Comments on: Pull Up A Chair… http://firedoglake.com/2008/09/06/pull-up-a-chair-114/ Firedoglake weblog Sat, 28 Nov 2009 19:04:34 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: nclblows http://firedoglake.com/2008/09/06/pull-up-a-chair-114/#comment-1618160 nclblows Sat, 06 Sep 2008 16:49:27 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/09/06/pull-up-a-chair-114/#comment-1618160 <p>Who’s the flutist? Trevor Wye?</p> Who’s the flutist? Trevor Wye?

]]> By: Christy Hardin Smith http://firedoglake.com/2008/09/06/pull-up-a-chair-114/#comment-1618075 Christy Hardin Smith Sat, 06 Sep 2008 15:48:04 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/09/06/pull-up-a-chair-114/#comment-1618075 <p>We’re doing something very similar. I’m cutting sugar down altogether and using honey, maple syrup or agave syrup very sparingly — mainly relying on fruits for natural sweetness. We’d already made the switch to whole grains, and I’m going to try an elimination diet in the upcoming weeks to check on dairy and wheat issues. I’ve always been able to eat pretty much what I wanted and my metabolism was wonderful. But since I started having joint issues, what I ingest has had a direct correlation on how I feel — my body is so out of whack at the moment, I suppose.</p> <p>So we are eating many more fruits and veggies and lots of fiber and nutrient dense food, lean proteins only with an emphasis on hormone-free chicken and salmon/fish where I can. And I can certainly feel a difference already. Are you following any specific book/advice? I’ve been doing a lot of nutritional reading over the last few months and anti-inflammation reading, and they all point to whole foods, low glycemic where possible, and as close to natural as you can get. Which means a lot of cooking from scratch, which I love to do when I have time anyway, and no overly-processed dreck.</p> We’re doing something very similar. I’m cutting sugar down altogether and using honey, maple syrup or agave syrup very sparingly — mainly relying on fruits for natural sweetness. We’d already made the switch to whole grains, and I’m going to try an elimination diet in the upcoming weeks to check on dairy and wheat issues. I’ve always been able to eat pretty much what I wanted and my metabolism was wonderful. But since I started having joint issues, what I ingest has had a direct correlation on how I feel — my body is so out of whack at the moment, I suppose.

So we are eating many more fruits and veggies and lots of fiber and nutrient dense food, lean proteins only with an emphasis on hormone-free chicken and salmon/fish where I can. And I can certainly feel a difference already. Are you following any specific book/advice? I’ve been doing a lot of nutritional reading over the last few months and anti-inflammation reading, and they all point to whole foods, low glycemic where possible, and as close to natural as you can get. Which means a lot of cooking from scratch, which I love to do when I have time anyway, and no overly-processed dreck.

]]> By: demi http://firedoglake.com/2008/09/06/pull-up-a-chair-114/#comment-1618070 demi Sat, 06 Sep 2008 15:40:47 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/09/06/pull-up-a-chair-114/#comment-1618070 <p>Thank you Adie…sorry I took a bit to respond. Walked down the street to a garage sale and got a couch and recliner. OMG we actually have two pieces of furniture for the living room that match.</p> Thank you Adie…sorry I took a bit to respond. Walked down the street to a garage sale and got a couch and recliner. OMG we actually have two pieces of furniture for the living room that match.

]]> By: TobyWollin http://firedoglake.com/2008/09/06/pull-up-a-chair-114/#comment-1618040 TobyWollin Sat, 06 Sep 2008 15:22:40 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/09/06/pull-up-a-chair-114/#comment-1618040 <p>Don’t know if you are still here, Christy, but I too have had to move to a less inflammatory diet for my joints. The two things I have cut out are white sugar and all processed grain products and that has made a huge difference for me. If I eat out and am not careful, I really feel it for the next couple of days. Just a thought.</p> Don’t know if you are still here, Christy, but I too have had to move to a less inflammatory diet for my joints. The two things I have cut out are white sugar and all processed grain products and that has made a huge difference for me. If I eat out and am not careful, I really feel it for the next couple of days. Just a thought.

]]> By: Mommybrain http://firedoglake.com/2008/09/06/pull-up-a-chair-114/#comment-1618028 Mommybrain Sat, 06 Sep 2008 15:13:36 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/09/06/pull-up-a-chair-114/#comment-1618028 <p>When Sprout was about 18 mos. old (9 now), I took him to the Norton Simon in Pasadena. He was in a sling in the museum, as his little toddler legs would have made a beeline for something delicate, I was sure.</p> <p>So we walked around, looking at all the paintings and bronze statues When we got to the Van Gogh section he got real still. As we walked up to the <a href="http://www.vggallery.com/painting/p_0637.htm" rel="nofollow">Mulberry Tree</a> painting he started kicking his legs and waving his arms very excitedly and wouldn’t let me go until he had studied that and the one next to it, a <a href="http://www.vggallery.com/painting/p_0443.htm" rel="nofollow">portrait of a shepherd</a>, thoroughly. This amazed me because the day we went to the Van Gogh exhibit at the LA County Museum 9 years ago was also the day we found out we would be his adoptive parents. </p> <p>We went back this week, his last before school starts, and he spent most of his time in the Van Gogh room and started drawing the Mulberry Tree when we got home. I didn’t tell him the story, this was on his own. </p> <p>Van Gogh holds a very special place in my heart.</p> When Sprout was about 18 mos. old (9 now), I took him to the Norton Simon in Pasadena. He was in a sling in the museum, as his little toddler legs would have made a beeline for something delicate, I was sure.

So we walked around, looking at all the paintings and bronze statues When we got to the Van Gogh section he got real still. As we walked up to the Mulberry Tree painting he started kicking his legs and waving his arms very excitedly and wouldn’t let me go until he had studied that and the one next to it, a portrait of a shepherd, thoroughly. This amazed me because the day we went to the Van Gogh exhibit at the LA County Museum 9 years ago was also the day we found out we would be his adoptive parents.

We went back this week, his last before school starts, and he spent most of his time in the Van Gogh room and started drawing the Mulberry Tree when we got home. I didn’t tell him the story, this was on his own.

Van Gogh holds a very special place in my heart.

]]> By: Adie http://firedoglake.com/2008/09/06/pull-up-a-chair-114/#comment-1618008 Adie Sat, 06 Sep 2008 15:03:16 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/09/06/pull-up-a-chair-114/#comment-1618008 <p>oh heck. my bliss?</p> <p>Both our “kids” are truly independent now, but they just love coming home and sharing a gab session with us, as do their friends. Can’t be beat!?!<br /> Makes the heart go pitty pat.</p> <p>And sonny the hautbois has taken the trubble to make sure we have cd’s of all his performances. nice instrument, if you’ve got nerves of steel, because he’s got mini solos in virtually every concert they recorded.</p> <p>This mamma is spoiled rotten.</p> <p>And to think, his first notes prompted our Siamese cat to pad down the hall to his room and answer in kind. Nuff said. There was indeed progress over the years, heh.</p> oh heck. my bliss?

Both our “kids” are truly independent now, but they just love coming home and sharing a gab session with us, as do their friends. Can’t be beat!?!
Makes the heart go pitty pat.

And sonny the hautbois has taken the trubble to make sure we have cd’s of all his performances. nice instrument, if you’ve got nerves of steel, because he’s got mini solos in virtually every concert they recorded.

This mamma is spoiled rotten.

And to think, his first notes prompted our Siamese cat to pad down the hall to his room and answer in kind. Nuff said. There was indeed progress over the years, heh.

]]> By: Adie http://firedoglake.com/2008/09/06/pull-up-a-chair-114/#comment-1617981 Adie Sat, 06 Sep 2008 14:41:56 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/09/06/pull-up-a-chair-114/#comment-1617981 <p>Demi. We are so happy for you and sonny. If he can come out the other end of schooling with a positive attitude, it’ll mean all your dear loving attention and care has been worth it. I know it’s not easy. I just do, that’s all. But you knew that.</p> <p>Good on ya for not giving up until you found this new school.</p> Demi. We are so happy for you and sonny. If he can come out the other end of schooling with a positive attitude, it’ll mean all your dear loving attention and care has been worth it. I know it’s not easy. I just do, that’s all. But you knew that.

Good on ya for not giving up until you found this new school.

]]> By: demi http://firedoglake.com/2008/09/06/pull-up-a-chair-114/#comment-1617979 demi Sat, 06 Sep 2008 14:41:08 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/09/06/pull-up-a-chair-114/#comment-1617979 <p>It must be wonderful having your daughter living with you again. Yay for both of you(se)</p> It must be wonderful having your daughter living with you again. Yay for both of you(se)

]]> By: cbl2 http://firedoglake.com/2008/09/06/pull-up-a-chair-114/#comment-1617977 cbl2 Sat, 06 Sep 2008 14:41:01 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/09/06/pull-up-a-chair-114/#comment-1617977 <p>ah character yes, and then some</p> <p>major studies (Harvard MS, Lancet, etc.)have shown again and again music lessons stimulate the entire brain in a way that fosters greater, fuller development - even if the child has ‘no ear’/talent, there are lifetime benefits :D</p> ah character yes, and then some

major studies (Harvard MS, Lancet, etc.)have shown again and again music lessons stimulate the entire brain in a way that fosters greater, fuller development – even if the child has ‘no ear’/talent, there are lifetime benefits :D

]]> By: Raven http://firedoglake.com/2008/09/06/pull-up-a-chair-114/#comment-1617976 Raven Sat, 06 Sep 2008 14:40:58 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/09/06/pull-up-a-chair-114/#comment-1617976 <p>Cool!</p> Cool!

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