Today’s discussion on Nourishing Traditions will cover the role of proteins, perhaps most important among the nutrients required by our bodies from our diets. This information is condensed from pages 26-32 of Nourishing Traditions, and is not intended as medical advice, but as an introduction to healthy eating practices. You may remember learning in high…
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NT in a Nutshell Part 4: Carbohydrates
Welcome back to our discussion about Nourishing Traditions! So far we have talked about fats and cholesterol and their roles in our bodies. Today we will take up the topic of carbohydrates – an area of nutrition in which modern trends seem to be heading in the right direction. This information is condensed from pages…
Thoughts for Tuesday: Boyhood
Boyhood Washington Allston Ah, then how sweetly closed those crowded days! The minutes parting one by one like rays, That fade upon a summer’s eve. But O, what charm or magic numbers Can give me back the gentle slumbers Those weary, happy days did leave? When by my bed I saw my mother kneel,…
Things I wish and hope and pray for…
… I wish I could get enough sleep, without feeling guilty about taking the time to get it. …I wish that I could keep my house company ready – not eat-off-the-floors clean, but at least neighbor clean. 😉 …I wish I had the money to hire a maid. Or a cleaning service. …I wish to…
A Sweet Gesture
This is what I found on my sewing table recently: My daughter left these cute, sweet messages for me. Isn’t she sweet! There is joy on this journey, on my way home to my Father’s house, Cindy <><
A Mother's Legacy
As I go through the motions of getting through each day, I carry in the back of my mind the goals I have for my children’s education, but I feel as if I am moving in slow motion getting there, while time is speeding by in fast-forward. I wonder, when they think back on these…
NT in a Nutshell Part 3: Cholesterol
Over the last week, we have been discussing the function and importance of dietary fats and the misinformation we have been led to believe due to the Lipid Hypothesis, a theory that dominates modern medical advice and popular culture. This information is condensed from pages 12-13 of Nourishing Traditions, and is not intended as medical…
NT in a Nutshell Part 2: Fats (2)
In Monday’s post we started our discussion about dietary fats. The discussion was a little longer than I anticipated, so I decided to cut it short and continue with another post. I also realized that I had not addressed a couple of the issues I introduced in Monday’s post, and I hope to address those…
NT in a Nutshell Part 2: Fats (1)
In Thursday’s post I gave the ‘back-story’ for the research presented in Nourishing Traditions. Today we’ll start to discuss some of the principles, following the topics outlined in the introduction to the book. Today we will discuss the role of fats in our diets and reasons why low-fat diets can be very detrimental to good…
Ahhh, Sweet Memories
Katie While I was looking through my files for pictures of Ginger and Sue, I came across these wonderful photos of my children when they were small. I enjoyed seeing them so much, I thought I would share them with you also. This makes me wish I had taken them to the pumpkin patch this…
On My Way Home to My Father's House... 