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Moving on to YouTube

Remember when the blogosphere was a wild ride? Doctors, writers and researchers dove into research, picked apart studies and stood up to official advice and conventional wisdom that didn't work. We found each other in the comments and made a community. 

Along the way, Dr. T. Colin Campbell's research got exposed as shoddy by an English major, Tom Naughton made us laugh, "safe starch" fads made us scratch our heads, "Diabetes Warrior" Steve Cooksey almost went to jail, CarbSane trolled everyone who was anyone, and CarbSaneR trolled the troll. 

Now it's very quiet. Blogs don't come up in Google search results anymore and even if they did, most of the bloggers have stopped writing. 

That's why I've moved on to YouTube. Videos do come up in search results and my shorts--which are mostly what I make--get pushed out to hundreds of people or more. My videos are on food and health (biohacking), but also on growing things and fixing things. If you're interested in making low-carb strawberry shortcake (coming up next year); starting perennial flower seeds with cold, wet stratification; sawing a stuck hose off a faucet; or fixing a knife handle with silicone tape, you can subscribe to my channel, Lori's Life Hacks, here (click the bell to get notifications). 


It's been a great 16 years. Thanks to everyone who's still reading. I hope to see you in the comments on YouTube!

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