Good morning readers. Want to see what my Hubs has been doing lately?
Yep, that's an airsoft gun and he's been after the squirrels who have been eating all the birdseed. It's pretty entertaining to watch. I've even gotten off a few shots. 🙂
So I've been asking for prayers on Facebook and giving you updates on our niece who is recovering from surgery. They finally repaired her skull after the accident a year ago Thanksgiving (please continue to pray for her recovery, thank you!), and it got me thinking that I should bring this post to your attention again: Never Leave Your Loved Ones Alone in a Hospital — Medical Errors Cause 444,000 Deaths Each Year! (p.s. For a laugh, read Shane's hat.)
Off we go, here's what I've found for you this week…
- Have you seen this Chris Kresser article, Why Are Scientists and the Public So Often At Odds? “While the majority of researchers agree on topics like nutrition, vaccination, genetically-modified foods and climate change, the general public sometimes disregards their advice. Is the public simply uninformed and ignorant? Or is science arrogant and over-confident? Or both?”
- How long has it been since you added a new cookbook to your collection? This sweet, beautifully photographed cookbook makes preparation of real, whole, traditional foods easy. If you love or long for life on the farm, I think this one will resonate with you even more! By Shaye Elliot: The Elliott Homestead: From Scratch: Traditional, whole-foods dishes for easy, everyday meals.
- To all the Moms out there, does this look about right? (Shared from @MamaNatural)
Whether or not you like Matt Walsh (I love him but just can't read him daily or I go on overload, plus I wish he was as enlightened about real food/natural living as he is on other topics, but anyway), you have to admit he makes some great points in this article on the birth control pill: Men Get Free Sex, Women Get Cancer. As Catholic Christians, Kent and I have looked into this issue quite a bit, but see if you're aware of this stuff, here are three excerpts: “It seems rather silly to get worked up over genetically modified food when we are so eager to chemically modify ourselves…” “Is there any other drug where the risks include blood clots and cancer and the primary benefit is to stymie a natural, normal, and healthy bodily function? It carries risks similar to other medications, but unlike those other medications, it wasn’t primarily designed to treat a dysfunction. It was designed instead to cause dysfunction….” “If scientists ever develop a birth control pill for men that renders them impotent, potentially causes cancer, requires them to take a dose every day, and makes their testicles shrivel, I can guarantee that drug would not be among Rite Aid’s best sellers…”
Whether or not you like Matt Walsh (I love him but just can't read him daily or I go on overload, plus I wish he was as enlightened about real food/natural living as he is on other topics, but anyway), you have to admit he makes some great points in this article on the birth control pill: - Do you get annual physicals? Here's an interesting article questioning that practice… I'll be curious to hear your thoughts on this one.
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If you use lard, you probably know that it's actually a nutrient-dense, heat stable, traditional fat that lends wonderful flavor and texture to roasted, fried, and baked dishes. As with everything, source is important, so it's worth it to buy or render lard from pasture-raised pigs. Find pastured lard here. Or find it at a local farm or farmer's market. Read an excerpt from Who Killed Lard?: “It seems funny,” Silver says, “but for thousands of years this was the thing that people cooked with. A century ago, lard was in every American pantry and fryer. These days, lard is an insult.“
If you use - Remember last week I showed you that movie trailer that is a MUCH better alternative to going to see the rotten Fifty Shades movie? Well here's another option: Skip Fifty Shades and Donate $50 to Women's Shelter. Cool idea, huh?
- This cracked me up: 8 reasons children of the 70's should be dead. 🙂
- Here's another one that went nuts on Facebook last week, shared from @PantryParatus:
- Did you catch all of last week’s posts? Here they are in case you missed them:
Skillet Breakfast Recipe for a Satisfying Real Food Meal- Or maybe you missed the KK monthly update with blog highlights?
- Here's my weekly reminder to be sure and look around my archive page if you haven't lately and/or my recipe-finder page.
Betsy says
Yeah, born in the early 50s here. I had measles, mumps and chickenpox – I should be dead 3 times over! I could have used a bit of sunscreen at the beach, as a fair-skinned redhead I burned to a crisp. But here I still am.
Susan says
Great stuff today, Kel!
Do I get annual physicals? No way! You know why? Because doctors annoy the crap out of me and that can’t be good for my health!
I loved the post about the 70s. I’ve seen articles similar to it before and they always crack me up. It is amazing that we all survived! In reference to what Marilyn said, I can remember 2 fat kids from elementary school. That’s it.
And men being in charge of birth control? Bwahahaha! I wouldn’t trust them with that ever. EVER!!!
Lori says
Kelly,
Lots of great stuff! As for everyone looking thin (comment above), yes in the pics they are, in reality, they were not. I grew up in the 60’s and 70’s; was born in the late 50’s) and knew several kids who were pudgy and many of their parents were, too, whether the kids were or not. There were five fat kids in my class of 26, and that was in 1971. Many parents (especially moms), if not fat, were a bit pudgy, especially around the middle. The neighbor lady across the street and her husband, both were heavy, and their daughter was heavy, though their son was just thick. The neighbors below them, the man was heavy and his wife pudgy and they had two young sons who were normal weight (under age 6).
I LOVED being a kid in the 60’s and 70’s! I experienced absolutely everything this author wrote about and I had an awesome childhood! My dad’s arm was the seat belt (I can remember him throwing his arm out to catch us if he had to slam on the brakes), and we roved all over the back seat. We played sunup to sundown, roaming the neighborhood and no adult supervision. We played on asphalt playgrounds with all metal equipment and they were the best fun! I only remember one ‘helicopter’ mom back then of one of the girls who was in my class, and she was not only painfully shy, but also backwards and nerdy. I think she’d have been more out-going and less nerdy had her mother allowed her out of her sight occasionally.
I had my first kid in 1975 and when I left the hospital with him the nurse placed him in my arms to ride home. Ditto with my daughter in 1978. In 1983 they passed car seat laws and I hated them. The biggest problem with car seat laws today is for parents of more than two kids as most cars are not built wide enough to accommodate 3 or more car seats. I had 8 kids and had to drive a Suburban in order to get them all legally in the vehicle, and now I have a cousin with 7 kids and she and her husband literally bought a 15 seat van as they could not find a car that they all fit into. They don’t need a 15 seat van as there are just 9 of them, but there is not a vehicle they can afford to buy that fits their needs. The van was used and in their price range.
As for physicals, NO! I have never in my life taken myself or my kids to yearly physicals! I knew if we were sick enough to need a doctor and I didn’t have money to throw around on such nonsense, even when we had superior insurance with a co-pay of $10 for a doctor visit. My youngest seen the doctor twice in her life before age 18, and one was when age 5 and she put a hairline fracture in her arm (took her to ER, saw the x-rays myself, and never took her to another doctor visit but made her wear the soft cast for 8 weeks (just to be safe), and put her on bone building supplements and foods), and once for an ER visit as she got hurt near her eye and I thought she might need stitches; she did not.
I raised 8 kids and we rarely saw a doctor, could go 2-3 years before anyone saw a doctor. Had kids at home so I rarely saw a doctor.
I am now 55 and have not had a physical check up since 1994. Last time I had a pap smear was 2000. I have one about once every 10-15 years, so may have one this year. Saw a chiropractor for a few months back in 2008, and saw a podiatrist a couple weeks ago as I am having problems with my feet (flat feet).
I appreciate a doctor when needed, but I don’t want to help them get rich on my dime when I don’t need them and so I’ve always refused to go regularly.
Loved all the other articles, too! Great site.
Marilyn says
In “8 Reasons 70’s Kids Should be Dead”, did any one else notice how thin everyone is in the pictures?