I make these blue cornmeal pancakes quite often, as they are easy and filling. They make the perfect cozy-weekend breakfast or, as I served them this time, as breakfast-for-dinner, with a side of organic bacon. Ingredients: 3/4 cup blue cornmeal like Bob’s Red Mill 1 teaspoon salt 1 Tablespoon (scant) agave nectar 1 cup boiling […]
Pediatric Anesthesia: Are you being pushed to dope your child?
Months ago, our son, during a blissful moment of childhood enthusiasm, was dancing around in circles. He had just figured out he could make his little body move around-and-around-and-around–and then he fell. He smacked his face solidly on our new laminate flooring and chipped his front tooth. After a visit to the pediatric dentist, where […]
WTF Friday: Gillian vs. Nigella?
This week’s WTF Friday Moment brought to you by: Internet Rhetoric. The following photo comparison of Gillian McKeith and Nigella Lawson has been circulating the internet and, more recently, Facebook, as a supposed reason why a diet comprised of “meat, butter, and desserts,” is better for one’s health. People have been re-posting this little over […]
Why Don’t I Fit In?
“Why am I such a misfit? I am not just a nit-wit…” My son wanted to watch Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer today–a whole month after Christmas. As Rudolph and Hermie were waxing prophetic about their misfitedness, I found myself feeling like I needed to escape my own, small, snow-covered town (which is decidedly not snowy and, […]
Off-Topic Tuesday: Global Belly Laugh Day! #OTT
Apparently, today is Global Belly Laugh Day. I’m a fan of laughing, and we all know it’s good for your health, so COUNT ME IN! Since most belly-laughable moments in life generally aren’t as funny in a retelling (remind me of this from time-to-time, though. I’m really good for saying, “Ah–guess you had to be […]
Epigenetics: the funky term you NEED to understand
Epigenetics. This funky word is why I write, why I blog, why I post the hell out of links on Facebook (which most likely drives my non-reader friends nuts), and why I am so committed to eating healthfully and living naturally. To put it simply, epigenetics is the idea that environmental factors can affect our […]