20230529 Newsletter New weight loss drugs, HIV vaccine and cure research developments. Mpox news.
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New weight loss drugs are here.
This is the article.
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-01712-8
Of course, if you are still eating junk food, you will gain it back. When I shop at Walmart, what is in my grocery cart varies from many of the other carts, which have lots of trash foods. I am not against having some fun foods, but junky type of food should not be most of your basket.
Don’t just harshly obese people. The issue with getting obese, is that once you do, it is really hard to lose the weight and keep it off. There seems to be factors where it is self-perpetuating. It isn’t just about willpower. So don’t be judgmental or mock the obese. On the other hand there are some people who aren’t making any effort.
I have no evidence, but I suspect that if you are taking these weight loss drugs, you still need to work on changing you diet and get regular exercise. I know exercise doesn’t use up that many calories, but it does improve your body’s health and you will be less sedentary.
I think the body positivity movement will decline as people start taking these weight loss drugs rather than participate or be advocates of body positivity. I suspect that the body positivity movement is probably already thinking what they might do to discourage people from taking these weight loss drugs.
I suspect we will have people proclaiming it doesn’t work for them to discourage others, but the reality is that they are still gorging on fried fast food. Some people will expect results without themselves making any effort.
I am going to put some small practical tips on losing weight in my newsletter.
Mpox vaccine found to be 88% effective with two doses.
This is a long article but buried in it is the two-dose effectiveness.
https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/72/wr/mm7220a4.htm
Get vaccinated. There are still mpox cases occurring and it seems the federal government as well as the LGBTQXYZ establishment isn’t focused on mpox.
Going to be writing on some small tips for losing weight.
The Gay community is more into watching what you eat and getting exercise than straight people. The reason is that if you watch what you eat and exercise there are sexual rewards. Plus eating healthy and watching your weight means you will be healthier.
Sexual rewards may not be of interest for everyone, and for those who aren’t interested, that is fine.
I think Gays also need to watch their health. Being in a more precarious situation in society, eliminating risks and problems, especially those risks and problems that we have the opportunity to reduce on our own, is important.
Being in good health gives Gays a strategic advantage. We should lean into this.
As part of this, I am going to report on simple things I do to watch my weight. I am also in the process of losing 40 pounds. I gained weight on my last job before retirement and now I am going to lose it.
One of the things mentioned in the new articles about weight loss drugs, is the failure to keep it off by many when they stop taking the weight loss drug. I think if some new miracle drug manages to allow you to lose 50 pounds, you should figure out how to not gain it back.
Obesity likely the cause of severe Covid-19. The Body Positivity movement undermines Gay health.
Being overweight causes a lot of complications.
Democrats are really failing the Gay community on STDs.
Mpox cases are rising in Chicago.
My experience is that Stonewall Democrats are too embarrassed to make this part of their agenda.
Is this an ultrarealistic painting or a photograph?
https://twitter.com/twolife9/status/1654140573777899522
Whining about Pride merchandise
I see some of the conservative and leftist Gays are whining about pride merchandise. Sure, some lacks style and other merchandise is just a rainbow put on things.
When a company does this it sends message to its employees that it doesn’t support discrimination, it sends a message to its suppliers that it doesn’t support discrimination. It sends a message to firms it contracts with that it doesn’t support discrimination.
Further, when large corporations do it, it sets a standard for other businesses in terms of employment practices.
You don’t have to purchase it.
So stop whining about it. It has real material benefits for Gays and others.
Dual CRISPR Gene editing eliminates HIV in some mice. CRISPR is a very new technology.
This is the article for the general public.
https://www.poz.com/article/dual-crispr-gene-editing-cure-hiv
This is the more technical article.
https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2217887120
Even with a vaccine, we will need a cure for HIV. This is an important breakthrough.
There are new technologies now. What is also important is to realize that CRISPR was discovered in 2012. At this time there are medical and biomolecular technologies that didn’t exist in the 20th century and the 2000s. Up until recently the only solution to the HIV pandemic was prevention with safe sex and more recently PreP.
A vaccine alone won’t eliminate HIV. Though an HIV vaccine would be a tremendous benefit in fighting HIV, we still need a cure for HIV. Not just for those who are infected, but also as part of preventing new cases. There is always a possibility of a breakthrough infection for a vaccinated individual, since no vaccine is 100% effective.
Further the rate of decline of HIV in the community when a vaccine comes out would be faster if there was a cure. The rate of vaccination might slow down once 80% of the Gay community is vaccinated and what will drive the elimination of HIV will be the curing of the infected.
HIV isn’t hopeless. There are abundant opportunities opening up to fight HIV. We need to be strong supporters of medical research.
This is an explanation what CRISPR gene editing is.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CRISPR_gene_editing
Remember Gay anti-vaxxers are likely not to be getting the mRNA HIV vaccine or any other mRNA vaccine. He may be hot, but you could end up bio-hot with some infection.
Annoying LGBTQ list
So I am looking for Gay content and perhaps a news streaming service to sign up for.
I find this list. It is titled, “20 of the best LGBTQ shows you can find on Amazon Prime.”
https://www.gaytimes.co.uk/culture/the-best-lgbtq-shows-you-can-watch-right-now-on-amazon-prime/
Basically, it is a lot of shows with one or two stray LGBTQ characters, and most of them aren’t Gay. The list is a waste.
Showcasing Gay artists is now back as a regular thing.
I have adopted a different method and I am back on track to showcase Gay artists. I will be planning on doing two a week, but might do more.
Also, I have been getting the ones showcased organized into directories
r/ftm
The reality of Gay transmen. The men who want to date them see them as women. The red flag is that they want to date you. https://www.reddit.com/r/ftm/comments/13n9i1q/when_dating_cismen_what_are_red_flags_to_avoid/
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