Comments for New Life On A Homestead

Comment on Heading To The Beach… by Valerie

Valerie — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 11:33:47 +0000

Have fun!

Comment on Why We Attend A Home Church by zebov

zebov — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 07:18:13 +0000

I’m very troubled with the police giving you any grief at all. If the issue continues, you should contact the officers’ supervisors and file a formal complaint. If they are bothering you about having a home church, this is a clear-as-day violation of the first amendment.

Hopefully it doesn’t get to that, but if the harassment continues it would be beneficial for the pastor to get an attorney’s opinion. You should be able to find someone to at least talk with you pro bono.

Comment on Xia’s Birth Story: Part Two- Welcome To Our Family! by Courtney

Courtney — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 02:29:38 +0000

I just started reading your blog too. I’ve always wondered how a home birth works. Thank you for sharing with us. It gives me something to think about.

Comment on Dreaming of My Homestead by Kendra at New Life On A Homestead

Kendra at New Life On A Homestead — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 01:26:47 +0000

Hi Candi,

I don’t know, really, where I get my inspiration. I guess it comes from my utmost desire to be free from any form of dependence on anybody else for the survival of my children. Yes, it is the Mother Bear in me which fans the flames of my eagerness to learn. I have to know that no matter what is happening in the world, I will be able to provide for my children’s every need.

To answer your question… I’ve dug up worms and added them to my compost bin. Does that count? LOL! I do add Epsom salt to my tomato plants, but I haven’t heard of using alfalfa pellets. I have got to remember that. Thanks!

So glad to have you following along. I hope to hear more from you

Comment on Getting By During The Great Depression by Ginny

Ginny — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 00:34:28 +0000

I truly enjoyed your blog and some of the comments were a surprise to me..I lived during the depression but never felt it like some, I was very young and didn’t realize what was really happening! I was never hungry,and had warm clothes to wear…In those days we had “second hand stores”, “Rag bags”, and “wagon venders” Everyone used them so we never thought about it.
A new item was at Christmas or Birthday’s..wish I could tell my mom thanks..I had more than I realized.
Ginny

Comment on Finally Free From Prilosec OTC (and How To Treat Acid Reflux Naturally) by Wendy

Wendy — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:56:19 +0000

For my husband it was anything that is high-carb. We discovered this “cure” for his heartburn when he went on the Atkins Diet. POOF! No more burn. All it took to go back to heartburn was a piece of bread or a glass of tea.

So, you might watch the other stuff, too. In some cases it might not ONLY be HFCS.

Comment on Don’t Be Afraid To Question by Bethany in mid-MO

Bethany in mid-MO — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:49:17 +0000

I appreciate this post, Kendra! So many moms, especially new moms, are afraid to question the Dr! But, you are exactly right, there are times when (sadly) we are more informed about the latest discoveries than the doc is. The hard thing is being humble when the doctor is somewhat belligerent towards you you for your “ignorance.”

I have too many stories to share in this one blog comment box (after all, I have 5 kids). But, I think the worst in our family has been the way my daughter reacted to vaccinations. She went from 95% to “failure to thrive” in a matter of months. There is more to the story than this. You can read our vaccination stories here -
http://graceinbloom.blogspot.com/2008/10/vaccinations-part-1.html

(That is my old blog. The blog listed in the box above, where you visited earlier today, is my current blog.)

Bethany

Comment on Finally Free From Prilosec OTC (and How To Treat Acid Reflux Naturally) by Amy @ Homestead Revival

Amy @ Homestead Revival — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:28:39 +0000

Kendra, I’m so excited to hear that your husband is cured! I can relate because I’ve suffered from acid reflux for almost 4 years. However, mine is due to a small hiatal hernia (hereditary tendency). I took about 3 different prescriptions and one finally worked, which allowed my esophagus to heal some, but it shuts down your stomach acid which you really SHOULD have, just not OUTSIDE your stomach.

Surgery was not an option, but I found that by changing my diet, I could almost eliminate the symptoms entirely. I can no longer eat chocolate, spicy foods, lots of citrus, mint, or drink coffee or tea (unless I drink a low acid version). If I really want one of these items, I can choose to take a pepcid ac, but on a regular basis I just avoid these foods so I can avoid the meds and keep my stomach acid to properly digest food.

Just thought I share in case some of your readers have the same issue. HFCS certainly can be the culprit for some people, but unfortunately, the cure wasn’t so simple for myself. Wish it were!

Comment on Finally Free From Prilosec OTC (and How To Treat Acid Reflux Naturally) by Bethany in mid-MO

Bethany in mid-MO — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:28:31 +0000

I used to take Prevacid.

I even took it during pregnancy, and all three of my boys have congenital birth defects. I just wrote about this topic on my blog last week – you can read it here
http://coveredbyhishand.blogspot.com/2010/07/when-doctors-ignore-obvious.html

Anyway, for me the biggest trigger was probably caffeine, which is also in soda, coffee, and chocolate. Not only that, but I started drinking water almost exclusively – the full 2 qts recommended per day, or more! I stopped drinking soda all together! And, my heartburn is gone! (If I ever decide to have a cup of regular coffee, I will have heartburn and indigestion all day.)

Thanks for getting the word out! I want to see more people looking to natural cures than popping pills!

Bethany

Comment on Finally Free From Prilosec OTC (and How To Treat Acid Reflux Naturally) by Rachel R.

Rachel R. — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:26:19 +0000

BTW, I finally threw away the last bottle we bought, mostly unused, so I’ve been “drug free” for close to 7 years.