Homeschool Fiction

I’ve been inspired to eat a 100% McDougall friendly vegan diet again.  For the past month, I’ve kept my total fat grams to 10 or less a day.  I’ve added no fat to my foods (such as vegan butter, etc.), but have allowed for small quantities of naturally occurring higher fat foods, such as nuts [...]

March 20th is Meatout Day — only 5 days from now.  I love their theme for this year: “Change Your Diet — Change the World!” It couldn’t be more true.  Please eat vegan this March 20th.  One day is super easy, and you’ll make a positive impact on the world and your personal health.  Eating [...]

If you are traveling by airplane this holiday season, consider trying to make your layovers in healthy food friendly airports.  The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine has recently come out with a new “List of Airports with the Most Healthful Food“.  It’s an interesting read! What does my family do when we fly?  We usually [...]

Development of the HHS’s and the USDA’s new Dietary Guidelines for Americans is underway for a release of 2010.  These guidelines are reissued every 5 years.  Since many of us health conscious people are disappointed in the 2005 (current) guidelines, we should be thrilled that they are allowing comments from the public at large (as [...]

Yes, I am a vegan and the following information doesn’t apply to vegans. But, I feel it is important information to get out there. Dairy cheeses aren’t necessarily 100% from cow milk, therefore they aren’t necessarily vegetarian-friendly. Since many people find it easiest to incorporate a 100% vegan diet over time, you need to know [...]

The title of this post is the title of the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine‘s recent e-mail to me and thousands (millions?) of other people.  PCRM likes to keep up-to-date on health and they like to tell the world of their scientific findings.  Their e-mail mentions that the USDA is currently drafting revisions to The [...]

Ask any person today where calcium comes from and 99 times out of 100, you’ll hear: Dairy, cheese, milk, or calcium fortified orange juice. I find it fascinating how the milk industry has used this marketing gimmick so effectively that practically everyone I have ever met truly and honestly believes this myth. Let’s start over. [...]

Even more facts are in. Dairy products don’t even slightly help people lose weight. Not low fat, no fat, or high fat ones. None. Not a single one. Not consumed in moderation or in excess. Dairy products are not healthy in any fashion. In fact, as many vegans have learned, dairy products are actually significantly [...]

I love Webkinz. I really and truly do. I think it is the best virtual world available today. It appeals to children and adults alike and it is fun (although it is only being marketing to children). My kids and I have gotten a lot out of playing on the Webkinz site and we have [...]

Goat-sha-who-ga-lulu-huh? Say what? I don’t know how to correctly pronounce it, but I do know this Ayurvedic Herb is a gift from the gods for anyone suffering from kidney stones. If you’ve ever been in the middle of a bout of kidney stones or even a single kidney stone, then you know the pain and [...]