Entries by Bruce Gust

Vitamins vs Popeye

You may have heard the terms “Essential” vs “Non-Essential.” They refer to the ability of your body to manufacture its own nutrients as opposed to those nutrients that have to be obtained through a healthy diet. For example, Vitamin D is a result of a process your body uses to synthesize sunlight. You don’t eat […]

Why?

Here’s a quote from Representative Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: “I’m not saying that Bill Gates or Warren Buffett are immoral, but a system that allows billionaires to exist when there are parts of Alabama where people are still getting ringworm because they don’t have access to public health is wrong,” Ocasio-Cortez said during an event honoring the legacy of […]

The China Study | Part II

She just seemed weird First of all, she was a vegetarian. That always seemed a little “off” to me because, oftentimes, that dietary regimen always seemed to be accompanied with some eccentricities that, as a whole, just seemed weird. In this case, she used organic deodorant as well as organic toothpaste… Now, while I never […]

Flaming Arrows of Death

Joy Behar, Bill Maher and Kathy Griffin are some of the comics that come to mind that will say and / or do some truly heinous things when it comes to the topic of President Trump and those who support him. What makes it reprehensible is the way they will sometimes assert the idea that, […]

The China Study | Part I

I’m reading a book at the behest of my doctor who’s got me on a plant based diet in order to get my cholesterol levels down which tend run a little high because of my genetics. The book is “The China Study” by T. Collin Campbell, PhD. It’s named after one of the largest and […]

Unity at the Expense of Truth?

Here’s the quote: “Beware of those who point out what everyone else is doing wrong rather than point people to Christ. We will never come into the unity of doctrine. We are called to the unity of the Faith. If they believe Jesus is the Messiah, the Christ, the Holy Son of the Most High […]

Most of America…

WASHINGTON – You might assume a government shutdown that is about to set an unwelcome record and is being battled over funding for a border wall most Americans oppose just might leave President Donald Trump itching to make a deal. You would be wrong. That is the opening line of the front page article in […]

Fools, Fiends and Hypocrites

A couple of quick observations about the current government shutdown and the dispute over the wall that Trump is insisting on in order to alleviate the inherent problems of illegal immigration. Unlike a recent USA Today article that stated that stated that most Americans are against the wall, the fact is, the majority of America […]

Why Bother?

Why Bother? Initially, the emphasis is on eternity. You want to be a Christian so you can be certain you’re in the right line after you die. And if Heaven and hell turn out to be fictional, still you want to make sure just in case. Beyond that, things like going to church and reading […]

November 10th

Today is November 10th. On this date, in Tun Tavern in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1775, it was determined that a regiment of Marines was to be formed and thus the United States Marine Corps was born. One thing that distinguishes Marine Corps basic training from its other military counterparts is the emphasis on military traditions, […]