Jimmy Moore is the energetic host of the wildly popular podcast show, Livin' La Vida Low-Carb. In this show we talk to him about his 180 pound weight loss, the lessons he has learned through personal experience and his interview guests, and his two books. We also discuss the USDA proposal for the 2010 dietary guidelines. Jimmy does not mince words, and I think you will enjoy the interview.

Do you and your family drink fresh raw milk from your local farmer for health and nutrition? Jon and I do. However, the dairy farmers who produce your favorite beverage are struggling with multiple threats to their business right now. Keep reading for more information.

Dr. Tom Cowan, principal author of The Fourfold Path to Healing, spoke with us recently about the Fourfold Path to Healing approach that he uses in his medical practice, wrote about in his book, and teaches at the Fourfold Path of Healing Conferences. The essential question he addressed in our conversation was “Is it true [...]]]> http://ournaturallife.com/blog/2010/01/onl058-the-fourfold-path-to-healing-with-dr-thomas-s-cowan/feed/ 3 Dr. Tom Cowan, principal author of The Fourfold Path to Healing, spoke with us recently about the Fourfold Path to Healing approach that he uses in his medical practice, wrote about in his book, and teaches at the Fourfold Path of Healing Conferences. (http://ournaturallife.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/FourfoldFCover2008.jpg) Dr. Tom Cowan, principal author of The Fourfold Path to Healing, spoke with us recently about the Fourfold Path to Healing approach that he uses in his medical practice, wrote about in his book, and teaches at the Fourfold Path of Healing Conferences. The essential question he addressed in our conversation was "Is it true that people can live long, healthy lives without cancer and heart disease? Dr. Cowan believes that the answer is yes. Our Podcast interview can be accessed below or downloaded from iTunes, Zune, Tivo, or Sticher. Before I continue with today's blog, I want to tell you that our website had a recent problem that caused everything to be deleted. Everything since we started in 2008 was suddenly gone! We are continuing to put things back together, and hope things will work better than ever. In another 3 months our web host promises that things will work even more smoothly. However, all of our wonderful reader comments for shows prior to this one have been deleted. Jon is slowly adding back all the older blog posts and podcasts as time permits. If you ever linked to one of our podcasts or blog posts on your website, that link is now broken and you will need to set up a new link. Thank you for your patience as we get things working again. Our guest interview for this show was Dr. Thomas Cowan, a holistic MD who has over 20 years of medical experience. He relies heavily on the work of Rudolph Steiner, an Austrian mystick who founded a philosophic movement called "anthroposophy" or "human wisdom." Steiner also taught that the human being has four "bodies" or spheres of activity and that humans enjoy the best health when these four spheres are in harmony or balance. The four interlocking bodies are Physical, Life-Force, Emotional, and Mental. In The Fourfold Path to Healing, Cowan dedicates the first four chapters of his book to these four bodies. They are: Chapter 1 (by Sally Fallon Morrel) "Nutrition: Healing the Physical Body," Chapter 2 "Therapeutics: Healing the Life-Force Body," Chapter 3 (by Jaimen McMillan) "Movement: Healing the Emotional Body," and Chapter 4 "Meditation: Healing the Mental Body." When asked about some important guidelines in relation to food, Dr. Cowan explained that concept of place was very important. Food needs to be both locally and sustainably grown. In addition, food has strong connections to the local community. The microorganisms in your home provide the bacteria to your intestinal tract. He also stated that he has never found a healthy group of vegans or vegetarians and that fat is more important than protein. It is important to develop a close relationship to your food sources and to use the whole animal. Bones in the form of bone broths or marrow provide important minerals. (Sally Fallon suggests that every town needs a "broth-al" to help obtain this) Muscle meats were the least important in traditional cultures. We think that you will enjoy this interview and get some important ideas from it. If you want to know more, check out Dr. Cowan's website (http://fourfoldhealing.com/) and consider attending the Fourfold Path to Healing Seminar in New Hampshire later this month. Jon and I have been busy decluttering our house in Johns Creek and preparing to stage it for sale. Jon put together some incredible video of our backyard birds eating mealworms from our deck. You can view it here. (http://www.viddler.com/explore/ournaturallife/videos/4/) This weekend we are attending the conference of the Southern Sustainable Agriculture Working Group in Chattanooga, Tennessee. We're looking forward to networking with small family farms that are using sustainable methods. The food should be great, too! Our next podcast will be a video tour of Natures Harmony Farm in fall, 2009. You will be amazed to see what Tim and Liz Young are doing on their family farm in Elberton, Georgia. Jon and Cathy Payne no 1:03:30 http://ournaturallife.com/blog/2009/08/onl050-in-defense-of-omnivores/ http://ournaturallife.com/blog/2009/08/onl050-in-defense-of-omnivores/#comments Sat, 22 Aug 2009 02:41:55 +0000 Cathy R. Payne, EdD http://ournaturallife.com/blog/?p=81

In this Podcast, Jon and Cathy interview Lierre Keith, author of The Vegetarian Myth: Food, Justice, and Sustainability. Lierre, a vegan for 20 years, makes compelling arguments for eating meat and counters challenges that shunning meat is healthier, more humane, or better for the planet. The interview can be downloaded below or from iTunes or Zune.

Keith [...]]]> http://ournaturallife.com/blog/2009/08/onl050-in-defense-of-omnivores/feed/ 0 365 In this Podcast, Jon and Cathy interview Lierre Keith, author of The Vegetarian Myth: Food, Justice, and Sustainability. Lierre, a vegan for 20 years, makes compelling arguments for eating meat and counters challenges that shunning meat is healthier, (http://www.OurNaturalLife.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/51w3alQAXmL._SL500_AA240_.jpg)In this Podcast, Jon and Cathy interview Lierre Keith, author of The Vegetarian Myth: Food, Justice, and Sustainability (http://astore.amazon.com/ournatlif-20/detail/1604860804). Lierre, a vegan for 20 years, makes compelling arguments for eating meat and counters challenges that shunning meat is healthier, more humane, or better for the planet. The interview can be downloaded below or from iTunes or Zune. (http://www.OurNaturalLife.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/lierretree.jpg)Keith (http://www.lierrekeith.com/) nearly destroyed her health while clinging fiercely to her vegan lifestyle. Now she assists others who are making the transition from vegan and vegetarian to omnivore. Even though the vegan or vegetarian reader is her targeted audience, the book resonates strongly with promoters of healthy, traditional and sustainable food, such as Sally Fallon Morrell, founder of the Weston A. Price Foundation. Lierre heavily researched issues of diet and nutrition, agriculture, our food system, and the destruction of the ecosystem. Parts of the book read like a screenplay for Food, Inc (http://www.foodincmovie.com/), even though Keith has yet to see the film. She covers the fallacy of feeding grain to ruminants, the benefits of polyculture, and how a vegan diet designed to do no harm leaves thousands of life forms destroyed in order to produce a single meal. She also outlines the grave damage that can be caused by eating large quantities of heavily processed soy made into fake foods. This topic has been widely explored by the Weston A. Price Foundation (http://www.westonaprice.org/soy/index.html). Physician Michael Eades, whose work is cited in the book, recently featured a review (http://www.proteinpower.com/drmike/lipid-hypothesis/the-vegetarian-myth/) on his blog. It was a pleasure to have Lierre on our show, and we hope that you enjoy the interview as much as we enjoyed speaking with her. Jon and Cathy Payne no 58:20 http://ournaturallife.com/blog/2009/07/onl048-bill-wolcott-on-the-metabolic-typing-diet/ http://ournaturallife.com/blog/2009/07/onl048-bill-wolcott-on-the-metabolic-typing-diet/#comments Mon, 27 Jul 2009 02:45:33 +0000 Cathy R. Payne, EdD http://ournaturallife.com/blog/?p=83

This week’s Podcast 048 and blog focus on our interview with Bill Wolcott, co-author of The Metabolic Typing Diet with Trish Fahey. Click below to listen to the Podcast online.

Bill Wolcott Interview

Bill Wolcott is passionate about his work in the field of customized nutrition. For over 30 years, he has studied this topic and has trained [...]]]> http://ournaturallife.com/blog/2009/07/onl048-bill-wolcott-on-the-metabolic-typing-diet/feed/ 0 - This week's Podcast 048 and blog focus on our interview with Bill Wolcott, co-author of The Metabolic Typing Diet with Trish Fahey. Click below to listen to the Podcast online. - - Bill Wolcott Interview - Bill Wolcott is passionate about his work ... (http://www.OurNaturalLife.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/bill_wolcott.jpg) This week's Podcast 048 and blog focus on our interview with Bill Wolcott, co-author of The Metabolic Typing Diet with Trish Fahey. Click below to listen to the Podcast online. Bill Wolcott Interview Bill Wolcott is passionate about his work in the field of customized nutrition. For over 30 years, he has studied this topic and has trained practioners in over 40 countries in his Healthexcel System of Metabolic Typing. In 1987, Bill founded Healthexcel, a technical consulting organization. Bill's highly specialized expertise in the area of nutritional biochemistry has made Healthexcel the leading edge provider of Metabolic Typing,  training, products and services. On this week's Podcast ONL048 (available from iTunes (http://www.apple.com/itunes/)), Bill talks with Jon and me about the Metabolic Typing Diet. His excitement about its benefits for clients is contagious. Metabolic typing is a breakthrough in nutritional science. It is a holistic approach that treats the person, not the condition. As Weston A. Price discovered, there is no one healthy diet. Everyone is different and has unique nutritional needs. This is due to differing rates of cellular metabolism and genetically based requirements. By eating the right food for your type, you can experience ample energy, no food cravings, stable mood, and good mental clarity. Therefore, eating whole, natural foods is not enough if you are reading the wrong kinds of food for you. Even in terms of supplements, different metabolic types respond differently to the same supplement. Consultation with Linda DeFever After the interview, Jon and I hooked up with Linda DeFever (http://tinyurl.com/l3jgkm) for a consultation. She is a certified metabolic typing advisor who was trained by Bill Wolcott and Dodie Anderson. Linda is a listener and a Weston A. Price chapter leader. We took the Metabolic Typing questionnaire to determine our metabolic type. We received a detailed report of our test results and recommendations, along with a color-coded sheet that lists our diet plan and the correct proportion of proteins, carbohydrates, and fats that are appropriate for us. We also received Diet Record Check logs so we can easily monitor how our meals impact our energy, mood, and mental clarity. Linda reviewed the plan with me by telephone, but Jon is still looking for a time to schedule his follow up. (http://www.OurNaturalLife.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/images2.jpg) Linda is very motivated to assist me in using a modified diet plan to assist me in reducing my chronic inflammation issues. Guidance is important in meeting success with metabolic typing. The end of summer, however, is a very busy and stressful time for me. I need to absorb the information and ease into it when the timing is right for me. I'm very grateful to know that Linda will be there for me when the time is right. While we are still receiving CSA shares and I am trying out recipes from Mastering the Art of French Cooking (http://tinyurl.com/ns4umq), it will be hard to plan the best meals. Boy, that sounds like a weak excuse, doesn't it? Linda also referred me to a local Paul Chek Practioner (http://www.totalfitness.net/contact.htm) for when I can return to my exercise routine. Paul Chek is the author of How to Eat, Move, and Be Healthy. We're working on an interview date with Paul for this fall. Related Links For more information about metabolic typing, go to the website (http://www.metabolictyping.info/) or read the book (http://astore.amazon.com/ournatlif-20/detail/0767905644). To locate a metabolic typing advisor, go here (http://www.mt-advisors.info/). To take the metabolic diet test, click here (https://www.metabolictypingonline.com/). Please note that your advisor can communicate with you by email and telephone so does not need to live near you. Weston A. Price Membership Drive and 2009 Conference News Jon and Cathy Payne no 1:05:46 http://ournaturallife.com/blog/2009/06/onl046-producing-beef-in-harmony-with-mother-nature-an-interview-with-bill-hodge-of-hodge-ranch-llc/ http://ournaturallife.com/blog/2009/06/onl046-producing-beef-in-harmony-with-mother-nature-an-interview-with-bill-hodge-of-hodge-ranch-llc/#comments Mon, 29 Jun 2009 04:12:57 +0000 Jon http://ournaturallife.com/blog/2009/06/onl046-producing-beef-in-harmony-with-mother-nature-an-interview-with-bill-hodge-of-hodge-ranch-llc/

This week Bill Hodge of Hodge Ranch spoke to us passionately about his personal “revelation” and transition from conventional agriculture to more natural methods of farming. By working with nature instead of against it, he produces a healthier product, improves the land, saves money, and has hardy, long-lived stock.

Our Natural Life Podcast ONL046

We hope you enjoy [...]]]> http://ournaturallife.com/blog/2009/06/onl046-producing-beef-in-harmony-with-mother-nature-an-interview-with-bill-hodge-of-hodge-ranch-llc/feed/ 0 This week Bill Hodge of Hodge Ranch spoke to us passionately about his personal "revelation" and transition from conventional agriculture to more natural methods of farming. By working with nature instead of against it, he produces a healthier product, (http://www.OurNaturalLife.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/aboutus-sm.jpg)This week Bill Hodge of Hodge Ranch (http://hodgeranch.com/links.html) spoke to us passionately about his personal "revelation" and transition from conventional agriculture to more natural methods of farming. By working with nature instead of against it, he produces a healthier product, improves the land, saves money, and has hardy, long-lived stock. Our Natural Life Podcast ONL046 We hope you enjoy the Podcast of our interview. It can be found at the bottom of this blog or downloaded from iTunes, Zune, or Tivo. We'd love to hear your comments or have you review our show on iTunes. This blog is not meant to duplicate the information in the interview, but to be used as a vehicle to provide links with more information and to encourage you to give a listen! Grass Finished Beef We've been buying beef from Bill and Di Hodge for the past 7 years and have never been disappointed with their product. Bill is the first farmer we purchased from directly and developed a relationship with. We admire the work he is doing with rotational grazing (http://attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/rotategr.html) . (http://www.OurNaturalLife.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/88u-oct08-sm.jpg)(http://www.OurNaturalLife.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/123-july2008-sm.jpg) According to Hodge, a beef cow is kept for an average of 6 years before making a profit in regard to breeding. However, most cows in the industrial system do not live past the age of 5. Hodge's cows live 15-18 years and when Cathy visited his ranch she saw one who was 19. If you have seen recent films such as Food, Inc (http://www.foodincmovie.com/) , FRESH: The Movie (http://www.freshthemovie.com/) , or classics such as King Corn (http://www.kingcorn.net/) , you may be aware of problems with grain-finished beef. If not, Food Renegade has published some good articles here (http://www.foodrenegade.com/grass-fed-meats-health-benefits/) and here (http://www.foodrenegade.com/more-advantages-of-grass-fed-beef/) . Other good resources are Jo Robinson's book Pasture Perfect (http://www.eatwild.com/jo.html) and the Eat Wild (http://www.eatwild.com/index.html) website. (http://www.OurNaturalLife.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/store.jpg) Supporting Sustainable Farmers On twitter, Cathy has noticed a movement that associates itself with sustainable food called "Meatless Monday." Michael Pollan recommends eating less meat. However, we concur with Lisa M. Hamilton: In order for pasture-based livestock to become a significant part of the meat industry, we need to eat more of its meat, not less. As it is, grass-fed beef accounts for less than one percent of American beef consumption, and numbers for chicken and pork hardly register. Even where the industry is growing, it is stunted by inadequate infrastructure. The greatest challenge is a lack of small-scale slaughterhouses ...but the industry also suffers from a dearth of research, outreach for new producers, and investment in breeding for pasture-based systems. And those things will change only as the market grows. So if you want to use your food choices to impact climate change, by all means follow Dr. Pachauri's suggestion for a meatless Monday. But on Tuesday, have a grass-fed burger-and feel good about it. You can read the rest of Hamilton's article and view her links here (http://magblog.audubon.org/node/469) . We choose to eat pastured beef, pork, chicken, lamb, goat, and milk from pastured cows and goats on a daily basis. We also consume eggs from pastured chickens. Although we do have meatless meals, we rarely have a meatless day, as we are both "protein types (http://www.metabolictyping.com/) ." We prefer to go one additional step and give preference to farmers raising heritage breeds on pasture, something that Nature's Harmony Farm (http://www.naturesharmonyfarm.com/) has committed to. By "voting" with our food dollars three times a day in this manner, Jon and Cathy Payne no 1:06:28 http://ournaturallife.com/blog/2009/06/nutrient-dense-foods-for-healing/ http://ournaturallife.com/blog/2009/06/nutrient-dense-foods-for-healing/#comments Fri, 19 Jun 2009 04:17:35 +0000 Cathy R. Payne, EdD http://ournaturallife.com/blog/2009/06/nutrient-dense-foods-for-healing/

I finished the school year May 26 and attended my son’s wedding rehearsal dinner May 29 (see below) and his mountain wedding on the 30th. The following week I had some major surgery. To prepare my body for quick healing, I wanted to make sure I ate a particularly nutrient dense diet.

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This Week’s Interview with Chris Masterjohn

There is a lot of information and misinformation floating around about cholesterol, lipids, and the role of diet and cholesterol in heart health. How do you sort it all out? It’s vital to do your research and have a basic understanding of your body and the motives of medical authorities so [...]]]> http://ournaturallife.com/blog/2009/06/onl045-chris-masterjohn-interview-cholesterol-facts-and-myths/feed/ 0 311,317 This Week's Interview with Chris Masterjohn - There is a lot of information and misinformation floating around about cholesterol, lipids, and the role of diet and cholesterol in heart health. How do you sort it all out? This Week's Interview with Chris Masterjohn (http://www.OurNaturalLife.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/mebeard.jpg)There is a lot of information and misinformation floating around about cholesterol, lipids, and the role of diet and cholesterol in heart health. How do you sort it all out? It's vital to do your research and have a basic understanding of your body and the motives of medical authorities so you can weigh the information against that understanding. When I want accurate information NOT from the medical establishment, I defer to experts such Chris Masterjohn, The Weston A. Price Foundation, Al Sears, and others. In Podcast show #45, Chris spoke to us extensively on the subject of cholesterol, a topic he explores with great knowledge on his website (http://www.cholesterol-and-health.com/index.html) . As the name of his website indicates, cholesterol is essential to health. In the first part of the interview Chris explains its essential role in brain health and the delivery of fat soluble vitamins. Listen to the interview with Chris on the player below when you are ready or find us on iTunes. (http://www.OurNaturalLife.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/images1.jpg) Chris also explained the lipid hypothesis and the history of medical adoption of cholesterol lowering drugs and dietary guidelines. Chris' encyclopedic mind is amazing, and the interview is well worth a listen. He summarized recommendations for heart health as a series of action steps to take: 1) Avoid excessive consumption of Omega 6 fats, 2) Eat a diet rich in antioxidants from fresh fruits and vegetables and supplementation with vitamin E and CoQ10, 3) Encourage efficient metabolism by monitoring your thyroid hormone, consuming sufficient iodine and selenium, and avoiding flouride, bromide, and chlorine. Be sure to check out all the tabs on Chris' website, sign up for his newsletter (http://www.cholesterol-and-health.com/Newsletter.html) , and consider purchasing some of his very reasonably priced and well-researched special reports (http://www.cholesterol-and-health.com/Special-Reports.html) . You will be glad you did. For additional reading about cholesterol, check out this article at the Weston A. Price Foundation (http://www.westonaprice.org/moderndiseases/benefits_cholest.html) , another Chris Masterjohn interview (http://www.cheeseslave.com/2009/02/10/is-cholesterol-bad-for-you/) from Underground Wellness with comments from Ann Marie Michaels, this article by Chris (http://www.cholesterol-and-health.com/Does-Cholesterol-Cause-Heart-Disease-Myth.html) , this blog on the Lyon Diet-Heart Study (http://wholehealthsource.blogspot.com/) , nutritional advice from Al Sears (http://www.alsearsmd.com/content/index.php) , and these tips on video from Joseph Mercola (http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2009/06/06/Tips-to-Lower-Cholesterol-Naturally.aspx) . These should keep you busy for a while and give you some excellent research-based information not funded by the pharmaceutical industry. The classic thesis on the rise of vegetable oil consumption in the United States and the adoption of the lipid theory by the American Medical Association can be found in the extensive and informative Oiling of America (http://www.westonaprice.org/knowyourfats/oiling.html#evidence) article by Mary Enig, PhD and Sally Fallon Morrell. I highly recommend taking the time to get familiar with these. They will open your eyes! Great Source for Fish Oils We really enjoyed Chris' talk on cod liver oil last week and are pleased to let you know that you can purchase high vitamin cod liver oil (http://www.celticseasalt.com/Oil_Supplements__C61.cfm) high vitamin butter oil, and the skate oil he talked about from the Grain and Salt Society . You can enter their store through our website by clicking on their banner here. (http://www.ournaturallife.com/blog/?page_id=22) Remember that when you order anything from our "Go Shopping" links, Jon and Cathy Payne no 1:08:52 http://ournaturallife.com/blog/2009/06/onl044-chris-masterjohn-on-the-science-of-cod-liver-oil/ http://ournaturallife.com/blog/2009/06/onl044-chris-masterjohn-on-the-science-of-cod-liver-oil/#comments Tue, 02 Jun 2009 04:24:57 +0000 Jon http://ournaturallife.com/blog/2009/06/onl044-chris-masterjohn-on-the-science-of-cod-liver-oil/

by Cathy R. Payne, EdD

We have a great Podcast this week, and an extended one due to our interview with Chris Masterjohn. Chris is the creator and maintainer of Cholesterol-And-Health.Com , a website dedicated to providing accurate information about cholesterol and cholesterol-rich foods.

He has authored several articles appearing in Wise Traditions in Food, Farming and the [...]]]> http://ournaturallife.com/blog/2009/06/onl044-chris-masterjohn-on-the-science-of-cod-liver-oil/feed/ 0 - by Cathy R. Payne, EdD - We have a great Podcast this week, and an extended one due to our interview with Chris Masterjohn. Chris is the creator and maintainer of Cholesterol-And-Health.Com , a website dedicated to providing accurate information abo... (http://www.OurNaturalLife.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/picture-2.png) by Cathy R. Payne, EdD We have a great Podcast this week, and an extended one due to our interview with Chris Masterjohn. Chris is the creator and maintainer of Cholesterol-And-Health.Com (http://www.cholesterol-and-health.com/index.html) , a website dedicated to providing accurate information about cholesterol and cholesterol-rich foods. He has authored several articles appearing in Wise Traditions in Food, Farming and the Healing Arts - the quarterly journal published by the Weston A. Price Foundation (http://www.westonaprice.org/splash_2.htm) . His most recent article is in the Spring, 2009 edition. Chris has also authored two items in peer-reviewed journals. The first is a letter published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology criticizing the conclusions of a study on saturated fat. The second is full-length article in a 2007 issue of the journal Medical Hypothese s in which he proposes a molecular mechanism of vitamin D toxicity. He is currently a graduate student at the University of Connecticut, pursuing a PhD in Nutritional Science with a specialty in Biochemical and Molecular Nutrition. I predict that we will be hearing much more about Chris and his research in the future. Chris talked with me for about an hour last week on the topic of cod liver oil and answered my long list of questions. The interview can be downloaded from iTunes, Zune, or Tivo or you can listen by clicking to the link below. He elaborated on the historic use of cod liver oil in preventing and curing disease, why it has fallen out of favor, recent attacks by the Vitamin D Council and Dr. Joseph Mercola, and the benefits of fermentation. I was very impressed with his depth of knowledge, scientific citation, and ability to synthesize information into layman's terms. Please let me know what you think. Here (http://www.cholesterol-and-health.com/Benefit-Of-Cod-Liver-Oil.html) is Masterjohn's website link to liver and cod liver oil. Kelly the Kitchen Kop also posted useful Q & A about fermented cod liver oil (http://kellythekitchenkop.com/2008/10/fermented-cod-liver-oil-series-part-3.html) and Sally Fallon Morrell wrote an article on Vitamin A in cod liver oil (http://www.greenpasture.org/community/?q=node/115) December, 2008. (http://www.OurNaturalLife.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/images.jpg) (http://www.OurNaturalLife.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/images-1.jpg) Colorado Rainwater Harvesting Update Since we reported on rainwater collection last week, we discovered that Colorado recently made it legal (http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=104643521) for some homeowners to capture and collect the raindrops and snowflakes that fall on their own roofs. Promotions Weston A. Price Foundation Membership Drive If you have not yet joined the Weston A. Price Foundation, please consider joining (http://media.libsyn.com/media/ournaturallife/membershipform.pdf) today! For every 15 new members who list us as an introduction, we will earn one paid registration for the October conference in Illinois. Our goal is to earn one each for Jon and me, and one to give away to a lucky new member. Be sure to send us your name if you join so we can register you for this opportunity. Shout out to Julie Majors, who joined last week. Thanks, Julie! Great Green Blog Challenge Nominate your favorite green blog for the Great Green Blog Challenge. (http://thefuelfilm.com/great-green-blog-challenge) We hope your favorite will be Our Natural Life! While you are on the website, be sure to check out the trailer for FUEL:The Movie. (http://www.OurNaturalLife.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/nogmo200-1.jpg) No GMO Challenge and Millions Against Monsanto Be sure to sign up for the No GMO Challenge (http://www.cheeseslave.com/2009/04/22/real-food-wednesday-take-the-no-gmo-challenge/) and let us know what difficulties you are having with it. Jon and Cathy Payne no 57:11 http://ournaturallife.com/blog/2009/05/onl042-healthy-baby-and-healthy-home/ http://ournaturallife.com/blog/2009/05/onl042-healthy-baby-and-healthy-home/#comments Mon, 18 May 2009 01:50:40 +0000 Jon http://ournaturallife.com/blog/2009/05/onl042-healthy-baby-and-healthy-home/

In podcast #42 we interview Heather Tubbs, owner of Truly Healthy Baby . In her business, she consults with families regarding healthy eating and how to keep a healthy, non-toxic home. Heather teaches classes in the Atlanta area and is selling pre-orders of her new book, Raising Baby O , that will be released in June. [...]]]> http://ournaturallife.com/blog/2009/05/onl042-healthy-baby-and-healthy-home/feed/ 0 - In podcast #42 we interview Heather Tubbs, owner of Truly Healthy Baby . In her business, she consults with families regarding healthy eating and how to keep a healthy, non-toxic home. Heather teaches classes in the Atlanta area and is selling pre-o... (http://www.OurNaturalLife.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/moz-screenshot.jpg) In podcast #42 we interview Heather Tubbs, owner of Truly Healthy Baby (http://www.trulyhealthybaby.com/Home.html) . In her business, she consults with families regarding healthy eating and how to keep a healthy, non-toxic home. Heather teaches classes in the Atlanta area and is selling pre-orders of her new book, Raising Baby O , that will be released in June. Heather tells the story of how she grew up eating whole natural foods. When she moved from California to Georgia and needed support to continue that lifestyle, she discovered the Weston A. Price Foundation (http://www.westonaprice.org/) . By networking with the Atlanta chapter, she found sources for the raw milk (http://www.realmilk.com/where.html) that was so essential to her diet. As Cathy discussed with Sally Fallon Morrell in our last podcast (http://www.ournaturallife.com/blog/?p=281) , Heather is providing the kinds of advice and services traditionally offered by elders in the village, tribe, or community. In today's society of isolated nuclear families, this kind of support can be very reassuring and helpful to new parents. Additional support for healthy eating can be found from Nina Planck (http://www.ninaplanck.com/) , author of Real Food (http://www.amazon.com/Real-Food-What-Eat-Why/dp/1596913428%3FSubscriptionId%3D0PZ7TM66EXQCXFVTMTR2%26tag%3Dournatlif-20%26linkCode%3Dxm2%26camp%3D2025%26creative%3D165953%26creativeASIN%3D1596913428) and Real Food for Mother and Baby (http://www.amazon.com/Real-Food-Mother-Baby-Fertility/dp/1596913940%3FSubscriptionId%3D0PZ7TM66EXQCXFVTMTR2%26tag%3Dournatlif-20%26linkCode%3Dxm2%26camp%3D2025%26creative%3D165953%26creativeASIN%3D1596913940) . We also love to find healthy recipes from AnnMarie at her cheeseslave (http://www.cheeseslave.com/) website. Last week I was excited to find her recipe for healthy banana bread (http://www.cheeseslave.com/page/4/) that featured sprouted flour from To Your Health Sprouted Bread and Flour Co (http://www.sproutedgrainbread.com/index.html). While Jon and I avoid most flours and gluten, we find that we can tolerate sprouted spelt, sprouted rye, and soaked oats or barley in limited amounts. I ordered some sprouted flours so we can feed more overripe bananas to ourselves than we do to the worm bin this summer. These products are recommended by the Weston A. Price Foundation. While you're at cheeseslave, be sure to check out information about the "No GMO 30 Day Challenge. (http://realfoodmedia.com/no-gmo-challenge/) " You can also find information on the challenge at Seeds of Deception (http://www.seedsofdeception.com/Public/Home/index.cfm) , the website of Jeffrey M. Smith. On the left side of his home page you can download a pdf document called "The Non-GMO Shopping Guide" to help you make informed choices when grocery shopping. What you put on your skin (or your children's skin) is just as important as what is put in your (or their) mouths. Our skin is the largest organ of the body and absorbs lotions, creams, and soaps that directly go into our bloodstream. I am careful when shopping for skin care products and order most of them from Simone Karsden at Flutterbye Aromatics (http://flutterbyearomatics.com/) . She does a great job of delivering a high quality product, and your order will be filled with loving attention. (http://www.OurNaturalLife.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/bimart-0031.jpg) Heather discussed the importance of detoxing your body prior to pregnancy and detoxing your home before pregnancy and delivery. We found this "What's Under your Sink? (http://www.shaklee.net/cleanandgreen/gc_yourhome1) " survey to help you determine how you are doing in this regard. More and more, consumers want to make informed decisions to help them choose the most healthy and green products. However, in the case of GMO food or cleaning products, there is no right-to-know law requiring full disclosure. Jon and Cathy Payne no 31:58