All you gotta do is love what you do.

 

If it's a true passion that you hold deep within your heart and soul...

 

if love is what's driving you...

 

you'll become the master at what you love to do.

 

It's gotta come from love.

 

That's where most good things... and all truly great things come from.

 

I really love shooting people close up on the street.

 

It's become a deep passion of both my heart and my soul.

 

Sometimes I dream about the people's faces that I've shot...

 

Sometimes I dream about the shots I've missed.

 

Something was always pulling me in this direction.

 

For as long as I can remember.

 

I wanted to do this.

 

I always wanted to get closer.

 

But it wasn't until I truly came to love it that I got any good.

 

Love brings an extra dimension to this endeavor.

 

I believe it's an essential dimension to doing this.

 

People can feel it.

 

They react to it.

 

They respond to it.

 

They open up and they engage my lens.

 

In that moment they become a part of it.

 

If you love it... you'll do it... and if you keep doing it because you keep loving it... you'll get better and better.

 

I love it so much that sharing these shots with people who find them interesting or inspiring is really a reward in itself.

 

I wish I could convince everyone that they could do this if they just let go of the fear and felt the pull of the love just like I did.

 

If you've never shot a closeup shot of a person like this... try it out on your friends and your family.

 

They shouldn't get too snappy with you.

 

Once you've become comfortable with the mechanics involved you can get yourself somewhere where there's a bunch of people.

 

Drink a beer or three... let your courage build up... let the love in your heart shine and just do it.

 

Do it for love!

 

Do it this weekend!

 

Break through that barrier and you'll thank me for tellin' you that you could.

 

If you haven't... you've got no idea how much fun it is... how rewarding it'll be.

 

If you have... man... you know what I'm talking about.

 

Feel the love.

 

Let it take you places you could never have imagined that it would!

 

Faces on the street

Chicago 7.23.11

35mm 1.8 cropped square with contrast, exposure and color squeaked

 

Paul Westerberg ~ Meet Me Down the Alley

The Neck that Launched a Thousand Ships

 

Anne Marie modelling a diamond choker necklace. (The necklace is worth more than my car Lol ).

 

Greek mythology has it that Helen of Troy had a face that launched a thousand ships, so in this case, I'm sure Anne Marie's neck is equally as beautiful.

 

The necklace is a one off special. 18k hallmarked white gold with 4 carats of conflict free diamonds in a claw setting.

White diamonds and yellow gold

I started milling out some wax bezels recently for casting. I'm very happy with the result. Each bezel is a little different and the weight is awesome!

 

Seen here a mix of rose cut diamonds. with 14k white, yellow, and 18k rose golds.

14k yellow gold and three of my favorite diamonds.

Black Diamonds, 14k yellow

Trends of interstitial continuous glucose monitoring in a physician without diabetes or pre-diabetes on a plant-free diet.

 

My disclosures:

 

I have no ties to, nor have I received any gifts, honoraria, meals, from any food, pharmaceutical, device, or diagnostics manufacturers. No product endorsement is implied. #ConflictFree #NoDollarsforThisDoc

 

I am not an advocate or activist for specific diets for individuals.

 

#LCHF #CGM #ContinuousGlucoseMonitor #ThisCenturyBestCentury #DiabetesPrevention #DiabetesReversal #MetabolicHealth #Nof1Experiment #Geek

14k yellow & 18k rose gold - white & black diamonds

sterling silver & black diamonds

A healthy mix!

Diamonds and 14k yellow

14k yellow

sterling silver

magnets

rose cut diamonds

steel

  

14k yellow, rose cut diamonds

14k White and some small black diamonds

Stack

14k yellow and 18k rose gold with some clean rose cut diamonds.

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I have been holding onto this diamond for a while. It's my all time favorite.

See: Part 8: Wearing a Continuous Glucose Monitor as a non-diabetic Physician: more testing of carbohydrate responses in a fat-adapted human – Ted Eytan, MD

 

More experiments, usually unintentional….

 

Impact on glucose using a continuous glucose monitor after ingestion of low carbohydrate chocolate chip cookies, combined with distilled spirits (no added sugar) and healthy fat meal, in a fat adapted, #LMHR individual. As the chart shows, there is a more profound hygoglycemic excursion, likely due to reduced liver gluconeogenesis competing with alcohol processing. Interstitial glucose excursion is also more pronounced in probably insulin sensitive person on an low-carbohydrate, healthy-fat diet. The hypoglycemia was asymptomatic.

 

There are no added sugars (with perhaps a small impact from the low-carbohydrate chocolate chips) and no industrial vegetable oils used in the cookies themselves.

 

Feel free to check my work. Wondering, @RightHandSiobhan @DaveFeldmanKeto, if this situation is similar to a mini-glycogen storage deficit created by alcohol competition for liver resources in #LMHR…

 

Reminder/Disclaimer

 

I am not interested in telling other people what to eat. However, I realize that I enjoy and can sustain a real food, healthy fat, low carbohydrate eating pattern quite easily, with good results.

 

While I am not diabetic or pre-diabetic, I'm awed by the ability of the human body to regulate itself and the ability of humans in which regulation is compromised to achieve their life goals.

 

Reminder that I have no ties to, nor have I received any gifts, honoraria, meals, or any financial consideration from any food, pharmaceutical, device, or diagnostics manufacturer. No endorsement of any product or service is implied. #ConflictFree #NoDollarsforThisDoc

 

#LCHF #CGM #ContinuousGlucoseMonitor #ThisCenturyBestCentury #DiabetesPrevention #DiabetesReversal #MetabolicHealth #Nof1Experiment #Geek #LHMR4Science

The office of the Comité Provincial de Suivi des Activités Minières (Provincial Mining Steering Committee) in Rubaya. Photo: Holly Dranginis / Enough Project

I decided against ingesting a large glucose/fat load on the last day of the CGM sensor I was wearing, and elected to eat this low glycemic index meal instead (glycemic index = 0).

 

The embedded glucose trend combines 15 evening mealtimes and shows a flat glucose response. Calculated HbA1c over 2 weeks is 4.7%.

 

I am not interested in telling other people what to eat. However, I realize that I enjoy and can sustain a real food, healthy fat, low carbohydrate eating pattern quite easily, with good results.

 

While I am not diabetic or pre-diabetic, I'm awed by the ability of the human body to regulate itself and the ability of humans in which regulation is compromised to achieve their life goals.

 

Reminder that I have no ties to, nor have I received any gifts, honoraria, meals, from any food, pharmaceutical, device, or diagnostics manufacturer. #ConflictFree #NoDollarsforThisDoc

 

#LCHF #CGM #ContinuousGlucoseMonitor #ThisCenturyBestCentury #DiabetesPrevention #DiabetesReversal #MetabolicHealth #Nof1Experiment #Geek

The FDA has approved this continuous gluose monitor device for a 14 day (instead of 10 day) wear, and 1 hour (instead of 12 hour warmup time)

  

Reminders/Disclaimers

 

I am not interested in telling other people what to eat. However, I realize that I enjoy and can sustain a real food, healthy fat, low carbohydrate eating pattern quite easily, with good results.

 

While I am not diabetic or pre-diabetic, I'm awed by the ability of the human body to regulate itself and the ability of humans in which regulation is compromised to achieve their life goals.

 

I have no ties to, nor have I received any gifts, honoraria, meals, from any food, pharmaceutical, device, or diagnostics manufacturer. No product endorsement is implied. In addition, the manufacturer is operating a promotion to replace 10 day sensors with 14 day sensors at no cost, which I declined. #ConflictFree #NoDollarsforThisDoc

 

#LCHF #ContinuousGlucoseMonitor #ThisCenturyBestCentury #DiabetesPrevention #DiabetesReversal #MetabolicHealth #Nof1Experiment #Geek

 

#LMHR4Science #DataOverDogma

Bandi Mbubi speaking at Campus Party Europe at the O2 Arena

#CGM Sensor Number 3

 

1. How did this happen again 2. I prefer to refer to it as a "heatlhy habituation" 3. It's Halloween and Low Carb Baking and Ice Cream making time - data is everything.

 

Reminders/Disclaimers

 

I am not interested in telling other people what to eat. However, I realize that I enjoy and can sustain a real food, healthy fat, low carbohydrate eating pattern quite easily, with good results.

 

While I am not diabetic or pre-diabetic, I'm awed by the ability of the human body to regulate itself and the ability of humans in which regulation is compromised to achieve their life goals.

 

I have no ties to, nor have I received any gifts, honoraria, meals, from any food, pharmaceutical, device, or diagnostics manufacturer. No product endorsement is implied. #ConflictFree #NoDollarsforThisDoc

 

#LCHF #ContinuousGlucoseMonitor #ThisCenturyBestCentury #DiabetesPrevention #DiabetesReversal #MetabolicHealth #Nof1Experiment #Geek

Bandi Mbubi speaking at Campus Party Europe at the O2 Arena

Bandi Mbubi speaking at Campus Party Europe at the O2 Arena

Bandi Mbubi speaking at Campus Party Europe at the O2 Arena

Bandi Mbubi speaking at Campus Party Europe at the O2 Arena

Bandi Mbubi speaking at Campus Party Europe at the O2 Arena

Bandi Mbubi speaking at Campus Party Europe at the O2 Arena

#CGM Sensor Number 3

 

1. How did this happen again 2. I prefer to refer to it as a "heatlhy habituation" 3. It's Halloween and Low Carb Baking and Ice Cream making time - data is everything.

 

Reminders/Disclaimers

 

I am not interested in telling other people what to eat. However, I realize that I enjoy and can sustain a real food, healthy fat, low carbohydrate eating pattern quite easily, with good results.

 

While I am not diabetic or pre-diabetic, I'm awed by the ability of the human body to regulate itself and the ability of humans in which regulation is compromised to achieve their life goals.

 

I have no ties to, nor have I received any gifts, honoraria, meals, from any food, pharmaceutical, device, or diagnostics manufacturer. No product endorsement is implied. #ConflictFree #NoDollarsforThisDoc

 

#LCHF #ContinuousGlucoseMonitor #ThisCenturyBestCentury #DiabetesPrevention #DiabetesReversal #MetabolicHealth #Nof1Experiment #Geek

Impact on glucose using a continuous gluose monitor after ingestion of a sous-vide cooked grass fed strip steak (glycemic index =0) with side salad containing monounsaturated fatty acids (olive oil), avocado, and sardines. No industrial vegetable bean/seed oils ingested (steak finished with butter). As the chart shows, the interstitial glucose excursion is minimal in a non-diabetic, probably insulin sensitive person. Of note I am fat adapted, on a low carbohydrate, healthy fat diet.

  

I am not interested in telling other people what to eat. However, I realize that I enjoy and can sustain a real food, healthy fat, low carbohydrate eating pattern quite easily, with good results.

 

While I am not diabetic or pre-diabetic, I'm awed by the ability of the human body to regulate itself and the ability of humans in which regulation is compromised to achieve their life goals.

 

Reminder that I have no ties to, nor have I received any gifts, honoraria, meals, from any food, pharmaceutical, device, or diagnostics manufacturer. #ConflictFree #NoDollarsforThisDoc

 

#LCHF #CGM #ContinuousGlucoseMonitor #ThisCenturyBestCentury #DiabetesPrevention #DiabetesReversal #MetabolicHealth #Nof1Experiment #Geek

Bandi Mbubi speaking at Campus Party Europe at the O2 Arena

Bandi Mbubi speaking at Campus Party Europe at the O2 Arena

The NYU Stern Center for Business and Human Rights was delighted to host Brian Krzanich, CEO of Intel Corporation to NYU on September 19, 2014.

 

Five years ago, Intel undertook an effort to ensure that its products are free of conflict minerals which are extracted and sold to finance armed terror groups in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Mr. Krzanich and Michael Posner, Co-Director of the Center for Business and Human Rights discussed how Intel considered this human rights issue and how the company approaches other challenges in its global supply chain and business operations.

  

#CGM Sensor Number 3

 

1. How did this happen again 2. I prefer to refer to it as a "heatlhy habituation" 3. It's Halloween and Low Carb Baking and Ice Cream making time - data is everything.

 

Reminders/Disclaimers

 

I am not interested in telling other people what to eat. However, I realize that I enjoy and can sustain a real food, healthy fat, low carbohydrate eating pattern quite easily, with good results.

 

While I am not diabetic or pre-diabetic, I'm awed by the ability of the human body to regulate itself and the ability of humans in which regulation is compromised to achieve their life goals.

 

I have no ties to, nor have I received any gifts, honoraria, meals, from any food, pharmaceutical, device, or diagnostics manufacturer. No product endorsement is implied. #ConflictFree #NoDollarsforThisDoc

 

#LCHF #ContinuousGlucoseMonitor #ThisCenturyBestCentury #DiabetesPrevention #DiabetesReversal #MetabolicHealth #Nof1Experiment #Geek

The FDA has approved this continuous gluose monitor device for a 14 day (instead of 10 day) wear, and 1 hour (instead of 12 hour warmup time)

  

Reminders/Disclaimers

 

I am not interested in telling other people what to eat. However, I realize that I enjoy and can sustain a real food, healthy fat, low carbohydrate eating pattern quite easily, with good results.

 

While I am not diabetic or pre-diabetic, I'm awed by the ability of the human body to regulate itself and the ability of humans in which regulation is compromised to achieve their life goals.

 

I have no ties to, nor have I received any gifts, honoraria, meals, from any food, pharmaceutical, device, or diagnostics manufacturer. No product endorsement is implied. In addition, the manufacturer is operating a promotion to replace 10 day sensors with 14 day sensors at no cost, which I declined. #ConflictFree #NoDollarsforThisDoc

 

#LCHF #ContinuousGlucoseMonitor #ThisCenturyBestCentury #DiabetesPrevention #DiabetesReversal #MetabolicHealth #Nof1Experiment #Geek

 

#LMHR4Science #DataOverDogma

Bandi Mbubi speaking at Campus Party Europe at the O2 Arena

Matching a Low-Carbohydrate pumpkin pie with a continuous glucose monitor for examining glucose regulation.

 

The pie is made with no added sugar no bean/seed/industrial vegetable oils.

 

No Conflict of Interest

 

I have no ties to, nor have I received any gifts, honoraria, meals, or other consideration from any food, pharmaceutical, device, or diagnostics manufacturer. No product endorsement is implied. Equipment purchased using personal funds - no health care premium dollars used. For full disclosures, see tedeytan.com/disclosures #ConflictFree #NoDollarsforThisDoc

These killer handmade rings (found on etsy and Folksy) were on my long list of potential engagement rings. See where to get them: www.westervin.com/blog/2009/12/29/the-shopping-sherpa-rin...

Bandi Mbubi speaking at Campus Party Europe at the O2 Arena

Bandi Mbubi speaking at Campus Party Europe at the O2 Arena

#CGM Sensor Number 3

 

1. How did this happen again 2. I prefer to refer to it as a "heatlhy habituation" 3. It's Halloween and Low Carb Baking and Ice Cream making time - data is everything.

 

Reminders/Disclaimers

 

I am not interested in telling other people what to eat. However, I realize that I enjoy and can sustain a real food, healthy fat, low carbohydrate eating pattern quite easily, with good results.

 

While I am not diabetic or pre-diabetic, I'm awed by the ability of the human body to regulate itself and the ability of humans in which regulation is compromised to achieve their life goals.

 

I have no ties to, nor have I received any gifts, honoraria, meals, from any food, pharmaceutical, device, or diagnostics manufacturer. No product endorsement is implied. #ConflictFree #NoDollarsforThisDoc

 

#LCHF #ContinuousGlucoseMonitor #ThisCenturyBestCentury #DiabetesPrevention #DiabetesReversal #MetabolicHealth #Nof1Experiment #Geek

Bandi Mbubi speaking at Campus Party Europe at the O2 Arena