While I was pregnant and not paying any attention at all to our videos on YouTube, Mom became a celebrity. I have yet to find the traffic sources, but someone out there likes mom too. Check this out: Over 25,000 people have watched Mom describe how to make deviled eggs and, more importantly, how to…
Monthly Archives: June 2009
Check out the new giveaway and we have a winner
Future contest alert: Check this blog to see if you have won. You have a week to claim your prize. I’ll keep all names in the colander through July but you can increase your chances my leaving more comments on the blog and via the list of suggestions below. I have an old aluminum kitchen…
Purslane: Garden weed or breakfast?
Our summer garden has gotten a late start and we are an hour away from a produce market. Earlier this week we ran out of produce and stood around scratching our heads about what to eat. Salmon sounded good and we have some frozen, but salmon with what? Scallops sounded real good too. We could…
She contributes to breakfast and to babysitting
This hen lays nearly an egg a day. When she’s able to get out and scratch for bugs and seeds, she makes eggs high in Omega 3 fatty acids. She is even a babysitter on occasion, as she is in this picture. Technorati Tags: chickens, eggs, Omega 3, photo
FoodGraphs.net: A graph archive for food bloggers
It may be the beginning of a large archive, the graphs at FoodGraphs.net. You may recognize many of them — most made their appearance first here on the Rebuild Blog. My business specialty is graphic display of data and this food graph archive ties my two interests together nicely. Bloggers should feel free to use…
Frugal, easy, summery meal: Salmon-topped green salad (with salad-making tools)
Kimi at The Nourishing Gourmet has been discussing how to get by in tough economic times and still eat well. She has asked bloggers to contribute ideas in her Pennywise Platter blog carnival. You will want to check out the many ideas to find some that suit your cooking style and taste. Here in this…
Giveaway results (an outbound Goody Bag) and on to another giveaway
I was truly overwhelmed by how many people entered the giveaway. I was deeply touched by the supportive comments that people left there. Thank you very much. Such support gives me such a boost today. I may well need a boost too because I have spent a goodly bit of time just trying to get…
Moroccan Liver Salad
In our resolve to consume more liver I have been on the hunt for varying ways to prepare it. The traditional liver and onions is fine now and then (check out Mom’s flash cooked liver). But if you will eat liver regularly, the old standby gets old pretty quickly. We like liver around here because…
Brain-building supplement giveaway: Omega 3, B complex, magnesium
–>We are having giveaways throughout the summer. Check for our latest giveaway post to enter. (See the “latest posts” in the navigation bar.)
Depression in pregnancy and postpartum: Rebuild resources
This website contains a good bit of information on improving your status if you struggle with depression in pregnancy or postpartum. In the article on depression in pregnancy, learn about potential underlying nutritional causes: Depression is complicated, but one key reason depression hits some of us in pregnancy is biological: it takes a whole lot…
Second chance, second baby (a recap)
Just over one year ago I announced here on this blog that I was expecting a baby in December. “I don’t know if I am feeling more fear or excitement, but it’s definitely a combination of the two,” I wrote in 95% excitement and 5% fear. We did not plan to have a second child,…
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About
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.
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."