http://www.cheeseslave.com For the love of cheese. And bacon. And butter. And raw milk. And all those other things we're not supposed to eat. Wed, 08 Sep 2010 05:35:12 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://www.cheeseslave.com/2009/08/04/70-of-us-children-are-vitamin-d-deficient/ http://www.cheeseslave.com/2009/08/04/70-of-us-children-are-vitamin-d-deficient/#comments Tue, 04 Aug 2009 21:42:54 +0000 cheeseslave http://www.cheeseslave.com/?p=3861 About 70 percent of U.S. children have low levels of vitamin D, which puts them at higher risk for bone and heart disease. “We expected the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency would be high, but the magnitude of the problem nationwide was shocking,” said Dr. Juhi Kumar of Children’s Hospital at Montefiore Medical Center. (Source) [...]]]> http://www.cheeseslave.com/2009/08/04/70-of-us-children-are-vitamin-d-deficient/feed/ 66 http://www.cheeseslave.com/2008/12/05/top-10-home-remedies-for-cold-and-flu-season/ http://www.cheeseslave.com/2008/12/05/top-10-home-remedies-for-cold-and-flu-season/#comments Fri, 05 Dec 2008 18:17:25 +0000 cheeseslave http://www.cheeseslave.com/?p=1383 It’s cold and flu season. If you feel something coming on, it’s best not to run out and buy something that will suppress the symptoms. Getting sick is the body’s way of “housecleaning”. In other words, your body is attempting to rid itself of the accumulated toxins. What you want to do is support the [...]]]> http://www.cheeseslave.com/2008/12/05/top-10-home-remedies-for-cold-and-flu-season/feed/ 15 http://www.cheeseslave.com/2008/11/21/more-photos-from-the-wapf-conference-sponsors/ http://www.cheeseslave.com/2008/11/21/more-photos-from-the-wapf-conference-sponsors/#comments Fri, 21 Nov 2008 16:13:35 +0000 cheeseslave http://www.cheeseslave.com/?p=1254 I spent most of my time at the WAPF Wise Traditions Conference meeting with sponsors. And my photos reflect that. Here are some pictures I took of all the wonderful people who bring us food and books and supplements, etc.: Dave Wetzel of Green Pasture Products (makers of the fermented cod liver oil and butter [...]]]> http://www.cheeseslave.com/2008/11/21/more-photos-from-the-wapf-conference-sponsors/feed/ 16 http://www.cheeseslave.com/2008/10/21/thinking-about-getting-a-flu-shot/ http://www.cheeseslave.com/2008/10/21/thinking-about-getting-a-flu-shot/#comments Tue, 21 Oct 2008 15:51:34 +0000 cheeseslave http://www.cheeseslave.com/?p=1066 It’s that time of year… and I’ve been seeing commercials for flu shots — like this one: But are flu shots safe? And are they even effective? Watch the following videos. Here’s Dr. Mercola on flu shots: This one is from a guy who called a flu vaccine manufacturer and recorded the call — listen [...]]]> http://www.cheeseslave.com/2008/10/21/thinking-about-getting-a-flu-shot/feed/ 9 http://www.cheeseslave.com/2008/10/10/why-fermented-cod-liver-oil/ http://www.cheeseslave.com/2008/10/10/why-fermented-cod-liver-oil/#comments Fri, 10 Oct 2008 07:36:11 +0000 cheeseslave http://www.cheeseslave.com/?p=976 Dr. Oz was on Oprah a while back, saying that he believes cod liver oil is the number one nutritional supplement and that we should all be taking it. I heartily agree! However, now there’s something even better than cod liver oil: fermented cod liver oil. We’ve been using the fermented cod liver oil from [...]]]> http://www.cheeseslave.com/2008/10/10/why-fermented-cod-liver-oil/feed/ 19 http://www.cheeseslave.com/2008/09/29/how-to-make-homemade-baby-formula/ http://www.cheeseslave.com/2008/09/29/how-to-make-homemade-baby-formula/#comments Mon, 29 Sep 2008 21:28:23 +0000 cheeseslave http://www.cheeseslave.com/?p=860 Homemade Baby Formula — Why Make Your Own? Everyone knows breast milk is the best thing for babies. But some of us have not been blessed with an easy time breastfeeding. I loved breastfeeding and had no problems… until I started having issues with my breast milk supply when my baby Kate was only 4 [...]]]> http://www.cheeseslave.com/2008/09/29/how-to-make-homemade-baby-formula/feed/ 100 http://www.cheeseslave.com/2008/09/24/supplements-we-take/ http://www.cheeseslave.com/2008/09/24/supplements-we-take/#comments Wed, 24 Sep 2008 23:49:46 +0000 cheeseslave http://www.cheeseslave.com/?p=836 Sometimes people ask me what supplements we take. I’m a firm believer in getting nutrition from food. However, we don’t always eat perfectly and we are still recovering from years of eating SAD (Standard American Diet). Also, Kate’s a growing girl and I’m planning to get pregnant again soon (in the next year I think). [...]]]> http://www.cheeseslave.com/2008/09/24/supplements-we-take/feed/ 32 http://www.cheeseslave.com/2008/09/15/deidre-currie-festival-photos/ http://www.cheeseslave.com/2008/09/15/deidre-currie-festival-photos/#comments Mon, 15 Sep 2008 17:47:50 +0000 cheeseslave http://www.cheeseslave.com/?p=747 I will be doing a few posts about the Deidre Currie Festival. I took a lot of notes at the seminars and will share as much as I can with you all. Today I’ll start with a few photos… Here’s Archie with Baby Jack: And here they are the morning of the festival: Archie played [...]]]> http://www.cheeseslave.com/2008/09/15/deidre-currie-festival-photos/feed/ 4