When I first started writing this blog I was very eager to balance the acidity in my body. At that time I thought it was absolutely crucial for the body to become as alkaline as possible, at all costs. I faithfully read the p.H. of my urine and saliva everyday to track my status, I … Continue reading »
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I have found the best way so far to refine my diet is by writing a food journal
Every single day for the last month I have written everything down in a diary; every piece of food I have eaten and every time I have eaten it. This is because I have come to learn that after reading so many conflicting diet stories in books, I know that actually, the buck stops at … Continue reading »
what I am eating right now is affected by the sun and moon
I have just been reading a great post over at Jack Kruse (thanks Dexter) about circadian rhythms and seasonal eating. Although there is a lot of science contained on this site, I believe that the basic premise rings true: we should be eating like our ancestors ate because even though our brains have changed to … Continue reading »
There is a reason why I have bought a grain mill, seriously
There are a few reasons why I wanted to buy a grain mill to grind my own flour from scratch. Here they are: I want to go through the complete process for sprouted wheat sourdough bread from wheat berry, to sprouted berry, to dehydrated berry, to milled flour, through sourdough starter, to proved bread, to baked … Continue reading »
Should we really be eating grains/nuts/seeds?
I followed the ‘Eat right For your Blood Type’ diet about 8 or 9 years ago, but it didn’t agree with me (I am blood type A+ which means eating lots of grains). Even though I suffered when I was on it, I have been very interested in the theory behind the diet for a … Continue reading »
Raw Milk Vending Machines in Europe – What a Great Idea
Italian Farmers have set up a country-wide system of raw milk vending machines you can see here on: milkmaps.com and one of my favorite countries, Slovenia, on the other side of the Alps is also starting to set up raw milk vendors. Austria, Switzerland and The Netherlands have started to install machines too. Here’s one in … Continue reading »
gall bladder pain, liverish and yellow.
My gall bladder pains have come back, two months into my low G.I. diet. I have cut out the grains seriously this time (along with sugar) and I hope, for good. They do not do me any good. I just heard a guy talk about how phytic acid in grains can block absorption of nutrients … Continue reading »
Day 1 – creating a food/mood journal
Today, we started making our ‘food/mood journals’, cutting out the paper and making a cover for it. I did one too, as following in the footsteps of John Holt, getting the kids interested means getting on and doing it yourself. So, we spent the morning making our food diaries and talking about how we normally … Continue reading »
Get the idea (about sugar) across quickly
Courtesy of Matt, I saw this video clip and had to smile. This guy – I have never heard of him before – obviously was around in the 50′s – what a physique! Well, I played it whilst the girls were in the room and they were spellbound. They particularly liked the bit where he … Continue reading »
Slowly letting go of the sugar blues
These past few days have been very hard. Letting go of sugar is the hardest thing, when you think you can just do it without really thinking about it. Funny thing is that the sugar makes you think about it. It is not just the white powdery stuff that is the culprit, (I did not … Continue reading »
inside our refrigerator
I wanted to show you a picture of the inside of our ‘fridge, as it has been particularly crammed full this week, as we have house guests. Click on the photo to take you to the flickr page where all the food is labelled. I have to say, raw dairy is our favorite food and … Continue reading »
The Loetschental Valley, as featured in the first chapter of ‘Nutrition and Physical Degeneration’ 1932.
I wake up this morning and think more clearly for the first time in a long time. I think how I love my children, my husband, my life. I have just discovered that we live 100 miles, a two-hour drive away from Blatten, a town nestled deep in the Loetschental Valley in Switzerland. This valley … Continue reading »
sugar is not love
I was up until 1 a.m. this morning reading “Little Sugar Addicts” by Kathleen DesMaisons. No, sugar is definitely not love, that’s for sure. Well, I am absolutely astounded that I hadn’t looked into this before now. It just makes total and absolute sense, this connection between behaviour and sugar consumption. I had a pretty … Continue reading »
Food diary week #1 – making the initial changes.
Ok, so here’s the lowdown on the changes I have made after finding out that my daughter, aged 7 is sensitive and also addicted to sugar (I will add that I am too): I just got the book ‘Little Sugar Addicts’ by Kathleen DesMaisons and checked out the protocol. I am pleased to say that … Continue reading »
About a nourishing tradition and sugar sensitivity.
I have been a follower of Sally Fallon and her ‘Nourishing Traditions’ Cookbook for two years now. Having two girls aged seven and four, and facing some health issues with them, I decided to research into traditional ways of eating and stumbled upon the work of Weston A. Price after a visit to a dairy … Continue reading »
pork, chicken liver and brandy pâté
Real Food Wednesday has rolled around again. This week, it is at Kelly the Kitchen Kop’s blog and it is about healthy fast food. For me, this means feeding children and feeding them quick, fast snacks that have the absolute maximum nutritional value packed into them. Following the principles of Weston A. Price, this starts … Continue reading »
the quintessentially British digestive biscuit
The name “digestive” derived from the belief that they had antacid properties due to the use of bicarbonate of soda when they were first developed in Scotland in 1872. They can be chocolate coated, eaten dunked into a cup of tea (where they crumble beautifully), eaten with cheese or used as the base to cheesecakes. … Continue reading »
Detoxing Again
I have been feeling under the weather recently. I have been having a few slight signs of Candida again and I know this is because I have been eating far too many dark chocolate truffles ;). I thought that it may be time to do a little gentle detoxing again. I have been taking Candaway … Continue reading »
Some more ideas for getting rid of Parasites
Parasites are an indication that we have reached a very unhealthy state of being. Unfortunately, because the majority of us today eat junk food, the majority of us have parasites. They are there for a reason and that reason is to eat the rotting junk that is stuck inside us. They are actually doing us … Continue reading »
Quote of the Day #7
A return to the traditional foods is a way of taking power away from the multinationals and giving it back to the artisan. The kind of food processing that makes food more nutritious is the same kind of food processing that the farmer or the farming community can do in situ – sour milk and … Continue reading »
The Future of Food, Life, Stuff and Eveything Else
Coming nearer to Christmas and the season of goodwill spending money, I had been given a serious question to ponder – that of the future of food, life, stuff and everything else. The original comment was posted here and it really got me thinking: it starts with just one person making new choices…. multiplied by … Continue reading »
Intercepted Heredity; the smile that says a thousand words
I was astonished, saddened and intrigued by an article, which I read a while back: http://www.westonaprice.org/healthissues/facial-development.html It answered many, many questions for me about some of the reasons why we may become and are even born ill. After reading this article, perhaps three months ago, I have not been able to look at a person … Continue reading »
A student asks me…….
I would love to try dr. Price’s diet recommendations, but being a college student, I’m unable to buy cow shares to obtain raw milk, systems that will rid my water supply of fluoride, or obtain liver. I also don’t like liver but anyway…what should I do? Any help that you could offer would be tremendously … Continue reading »
Pickling Day- the Old Way.
I had a great pickle-making day last week. But these pickles were lacto-fermented; vinegar was replaced with whey from raw milk. Whey is so simple to make, see here for the method. “Lacto-fermentation is an artisanal craft that does not lend itself to industrialisation. Results are not always predictable. For this reason, when the pickling … Continue reading »
Quote of the Day #4
“A SHORT LESSON IN AUTO BODY MECHANICS: The human body is a metabolic car engine. We supply it fuel (food), it runs a pump (heart), an on board computer (brain), electrical system (nerves), oil filter (liver) and an exhaust system to eliminate waste (the colon). Every system, every organ, in fact every cell of the … Continue reading »
