Re: JANUARY 2008~ NEW YEAR CHECK-IN........

[Guest guest]

OH..COME ON! WE NEED MANY MORE CHECK-INS, amazing stories from 2007, small

stories,

lessons learned, resolutions, perceived failures, OR your big or small

nutritional plan for

2008.

You guys didn't think I'd let you off the hook that easily did you? We were

just getting

started! Let's hear it from the quiet ones, the new ones and anyone else that

wants to jump

in! I truly would like to hear from EVERY SINGLE PERSON on this list!

REMEMBER, tell us the main thing you did for your food world in 2007 OR the

main thing you

are planning to change in 2008. After everyone has had a chance to check in, we

can get

back to the business of everything else. COME ON, THIS IS FUN!

Blessings for 2008 and Good Cheer to everyone here,

from WILL

[Guest guest]

ok, my accomplishments are more general and not so specific my

educational incentive has been to improve my health - specifically i needed

to stabilize my blood sugar levels (i.e. unhook myself from various food

addictions/preservatives/man-made food) and begin repairing my body from

adrenal fatigue as a result of doctor prescribed medication I took for 18

months ending in '05 (not knowing the toll it was taking on my

hormone/nutritional reserves, etc). This has been an incredibly challenging

journey for me and while the progress has been forward, validating new

methods is definitely a slow and constant process.

I took more of a problem solving approach in 2007. For example, I purchased

sprouted bread instead of making it. I took greens supplements instead of

juicing, I purchased kombucha instead of making it. Also my cabinet is FULL

of amino acid supplements, vitamin supplements, etc., etc. I probably have

some of the most expensive urine in the twin cities Never having been a

breakfast person, I was proud of my small accomplishment in 4Q07 of making

breakfast power shakes in the morning. After developing a more

sophisticated awareness of ingredients (i considered myself pretty good

before this journey) analysis, making conscious choices against recognized

habit purchases (ie fruit juice & dairy selections), I suppose the power

shake could constitute the first in-home habit i've developed..

for 2008 the pressure is off and my choices derive from a position of " want "

instead of panicked " need " . I intend to transition from " buying " solutions

to " developing " habits. For example, i better understand the importance of

getting one's daily fruits and vegetables servings. Right now my solution

is a powder or pills of super greens every morning. Perhaps a " developed "

solution would be to juice. Other approaches would be to diversify my

vegetable preparation menues, etc. Now that i have an objective to

developing my " vegetable " repertoire, it is becoming an activity i enjoy and

understand the purpose of. There are a lot of transitions i need to figure

out how to incorporate into my routine. For example for xmas i cooked a

goose so i could harvest the fat for cooking. I'd also like to develop a

monthly schedule of cooking a whole chicken so i can make my own broth, etc!

At the same time, if i become too aggressive, too fast, i will burn myself

out. So I suppose my challenge is walking that delicate health balance of

finding healthy solutions in a way that i don't overwhelm myself.

I am getting married this June, and my fiancée and i intend to start a

family the end of the year. I suppose you could say my driving incentive

now is the 6 months of body prep and house prep i have ahead of me - to line

up my networks (chiropractic, homeopathic physician, etc) around mendota

heights and various other local resources (like raw milk!), etc, so that

once i become pregnant, i am not experiencing so many rapid changes i end up

reverting back to " tried and true " solutions.

~~ REMEMBER, tell us the main thing you did for your food world in 2007 OR

the main thing you

are planning to change in 2008. After everyone has had a chance to check in,

we can get

back to the business of everything else. COME ON, THIS IS FUN!

[Guest guest]

One change we made last year was adding mineral supplements to our daily intake,

e.g., plant-based liquid minerals from Morningstar Minerals, ConcenTrace

minerals in our reverse osmosis water, Polar Mins from Premier Research Labs,

and a coral calcium supplement (has magnesium and other minerals in it too). We

are trying much harder to remember to take our (fermented) CLO and X-Factor

butter oil daily, as well, so we will assimilate all these minerals.

I 've just started doing MSM (dietary sulfur) therapy to see if that can help my

bones, nails, joints, pain, etc. (knees especially). Have noticed a big

improvement in my energy level. I learned that most MSM is made from tree/paper

pulp and is not very effective. My MSM is made from sea vegetables in Ireland

and they claim it is highly effective, if you are in need of it. I purchased

this product from Greer's Health & Wellness, 3490 Lexington North, Suite 230,

Shoreview MN (651) 486-0525. This center offers all kinds of bodywork, and they

have a store with many Trad Foods appropriate items, like Wilderness Family

Naturals products and food-based supplements.

Am also using CapraColostrum (from goats) to help bones, muscles, nerve tissue,

connective tissue, skin and cartilage (the knees, again). It's also supposed to

be anti-inflammatory, will balance out your immune system, and support integrity

of the gut lining, among other benefits. I feel a gradual improvement and hope

I can walk again soon without pain.

Even though I 've eaten " health foods " (natural foods, macro, raw foods,

organic, etc. now Body Ecology Diet/Trad Foods combo) since I was about 18 years

old, I'm fast approaching the big " 6 0. " (My husband is 67.) Just living in

this polluted world takes its toll, so our New Year's plan is to do more

cleansing. We are excitedly saving for an infrared sauna and hope to get that

in the not-to-distant future. It is my understanding with the infrared sauna

one can detoxify environmental pollutants that can't be detoxed out any other

way . There are manmade chemical pollutants in our environment today that our

body doesn't recognize and so they can't easily be eliminated through our

natural detox pathways. The infrared sauna can flush them out.

And because our body uses up lots of nutrients in the detox process, we need to

replenish with extra nutrition to re-establish our levels, i.e, from nutrient

dense foods and food-based supplements.

A HAPPY and HEALTHY NEW YEAR TO ALL ! ! !

R.

Natural Health Unlimited*Golden Age Cultures

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Re: JANUARY 2008~ NEW YEAR CHECK-IN........

OH..COME ON! WE NEED MANY MORE CHECK-INS, amazing stories from 2007, small

stories, lessons learned, resolutions, perceived failures, OR your big or small

nutritional plan for 2008....

.

[Guest guest]

Hello Everyone,

I have been digesting all the info posted here since I joined last

May. Though I live with my husband and child in the state of

Virginia, I joined this group so I would have a resource to help out

my parennts and brothers still living in MN. It has been very

beneficial to us both.

In 2007:

We continued drinking raw milk and started eating grass-fed meats,

making stock, consuming cod liver, coconut, and butter oil, and tried

a few lacto-fermented foods(blueberries were my favorite). Also, my

mom started reading the NT book I gave her and is making stock.

For 2008:

I hope to learn more about lacto-fermentation, start grinding my own

grains(anyone have mill recommendataions?), make good snack foods to

have on hand, continue making food that we can all enjoy eating and

that is good for us. I also hope to get my MN family started on raw

milk.

Slowly, but surely, we are changing our eating habits for the

better. Thank you all for making this transition so much easier

through solid information and great ideas.

Sincerely,

Amy Cronkhite

[Guest guest]

It seems like I've changed my family's diet years ago, but new in 2007:

raw milk from MVV, CLO, CO, home brewing Kombucha, homemade sauerkraut,

and I connected with Duane and Martha Hubb (local to me beekeepers).

Looking forward to in 2008: raising more of our own meat, adding fruit

to the garden, and incorporating better gardening techniques.

Thank you all for making this list all that it is - a real gold mine!

[Guest guest]

I'm trying my best to keep this site 100% SPAM-free for 2008 but those

disgusting human

beings keep getting more and more clever in their techniques to penetrate my

defenses. It's

really burning me up. I DELETE and BAN them immediately BUT, so far, have

resisted the

desire to send them angry messages. You never know how insane or how emmeshed

with

the Dark Side some of these creeps are, and it can be dangerous to stir up a

psychopath.

When potential members apply to join our group, they must write a sentence of

why they

want to join. This is very revealing and I can weed out 99% of the phonies then,

this last one

wrote a real-sounding message and got in. Those liars are the most frightening

of all.

Will the Moderator

[Guest guest]

For 2007 the coolest food thing we did was help Lynn butcher chickens

and turkeys. My boys (8 and 6) and I went out to her place one warm

fall day and butchered 12 chickens and 4 turkeys. If you have read

Omnivore's Dilemma, she does it Salatin's way. Everyone had a

job - even my boys and her daughter. I mostly lopped heads and de-

gutted. It was something that this city girl never dreamed she would

do. The best part was hauling one of those turkeys to rural IL

and cooking it for Thanksgiving at my in-laws. I did Will's brine

recipe and basted the turkey with butter, white wine, and herbs de

provence. Everyone thought it was the best turkey they ever had (and

made the best gravy too). And it made for great stories at the

Thanksgiving table. One BIL even looked at the pictures that I took

on the day we butchered. I could say more, but it would be preaching

to the choir.

I also started composting in 2007.

For 2008 I'd like to expand my garden and learn how to make it

thrive. In the past my garden has only done so-so. I am looking for

advice on how to keep the zucchini bugs away. I am also looking for

advice on where to get fruit trees. All the ones I have planted have

never survived.

Happy New Year,

Ann Marie

On Jan 1, 2008, at 10:25 PM, Will Winter wrote:

> REMEMBER, tell us the main thing you did for your food world in

> 2007 OR the main thing you

> are planning to change in 2008. After everyone has had a chance to

> check in, we can get

> back to the business of everything else. COME ON, THIS IS FUN!

[Guest guest]

OK, Will, thank you for the encouragement and for moderating this important

group.

I discovered Weston A Price and his amazing, utterly logical book in 2006 and

have been

trying to learn as much as possible since then. In 2007, my family grew

healthier by eating

grass fed meat products and eggs from pastured chickens, making bone broths,

finding raw

milk and yogurt, cooking with lard and coconut oil, making my own raw butter,

occasionally

making our own ice cream, taking cod liver oil and ramping up the Vitamin D in

the

fall/winter/spring. I'm also trying to source more food locally and have made a

connection

with a nearby farmer. My husband , our two daughters, ages 13 and 8, and

I feel

stronger, healthier and less likely to catch viruses going around. I also have

hopes that the

change in our diet, along with a regimen of antigen drops, will help my younger

daughter

kick her peanut & tree nut allergies. I believe we are making progress.

I'm happy to be a part of this group and wish you all a happy and healthy 2008!

Grey

[Guest guest]

I'm a newcomer to this list and addicted already; you are what I check first

in my email. And you parents who are giving the great gift of this diet to your

children have a wealth of experience of which I'd like to ask a favor.

About me: After hearing Sally Fallon speak

last summer, I began fermenting sauerkraut, beet kvass, and kombucha. At the

seminar I was introduced to fermented cod liver oil and butter oil. (The online

source is www.greenpasture.org and is

listed by phone number in the WAP 2008 Shopping Guide.) We love the raw dairy,

especially goat milk kefir. I eat two pastured raw egg yolks every morning for

breakfast. My husband wouldn't touch that, but enjoys the ice cream made with

raw egg yolks and cream. Coconut oil, palm oil, olive oil, grass-fed meats,

homemade stocks.... Each worth its weight in gold.

The favor: A friend asked me to speak to

parents and teachers on this subject, and not having used this diet with

children, I'd like your opinions. Besides an understanding of the value of

traditional, nutrition-dense foods, I'd like to give the busy families some

practical ideas of how to get started. How have you who are parents involved

your children in preparing foods that they enjoy? How have you changed their

palates? Do you have some specific cooking, gardening, etc. ideas that have

worked well? Any other suggestions that will make families successful in

getting out of fast, dead foods and adopting traditional foods?

Thanks in advance.

Terry

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[Guest guest]

I want to break it down by year and show our plans also for 2008.

2006 Changes

raw milk and butter

whole milk raw cheese

grass fed beef

soy free eggs and chickens

drop off for Alvin

said goodbye to the microwave, coated waffle iron, rice cooker and all

plastic cups

coconut oil

bye bye nutra sweet

2007 Changes

almost said goodby to tupperware

kombucha

cod liver oil

kefir

fast food 5 times (as in Mcs and Taco Bell)

soaking grains

bye bye canola oil and soy

bye bye packaged organic mac n cheese and hot chocolate (we make our own now)

2008 Goals

fast food bye bye except Chipotle

more cultured vegetables

process our own venison and make sausage

go almost no treats including the kids as in candy etc..make our own

treats (cookies, ice cream etc) with maple syrup and coconut oil etc

more butter oil

mommy needs to stick to a healthy eating plan and lose weight gained

in 2006 (day 4 of doing well today)

Thanks to all of you especially to Will, Marie, Alvin and ! Love kjp