or more different materials. Wool and cotton are not permitted together.
2. Eating pork, rabbit, or fish without fins and scales (e.g., clams, oysters, shrimp, crabs etc) are forbidden. Leviticus 11:7-12.
3. Eating any creatures that creep or have been strangled cannot be eaten. “You shall not eat any detestable thing”. Deuteronomy 14:3  
4. No honey, with certain exceptions. Leviticus 2:11.
5. Rare steak is banned. Leviticus 17:10-14.
6. Drinking wine is fine, but only in moderation. Jesus first recorded miracle was turning water into wine. He apparently liked a glass of Chardonay. Proverbs 23:20-21. He drank wine ritualistically with his disciples. 
7. Shaving the face is forbidden. (but the head must be shaven under certain circumstances) Leviticus 19:27.
8. Tattoos or body piercings are forbidden.  Leviticus 19:28.
9. Women must cover their heads. 1 Corinthians 11;6.
10. No jewelry. No hairstyling. Men must not cut or shave the hair on the sides of their head.  hair that grows forward of the ears must not be cut. Timothy 2:9.
11. Women speaking in the church is forbidden, but ‘speaking in tongues’ is fine. 1 Corinthians 14:34-35.
12. Banning mothers from the church. Leviticus 12:2, 
13. Women cannot wear men’s clothing and men cannot wear women’s clothing. Jeans and pant suits are out for women, and Scottish kilts are not on for men. Deuteronomy 22:5.
14. Divorce is banned. Mark 10:9-12.
15. No Tarot readings. No fortune tellers. But ‘religious prophets’ are fine. Leviticus 19:31.
16. A priest cannot have a ‘blemish in the eye’ or ‘be lame’ or have a flat nose. So those with authority in the church cannot wear glasses or have difficulty walking, according to Leviticus 21. The current Pope is out according to Leviticus.

and the list goes on and on. If some people want to use the Bible verses to attack gays, perhaps they should look at their own practices first. Jesus warned against hypocritical, self-righteous people in Matthew 7:1-5.

A quick look into Islamic male practices around same sex is very confusing for someone looking in from the outside.

Muslim men, and for that matter Hindu men grow facial hair as soon as they are able. They say, “its purpose is to differentiate between the male and the female”. Exactly how they become confused between men and women I don’t know.

At the same time unwed men have no opportunity to have sex with a woman because for religious reasons premarital sex, or even the suggestion of it is banned. So, they seek out other opportunities. Rape of women is an all-too-common problem by some Hindu men in India.

In some Muslim countries Arab men sometimes rape Asian men who live and work in their country because they have no facial hair. If the Asian man were to report the attack in those Arab countries he would be punished and deported, so it usually goes unreported to police.

In East Malaysia several young Muslim men told me that in their culture and religion young men have sex with each other until they marry. Then, of course they have sex with their wife. They told me, ‘We all do it, so did our fathers and uncles before they married’. 

The contradiction is that The Koran states men who have sex with other men should be punished, although no punishment is specified. The exact passage in the Qu’ran states “men who are guilty of lewdness …. if they repent then let them be. Lo! Allah is Merciful.”

From that I interpret Allah is not too bothered about same sex between Muslim men. However, unwed hetrosex is not on, no way. In some Muslim countries at least, culture and tradition outweigh religion.

Fact: Humans share homosexuality and bisexuality with animals. 

“No animal species has been found in which homosexual behavior has not been shown to exist, with the exception of species that never have sex at all, such as sea urchins and aphids”  –Petter Bøckman

Homosexual behavior has been observed by researchers in more than 1,500 animal species.

Fact: Since prehistory, gay men have proven themselves as talented creators and innovators in almost every human endeavor. You are in good company and can be proud as a gay man.

How you choose to live your life as a gay man is your choice. Some choose to be ‘out’ and perhaps flamboyant, while at the other end of the spectrum some choose to be ‘closeted’ and keep their bed-room preferences on a ‘need to know’ basis. Your choice should always be based on what makes you most comfortable and happy.

I have conducted an informal ‘straw ballot’ of gay men online and asked them all the same simple question. “If you could take a pill that would make you straight, would you take it?” I think I have had only one who said ‘yes’, and since then he has changed his mind and said ‘no‘.

I then asked them ‘Why?” and the typical answer was “I feel happy in myself.” and a few added. “Plus, I love cock.”

Homophobes want homosexuality to be invisible. That way they somehow feel ‘safer’. They feel that way because of their own upbringing and culture.

Change is constant, and our cultures adapt to those changes. To quote the Borg ‘Resistance is futile.’ Change is constantly happening, and if that change is in the face, it cannot be ignored.

Many people who come out as gay and lesbian are accepted by their loved ones, but not all are. So be prepared. Talk to other gays about their experiences.

Prepare your responses to the most likely questions and comments from your family and friends. Perhaps contact organisations such as PFLAG for support. PFLAG are the parents, guardians, family and friends of LGBTIQ+.

If you are unsure how someone who is important in your life will react to you telling them you are gay, try ‘testing the waters’ by asking them what they think about other gay men.

You can:

• Ask them if they personally know or have known any gay men?
• Ask their opinions about famous and celebrity gay men?
• Ask them what they think about same-sex marriage and gay couples who have children.

Through these discussions you will be able to determine if they are generally positive or negative about gay men. Do not expect them to be gushing with positivity about everything and everyone. Ultimately you want to determine how they might react and if they will support you.

It is true that some people have difficulty accepting other people who are different from themselves in some way. That is their prejudice. That is their problem to deal with and perhaps overcome.

Their prejudice is not the responsibility or problem of the person, persons or community they feel prejudiced against – it is their own problem. Being faced, close up, with their prejudice is also an opportunity for them to learn and grow, and change.

Your Welcome Acceptance of Sexuality for Gay Men subliminal affirmation MP3’s can assist you to overcome low self-esteem and confidence while building a strong belief in who you are.

I had a young gay man come to me to quit tobacco smoking. He was somewhat masculine, a truck driver who appeared ‘straight’. He told me that he was very happy in his sexuality and added that his single ‘straight’ co-workers and friends were lucky if they could ‘score’ sex more than twice a year, unless they paid for it. Meanwhile he had sex with a new partner every weekend, and more often anytime he wanted – for free. “I can go online and ‘hook up’ with another hot guy within minutes,” he told me. “My mates have to pay for it,” he laughed.

“For me being gay is the best. I would never want to be straight.”

Learning Morse Code

In a world with electronic communications including mobile cell phones, SMS texts, emails, Voice Over Internet Protocols such as Skype, Facetime and Facebook Messenger people still welcome learning morse code.

Welcome Learning Morse Code – Podcast

I originally tried to learn the Morse Codes series of “dits” and “dahs” as they correspond to the many letters of the alphabet in 1975. I struggled, while some of my friends excelled.

More recently I discovered a whole new Morse code learning experience.

Fact: Learning Morse code by traditional methods is slow and difficult. Studies by Alden B. Sears (University of Denver) using both hypnotized subjects and a control group using traditional methods to learn Morse code found the hypnotized group scored better, more accurate results when tested. 

History; Welcome Learning Morse Code

Samuel Finley Breese Morse (1791 to 1872) contributed to the invention of the single-wire telegraph system. Then in 1837 he co-developed the  American Morse code, and helped to develop the commercial use of telegraphy. It was complicated and included a Code Book.

Morse’s telegraph receiver used a mechanical clockwork to move a paper tape. Indentations on a paper tape corresponded to numerals. Each number had to be decoded using a book. The process was slow and tedious. Alfred Vail included letters and special characters. He estimated the frequency of letters that were used in a printer’s shop. The letters most commonly used were assigned the shortest sequences of dots and dashes.

In 1848 Friedrich Clemens Gerke (1801  to 1888) simplified the original Morse code into the “dits” and “dahs” we know today. Samuel Morse’s overly complicated code was superseded by the International Morse code in 1865. The International Morse code we use today was an improvement over the American Morse code. Perhaps the thing we need to acknowledge is that Gerke was a musician (his primary communication modality was auditory). He understood something that Samuel Morse, as an artist (his primary communication modality was visual) did not. More on that later.

Morse code can be transmitted using sound or light pulses by people skilled in sending and receiving through radio and other methods. Morse code can be transmitted as a visual signal using flashing lights or reflections such as between ships during radio silence. In the past, it has famously been used by prisoners in jails tapping on walls and water pipes.

It can also be used as a subtle form of communication using the tapping of fingers or even blinking of eyes.

…………………………………………Morse Code by blinking eyes video.

International Morse code encodes the 26 basic Latin letters a through z, one accented Latin letter (é), the Arabic numerals, and a small set of punctuation and procedural signals (prosigns). There is no distinction between upper and lower case letters.

In the late 1800’s before the invention of voice radio, Morse code was used through telegraph lines, undersea cables, and radiotelegraphy to link ships and countries. A series of abbreviations called the ‘Q codes’ were developed to speed accurate communication.  By 1930 aircraft pilots were required to be able to use Morse code because navigation beacons used it to identify themselves.

Through the final years of the 20th century the commercial and military use of Morse code was replaced by new technologies.

In July 2003 the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) removed the requirement for Morse code proficiency as part of world-wide amateur radio licensing for HF bands and other bands below 30 Mhz.

Today: Welcome Learning Morse Code 

However, Morse code is as popular as ever in the world of amateur radio. Morse code ‘cuts through’ most natural (QRN) and made (QRM) noise and interference by using a mode called Continuous Wave (CW). CW (or continuous wave) is a form of ‘digital transmission’ in that it is either ‘on’ or ‘off’. It is interrupted continuous wave (ICW). Using Morse Code or CW one can work hundreds of countries with only a few watts and a basic antenna.

Operators are also known as ‘hams’. The term “ham” (like “ham actor”) is a nickname for amateur radio operators. It originated with commercial and professional radio operators to differentiate themselves from amateurs, although many are themselves professionals who choose a hobby related to their skills and interests.

Amateur radio operators around the globe use lingo or jargon to speed and simplify communication. These have generally been inherited from the military and other professional communications users. (Many licensed ham radio operators are former military or professional electronics technicians) Much of this jargon has been included in the downloads here.

I guess when it all boils down to it,  Morse is an international language that only we know. We can communicate using it worldwide even when all other forms of communications have failed.  It is a widely understood international language.

Morse and CW works when radio voice (SSB and AM) fails due to interference. Radio works when mobile cell phones, Internet, and landlines are down due to someone digging up cables by mistake, or perhaps hackers and disasters such as earthquakes, storms and floods, and even war. Morse and CW are incredible fun. But only if you know how to send and receive.

In addition, ham radio repeaters and beacons usually identify themselves with their call signs in morse code, just as aircraft navigation beacons used to do in the past.

I am one of almost three million licensed amateur radio operators world-wide. My official call sign is VK6 PBS. To other ham operators around the world the VK prefix represents Australia. The number 6 represents my home state of Western Australia (WA). I was able to choose and register the PBS suffix myself (for an extra fee) with the Australian governments relevant regulatory authorities – the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA).

Special Event/Day & Competitions in Australia may use these prefixes. AX, VJ, VL

AX prefix. A special event prefix of ‘AX’ can be substituted for ‘VK’ on occasions of national significance (e.g. each year on Australia Day, Anzac day and World Information Society Day).

VI prefix. A special event prefix of ‘VI’ can be substituted for ‘VK’ on occasions of state/territory significance.

Australian state and territory numbers are;

• 0   Antarctic Territory & Heard Island, Macquarie Island (Not shown on map).
• 1    Australian Capital Territory (Canberra) (see arrow lower right on map).
• 2    New South Wales
• 3    Victoria
• 4    Queensland
• 5    South Australia
• 6     Western Australia
• 7    Tasmania (Large Island south of Victoria).
• 8    Northern Territory
• 9    External Islands (such as Lord Howe Island, Norfolk and Christmas Island. Since November 2009 VK9 individual islands callsigns are no longer designated by a special letter.) Not shown on map.

In Australia the Advanced level only (vanity callsigns) are AA to ZZ

In Australia the usual Advanced, Standard and Foundation callsigns are AAA to ZZZ

(This means as an Australian operator increases their level of class through examinations, they can retain their original callsign, unless they want to change to a vanity 2 letter callsign)

Former Foundation 4 letter callsigns FAAA to FZZZ

(A few early Foundation licensees still use their ‘F ‘callsigns, although they can update to a 3 letter callsign at any time)

In most countries the callsign suffix may indicate the licensee’s level or class. That was the same in Australia until July 29, 2020, however that now only applies to vanity 2 letter callsigns and some older Foundation callsigns.

Generally, the higher the level of license the more likely the requirement for more advanced skills, which may include Morse code in some countries. The higher the level of license the higher transmit power levels permitted, and the more radio spectrum frequencies permitted to be used. These radio bands have portions set aside only for Morse Code CW.

In the USA the amateur radio operator callsign denotes their license after having passed examinations in applicable regulations, electronics, radio theory, and radio operation type/level of competency and therefore the frequency bands they can access. In the USA the 3 levels of ham radio license are Technician, General, and Extra.

In some countries there is still a specific examination to prove the skill of amateur radio operators in the receiving and sending of Morse code.

In the Philippines for example, Class A (Extra Class) ham radio operators must still pass a Morse Code send and receive test at the rate of 5 words per minute plus a written theory exam. As a result, they have greater privileges than Class B (General Class), Class C (Technician Class) and Class D (Foundation Class) licensees. In addition, all radio transceivers must be registered by the government. The Radio Amateur Operator Certificate (RAOC) is available to those who have qualified for a callsign, but do not own registered radio equipment.

It should be noted that in July 2003 the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) removed its requirement for proficiency in Morse code to be part of global amateur radio licensing for bands below Very High Frequency (VHF) bands (30 MHz). Therefore, the requirement by some countries for ham radio operators to qualify at a certain Morse Code send and receive speed is their own prerogative, perhaps for historical reasons?  There may be some consideration given to having a grouping of certified operators in case of disasters or war? This security measure may also be a consideration for registering radio equipment. 

Yet ham radio operators around the world still want to learn the skill because it opens up a whole realm of enjoyment of the hobby. It ‘cuts through’ adverse propagation conditions when other modes fail. It is truly international, allowing ham radio operators from different countries and languages to communicate. (Often using ham radio jargon).

Amateur radio operators continue to use the ‘Q codes’ and the Phonetic Alphabet, which were originally developed for the original telegraph networks and the military.

Back in 1974 I learnt the phonetic alphabet, then the Q codes, and other amateur radio jargon. I originally tried to learn the Morse Codes series of “dots” and “dashes” using a wall chart and listening to cassette tapes, as they correspond to the many letters of the alphabet. I focused on wall charts and struggled, while some of my friends excelled. At that time, I worked in the field of emergency communications using modern HF/SSB, VHF/FM and UHF/FM radios and repeaters – not CW/morse code.

As I said earlier Samuel Morse was an artist. His primary communication modality was visual. Not surprisingly he developed a complex communications system called the American Morse Code that needed a Code Book. It did not translate well into sound for many people and was eventually replaced in 1865 by the more practical International Morse Code.

More recently I discovered that Friedrich Clemens Gerke was a musician. Obviously, his primary communication modality was auditory. So, if we approach Morse code as musical rhythm, rather than a visual “dots” and “dashes”, it is whole different learning experience.

You no doubt know it is easier to remember the words of a song when it is connected to a melody rather than learning the written words on a page. Once you have learnt the song through the melody it is easier to recall the words of the song without the melody. That is a secret to learning Morse code! Another is practice and more practice. (More details follow)

The Future: Welcome Learning Morse Code

Fact: Learning Morse code by traditional methods is slow and difficult. Studies by Alden Sears from the University of Denver, using both hypnotized subjects and a control group using traditional methods to learn Morse code found the hypnotized group scored better, more accurate results when tested. Source: A comparison of hypnotic and waking learning of the International Morse Code. Sears, Alden B. International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis. 1955/10/01

Dr. Ainslie Meares M.B., B.S., BAgr., Sc.D.P.M. Melbourne, Australia reported his research proved that hypnosis could improve motivation to learn.

The two Welcome Learning Morse Code subliminal MP3s (#1 covers A to M and #2 N to Z AND numbers. Code tones AND words) are coupled together. BONUS: You also receive a wall chart showing the Morse code “dits” and “dahs” AND the corresponding melody or poetry method used in the MP3s, so you can both see and hear as you learn. Welcome Learning Morse Code subliminal MP3 covers numbers 0 to 9. You also receive the Q Code Chart and the (ICAO, ITU or NATO) Phonetic Alphabet Chart used by Amateur radio operators world-wide.

You will receive an HF Logbook page. It is important to keep a log record of all of your HF contacts be they Morse Code/CW or SSB or AM or other modes. One good reason is, your log is a legal document and can be used to analyze possible causes if you are accused of causing TVI/RF interference. In addition, Radio Inspectors may want to examine it. Another good reason for a logbook is to confirm QSO’s with other ham radio operators. The third is for your own information. You can see what time of day or night, what antenna, what bands and frequencies achieve best results for you.

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These are subliminal MP3s available separately with various foreground environmental effects and music. It is also available with a preceding hypnosis induction.  

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Once you have learnt to recognize the Morse code alphabet you can practice listening (RX) to ‘slow Morse’ sessions broadcast by various Amateur Radio clubs, groups and organizations around the world to develop your speed. Then you can practice sending (TX) by using your own key.

• Morse code wall charts might help in the early stages to consciously clarify a few things about the series of “dots‘ and “dashes”. Morse code is really a rhythmic language using “dits” and “dahs”. You can take my word for it, you cannot learn morse code by looking at a wall chart or poster alone.
• Morse through radio is a sound. While it can be visual using other methods, the easiest way to learn it is through the melody or rhythm. 
• Become familiar with the sound of every letter and number (and punctuation).
• Practice sending (TX) every day for 20 to 30 minutes. Start with your full name. Then whole sentences.
• While a pencil is handy while learning at low speeds, they are really used for logbook entries, not for writing received (RX). Morse code faster than about 15 words-per-minute is too fast to write down. At higher speeds you need to be able to hear whole words – not individual letters. That’s how we speak! Can you imagine if we all had to communicate by spelling out every word we say?
• Once you have a handle of the individual letters and numbers start learning whole words to increase your receive (RX) speed.
• The Koch-Farnsworth method is one way to increase speed and learn words.
• The CW Academy claim if you do their online Zoom course, plus 30 minutes home study every day, within 8 weeks you will be able to send and receive at the rate of 15 to 25 words.
• The Morse Mail Phone App is another way to practice.

If you are not already a licensed Amateur Radio operator you can join a local club, group or association where they usually run trainings in preparation for license exams, on a regular basis. Courses are also available online. Some have a small fee and some are free.

For many years I put off siting for my Amateur Radio License until a licensed ‘ham’ friend (Ken VK2MKK) encouraged me to ‘have a go’. I sat the exam and attained a 100 per cent pass rate. If you have the passion, you can do it too. Information about Welcome Learning Ham Radio Theory MP3s is listed below.

For many people Covid-19 has emphasized the potentials for unanticipated natural disasters, calamities and even war (think Ukraine), Cell mobile phones, Internet and landline communications are vulnerable and unreliable. Amateur radio has a wide range of modes (including morse code/CW) and frequency bands available. They can quickly establish reliable local. national and international communications. Ham radio enthusiasts are experienced in portable operation, including handheld and backpack communications. People who choose to plan for the worst possible scenario (including preppers) would do well to attain their amateur radio license and learn Morse Code.

If you are already a licensed Amateur Radio operator and seeking to upgrade your license and therefore your operating privileges, you can join a local club, group or association. You can get involved in trainings, tech building workshops and amazing new technology (including repeaters, amateur radio satellites and ISS. (talk directly with crew members of the International Space Station through amateur radio). , light cube satellite,  antenna design and building, skills development, and RF signal propagation, fox hunt competitions, weekends away, social groups, swap meets, slow CW sessions, WIN LINK, ECHO LINK, MESH,  old fashioned HF/DX around the world, Scouts Jamboree of the Air (JOTA), emergency communication preparedness, community service, and more.

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MP3 #1

1 dash = 3 dots. Space between dots and dashes of same letter = 1 dot. Space between letters = 3 dots. Space between words = 7 dots.

(Lower case word is one dot. Words in caps are one dash)

A             a (1 dot pause) PART

B             BOB (1 dot pause) is (1 dot) the (1 dot pause) man

C             COK (1 dot pause) a (1 dot pause) Col (1 dot pause) a

Sample C ‘Charlie’ Click > to listen

D             DOG (1 dot pause) did (1 dot pause) it

E              e

F              fetch (1 dot pause) a (1 dot pause) FIRE (1 dot pause) man

G             GOOD (1 dot pause) GRAV(1 dot pause) y

H             hi (1 dot pause) pi (1 dot pause) ti (1 dot pause) hop

I               i (1 dot pause) bid

J              in (1 dot pause) JAWS (1 dot pause) JAWS (1 dot pause) JAWS

K             KANG (1 dot pause) a (1 dot pause) ROO

L              los (1 dot pause) AN (1 dot pause) ge (1 dot pause) les

M            MMM (1 dot pause) MMM

Each letter includes the Morse code with the corresponding “dits” and “dahs” tones.

MP3 #2

1 dash = 3 dots. Space between dots and dashes of same letter = 1 dot. Space between letters = 3 dots. Space between words = 7 dots.

(Lower case word is one dot. Words in caps are one dash)

N             NU (1 dot pause) dist.

Sample N ‘November’ Click > to listen

O             OH (1 dot pause) MY (1 dot pause) GOSH

P             a (1 dot pause) POO (1 dot pause) PY (1 dot pause) smell

Q             GOD (1 dot pause) SAVE (1 dot pause) the (1 dot pause) QUEEN

R             ro (1 dot pause) TATE (1 dot pause) ion

S              si (1 dot) si (1 dot pause) si

T              TEE

U             un (1 dot pause) I (1 dot pause) FORM

V             vic (1 dot pause) t (1 dot pause) or (1 dot pause) VEE

W            the (1 dot) WORLD (1 dot pause) WAR

X             XSS (1 dot pause) marks (1 dot pause) the (1 dot pause) SPOT

Y              YOU’RE (1 dot pause) a (1 dot pause) COOL (1 dot pause) DUDE

Z              ZINC (1 dot pause) ZOO (1 dot pause) ki (1 dot pause) pa

Each letter includes the Morse code with the corresponding “dits” and “dahs” tones. If you are wondering a “dot” is a written “dit” and a “dash” is a written “dah”.

Since many natural languages use more than the 26 letters of the Latin alphabet, Morse alphabets have been developed for those languages, largely by transliteration of existing codes  For more information see ‘Morse code for non-Latin alphabets’ 

Welcome Learning Morse Code variants are available as #1 and #2 coupled for each variant at $19.98, or bundled together with all the other variants and discounted by 50 per cent. They are; (1) Binaural Anti-anxiety (#1 and #2) (2) Environment Lake Waves (#1 and #2) (3) Music Piano and Guitar (#1 and #2) (4) Music Zumba Latin Dance (#1 and #2) and Prime Hypnosis (#1 and #2 combined) plus a Hypnosis MP3 covering numbers 0 to 9. Plus a plain speech MP3 of the alphabet (#1 ad #2 combined) with the “dits” and “dahs” tones. Full price: 9 x MP3s $89.91. The discounted Bundle is just: $44.95, That is 11 MP3s.  So you save an incredible $44.95.

Plus these FREE BONUSES; Welcome Learning Morse Code subliminal MP3 covering numbers 0 to 9. The Morse Code Wall Chart showing the Morse code “dits” and “dahs” AND the corresponding melody method used in the MP3s , and the Q Code Chart and the (ICAO, ITU or NATO) Phonetic Alphabet Chart and more absolutely free! All PDFs ready to print. Free hypnosis

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In Production Now: Welcome Learning Ham Radio Theory

Learning Ham Radio Theory

Do you want to study for your Amateur Radio  License, but feel you cannot possibly learn the technical detail needed? Easy way to get your ham radio

Is the required math too complicated? Pass your ham exams

Do you lack confidence and belief in your ability?

Perhaps you have not studied or sat an exam in many many years?

This series of subliminal affirmations and hypnosis was designed specifically for YOU! Plus loads of secrets to passing Amateur Radio licensing exams!    ree Hypnosis

There is no minimum age for people to sit the Australian Amateur Radio Theory exams. The youngest to pass so far was only 7 years old! The average Australian ham radio enthusiast is a male aged more than 50 years.

Text Welcome Learning Ham Radio Theory

“To qualify as a licensed amateur radio operator you decide which class of license you will sit for and set aside enough time to regularly study. You choose to thoroughly learn the course content according to the syllabus, so you comfortably achieve the required pass mark.

You consult current textbooks and consider attending classes either online or in person. You make full use of online video courses and resources. You practice following the steps to successfully answering multiple choice questions and making accurate math calculations.

Every day in every way you feel better and better about yourself. You are now more-clear in the mind and more relaxed in the body about tests and examinations. You are more confident and coping better with everything and everybody, because you welcome learning ham radio theory.”

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There are hundreds of women and girls who are licensed Amateur Radio operators in Australia and many thousands around the world. In Australia they have an association called ALARA, which provides a grant to women who qualify at any level of license. There are other women’s ham radio associations in many other countries. Such as Young Ladies Radio League – USA and the British Young Ladies Radio Association. Others are listed with links on the Alara web site.

Internet Hypnosis. Shop is the only web site with hypnosis MP3 downloads in English English language video. Chinese Mandarin  中文普通话视频.   Spanish Video en español. Indonesian Bahasa Indonesia Malay and Indian Hindi भारतीय हिंदी वीडियो . Learning Ham Radio Theory also coming in these languages.

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