These are the famous feet, at about four weeks. A friend saw the feet at a gathering and, after everyone said, “Those aren’t bad at all, they will straighten right up,” one friend added lovingly, “We are a lot like monkeys, aren’t we?” I laugh at this comment because I expect he wouldn’t have said…
Monthly Archives: April 2009
Portrait with a Vander Eyk Dairy Heifer
Alastair and I pose in front of the backside of one of the Vander Eyk heifers. This generation of heifers appears to get far more access to grass than their predecessors ever did. Hundreds of heifers are scattered between Ducor (the location of their heifer program) and California Hot Springs (the location of my house)….
Will I be a trophy on the “big dairy” wall?
In response to the raw milk survey I posted a few days ago, folks on the Ethicurean and the Complete Patient are speculating about my future. When I say “folks” I guess I really mean “Mark McAfee” of Organic Pastures Dairy Company here in California who thinks I’ll be an FDA “trophy on the wall”…
Easter Basket
October’s baby chicks sent us an Easter gift: their first batch of tiny eggs came on Easter weekend. The eggs will get bigger as the hens develop, but they will continue to be either white, brown, or green. We will have our own source of omega-3 eggs, fortified not with flax or fish oil, but…
Self Portrait
I took a picture of myself the other day. LOL. No wonder motherhood is so tough. You grow an entire human being in nine months, feed it for another dozen or more, and carry it around the entire time, you get tired. Postpartum depression should be expected. We should get a big pat on the…
Evening Hike “of Appreciation”
I’m working on “appreciating” and took a really cool hike last night to that end. Our house is on the top of a hill with a 360-degree view of the Sierra Nevada mountains. We’re technically in the Sequoia National Forest on private land. We asked neighboring land owners if we could hike on their property…
“Just a 16″ on the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale
I have done exceptionally well this pregnancy and postpartum. I made it through the entirely pregnancy without an episode. I survived the first five days postpartum with a baby in the NICU. I am going to pat myself on the back right now because I structured life well and took care of myself. I cut…
Take the Raw Milk Survey
As many as 3% of consumers may like their milk raw, a growing trend that has spurred federal legislation to allow raw milk to cross state lines. As demand grows, we have seen an increase in raw milk blogs, regulatory action in states such as Connecticut and California, and even an increase in raw milk…
Thank you Nina Planck
I got a great gift in the mail: a review copy of Nina Planck‘s “Real Food for Mother and Baby.” “The best book on postnatal depression and food I’ve seen is Rebuild from Depression, by Amanda Rose, who understands the condition from bitter experience.” How I wish it weren’t so and it’s my strong need…
Love, care, and good nourishment — getting through the tough times
A big part of my anti-depression strategy in pregnancy and postpartum is to avoid the pit. It seems obvious in a sense but it is surely easier to avoid the fall into the hole than it is to climb out of it. I have been successful so far likely as the result of a whole…
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Amanda Rose, Ph.D., is a political scientist and author of "Rebuild from Depression," on the link between nutrient deficiencies and depression. She has been depression-free for over four years, even during the recent pregnancy of her second child. Read her postpartum depression success story. Find Amanda on Google Plus.
Life After Depression
There really is life after depression. I am so excited by that point, in fact, that I neglect this blog and find fun/quirky projects to do with my family. We live in the Sequoia National Forest in a house (and former brothel) designed by Irving Gill. My 7-year-old son Frederick and I chronicle our adventures at Gill on the Hill when we're not exploring. Frederick posts some of his homeschool projects at "Frankly Frederick."