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Sunday, we went to visit my maternal grandmother, Nanny at the nursing home. It turned out that my parents were visiting as well 
So we not only got to see Nanny, but my parents as well!
Nanny with Colt & Riley
Riley curled up with my parents
Grandpa reading to Riley
I so rarely post pictures of Colt because he hardly ever lets me take any. I sneaked up on him and got this one…turned out pretty good!
My Dad and Nanny goofing off with their dentures!
This is the shawl I made for my partner for the shawl swap at Crochet Mania. I used this pattern. I used Lion Brand Homespun in Cream.
I know I haven’t been around much the past few weeks. Things have been rather hectic here and I’m also trying to finish up several projects. I guess I over committed myself a little bit
I’m working on finishing up:
I’m nearly done with the shawl and the bath swap stuff. Once I get them done, I’ll be doing much better….LOL!!
We’ve also been going out of town a lot this past month and will be going out of town again, next weekend, so I can work on a website for some friends of my BIL & SIL. While I miss posting on a daily basis, I will still be posting 3-4 times a week. This part of the year is always busy for us. Trying to get the gardens ready, chicks, and all the other spring farm chores. Hopefully things will settle down a bit by the end of February. Until then I’m pretty busy and running my legs off…lOL!!
This is a baby afghan I did for my Granny Square Project. It will be going to Hillcrest Hospital NICU in Waco Texas. Thanks go out to Bambi for making the squares!! I put the afghan together with Caron Simply Soft in Baby Brights Ombre. the blue around the edges was a baby blue worsted weight I had on hand (not sure of the brand). I think it turned out really nice and this is the size I’m going to continue to use, as I can make them quickly and it’s a good size to cover up a preemie or newborn.
Bambi sent 40 of these granny squares, so I’ll be able to whip up several more of these, so you will be seeing some similar afghans coming out in the next couple of weeks. Our Walmart didnt’ have any more of the Caron Simply Soft in Baby Brights Ombre the last time I went, so the next few ones will be done using Red Heart Baby Econo in Yummy.
I got tagged by Lady_MSnow
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Look what hatched in our incubator last night!!
Today we have 8 chicks that have totally hatched, plus several more working on hatching. We put in 24 eggs originally…I wonder how many will hatch! It’s now officially spring on the farm (GRIN!!). We also plan on ordering about 75-100 chicks in a couple of weeks.
After the lecture we got to eat dinner with Jerry Burnetti and pick his brain. Here are some of his suggestions:
For High Blood Pressure:
ADHD:
Good sources of calcium
Food as Medicine: Taking control of Your Food and Health
By Jerry Brunetti
January 20, 2007
Sand Creek Farm
Farms are the pharmacies of the future.
Americans eat 170 pounds of refined sugar each year
Cancer cells thrive on glucose (sugar)
Weston A Price Foundation
Calorie intake and variety of food determines health.
Health comes from consuming full-spectrum, nutrient dense sustenance.
If food is not nutrient dense, it is not healthy even if it is organic.
Animal, plants & human cells talk to each other
Foods are medicines.
When oxygen levels of our cells drop by 30%, cancer can grow.
Trace elements build enzymes
We get trace elements from what we eat—from the soil.
The colors of the rainbow in our food is what matters
Local Food system – you should know where your food is coming from and how it’s grown.
We are running out of nutrients in our soil.
A nation’s health is based on its soil health
Lutein– egg yolk & kale – good for eyes
Resveratrol
Lycopene – Prostate health found in tomatoes
Proanthocyanadins – Found in grape skins
B-Carotene
Ellagic Acid – Prevents cancer, found in raspberries
Pigments are Powerful
Anti-viral/anti-bacterial
Anti-Oxidants
Immune Fuels
Free radical scavengers
Endocrine balancers
Source of enzymes
Detoxfiers
Japanese Knotweed – good for blood clots, Alzheimer’s, slows down estrogen driven cancer. Has Resveratrol.
You need the trace elements for plant health and for our health.
70% of resveratrol in grapes is treated with fungicides.
Oxidized LDL’s are the bad guys
Cholesterol is an anti oxidant.
You need to stop oxidization to lower cholesterol
Cranberries:
Urinary tract infections
Tooth decay gum disease
Stomach ulcers
Cancers
Phenols
Apples
risk of asthma reduced by 30%
anti-oxidant/bioflavanoids
selenium
Brain Tumor Society
www.tbts.org
Healing power of a wholesome diet for tumor patients
Elderberries – Type A&B flu recovery
Cilantro
Dodecenal – 2 times as effective as gentamicin at killing salmonella
Chelator of heavy metals (lead, mercury & aluminum)
Eat at least a handful daily
Cherry
Melatonin
Perillyl alcohol
Anthocyanins
Blocked 89% of enzymes that cause tooth decay
Lycopene (found in)
Tomatoes (more in cooked tomatoes)
Grapefruit
Watermelon (ones with seeds have most)
Squash is good for diabetics. Low glycemic and carbohydrates
Nutrition and Physical Degeneration by Weston A. Price
Villages of people who ate traditional diet ate 4-5 times more minerals and 10 times more vitamins than people who ate refined diets
Selenium
Potentates chemo for prostate & colon cancer
Good for breast, lung, small intestine, color and liver cancers
Genetic Expression
Pottenger & Price – Cat Study – Epigenetics
Cancer is about genetic expression
Selenium
Found in butter
Selenium deficiencies are found in areas with high rainfall
Brazil nuts are the highest source of selenium (must be soaked)
Also found in brewer’s yeast, black strap molasses.
Take with vitamin E
Mu-Se – for sick animals contains selenium
Selenium yeasts – take 200 micrograms per day of selenium.
Swansonvitamins.com
Kelp is a good source of selenium
Selenium is a hard thing to get in bad soil
Selenium is good for the prevention of cancer along with vitamin E
Iodine & selenium are partners
Traditional sources of iodine
Sea vegetables
Seafood
Kelp meal
Estrogen driven cancer is lowest in Japan, they eat more iodine than we do from seafood
To get rid of heavy metals, take 50 milligrams of iodine for 3-6 months and then start to taper down to 12.5 milligrams.
Iodine
Concentrated in thyroid & ovaries
Involved in energy metabolism
Reproduction
Immune function
Found in goitrogenic soybeans, brassicas
Seaweed
Daily intake 25-50 milligram
Seafood, eggs (grass fed), free range hens are rich in iodine
Chickens need to get extra iodine for eggs to be rich in iodine (kelp)
Do not eat non-fermented soy products – they have goitrogenic compounds
Legumes in pastures for chickens for no soy protein (oats, barley & milo good as well). Let chickens eat insects.
There are iodine deficiencies in animals, soil & humans in US
Vitamin D – Top food is Eel at 4700 IU, sardines 1500 IU, Pink salmon 800 IU, Tuna 200 IU, milk 100 IU
Cream, butter & lard are high good sources of Vitamin D
IU = 3-1/2 ounces
Peptides/Antiviral
Vitamin D is a steroidal hormone
Boron needed for vitamin D absorption. It’s found in fruits & nuts. Take boron supplements
Omega 3 fatty acids in fresh seafood
Roe in fin fish
Atlantic mackerel
Pacific herring
Brain needs omega 3’s to function
Grasses & clover fed to chickens produce eggs high in omega 3
Raw milk, grass fed eggs & tallow (from grass fed beef) good sources of omega 3’s
Coconut oil is a good fat, no omega 3’s and is anti-fungal.
The balance of omega 3 & omega 6 normalizes inflammation
Cruciferous Vegetables (fermented IE: Sauerkraut)
Radish
Broccoli
Kale
Cabbage
Cress
Cauliflower
Kohlrabi
Mustard
Rutabaga
Brussels sprouts
Horseradish
Apple cider vinegar with water treats acid reflux (switzel)
Apple cider vinegar will alkalize your stomach
If you don’t ferment cruciferous vegetables, steam them
Fermented cruciferous vegetables produce vitamin c
Heat over 118 degrees kills the good stuff in vegetables
Start your day with a warm beverage, never a cold beverage
You should eat about 75% raw food and 25% cooked foods
Cruciferous vegetables
Anti cancer compounds
#1 vegetables to protect against cancer
stimulated production of antibodies
detoxifiers
gluthathione
DIM Extract – Take for breast cancer
I3C (Indole 3 Carbinol) – take for estrogen driven cancers. 200 mg/2-4 x day as per body weight
Sacromices bubroli (yeast) take when you’re taking antibiotics
Broccoli sprouts – cancer prevention
Wild Fermentation by Sandor Ellix Katz
Optimal digestion
GI tract has more neurons than the spinal cord
first defense of immunity
Probiotic Eco-system (GI Tract)
Salicylic Acid (aspirin)
found in most fruits and vegetables
needed for senescence insect and disease protection in plants
anti-clotting with out the side effects of aspirin (stroke & GI bleeding)
6 x more is found in organic fruits and vegetables
contributes to lower CRP from Mediterranean diet
found in raisins, prunes, raspberries, apricots, broccoli, cruciferous vegetables, canned tomatoes and squash
Primary source of essential fatty acids from grass
omega 3 & 6’s
rich in EPA/DHA
Arachidonic acid
Cholesterol
Cyseine – precursor to glutathione
Fat soluble vitamins
Vitamin a
Vitamin E
Lecithine
Choline – necessary for liver detoxification
Vitamin A good for breast cancer
Virgin olive oil is a good oil, but do not heat!!
Brix Refractometer
Brix is a measurement of sugar
High brix the better
www.NISupply.com
Raw Milk = Health Benefits & Safety
Milk Diet as a Remedy for Chronic Disease by Charles Sanford Porter
The Miracle of Milk by Macfadden
Raw Milk
Fat soluble vitamin a retinol
Vitamin D: fat soluble premier of calcium ionization
Lactic acid producing organisms
Proteins (22 amino acids including 8 essential amino acids)
Fats (500 saturated and unsaturated fatty acids)
Minerals 100% metabolically available
Enzymes
CLA (anti-carcinogen)
Lactoferrin
Mark McAfee
www.organicpastures.com
Healthy raw milk inhibits the growth of salmonella, listeria and E-coli
Lactoferrin
Antibiotic against samonilla
Increases natural killer cells & cytotoxicity of white blood cells
Inhibits angiogenesis
Scavenges “Free Iron” necessary for growth of neoplastic cells and microbes
Reduced incident of colon cancer to 27% vs. controls in lab rats
Toxin binding
Platelet binding
Wound healing
Anti-imflammatory
Anti – HHSV-1
Lactoperoxidase (also in fermented milk)
Works synergistically with lactoferrin
Dental wound treatment
The enzyme connection
5000 known enzymes in 3 groups
Metabolic enzymes
Digestive enzymes
Food enzymes
Enzyme Nutrition by Howare Howell
Enzymes: Enzyme Therapy by Anthony J. Cichoke, D.C.
Enzyme Deficiencies cause:
Over enlargement of pituitary gland
Brain size decreases
Thyroid enlargement
Premature aging
Dr. Francis M. Pottenger, MD
http://www.price-pottenger.org/
10 year cat study
History of Randleigh Farm by Wm. R. Kenan, Jr.
RO Water System
Purifier – reverse osmosis or a good distiller
Do not take baths with chlorinated water
Water Test Corporation of America
Carbon filter for shower/bath
RO membrane water system for drinking water
Raw milk from healthy cows = healthy soil
Encyclopedia of Fermented Fresh Milk Products by Joseph A. Kurmann
Fermentation Biology
Lactic acid bacteria enzymes
Lactic acid
B-Galactosidase
Fermented milk and milk products have more vitamin and minerals
L. Acidophilus
Fermentation solves lactose intolerance
Human breast milk has almost twice the lactose as cow’s milk
Read these:
The Omnivore’s Dilemma
Fast Food Nation
Fat composition of Milk
66% saturated
30% monosaturated
4% polyunsaturated
500 fatty acits
The Cholesterol Myths by Ulfe Ravnskov MD
Vilhjalmur Stefannson – all meat diet high fat
Niacin raises HDL
Cholesterol’s vital Importance
Necessary to synthesize vitamin d
Synthesis of bile salts
Production of hormones
Cell membrane elasticity and strenghth
Anti-oxidant
Necessary for brain and nerve development
Serotonin availability to brain
Coenzyme Q10 take if your own Lipator
Johnathan Wright
Reasons for Cardio Disease
Free radical damage
Deficiency of anti-oxidants
Virus
Homocysteine (deficiency of vitamins, b-6, b-12, folic acid & chhline)
Poor thyroid function (iodine, trace minerals, and fat soluble vitamins deficiencies)
American Holistic Medical Association
Pasture Perfect by Jo Robinson
The more whole fat milk in the diet, the lower risk of breast cancer
Grassfed milk and meat has 4-5 times more CLA than non-grassfred
Stolle Milk “The Ohio Survey” – Ralph Stolle
Stolle Milk Biologics (Microtacin)
The Untold Story of Milk by Ron Schmid
If milk is a whole food it becomes an effective medicine
Life Extension Foundation – www.LEF.org
The War on Cancer: An anatomy of Failure by Guy B. Faguet
Samuel Epstein – www.preventcancer.com
Seeds of Deception by Jeffrey M. Smith
It’s All In Your Head by Dr. Al Huggins
Iodine
50-100 mg/day
every cell utilized iodine
anti-bacterial
anti-viral
anti-parasitical
mucolytic agent
anti-cancer
Foods beneficial against biological organisms are all fermented foods such as yougurt, kim-chi, sauerkrout, miso, natto, etc. And should be generously consumed.
Celtic sea salt
Vitamin C therapy
www.brightspot.org
Cancer by Matthias Rath
www.nutri-cology.com
www.drbrownstein.com
www.trafford.com
Melatonin good for breast cancer (Italian study)
Today has been a busy day and very frustrating! Saturday, we got our income tax refund back. We have our taxes done at H&R Block and this year they were offering to have your refund put on a prepaid debit card. Marty decided to do that and it seemed to be working really well, until today (I’ll go into that in a little bit).
Anyway, Monday, my computer died and Marty’s computer was pretty much dead too. So it worked out well that we had gotten our income tax back already. My dear sweet husband bought me a new computer with part of our refund, a really nice laptop to boot (we found it at a REALLY good price, as cheap as a desk top)! I’m really excited about it, but I’m sad at all the stuff I lost on my old computer. We’re going to try to get it fixed or at least (hopefully) be able to retrieve some of the information off of it. Then yesterday, another one of our tires blew out and we had to buy 2 new tires.
Well today, I called to check the balance on the debit card and discovered much less that what was suppose to be in there. I went to check the purchases and discovered over $500 in fraudulent charges had been made against our debit card!! We have no idea how our information was stolen, but thankfully, it looks like we will be getting the money back, but it will take a while. It’s really weird….we just got the thing this past Saturday and already have fradulent activity against it! We had planned on using what was left of our refund to finally get caught up after all the expenses from when we lost Gabriel in September. We’ll still get caught up, but later than we had hoped. We’re also need to purchase a new refrigerator (used, but new to us) as our old one died this past weekend.
We had planned on using the money differently that it’s worked out, but I know God had His hand in this. God certainly did bless us to have all these things go out (computer, tires & refrigerator)when we had the money to replace them! GOD IS SO GOOD!! Even with this set back with the stolen money, we’re going to be okay, just later than we wanted
Tuesday I got a very special gift in the mail from Dee
Isn’t this the prettiest shawl! I was so surprised to have received it and have really enjoyed wearing it these past few cold days here! THANK YOU SO MUCH DEE!! I will treasure it always!
Yesterday morning, we actually got some snow! The kids were so excited…
Colt didn’t want me to take his picture, so I only got a picture of Riley. They both had fun making snow balls and throwing them at each other.
Today, I’ve been working on the shawl for my parter for the Shawl Swap at Crochet Mania and on a baby afghan for the Granny Square Project. Riley’s ear infecion is gone and he’s feeling well again.
Saturday, we’re going to my BIL’s farm to hear Jerry Brunetti speak. Marty and I are really looking forward to hearing him. We’re taking the boys to my parent’s house tomorrow and we’ll stay overnight and then Marty and I are heading to Ben & Sissy’s for the lecture. Mom & Dad will meet us in Waco Saturday evening to drop off the kids and we’ll head home from there. The lecture is called “Food is Medicine”. I think it’s going to be really interesting. You can purchase his DVD, Cancer, Nutrition & Healing
Well, I need to get off the computer! I hope you all have a beautiful day!!
