When I was in my early 20’s, I read Adele Davis’s book, “Let’s Eat Right To Keep fit.” I learned from her that “you are what you eat.” I also learned that our babies are what we eat while we are pregnant, and then are what they eat once they are born. If you nurse your babies, then they continue to be what you eat as long as you are nursing them. My bible during my first pregnancy over 38 years ago was “Let’s Have Healthy Children,” also by Adele Davis.
Continue reading...Wednesday, August 19, 2009
When I was in my early 20’s, I read Adele Davis’s book, “Let’s Eat Right To Keep fit.” I learned from her that “you are what you eat.” I also learned that our babies are what we eat while we are pregnant, and then are what they eat once they are born. If you nurse your babies, then they continue to be what you eat as long as you are nursing them. My bible during my first pregnancy over 38 years ago was “Let’s Have Healthy Children,” also by Adele Davis.
Continue reading...Friday, August 14, 2009
The nurse that tended to me was pretty, in a young and stupid sort of way. An epitome of youthful vigor and vapidity. Her smile was broad and genuine, and showed white teeth that might have been props in an ad for toothpaste.
Continue reading...Monday, August 10, 2009
To attempt to reduce the bad feelings of being called fat or obese, we tend to use lesser dreaded and offensive words for example “larger size” and “big” instead of simple “overweight” and “fat”. But it took only one comment from a buddy friend, a nurse in the local hospital, to bring home a deep truth. She said, ” In my whole life working in this hospital, I have yet to see a fat oriental chinese woman”, referring to the patients she has seen seeking treatment in the government hospital.
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Friday, August 21, 2009