the recalcitrant spouse . . . part three (of four)
FOUR, just put more nutritious foods in the menu without taking any kind of soapbox stand about it. Just do it with no fanfare, and have a rule that it’s bad manners to criticize the cook. (You don’t want your kids leaving your home and turning their noses up at others’ cooking anyway, [...]
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TWO, a major reason you’re enthusiastically moving ahead with health-related dietary changes and he’s resisting is this: you’ve been educated, and he hasn’t! Obviously, or you wouldn’t be blogging on gsg.com with full confidence that he’ll never see it! Ever go on long car trips? I read China Study on a 10-hr. [...]
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I thought I was done taking down the high-protein, fad-diet, doctor-scam-artists. But I want to say a bit more, starting with this quote from “Dr. Atkins’ Health Revolution”: “Imagine losing weight with a diet that lets you have bacon and eggs for breakfast, heavy cream in your coffee, plenty of meat and even [...]
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[I'll come back to "Who You Gonna Call" blogging on the false gods of nutrition, tomorrow . . .] Dear GreenSmoothieGirl: I have 100 lbs. to lose, am on Lipitor for high cholesterol, and started drinking green smoothies a few weeks ago. My cholesterol has begun to come way down, but my HDL [...]
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Q: Dear GreenSmoothieGirl, I was reading about how difficult it is for anyone to get B12. Do you take any supplements? I’ve transitioned to a raw diet, and assumed all my needs are covered by the massive amounts of fruits and veggies I eat. A: You’ll be receiving Myth 4 any day [...]
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