I loved Michael Pollen's books. He so eloquently explained why we should "Meet our meat."

Some people don't want to know. He pretty much makes the point that it is irresponsible to NOT know your food.  Knowing the animals, how they live, and how they die, ensure they are being treated humanely.  You also get to make sure they aren't full of drugs.  Maybe some gratitude towards them is in order, rather than turning a blind eye or…

Winter seems like a time when everything green from my garden is coming out of my freezer.  We do have some collard greens in the garden and they lasted well into December.  But now everything is frozen and snow covered.  So this is when I get out my sprouts.  I enjoy sprouts in salads, in stir fries, and I want to try bread for the boys using some sprouts.  It is a treat, so I save my sprouting for winter.  Here is a picture of some of my mung bean sprouts.  I love mung bean sprouts as they…

My energy dwindles once harvesting is over.  It is work work work toward the end, cooking, freezing, harvesting, cooking, freezing.....you get the picture.  Then it is done and I am tired.  We did get all the leaves from fall up into the garden, they are decomposing nicely as we speak,…

101 Most Nourishing foods while ttc, pregnant, nursing:

http://www.mothering.com/c ommunity/forum/thread/1213 675/101-most-nourishing-fo ods-while-ttc-pregnant-nur sing

Superfoods for ttc:…

Must look at current research in PubMed. MTHFR just identified around 1998, variants in 2001 and 2003. 35-50% of Americans affected with this gene polymorphism. Mandatory folic acid fortification in our foods since January 1, 1998.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19455642…

We've been using this product for a while, then I heard there was something wrong with it. And now on here - http://www.passionatehomemaking.com/2009/09/choosing-a-natural-soy-sauce-why-braggs-liquid-aminos-is-not-it.html - I read there are healthier alternatives.

Evidently the way it is processed produces MSG. I…

We each come to the time to change nutritional behavior in our own ways. In the past, I never had any problems with foods except a known allergy to Soybeans. Now, it seems that every turn in the road has something. A common theme is the difficulty in changing the whole family's approach - wait a minute - my health is on the line! Time for mom to take care of mom!

Now the question is - where to start without setting the whole system into an uproar? I expect there will be some…

And here we go again - the cold season has started, and with it the runny noses, sore throats and the fear of the flu. Many people believe that there are more germs flying around in the cooler weather, which is not true. It's the fact that we spend more time inside, with typically very dry air, which makes it easier for viruses to pass through the skin, eyes and nasal passages



There are many discussions going on right now about which vitamins to take during the cold season to…

There are many options. Food folate (not synthetic folic acid), magnesium and black seed oil and whole food probiotics are major health supports to counter cancer of any kind, but specifically colon cancer.



Black seed oil: http://heal-thyself.ning.com/profiles/blogs/nigella-sativa-black-seed



Cancer and nutrition:…

On 10/10/10, Heal Thyself is hosting a BIG Sharing Cultures Event. If you have kefir grains growing out of your ears by now, please share them on! Consider posting in the regional forums offering whatever cultures you have available which you'd be willing to share locally or mail regionally to other members of Heal Thyself!



It should be cool enough to mail them! Here are instructions…

The Lara bars have inspired me. I have a gorp mix which I take whenever we leave the house - instant portable nutrition. So, I finally made the Lara bars with dates (remember to remove the seeds, they are hard on your food processor. ask me how I know...) and tossed in my gorp mix. OH MY!! fabulous!! delicious!! Amazing!



There was some old Chinese theory of food that we should eat a variety of 31 different foods every day.



So, I counted and there were 15 different…