Guest guest Posted January 9, 2001 Report Share Posted January 9, 2001 Hi a - I'm incredibly jealous of your raw milk source! I've been looking for a source here in our area. My daughter is convinced we just need to get our own cow! Don't think the neighbors would be real happy with a cow in our front yard. I have made crispy pecans, walnuts, almonds, pumpkin seeds, almonds and hazelnuts. Won't do the hazelnuts again as they are too much work but the others are fabulous! You won't eat any other nuts again after following Sally's recipes! Many days snacks are nuts with some raw milk cheese. I have made the almond cookies on page 528. I left out the lemon rind and the whole almond and I used arrowroot. They were fabulous! I buy arrowroot in the bulk section of the natural food store so it's a lot cheaper. It's one of the few things I buy out of the bins. They are always out of it so I know the stock is rotated pretty frequently. I want to experiment with the bulgur flour. I just got a grain grinder for Christmas so I haven't had the opportunity to try a lot out with it yet. I agree, it seems pretty overwhelming at first but after you get the hang of it you get a system down and it gets a whole lot easier. For me, the hardest part was organizing meals. I've always been one that found myself in front of the freezer at 5:00 pm wondering what I would fix for dinner that night. Now I plan the next days breakfast, lunch and dinner before going to bed and no longer have a microwave in the kitchen. It's not that the cooking is that much more difficult, it's that the recipes are done in two or three different steps rather than all at once. That's a real challenge when you have kids interrupting you in need of a drink, or crying because someone hit them, etc. I've made the whole grain crackers on page 518 several times now and they've been a flop everytime and it's totally because of interruptions. The first time I put all 8 tablespoons of butter in, the last time I totally forgot the butter. They weren't a total failure though as they made great puppy treats. I bet I have one of the healthiest dogs around!!! Everyone congregates in the kitchen and sometimes there are a few too many conversations going and recipes get misread in the middle of it all. Just make sure you have a backup plan in case you have a flop, or as a friend of mine calls it " a learning experience! " . Best of luck. I'll be happy to answer any questions I can, and there's others on line that I know will do the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 22, 2001 Report Share Posted January 22, 2001 Welcome a! As you can guess, I don't do my e-mail everyday and even when I do read it it might be days before I respond. >My parents > have heard Sally Fallon speak twice and I have listened to the tapes they > have brought back. I would love to hear her speak. Very inspirational and informative I'm sure. > I am a SAHM of four 7,3,2, and 6mo. I also homeschool. I am a SAHM of three girls--8, 6, and almost 4. I am planning on homeschooling in the future, but am overwhelmed with the idea! > My question is, have you made any of her cookies or the nuts? Nuts yes but my girls don't like them at all. Ok, my girls don't like nuts period! I do like the nuts and keep them around for snacks. I'm wondering about adapting a chocolate chip cookie recipe, but I'm not that great at improvising. I know the nut based cookies would not go over well at our house. I'm going to try sneaking them in however. is a great one (on this list) for adapting and altering recipes a la Sally-- And on my last trip to Whole Foods they had NO arrowroot. Mail order again! Ang Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 26, 2001 Report Share Posted January 26, 2001 >I am a SAHM of three girls--8, 6, and almost 4. I am planning on >homeschooling in the future, but am overwhelmed with the idea! Don't get too overwhelmed!! Our homeschooling is quite simple. I was also homeschooled. If you do have questions e-mail me privately augustines@... a Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 3, 2003 Report Share Posted January 3, 2003 Hi, I have 2 1/2 year old twins and I had hand surgery when they were 1 1/2. I managed by using my forearms a lot (ie under their arm pits). Baby Bjorn carriers are easy on the back. They have changed the fasteners so I don't know how hand friendly they are now. Strollers are also a big help rather than trying to carry the kids everywhere. Hope that helps, Jocelyn DJRLyne@... wrote: I was recently diagnosed with RA, after waking up one morning with stiffness and waiting four weeks for a diagnosis. (It seemed like forever to me, but I now know I was lucky to be diagnosed so quickly.) It affects my hands and wrists the most, but I have had pain and swelling in my neck, shoulders and feet. Fortunately, so far I have responded well to the meds (methotrexate, Plaquenil, prednisone). My rheumatologist just added Provigil to combat the fatigue, which is still bothering me quite a bit.Now for my question: I will be adopting a baby within the next few months. She will probably be 10-12 months old. My concern is carrying her and picking her up, especially since my big trouble spot is my hands and wrists. I'm doing okay with caring for my 3-year-old, but a baby needs a lot more physical support. Does anyone have any suggestions on how to cope? Any particular baby carriers or other products that I will need?BTW, I also read about the study regarding carbohydrates and RA. (I think it may have been in Newsweek.) However, it stated that carbohydrate consumption has nothing to do with the carbohydrate process described in the study--they are two separate things. Ironically, I started the Atkins diet (very low carb) a week before I developed RA.Debbie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 6, 2003 Report Share Posted January 6, 2003 In a message dated 1/3/2003 1:51:19 PM Pacific Standard Time, DJRLyne@... writes: BTW, I also read about the study regarding carbohydrates and RA. (I think it may have been in Newsweek.) However, it stated that carbohydrate consumption has nothing to do with the carbohydrate process described in the study--they are two separate things. Ironically, I started the Atkins diet (very low carb) a week before I developed RA. Debbie I readily admit my conclusion , improvement when not eating carbs, is anecdotal. And as for starting Atkins 1 week before you developed RA.......do you mean 1 week before you were DIAGNOSED?....I doubt you or anyone would know when they developed it.... anna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 6, 2003 Report Share Posted January 6, 2003 In a message dated 1/6/2003 12:42:24 AM Eastern Standard Time, mowthpeece@... writes: And as for starting Atkins 1 week before you developed RA.......do you mean 1 week before you were DIAGNOSED?....I doubt you or anyone would know when they developed it.... No, I mean one week before I developed RA. I know the exact date the RA started. I had overnight onset--I woke up one morning with swelling and stiffness and pain, and it quickly got worse from there. My rheumatologist started me on an aggressive round of meds because my hands looked so bad after only one month of symptoms. Debbie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 6, 2003 Report Share Posted January 6, 2003 Hi Debbie, I agree with you ... I know the exact day my symptoms started. I went to bed feeling fine and the next day I woke up with awful jaw pain. Over the next week, it spread to my shoulder, arm, hand, hip and leg (all on my left side). Take care,Steph ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ “The strongest oak of the forest is not the one that is protected from the storm and hidden from the sun. It's the one that stands in the open where it is compelled to struggle for existence against the winds and rains and the scorching sun.” (Napoleon Hill) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The new MSN 8: smart spam protection and 2 months FREE*. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 8, 2003 Report Share Posted January 8, 2003 In a message dated 1/6/2003 6:20:02 AM Pacific Standard Time, DJRLyne@... writes: No, I mean one week before I developed RA. I know the exact date the RA started. I had overnight onset--I woke up one morning with swelling and stiffness and pain, and it quickly got worse from there. My rheumatologist started me on an aggressive round of meds because my hands looked so bad after only one month of symptoms. Debbie Oh my god....that sucks....I always thought that it took a while to develop..that the swelling isn't always noticable, but that the disease could already be there anyway.....so how would one know when they first "got it".....to me, that sounds like when you first "manifested symptoms"...but if you're saying that that actually IS when you got it....so be it...I feel for you....I get some nasty stiffness myself...and was diagnosed with RA factor half a year before I started noticing symptoms....I had no idea what the doctor was talking about. peace anna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 8, 2003 Report Share Posted January 8, 2003 In a message dated 1/8/2003 1:10:06 AM Eastern Standard Time, mowthpeece@... writes: Oh my god....that sucks....I always thought that it took a while to develop..that the swelling isn't always noticable, but that the disease could already be there anyway.....so how would one know when they first "got it".....to me, that sounds like when you first "manifested symptoms"...but if you're saying that that actually IS when you got it....so be it...I feel for you....I get some nasty stiffness myself...and was diagnosed with RA factor half a year before I started noticing symptoms....I had no idea what the doctor was talking about. I still test negative for RH factor. Once I developed symptoms, my bloodwork showed I had an elevated sed rate and the ANA panel was positive, indicating that my immune system was fighting something. I have had a lot of bloodwork done this past year for an unrelated problem, and none of this ever showed up before so I really believe that RA happened very quickly for me. Debbie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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