Re: Re: heart healthy eating?--just keep showing up

[Guest guest]

Steph, Kathy and all,

The main thing is to do the research, then keep showing up and talking about

choices. People often need repeated contacts with an idea, particularly an

alternative idea, before that idea starts to take hold.

As an example, many years ago, in a play group for my first child, another

mom talked about homeopathy. I thought it was the most far-out, ridiculous

idea ever--the more dilute something is, the more powerfully it works? You've

got to be kidding!

And then I got sick, was told that nothing could be done for my very severe

allergies and to " learn to live with it. " Eventually I came to homeopathy,

got well and the rest is history.

So....plant the seed. Ask questions, point out alternatives, be gentle and

calm. Don't try to force ideas on others, speak and listen respectfully.

Bring easy, tasty and healthy foods (because people have this idea that healthy

foods are tasteless, boring and take forever to make).

As an example, I dated a guy for short time who, when he heard I was into

natural foods, decided, without any evidence, that I must be a terrible cook.

So he would cook for me, never allowed me to fix a meal for him. Toward the

end of the relationship we went to a pot luck meal, I brought a yummy bean

salad I had made and one of the other people there, a woman who did recipe

development for General Mills (a food expert/foodie if there ever was one),

demanded the recipe because it was so unusual (all I did was use honey and

toasted

sesame oil in the dressing, not rocket science!). He was stunned that

natural foods could be so good.

And lean on this group when things get tough in the rest of the world.

That's what we are here for.

Blessings,

beth

beth Buchele HMC*

Professional Homeopath

Offices in St. Louis Park, MN

952-933-6068

and Menomonie, WI

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In a message dated 1/8/2008 7:24:40 A.M. Central Standard Time,

realfoodie2003@... writes:

Steph,

When my kids were little, they were in ECFE. I remember we had a

dietitian come and talk to us. She told us things like we should use

100% juice, eat whole grains, and limit fat. She recommended a popular

commercially available flavored yogurt that even my non-traditional

food friend said she would only give her kids for dessert!

It is frustrating that we really don't promote Best Practice in this

country. For many people, I suppose, this was a step in the right

direction and we are satisfied with that.

Kathy

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beth Buchele HMC*

Professional Homeopath

Offices in St. Louis Park, MN

952-933-6068

and Menomonie, WI

715-231-6068 (http://www.healthnaturally.biz/) w_ww.healthnaturally.biz_

(http://www.healthnaturally.biz/)

" Natural Health for Mind and Body "

*Homeopathic Master Clinician

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[Guest guest]

One thing that really bugs me is how so many in the medical and nutrition field

will recommend a low fat diet for growing toddlers and children!!! They need the

good fats, that is brain food!!! they need the raw butter, lard, tallow, duck

fat, the wonderful cream from raw milk etc in their foods to developed good

healthy brain cells!

Kimi

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