good doc near Eagan

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First, forgive me if I duplicate. I tried to send last night, but my email

seemed to " hang up " , I don't see a copy of my response, so I'll try again.

I am fairly new to the area myself. A friend referred me to

Hedlund a PA at Farmington Fairview clinic. It is my understanding that she

used to work with an integrative doc in Lakeville, before he moved out of

the area. She also told me that her " undergrad work " was in nutrition, so

she's pretty knowledgeable in that area. I've only seen her once (one of my

daughters was very sick), and she was thorough enough to think of running a

blood test for Mono (even though my child was not a teenager, so would not

have likely caught it in the " usual " way). I found her to be much more open

to " alternative treatments " . She even took note of my daughter's comments

about eggs making her very sick, saying " that's important, in that vaccines

are often grown on egg " (which of course I knew, but I'd never had a doc

comment on before). I briefly discussed some of our positive experiences

with a local Naturopath, and she seemed quite supportive, even asking for

the name of the Naturopath because " I often have patients looking for a

referral " .

Now, I don't know whether she is supportive of " non-vaccinating " , but it

seemed like a very small friendly office. You could possibly call and try

to set an appointment to discuss your beliefs with her.

If you don't know where it's at, Farmington is straight down Pilot Knob,

probably no more than about 20 minutes from Eagan. The clinic is on the

right just past 195th street.

Josie~ welcome to the beautiful mid-west. We just moved here from south of

Richmond, VA in Sept. 2008. While there are some unique " cultural

differences " , I have really taken a liking to the " 4 seasons " that we

experience here.

If I can help you get settled in or find things, I'll do my best, or at

least try to connect you with someone who can help you.

Blessings,

Anita

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my local farmer here in WI is feeding his Holsteins on grass/hay alone.

there is a farmer in northern WI with Holsteins - also on grass and hay

only. I prefer Jersey milk though.

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> Holsteins are a very high mainanace animal. They are bred for high

> milk production, which means high energy requirements. If you want to

> raise them on grass alone, they would not be a good choice.

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Freedom Law School 2010 www.livefreenow.org

This is an old article but it's pretty funny....and tragic

I was going to post this some time ago when I first read it, but didn't for

some reason. I stumbled across it again today and so here it is.

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From: http://www.grist. org/article/ the-myth- of-grass- fed-beef/

The Myth of Grass Fed Beef

It's only natural

1 Feb 2007 12:30 PM

About twice a day, an email from a mystery man/unflagging anti-ethanol

crusader named Ray Wallace appears in my inbox, chock full of excerpts from

the latest ethanol slams and, on lucky days, choice quotes from politicos

and the like sounding less-than-smart about the whole business. I'm not sure

how I got on his listserv, and I can't quite say how you can (but if you'd

really like to, let me know and we can probably work something out).

Anyhow (I'm getting to my point), I mention Ray so as to credit him for

alerting me to this quote, contained in today's edition:

I'm a big believer in ethanol ... We're going to run into a constraint

pretty soon, though. It turns out corn is needed for more than just ethanol.

You got to feed your cows and feed your hogs.

-- From President W. Bush's January 30, 2007 speech in East Peoria,

Illinois.

The funny thing is, I'd always thought we feed corn to cows and pigs because

it's dirt cheap and needing to be gotten rid of.

It's not the first time someone has attempted to correct me on this. A few

months ago, I was strolling past the meat counter at our regional mid-sized

grocery chain and thought, hey, I should ask for grass-fed beef, 'cause

they'll only carry it if they perceive demand.

The conversation went something like this:

Me: Hi, do you have any grass-fed beef?

Butcher: Hmm, grass-fed? I don't think you can feed grass to cows.

Me: Well, they're ruminant animals, so I think that's what they're supposed

to eat.

Butcher: [sympathetic- but-authoritativ e head shake] I don't think so. They

need vitamins and minerals and stuff.

Me: Uh ...

Butcher: Now this [points down at large, marbled slab in meat case], this is

corn-fed beef.

Me: Yeah, well, um, thanks anyway.

So I don't know what those so-called grass-fed-beef farmers have been

charging me an arm and a leg for, but with the president's backing, I'm

going to call that bluff.

In the meantime, I'm relieved to know that the FDA allows farmers to feed

chicken manure to cattle -- though I'll have to ask my butcher about the

vitamin and mineral content.

* Comments

Olmstead is a graduate student in plant breeding and sustainable

agriculture at Iowa State University and a graduate fellow with the Land

Institute in Salina, Kan., and a freelance writer on agricultural and

environmental issues.