Guest guest Posted May 16, 2006 Report Share Posted May 16, 2006 Not food-related, I know, but another thing that I find very disappointing is that a large number of the Amish around my family's place in WI use disposible diapers. I suppose I can't really blame them, considering the hand-washing angle. But then again, there is always EC... ~ Genie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 16, 2006 Report Share Posted May 16, 2006 Arleen, Sorry if you were offended. I have great admiration for the Amish. I am just afraid that they may be going the way of the world. Kathy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 16, 2006 Report Share Posted May 16, 2006 Yeah, Arleen, I think I may have started this about the Amish but I've seen no intent from the group to hurt or bash any one or any segment of society. We are ALL looking for the best way to live and part of that is finding different groups to study and, in some cases, emulate. My Amish comments come from the true shock of discovering that they have so many health problems. We can all aspire to their work habits, their desire to live without cars and electricity (now there's a great idea!), their family connectiveness and their connection to God. Incidentally, our AcresUSA conferences have hundreds of Amish and Mennonite families attending almost all of whom raise and sell organic, sustainable and grass-finished food. Many of them are far ahead of us. Will Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 16, 2006 Report Share Posted May 16, 2006 I¹m going to Autism One May 25th and Dan Olmsted (who wrote the article) is one of the speakers. I¹ll share anything I learn. Kathy on 5/16/06 10:49 AM, Gray at annargray2001@... wrote: > There is a study of the rate of autism in the Amish and it is almost > non-existant. > > The Age of Autism: Amish ways > http://www.washtimes.com/upi-breaking/20050606-100328-8006r.htm > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 16, 2006 Report Share Posted May 16, 2006 They do not vaccinate, do they? Carol F Re: Amish There is a study of the rate of autism in the Amish and it is almost non-existant. The Age of Autism: Amish ways http://www.washtimes.com/upi-breaking/20050606-100328-8006r.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 16, 2006 Report Share Posted May 16, 2006 Arleen, please forgive me if any of my statements were un-kind. I just know how saddened I was to see the Amish children walking to school and so many of them looked so un-healthy. I guess I just assumed they ate healthier than many of us and stayed away from more worldly foods and such. The Amish I have met near Pine City (This was a good 15 years ago) were so robust and healthy! The women and children had healthy tans as well as looked fresh and well rested. I just assumed this was the Amish way. The ones I saw near my dd's looked so sickly (a little over a year ago). Pale, grayish looking skin, huge circles under their eyes, which also looked so sunken in. Just looked so ill. I thought maybe they were an order that the girls wear the larger bonnets (as they all had on black full covering ones) and did not get as much sun on their faces but the boys had the same look. Their caps do not cover the whole face and they should get plenty of sunshine. Once in a while you'd see a healthy robust child, but it was not the norm. Seeing these children (at that time, before NT and Trad food days) made me think that they were not getting the nutrition they needed and it seemed surprising to me. I guess I stereo typed all Amish as staying away from the worldly foods such as Mcs. Made me sad to see this and also to hear of the changes some are accepting. Some days I think how much better off we all would be with out some of the " modern " convinces we have. Horse and buggy, no chemically raised foods, naturally fed meats..... The good old days! Traditional foods and living. Kimi ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ www.Jremedies.com Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye steadfast, unmovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labor is not in vain in the Lord. 1 Corinthians 15:58/KJV Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 16, 2006 Report Share Posted May 16, 2006 funny, I was at whole foods one day and I wanted to buy a whole chicken and I scanned the case not a single organic meat selection. I asked why this was. The meat counter guy said " No one buys it , and it ends up going bad. " They had chicken labeled " amish " I asked him what that ment and he said " you know the amish use no chemicals and do everything naturally. " haha silly silly whole foods. andrea --- realfoodie2003 <realfoodie2003@...> wrote: > My Mom once proudly showed me a product that she had > purchased from the > Amish (thinking that I would approve)- it was dried > chicken-flavored broth with > a whole laundry list of chemicals including MSG! Oh, > and the other thing she > bought was granola that was laced with hydrogenated > soybean oil... > > Kathy > Wondering if the Amish are eating the same things > they are trying to sell us! > > > > > www.wildoatsdiaperz.com Re-opened! New products! In the name of family values , we must ask who's family?-Lou __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 16, 2006 Report Share Posted May 16, 2006 They do not vaccinate per the article. > > They do not vaccinate, do they? Carol F > Re: Amish > > > There is a study of the rate of autism in the Amish and it is almost > non-existant. > > The Age of Autism: Amish ways > http://www.washtimes.com/upi-breaking/20050606-100328-8006r.htm > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 17, 2006 Report Share Posted May 17, 2006 Hey- there are no absolutes in the world! The same applies to the Amish! Some of them DO vaccinate. It is not common but does happen. There was a study back a while back when there was a small outbreak of autism in an Amish sect and unfortunately enough, it was confirmed the majority of those who HAD vaccinated in that sect HAD autism. That was a very clear link between mercury and other undesirables in vaccinations setting off autism. I think I saw that when I was educating myself about vaccinations on mercola.com. The great majority of the Amish do not vaccinate, but some do. Like Kathy says (hi there Kathy! ;-) they are going the way of the world, which also includes succumbing to the " wiles " of the world in various ways, vaccinations included. :-( Sara R. - Eagan Gray <annargray2001@...> wrote: They do not vaccinate per the article. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 17, 2006 Report Share Posted May 17, 2006 all I can say is I LOVE my AMISH latex bed and my new Amish shredded rubber pillows I just got. Re: Re: Amish Hey- there are no absolutes in the world! The same applies to the Amish! Some of them DO vaccinate. It is not common but does happen. There was a study back a while back when there was a small outbreak of autism in an Amish sect and unfortunately enough, it was confirmed the majority of those who HAD vaccinated in that sect HAD autism. That was a very clear link between mercury and other undesirables in vaccinations setting off autism. I think I saw that when I was educating myself about vaccinations on mercola.com. The great majority of the Amish do not vaccinate, but some do. Like Kathy says (hi there Kathy! ;-) they are going the way of the world, which also includes succumbing to the " wiles " of the world in various ways, vaccinations included. :-( Sara R. - Eagan Gray <annargray2001@...> wrote: They do not vaccinate per the article. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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