http://louisaenright.wordpress.com/tag/john-harvey-kellogg/

“One of the most striking things I’ve discovered while researching food and health issues over the past few years is how often strong personalities (usually males with a fervent belief system and either money or political power) drastically change what we think is healthy to eat. Science refuting belief is ignored, obfuscated, or denied. And, when industry becomes involved, the changes are permanently cemented into cultural truth. Such is the case with our current practice of overeating fiber...”

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Today's your birthday!
Now you're officially Eight.
We love you so much!

Love,
Your Mama

Dear Family,

“Any intelligent fool can make things bigger and more complex... It takes a touch of genius--and a lot of courage--to move in the opposite direction.”

—Albert Einstein

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Jemmerisms:

“It's hard to think when you're frustrated.”

“Can you make my pants un-side in?”

“I made the purple one by _squeezing_ [the pipe cleaner]--I wanted to make a tyrannosaurus rex, but then it turned into a snowman, and then it turned into a People-Boat."

Dear Family,

“...With a long and slender body
And the sweetest softest hands
And we'll blow away forever soon
And go on to different lands
And please do not ever look for me
But with me you will stay
And you will hear yourself in song
Blowing by one day

“Oh, hold me like a baby
That will not fall asleep
Curl me up inside you
And let me hear you through the heat...”

--From “Gypsy,” by Suzanne Vega

(This song always makes me want to cry--it's so sweet and her voice is so silvery and I guess I just like it a lot.)

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Jemmerisms:

http://tuberose.com/Adrenal_Glands.html

If you think the adrenal glands are small and boring body parts, then you should check out this article. I don't agree with authors' ideas on treatment specifically, but this is a fascinating article if you suffer from any of the many symptoms of adrenal fatigue, or fatigue in general.

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http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=the-neuroscience-of-gut

Yet more fodder for fascinating discussions at the dinner table: “The Neuroscience of the Gut. Strange but true: the brain is shaped by bacteria in the digestive tract...”

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