Comments on: Heavy thoughts http://lara.nettle.org/blog/2009/12/09/heavy-thoughts Knit One, Hug One.... Wed, 08 Feb 2012 07:31:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: kylie gusset http://lara.nettle.org/blog/2009/12/09/heavy-thoughts#comment-43794 kylie gusset Thu, 17 Dec 2009 23:20:46 +0000 http://lara.nettle.org/blog/?p=1978#comment-43794 damn! cursing myself that i forgot to bring wholefood optimzer on holiday both for myself and so i could give you a sample! it's vegan based, and has 100% of iron requirements AND it's vegan. you might find the following conversation helpful (below), and i'm wondering if by tweaking your usually veg diet if there's changes there that might help you. i'll pm you on ravelry with my details, and happy to meet up with you. -kylie http://www.vegacommunity.com/forum/topics/iron-rich-snacks-and-meals?commentId=2967035%3AComment%3A15655 damn! cursing myself that i forgot to bring wholefood optimzer on holiday both for myself and so i could give you a sample! it’s vegan based, and has 100% of iron requirements AND it’s vegan. you might find the following conversation helpful (below), and i’m wondering if by tweaking your usually veg diet if there’s changes there that might help you. i’ll pm you on ravelry with my details, and happy to meet up with you. -kylie

http://www.vegacommunity.com/forum/topics/iron-rich-snacks-and-meals?commentId=2967035%3AComment%3A15655

]]> By: Adele http://lara.nettle.org/blog/2009/12/09/heavy-thoughts#comment-43549 Adele Fri, 11 Dec 2009 11:39:14 +0000 http://lara.nettle.org/blog/?p=1978#comment-43549 Im sorry to hear that you need to eat less ideally than youd like, but Im so pleased that youre being pragmatic and open-minded about this for the sake of your health and your family. Following on from what Steph said, I half-remember reading somewhere that vitamin C aids absorption of meant-based iron, so maybe have a glass of juice with your steak? Im sorry to hear that you need to eat less ideally than youd like, but Im so pleased that youre being pragmatic and open-minded about this for the sake of your health and your family.

Following on from what Steph said, I half-remember reading somewhere that vitamin C aids absorption of meant-based iron, so maybe have a glass of juice with your steak?

]]> By: red http://lara.nettle.org/blog/2009/12/09/heavy-thoughts#comment-43511 red Thu, 10 Dec 2009 00:20:35 +0000 http://lara.nettle.org/blog/?p=1978#comment-43511 I think you're the only one who can answer your questions, because they're about your own personal moral and ethical views. But you don't have to answer them today, and the answers you come to don't have to serve you for a lifetime. You can only do what you think is right in the moment, based on the circumstances and information you're presented with. So go eat your steak, enjoy it, feel better, and figure it all out whenever you do. I think you’re the only one who can answer your questions, because they’re about your own personal moral and ethical views. But you don’t have to answer them today, and the answers you come to don’t have to serve you for a lifetime.

You can only do what you think is right in the moment, based on the circumstances and information you’re presented with.

So go eat your steak, enjoy it, feel better, and figure it all out whenever you do.

]]> By: Ali http://lara.nettle.org/blog/2009/12/09/heavy-thoughts#comment-43490 Ali Wed, 09 Dec 2009 12:46:25 +0000 http://lara.nettle.org/blog/?p=1978#comment-43490 I hope you feel more yourself soon. Do be careful though. When I resumed eating meat after eight years as a vego there were some *interesting* digestive side effects that took a few weeks to abate. Just be careful not to go hammer and tongs at the meat as your body needs a little bit of adjustment time. Meat is hard to digest when you're not used to it. Good luck! I hope you feel more yourself soon. Do be careful though. When I resumed eating meat after eight years as a vego there were some *interesting* digestive side effects that took a few weeks to abate. Just be careful not to go hammer and tongs at the meat as your body needs a little bit of adjustment time. Meat is hard to digest when you’re not used to it.
Good luck!

]]> By: Steph http://lara.nettle.org/blog/2009/12/09/heavy-thoughts#comment-43489 Steph Wed, 09 Dec 2009 12:16:35 +0000 http://lara.nettle.org/blog/?p=1978#comment-43489 *hugs* it's obviously a really hard decision, but I think it can be considered as medical treatment for a temporary condition. Environmentally- you could take mounds of carbon-laden over-processed supplements for an extended period, or eat unprocessed, locally produced, cruely-free meat for a shorter period and fix a medical problem. *hugs* it’s obviously a really hard decision, but I think it can be considered as medical treatment for a temporary condition. Environmentally- you could take mounds of carbon-laden over-processed supplements for an extended period, or eat unprocessed, locally produced, cruely-free meat for a shorter period and fix a medical problem.

]]> By: emma http://lara.nettle.org/blog/2009/12/09/heavy-thoughts#comment-43486 emma Wed, 09 Dec 2009 11:25:33 +0000 http://lara.nettle.org/blog/?p=1978#comment-43486 I hope that you stabilise fast. I can only imagine the conflict you'd feel (since I have no children and I eat meat), so i hope it's fast, that you find a butcher who can get you meat that is raised as ethically as possible, and it's not too horrible for you. I hope that you stabilise fast.

I can only imagine the conflict you’d feel (since I have no children and I eat meat), so i hope it’s fast, that you find a butcher who can get you meat that is raised as ethically as possible, and it’s not too horrible for you.

]]> By: miriam http://lara.nettle.org/blog/2009/12/09/heavy-thoughts#comment-43485 miriam Wed, 09 Dec 2009 11:14:56 +0000 http://lara.nettle.org/blog/?p=1978#comment-43485 Do what you need to do, but why not seize the opportunity to eat pate! it's made from liver, much higher in iron. delicious, tasty duck livers... omg you get to eat pate!! oooh or fried kidneys with onion. or blood pudding. Yum! Do what you need to do, but why not seize the opportunity to eat pate! it’s made from liver, much higher in iron. delicious, tasty duck livers… omg you get to eat pate!!
oooh or fried kidneys with onion.
or blood pudding.
Yum!

]]> By: tiff http://lara.nettle.org/blog/2009/12/09/heavy-thoughts#comment-43482 tiff Wed, 09 Dec 2009 09:12:40 +0000 http://lara.nettle.org/blog/?p=1978#comment-43482 Thanks for linking back to my blog. I hope you start to feel better soon and bless you for donating blood at all. That's a wonderful gift you have given those tiny babies. Thanks for linking back to my blog.
I hope you start to feel better soon and bless you for donating blood at all. That’s a wonderful gift you have given those tiny babies.

]]> By: Fe http://lara.nettle.org/blog/2009/12/09/heavy-thoughts#comment-43475 Fe Wed, 09 Dec 2009 04:42:11 +0000 http://lara.nettle.org/blog/?p=1978#comment-43475 I think it's normal to think "big picture" after a cancer scare. Very normal. I also think that it's healthy to be slightly flexible in your actions when the "big picture" is at stake. So, I would LOVE to join you on Tuesday! I don't know yet when DH is taking the kids, so it may depend on that. I'll let you know as soon as he lets me know. xoxo I think it’s normal to think “big picture” after a cancer scare. Very normal.

I also think that it’s healthy to be slightly flexible in your actions when the “big picture” is at stake.

So, I would LOVE to join you on Tuesday! I don’t know yet when DH is taking the kids, so it may depend on that. I’ll let you know as soon as he lets me know.

xoxo

]]> By: ginevra http://lara.nettle.org/blog/2009/12/09/heavy-thoughts#comment-43474 ginevra Wed, 09 Dec 2009 03:42:09 +0000 http://lara.nettle.org/blog/?p=1978#comment-43474 Sensible, very. You need to be there for Inigo. Sensible, very. You need to be there for Inigo.

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