Comments on: So Is It Really Worth All The Fuss?

By: Jo-Lynne

Jo-Lynne — Sat, 30 Oct 2010 14:34:12 +0000

Thanks for the heads-up! I just checked out her site and signed up for her mailing list.

By: Eva

Eva — Sat, 30 Oct 2010 11:23:08 +0000

We keep our home milk, egg and nut free due to allergies. We’ve gone completely organic on most vegetables and all meats. Just took a great cooking class with http://www.cucina-verde.com whose farm and classes are local to philly. I like reading your posts and I especially like the fact that you are doing these great things so that you can feel good, not live forever. Savor the moments!

By: Jo-Lynne

Jo-Lynne — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 12:45:12 +0000

Interesting. I never thought of that. Hers is pretty much under control and we don’t really do anything for it anymore. It was mild, I guess. She still gets patches – she has some behind her ears right now. But it’s not gruesome like it used to be when she got it there and it oozed and bled. *shudder*

By: Marty Alexander

Marty Alexander — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 01:04:06 +0000

Hey Jo-Lynne, just going back and reading some of your old posts that I haven’t read yet. I see you reference eczema in your family. I have a child with that as well. Started when she was about 18 months old. My personal opinion is that it was brought on by vaccinations, but that is a whole other can of worms. Just curious what you do for treatment and to try to keep it in check.
Marty

By: Jo-Lynne

Jo-Lynne — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 15:45:10 +0000

She will address that in Real Food actually. She lost weight when she switched.

It is overwhelming but the more you read the more it overlaps and it starts to make sense.

By: Liz

Liz — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 15:28:32 +0000

I borrowed Real Food from my library, and I already feel overwhelmed. I am just like “wow” over this info. I’m going to check out In Defense of Food, too. I never intended to delve into this, but understanding the science of how the vitamins and nutrients of food all process together is very hard to ignore. It’s also very hard to grasp the fact that what health “experts” tout as healthy for us may actually be to our detriment.

One big question I have is, how do you lose weight? I know that consuming the whole foods, as opposed to all the low-fat/low-carb engineered foods, is going to increase my calorie intake. Did any of your books cover this? Right now that’s my biggest concern as I am involved in a weight-loss/Bible study program, and obviously their diet recommendations are going to differ from this new information I’m learning.

Thanks, Jo-Lynne. =)

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A Word for PR Peeps | Musings of a Housewife — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 03:53:32 +0000

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By: Jo-Lynne

Jo-Lynne — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 20:14:57 +0000

Will post an update tomorrow for What I Learned This Week. I have tried the raw milk, but I’m back and forth on it. I do think it’s probably safe, but…

With Natural By Nature, I feel that it’s kind of the best of both worlds – organic, grass fed cows and only minimal pasteurization.

By: Beth - Total Mom Haircut

Beth - Total Mom Haircut — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 19:18:15 +0000

I was here looking for a follow up:) How far are you into Real Food? I just got done putting away my Natural By Nature whole milk! It’s a whole lot to sort through though, you know? I think I’m on board with the raw milk and might make a first purchase of that with our next CSA delivery…did you look into that, btw?

By: Annie Anderson

Annie Anderson — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 04:42:37 +0000

Jo-Lynne-

You know, I do totally think it’s worth all the fuss. And I absolutely believe many of the “foods” we eat today are responsible for the diseases that are so prevalent. Everything has become so “refined” and pasteurized and homogenized and processed that it isn’t even “food” anymore.

I had hopes of restarting our garden this year but it just didn’t happen, unfortunately. I do have a few things in containers but not anything even close to what I had intended. Hopefully next year.

For all those out there with kids who have ADD/ADHD and things like autism, I know from personal experience that changing the way you eat along with the foods you eat is a very good starting place.

My 11 y/o son is autistic and he’s never been on medication for even one minute. We primarily control it with diet – no processed “foods” like hot dogs, soda, chips and the like. And boy, can I tell when he’s had those!

Although I don’t write much about these things on my blog at this point, I think I may start doing so. It seems that there is a real need out there these days for information and perhaps our experiences will be helpful to someone.

Keep us posted on things are going! I really enjoy reading about these topics. Makes me feel like I’m not a weird mom.

~Annie