Good morning readers!
- I hate to start right off on a downer note, but have you seen this shocking list of companies who are putting dollars behind keeping GMOs from being labeled?!
If you go to that link above you'll also see a “good guys” list of those who are trying get Proposition 37 passed in California to make it mandatory for companies to disclose GMOs on the label. They know that once CA has to do it, the rest of the states will follow suit and THEN we are really gettin' somewhere. Please spread the word and help make that happen!
- I have no idea how I came across this article about using cod liver oil to clear up acne, but I think it makes perfect sense! “Why cod liver oil works for acne: The difference between the vitamin A in Accutane and the vitamin A in cod liver oil is that the latter is a natural, not synthetic source—and therefore carries less risk of toxicity in the body because it works synergistically with its other nutrients.” Read more of the article here. And click here for where to buy the fermented cod liver oil.
- Reminder! Time is running out to enter the giveaway to win a collection of Einkorn goodies like cookies and pasta and other yummy stuff – Go here to enter!
- I hope you'll all go read Jenny's post on a topic very near and dear to me: The Farm to Consumer Legal Defense Fund – Why I support the FTCLDF even though I'm not a farmer. As Jenny says, “Small Farms Need Advocates! (Here's How You Can Be One)“.
- If you're a parent or work with kids, you'll want to catch all the interesting comments at my post last week on Unschooling and whether or not we should give our kids free reign with screen time. There's a lot of great conversation still going on over there!
- Raine wrote a post last week covering a hot topic: Why does factory farmed food make us sick? “As a culture, we’ve grown so accustomed to food recalls, food poisoning, and chronic health issues we don’t really give a second thought to the idea that maybe the food we’re eating is causing more problems than we realize. Consuming industrial foods are now being linked to many different health issues such as antibiotic resistance and the development of superbug viruses such as Salmonella, E. coli, MRSA, Enterococcus, and Campylobacter, yeast overgrowth, heart disease, obesity, cancer, and many other degenerative diseases.”
- Does Fluoride in drinking water hurt your brain? This Fox News article is SCARY stuff. Especially since I've already told you about what I did to our son's teeth. “Back in 2011, the EPA reversed course and lowered the recommended maximum amount of fluoride in drinking water due to data that the levels then being allowed put kids at risk of dental fluorosis–streaking and pitting of teeth due to excessive fluoride, which also puts tooth enamel at risk. This conclusion was a discordant note amidst all the accolades fluoride had won, starting with the discovery during the 1940s that people who lived near water supplies containing naturally occurring fluoride had fewer cavities in their teeth. A massive push ensued, with government and industry encouraging cities and towns to add fluoride to water supplies. Now, questions about the impact of fluoride on mental health are growing and can no longer be ignored.”
- Anyone going to be near Buffalo, NY around mid-September? If so, you could catch the regional Weston Price Foundation conference there on September 15/16 – learn more here!
Have a great week!
Leah says
Kelly, I’m trying to go the the link of the funding companies supporting the non-labeling of GMOs, but it’s not coming up. Is anyone else having trouble with this?
KitchenKop says
Hi Leah,
It’s working for me, can you try it in a different browser?
Kelly
leigh says
Okay, this is the final selling point to get me started on CLO and my kids too as we’re entering school full time and getting prepared for the sniffly sneezy season. I would normally only have a pimple here and there, but for the last 6 months I’ve had ‘pizza face’ and it’s REALLY embarrassing. I may have only a few active, but then I’ve got a few healing and a few more old marks. Some of may actually be MRSA for which an herbalist recommended topical colloidal silver. I figure if it’s topical and not ingested, less risk of turning blue:P Can’t wait to get my new regimen started, we have a wedding to go to in a month and I want to look clear-complected.
Thank you for this post Kelly, gives me a little hope.
Claudia says
I’m trying to figure out if Corningware is safe. I’m new a newbie to traditional cooking and I just started baking sourdough bread using a sourdough starter so I want to get rid of my toxic loaf pans. I know ceramic stoneware is safe but I just noticed that Corningware is made in China. Does anyone know?
Beth says
One example that’s easy for me to share with non-foodies is how I absolutely cannot eat canned or commercial beans (or corn – even organic) but can eat all that I want of traditionally processed homemade beans (I have some cooking right now). It’s one small example of how our food industry changes the food by cutting time and corners.
I gave in and ate fair food with my mom at a regional state fair (while my dc did livestock events – doesn’t that sound All American? 🙂 ) but I really had fallout the next day and felt horrible all over.
leigh says
Since I learned to cook w/ fresh produce I can no longer stand canned food. I figure when I’m old and have no teeth, perhaps, but I prefer to chew my food 😛
Erin T says
My oldest son is almost 13, being consistent with personal hygiene is not his strong point! I am constantly reminding him of this and that. Having a few pimples was a great motivator for him! I’ve been lax on the CLO so this is a good reminder.
I noticed that you recommend Norwex for cleaning, I love their body pack for facial cleansing (with just water). My oldest has found that it really clears up his skin. Unlike many of their products($$$!), this one is not a huge investment and the cost savings compared to non-toxic facial cleanser is immediate.
Erin says
Interestingly, I’ve tried to take fermented cod liver oil three separate occasions and stopped each time because it actually made my face break out. Don’t know if I’m just sensitive, allergic, whatever, but I even made sure it was different brands (and high quality). Very frustrating.
Melissa Gilbert says
I took Accutane twice as a teen/young adult, and the doctor always told me that it got worse before it got better. Since they’re both Vit. A based, it may be the same with CLO. I am definitely no expert though! 🙂 Good luck! Acne is no fun at all.
Melissa
Susan says
Melissa- I am blown away that your doctor put you on Accutane! I worked for a dermatoligist for 8 years and he only prescribed it twice to people that signed waivers first. But he never, ever would have put a woman of any age on it!
Erin- try supplementing with B-5 a couple of times a day until things get under control and then go to once daily. I had a foster boy live with me for a year and he had terrible, terrible acne. He had been on Accutane, Retin-A and antibiotics. He had also tried over the counter things too. Nothing worked. I put him on B-5, C, FCLO and of course a nutritious diet. Within a week he was better, and at 2 weeks he looked amazing, but by 1 month he had skin like a baby’s rear.
He told me he couldn’t believe of all the things he had tried for 6 years, that B-5 worked so well. I saw him recently and he had flared up again, I bought him some B-5 to take to his new home and he emailed me and said in days things were much better. From what I understand it keeps oil under control. Its worth a try!
jenna @kidappeal says
erin, the pimples are a sign of detox, which is a healing reaction. it will clear, keep going with the supplements.