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Twenty Ideas for Healthy New Year’s Resolutions

cheeseslave » 30 December 2007 » In Uncategorized » 9 Comments

Christmas is over.
We are still on vacation, though, visiting family. It’s cold in Seattle, but it’s wonderful to be with our family.
I’m thinking about goals for the new year.
1. My first goal is to lose the extra 30 pounds of baby weight by her one-year birthday, April 13th.
2. I also want to get all my [...]

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High-fat, Low-carb

cheeseslave » 22 December 2007 » In Uncategorized » 6 Comments

OK let me first post a disclaimer: Our scale is not the most reliable. I don’t trust it. That said, I am going to weigh myself at the gym today and see what it says.
Now, let’s go on to my news.
I just weighed myself and it looks like I lost 6 pounds since Tuesday.
All I [...]

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Sally Fallon on Fats and Why They are Essential

cheeseslave » 21 December 2007 » In Uncategorized » No Comments

Fascinating interview with Sally Fallon, President of the Weston A. Price Foundation on essential fatty acids and why saturated fats are critical to good health.
Also how good saturated fats like butter, lard, duck and goose fat, and coconut and palm oil were driven out of the marketplace by corporations profiting off of soybean oil:
http://www.metrofarm.com/assets/podcasts/2007-12-01_567dfat.mp3

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A Quiet Revolution

cheeseslave » 21 December 2007 » In Uncategorized » 3 Comments

My friend Angelique wrote this to me in a an email the other day:
We’re in the middle of a quiet revolution. Things that seem radical now will seem a lot less so in give or ten years, maybe even one or two years. Things are changing and they’re changing fast, right underneath our feet. I [...]

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No Poo: Day Three

cheeseslave » 21 December 2007 » In Uncategorized » 2 Comments

My hair still looks great. No greasies whatsoever. Soft, shiny, luscious.
I washed again yesterday with the Terressentials hair wash. This time I washed it twice, the second time leaving it on for an hour. Then I rinsed with diluted apple cider vinegar and lemon juice.
I thought no poo was no washing. It’s not no washing. [...]

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No Poo: Day One

cheeseslave » 20 December 2007 » In Uncategorized » 4 Comments

I’m really excited about my hair.
I used my new Terressentials clay hair wash today. It’s made of all natural, edible, organic ingredients including aloe vera, bentonite clay, and essential oils.
I followed their instructions and washed my hair three times. The third time, I left the clay on, wrapped up in a towel, for over an [...]

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My Christmas list

cheeseslave » 18 December 2007 » In Uncategorized » No Comments

Reverse Osmosis Water Filter
This is my number-one priority, since I am constantly having to lug distilled water back from the market. Needs to remove fluoride. Not sure which one to get yet. If anyone has any suggestions, please comment.
Shower Filter
Needs to remove chlorine — I hate getting out of the shower feeling all itchy. [...]

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Chef’s Salad with Fennel, Apple, Blue Cheese and Roast Beef

cheeseslave » 18 December 2007 » In Recipes » No Comments

It’s cold and rainy tonight. A good night for a hot bowl of soup. But I didn’t really feel like cooking, plus I had a lot of lettuce in our CSA box. So I decided to make a fresh and nourishing winter salad. Good fats and raw vegetables and fruits!
Chef’s Salad with Fennel, Apple, Blue [...]

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Jack LaLanne vs. Ancel Keys

cheeseslave » 18 December 2007 » In Uncategorized » 7 Comments

They say a picture’s worth a thousand words. Here are some photos of Jack LaLanne, who is 93 years old, compared to Ancel Keys at 100. Stunning. Which one would you rather be when you are old?
http://www.proteinpower.com/drmike/low-carb-diets/jack-lalanne-vs-ancel-keys/
In case you don’t know, Ancel Keys is the father of the low-fat diet. Jack LaLanne (until very recently) [...]

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Terressentials

cheeseslave » 17 December 2007 » In Uncategorized » No Comments

Oh my goodness! I am so excited about the new personal care products that just came in the mail.
I know, that’s a dorky thing to say. Who gets excited about personal care products?
The thing is, I’ve been researching all this stuff for a while and almost all of the personal care products we use are [...]

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