Feminine Spiritual Power

Jessica Jones presents Celebrating Womanhood posted at Practical Nourishment, saying, “Homemade beauty recipes and rites of passage for women”

Amanda Moore presents 106 Organizations That Are Changing the World - Are you helping? posted at AMVA - Amanda Moore Virtual Assistant.

Food Glorious Food.

Larry W presents Healthy foods which aren’t healthy posted at Fatbliss, saying, “Thank you for hosting the carnival, and if your interested in working on a project together feel free to let me now. Cheers, Larry”

Eric Koshinsky presents Dry Rub for Ribs posted at Meat Smoking.

Natural Health

Ellen Landauer presents Belly Fat: Causes and Cures posted at Health Freedom Coaching, saying, “More than exercise and diet are covered in this definitive guide to bringing beauty and suppleness to an area of the body that is the focal point of so many peoples’ fitness woes and wishes. A simple exercise anyone can do is part of the rich content of this article I so enjoyed writing. Some of the information may surprise you…”

Tiffany Washko presents How To Make a Natural First Aid Kit posted at Natural Family Living Blog.

Nutrition

Kelly the Kitchen Kop presents I’m really not a food snob! posted at Kelly the Kitchen Kop, saying, “I’ve had people tell me that they might go through a fast-food drive through and say, “Kelly wouldn’t approve of this…”, and I had to write this to let them know that I’m not a food snob!”

Spiritual Nourishment

Roshan presents Regulating the body posted at TAOIST YOGA.

James DeLelys presents posted at WORDS.

Kathleen Gage presents The higher my expectations, the lower my serenity. posted at Daily Awareness, saying, “The higher my expectations, the lower my serenity. The first time I heard this from my spiritual mentor over 25 years ago, I had a difficult time wrapping my mind around it. It was during a time I wanted to control things that seemed uncontrollable; like people, places and things. Life was in turmoil and I simply wanted some semblance of order. It seemed the more I tried to control and the more I expected people to comply to my way of doing things, the more out of control things became. The challenge for me was understanding the difference between expectancy and expectations.”

Semi-Charmed Wife presents Becoming Aware posted at Semi-Charmed Wife.

Samir Bharadwaj presents What Relates Swan Lake and Musical Fountains to Compassion? posted at Samir Bharadwaj dot Com.

Green Living

Allie presents Tip of the Day - Eco-Friendly Weddings: Food posted at Allie’s Answers, saying, “Eco-friendly food tips for a wedding or any celebration.”

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Spiritual Nourishment

Kathleen Gage presents Spirituality and work posted at Daily Awareness. Kathleen says “Our spiritual life is reflected in all we do. There is no separation. Everything we do either moves us closer to our spiritual core or further away. Building a business is most certainly an aspect of spiritual discipline. Yet, many people make a very definite separation of work and spirit. As with your spiritual practices, when you stick with your business journey, are not dissuaded, you are more likely to achieve your desired outcome. Often what can happen is when someone doesn’t see obvious results they tend to give up on whatever it is they are trying to achieve. Would you give up on your spiritual beliefs simply because not all is evident in the time frame you believe appropriate?” I couldn’t agree more Kathleen. Your post reminded me of that poem called Footprints. I remember it from Sunday school. The soul asks Jesus, when looking back on his life and sees footprints in the sand that at times (the hardest times) there was only one set. He asks, “why did you forsake me in my times of need”. Jesus says, “that was when I carried you”. I was only very small when I read this but I have always remembered. What do you think of the New Age idea that belief equals reality? That we only do not manifest what we want because we don’t spend enough time believing in it?

David B. Bohl presents Maintaining Decisional Integrity posted at Slow Down Fast Today!. Lots of great tips David. As for cheesecake being a compromise. There’s no need for tasty food to be bad for you. Try Sally Fallon’s all raw cheese cake. It’s definitely worth the effort.

Food Glorious Food

Rachel presents Biscuits and Pork Sausage Gravy posted at Bakedblog.com - a Mothers blog about baking, cooking, parenting, and enjoying all things in Life.. Mmmmmm. I hope that Pork is Pasture Fed and those biscuits are soaked for at least 7 hours.

New Old-Fashioned Gal presents To Be or Not To Be… A Vegetarian posted at Diary of a New Old-Fashioned Gal. If you do decide to return to eating meat, you’ve come to the right place. Many here have been down that path and have had to recover somewhat. Even if you just need to learn how to digest meat again, there’s many article and recipes that could help. Start with Recovering from Vegetarianism and I highly recommend starting with broth then moving onto well simmered brothy stews.

Natural Health

Joe Lasiter presents Endorphins: The Body’s Own Morphine posted at Natural Pain Relief.A quick list of things to do to feel good. I especially liked the more sex directive. It’s silly but we do sometimes need to be reminded. Of course, Joe, in order for the body to make these hormones it needs building blocks. I’d add cholesterol, Vit B5 and B6 and 12 (raw animal food) and zinc and other minerals, also in animal foods, especially bone broth. And a healthier body is more fun to have sex with. Yours is stronger, more supple, softer skinned and your lover’s breath and body odour smells good if they’re healthy. Yes? I also recommend Raw Liver for better health, especially for a good sex drive.

Diana Bertoldo presents Deep Breathing for the Health of it posted at Live Beyond Stress and Illness. This is a very well written and inspiring piece. Breath is a simple but very Nourishing tool to create health and wellbeing in your life. Now Diana, can you help us to remember to take a breath break every day?

Ellen Landauer presents Natural Alternative Health CoachingHealth Freedom Coaching: probiotics posted at Health Freedom Coaching. Ellen says, “Did you know that probiotics (beneficial bacteria for the digestive system) can do more than just helping digestion? They can help assimilate protein and minerals to build better muscle and bones, and even help you feel happier!” Great post Ellen. You mention issues with Soil Organisms. Can you tell us more, as Jordan Rubin’s work seems to have helped many people?

Parenting

Tracee Sioux presents Criticize Daughters’ DNA posted at So Sioux Me. When we criticize ourselves we criticize our children’s DNA. A look at what’s really wrong with My Beautiful Mommy, a children’s book about plastic surgery. When we nourish our own self image and self esteem we nourish our children’s too. A very important post. David Deida says the Feminine Power grows through Praise, Masculine Power grows through challenge or (healthy) criticism. That book sounds awful. Why do we need to change to be lovable anyway? BTW check out the competition we’re running about Feminine energy. You could win some lovely moon pads for you cycle.

Jessica Jones presents Our Children Are Our Best Teachers posted at Practical Nourishment. Jessica is one of my favourite writers in this month’s carnival. Not just because her blog is called Practical Nourishment. Jessica, have you checked out Connected Parenting by Pam Leo? Here’s a review.
It seems to be a totally ‘new’ way of looking at parenting that, funnily enough, mimics a lot of what Jean Liedloff discovered when she studied the Ancient Yucatan of South America. Love to know your thoughts.

Green Living

Karen Dowell presents Turning heaps not heads posted at Wiggly Wigglers. Thanks Karen. Your tips for looking after compost are easy to follow and thanks for the extra links. What do you think of those big barrels with a handle? Do they turn compost well or are they just an expensive gimmick?

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Feminine Spiritual Power

Debra Moorhead presents The Answer to Every Question posted at Debra Moorhead.com. A very simple post that reminded me of Neale Donald Walsch’s “Conversation with God”. Thanks Debra, we here at Nourished Magazine like to make decisions based on one question also, very similar to yours, “What is the most Nourishing thing to do, say, think, create, right now.”

Green Living

Jessica Jones presents Creating a Healthier Home posted at Practical Nourishment. Thanks Jessica for such a well rounded article written from your own experience. The steps you took to change your life are inspiring and very Nourishing indeed. Great resources too.

Natural Health

Ellen Landauer presents Dandelion: Herbal Liver Cleanse, Better Digestion, and More! posted at Health Freedom Coaching, saying, “Naturally increase your happiness and health by getting nutrient-rich food right from nature, while being out in the sun and fresh air. Dandelion leaves and buds can be made into delicious dishes while supporting good health of liver, gallbladder and kidneys.” I loved the recipes Ellen, especially your capers recipe, although I’d probably lacto-ferment rather than use vinegar.

Susan presents 15 Simple Tips to Help You Live to 100 posted at Metabolism.com - Nutrition and Medical Blog.. Thanks Susan. My favourite tip is the one that says ’surround yourself with supportive people.’ Some gems there.

Tiffany Washko presents Natural Remedies for ADD and ADHD posted at Natural Family Living Blog. I always like your posts Tiffany. I’d like to add to this one, however the importance of nutrient dense food like animal fats, organ meats and cod liver oil to build healthy nervous system, digestive system and immunity. It’s tough to get these foods into behaviourly challenged children, but so very important. Serving burgers with ground organs hidden in them, cinnamon or orange flavoured cod liver oil is a start. And what kid doesn’t like deep fried foods. Just fry in lard or tallow instead of (incredibly damaging) vegetable oil will Nourish them with more fat soluble vitamins. I’d also do my best to avoid refined carbohydrates of any kind. Compromised nervous systems really don’t need the roller coaster ride.

Shaheen Lakhan presents Fighting Depression: 10 Step Do-It-Yourself Approach posted at GNIF Brain Blogger. This is a fabulous post by one who has successfully healed herself of depression. Your suggestion to exercise is very wise and always works for me. I would add to your wonderful list of tips to include large doses of butter and coconut oil as well as leaving the fat on your meat and eat Liver once a week.

Ellen Landauer presents Stress from Electromagnetic Fields: Natural Solutions posted at Health Freedom Coaching, saying, “Simple tips for transforming your home into a more relaxing and safe haven by minimizing electromagnetic field (EMF) pollution. Also, protective diet and supplements.” A thoroughly enjoyable and inspirational post Ellen. I have a dream to sleep with absolutely no electricity near my body. To this end we are building two yurts to live in, one for all the action of the day and one with no electricity for our family to sleep. I think it would make the world of difference since I spend so much time in front of the computer.

Joshua Seth presents Aspartame Dangers posted at Joshua Seth Blog, saying, “In my weight loss hypnosis sessions I repeatedly implant the suggestion to “make healthy food choices”, but how are you supposed to know what’s healthy when deadly poisons are labeled as sugar-free “diet food”?” I loved to see this curse driven from the shelves of our supermarkets. The only way this will happen, however, is for posts such as this to continue to circulate. The addictive nature of Aspartame is worrying but it’s great to hear people like you can help with hypnosis. Please anyone who has a loved one on Aspartame, send them to this post.

Alvaro Fernandez presents Sleep, Tetris, Memory and the Brain posted at SharpBrains, saying, “Why sleep is so important nourishment.” Funny, Alvaro, many a parent will agree with you about children waking and parents missing sleep. It’s like torture sometimes. Imagine how it must be for the child to wake in fright so many times each night. Dr Buckley has some very interesting comments about mother and child sleep cycles in this great article about co-sleeping. It seems babies and mums sleeping together sleep less deeply and come in and out of cycles together, rather than out of rhythm, as is the case when sleeping separately. Studies show mum’s who co-sleep breastfeed more often than they think they do. Sometimes they don’t even wake up. Just another example of the wisdom of our Ancestors.

Nutrition

Lovelyn presents The Importance of Eating Real Food posted at The Art of Balanced Living. It’s always quite disturbing the many posts I receive for this carnival about nutrition that I just can’t include because I can not call them Nourishing. This post is an exemption. Thank the Goddess for Michael Pollan.

Parenting

Gloria presents Role Model posted at Saddeyezz Scraps & Snaps. Lovely, just lovely. I hope this for all Parents.

Kevin Heath presents Benefits of Messy Play posted at Baby Development and Breastfeeding Resources. A great “How to” post about dealing with messy play. A little planning and both you and your child will be Nourished.

Natural Health

Anmol Mehta presents Free Online Yoga Videos Launched posted at Mastery of Meditation, Enlightenment & Kundalini Yoga, saying, “Free online yoga videos to help you achieve physical, emotional and mental mastery.” This has to be the best post of this month’s Carnival. Often when you read Free bla bla, you get suspicious. But check this site out. It’s truly Nourishing. Well done Anmol.

Spiritual Nourishment

David B. Bohl presents 5 Ways to Reconnect to Your Inner Child posted at Slow Down Fast Today!, saying, “I admit that there’s a part of me that thinks it’s a shame we humans have to grow up. For most of us, life is more about maintaining sanity than it is about joy. We schedule appointments to fill up our entire week and run like rats from one to the other.” I always love David’s posts an this month there’s two great ones.

David B. Bohl presents Where is the Love? Tips for Getting Back that Old Spark posted at Slow Down Fast Today!, saying, “Healthy, committed relationships can sometimes lose their luster because we get too comfortable and fall into old routines. We take each other for granted and put our partners on the Low Priority list. But it doesn’t have to be that way!” Great post David. I have another suggestion for you, gazing into each others eyes practise a rampage of appreciation. One tells the other what they appreciate about them and then it’s their turn. All the person who is receiving the appreciation is allowed to say is,”thankyou”. I’d also highly recommend David Deida’s work. Excellent.

Amy S Quinn presents 50 Tiny Health Habits that Can Save You Big Money (And Add Years) | NOEDb posted at NOEDb: Nursing Online Education Database. 50 is a large number of tips but they’re worth the read. Thanks Amy.

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Feminine Spiritual Power

Astrid Lee presents Power of Pearl posted at World Healing, saying, “It seems that many of us know the Healing Power of Pearls intuitively, being drawn to them, at times. This article offers insight on how to consciously acquire pearls into our lives for our health and well-being. Pearls are truly about Feminine power.” Beautiful Astrid. Thanks.

Food Glorious Food.

David Gross presents The Picket Line — 15 February 2008 posted at The Picket Line, saying, “Just how much of a premium are we paying when we buy produce through a Community Supported Agriculture program instead of just going to the corner market? There’s one way to find out: collect the figures and do the math.” David, I hope you decide to continue with your CSA. Your food security and the rest of your countries security is at risk. Soon CSA will be the only way because the other channels of supply will be simply too expensive.

Carole Fogarty presents The Authentic Chocolate Facial: A Superfood for your Skin: posted at THE HEALTHY LIVING LOUNGE, saying, “Uma Thurman, Madonna and Victoria Beckham are all reported to indulge in chocolate facials. Raw cacao (cocoa) powder is now considered one of the worlds most beneficial super foods emerging in our world today. It has four times more antioxidants than goji berries, ten times the antioxidant level of blueberries and thirty times the antioxidant level of green tea.” What a wonderful idea.

Natural Health

Michael H presents Deodorants, Antiperspirants and Your Health posted at ControlYourImpact.com, saying, “This article is the first in a series that provides a wealth of information on antiperspirants, deodorants and the harmful effects these products have on your health.” Sure does. Thanks Michael.

Nutrition

Ellen Landauer presents Nutritional Supplements for Depression and Anxiety posted at Health Freedom Coaching. Ellen, you’ve missed a few: Vitamin A and D and B12 are also important. Check out our friend Amanda’s site and book, Rebuild From Depression.

Alfa Mercado presents Five awesome ways to improve breakfast posted at Wellness Junction by Kavit Haria. Alfa, your suggestions are great. Just make sure your oatmeal is soaked overnight, your nuts are soaked and dehydrated and your protein shake is not soy isolate or whey dried at high temperatures: Mercola’s whey healthier is the best.

Lazy Man and Money presents Health Benefits of Garlic posted at Lazy Man and Health, saying, “Thank you for your consideration” You’re welcome Lazy Man.

Kavit Haria presents Top five tips to healthy meal planning posted at Wellness Junction by Kavit Haria. These are great tips for being gustatorially organised.

HealthyTips presents Healthy Tips For A Healthy Lifestyle: Health Tip #30: Stop using your microwave oven as it destroys nutrition in your food posted at Healthy Tips For A Healthy Lifestyle, saying, “I’m not sure my article fits this carnival, but I’m giving it a try.” Your article is right on the money. Thanks

Karen Dowell presents Edible Plants: Dandelion posted at Wiggly Wigglers.

Anwar Daniels presents Eat Healthier. Try Black Eyed Peas. posted at cannedfitness.com, saying, “A wonderful write up on the benefits of black eyed peas and how they can help you with your goals of leading a healthier life.” Great article Anwar but please, please, please change the soaking time to overnight. There’s too many toxins in beans for such a short soak.

Parenting

OurBlogs presents Teaching Our Boys To Recognize Their Emotions posted at A Guide to Raising Great Kids. Lovely post about emotional intelligence and remembering that even though boys aren’t as expressive of emotions, they still need to observe them rather than hide from them then act out. Well worth a read.

Spiritual Nourishment

Dan Taylor presents Five Steps to Peace? posted at The 45-Year Old Six Pack. I just love this post. This is the type of authentic sharing that blogging is all about. Thanks Dan for your wisdom to Thrive by.

Fredrick presents 32 Seemingly Unimportant Things That DO Matter in Your Health posted at Frederic Patenaude Talks. This is another brilliant post. Who said spirit couldn’t be practical. I especially liked:

23. Get rid of all the clothes that don’t make you feel sexy. and

24. Get fit enough so you could save your own life. You never know when you might need the skills.

Great advice I’m about to follow. Thanks Fredrick.

Green Living

Ariah Fine presents What If We Wiped for Our Great, Great, Great, Great Grandchildren? posted at Trying to Follow. I thought this post was called “..Wiped Out our…..Grandchildren” but it’s “Wiped For…” Got my attention though. It reminded me of my Grandchildren Meme. Ariah, I wonder what you’d love to hear your Grandchildren say to you.

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Nutrition

Cedric Laval presents Becoming vegetarian posted at Just act.

Please Cedric, before you experience what many Nourished Magazine readers have in their past, research more about vegetarianism in human’s history. Quick heads up Cedric: There is none. Not one preindustrialised society were purely vegetarian. Please see:

Myths and Truths about Vegetarianism at the Weston A Price Foundation site. There are many references to scientific and anthropological proof that a diet of purely vegetable matter has a negative impact on human health. Stick around, we’ll fill you in.

Meantime, we hope you think deeply about this decision and if you do go ahead, at least eat butter, raw milk and raw cheese. Nourishers, please help him along on this journey. Any suggestions?

Tupelo Kenyon presents Is Food Your Medicine or Poison? posted at Tupelo Kenyon, saying, “Food is not what it used to be. In the relatively recent past, food was universally recognized as the fruits and nuts that grow on trees, the vegetables that grow out of the soil, plus some fish and game. If you were to take a ride in a time machine and show our ancestors what we eat today, they would recognize very little of it. For the most part, it’s over-packaged, over-processed, over-rated and under-nourishing. Every day, we choose our future health and vitality by what we choose to put in our mouths. Three times a day we have the opportunity to act upon our resolve to experience optimum health and vitality . . . at breakfast, lunch and dinner. Bon appetit. ”

You make very important points Tupelo but I worry about your recommendation of the book, “The China Study”. Please read Sally Fallon’s review of this very unscientific book.

Parenting

Linsey Knerl presents I Breastfed my Four-Year-Old and It Was Okay posted at Parenting Squad.

You go girl. Now that’s Nourishment.

Tina Su presents The 9 Step Television Diet posted at Think Simple. Be Decisive..

I think we can all get drawn into an addiction or two. Tina shares her TV addiction experience and has some great tactics to let it go again. I threw mine out in 1995, never to have one again. Sometimes I miss documentaries but I just get one from the DVD shop. Now DVD addictions - that’s another story

Spiritual Nourishment

Fredrick presents The Power of Rituals: How to Build Positive, Energizing Daily Rituals posted at Frederic Patenaude Talks.

Excellent post Fedrick. This is an excellent article which is very inspiring and practical. I’m going to use it to up the ante on my self Nourishing habits.

David B. Bohl presents A Better Life: Are You Willing To Do What It Takes To Achieve It? posted at Slow Down Fast Today!, saying, “We all dream of having a better life – finding a meaning in our life and pursuing our passions and goals. For some of us a better life means advancing our careers, for others it may be a path of personal discovery that leads to a better life. For others it could mean returning to school to get a degree so they can get the job they always wanted and provide for their families.”

New Old-Fashioned Gal presents How Did They Do It? posted at Diary of a New Old-Fashioned Gal, saying, “For a long time I’ve wondered how the women of old seemed to always be on top of the household chores, and I think that I’ve finally come up with an answer!”

Tupelo Kenyon (again) presents TupeloKenyon.com » How to Accelerate Manifestation posted at Tupelo Kenyon, saying, “Whenever a new desire or grand plan is born within us, the tendency is to share it with others. Every time we talk about it, the energy of the dream seems to deflate a little more, until it becomes merely a topic of idle chatter. Why is that? How can we add to the excitement and urgency of our dreams instead, and speed up their manifestation?”

Green Living

Gas Saver presents Eight Easy Tips To Save Gas in ‘08 posted at Gas Mileage, saying, “A list of eight easy-to-implement ways to get better gas mileage in the new year”. For those who still can’t quite work their life into being car free, try these great tips.

Tiffany Washko presents The Self Sufficiency Handbook posted at Natural Family Living Blog. A great review of this awesome book. Tiffany is very passionate and knowledgeable.

Samuel Bryson presents Kangaroo Meat – Good For You AND the Environment: posted at Total WellbeingFor those who still can’t quite work their life into being car free, try these great tips. I can not agree with you about the health benefits of lean meat Samuel but I do agree that eating Kangaroo and other native animals would be better for our environment. Take a read of Sally Fallon’s research into Traditional Australian Aboriginal diets. You will be surprised to read that lean Kangaroo was their least favourite.

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Green Living

Karen Dowell presents How to deal with your food waste and make the most amazing compost! posted at Wiggly Wigglers. Thanks Karen. The Australian Government’s Greenhouse site says for each kg of food scraps we compost, we save 1kg of Greenhouse Gas emission.

Natural Health

Lucynda Riley presents Onions are Medicinal posted at Flower, Field, and Forest. A great Recipe for Onion and Honey Cough Syrup in this post.

Nutrition

Amanda Rose presents Omega 3 Fatty Acids and Brain Health: The Long Game posted at Rebuild from Depression Blog

Abdulrasool Sumar presents Good Nutrition Cancer Risk - Importance of Nutrition in Preventing Cancer posted at Mesothelioma Cancer, saying, “In 370 B.C., the father of Modern Medicine, Dr. Hippocrates quoted, “Let food be your medicine, and let medicine be your food.” And he said the best types of foods that protect your body from cancer risk are fruits, vegetables, beans and whole grains. Recent research by scientists has proven that eating plenty of fruits and vegetables through the course of one’s life greatly enhances one’s ability to avoid developing cancer and many other diseases.” Abdulrasool doesn’t mention, however, the importance of Organic. Pesticides applied to already nutrient poor vegetables are of little help. Also Abdulrasool, your mention of soy beans needs to be qualified. Unprepared soy has been shown to be an agent of cancer. Traditional soy foods like miso, soy sauce, natto and tempeh are the only soy foods any human should consume.

Wenchypoo presents Food Absurdity of the Millenium posted at Wisdom From Wenchypoo’s Mental Wastebasket, saying, “Category: food to avoid! I found this buried in my health food store’s online catalog, and it’s the perfect product for those who cannot boil water without burning it!” Bizarre American infantilizing food products.

Parenting

Keyboard Culture Expert Community presents Do Your Children Have Negative Self-talk? posted at Paula Fellingham - Stay at Home Moms. Thanks Paula. A great and simple post - no guilt. Thank the Goddess.

Tiffany Washko presents BPA – The Danger Lurking in Baby Bottles, Formula Cans, and Sippy Cups posted at The Attached Parent. Scary indeed, thanks for the heads up Tiffany.

Spiritual Nourishment

Tupelo Kenyon presents How to Live the Life of Your Dreams Through Intuition posted at Tupelo Kenyon, saying, “Intuition feels good. That should be enough of a clue it’s something that can be trusted. But, our culture has done a thorough job of instilling doubt about the wisdom of following our instincts. Instead, we are taught to think things through and be logical. These mental tools are important, but they were never intended to be used instead of intuition. They work better when used in conjunction with intuition. If we are open to it, we get nudges and insights to move us in the direction of our greatest joys, our most valuable contributions, and our most satisfying life. Those quiet whispers and gentle taps on the shoulder are examples of inner guidance in action – intuition. (Enjoy soothing instrumental music as you read plus songs with lyrics related to each article – all free.)” Thanks Tupelo. It’s all there. A very inspiring post.

Machione presents I Took Time For Myself… posted at The Lives and Times… of Anthony McCune. A short post, mostly very beautiful pictures. I hope you don’t mind I stole one.

David B. Bohl presents The Gratitude Project: Little Known Ways to Experience Gratitude posted at Slow Down Fast Today!, saying, “I think this is a very exciting time, and the science of gratitude is certainly a viable process for finding happiness, fulfillment, and peace of mind. But I often have to keep things much simpler than making an emotion into a science. So I continue to ask myself one question in order to maintain that simplicity: “What are we grateful for and when should we be grateful?””

Pat B. Doyle presents Feng Shui and Clutter posted at Barton Pond Feng Shui, saying, “Learn how clutter’s negative energy affects you and how to remove it from your life.”

Tina Su presents 9 Ways to Overcome Jealousy posted at Think Simple. Be Decisive.. This is a brilliant article. My favourite of the Carnival this month. I’ll use it again I think. Now I can follow Tina’s simple suggestions to use this experience for freedom. I asked Tina, however, what to do when I fear provoking Jealousy in others. This is one of my largest blockages to doing what I know I must - Being Huge! Hopefully she can help me with it. Great post and a great blog.

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Parenting

Terri Holley presents Is “Selfish” A Bad Word for Moms? posted at The Health and Life Mixing Bowl

Food

Doris Chua presents
Benefits of Soy ; posted at Doris Chua: Organics & Your Health
Doris, while traditional soy foods like tempeh, tofu, miso, natto and soy sauce are a small part of traditional diets, soy milk, soy yoghurt and soy flour ubiquitous in modern breads are not. Please read Kaayla T Daniels, The Whole Soy Story before you damage your health irreparably.

Natural Health

Ian Welsh presents Our Children are Big Pharma Guinea Pigsposted at The Agonist
If only Michael Moore would expose the fallacy of ‘medical science’ instead of bleating about free drugs hey Ian.

DavidR presents Herbal recipes for shampoo posted at All Natural Magazine
A great recipe for hair cleansing powder I’m going to try it.

Nutrition

James D. Brausch presents Does Rice Make You Fat?; posted at Weight Loss Dude
James Ed Howell’s Enzyme Nutrition states that humans who have eaten grain based diets for millenia (eg Asain peoples) have a pancreas 50% larger than Caucasians. Perhaps this fact will help answer some of your questions about rice.

Vreni Gurd presents Food-Guide Fallacy; posted at wellness tips, saying, “I different look at nutrition - I hope you like it!” I sure do Vreni. You forgot to mention, however, that saturated fat from grass fed animals is rich with vital fat soluble vitamins. Saturated fat from confined grain fed animals is indeed dangerous.

Pie presents Why Caffeine Is Making You Fat; posted at Get Better AbsGlad someone else is seeing the truth of the matter. I’ve also noticed it is the “Great Ager”. Have you?

Parenting

David B. Bohl presents The Secret of Fatherhood; posted at
Slow Down Fast Today!, saying, “I was reading Dana Glazer’s (Director of The Evolution of Dad) post For Charlie, on His 4th Birthday the other day. I really liked it, and it unearthed a memory of mine: that of writing a similar letter to my son shortly before he left home for college. I thought fondly of the time I spent writing that letter, and how special it was for me to share this with my son upon his embarking upon a thrilling, new chapter of his life.”

Carole Fogarty presents The one and only zen gift to give your children.; posted at THE HEALTHY LIVING LOUNGE, saying, “what is the one observation in life that you know for sure will offer a helpful guiding path through any confusing, unsure or turbulent times for your children and carry them through to adulthood.” This is a beautiful Post Carole. Thank you.

The Career Counselor presents The Top Ten Companies for Working Moms and How to Negotiate Better Family-Friendly Benefits; posted at ;ask the CareerCounselor, saying, “Although there are undoubtedly many companies still stuck in the dark ages of work-family balance, many employers are shifting toward a more positive attitude regarding extended maternity leave or extended time off for child care. More and more businesses are putting up quite a fight to hang onto valuable female employees and executives. These efforts include a range of clever time-management and career development options. For example, many employer programs offer women the opportunity to ‘phase back’ into work after leave, perhaps working only a few hours a day at the start and then working towards a normal full-time schedule. Other companies provide extended maternity leave or child-care leave, coupled with opportunities to stay up to date in their field such as free training classes and networking events.”

Spiritual Nourishment

Tupelo Kenyon presents Persistence and Perseverance for Winners – Losers Just Quit; posted at Tupelo Kenyon, saying, “Giving up is easy. Most people make a habit of giving up. In fact, they make a life of it Persistence through a solution-oriented attitude is for visionaries, dreamers and other winners who refuse to take “no” for a final answer. (Enjoy soothing instrumental music as you read plus songs with lyrics related to each article – all free.)”

Matthew Spears presents That childlike state, and Love. posted at Loving Awareness, saying, “There is so much we can learn from children. Most of us are disconnected from that childlike quality inside ourselves, that innocent state of joyful wonder that makes love for children so natural. And yet, it is available to us at all times, and an absolutely essential part of happiness and love. The article goes through qualities of a child we can learn to bring into our own life.”

Shaheen Lakhan presents Spirituality and Mental Health, Part I of IV: Active Ingredients of Spirituality posted at GNIF Brain Blogger
A great post about belonging, thanks Shaheen. This was the most interesting research and interpretation of all the carnival submissions this month. A very enjoyable read. Thanks for belonging to the Nourished Magazine Community.

Warren Wong presents How To Feel Better And Be Happier posted at Personal Development for INTJs, saying, “Some practical tips you can use now to feel better and be happier.” They’re great tips but it looks like one of your readers really wants to keep feeding her faulty thinking and negative emotions.

Alvaro Fernandez presents Robert Emmons on the Positive Psychology of Gratitude posted athref=”http://www.sharpbrains.com”>SharpBrains, saying, “can we enhance our happiness and health by nurturing gratitude?” Great interview Alvaro.

Tina Su presents Meditation 101: How to Start posted at Think Simple. Be Decisive.

Matthew Spears presents Emotions as beauty itself posted at Loving Awareness saying, “This deals with a different way of looking at intense emotions. By seeing them as beauty itself, it can bypass self-contempt, condemnation, and destructive attempts to “fix” ourselves that are really more subtle attempts of the same thing.”

That concludes this edition. Thanks to all who entered. I hope I’ve added to your discussion and you will continue to Nourish yourself and your readers with more Nourishing posts.

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Food Glorious Food.

Anmol Mehta presents Healthy Ayurvedic Diet To Burn Fat & Lose Weight posted at Mastery of Meditation, Enlightenment & Kundalini Yoga, saying, “Using the wisdom of Ayurveda, the ancient Eastern science of healing, to determine what to eat in order to reduce weight naturally and be healthy.” There are some interesting points in this post, for instance, eating pungent, spicy, bitter tastes will reduce Kapha dosha thus reducing Kapha imbalance which causes excess fat storage. However, Anmol says ” 30-40% of your diet should be whole grains, 20-30% protein..40-50% mostly vegetables and some fruit.” I’m supposing Anmol is unaware, as are most people, that Asian bodies are physically different to Caucasians, African’s and especially other Aboriginal peoples. Asian people have a pancreas 50% larger than other races. See Edward Howell “Enzyme Nutrition”. A high grain diet, even wholegrains, will only cause metabolic disturbance and thus weight increase in westerners and some Aboriginal peoples. This makes sense when you realise what Asian people have subsisted on for at least 15,000 years. Grains. The rest of us have not. Also I am left wondering, where is the fat? Fat, especially from animals (in Ayruvedic cuisine we use ghee), is vital to health as it carries fat soluble vitamins that are not found in any other food source, Vitamin A, E, D, K. Sally Fallon and Mary Enig have written an excellent book called “Eat Fat, Lose Fat”. It’s worth a look.

MichelleM presents Are Organics for the Granola Heads? posted at Redomestication - Money Family Home Food Simple, saying, “On organics, food, family and frugality.” Michelle has included a great list of foods that are heavily laden with chemicals and foods that are safer even if not organic. Speaking of Frugality, you may be interested in John Ikerd’s excellent article about the Cost of Cheap Food.

Ian Welsh presents Why Eating Healthy Food Costs More Than Eating Junk posted at The Agonist. Includes a great diagram representing subsidisation of big brother agribusiness. Also adding to John Ikerd’s article.

Green Living

Phil B. presents Recycle Christmas Trees « Phil for Humanity posted at Phil for Humanity, saying, “It is almost that time of year again when we buy a new Christmas tree. Are you going to just throw it away when done with it?”

Natural Health

Amanda Rose presents Low Zinc and Depression: Shocking Discoveries posted at Rebuild from Depression Blog, saying, “Hi Joanne. I hope you’re not too bored with the kefir yet. Amanda”. Well yes Amanda I am. Your list of signs of zinc deficiency and food sources tells me my weak nails will improve if I eat heaps of raw oysters. Great news. I’m off to buy some this afternoon.

Doris Chua presents All Natural Safe Products for Babies, Kids & Sensitive Adults; posted at Doris Chua: Organics & Your Health.

Alvaro Fernandez presents 10 Highlights from the 2007 Aspen Health Forum posted at SharpBrains, saying, “Check out this overview of the Health and Science trends discussed in this recent policy event.”

Wenchypoo presents An Investment in Life and the Family Orchard posted at Wisdom From Wenchypoo’s Mental Wastebasket . This is a very interesting post about genetic potential and how we affect our children’s, children’s health with the choices we make today. The sins of the father…

Sohail Ismail presents Honey and Water: Is it Really that Good? posted at The HealthBlogger , saying, “Every morning, or just about every morning, the first thing I do after waking up and using the bathroom (I guess you don’t need to know that part) is to make a honey + water drink. This may sound like an old wives tale or something your grandmother might have told you, but there is some serious truth behind the benefits of such a practice…”

Davex presents Acne Acupuncture Is An Effective Natural Treatment posted at Mr. Clear’s Acne Blog. Great blog about acne another affliction that never haunted our ancestors. I wonder why?

Todd Goldfarb presents 25 Fun Ways to Pamper Your Body and Increase Vitality! posted at We The Change, saying, “here’s an excellent article on ways to increase energy and vitality…enjoy!”

Lynda Lippin presents Homeostasis: Why Moderation Is the Key to Health posted at Pilates & Reiki In Paradise Blog. Some good information here. The book Lynda refers to sounds excellent. I wonder though what moderation means to most of us. Colleen Huber’s article about the dangers of moderation calls a lot of what we think we know about moderation into question.

Nutrition

Todd Goldfarb presents The 5 Greatest Foods For Your Health posted at We The Change, saying, “here’s a great article about the most nutritious foods on the planet…enjoy!”. Cacao is one food that Todd recommends. It’s a bit of a fad at the moment so I did an experiment last winter. I will post about it soon but the results weren’t that promising. Suffice it to say that Mayan people only used the been unfermented and unroasted in shamanic ceremony with yage (Ayahuasca), a potent psychotropic drug. The toxic side effects of unprepared cocoa plant may negate the antioxidant content. Will elaborate in a later post. Meantime, check out this article by a raw foodie about toxic Cacao.

JoLynn Braley presents Fast Food, Heroin, and Food Addiction, What’s the Connection? posted at The Fit Shack, saying, “Fast food and addiction have more in common that you might think. This article describes their relationship and explains why “one is never enough”.” This is an excellent article. Food addiction is not a case of poor discipline as so many believe.

Rahul Bhambhani presents 7 Diet Changes to Improve your Overall Fitness posted at Personal Development Advice, Tools to Improve the Quality of your Life, saying, “Tasty food is certainly one of life’s greatest pleasures. The diet changes suggested below are not designed to turn you into a tasteless-food-eating-robot. Instead, they are viable changes you can make to your current diet to improve the quality of your overall health. The more of these changes you make, the better you will feel throughout the day (more energy, reduced illness, clarity of mind), and the better you will feel about yourself.”

Andrew Edgington presents Basics of Diet & Bodybuilding posted at Mick Hart Blog, saying, “It’s really back to the basics, but without the basics you just won’t get big muscle gains.” However, I can not agree that two of the recommendations are in any way Nourishing. Firstly animal protein without fat causes severe deficiencies in Vitamin A and other vital fat soluble vitamins. Secondly skim milk will make you fat. Ask any old farmer what they used to do to fatten the pigs before slaughter. They will tell you, feed them skim milk. The dried milk powder they have to put in that slop to make it taste decent is dried at such high temperatures, the proteins become toxic. Not good. Eating the way our ancestors did for thousand of years ensures we won’t fall for marketing hype and government dietary policies that pander to the needs of agribusiness. Thirdly, whole grains that are not prepared adequately damage the digestion. All grains and legumes should be soaked for at least 7 hours before cooking and eating.

Ted Reimers presents The Freshman 15 posted at CampusGrotto. A post about the first year out of home making us fatter.

Parenting

Doris Chua presents Tough Love
posted at Life..Passion..Travel & More…. Doris is trying to wean her little one. I’m not sure how old the bub is but good nutrition should keep you willing to feed for at least 2 years. Have a look at our recommendations for nutrition for the fertile years.

Tea Party Girl presents ‘Tis a Gift to be Simple–Wednesday’s Heart of Tea Reflection posted at Tea Party Girl. I hope that tea is green tea and not too often black tea. A great option for those who don’t want a caffeine habit, children especially, is roasted dandelion root brewed with fresh ginger and cardamom pods. serve with milk or cream. Kids love it with or without honey

Spiritual Nourishment

Tupelo Kenyon presents Choose the Companionship of Positive People Who Inspire You posted at Tupelo Kenyon, saying, “If the people you spend the most time with are inspiring, supportive, encouraging, and they demonstrate qualities you want to emulate – great, you are on the right track. If not, it’s up to you to do something about it. Life is too short to put up with other people’s pity parties, bitch-and-moan marathons, and oh-woe-is-me clubs. (Enjoy soothing instrumental music as you read plus songs with lyrics related to each article – all free.)” Excellent post Tupelo. Was it Buddha who said, “you are who you associate with?” Worth a read if you want to sack your draining friends.

Hueina Su presents The Gift of Receiving posted at Intensive Care for the Nurturer’s Soul, saying, “A bewildering encounter outside of Home Depot made me pause and ponder the importance of this gift.”

Charles H. Green presents Mummers, Trust, and the Threat of Violence posted at Trust Matters, saying, “Newfoundland’s mumming tradition nourishes the community by letting members prove their trust and commitment to each other.”

Carole G. McKay presents First Encounters posted at McKay Today, saying, “Vital lessons on the purpose of life, growth and creativity as learned from three cats.”

That concludes this edition. Thanks to all who entered. I hope I’ve added to your discussion and you will continue to Nourish yourself and your readers with more Nourishing posts.

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Tiffany Washko presents posted at Natural Family Living Blog. A great post. Thanks Tiffany. It’s great to be able to leave a child with a cup and know they won’t break it when they throw it but also to avoid putting fertility damaging, cancer causing plastics in their bodies.

Karen Halls presents 12 Signs And Symptoms Of An Addictive Relationship posted at Addiction Recovery Blog, saying, “An addictive relationship is usually evident to outsiders, but when you are in the middle of it, seeing the situation can be difficult.” I still dream about the guy I had my first relationship with. He was very bad for me and I was so-o-o-o attracted to him. Luckily I chose a much more Nourishing relationship eventually. I doesn’t stop my dreams from tempting me back though.

karen alonge presents relationship life preservers posted at postcards from nowhere. Bravo Karen, the advice you give in this post is superb.

Food Glorious Food.

Sohail presents Sugar Beverages: Drinks of Mass Destruction? posted at The HealthBlogger, saying, “Sugar Beverages: Drinks of Mass Destruction?” Her advice for giving up sweet drinks backs up my experience with overcoming my addiction for refined sugar.

Doris Chua presents Papaya - A Wonderful Digestive Aid posted at Doris Chua: Organics & Your Health. This is the first time I’ve heard of Papaya Tea. I’m drinking lots of Papaya Smoothies right now for my milk fast.

Vanalli presents How what you eat can help you live longer | posted at Nick, saying, “Eat well, live longer.” This post is well rounded but needs more research on the Cholesterol Issue. Go to Chris MasterJohns site to find out why cholesterol is innocent of all charges.

Green Living

Rodney Burge - Marketing Strategies presents Hurricanes Can Have Positive Results posted at Corbett Kroehler - Global Warming, saying, “Even as the region affected by hurricanes takes small, painful steps toward recovery, we must remember some of the lessons which that disaster taught us. In his blog at http://www.keyboard-culture-global-warming.com, global warming and green building expert Corbett Kroehler writes about and shows a picture of a next-generation, hurricane-proof home with so much environmental sensitivity it is called the American Standard Green Envirohome.” Good on you Rodney. Now for the Garden…

Natural Health

Carole Fogarty presents Comfort and its truthful offerings: posted at THE HEALTHY LIVING LOUNGE, saying, “I have recently fallen in love with the word COMFORT.” Carole’s post is certainly what I’d call Nourishing. I feel the same as she when I do yoga or something equally as Nourishing. It seems to me infinite comfort is a matter of not “minding” what’s happening and simply choosing Nourishment at every turn.

Dianne M. Buxton presents Antioxidant Ingredients In Health Drinks posted at Baby Boomers and Menopause, saying, “Replacing our culture’s favorite drink - the soda - with something healthy. Essential for kids and babyboomers alike. Focus on calcium and phosphorus balance - healthy bones.” Dianne recommends Noni Juice instead. I agree. Raw Milk, Kombucha, Beet Kvass and Rejuvelacare other cheaper alternatives.

Tristan presents How to Power Nap for Optimal Productivity posted at The Synergy Institute, saying, “In this article, Life Coach Tristan Loo, explains how to use a short 20-minute power nap to maximize personal effectiveness, increase productivity, reduce stress, while promoting good health and vitality.” I cured my need to nap after ridding my diet of refined grains and concentrating on nutrient dense animal foods, then I detoxed mercury and found a significant difference. Now I a super hero, as you all know.

Julie Heath - More4kids Inc. presents What are the Benefits of Breastfeeding? posted at Baby Development and Breastfeeding Resources. Couldn’t agree with you more Julie. Breastfeeding is great for baby and mum.

Nutrition

Wenchypoo presents Your Blood is Boiling Over posted at Wisdom From Wenchypoo’s Mental Wastebasket. This post is about the terminally confusing concept of blood acid/alkaline balance. Check out what Sally Fallon has to say about it here.

John Hill presents The Ideal Diet posted at Universe Of Success. John’s travels to Asia learned him a thing or two about diets. Be aware however, that Asian people have a pancreas 50% larger than ours. They are genetically predisposed to consuming large amounts of carbohydrates and fibre. We are not. See Dr. Edward Howell’s book Enzyme Nutrition for the scientific studies proving this. I do agree that Asian food traditions ensure small amounts of nutrient dense food gets eaten at every meal. If you don’t want to eat insects or strange seafood, go for organic, grass fed raw milk, butter, cream, organ meats, cod liver oil.

Dan Buglio presents Eat Your Allergies Away posted at Indoor Air Quality Tips, saying, “Here’s a post about how subtle changes in diet can help improve allergies/asthma symptoms. Safe for all ages, and helpful to everyone who suffers from allgeries or allergic asthma or other respiratory diseases that cause lung inflammation.” I do not agree that Canola Oil is a good source for Omega 3. Best to stick with traditional fats and pasture fed animal foods. Also did you know about the healing qualities of real raw milk?

Petra Ioni presents Red Wine as an Anitoxidant Decreases Oxidative Stress, Study Says posted at Medopdedia. Try to find Organic red wine that is not pasteurized and is preservative free.

TherapyDoc presents Mr. Satuday Night posted at Everyone Needs Therapy. I loved this post.

Spiritual Nourishment

Charles H. Green presents An Honest Wedding posted at Trust Matters, saying, “I went to an unusual wedding where the fact that the minister acknowledged that cancer was the extra guest actually put people more at ease.”

Todd Goldfarb presents 7 Easy Ways to Integrate Feng Shui into Your Life posted at We The Change, saying, “Hi there– Feng Shui can be very nourishing; here’s a great article about the practice…” Getting Rid of Clutter, his first point is indeed Nourishing.

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Amanda at Rebuild From Depression, shares a great raw milk story about the last remaining gallon of milk from the September 2006 recall at Organic Pastures for E.coli. What to do with the milk? Amanda says, ‘In the poll I’m running, oddly, the winner seems to be “make a custard” (which requires cooking). I lean towards the Alex Avery idea, but it looks like the milk will be the center of a one year false recall anniversary party and consumed by a few raw milk crazies like Mark McAfee and me.’ I loved this post. I love this blog. It’s the only one I read regularly that isn’t on NourishedMagazine.com.au at the moment, thanks Amanda.

Christian Bachmann at MedJournalWatch tells us how Mother nature supplies the baby with all it needs, even with bacteria for a healthy gut flora with his Probiotics in Mother’s Milk. Thanks Christian, you may be interested to know that cesarean babies are likely to suffer digestive problems later in life because they are inoculated with hospital bacteria rather than vaginal bacteria.

Fit Buff, shares a great explanation of the Glycemic Index Recommending we concentrate on Low GI foods which don’t send you body into a sugar peak and insulin trough. Of course, you can always get your energy from fat, a much more efficient way to consume calories as your body can use it straight away, without the insulin shock. If you’re worried about eating fat, read Lori Lipinski’s Taking the Fear out of Eating Fat.

Veggie Chick, tells us about her green bean adventure. I hope her vegetarianism includes raw, grass fed dairy products, without which her diet will be deficient of B6, B12, A, D, K and probably E.

Lastly, Conan Stevens has some great advice about Body building. Mainly, “Don’t Eat Crap“. But there are a few other simple pointers. Thanks Conan.

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