@Mossy, there are little free libraries in almost every neighborhood I pass when doing errands, making it even harder to break the habit. lol It runs in the family. My bother is like us—he reads digital format, but prefers physical books—and he always has a box of LFL books in his car. I’ll take your word for it that there isn’t a difference between secular and public schools, these days. It has been a while since I was in that world. Not technically christened, but it seems that you have been christened by faith? I think it’s truly special that in this challenging world you have something to believe in.
Haha…I understand. I discovered I like millet while vegan, though, not nearly as much as beef teriyaki. With its caramelized crust, it’s like meat candy. So good! I was under the impression that meat is beneficial in TCM. Had you been eating too much of it for your constitution? But yep, even if we don’t want children, I do think fertility is foundational, for men, too. I’ve read studies showing a decline in sperm quality as early as a man’s 20s. Regarding Western medicine fixing me, it’s quite the opposite, actually. I spent the better part of two decades overcoming the devastating series of medical errors made by allopathic (and alternative) doctors. Thank you for sharing your experience so far with the Pauling protocol. Fingers crossed you have turned the corner. I totally get experimenting on yourself before trying it on your dad. I, too, won’t give my dad what I haven’t first tried on myself. It’s why I felt confident in giving him thyroid.
Nope, no more hypoglycemia, but hunger triggers panic, a feeling of scarcity, from all the years of dietary restrictions caused by clinical negligence so I’m like a starving refugee standing in front of an all you can eat buffet when preparing my meals hungry. I was vegetarian up until my early 20s when I started hiking, and I do believe it stunted my growth because my never veggie bother is much larger than I am (6’4” 200 lb vs 5’2” 99 lb), and my growth rate was on par with his up until age 11. I’m also the same size I was when I was 11, just curvier.
Funny, I confuse Better Off dead with One Crazy Summer. Say Anything and 16 Candles are the only 80s films with Cusack that I remember well.
That’s what I was hoping—that the tallow takes heat better. I’ve rendered fat from beef before with my mum so I don’t mind filtering the tallow. I’m liking the benefits of animal fats on my blood sugar, sleep, mood, cognition, digestion, hair density and skin (my skin has never felt this soft before) so I’m trying to find ways to incorporate it more in my dad’s diet. I will definitely be sticking with coconut oil for most baked goods, but I find the flavor of rendered bacon grease works well for pancakes and cornbread so I’m excited to experiment with tallow.
