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My apologies to everyone who has become suicidal over my lack of postings. I have been very active online, but haven’t felt much like posting, and when I did feel like posting, it was usually over something that’s juuuuust a little too long for Twitter but definitely too short for a decent post. So, I’m going to harass you all with randomness.

1. I got back from Walt Disney World about a month ago. It was awesome, but it was HOT. As in we were in the park that has the least amount of shade on a 92 degree day with 92% humidity. Yeah. Luckily, my husband has finally agreed that we’re never going down for our anniversary again AND that he promised to never complain about the cold in Jan/Feb when we’re in Florida.

2. My husband has taken to a liberal use of powder (all kinds- baby powder, athlete’s foot powder, Gold Bond medicated… you name it, he uses it) in our master half bath. When I commented on the now white floor, his response was “Yes, I like to call it my…(yes, he really paused for dramatic effect) powder room.”

3. I can now be called a card carrying health nut. I’ve switched to coconut oil for almost all of my frying needs, with the only exception being when I really think butter or bacon fat is just too perfect. I am now drinking raw (unpasteurized) whole milk, and even enjoying it when it starts to go sour. I’m tossing all of my table salt and replacing it all with sea salt (if you get the right kind, it even tastes better), using my cast iron skillet as much as possible, and have just this week soaked grains and sprouted pinto beans to reduce the phytic acid in both. I’ve managed to find high fructose corn syrup and soy free tortillas, and despite the huge list of preservatives, consider that a major victory. I’ve found a local farmer’s market that sells grass fed/pastured meats, raw milk, high heat/short time pasteurized unhomogenized milk, and farm fresh eggs.  And I spend much time every day reading Kelly the Kitchen Kop because, well, it’s interesting and she’s nice and there’s a lot of good information that’s easy to understand on it. I’ve been wanting to give her a quality back link, but I can’t think of any terms that she might be trying for… And, as usual, when I went to her site to get an idea, I got sucked into more interesting posts. So, check out her politically incorrect nutrition blog, but don’t say that I didn’t warn you about getting sucked in for hours on end!

4. I had the misfortune of seeing one of my co-workers doing the Macarena. *shudder*

5. I really need to post more often!

6. Oh, and about that whole coconut oil/full fat milk thing? Yeah, I lost 13lbs in about 2 weeks.

UPDATE: I’ve built a Squidoo lens on my findings on how spearmint can effect PCOS. It’s been working well for me, so far.

I was looking over some of my Squidoo lenses, including one on healthy foods. One of the modules I have on the lens is a blog search feed, meaning the Goog does a search on a keyword that I choose, and recent blog posts or news feeds show up as links.

One in particular peaked my curiosity. The title was something like “Organic Milk Higher In Nutrients”. That’s one of those things that I’m always interested in, so I clicked and read. Unfortunately, the actual article was more along the lines of “some organic companies violate terms that make it organic”. Which was also interesting- just not what I was reading it for.

Still, I found it interesting that organic milk does have higher amounts of beneficial fatty acids, including Omega-3. Of course, organic cheese and butter will retain these beneficial nutrients as well as just the milk, and their point was that labeling a product as organic, while violating the regulations that make it organic, robs consumers of not only their money, but the nutrients as well.

That information intrigues me, though. I avoid milk since I gives me joint problems. Would the organic milk also give me problems? I may have to try it. Soy milk is all well and good in cereal, but having a nice big glass of it just isn’t the same.