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Netflix has finally revealed when its adaptation of Richard K. Morgan’s cyberpunk novel Altered Carbon will return: February 27th, 2020.

Your re-sleeving is now complete. 2.27.20. #AlteredCarbon pic.twitter.com/h4VtaCp6Wh

— Altered Carbon (@AltCarb) January 21, 2020

The series is set centuries in the future where technology allows people to download and transfer their memories to new bodies. While the poor or incarcerated can essentially rent out their bodies for new minds, the wealthy can afford to have clones standing by in the event of their death, allowing them to live for centuries. The series kicks off when a wealthy businessman named Laurens Bancroft (James Purefoy) hires a former soldier named Takeshi Kovacs (Joel Kinnaman / Will Yun Lee) to investigate his own suicide, leading him into a deeper conspiracy.

The first, 10-episode season of the series adapted the first novel in Morgan’s trilogy, Altered Carbon. Netflix renewed the series in 2018 for a second, eight-episode season, (it’s also producing an anime series set in the same universe) which also came with a major casting change: Anthony Mackie replaced Kinnaman as a new body for Kovacks. Lee will also return to portray the original version of the character. That seemingly confirms that the series will tackle the next installment of the trilogy, Broken Angels, where Kovacs is sent off to a distant planet to help recover an alien artifact. We’ll find out how that turns out at the end of Feberuary.

Hey Everyone, GemCraft Frostborn Wrath is finally out, actually it’s been out for one week by now, but it was such a crazy rush that I didn’t have the time to write a proper post about it yet. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1106530/GemCraft__Frostborn_Wrath/ So … Continue reading →

Google arbetar på att ge Chrome OS officiellt stöd för Valves spelplattform Steam, något Chrome OS-arbetaren Kan Liu berättade under CES. Stödet ska möjliggöras genom operativsystemets Linux-kompatibilitet.

Huruvida Google arbetar i direkt samarbete med Valve ville Liu inte bekräfta. Google har heller inte officiellt tillkännagivit satsningen än. Chromebooks har hittills haft mycket begränsad spelprestanda överlag, så endast en viss typ av titlar skulle fungera i dagsläget.

Kanske kommer framtida Chromebooks erbjuda mer kraftfulla grafikdelar. Vi återkommer om Google tillkännager Steam-stöd för Chrome OS.

Inlägget Chrome OS kan få officiellt Steam-stöd dök först upp på Swedroid.

EU överväger åtgärder som skulle tvinga alla mobiltillverkare att utrusta sina telefoner med USB-C, inklusive Apple som idag fortfarande använder sin proprietära Lightning-port för Iphones.

Alla Androidflaggskepp erbjuder redan USB-C och likaså de flesta av modellerna i mellansegmentet. I den nedersta prisklassen förekommer dock micro-USB titt som tätt, för att hålla priset nere.

Syftet med att tvinga fram en standard är dels bekvämlighet för konsumenter (en laddare och en kabel som fungerar överallt) och dels för att minska mängden e-avfall. Gamla laddare beräknas generera 51 000 ton e-avfall per år.

Inlägget EU överväger att tvinga alla smartphonetillverkare att använda USB-C dök först upp på Swedroid.

By Leo Babauta

 The amount of time we spend fretting over what path to take, when we’re feeling uncertain, can sometimes be staggering.

We’re entering into unknown territory, and we don’t know how to proceed. It happens all the time for many of us: we start a new job, launch a new venture, change careers, have to deal with incredible change, decide to write a book or create something online, put ourselves in a new social situation.

Some of the things we do in response to this uncertainty:

• Extensive research, often to the point of very diminishing returns, sometimes to the point of being overwhelmed by how much information we’ve found.
• Buy books, courses, programs, other materials that we think will guide us — this isn’t necessarily a bad idea, but in truth, none of this will give us certainty.
• Try to find teachers or other people who will guide us, who have been there before — again, hoping that they’ll give us certainty, but often this isn’t a magic pill either.
• Delay making a decision, putting it off over and over because it’s too hard to decide. Avoid, avoid. This might be the most common option, actually.
• Give up because you don’t know if you can do it, don’t know what to do, don’t know what the hell you’re doing. This is pretty common too — in fact, most people give up before they even start.

These are very common reactions to entering into uncertainty, but usually not very helpful. They get in the way of doing the work and living the life we’d like.

So how do we deal with the uncertain path that we’d like to embark upon?

It’s not always easy, but I’ve found there to be a set of practices that can help tremendously.

The Mindset Shift

The first mindset shift to consider is that uncertainty is not bad, or something to be avoided. It’s a natural part of doing anything meaningful. In fact, feeling uncertainty is a great sign that you’re doing something challenging and meaningful.

Uncertainty can be embraced, opened up to, even loved. We can learn to cherish the uncertainty in our lives, if we shift our mindset and practice with it.

The second mindset shift is to see an uncertain path as a practice opportunity. It’s not something to run from, but a place to stay, so that we can grow, learn, and create.

Every time we feel uncertainty, it can be seen as a calling to open up and practice. To turn towards and try a new way of doing things, rather than indulging in old, unhelpful patterns.

The Uncertainty Practices

So let’s say you’re about to head down an uncertain path — starting a new job, moving into a new phase of your life, writing a book, launching a business or product …

How do you open to the uncertainty and practice with it?

Here’s what I’ve found to be useful, in writing books and launching programs, along with dealing with huge life changes:

1. Stay in the uncertainty as a practice, and with devotion. You are staying in this place of uncertainty to practice with it, but also to serve those you care deeply about. They are worth it. Remind yourself of them, and that doing this for them is more important than your discomfort with uncertainty. Let yourself feel uncertainty in your body, staying with the sensations in the moment — and learn that it’s not a big deal to feel that uncertainty. With practice, this becomes easier and easier.
2. Go with the gut (or the heart). If you’re unsure of what path to take (need to make some decisions), it’s easy to get frozen in indecision, because there’s not clear answer. You can ask a hundred people, and not get a clear way to make a decision. You can read a million articles and books, talk to experts, but there’s no right answer. And so, you have to learn to trust your gut. Or your heart. When I’m at a crossroads, what I try to do is sit still for a little while, contemplating the question. I feel into my heart, and decide what feels right. I don’t have any certainty, because there’s no right answer. Instead, I have to trust my gut or heart, and just go with it … the real trust is that even if it’s the wrong answer, I’ll be perfectly fine. More on that bit below.
3. Embrace the not knowing. So you’ve used your heart to make an uncertain choice … but you don’t know exactly how it will go. That’s OK. In fact, you can embrace this not knowing … it’s like reading a book or watching a movie without knowing how things will unfold. That’s part of the fun! Not knowing is a beautiful thing, even though most of the time we really want to know. Can you take the next step without knowing, being completely open to how things might turn out? Being curious to find out more, without having a fixed idea of how it should be? Letting things be fluid and fresh? Try it and see!
4. Let things unfold as you walk the path. As you move along this uncertain path, see how things turn out. Notice what you can notice, learn from this new information. For example, if I’m going to launch a new product, I don’t know how people will respond. I can launch it without knowing, and see how they respond, listen to their reactions, talk to them and find out more. If I’m dealing with a health issue, I can try different solutions, noticing how they affect things. I don’t know how things will unfold, but I can walk the path and find out.
5. Get information, adjust the path. As you let things unfold, you’ll be gathering new information. You’ll learn whether things turned out as you expected or not. You’ll be open to all of this, but it might turn out that you need to make adjustments. For example, when I launched my Fearless Training Program, I didn’t know exactly what people would need in the program, or how they’d respond to the training. Listening to them has helped me to understand better, and I’ve adjusted the program a lot in the past 18 months. Over and over, I listen and learn and adjust. It’s good to build in regular reviews so you can make adjustments as you walk the uncertain path — weekly reviews are great.
6. Learn to trust you’ll be fine. You might flop on your face — but what’s the worst-case scenario (of all likely outcomes)? Probably nothing too bad. You won’t die, in most cases. What I’ve learned is to trust that things will turn out fine. Not as I expect, but fine. I might fail, but I learn to deal with the failure. A failure is just a way to grow, learn, get better. It’s not the end of the world. Walking the uncertain path, let yourself develop trust in yourself to respond resiliently to whatever happens. With this trust, you’ll learn that you don’t need to avoid the uncertainty.
7. Create rituals to support the uncertainty. All of this is great in an ideal world — but in reality, we’re likely to go to our old patterns. The way to work with this is through rituals designed to support these practices. For example, you might start your day with meditation, letting yourself feel the uncertainty in your body. You might set a focus session for first thing in your work day, where you let yourself push into uncertainty every day, at least once a day. You might set up a weekly review, where you make adjustments based on how things are unfolding. In that review, you might notice how things are going just fine, and let that cultivate trust in the process and in yourself to handle things. You might get a group of advisors and check in with them once a month, talking to them about your uncertainty. Figure out what rituals you need to support your practice with uncertainty, and set them up.

This path of uncertainty isn’t anything you can’t handle. Many people have walked similar uncertain paths in the past, and are doing so now. You can do it just as well as anyone.

Our paths must contain uncertainty, because no one knows what the hell they’re doing. We’re making it up as we go along, learning as we go, and if we’re conscious about it, we can dance with the uncertainty with a smile on our face.

We have begun our quest to find Suji a new friend.  Or, if not a friend, then another pug she can snuggle up with when Akemi and I go out shopping.  Or, if not a another pug she can snuggle up with when Akemi and I go out shopping, then another pug to boss around.  In short, Suji seems lonely and it would be nice for her to have some company.

We’re looking to adopt another senior – special needs is fine – and have started our search.

Potential candidates so far…

Lexxie

Ah, Lexxie.  This 12 year old sweetheart has some hind-end weakness that makes it hard for her to get around (and know when she needs to poop), but she is incredibly cuddlesome – as evidenced when I visited her rescue late last year.  As soon as I approached, she just rolled over onto her back and allowed me to (requested I?) rub her belly.

Lao and Dao

Akemi desperately misses Bubba and would love a boy.  So, I thought, two boys would make her doubly happy.  These two 13 year old brothers, former strays, are bonded and still have plenty of energy despite their advanced age.

Bugsy

A young man at 6 years of age, Bugsy has significant mobility issues due to an inoperable cyst and a herniated disc issue.  Although his long-term prognosis isn’t great, that shouldn’t be a reason to deny him a good home.

Gertie

This 8 year old girl suffers hind-end weakness to the point that she is unable to walk and needs to have her bladder expressed (which sounds a lot like Suji when we first got her).  She’s described as a big personality in a tiny little package and is given to howling for attention.  She sounds like a bit of an alpha and so, might not be a great match for Suji, but we’re looking into her.

Bocelli

Estimated to be between 5-7, Bocelli is blind (the result of his eyes never fully developing).  Incredibly affectionate and downright adorable, he is a bit of a barker which may not sit well with Suji.

The plan is to actually travel with Suji, sometime in early March so I can fold our pug search into a round of pitching in L.A.  We’re thinking of hitting Portland, San Francisco, and Los Angeles, staying at a dog-friendly hotel, eating on some dog-friendly patios, and then flying back home with two dogs when the time comes.

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Back in April of last year, I was invited to attend an event hosted by the Director’s Guild of Canada.  The aim of the evening was to connect showrunners and directors in a speed-dating-like setting.  Prior to the date, I was forwarded a list of 200+ directors and instructed to choose six.  Then, on the night, I met with each of my chosen directors for a total of 10 minutes each.  It was fun and I did, in fact, make some great connections.  But there was one director who I met on the night that wasn’t on my list.  I was introduced to RT Thorne through a mutual friend, former Stargate producer Alan McCullough, during some downtime between meetings.  He was very complementary about Dark Matter, so I suggested we simply meet up later that week.

A few days later, over a two hour lunch, RT filled me in on the ambitious series he was planning to pitch – a far future, post-apocalyptic sci-fi series that would incorporate music, performances, and an underlying theme related to discovery, social change, and youth empowerment.  Oh, and Hip Hop.  He was very passionate about the project, and that passion, I felt, would serve him well.  But without a pilot script to accompany the series overview he had put together, I assumed a sale would be a lofty prospect.

So imagine my surprise weeks later when RT phoned me up to tell me he had sold the show.  They had a 10 episode first season order and were looking for a showrunner.  I wished him luck but couldn’t really think of anyone who might be a good fit.  But RT wasn’t looking for recommendations.  He was looking to me. My response was: “I’m not Hip Hop.  I’m sci-fi.”  And he countered: “I’M hip hop. You handle the sci-fi.”

In the end, I was convinced to meet with the production company, Sonar Entertainment, that was in the process of interviewing for the position.  To be honest, when I went in, it wasn’t with the intention of pitching myself.  I went in out of respect for RT who asked me to sit down and talk about the project. So I did.  And I was brutally honest.  I told them what I loved about what they had, but also made it very clear where I felt the problems lay.

The following week, I received a call from my agent informing me that I’d been offered the showrunning position.  I was flattered, but didn’t think I was the right fit for the show.  And there were still some issues that I felt needed to be addressed.  My agent asked me how I would address the issues.  So I told him.  I wanted to co-write the pilot with the series creator RT to establish the world and these characters with him.  And I wanted to write the finale which would, no doubt, require a fair amount of narrative juggling as our various stories would dovetail.  I also wanted my Dark Matter team backing me up, key positions like Production Designer (Ian Brock), Line Producer (Robbie David), and On Set Producer (Ivon Bartok), as well as most of the old crew.

I got them.

RT and I spent the month of August breaking the world, the characters, the relationships, broadstroking the various character and story arcs, and then, in October, we convened the writers’ room.  Over the course of five weeks, we world-built and broke all ten of the show’s first season episodes.

Prep on the series started in February and we rolled into production in March.

It was a very different experience from my time on Stargate and Dark Matter, but rewarding nonetheless.  I got to work with some incredible people – a terrific cast made up of young up-and-comers as well as more seasoned veterans, new faces on the crew, casting director Stephanie Gorin, VFX Supervisor Greg Behranes and his team, Post-Production Supervisor Katherine Hul and HER team, as well as our point people at Sonar – Andrea Gorfolova, Ashley Rite, and Marc Kell Whitehead. And then, of course, there were the talents of Music Supervisor David Hayman, Composer Nikhil Seetharam, Music Producer Boi-1da, choreographer Tanisha Scott, Snoop Dogg (as the voice of our A.I.!), and the man himself – RT Thorne.

Fair to say that a good time was had by all.

Utopia Falls premieres February 14th on Hulu and CBC Gem.

https://www.cbc.ca/television/new-sci-fi-series-features-snoop-dogg-and-music-led-by-drake-s-producer-boi-1da-1.5420677

https://www.cbc.ca/mediacentre/press-release/new-cbc-gem-original-young-adult-sci-fi-drama-utopia-falls-launches-all-epi

http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2020/01/09/hulu-announces-premiere-of-new-genre-bending-teen-sci-fi-drama-utopia-falls-feb-14-9411/20200109hulu01/

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sirfrogsworth:

Nigel Yodinson confirmed. 

Athena wishes to let you know that today she is twenty one years old!

But Krissy does not approve of Athena’s manner of celebrating her birthday!

There, that’s better.

A very happy birthday to my daughter, who is one of my favorite humans, ever.

thenightling:

It’s amazing how many thirty-year-old pop culture references in Sandman are not only still relevant today but thanks to new adaptions are INCREDIBLY relevant today.

1.   During Morpheus’ captivity one of his guards was reading Stephen King’s It, which was only recently re-adapted for a theatrical release.  Part two of the theatrical adaptation of Stephen King’s It came out just a few months ago. 

2.  Lucifer does not like the musical Cats.  The new film adaptation of Cats hits theatres this weekend and is already getting terrible reviews…  

3.   Alexander Burgess and Paul (His lover / possibly husband by modern standards) keeps a copy of Good Omens next to his bed.  Good Omens has become a very popular book and mini-series for the LGBTQ+ community and is currently one of the most popular tags on Tumblr.  The mini-series was released to DVD and Blu Ray last month.  I know I’m cheating with this one since Sandman was written by Neil Gaiman and Good Omens was co-written by Neil Gaiman (with Terry Pratchett).  But it still fits.  

4.  In the story “A Game of you” part five is called “Over The sea to Sky” which is a lyric from The Skye Boat Song.  Though an oldie this song is currently being used as the theme song to the TV show Outlander.

Bonus:   A meme before memes….  (Possibly the origin of the menacing eyes behind glass “Soon”. meme).  “Soon” from during Morpheus’ captivity in a glass cage surrounded in a magical binding circle.  This is from the very same page of issue 1 where one of his guards was reading Stephen King’s It.    

Even with the timeline changed for the Netflix series, so much of Sandman doesn’t need to be changed at all.  This comic truly is timeless.

Bonus 2:  Sandman was created shortly after the Crisis of Infinite Earths event at DC comics.  That event just happened / is happening right now on the CW, connecting all established DC media incarnations, including Netflix’s Lucifer.   Netflix is adapting Sandman.

I used to suspect that Sandman was ahead of its time. But apparently time is circular, and we have returned to the late 80s…

Tre har idag invigit sitt 5G-nät, även om det rör sig om ett ytterst begränsat och lokalt test till en början. Operatören skriver att det är Sveriges första offentliga 5G-nät.

Hundra personer ska testa nätet kring Globen i Stockholm. Anledningen är att Tres huvudkontor ligger i området och att de har satt upp sina första 5G-master där. Alla som är intresserade och bor på rätt ställe kan anmäla sitt intresse från operatörens hemsida.

Det är inte först till kvarn som gäller, utan företaget handplockar för att få ”rätt mix av användare”. Sista anmälningsdagen är 10 januari. Att vara testpilot är gratis och att vara befintlig Tre-kund är inget krav.

Inlägget Tre inviger sitt 5G-nät, söker 100 testpiloter dök först upp på Swedroid.

I samarbete med Qoali.com

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Snart ett år med mitt tyngdtäcke från Qoali

Nu har jag använt mitt tyngdtäcke från Qoali i snart ett år och det kvalar fortfarande in som nummer ett på listan över alla olika “sleep hacks”. Innan jag fick mitt eget täcke hade jag hört talas om att viktade täcken användes inom psykiatrin vid ångest, oro och sömnproblem. Det gjorde mig väldigt nyfiken på att testa själv men visste inte exakt hur man gick till väga för att få tag i ett. En googling bort hittade jag då Qoali som såg seriösa ut, och någon vecka senare hade jag mitt första tyngdtäcke! Det var ju bara wow med en gång, det är helt klart något grundläggande behov som tillgodoses när man sover med lite tyngd på sig. Extra oxytocin, trygghetskänslor, mer lugn och som en följd mer djupsömn!

Djupsömnen städar hjärnan

Djupsömnen är den mest återställande sömnen och den enda gången som hjärnan kör sitt “tvättmaskinsprogram”, det vill säga gör sig av med sitt avfall. Vadå avfall, tänker du kanske. Jo vår hjärna förbrukar typ 20% av all energi trots att den bara utgör 2% av kroppsvikten eller mindre, och all den cellulära aktiviteten innebär restprodukter.  β-amyloid är ett exempel på en sådan restprodukt av neuronaktiviteten. Det är skräpet eller “placket” som personer med Alzheimer har extra mycket av. Vi som är ApoE4-bärare (genvariant kopplad till ökad förekomst av Alzheimer) har också extra mycket β-amyloid-ansamling redan, så vi behöver vara ännu mer noga med sömn och djupsömn. Under djupsömnen krymper hjärncellerna så att håligheterna i hjärnan blir större och spinalvätskan kan “skölja igenom” och ta med sig skräpet ut. Coolt va!?

Jag har tyngdtäcket Elsa som nu är på rejäl rabatt!

Är det varmt? Är det tungt? Funkar det? Dessa frågor får jag ofta och låt mig besvara dem i ordning. Tyngden från tyngdtäckena kommer från glaspärlor som ligger mellan två lager av mullbärssilke vilket är ett material som andas. Det är helt klart svalare än ett “vanligt” täcke och blir aldrig för varmt. Nu på vintern har jag mitt tyngdtäcke ovanpå mitt vanliga täcke, och på sommaren har jag endast tyngdtäcket.

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Mitt väger 11kg (man kan välja mellan 6, 8 och 11kg) och det är ganska tungt att bädda med, men jag hade absolut kunnat ha ett ännu tyngre, men då hade nog någon annan fått bädda ned mig haha! Ett lättare täcke kan absolut räcka, det blir ändå mycket tyngre och helt annorlunda än ett vanligt. Läs mer om hur du väljer rätt tyngdtäcke här.

Och ja det funkar absolut, annars skulle jag inte vara så intresserad av att få andra att testa det. Jag vet ju att många av er har problem med att få tillräckligt med sömn och framförallt djupsömn, och detta är helt klart en av lösningarna på problemet. Det har som sagt använts inom vården länge och jag tycker att det är jättebra att alla kan få tag i ett!

• Läs mer om sömn här
• Läs min första test-review här

Inlägget Tyngdtäcke från Qoali – Årets julklapp? dök först upp på Next Level Biohacking.

By theduc
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Känslor, känslor… så abstrakt – eller?

Nej inte särskilt faktiskt för alla känslor är resultatet av olika biokemiska processer och dessa processer går att påverka. Genom att förstå vilken kemi som ligger bakom vilken känsla eller tanke, kan man lättare hantera den.

Kemin bakom dina känslor

Serotonin:
Vissa tror att depression handlar om att vara ledsen eller “deppig”, men så behöver inte vara fallet. Depression kan också ge passivitet, “igångsättningsproblematik” eller extremt malande tankar. Lågt serotonin är ofta boven här, och när serotoninet är lågt kan man också få för sig att människor tycker illa om eller tittar konstigt på en. Det är lätt att dra sig undan, trots att man egentligen behöver mer umgänge.

Noradrenalin:
Hög naturlig energi, mycket driv eller helt enkelt en Type A personality. Vad är baksidan av myntet? Mani, neurotisk, orolig och lätt att få panikångestattacker. Livsstilen spelar stor roll här och en person med mycket noradrenalin ska definitivt lägga bort stimulanterna och träna regelbundet för att kanalisera energin på ett bra sätt.

Dopamin: 
Lågt dopamin ger dåligt fokus och en tendens att jaga det på dåliga ställen, medan högt dopamin gör att man tappar suget att prokrastinera och blir väldigt självmotiverad. Om du har ett dopaminproblem rekommenderar jag dig verkligen att meditera minst 30 min om dagen, det är en effektiv “dopamin-reset” och du kommer märka att det blir mycket lättare att göra “tråkiga” saker. Personer med mycket eget dopamin har väldigt svårt för att fastna för rökning, socker eller andra beroendeskapande substanser. De får helt enkelt inte ut något av det.

GABA:
GABA-dominerade människor är lugna och samlade och blir inte upprörda särskilt lätt. De lever i ett annat tempo än andra, lite mer chill. Noradrenalinpersonerna älskar GABA och blir lätt hooked på alkohol, benzo eller annat “neråt” för att få en paus och varva ned.

Känslor, hormoner och övriga organ

Mycket östrogen, progesteron, testosteron, DHT osv påverkar också tankar och känslor. Med mycket östrogen blir man mer gråtig och känslosam och med mycket testosteron känner man mindre och kan pressa på hårdare. Nivåerna är i relation till sin egen kemi, sitt kön och sina andra hormoner. Jag känner helt klart skillnad när jag tränar tungt varje dag, tar mitt zink och trycker ned mitt östro för att bli en ripped beast. Påverkar det min personlighet? Oh ja! Det är även en bra metod för att komma undan PMS-besvär, också mycket för att man kanaliserar energin någonstans.

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Trötta binjurar eller en ofungerande sköldkörtel påverkar också tankar och känslor till att bli mer negativa och ältande. Inflammation i tarmarna ger ofta ett väldigt nervöst och oroligt beteende, tvångstankar och tvångssyndrom. Inflammation i hjärnan kan ge psykoser. När kroppen är sjuk påverkar det humör, mående, tankar och känslor så om detta är ett problemområde behöver kroppen läka, först och främst.

Bra mat och regelbunden träning är grunden i psykisk hälsa!

… och då snackar vi inte sallader eller proteinbars utan riktig, näringstät föda. Kött, ägg, fisk, inälvor, bra och stabila fetter till hjärnan och lite ovanjordsgrönsaker. Bort med alla nötter, frön, all frukt, allt socker, allt överdrivet koffein, alla livsmedelsfillers och all icke-mat.

Alla färgglada förpackningar med hälso/miljö-budskap på kan du ersätta med en varningstriangel för din inre syn

Att komma ihåg att både känslor och tankar, eller tankarnas karaktär är väldigt biokemiska och inte behöver ha med verkligheten att göra, kan vara ganska lättande. Bara för att någonting känns på ett visst sätt, behöver det inte vara så. Hur många gånger har det inte känts nattsvart och hopplöst, och efter en bra natts sömn känns det helt annorlunda? Jag är den första att räcka upp handen här. Ibland är det bättre att bara sucka åt sig själv när det kommer in något svart känslo- eller tanke-moln. Jaha där kom “ingen tycker om mig”-tanken igen, och så låter man den flyta förbi.

Objektiv observation

Innan man har alla bitar på plats med mat, träning, dagboksskrivande, naturupplevelser eller vad man nu behöver så är just objektiv observation ett bra verktyg för att titta på sina tankar och känslor. Sitta med dem utan att fly eller som jag, försöka visualisera de biokemiska processerna som skapar dem

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• Beroendeskapande känslor
• Quantified self och biometri

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By YiannisTees
My Job is Top Secret

Thanks to the landscape-shifting success of properties like Game of Thrones and Marvel’s Cinematic Universe, we’ve entered a golden age of sci-fi and fantasy being developed for film and television. It seems that nearly every network and studio has snatched up the rights to old and new classics, with a bevy of projects in production or premiering in the coming months. To keep you on top of the latest news, we’ve updated our master list of every SFF adaptation currently in the works, from The Batman to Y: The Last Man.

Check out this list and get your DVRs and Netflix queues ready, because you’re going to be wonderfully busy for the foreseeable future.

 

COMING SOON

Harley Quinn (November 29, 2019)

Adapted from: Various Harley Quinn comics (character created by Paul Dini and Bruce Timm, 1992)
Optioned for: Television (DC Universe)
What it’s about: Harley Quinn (Kaley Cuoco) breaks up with the Joker and strikes out with her bestie/soulmate Poison Ivy (Lake Bell) in her quest to become the “queenpin” of Gotham.
Status: Harley Quinn is expected to premiere on November 29, 2019. Watch the trailer here!

 

V-Wars (December 5, 2019)

Adapted from: V-Wars by Jonathan Maberry (writer) and Alan Robinson (artist)
Originally published: 2012, IDW Publishing
Optioned for: Television (Netflix/IDW Entertainment)
What it’s about: “After a mysterious disease begins transforming people into vampires, Dr. Luther Swann (The Vampire Diaries’ Ian Somerhalder) is pitted against his best friend, now a powerful vampire leader.”
Status: The cast includes Ian Somerhalder, Adrian Holmes, Jacky Lai, Peter Outerbridge, Laura Vandervoort, Kyle Breitkopf, and Kimberly-Sue Murray. Watch the trailer here.

 

The Witcher (December 20, 2019)

Adapted from: The Witcher Saga by Andrzej Sapkowski
Originally published: 2008, Orbit Books
Optioned for: Television (Netflix)
What it’s about: From Netflix: “Based on the best-selling fantasy series, The Witcher is an epic tale of fate and family. Geralt of Rivia (Henry Cavill), a solitary monster hunter, struggles to find his place in a world where people often prove more wicked than beasts. But when destiny hurtles him toward a powerful sorceress, and a young princess with a dangerous secret, the three must learn to navigate the increasingly volatile Continent together.” The series also stars Anya Chalotra as enigmatic sorceress Yennefer and Freya Allan as pivotal princess Ciri.
Status: Sapkowski is a creative consultant on the TV series, along with executive producers Jason Brown and Sean Daniel. Lauren Schmidt Hissrich (Daredevil, The Defenders, The West Wing) is serving as showrunner/EP. Netflix announced the show will premiere on December 20th—watch the trailer here and ponder the meaning of the episode titles. Season 2 has already received a green light.

 

The Outsider (January 12, 2020)

Adapted from: The Outsider by Stephen King
Originally published: 2018, Scribner
Optioned for: Television (HBO)
What it’s about: When a young boy’s corpse is found, beloved Little League coach/teacher/husband/father Terry Maitland is the immediate suspect. Is this a grave mistake, Detective Ralph Anderson must find out, or is Terry hiding a secret darkness?
Status: Executive producer Jason Bateman will direct the first two episodes and star as Terry Maitland, alongside Ben Mendelsohn as Detective Ralph Anderson and Cynthia Erivo as Holly Gibney. You can watch a teaser here!

 

The Turning (January 24, 2020)

Adapted from: The Turn of the Screw by Henry James
Originally published: 1898, Collier’s Weekly Magazine; 1898, Macmillan
Optioned for: Film (Universal Pictures)
What it’s about: The Turn of the Screw was published in 1898, and follows a governess who takes an assignment to care for a pair of orphans at a large countr estate. She soon comes to believe that either the manor is haunted, or humans (possibly the children) are playing some severe psychological tricks. The novella has been adapted several times, most notably by Truman Capote and William Archibald into the 1961 film The Innocents, which won an Edgar Award for Best Screenplay. In this update, the setting has been moved to 1990s Maine, and, at least given the trailers, the kids seem much more aggressive than in previous iterations? We’re hoping someone calls the nanny a “slacker” at least once.
Status: This gothic fantasia is being directed by Floria Sigismondi, late of The Runaways and episodes of American Gods and The Handmaid’s Tale. It stars Mackenzie Davis (from Halt and Catch Fire and Terminator: Dark Fate), Finn Wolfhard (who is rapidly becoming the next generation’s Jamie Lee Curtis), and The Florida Project’s Brooklynn Prince.

 

Color Out of Space (January 24, 2020)

Adapted from: “The Color Out of Space” by H.P. Lovecraft
Originally published: 1927, Amazing Stories
Optioned for: Film (SpectreVision)
What it’s about: Nicolas Cage plays the father of a family that moves to rural New England for a slower life. But after a meteorite crashes into their front yard, bringing a strange alien force, they “discover that this alien force is gradually mutating every life form that it touches… including them.”
Status: Visionary director Richard Stanley (The Island of Dr. Moreau) returns at last, with much of the Mandy production team in tow. The cast includes Cage, Joely Richardson, Q’orianka Kilcher, Tommy Chong, Elliot Knight, and Julian Hilliard. RLJE Films bought the film in a seven figure deal shortly before its debut at the Toronto Film Festival in September 2019. You can watch a trailer here! And while you wait for madness to descend upon you, contemplate the fact that the actor/producer who gave us Frodo also wants to give us a Lovecraft Cinematic Universe.

 

Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) (February 7, 2020)

Adapted from: Birds of Prey created by Chuck Dixon (writer), Jordan B. Gorfinkel (writer), and Gary Frank (artist)
Originally published: 1995, DC Comics
Optioned for: Film (DC Films/Warner Bros.)
What it’s about: The name for several comic book series (one written by Gail Simone) since its creation in 1995, Birds of Prey was originally built on the premise of Barbara Gordon and Black Canary teaming up. Later iterations have included Harley Quinn, which seems to be the direction this adaptation is heading in. It is currently unclear which arc or specific series is being adapted.
Status: Birds of Prey beat out Margot Robbie’s other DCEU girl gang project Gotham City Sirens, which now appears to be not be happening. Cathy Yan (Dead Pigs) is Warner Bros’ top choice to direct, from a screenplay by Christina Hodson, who is also scripting the Batgirl movie. Cast includes Mary Elizabeth Winstead (Huntress) and Jurnee Smollett-Bell (Black Canary), and you can check out a trailer here!

 

Bloodshot (February 21, 2020)

Adapted from: Bloodshot by Kevin VanHook (writer), Don Perlin (writer/artist), and Bob Layton (artist)
Originally published: 1992, Valiant Comics
Optioned for: Film (Sony Pictures)
What its’ about: A former soldier is given the power to regenerate. After having his memory wiped multiple times, he sets out to enact vengeance on the people who did this to him.
Status: The film stars Vin Diesel, Michael Sheen, Sam Heughan, and more, and it’ll hit theater February 21, 2020. Check out the first trailer!

 

The New Mutants (April 3, 2020)

Adapted from: New Mutants by Chris Claremont (writer) and Bob McLeod (artist)
Originally published: 1982, Marvel Comics
Optioned for: Film (20th Century Fox)
What it’s about: We don’t know much, but judging from the title, it’s likely about a team of young mutants fighting to protect themselves in a world that hates them.
Status: Josh Boone (The Fault in Our Stars) will direct from a script by him and writing partner Knate Lee. Maisie Williams (Game of Thrones, Doctor Who) will play Wolfsbane, while Anya Taylor-Joy (The Witch, Split) will play Magik; Alice Braga has replaced Rosario Dawson in the role of Dr. Cecilia Reyes. Also, it’s going to be a “full-fledged horror movie”! Watch the first trailer. With the Disney/Fox merger, according to THR, the movie’s fate is somewhat up in the air, with the possibility that it could be released on Disney+ or Hulu instead of in theaters.

 

Black Widow (May 1, 2020)

Adapted from: Various Black Widow comics (character created by Stan Lee, Don Rico, and Don Heck, 1964)
Optioned for: Film (Marvel Studios)
What it’s about: The film will deal with the aftermath of Captain America: Civil War.
Status: In July 2019 it was announced that award-winning Australian filmmaker Cate Shortland (Somersault, Lore and Berlin Syndrome) would direct the long-anticipated film, working from a script by Jac Schaeffer and Ned Benson. Scarlett Johansson will reprise her role as Natasha Romanoff / Black Widow, with David Harbour, Florence Pugh, O-T Fagbenle, and Rachel Weisz rounding out the cast.

 

Artemis Fowl (May 29, 2020)

Adapted from: Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer
Originally published: 2001, Viking Press
Optioned for: Film (Walt Disney Company)
What it’s about: Colfer’s beloved series follows teenage genius Artemis Fowl, who in the first book kidnaps LEPrecon (Lower Elements Police Recon) captain Holly Short in order to ransom her to the Fairy People.
Status: Kenneth Branagh directs the film, which wrapped production in 2018. Check out the first trailer!

 

Wonder Woman 1984 (June 5, 2020)

By now you’ve heard: WB isn’t going to Hall H this year. We’re so sad to miss you there! And waiting until Dec. to start our official #WW84 campaign in full–  But the truth is… we can just… barely… wait… pic.twitter.com/QllFzhYRA6

— Patty Jenkins (@PattyJenks) June 5, 2019

Adapted from: various Wonder Woman comics (character created by William Moulton Marston and Harry G. Peter, 1941)
Optioned for: Film (Warner Bros/DC Films)
What it’s about: Set during the Cold War, Wonder Woman comes into conflict with a new villain, Cheetah (Kristen Wiig).
Status: Originally slated for a November 2019 release, the film was pushed back to June 2020. Director Patty Jenkins returns to helm the sequel. Gal Gadot returns as Diana Prince / Wonder Woman, and Chris Pine as Steve Trevor (somehow). Kristen Wiig plays new villain Cheetah, and Pedro Pascal has joined the cast as Maxwell Lord.

 

Morbius (July 31, 2020)

Adapted from: Morbius by Roy Thomas (writer) and Gil Kane (artist)
Originally published: 1971, Marvel Comics
Optioned for: Film (Sony Pictures)
What it’s about: A scientist (Jared Leto) who attempts to cure himself of a blood disease winds up transforming himself into a vampiric creature, with fangs and bloodlust. It’s unclear what iteration of the comics the movie might adapt.
Status: The film is being directed by Daniel Espinosa, with Burk Sharpless and Matt Sazama penning the script. Leto will be joined by Tyrese Gibson, Adria Arjona, former Doctor Matt Smith (!!!) and Jared Harris (!!!!!).

 

Death on the Nile (October 9, 2020)

Adapted from: Death on the Nile by Agatha Christie
Originally published: 1937, Collins Crime Club
Optioned for: Film (20th Century Fox)
What it’s about: On a tranquil cruise down the Nile River, Hercule Poirot (Kenneth Branagh) must determine who shot a beautiful young passenger.
Status: 20th Century Fox announced the sequel to Murder on the Orient Express in late 2017. Screenwriter Michael Green will adapt this novel, as he did the prior, with director Kenneth Branagh expected to return. As of October 2019, the cast is officially BONKERS, and includes Gal Gadot, Armie Hammer, Rose Leslie, Emma Mackey, Sophie Okonedo, Jennifer Saunders, Dawn French, Annette Bening, Russell Brand, Ali Fazal, and Letitia Wright with Tom Bateman back as Bouc, baby. Plus Branagh is planning to shoot in 65 mm!

 

The Witches (October 9, 2020)

Adapted from: The Witches by Roald Dahl
Originally published: 1983, Jonathan Cape
Optioned for: Film (ImageMovers)
What it’s about: “Would you know a real witch if you saw one? They don’t ride on broomsticks. They don’t wear black capes or pointy hats. In fact, they don’t look like witches at all. But one thing is certain: A real witch is the most dangerous of all living creatures. So you’d better learn to know one when you see one! The young hero of this award-winning story learns that lesson in a hurry when he encounters a whole gruesome gang of them. He’ll need all his wits about him to foil their wicked scheme—a dastardly plot to rid the world of children forever!” The latest version will take place in 1960s Alabama rather than 1980s England, and the main character will be a Black American child instead of a white British boy.
Status: The film will be directed by Robert Zemeckis, from a script by Zemeckis and Kenya Barris, and will star Anne Hathaway, Octavia Spencer, Stanley Tucci, and Chris Rock.

 

The Eternals (November 6, 2020)

Adapted from: The Eternals by Jack Kirby / Eternals by Neil Gaiman (writer) and John Romita (artist)
Originally published: 1976, Marvel Comics / 2006, Marvel Comics
Optioned for: Film (Marvel Studios)
What it’s about: The Eternals are a race of humans created through experimentation by the alien Celestials, intended to be defenders of Earth against the unstable Deviants (also experiments). Plot details for the film are unclear, but there is some suggestion it may follow the Gaiman miniseries.
Status: Chloe Zhao (The Rider) will direct a cast including Angelina Jolie, Kumail Nanjiani, Richard Madden, Salma Hayek, Lia McHugh, Lauren Ridloff, Brian Tyree Henry, Don Lee, Barry Keoghan, Gemma Chan and Kit Harington.

 

Dune (December 18, 2020)

Adapted from: Dune by Frank Herbert
Originally published: 1965, Chilton Books
Optioned for: Film and Television (Legendary Entertainment)
What it’s about: Dune tells the story of Paul Atreides, whose family accepts stewardship of the desert planet Arrakis, the only source of the coveted “spice” in the universe. After a betrayal, Paul leads a rebellion to restore his family’s control over Arrakis.
Status: Legendary Entertainment has reached an agreement with the Frank Herbert estate in which it has acquired the film and television rights to Dune. The agreement calls for the development and production of possible film and TV projects for a global audience. Brian Herbert has confirmed that Arrival and Blade Runner 2049 director Denis Villeneuve will helm the project. In an early 2018 interview, he said that he was planning at least two films, the first of which is scheduled for November, 2020. The cast is RIDICULOUS, and includes: Timothée Chalamet as Paul Atreides, Rebecca Ferguson as Lady Jessica, Oscar Isaac as Duke Leto Atreides, Josh Brolin as Gurney Halleck, Stellan Skarsgård as Baron Vladimir Harkonnen, Dave Bautista as Glossu Rabban, Zendaya as Chani, David Dastmalchian as Piter De Vries, Charlotte Rampling as Gaius Helen Mohiam, Jason Momoa as Duncan Idaho, Javier Bardem as Stilgar, and Chang Chen as Dr. Wellington Yueh. Let’s just hope there’s a role left for Sting.

 

Chaos Walking (2020)

Adapted from: The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness
Originally published: 2008, Walker Books
Optioned for: Film (Lionsgate)
What it’s about: In a dystopian future where all living creatures can hear each other’s thoughts, the sole boy in a town of men flees with his dog after discovering an awful secret, and comes upon a strangely silent girl.
Status: Doug Liman (Edge of Tomorrow) will direct; both Charlie Kaufman (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind) and Jamie Linden (Money Monster) have taken stabs at adapting the book. The cast includes Tom Holland (Todd Hewitt), Daisy Ridley (Viola Eade), Nick Jonas (Davy Prentiss Jr.), and Mads Mikkelsen (Mayor Prentiss). The film’s release date has been pushed back from March 1, with the new date yet to be announced.

 

Cursed (2020)

Adapted from: Cursed by Thomas Wheeler (writer) and Frank Miller (artist)
Originally published: 2019, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Optioned for: Television (Netflix)
What it’s about: The YA fantasy reimagines the King Arthur legend from the perspective of 16-year-old Nimue, who originally wielded the sword Excalibur and would go on to become the Lady of the Lake.
Status: The novel was published in October, 2019, and 10-episode Netflix series, helmed by Zetna Fuentes (Jessica Jones) is expected to premiere sometime in 2020. 13 Reasons Why’s Katherine Langford will star as Nimue alongside Devon Terrell’s Arthur…and in the ever-expanding Skarsgård Extended Universe, Gustaf Skarsgård (late of Vikings) is on board to play Merlin.

 

The Falcon & The Winter Soldier (2020)

Adapted from: various Marvel Comics (The Falcon created by Stan Lee and Gene Colan, 1969; Bucky Barnes created by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, 1941, and introduced as Winter Soldier by Ed Brubaker and Steve Epting, 2005)
Optioned for: Television (Disney+)
What it’s about: The further adventures of Sam Wilson (Anthony Mackie) and Bucky Barnes (Sebastian Stan).
Status: Premiering sometime in 2020 on Disney’s streaming service, the six-episode series will be released weekly.

 

Invincible (2020)

Adapted from: Invincible by Robert Kirkman (writer), Ryan Ottley (artist), and Cory Walker (artist)
Originally published: 2002, Image Comics
Optioned for: Television (Amazon Studios)
What it’s about: Mark Grayson (Steven Yeun), the teenage son of extraterrestrial superhero Omni-Man (J.K. Simmons), grapples with his manifesting powers. The animated series cast also includes Sandra Oh, Seth Rogen, Gillian Jacobs, Andrew Rannells, Zazie Beetz, Mark Hamill, Walton Goggins, Jason Mantzoukas, and Mae Whitman, among others.
Status: Shortly after the comic book series’ conclusion, Amazon issued a straight-to-series order. The series is expected to premiere in 2020.

 

Stargirl (2020)

Adapted from: Stars and S.T.R.I.P.E. by Geoff Johns (writer) and Lee Moder (artist)
Originally published: 1999, DC Comics
Optioned for: Television (DC Universe)
What it’s about: High schooler Courtney Whitmore bands together with the Justice Society of America to fight villains, past and present.
Status: Announced at SDCC 2018. Brec Bassinger will play Courtney Whitmore, with Luke Wilson as her step-dad Pat Dugan (a former superhero sidekick who comes out of retirement to pilot a giant STRIPE robot and assist Stargirl), and Amy Smart as her mother, Barbara Whitmore. Premieres sometime in early 2020, on DC’s streaming service.

 

Y (2020)

Adapted from: Y: The Last Man by Brian K. Vaughn (writer) and Pia Guerra (artist)
Originally published: 2002, Vertigo
Optioned for: Television (FX)
What it’s about: Brian K. Vaughan’s landmark comic book series examines the fallout of a worldwide plague that wipes out everyone with a Y chromosome, except for aspiring escape artist Yorick and his monkey Ampersand. While the female survivors struggle to rebuild society, several groups target the last man and chase him across the Earth.
Status: Per The Hollywood Reporter, the show has gained a new showrunner in Eliza Clark (Animal Kingdom, The Killing, Extant) who will replace the original team of Aida Croal and Michael Green, who announced their departure on April 15, 2019. Clark has stated her enthusiasm for the project, saying” “A decade ago I devoured the complete Y: The Last Man series cover to cover, imagining how it might take shape on screen…[I]t introduced me to the amazing work of Brian K. Vaughan and Pia Guerra and the complex, fascinating world of Y. I’m thrilled to tell this story and to be working with this immensely talented cast.” The show has already been picked up by FX. Cast includes Barry Keoghan (Yorick), Lashana Lynch (355), Juliana Canfield (Beth), Imogen Poots (Hero), Amber Tamblyn (Mariette Callows), Diane Lane (Jennifer Brown), Marin Ireland (Nora), Timothy Hutton (President Callows), and a CGI Ampersand. During a panel at New York Comic-Con in October 2019, Vaughn referred to the show as “the version that you guys deserve.” Y is expected to premiere in 2020.

 

Shang-Chi and the Legend of The Ten Rings (February 12, 2021)

Adapted from: Various Marvel comics (character created by Steve Englehart and Jim Starlin, 1973)
Optioned for: Film (Marvel Studios)
What it’s about: Shang-Chi, the son of a humanitarian-who-might-actually-be-evil, is raised and trained in martial arts inside a secret compound in China. When his father sends him into the outside world to do his bidding, Shang-Chi confronts the fact that his beloved dad is also known as The Devil’s Doctor. (Deadline points out that the script will be modernized to avoid stereotypes associated with the character.)
Status: Dave Callaham (Wonder Woman 1984, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse 2) will write the script, to be directed by Destin Daniel Crettin (Short Term 12). During Marvel’s 2019 San Diego Comic-Con appearance, Simu Liu was announced for the titular role, with Tony Leung as the Mandarin.Production is scheduled for early 2020.

 

Marvel’s What If? (2021)

Adapted from: What If…? comics series (various writers/artists)
Originally published: 1977, Marvel Comics
Optioned for: Television (Disney+)
What it’s about: Alternate-universe stories from the MCU, narrated by The Watcher (Jeffrey Wright). The first episoe poses the question: what if Peggy Carter took the super soldier serum instead of Steve Rogers?
Status: The animated anthology series is is expected to premiere in mid-2021 on Disney’s streaming service, with 23 episodes that will be released on a weekly schedule. Many MCU actors are expected to reprise their roles in the series; confirmed guests include Hayley Atwell, Chadwick Boseman, Michael Douglas, Karen Gillan, Jeff Goldblum, Chris Hemsworth, Tom Hiddleston, Samuel L. Jackson, Michael B. Jordan, Natalie Portman, Michael Rooker, Paul Rudd, Mark Ruffalo, Sebastian Stan, and Taika Waititi.

 

Nimona (March 5, 2021)

Adapted from: Nimona by Noelle Stevenson (writer/artist)
Originally published: 2015, HarperCollins
Optioned for: Film (20th Century Fox Animation)
What it’s about: “Nimona is an impulsive young shapeshifter with a knack for villainy. Lord Ballister Blackheart is a villain with a vendetta. As sidekick and supervillain, Nimona and Lord Blackheart are about to wreak some serious havoc. Their mission: prove to the kingdom that Sir Ambrosius Goldenloin and his buddies at the Institution of Law Enforcement and Heroics aren’t the heroes everyone thinks they are.”
Status: The animated film’s release date was pushed back following the Disney/Fox merger.

 

The Batman (June 25, 2021)

Adapted from: Various Batman comics (character created by Bob Kane and Bill Finger, 1939)
Optioned for: Film (Warner Bros/DC Films)
What it’s about: The project has been described as an emotional Batman film while still “noir-driven in which Batman is investigating a particular case that takes us out into the world of Gotham.”
Status: Matt Reeves (Cloverfield, War for the Planet of the Apes) took over directing and writing from Affleck. In mid-2018, he gave an update that the script was still in the works. On May 31, 2019, Variety announced that Robert Pattinson would be taking on the role of Batman, with pre-production scheduled for summer 2019. More of the cast came together over fall 2019, with Jeffrey Wright joining as Commissioner Gordon, Zoe Kravitz as Catwoman, and Paul Dano as The Riddler.

 

The Suicide Squad (August 6, 2021)

Adapted from: Various DC Comics (Originally appeared in The Brave and the Bold #25, 1959; revived in Legends #3, 1987)
Optioned for: Film (Warner Bros/DC Films)
What it’s about: No word yet on plot, but Margot Robbie, Jai Courtney, Joel Kinnaman, and Viola Davis are returning, while Will Smith and Jared Leto are not.
Status: James Gunn was hired to write and direct a follow-up to Suicide Squad in October 2018. The film has since been re-titled The Suicide Squad, and is explicitly not a sequel to the first film. The cast was finalized in September 2019, and includes: Idris Elba, Margot Robbie, John Cena, Jai Courtney, Joel Kinnaman, Pete Davidson, Storm Reid, Taika Waititi, David Dastmalchian, Peter Capaldi, Steve Agee, and Viola Davis, alont with usual-James-Gunn-suspects Nathan Fillion, Michael Rooker, and Sean Gunn. Idris Elba was initially rumored to be replacing Will Smith, but he will instead be playing a new character, thus leaving the door open for Smith’s Deadshot to return in a later installment. Filming began on September 20, 2019.

 

Thor: Love and Thunder (November 5, 2021)

Adapted from: Various Thor comics (character created by Stan Lee, Larry Leiber, and Jack Kirby, 1962)
Optioned for: Film (Marvel Studios)
What it’s about: No specific plot details available yet, but Jane Foster (Natalie Portman) will be taking over the role of Thor, weilding Mjolnir and everything. This may suggest an adaptation of the recent Thor comics run by Jason Aaron and artist Russell Dauterman.
Status: Taika Waititi is back to direct. Waititi will also reprise his role as Korg, starring alongside Chris Hemsworth (Thor), Natalie Portman (Jane Foster) and Tessa Thompson (Valkyrie). Producer Kevin Feige confirmed that Valkyrie will be the MCU’s first openly queer superhero. The film is slated for release on November 5, 2021.

 

Fantastic Beasts 3 (November 12, 2021)

Adapted from: Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them by J.K. Rowling
Originally published: 2001, Bloomsbury (UK) / Arthur A. Levine/Scholastic (U.S.)
Optioned for: Film (Warner Bros.)
What it’s about: The next installment in the Fantastic Beasts franchise, following 2018’s Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald.
Status: Production is expected to begin in spring 2020.

 

Wicked (December 22, 2021)

Adapted from: Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West by Gregory Maguire
Originally published: 1996, HarperCollins
Optioned for: Film (Universal Pictures)
What it’s about: Maguire’s political and ethical commentary is a revisionist take on the Wicked Witch’s life—reimagining her as Elphaba, the misunderstood, green-skinned girl who befriends another witch-to-be, Galinda, at Shiz University and stumbles upon corruption in the Emerald City.
Status: Technically, the movie is adapting the beloved Broadway musical Wicked, with music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz and book by Winnie Holtzmann. But since their show was inspired by Maguire’s book, we’re counting it. The two are working on a screenplay, with Schwartz teasing at least two new songs. Stephen Daldry (Billy Elliot) will direct, with Marc Platt (Into the Woods) producing.

 

Loki (2021)

Adapted from: various Marvel Comics (character created by Stan Lee, Larry Lieber, and Jack Kirby, 1962)
Optioned for: Television (Disney+)
What it’s about: The further misadventures of Loki (Tom Hiddleston).
Status: Premiering sometime in spring 2021 on Disney’s streaming service. Rick & Morty writer Michael Waldron has come onboard to write and executive produce.

 

WandaVision (2021)

Adapted from: various Marvel Comics (Scarlet Witch created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, 1964; The Vision created by Roy Thomas, Stan Lee, and John Buscema, 1968)
Optioned for: Television (Disney+)
What it’s about: The further adventures, romantic and otherwise, of Wanda/Scarlet Witch (Elizabeth Olsen) and Vision (Paul Bettany). According to Olsen, the series seems to be set in the 1950s.
Status: Jac Schaeffer (Captain Marvel, TiMER) will serve as showrunner. Premiering sometime in 2021 on Disney’s streaming service. And if IMDB is to be believed, the cast includes a fascinating grab bag of supporting characters, including Emily Van Camp’s Sharon Carter, Teyonah Parris’ Monica Rambeau, and our actual low-key favorite Marvel character, Kat Dennings’ Darcy Lewis.

 

Hawkeye (2021)

Adapted from: various Marvel Comics (Clint Barton created by Stan Lee and Don Heck, 1964; Kate Bishop created by Allan Heinberg and Jim Cheung, 2005)
Optioned for: Television (Disney+)
What it’s about: No specific plot details available, but rumor has it the series is about Clint passing on the torch, er, bow to other Hawkeye, Kate Bishop. The series logo and title sequence suggest ties to the Hawkeye comic series run by Matt Fraction and David Aja.
Status: Jeremy Renner is currently confirmed to repise the role of Clint Barton. Hailee Steinfeld is reportedly in talks to play Kate Bishop, but as of November 2019, the casting is still uncomfirmed. The series is expected to premiere in the Fall of 2021.

 

Black Panther 2 (May 6, 2022)

Adapted from: various Marvel comics (character created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, 1966)
Optioned for: Film (Marvel Studios)
What it’s about: “We have ideas and a pretty solid direction on where we want to head with the second one,” Kevin Feige told Entertainment Weekly when confirming the sequel in early 2018.
Status: Writer-director Ryan Coogler has signed on to return for the sequel. Actors Chadwick Boseman (T’Challa), Letitia Wright (Shuri), Danai Gurira (Okoye), and martin Freeman (Everett Ross) are expected to return. Freeman revealed that filming is expected to begin in 2021, and the studio announced a release date of May 6, 2022.

 

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (TBD)

Adapted from: various Marvel comics (series created by Stan Lee, Arnold Drake, and Roy Thomas, 1969)
Optioned for: Film (Marvel Studios/Walt Disney Studios)
What it’s about: The further adventures of the Guardians of the Galaxy, although it’s unclear how the movie would fit in with the events of Avengers: Infinity War.
Status: James Gunn was re-hired to the project in March 2019, but now the Guardians will have to wait for Gunn to finish The Suicide Squad before they return. Gunn has confirmed that GOTG3 will take place after Thor: Love and Thunder.

 

New Warriors (TBD)

Adapted from: New Warriors by Tom DeFalco (writer) and Ron Frenz (artist)
Originally published: 1989, Marvel Comics
Optioned for: Television (Marvel Television/TBD)
What it’s about: “New Warriors centers around six young people struggling to make a difference and learn how to harness their powers … Not quite super, not yet heroes, Marvel’s New Warriors is about that time in your life when you first enter adulthood and feel like you can do everything and nothing at once—except in this world, bad guys can be as terrifying as bad dates.”
Status: Kevin Biegel (Cougar Town, Enlisted) will serve as showrunner and lead writer. Milana Vayntrub will play Unbeatable Squirrel Girl! The series was expected to premiere sometime in 2018, but it’s been looking for a network since Freeform passed on it, and as it has not been added to the Disney+ lineup, things are not looking too good for the show. However, there hasn’t been an official cancellation, so it’s staying on this list until we have to remove it.

 

October Faction (TBD)

Adapted from: October Faction by Steve Niles (writer) and Damien Worm (artist)
Originally published: 2014, IDW Publishing
Optioned for: Television (Netflix/IDW Entertainment)
What it’s about: “Meet the Allan family: Fredrick, his wife Deloris, and their two children Geoff and Vivian. As Fredrick works to put his monster hunting days behind him, his two kids insist on joining the family business. But ghosts from the past refuse to stay dead and conspiring forces lurk in the shadows.”
Status: Damian Kindler (Sleepy Hollow, Krypton) is creator, executive producer, and showrunner. Netflix has ordered 10 episodes, but no official word on the premiere date.

 

The Three-Body Problem: I (TBD)

Adapted from: The Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu (translated by Ken Liu)
Originally published: 2006, Chongqing Press
Optioned for: Television (Youzu Pictures)
What it’s about: During China’s Cultural Revolution, a secret military program sends signals into space to initiate first contact with aliens. Years later, a physicist uses the virtual reality video game Three-Body to discover a secret organization and uncover what the aliens might actually want from Earth.
Status: Per CX Live, Yoozu Pictures, is developing a 24-episode animated adaptation of his Remembrance of Earth’s Past trilogy, titled The Three-Body Problem after the first book, with production set to begin in September 2019. This comes after the attempted film adaptation (which Amazon was interested in picking up at one point) didn’t live up to expectations. While we wait for it, check out the stunning stage adaptation of the novel!

 

The Wheel of Time (TBD)

Adapted from: The Wheel of Time by Robert Jordan
Originally published: 1990, Tor Books
Optioned for: Television (Amazon Studios/Sony Pictures Television)
What it’s about: The Hollywood Reporter describes the series: “Set in a sprawling world where magic exists but can only be used by women, the story follows Moiraine, a member of the shadowy and influential all-female organization the Aes Sedai, as she embarks on a dangerous journey with five young men and women. Moiraine’s interest in these five lies in the fact that she believes one of them might be the reincarnation of an incredibly powerful individual who prophecies say will either save humanity or destroy it.”
Status: In early 2015, a baffling Wheel of Time “pilot” appeared online. Harriet McDougal, the late author’s wife and CEO of the Bandersnatch Group (to whom the movie and TV rights reverted back to in February 2015), released a statement clarifying that the pilot was neither seen nor approved by the Jordan estate. In April 2016, McDougal announced that legal issues had been resolved and “WoT will become a cutting edge TV Series.” A year later came the announcement that Sony Pictures Television would adapt the epic fantasy series alongside Red Eagle Entertainment and Radar Pictures, with Rafe Judkins (Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Hemlock Grove, Chuck) serving as showrunner. In mid-2018, Amazon Studios head Jennifer Salke confirmed that the streaming service was developing the TV series; later that year, Amazon gave a full series order. Rosamund Pike’s casting as Moiraine was announced on June 19, 2019. More of the cast was announced later in the summer, and since then they’ve shared a group photo and short video of a table read! No word on an official premiere date, but Judkins indicated that the writers are already working on season two. While we wait for the series, jump in with our read-along of the books!

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IN THE WORKS

 

100 Bullets by Brian Azzarello (writer) and Eduardo Risso (artist)

Originally published: 1999-2009, Vertigo Comics
Optioned for: Film (New Line Cinema)
What it’s about: In Brian Azzarello and Eduardo Risso’s noiry, pulpy comic book series, the mysterious Agent Graves approaches people with a gun, the identity of the person who ruined their lives, and a hundred rounds of untraceable ammunition.
Status: Tom Hardy is on board to produce and potentially star in the movie adaptation.

 

143, from Uncanny X-Men #143 by Chris Claremont (writer) and John Byrne (artist)

Originally published: 1981, Marvel Comics
Optioned for: Film (20th Century Fox)
What it’s about: The project’s current code name is a nod to one of the first issues in which Kitty Pryde appeared, leading many to believe that even if the spinoff doesn’t specifically adapt that comic, it will nonetheless focus on the young, wall-phasing mutant.
Status: Deadpool director Tim Miller and X-Men comic book writer Brian Michael Bendis are teaming up for the spinoff. Fate unclear following the Disney/Fox merger.

 

3001: The Final Odyssey by Arthur C. Clarke

Originally published: 1997, Del Rey
Optioned for: Television (Syfy)
What it’s about: In 2014, Syfy announced that it would develop a miniseries based on Clarke’s fourth and final Odyssey book, which wraps up the loose ends from 2001: A Space Odyssey.
Status: No update since 3001 was included ona 2016 list of in-production shows, and Syfy seems concerned with plenty of other projects (many of which are adaptations).

 

Aleister Arcane by Steve Niles (writer) and Breehn Burns (artist)

Originally published: 2004, IDW Publishing
Optioned for: Film (Amblin Entertainment)
What it’s about: Weatherman-turned-late-night TV horror show host Aleister Arcane (a.k.a. Green) gets a kick out of airing gory little skits, until the local sponsors in his hometown of Jackson, OK, shut him down. But when a tragic incident gets him taken off the air and forced into early retirement, the local kids realize that Aleister Arcane has laid a curse upon their town.
Status: As of summer 2016, Eli Roth was set to team with Jim Carrey (who will star and produce) to adapt Niles’ series. Jon Croker (The Woman in Black 2: Angel of Death) will write the screenplay with David Hoberman and Todd Lieberman.

 

All Our Wrong Todays by Elan Mastai

Originally published: 2017, Penguin Publishing Group
Optioned for: Film (Paramount/Pascal Pictures)
What it’s about: Mastai pitched the alternate-universe novel as Kurt Vonnegut trying to tell The Time Traveler’s Wife with the narrative voice of Jonathan Tropper: A man from a utopian AU falls into the very real 2015 and must decide whether he wants to return to his time or try to establish a life in this new reality.
Status: Amy Pascal nabbed the film rights at the 2015 Frankfurt Book Fair. Mastai will write the script for the adaptation and executive produce. As of May, 2019, Pascal Pictures’ has moved from Sony to Universal, but there have been no updates on the status of this project.

 

Amulet by Kazu Kibuishi

Originally published: 2008, Scholastic
Optioned for: Film (20th Century Fox)
What it’s about: Kibuishi’s ongoing graphic novel series (which won the American Library Association’s Best Book for Young Adults in 2008) follows siblings Emily and Navin through a portal into a fantasy world filled with giant robots and man-eating demons. Led by the talking rabbit Miskit, Em (wearing the eponymous amulet) and Navin search for their missing mother.
Status: 20th Century Fox is looking to develop the series into a potential film franchise. Aron Coleite (co-executive producer of the Star Trek TV series) will write the screenplay.

 

Analog by Gerry Duggan (writer) and David O’Sullivan (artist)

Originally published: 2018, Image Comics
Optioned for: Film (Lionsgate)
What it’s about: Five years from now, security on the Internet is a thing of the past. Instead, “Ledger Men” like Jack McGinnis carry secrets around in bloody briefcases, putting their lives on the line. But Gerry had something to do with the crisis that brought the Internet down in the first place…
Status: John Wick director Chad Stahelski and Colony co-creator Ryan Condal will adapt the comic.

 

Anna Dressed in Blood by Kendare Blake

Originally published: 2011, Tor Teen
Optioned for: Film (Fickle Fish Productions)
What it’s about: Ghost hunter Cas (Cameron Monaghan) is surprised when Anna Dressed in Blood (Maddie Hasson), a ghost known for killing anyone who sets foot in the abandoned Victorian she calls home, decides to spare his life. As he investigates her curse, these opposites grow closer.
Status: Twilight author Stephenie Meyer will produce, with music video director Trish Sie helming a script from Allison Wood. Maddie Hasson (Twisted) and Cameron Monaghan (Shameless) have signed on to lead the cast.

 

Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie

Originally published: 2014, Orbit Books
Optioned for: TBD
What it’s about: Breq used to be the spaceship Justice of Toren, controlling countless ancillary soldiers, before an accident fragmented her. Now, in a single form, she is returning to the Imperial Radch to confront its ruler, Anaander Mianaai.
Status: In 2014, Ann Leckie shared the exciting news that Ancillary Justice had been optioned for television. Fabrik and Fox Television Studios (who have between them worked on The Killing, Burn Notice, and The Americans, among other series) are interested, especially in terms of dealing with the series’ depictions of gender and race. At NYCC 2017, when asked about the possibility of the book being adapted to other mediums, Leckie mentioned that the first TV option had lapsed but that “[t]here is currently another option on the table, and I can’t say anything more about that, but it’s very exciting. […] While the option persists, I can’t pursue things like audio dramas or board games.” As of November, 2019, there had been no further announcements.

 

Animal Farm by George Orwell

Originally published: 1945, Secker and Warburg
Optioned for: Film (Netflix)
What it’s about: The animal inhabitants of a farm revolt against their human owners, but a pig named Napoleon twists the rebellion to his own purposes.
Status: Andy Serkis will direct the motion-capture adaptation, with Matt Reeves (War for the Planet of the Apes) among the producers.

 

Anyone by Charles Soule

Originally published: 2019, Harper Perennial
Optioned for: Television (NBCUniversal’s Carnival Films)
What it’s about: A scientist who is researching a treatment for Alzheimer’s inadvertently inhabits her husband’s body during an experiement, which leads to new technology which is quickly exploited on the black market.
Status: Soule will adapt his own novel for TV, along with Carnival Films’ Gareth Neame, Nigel Marchant, and Joanna Strevens.

 

Armada by Ernest Cline

Originally published: 2015, Crown/Archetype
Optioned for: Film (Universal Pictures)
What it’s about: Dreaming of a major event to change his humdrum life, Zack Lightman escapes into Armada, a flight simulator video game. Then one day, the flying saucers appear… as if straight out of Armada itself.
Status: Universal had optioned the rights in 2012, with Cline writing a screenplay. Following the release of the Ready Player One movie in 2018, Universal has moved forward on the adaptation, hiring Dan Mazeau (Wrath of the Titans, Van Helsing) to write a new draft. Cline will remain a collaborator.

 

Artemis by Andy Weir

Originally published: 2017, Crown
Optioned for: Film (20th Century Fox)
What it’s about: Jasmine Bashara is an occasional smuggler on Artemis, the first and only city on the Moon. But when Jazz gets the chance to commit the perfect crime, she instead stumbles into the middle of a conspiracy for control of Artemis.
Status: 20th Century Fox acquired the movie rights to the novel months before publication. The Martian producers Simon Kinberg and Aditya Sood are onboard for the adaptation, with Phil Lord and Chris Miller directing. A script has been written by Geneva Robertson-Dworet (late of Captain Marvel and Tomb Raider), and in April 2019 The Observer quoted a casting notice for main character Jazz Bashara that was rumored to be circulating.

 

Aru Shah and the End of Time by Roshani Chokshi

Originally published: 2018, Disney Press
Optioned for: Film (Paramount Pictures)
What it’s about: Twelve-year-old Aru Shah regularly makes up lies to brighten her mundane life, but she never imagines that when she lights the supposedly cursed Lamp of Bharata, that she’ll freeze everyone she loves in time and unleash the Sleeper demon. To save the day, she’ll have to find the reincarnations of the five Pandava brothers from the epic poem the Mahabharata and journey through the Kingdom of Death.
Status: Paramount won the bidding rights to create a movie franchise that Deadline describes as “a cross between Wizard of Oz and Coco, with a touch of Night at the Museum.” Karen Rosenfelt (Twilight Saga; Percy Jackson) will produce.

 

Astro City by Kurt Busiek (writer), Brent Anderson (artist), and Alex Ross (artist)

Originally published: 1995, Image Comics
Optioned for: Television (Fremantle Media)
What it’s about: The series includes at least 16 standalone story arcs featuring over 2,000 original characters—the residents of Astro City, a mid-sized American city that boasts the largest number of superheroes and villains of any one place on the planet. Both regular people and “all-too-human superhumans” grapple with crime, justice, and life-altering events.
Status: Fremantle Media, the producers behind American Gods, will bring this adaptation to television. While DC Comics currently publishes the series, Busiek retains the rights (as Deadline points out), so don’t expect this serie...

By bomdesignz
If the earth was flat, cats would have pushed everything off it by now.

The Watch has found its Lord Vetinari! BBC America has announced the latest batch of casting updates for its Terry Pratchett adaptation, and Anna Chancellor will be playing the Lord Patrician of Ankh-Morpork.

In a statement to BBC America, Chancellor gave a preview of her take on the character: “With the combining characteristics of Dracula and Elvis – Lord Vetinari has sprung to life in the most alarmingly joyful way,” she said.

Lord Vetinari isn’t the only character with gender-neutral casting. Chancellor will  also be joined by Ingrid Oliver (Doctor Who) as Doctor Cruces, head of the Assassins Guild, Ruth Madeley (The Rook) as wily merchant Claude Maximillian Overton Transpire Dibbler aka Cut-Me-Own-Throat Dibbler aka Throat, and Bianca Simone Mannie (Homeland) as Lupine Wonse, the ambitious secretary to Lord Vetinari.  Meanwhile, James Fleet (Outlander) will take on the role of the Archchancellor, head of the Unseen University school for wizards, and Hakeem Kae-Kazim (Dynasty) will play Vimes’ mentor Captain John Keel.

Previously, it was revealed that Sam Vimes, commander of the City Watch, will be played by Richard Dormer (Game of Thrones), with newcomer Adam Hugill as the dwarf-raised, 6′ 6” City Watch ingenue Carrot Ironfoundersson. Other cast members include Sam Adewunmi (Doctor Who) as the villain Carcer Dun, Marama Corlette (The City and The City) as the Carrot-training Corporal Angua, Jo Eaton-Kent (The Romanoffs) as the non-binary forensics expert Constable Cheery, and Lara Rossi (Robin Hood) as the vigilante Lady Sybil Ramkin.

According to Deadline, the eight-episode season of The Watch begins filming in Cape Town, South Africa at the end of November and is set to air in 2020. BBC America also announced Brian Kelly (Outlander) and Emma Sullivan (Doctor Who) as the new directors who will be joining Craig Viveiros (Agatha Christie’s And Then There Were None.)

Amazon’s upcoming Middle-earth series is still years away from debuting on the company’s streaming service, but it’s already granted the series an early second season renewal, according to Deadline.

The news isn’t a huge surprise: when Amazon initially acquired the rights to the series, it was for multiple seasons, as well as a potential spinoff series. The show is expected to be set in the Second Age of Middle-earth, prior to the events of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. The show’s social media accounts have hinted that the series will focus on the fall of Númenor, and the War of the Last Alliance. That’s a lot of territory to cover, and the show’s writers have their work cut out for them.

Deadline reports that the Amazon has reassembled its writers’ room to begin the work of plotting out the show’s second season, and that director J.A. Bayona will shoot the first two episodes before the production goes on an extended, 4-5 month production hiatus.

“The road goes ever on and on.” #LOTRonPrime https://t.co/ELdcU0n17p

— The Lord of the Rings on Prime (@LOTRonPrime) November 19, 2019

“The writing team of the series, led by showrunners and executive producers J.D. Payne and Patrick McKay,” Deadline writes, “will use the time to map out and write the bulk of Season 2 scripts.” The idea here is that the production team will evaluate the first couple of episodes and take stock, and then move on to shoot the rest of Season 1 and potentially Season 2. Deadline notes that shooting the two seasons back-to-back could mean a shorter wait between seasons for fans.

Amazon hasn’t announced when the series will debut, but production is set to begin soon in New Zealand.

 

Replik på Maggans briljanta inlägg om ketoner – In och läs!

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Skiss över ketonkemi

Maggan skrev ett inlägg om de olika vägarna in i ketos och dess effekt på humör, mående och viktminskning. Ketos är nämligen ganska lätt att uppnå genom till exempel fasta eller intensiv cardio. När glykogenet är slut börjar kroppen producera ketoner för att överleva och är man riktigt vältränad kan man gå in i ketos på ett par timmar. Det blir dessutom lättare och lättare ju fler gånger man gör det, och till sist går kroppen obemärkt in i ketos.

Skitbra va? 

Både ja och nej. Det är ett finurligt system men det betyder inte att du är ketoadapterad och du kommer inte heller få ketosens alla fördelar. Maggan beskriver det som svältketos och i det här tillståndet får man stort utslag på både utandnings- och urinketoner. Det beror på att kroppen inte använder ketonerna optimalt så vi andas ut och kissar ut en hel del av dem.

Ketos vid ketoadaption

Skillnaden mellan den nyss beskrivna ketosen och att vara ketoadapterad är att kroppen använder blodketonerna som substrat i mitokondriens energimetabolism. Musklerna inklusive hjärtat använder gärna fettsyror som energi, och det är vetenskapligt bevisat att hjärtat blir 25-30% effektivare om den får tillgång till blodketoner. Dels kräver hjärtat mindre energi, och dels går puls och blodtryck ned för att blodketonerna dämpar det sympatiska nervsystemet (fight and flight) samt verkar antiinflammatoriskt och anti-oxidativt.

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Hjärnan kan tyvärr inte använda fettsyror, den gillar socker men som tur är gillar den också ketoner väldigt mycket. Den gillar ketoner mer än den gillar socker, och det är dokumenterat i flera studier att ketoner i hjärnan håller den ung genom att dämpa oxidativ stress, dämpa glukosmetabolismen och ge ett stabilare jonflöde genom synapserna. Det är därför ketos är så bra för fokus och en naturlig medicin mot ADD/ADHD, samt såklart epilepsi.

Skillnad på ketos och ketos

Maggan frågar i sitt inlägg hur hon kan uppleva så stor skillnad på samma fenomen – ketos. Hur kan det spela roll om man “svälter” sig in i ketos respektive äter sig in i ketos?

Svaret är att en ketoadapterad kropp som använder blodketoner effektivt inte svälter det minsta, utan har ett stabilt flöde av en fantastisk liten energimolekyl med organskyddande egenskaper!

Detta märker man på att man inte alls blir stirrig eller “hög” av sin ketos utan lugn, stabil och fokuserad. Man sover bra och blir hungrig på ungefär samma tider varje dag. Man blir varm och toalettbesöken blir regelbundna. Blodsockret sjunker oftast till en bra bit under 5 mmol/l för att glukosbehovet är kraftigt reducerat. I det här tillståndet får man ketosens alla läkande effekter och kan reversera många kroniska sjukdomar som typ 2 diabetes, insulinresistens, PCOS osv.

Stressa inte ketosen

När du bara jagar efter viktminskning och ska in i ketos till vilket pris som helst – drar ned kolhydraterna till ett minimum, drar ned kalorierna, tränar, fastar, svälter, då kan du få symptom som håravfall, utebliven viktminskning och sömnproblem. Jag skrev boken KETO – den kompletta boken om ketogen kost för att få människor att förstå varför långsikt ketoadaptering är överlägset, och hur man gör för att uppnå det.

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Det här med att äta regelbundet och äta 200g fett per dag eller mer är det största mentala hindret många har för att lyckas. Dagligen får jag frågor om hur i allsindar man ska få i sig så mycket fett, och varje dag får jag frågor från kvinnor om varför de inte kommer in i ketos, varför de inte går ned i vikt och varför de börjar tappa hår på “keto”.

Massa ketoner i blodet, inte mycket rest över till urinen

Saxat från Maggan.
Modellen vi båda följer och trivs bäst med: 

Jag experimenterade med långa fastor under ett par månader från april till september, och sen slutade jag fasta och började med modellen ovan igen. Igår ställde jag mig på en våg och noterade att jag tappat ett gäng kilon, vilket är väldigt mycket för mig, nästan för mycket men det intressanta är att de inte tappades under fastorna utan av modellen ovan. Magrutorna är tillbaka och på grund av senaste veckornas resande (Stockholm, Linköping, Norge, London och Berlin) har jag definitivt inte tränat för dem!

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Hjärtsjukdom och Cancer – de två största livsstilssjukdomarna 

Majoriteten av alla som drabbas av hjärtsjukdom hade kunnat undvika det med rätt livsstil. Vi vet att urinvånare som fortfarande lever helt naturligt inte får hål i tänderna, demenssjukdomar eller diabetes och att cancer och hjärtsjukdom är ytterst ovanligt, nästan obefintligt. Låt oss bena ut varför någon får en hjärtsjukdom!

“Det onda kolesterolet”

LDL och HDL är lipoproteiner som transporterar kolesterol i kroppen. Kolesterol är en typ av fettmolekyl som är en livsnödvändig strukturell komponent i alla djurs cellmembran. Det är också grundsubstans till alla våra steroidhormoner (könshormoner), samt galla och D-vitamin. Så fort en cell skadas åker LDL dit och levererar lite kolesterol, men binjurar, äggstockar och testiklar behöver kolesterol hela tiden för sin hormonproduktion. Enkelt sagt kan man säga att LDL levererar kolesterolet ut i kroppens vävnader och HDL för det tillbaka till levern för nedbrytning, även om båda molekylerna är viktiga för kolesterolleveransen.

Som du förstår finns det inget “ont” kolesterol utan båda behövs för fungerande kolesterolmetabolism.

Varför du har högt kolesterol

Cellmembran: 1 & 4 är fett och 7 är kolesterol. Resten är protein.  

Jag får väldigt mycket frågor kring “högt kolesterol” och grejen är att när du mäter ditt kolesterol så får du en ögonblicksbild av det. Ditt kolesterol ökar om du är sjuk, stressad eller tränar väldigt mycket. Så fort din kropp behöver bygga grejer, behöver den mer kolesterol och reglerar upp produktionen. För att få ett korrekt värde behöver du därför mäta ditt kolesterol flera gånger under en period, för det fluktuerar väldigt mycket!

Om du äter mycket kolesterol kan det också påverka blodnivåerna, som att du plötsligt börjar äta mycket kött och ägg. Det är helt naturligt och brukar normaliseras igen.

Vad som händer vid lågt kolesterol

Att ta ned kolesterolet ger mindre byggmaterial till cellerna och givetvis också könshormonerna. Det är därför kolesterolsänkande medicin är autobahn mot ökat åldrande.

Varför man får hjärtsjukdom

Så varför får man då hjärtsjukdom? Är det inte kolesterolet som är för högt och proppar igen kärlen? Det går för det första utmärkt att drabbas av hjärtsjukdom även med lågt kolesterol. Faktum är att personer med lågt kolesterol är överrepresenterade bland de som kommer in akut för stroke. Ateroskleros innebär förträngningar i aorta och hjärtats kranskärl och är ett multifaktoriellt tillstånd som leder till tjockare och mindre elastiska artärväggar. Grunden är skador på dessa kärlväggar ofta till följd av kroniskt högt blodsocker, rökning, långvarigt högt blodtryck eller kronisk inflammation. Då transporterar LDL kolesterol dit för att laga skadorna, på grund av ökade inflammationsnivåer drar detta till sig immunförsvarets uppmärksamhet som börjar attackera lagningen.

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Makrofager är immunförsvarets storätare som äter upp bakterier och virus, och dessa går loss på kolesterolet i kärlväggen och bildar en skumcell som ökar förträngningen.

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Att minska nivåerna av serumkolesterol har ingen effekt på dessa skumceller. Det leder mest till mindre byggmaterial i kroppen.

Undvik hjärtsjukdom i 5 steg

• Ät inte socker och se till att ditt långtidssocker (hba1c) är lågt. Runt 30 är riktigt bra.
• Var uppmärksam på kroppens signaler och mota bort kroniska inflammationer på tidigt stadium genom att förbättra din livsstil
• Undvik vegetabiliska fetter till varje pris. De används annars i cellmembranens konstruktion där de är stela och dysfunktionella jämfört med naturliga fetter från ägg, kött och fisk
• Ta hand om din tarmflora och dina tarmar för där sitter större delen av ditt immunförsvar
• Undvik alkohol och hitta ett sätt att röra på dig på dig som du gillar, utan att överdriva för då ökar risken för inflammation och hjärtsjukdom.

5 relevanta tester för att utröna risken för hjärtsjukdom

1. HBA1C – långtidssocker, avgör hur försockrade dina kärl är
2. Intermedia tjocklek (tjockleken på carotis, dina halskärl) – mäts med ultraljud
3. Pulsvågshastighet – mäter dina kärls elasticitet
4. Homocysteinvärdet – Över 15 är en varningssignal
5. Calciumscore – datortomografiröntgen för att räkna plack rent visuellt

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Detta kommer att ge dig en mycket tydligare bild över dina riskfaktorer snarare än vad ditt kolesterol för dagen är. Extra tramsigt tycker jag att det är att det förskrivs kolesterolsänkande medicin när HDL och LDL är lite, lite skeva eller bara något förhöjda. Det kan ju vara på grund av en begynnande förkylning eller veckans träning eller vad som helst!

Bra review-artikel om ämnet Lack of an association or an inverse association between low-density-lipoprotein cholesterol and mortality in the elderly: a systematic review

Min bok om att dämpa inflammation (köplänk!)

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MGM has announced that its Stargate-focused streaming service Stargate Command will shut the iris for the last time later this year, and that much of its original content will migrate over to YouTube.

In a statement, the site’s staff say that the “past two years have been a joy,” and that in that time, “we’ve learned that while you’ve supported our platform and mission, you prefer to engage with the franchise and fellow fans on communities where you already are: Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube.” That transition will start on December 31st, and the original content will migrate over sometime in 2020.

Accordingly, the site will shift some of its original video content over to its YouTube channel, which the site has used to stream free episodes, interviews, and other content.

MGM announced Stargate Command at San Diego Comic Con in 2017, along with an original Stargate series, Stargate: Origins. The platform was designed as a one-stop-shop for all things Stargate. It hosted each episode from the three TV shows, as well as the original feature film, spinoff films, and original, behind the scenes content, all for $20 a year.

The site was an interesting experiment while it lasted. There is intense pressure within the consumer marketplace for streaming services, with heavy hitters like Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime, Apple TV + (launching today), and Disney + (launching later this month). Stargate Command provided an incredibly narrow focus: one single franchise. The platform never really expanded beyond that fan base, although there had been some talks about bringing in Syfy’s space opera series Dark Matter after it was canceled, but that never came to fruition.

On his blog, Stargate showrunner and producer Joseph Mallozzi had some thoughts: “Respectfully, cost and accessibility were two of the biggest concerns I heard fans express regarding the site. Either they were interested but couldn’t afford it, or they were interested but unable to stream it in their region.” He praised the site’s staff for opening up the exclusive content on YouTube, and noted that this doesn’t mean the end for the franchise: “Of course the question on everyone’s mind is – how does this affect the Stargate franchise? Bottom Line: it doesn’t.”

Stargate is one of MGM’s flagship assets, its most popular television franchise, and, as I’ve been saying for a while now, it’s not a matter of IF we get a new Stargate series, but WHEN.

The site was fun while it lasted: a good way to binge on the entire franchise, and we got a short original series out of it. Hopefully, the episodes will find their way to another streaming service before too much longer.

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Stress och press är viktigt!

“Ta det lugnt”, “Vila lite nu”, “Se upp så du inte bränner ut dig” är kommentarer jag har fått de senaste 15 åren och det har alltid provocerat mig lika mycket. Vadå ta det lugnt? Det är ju det värsta som finns! Att “vila” stressar mig något oerhört och jag skulle aldrig kunna “bara vara” eller “göra inget”. Det finns inte på kartan i min värld. Nu har jag dock lärt mig att rätt nivå av stress är viktigt, och att det är olika för olika personer men också i olika perioder i livet.

Rätt nivå av press & stress

Om du känner dig deprimerad, bitter och stagnerad brukar det vara ett tecken på att nivån är för låg. För lite “stress” i form av utmaningar och nya spännande saker. Om du känner dig orolig, nervös och har mycket ångest brukar det vara ett tecken på för mycket stress, eller att du inte har kontroll över allting som ska göras. Det är övermäktigt eller överväldigande.

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Det är också viktigt att vi utmanar oss med rätt saker, att bara ha mycket för sig räcker inte. Det ska vara givande och utvecklande också – och det ska leda någonstans! Jag upplever att ökad medvetenhet kring vad jag vill göra ger mer rätt nivå för mig, för då kan jag säga ja när jag menar ja och nej när jag menar nej. Just nu pågår ett projekt att eliminera projekt som inte ger mig något, så att jag kan göra mer rätt saker. En stor fälla som leder till onödig press är att göra det man tror förväntas av en, ta på sig saker för att vara “duktig” eller schysst men som man egentligen inte alls har lust med. Bort med allt sånt, det är bara toxiskt!

Långsiktig stresshantering

Det har gått upp för mig att för att hålla länge behövs en långsiktig strategi för att hantera stress och att min nuvarande obefintliga strategi inte duger. Jag kan pressa hårt och prestera på topp men gör samtidigt ofta avkall på sömn och rutiner som gör att jag krashar efteråt. Nya modellen är dels att prioritera rutinerna (sömnrutin, träning, meditation, dagbok, bra mat osv) och aktivt säga nej till saker som tar för mycket energi, eller på annat sätt inte ger något. Sålla hårdare helt enkelt!

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Rätt nivå av stress är grymt och inget att vara rädd för. Jag tror att många behöver (mycket) mer press än de inser och skulle behöva pusha sig själva utanför komfortzonen för att få en mer belönande tillvaro. Det är inget farligt och kommer inte leda till utbrändhet så länge man kommer ihåg sömn och återhämtning samt att ta kontrollen över det som ska utföras. “Ha sitt eget pensum” som min professor säger, alltså ha sin egen agenda som man utför för sin egen skull, och bibehåller känslan av kontroll!

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En oroväckande måltid?

Jag har faktiskt aldrig fått en orolig fråga kring till exempel Barbells proteinbars, lösgodis, Marabouchoklad, kanelbullar, propud eller processad färdigmat. Det är aldrig någon som oroligt frågat mig hur många proteinbars som är okej att äta i veckan. Däremot har jag fått många oroliga kommentarer kring ägg, norsk odlad lax, bacon och feta köttbitar. Det är som att det finns en skräck kring vanlig mat och totala skygglappar för syntetisk och processad mat.

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Det är helt klart hälsosammare att äta norsk, odlad lax och Eldorado-bacon varje dag i veckan än att äta proteinbars, kanelbullar och lösgodis. Det känns som att många glömmer att socker och vegetabiliska oljor är många gånger värre för hälsan. Det är därför jag inte har något problem med att äta kött och fisk av sämre kvalité för jag äter ändå (nästan) aldrig något annat dåligt. Socker, mjöl, processade livsmedel hålls till ett minimum hemma hos mig, så det är ingen idé att överdriva nojjan kring matens kvalité när vi bor i Sverige. Jag köper lite gårdskött (från Orust och Lilla Edet) när jag har möjlighet, och det blir allt oftare, men det blir också Lidl och billigare varianter. Lidl säljer för övrigt Gröna Gårdar!

Alkohol, socker & utebliven träning ett större problem

Jag får heller aldrig någon fråga kring alkohol, det är många som dricker vin till maten flera gånger i veckan eller öl varje helg. Även det är skadligare för kroppen än att Eldorado-bacon. Bilden av vad som är nyttigt är helt skevt. Likaså det här med att “vila sig frisk”, “vila sig i form” eller vad många nu håller på med. Träning är en friskfaktor. Inte neurotisk, kompensatorisk cardio såklart utan rörelse – yoga, simning, crossfit, styrketräning, dans, cykling eller vad man nu gillar för våra kroppar är designade för daglig och varierad träning. Det är bra för alla och alla kan röra sig på sin nivå!

Otillfredsställande “clean eating”?

Min hypotes är att många vill ge sken av att vara nyttiga och lever på grönsakssmoothies, sallader och små cleana måltider med massa fräscha grönsaker och får en otrolig fett och proteinhunger som inte går att mäta. Hjärnan söker med ljus och lykta efter MAT, KALORIER och där kommer cravings in i bilden med godiset, kanelbullarna, proteinbarsen och alla propuds och smaksatta kvargar. Alla nötsmör också för den delen. Och med det kommer oron? Maten mättar inte? Kvinnor som lever på proteinbars, kvarg och fröknäcke.

Det här bokomslaget gick inte hem i Norge! 

Det finns något “maskulint” över riktigt mat, och såklart att det skulle vara lite farligt också. Fröknäcke och kvarg är mjukt och oskyldigt. Äta som en pippi fågel.

Näringstät föda framför allt

Det tänket har jag fått från Maggan. Inte missunna sin kropp näring. Någonsin. Näring, näring, näring. Då behöver man varken panikäta en proteinbar eller kompensationsträna med massa cardio!

Jag tycker inte att Eldoradobacon är det bästa man kan äta, men hellre det än att riskera hungerattacker eller att det ska bli världens prestige i att äta så “nyttigt” att man blir fettsvulten och går bananas inne på Ica och kommer ut med en påse godis. Jag är inte eld och lågor över mejerier heller men det har hänt att jag har köpt 40%ig grädde som matsubstitut när jag har åkt bil långt nattetid och allt som finns är olika mackar. Då tar jag grädden hellre än en sunkig korv fylld med mjöl för att grädden är närmare “whole foods” med mjölkfett i som är nyttigt för mig.

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