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Cumberland University Bookstore/Pride Shop
The University uses a third party vendor, BBA Solutions, to provide and sell books and course materials. BBA provides options for new, used, and e-book rental books both in person in Labry Hall at the beginning of each semester for approximately two weeks and online 24/7. Students my use financial aid loans to obtain books. Credit balances are uploaded and available as needed by the students. BBA is responsible for all orders of books from vendors based on the textbook adoptions forms with ISBN numbers submitted by faculty. By contract, faculty may neither order from vendors nor choose vendors for textbook orders. BBA will provide book buyback at the end of each semester. BBA offers competitive pricing with online vendors and the convenience of on campus pickup and returns. The manager of the CU Pride Store serves as the liaison for obtaining textbook adoption forms from faculty submitting to BBA.
The CU Pride Store offers a variety of logo clothing items, materials and other CU designated products. The Pride Store is open from 8 until 4:30 daily for student needs and is conveniently located in Labry Hall. In addition, the Pride Store stadium location is open prior to home football games for a variety of sporting clothing and accessories.
Dining Services
All students residing in the residence halls must have a meal plan, which is included in the cost of the residence hall room. Non-residential students, faculty, and staff may purchase separate meal plans that are offered by our dining services and are catered to the needs of non-residential individuals. All meal plans are available through the Office of Residence Life. The Phillips Dining Hall, located in the Mitchell Student Center serves a variety of choices including hot and cold breakfast options, meats, vegetables, sandwiches, salads, pizza, vegetarian items, drinks and desserts. Additionally, patrons may choose to bypass the dining hall and partake from the Papa Johns Pizza or Mondos Sub Shop, located on the west end of the Mitchell Student Center. In Labry Hall, the Coffee Kiosk offers Starbucks Coffee and a variety of grab-and-go options for customers. Visitors and guests are welcome to eat in the dining hall by paying prices posted at the door and to utilize the coffee kiosk.
The following guidelines exist for your safety and security in Phillips Dining Hall and Mitchell Student Center:
Disability Services
Cumberland University welcomes students with disabilities and is committed to meeting their needs based on providing reasonable accommodations. Students with disabilities who would like to receive accommodations should request a meeting with the Coordinator of Disability Services upon enrollment at the University. The Coordinator of Disability Services is assisted by faculty members and Academic Affairs Office personnel in ensuring that appropriate services are available. Documentation of disability is required before services may be rendered. For more information, the Coordinator of Disability Services can be reached in Labry Hall 225 or by calling 547-1397.
Diversity Statement
Cumberland University staff members are committed to providing a safe, welcoming, and respectful environment for those who seek our services regardless of race, ethnicity, age, gender, religious preference, sexual orientation, and disabilities. We strive to be affirming and to value the dignity and worth of individuals of diverse backgrounds through our contact with all students, staff, faculty, and administrators.
Intramural Sports
CU's intramural program features fun and exciting competition in a variety of sports and activities including softball, basketball, volleyball, dodge ball, flag football, Frisbee golf, and other sports that vary according to the needs of the student body. Men, women and co-ed leagues are available. All students are eligible to participate and should contact the Office of Student Life for more information.
Jimmy Floyd Center
The Jimmy Floyd Family Life Center is a function of the City of Lebanon. Through a partnership between the City of Lebanon and Cumberland, all CU undergraduates have access to the Jimmy Floyd Center during semesters in which they are registered and enrolled in classes at no cost to the student. Graduate students are eligible to pay a fee in order to gain access to the facility. The Jimmy Floyd Family Life Center has many recreational facilities, activities and opportunities.
Lost and Found
Lost and found items should be turned in or claimed at the Security Office, the University Bookstore, or the office of the Vice President for IT, Campus Services, and Security.
Mental Health Crisis Services and Procedures
A mental health crisis is an emotional or behavioral crisis that warrants same-day attention by a mental health professional. This may include, but is not limited to, significant changes in behavior that are not characteristic of a person, the presence of disruptive symptoms that interfere with the responsibilities of daily living, direct or indirect expressions of the intent to harm self or others, or the experience of a trauma.
Mental Health Crisis Procedures
During office hours, students may call the Counseling Center and ask to be scheduled for a crisis appointment. If no one is available or the Counseling Center is closed, the following guidelines apply:
Regardless of what time of day or night a crisis occurs, if a student is actively suicidal and/or homicidal, 911 should be called immediately or the student should be transported immediately to the University Medical Center emergency room.
University Parking Decals are only issued to students who are active participants on the main Lebanon campus, McFarland campus, and Mt. Juliet site. Students who do not pay the General Access Fee and/or are not actively involved on these campuses are not issued University Parking Decals. This includes students who participate totally in online classes or degree programs.
All automobiles parked on campus by students, faculty, or staff must have a valid parking permit. Student parking permits are good for the academic year only. The Office of Student Life, upon completion of the registration process, provides student parking permits. Permits are good only for indicated areas. Parking outside indicated areas is a violation and subject to fine. Parking is permitted on marked paved or graveled areas only. Parking in front of dumpsters, in fire lanes, or on the grass is strictly prohibited. Vehicles parked in the fire lanes, other unauthorized places, and disabled or abandoned, or vehicles with repetitive violations may be subject to towing or impoundment at the owners expense. Parking fines for violations are listed below:
Further sanctions regarding parking violations may be applied by the Vice President for IT, Campus Services, and Security. Fines are payable to the Business Office. Grade reports and transcripts will be held until all fines are paid in full. All towing fees are the responsibility of the owner of the vehicle. The fine for unpaid citations doubles after 30 days from date of issue.
Parking Lots
Cumberland University has designated parking lots. Lots are labeled F for Faculty/Staff, R for Residence Halls, or C for Commuters.
C & F lots include:
R lots include:
Lots labeled R are restricted to residential student parking only. Overflow parking for faculty, staff and commuter students is located at St. Frances Cabrini Catholic Church at 300 South Tarver Avenue. The University reserves the right to block off certain areas of parking for special events.
Posting of Signs and Flyers
The posting of signs, flyers, and other advertisements and announcements is an effective means of communication throughout the campus community. All signs and flyers should be posted in a manner that effectively communicates the information yet preserves the aesthetic and structural integrity of the campus. Signs, flyers, and other advertisements and announcements may only be posted on designated bulletin boards. Specifically, signs, flyers and other advertisements and announcements shall not be posted on windows, doors, walls or other surfaces. Signs and flyers not in accordance with this policy will be removed. Should removal reveal damage to the affixed surface, the sponsoring organization or individual shall be liable for any and all necessary repairs. All flyers or posters must be approved and stamped in the Office of Student Life prior to posting anywhere on campus.This policy will help to control solicitation and minimize clutter around campus. Any flyer posted without the approval of the Office of Student Life will be removed from bulletin boards. To keep the appearance of our campus clean, please only post fliers on bulletin boards. All signs, flyers, and other advertisements and announcements of organizations and individuals external to the institution must also be approved in writing.
Recycling Program
Cumberland University's recycling program offers students, faculty and staff the opportunity to recycle paper, plastic, ink cartridges, batteries, electronic waste and cardboard at convenient locations located around the University's campus. For more information about the University's recycling program or to learn how you might assist the program, please contact the Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs.
Severe Weather Dismissals
In the event of extreme adverse weather conditions, Cumberland University will be closed and a text alert will be sent. Every attempt will be made to notify the area radio and television stations when such closings occur. If on-campus classes are cancelled, the student and faculty should assume that off-campus classes will not meet. All students, faculty, and staff are expected to exercise discretion regarding personal safety whether the University is open or closed.
To sign up for CU Alerts, use your cell phone text messaging feature. Create a new message with the word CUALERTS and send it to 41411. The alert system will send a confirmation message back to you. Note that you only have to sign up
for CU Alerts once; there is no need to sign up for this system each academic year.
Student Complaints or Incidents
Cumberland University strives to maintain quality programs and services. Students who are dissatisfied with University offerings are encouraged to bring issues to the attention of the University personnel responsible for delivering the services with which they are dissatisfied. Students should review relevant sections of University policies that detail complaint and greivance procedures.
Off-Campus Authorities for Complaints
Student Mail
All resident students will receive their on and off campus mail in the mailboxes located in the Student Center. Mail boxes are available to commuters by request. Commuting students will be contacted through the United States Postal Service by the University. It is imperative that the University has a correct mailing address for commuting students. Please make any address correction as soon as possible in the Office of Academic Affairs.
The University Post Office is located on the basement level of the Mitchell Student Center. The office phone number is 615-547-1411. The email address is email@example.com. The Post Office is open Monday-Friday from 8:00am-4:30pm. Residential students may receive and send mail, from both on and off-campus sources, in the box area of the Post Office during posted business hours. Residential students should request a box and pick-up a key from the University Post Master. Mail should be addressed as follows:
Student's Name
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Please do not list "P.O. Box" as mail recorded in this manner may be delivered to the Lebanon Post Office instead of the University Post Office. Outgoing mail may be posted and mailed from the Post Office in the Mitchell Student Center. The Lebanon branch of the United States Post Office is located four blocks from campus.
Student Organizations
A university degree is complemented by extracurricular activities. Cumberland University subscribes to the philosophy that involvement in campus clubs and organizations leads to a well-rounded student who exhibits skills and other traits desired by employers. Campus clubs and organizations offer opportunities to participate in service projects to practice leadership skills, accomplish goals, make friends, share social occasions, and learn to communicate within a peer group whose members have similar interests. Faculty and staff members may lend their expertise to campus organizations by serving as sponsors and advisors. Information on current campus organizations and how to begin new campus organizations is available from the Director of Student Life. All organizations must have a completed online file in the Student Life Office before being recognized as an organization at Cumberland University. Organizations desiring University approval must complete an Approved Organization Form at the beginning of the Fall semester. Approved Organization Forms may be obtained from the online student life platform. Other basic requirements for approved university organizations include a minimum number of members, a minimum number of community service projects and campus sponsored events to be fulfilled per semester.
Membership in a student organization is a privilege. Some organizations are university-based while others are affiliated with local, state, regional, or national organizations. While the University may regulate on-campus conduct of these organizations, governance of clubs or organizations may be relative to by-laws and regulations of the entity that sponsors/promotes the organization. The University reserves the right to deny any organization on campus which it believes contradicts its mission or has a mission to promote activities which are unlawful or poses a threat to the safety of the University community.
All active members of recognized organizations and clubs are eligible to serve as organizational leaders, officers, or representatives and to participate in University functions. Each student organization has the right to establish membership criteria above that of the University. All organizational events held on campus must have the prior online approval of the Director of Student Life. Organizational Event Forms (OEF) are available from the Office of Student Life. An event may only proceed after the OEF form has been approved through the online system. All event forms must be submitted two weeks before the event date. Any event held without an approved OEF may result in disciplinary action by the Office of Student Life.


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It's moving day here at Clergy Family Confidential. I've been awash in bubble wrap and newsprint as I pack up the whole CFC operation and move it from WordPress over to Blogger. This is all part of�a blog makeover�as I not only change the look and feel of this blog, I also (slightly) change the name to…drumroll…Clergy Confidential.
You can read all about it on the first post�over on the�new site called Extreme Makeover (blog edition). You'll learn the reason for the name change, who's to blame for the redesign, and even why I started blogging in the first place.
I have some bugs to work out and I haven't moved all the content over but all in good time.
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Cheshire ready for Northumberland
Cheshire have named a strong 12-man squad for Sunday's MCCA Trophy clash away to Northumberland at Jesmond CC.
Last season's Championship finalists welcome back James Duffy, Jason Whittaker and Daniel Berry for the 50-over one-day contest as they look to build on last weekend's fine nine-wicket win at home to Shropshire.
Hyde skipper Duffy has been in fine form for his club in the Cheshire County League with two centuries in three matches thus far, while Alderley Edge all-rounder Whittaker starred with a brilliant 8-60 return as his club tasted victory last weekend.
And Hyde all-rounder Daniel Berry also comes back into the reckoning having missed the Shropshire clash with badly-bruised hand.
But Cheshire will be without wicketkeeper Matt Dawson, who is unavailable, with Duffy taking the gloves. Rick Moore is also unavailable for selection.
"It's a big game for us on Sunday," revealed Cheshire team co-ordinator Peter Babbage.
"We've had a very good start beating Shropshire, but you can't afford many slip-ups in the group stages. Another win would put us in a strong position.
"It will be good to have Jason Whittaker back, he's got plenty of experience and we all know how good a player James Duffy is, he's already scored two centuries this season.
"So while we'll miss Rick Moore and Matt Dawson, we know we've got some very good replacements.
"And of course Daniel Berry is back in the squad having missed the Shropshire came because of his hand injury, so we've got a very strong squad."
A view shared by Cheshire skipper Andy Hall who is confident his side can have a very good season if they fire on full cylinders.
"We've got a really good mixture of experience and youth this season, it's a strong squad," said Hall.
"It was a good win for us against Shropshire, but we know we're going to have to play well to beat Northumberland.
"But we've got fond memories of playing at Jesmond, we beat Northumberland there in 2007 to win the Championship title - we played really well."
Cheshire 12-man squad: Andy Hall (captain, Bramhall), Warren Goodwin (Chester Boughton Hall), Ben Spendlove (Oulton Park), Louis Bentley (Oulton Park), Nathan Dumelow (Oulton Park), James Duffy (Hyde), Dan Berry (Hyde), Jonny Fawcett (Didsbury), Richard Logan (Chichester), Adam Syddall (Bowdon), James Hawley (Neston), Jason Whittaker (Alderley Edge)


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Resource Management Plans (RMPs) for Western Oregon
- The Future of Oregon Forestry
The BLM reaches out to local communities to help usher in a future of forestry that balances social, economic, and ecological values
The BLM released its Proposed Resource Management Plan (Proposed RMP) and Final Environmental Impact Statement (Final EIS) for the Resource Management Plans in Western Oregon. To download the Proposed RMP/Final EIS, you can visit our Proposed RMP/Final EIS page.
The 2.5 million acres of Bureau of Land Management (BLM)-administered lands in western Oregon play an important role in the region's social, ecological, and economic well-being. The Resource Management Plans (RMP) for Western Oregon will determine how the BLM will manage these lands in the future. Your public lands provide forest products, fish and wildlife habitat, and countless recreation opportunities.
On April 24, 2015, the BLM released a Draft Resource Management Plan (RMP)/Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). During the four-month comment period that followed, we received approximately 4,500 comments from government agencies, organizations, Tribes, and members of the public. Thank you for your input! If you would like to read all of the comments we received during the comment period, you can do so on our Draft RMP/EIS comments page.
Below you will find links to the Proposed RMP/Final EIS. We have developed the Proposed RMP in consultation with cooperating agencies and Tribes and with consideration of the comments that we received on the Draft RMP/EIS. This document explains why we are proposing a plan revision, presents our Proposed RMP and a full spectrum of different management alternatives, and analyzes their environmental effects.
Any person who participated in the planning process for this Proposed RMP/Final EIS, and has an interest which is or may be adversely affected by the planning decisions, will have 30 days beginning April 15, 2016, to file a protest on the Proposed RMP/Final EIS. For more information on the Protest Period, you can download this handout, or visit our Proposed RMP/Final EIS page.
To download the Proposed RMP/Final EIS, you can visit our Proposed RMP/Final EIS page.
To read a public fact sheet, you can download it here.
To read handouts with summarized information, you can visit our Handouts page.
To explore BLM lands closest to you, you can visit our Interactive Maps page.
Following is a timeline for the RMPs for Western Oregon planning process:
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3 Crucial Questions to Ask When Assessing a Health FadHealthy Living
A confused reader posted on my Facebook Wall yesterday about an article she had read by a certified nutritionist (CN) about the dangers of eating nuts and that nuts are not a healthy human food.
What? Nuts not healthy?
Her question got me thinking about what is the best approach for sorting through all the contradictory health information available today.
It's piled high and deep out there, isn't it?
If I had seen that article, I would have immediately rolled my eyes and clicked away no matter if the writer was a certified nutritionist, medical doctor, or a Nobel Prize winner.
Because it's such a ridiculous claim and completely counter to historical evidence.
If someone with a PhD in Physics writes an article claiming the sun doesn't rise in the morning, would you believe it?
Degrees are a dime a dozen these days, but common sense is very much in short supply – particularly when it comes to anything health related.
Plenty of healthy, degenerative disease free traditional cultures ate nuts so for someone with a nutritional degree to claim that nuts aren't healthy is quite simply NUTS.
While I don't mean to invalidate this individual's personal experience with not doing well on nuts, it doesn't change the fact that her view is a personal opinion and not worth paying any attention to on a broader scale when it comes to assessing healthy dietary choices.
If she doesn't want to eat nuts because she doesn't do well on them, that's fine. But to claim that others should avoid nuts too because she can't eat them is completely misguided.
Another example of personal belief masquerading as health truth is the myth that the milk protein casein causes cancer. Once again, here is an example of a personal belief that eating animal foods is morally wrong trying to justify itself and pass itself off as a health truth. Dairy has been consumed by healthy, degenerative disease free cultures for millenia – even before the advent of agriculture, so claiming that casein is dangerous to health is ludicrous.
Now, I understand some folks are allergic to casein and need to avoid it. Sure, that's fine. I get that. I don't mean to be insensitive to those with dairy allergies.
But to generalize the issue by saying that casein is cancer causing and that all dairy is unhealthy to consume?
Not so my vegan friends. Time to bone up on your history.
So how to sort through all the conflicting information quickly and easily so you don't get waylaid by those seeking to influence your behavior due to some personal or political agenda?
The next time a health fad or new food comes along and you are wondering whether it is healthy or not, try asking yourself these 3 questions to help sort it all out in your mind.
Question #1: Was this food consumed by Traditional Cultures?
If the answer to this question is no, then you can immediately toss it aside. As an example, what about this new "natural" sweetener like this fancy one called Swerve I've been hearing about that is made with the fibers of fruits and vegetables?
Don't go near it with a ten foot pole. If it required a lab of scientists to develop, it's nothing you want in your body. They can market it as natural all they want, but the truth is that it is a manufactured food. Let other people be the guinea pigs.
If the answer to the question is yes, as it would be for nuts or dairy, then you are in the green zone. Proceed to the next question.
Question #2: How was this food prepared by Traditional Cultures?
This question is very important because it will help you discern what preparation methods are optimal for the food in question.
In the case of dairy, healthy ancestral cultures did not heat or boil the milk before drinking it. They consumed it raw or in a fermented state, such as yogurt or kefir. Boiling or pasteurizing milk only became commonplace when cows were confined eating unnatural feed and milking of the cows took place in an unclean environment such as what occurred in crowded cities after the advent of the Industrial Revolution. As a result, dairy is most healthy when consumed raw as practiced historically, from cows grazing on green pasture, not when pasteurized.
Let's look at nuts. Yes, nuts are a traditional food but preparation is again key. In the case of nuts, they were carefully soaked first which greatly improves digestibility. Healthy cultures knew this through observation and passed this wisdom along to each generation.
So eating nuts is definitely healthy as they were eaten historically, however, care must be taken to prepare them traditionally as well.
Question #3: How much of this food did Traditional Cultures typically consume?
Now that we have ascertained that nuts and dairy are healthy and how they should be prepared before consuming, the next question is how much is healthy to eat?
In the case of dairy, for many cultures, dairy was a staple and a large part of the diet. So eating a lot of dairy is fine unless there is an allergy or other health issue to consider.
Nuts are a different story. While nuts were part of some traditonal diets, they were not a primary staple. As a result, it is important to make sure not to overdo it on the nuts even if properly prepared. My personal rule of thumb is no more than a handful of nuts per day.
While I'm sure there are some exceptions to this 3 question rule, they can serve as an easy way to quickly assess whether a piece of health information coming your way should draw your attention and be investigated further or ignored as background noise.
We are all far to busy to be distracted with every health fad or opinion that comes along pretending to be a wellness silver bullet.
Is the concept of Traditional Diets new to you? If so, I would highly recommend digging in and reading the very detailed book Nutrition and Physical Degeneration which describes the superlative health and diets of 14 isolated, nonindustrialized cultures. With this information under your belt, you will be much better armed to withstand the onslaught of health fads that come your way.
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D. Barnes
Yes, Sarah. Once again — THANKS! I was reading an article this morning about the dangers of tanning beds and the "expert" author suggested a safer alternative — spray-on tan or tanning lotion. HA! And people will follow that awful advice and prepare for their tropical vacation by rubbing or spraying toxic chemicals onto their skin.
I just want to ask you: in that case cheese made from raw milk, it's ok? I try to avoid dairy, but I like cheese and, living in France, almost every cheese it's made from raw milk…
Thank you for your instructive post!
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thehealthyhomeeconomist via Facebook
You need to soak before roasting yes. Roasting reduces anti-nutrients but not nearly as well as soaking.
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tereza crump aka mytreasuredcreations
My husband always says "if God made it, you can eat it!" We stay away from man made "food". The problem is that it's everywhere. When it's produce, it's GMO or pesticided away. Good Heavens! nothing is safe!
Sarah, love this article! I, too, find that these heuristic questions quite often have more value than looking up some random studies for evidence. Those will always find some statistical significance one direction or the other, quite often without an explanation (or one that's been written afterwards).
Nothing against science, but for everyday decisions I rather stick to these heuristics and also find that the paleo-question "is this what we have evolved to eat?" makes chosing food easier. This of course requires a little knowledge in traditional foods. But there's your blog, so that's easy
Iona Wood via Facebook
I snack on roasted almonds. Should i soak them first before roasting or that's only if they are eaten raw?
Jill Bryant Mitchell via Facebook
Marie, don't get me started on McDougall. My grandparents have followed that diet for most of my life. I think it is crazy, but whatever floats their boat!
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Marie Gagnon via Facebook
Talking about Health Fad, this one is pretty Crrrazy. No fundamental science, no good argumentation, just opinion and little observation. This guy need to do a little research on WAPF!!! Check out this TEDx: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d5wfMNNr3ak
Hi Sarah,
Thanks so much for further unpacking this for me. There's so much info out there, sometimes it's really hard to know what to take on board and what to dismiss. I love your tips. Another argument I came across re traditional eating is 'whose ancestors are they anyway?' I guess the counter would be I'm not sure but they were damn healthy!
Trinity, I love that comment. I have a grandfather who was adopted and don't know much about his ancestors, but knowing him (still had a bicycle paper route and a huge garden in his 80's) I'd say they were awesome. So without knowing details, I like to ask myself if a food was POSSIBLE for my great-grandparents (or theirs) to produce or import. Would they have WANTED to prepare it by hand to be that way?–cheetos, twinkies, etc… if so, how much, how often? I do love my blender and things like that, but it really puts foods into perspective to check them against the pre-processing era of anyone's ancestry, and decide whether an improvement has been made, or dropped.
I love biochemistry, but these questions do go a long way in simplifying the ever-changing and ever-varying opinions of science.
So true Wendy!
Roseann Ligenza-Fisher via Facebook
Type 2 diabetes runs in my family and I was prediabetic, so I need to limit my carbs and sugars. In following traditional recipes I leave out grains and use coconut and/or almond flour and use pure stevia as a sweetener. I do use pure maple syrup and raw honey, but only sparingly. I do what I need to do to maintain my own health, but would never dictate that others should follow my diet. Everyone needs to eat according to what's good for THEM.
Dee Ellen via Facebook
I would agree. In our family, we try to implement foods from a traditional diet, which for us has meant avoiding GMOs and eating fresh whole organic foods. Unfortunately we don't have access to a raw milk source, which is illegal to sell in our state. I avoid dairy, but wonder if raw might be ok for me. One child has a peanut allergy, but he eats other nuts. They need to be gluten free, so we order them online. The other child doesn't like any nuts, but is not allergic. So even in my family, it's not a one size fits all approach.
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This is why I dont' want to post what my family eats on my blog as people would assume this is the way to eat when it is simply the implementation of traditional diet that is optimal for my family given our health situation and genetic background. This would be problematic because there are many ways to implement traditional diet successfully.
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It is a common fallacy to extrapolate that what is good for me is good for everyone.
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Yes, this has what has started the grain free trend. While there is nothing wrong with avoiding grains, to say they are a bad food that humans shouldn't eat is misguided considering that there is plenty of evidence archaeologically and via Dr. Price's work that healthy cultures consumed grains with no problem for millenia.
Thank you for reminding us! I'm about Paleo-ed out! 😉 I was getting worried that WAPF was going a little to overboard on the GAPS and Paleo diets. I know some people have to do these with severe issues to deal with, but for the norm, am glad WAPF is so balanced. I gotta have some rice, white basmati of course ;-), and some corn tortillas, GMO free at least!
Well said.
Roseann Ligenza-Fisher via Facebook
I love nuts, especially almonds, pecans and walnuts. I used to eat a couple of handfuls of nuts throughout the day as a snack. That combined with sweet potatoes, spinach, etc caused me to suffer with kidney stones now. I will now exercise moderation and will increase my fluid intake, but will certainly NOT give them up.
Sheril Carey via Facebook
Over the years, I have often observed the tendency among those with "food issues" like I have whether allergies or sensitivities… There will always be some who will decide that no one should eat this food that we can't eat at our house.
Dee Ellen via Facebook
Here's one article found on nuts and pesticides. http://www.ehow.com/list_5796861_list-seeds-should-buy-organically.html#page=0
I read yesterday that peanut oil might be an unlisted ingredient in some vaccines? That's a little frightening if true.
Nelly Mikula via Facebook
Yes I have heard that numerous times lately!
Kate @ Modern Alternative Mama
It's not that nuts are unhealthy, but when they are relied upon as a staple of the diet (as in some paleo homes), that's unhealthy. It's the "too much" issue that you mention.
It's funny that some have not caught onto these rules and still struggle with aspartame vs. sugar (cane sugar's not nearly the poison aspartame is!), butter vs. margarine, eggs vs. egg subs. And I mean for health reasons, not allergies. Natural foods are always better.
Jill Bryant Mitchell via Facebook
It isn't that nuts are unhealthy, of course. But MANY people are having new health issues that didn't exist even a generation ago. My son (autism) can't tolerate nuts right now because of the high level of oxalates. I would NEVER suggest to someone to eliminate nuts because they are unhealthy, but with so many compromised immune systems, even healthy food can be bad for some.
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^organic is typically always better but not as big a difference depending on item. Nuts are shelled so I would think that protects them a lot. The nuts should be raw then soaked to increase digestibility. You want to avoid sugar and salty nut mixes, which beyond that crap often have vegetable oil on them. Trader Joe's has best prices on nuts I've found but ideally a local grower would be best. I got some fresh pecans last month from a local goat farmer here that were divine!
Dee Ellen via Facebook
It probably goes without saying that the nuts should be organic, right?
Do you have any info on life expectancy of said traditional cultures?
Just wondering…
Amy Love @ Real Food Whole Health
Remember that life expectancy is "AVERAGE" life expectancy, and while we hear that the A.L.E. for traditional people groups is low (as low as 30 years in some cases), keep in mind that this will include the higher infant mortality rates, deaths due to injury and illness and deaths due to attack by predator animals. In reality, most traditional people groups had plenty of healthy folks who lived to ripe old age – in much better shape than our older generation today!
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Well said!
Not to mention, traditionally prepared nuts taste waaay better than raw or roasted without soaking first. I don't even have to explain why they are better for people, just give them some and they all want the recipe. One husband of a friend when he first tasted walnuts done this way said, "Who would have thought walnuts could taste so good?" I'm so glad they are healthier this way, but am even happier they taste so much better!
One suggestion before you all make up your mind on CASEIN:
The China Study (or The Most Comprehensive Study of Nutrition Ever Conducted) by Dr. T. Colin Campbell
A very interesting read!
**En français: Le Rapport Campbell
That book has been thoroughly debunked.
Thank you for your helpful information. It is a blessing. What do you think of stevia. I had always thought it was only good for us in the dried green leaf version but I am not sure. What do you think of the liquid drops such as Sweetleaf's Sweet Drops? Thank you very much. My whole family remembers you in our prayers. Holly
I think a fourth question might be "is it basically the same product that was used in traditional cultures?". Take wheat. Unless you're buying einkorn wheat, today's frankenwheat bears no resemblence to the wheat of traditional cultures. Dr. Price would certainly hate today's wheat! I hear so many people ignorantly say that people have been eating wheat since biblical times so they are certain it's healthy. They are ignorant to the fact that the wheat (even sprouted, soaked or soured) of today has been hybridized and radiated to the point of gene mutation and contains mutated proteins (hence the increase in celiac disease).
Use common sense – I love it!
Thank you Sarah!
Brittany @ The Pistachio Project
Another great post! This is exactly what I'm trying to tell my friends and family when I explain our eating habits to them!
Karey Swan
Sarah, Thanks for this post. My gut instinct has thought those same questions for years. The soaking of nuts, grains, beans and seeds is the only new idea I'd never thought of before, till reading blogs like yours and reading Nourishing Traditions. But just like slightly fermented veggies or cooking, rather than eating everything raw, the body definitely responds happily to these changes!
We don't have any allergies, but been trying using almond flour in exchange for grain based baked goods. Bought almond flour is not soaked and people are using this everyday for everything. Wouldn't that then fit in the too much nuts category?
Yes, I did that for a while and experienced symptoms of iron deficiency. Do be careful!
I've been wondering about the preparation of nuts in America during the last couple hundred years. I just can't picture them soaking their nuts like healthy traditional cultures did. Is that one of the wisdoms lost when Europeans came to settle this part of the country? I am of course assuming the early settlers weren't nearly as healthy as the healthy cultures Dr. Price studied.
Sarah, TheHealthyHomeEconomist
True … the early settlers learned from the ancestral Indian tribes that did soak their grains and other seeds.
At the very least, the early settlers gathered nuts and seeds from where they were growing (rather than a grocery shelf after who-knows-how-long in a warehouse somewhere), where they possibly even had the chance to get rained or dewed on enough to begin the enzyme process (rather than shelled and dried ASAP at who knows what temperatures).
Sarah… Indian tribes DID soak them?? I'm fascinated to look more into that history, but the more I learn, the less it surprises me to stumble on these things.
I started to research the traditional process for corn one day. The first relevant search result directed me to the healthy home economist.
Thank you for pointing out these "three questions to ask". I "attended" the HealThy Mouth Summit, dragging my heels for the first three days because I was familiar enough with some bold statements of yours (and Dr. Price's, among others) that didn't make sense to me at the time (mostly the whole phytic acid thing), and figured I would have to agree to disagree with half the summit. I do disagree with a few things, but studying natural yeast around the same time turned on a bright light for me! If whole grains were created anti-nutritious, BUT the way people nearly ALWAYS used them took care of the problem, usually without their even being aware that there WAS a problem (!)… that's actually making a LOT of sense. In everything else, you and I have been on a similar learning curve, except where you've been having teeth heal, I've been having them pulled …but no more, I hope.
Thank you for your time and experience which is allowing me to catch up so quickly where my knowledge was lagging.
Soaking and dehydrating nuts makes such a big difference in digestibility. We do that, then freeze and pull out whenever we want to use–which is often. Our favorite snack anymore is to gently saute them in butter and then season. We keep then in the fridge ready for snacking! So tasty!
Sarah, TheHealthyHomeEconomist
Amen to that. My husband has no trouble with nuts that are properly soaked and then low temp dehydrated. Raw nuts — no way. They give him digestive upset.
There was a blog post going around this week about nuts and the fact that they are high in oxalates and that is why it is bad to consume them the way we do. Both in handfuls and in nut flours.
If I recall, there was a post awhile back about green smoothies and how bad they are because of the oxalates.
Are these oxalates one and the same? If so, then why would nuts be ok and green smoothies not?
BTW, love all your posts and information.
Sarah, TheHealthyHomeEconomist
Yes, oxalates are another reason to eat nuts in moderation. Nothing wrong with eating nuts in moderation though. No need to not eat them at all because of oxalates.
I wrote the green smoothie post .. yes leafy greens like spinach are problematic in large amounts as well because of the oxalates … again, traditional cultures never consumed greens in the quantities that green smoothie afficionados do. A salad is fine though of course! It's not just about the food …it's about how it's prepared and how much of it to eat as well. All 3 of these things need to be considered.
Abby J.
So really the ultimate rule of thumb is, 'Everything in Moderation.'
Perhaps another thing to consider is how much of that particular food was consumed by the traditional cultures in your ancestry.
In traditional cultures, soy is fermented before consumption. There were also no GMOs. So things like organic miso and fermented soy sauce are totally acceptable.
In my traditional Chinese family, we would eat a 10-course meal in which one dish would be a stir fry with tofu and meat. Included in such a meal would be seafood, organ meats, gristly foods. Nobody I knew ever ate "tofu burgers" or a diet primarily soy. The value of tofu in small portion of the diet is probably in detoxifying the body (because of high phytic acid maybe?) – but was not viewed as something to build the body up (ie. nutrient dense).
Great post, Sarah. Good common sense rules to follow.
Sarah, TheHealthyHomeEconomist
Thank you! In my travels through Asia in the 1980's before the modern soy train had left the station, I did not see large amounts of soy anywhere in China or Japan. I only saw fermented soy and cubes of tofu in miso soup. Very small amounts.
When my family opened our Thai restaurant, my mom was perplexed about the constant requests for tofu. As she and the rest of the kitchen staff say (all born and raised in various Asian countries), "What's with the tofu? We never ate that stuff growing up!" They still don't. I chuckle when I hear people insist that's what is eaten there. Then I get bummed when people look at me like I'm insane when I offer to have their food cooked in lard or duck fat or coconut oil, and they tell me they want canola because it's "healthier."
My sons eat a "grain-light" diet….they are gluten free and lactose free-ish ( we eat pastured butter and raw aged cheese) soy free GMO-corn free diet. No dyes, no weird sweeteners. It is all fine except managing nut intake. We don't soak our nuts for nut flour…my oldest is allergic to molds so soaking things like nuts freaks me out. I make gf muffins once in a while but they are junk food…xanthan gum, super processed flours. I also make cashew muffins but one equals a handful of nuts! My five foot tall ten year old typically swipes three minimum. Balancing all of this when you can't eat certain traditional foods gets complicated quickly.
Sarah, I am new to reading your blog, and very grateful to have discovered it. Thank you. I find myself conflicted by the post on 170 Scientific Reasons to Lose the Soy, and this post. Soy, in my mind fits all the criterial you suggest one go through to determine if a food is "good" to eat. Soy has been a staple of the Asian diet, for ages. Health benefits touted, for ages. It is plant based not manmade. No words in the ingredients that come from a science lab. It seems just as odd to me to label soy problematic as it is to label raw milk or nuts problematic. I will so appreciate your further thoughts on this.
Sarah, The Healthy Home Economist
The post you are referring to covers this perhaps you missed this paragraph:
"Please note that fermented soy in small, condimental amounts as practiced in traditional Asian cultures is fine for those who have healthy thyroid function. Only miso, tempeh, natto and soy sauce (IF traditionally brewed) fall under this category. In addition, if you want to sprinkle a few edamame on your salad or have a few small cubes of tofu in your miso soup from time to time, that is fine too. Just don't make it a regular part of your diet!"
Thanks for the helpful response and clarification. I am new to the concept of fermented foods, and have been reading on it a bit so will continue in the vein. It is interesting to note that it once again comes down to the problem of overconsumption of what was good when it was consumed in moderation. thx!


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Ok, if you''re compiling a .CPP file, it expects to find C++ functions, but the Lua headers are for C. Enclose the #include "lua.h" (or whatever Lua includes you use) in an extern "C" { includes here... } block, and try again.
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already forgot about this posting out of happyness .. i just found out about the extern thingy a few mins ago .. thx!
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Quick, simple logo I did last night for the volunteer parking team at the new south campus of my church, Austin Stone Community Church (*texture not included). Just one of three i put together in about two hours. Not sure which they will pick, but this seems to be the favorite. Thoughts??
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Grilled Fresh Tuna
|Tuna steaks
|3 Pound (6 Piece, Each 1/2 Pound And 1 Inch Thick)
|Olive oil
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|1 Clove (5 gm), finely chopped
|Ground black pepper
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1. Marinate the tuna steaks for an hour or more in a mixture of olive oil, lemon juice, garlic, salt and pepper to taste.
2. Grill the tuna over charcoal or in a preheated broiler, basting well with additional oil. Cook eight to ten minutes, turning once. Remove to a hot platter and serve with Hollandaise sauce or melted butter and lemon wedges.
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Serving size: Complete recipe
Calories 2936 Calories from Fat 1558
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 175 g269.1%
Saturated Fat 32.1 g160.3%
Trans Fat 0 g
Cholesterol 517.1 mg172.4%
Sodium 923.6 mg38.5%
Total Carbohydrates 9 g2.8%
Dietary Fiber 3.1 g12.4%
Sugars 0.1 g
Protein 319 g637.2%
Vitamin A 594.5% Vitamin C 77.4%
Calcium 15.9% Iron 84.8%
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You almost smiled when you saw the name scrawled across the white piece of paper; Cronus Ampora. Honestly, you had no idea why so many people treated him like trash all the time. Yes he was flirtatious, and yes he could sometimes be a complete douche to others, but really, he wasn't that bad at all. In fact, you just happened to be close friends with the sea dweller.
"Who did you *hic* get [Name]?" Roxy asked, trying to sneak a peek at the paper. Cronus stood in the corner of the room, coolly leaning against the wall with an unlit cigarette hanging from his mouth. You just knew he was watching you from the corner if his eye.
"Cronus, it looks like it's you and me~" you chuckled, waving him over. For a second, his cool façade faltered and he stared at you awestruck before clearing his throat and strutting over to you with a smug smirk. All around you people whispered furiously. You scowled mentally, knowing fully well that they were commenting on how you were going to be 'stuck' with Cronus in a closet. Meanwhile you kept a smile on your face, revealing nothing from your true feelings. This was just another reason you hated people sometimes. They always assumed the worst in people and expect them to do horrible things. It was obvious that none of them had taken the time to get to know Cronus like you had.
Admittedly, you had thought that he was just as bad as other people had said. He had flirted you, and yes, touched you, but not in an inappropriate way. Still, you didn't pull away or anything. All he had done was touched your shoulder. When you moved his hand off he seemed a little disappointed, but then jumped right back into a conversation with you. You actually did enjoy the conversation. After your first meeting with him, the two of you talked more and more and eventually became rather close friends. Not to mention that you had fallen for him. Although you would never admit it out loud. It bothered you to no end when he flirted with other people, and even if you did confess to him, you weren't too sure that he would stop flirting with others. This worried you nonstop and held you back from letting the sea dweller know you were interested in becoming Matesprits.
"Thought you'd newver show up kitten. Glad you came in time to play vwith me," Cronus grinned down at you, wrapping an arm around your shoulder while leading you to the closet. This made you give a real smile.
"Seven minutes *hic* is the limit *hic* so no going *hic* longer," Roxy spoke, letting you two in the closet before locking it from the outside.
To your surprise, there was complete silence, and you didn't feel Cronus moving beside you. This was extremely shocking. You figured that he would say some teasing comment at the very least, not silence.
"Cronus...?" you felt for him beside you, your hand reaching out and touching his solid chest. He still said nothing, but instead wrapped his arms around your waist, pulling you closer.
"[Name]," he whispered your name, making you shudder. Why did he have to sound so husky when he whispered?
"W-what?" you cursed mentally for stuttering.
"Can I kiss you?" he asked, almost hesitantly as if he didn't want to scare you away. At this point you weren't sure what to say, so instead you leaned upward and gently pressed your lips against his. You could feel him smiling against your lips as he pulled you even closer against him. It was actually kind of amusing to kiss him.
Cronus was mashing his lips against yours, biting lightly at your bottom lip and then running his tongue over the spot he had just bitten. Originally you'd thought he would be more rough in this kind of situation, but he was treating you like a fragile glass vase, as if you would break at any second. Soon the kiss became deeper with both your tongues tangled as you both fought for dominance. In no time Cronus began to get rougher and rougher, almost forgetting that you were a human and much weaker than a troll. His hands were moving down your body until you stopped him.
"You're not going to touch me," you smirked, a plan forming inside of your head. "I'm going to be the one touching you instead~" you almost purred.
Cronus was very surprised at this. The last thing he expected was for you to take over control, but he couldn't complain. At least the darkness concealed the purple blush forming on his cheeks.
Smirking, you began pulling off his white tank top, tossing it in the corner of the dark closet. Slowly you reached out and pressed your hands against his chest, moving your way down to the grub scars on his side. Curiously, you lightly poked one of them. In turn, Cronus gasped at the sudden touch, shuddering as you began to lightly stroke one of the scars on both his sides. Slowly your hands made their way down to his pants. To your dismay he was wearing a belt. There wasn't enough time for you to get that and his pants off while getting yours off too. If you tried now, that would just end up with the other people finding a naked you and Cronus, getting ready to 'pail' together. Sighing, you pulled away. It wouldn't end well if you continued to tease the sea dweller. Eventually it would just be too much and he would take you, not caring if anybody saw.
"We should probably stop now. The time's almost up," you explained when Cronus gave you a confused look. He nodded slowly, quickly scavenging for his shirt and putting it back on.
"So I take it that you hawve red feelings for me?" Cronus questioned. He wasn't too sure if you had kissed him because you were flushed for him, or if you were doing this just because this game required two people to make out in a closet.
You winced. There was no denying your feelings now.
"Yes," you whispered loud enough for him to hear you. Instantly the sea dweller grinned in delight, picking you up in his arms and kissing you once again.
"At least you finally admitted it. I'm flushed for you too doll~" he rested his forehead against yours.
You could only blush furiously while trying to find the right words for what you needed to say next.
"No you don't understand. I'm not just flushed for you Cronus. I want you to stop flirting with everyone. I want you to be my Matesprit and mine alone," you finally confessed. You hoped that this wouldn't make him reject you. What if he rejected you because he still wanted to end up with Meenah?
"Vwell, if that's what my Matesprit vwants, then I'll stop doing it for you," Cronus brushed a strand of hair from your face before kissing you on the lips again. "Besides, the only person I need is you," he reassured you with a smirk, making you roll your eyes.
"You're so cheesy," you retorted, smiling.
"Time's up!" Roxy burst open the door, making you and Cronus jump in surprise. Finally, your new Matesprit set you down and the two of you exited the closet together.
"So vwould you like to continue at my place~?"
This was definitely going to be a long night.
Cronus was the first idea I had. Originally I was going to make this smut, but it ended up not being a lemon...
Cronus = Andrew Hussie
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"So vwould you like to continue at my place~?"
you win the internet good job congrats
you win the internet good job congrats
Nicely done... ((I'm listening to the Grease soundtrack while reading this... So perfect... Especially because it just got to You're the One That I Want...))
Wheeeeee..... Thank YOU for writing tis
:33 < h33h33 that was cute in some way ^.^
YA KNOW MY FRieND SCARe THe SHiT OUTTA Me WHeN iM ALONe AT THe PC ROOM, SHe SNeAK AND WHiSPeR Me ''And it happens Tonight ;3'' WHeN SHe ReADS THe 'This was definitely going to be a long night' i THOUGHT iT WAS MY MOM X-D
Do you take requests? >\\\<
I clicked expecting smut, but this was actually kinda touching. Thank you. :iconheartbeatplz:
Ermergerd these need to have a second part that's a lemon, I JUST FEEL THAT IT NEEDS TO HAPPEN! I LOVE IT!!
eh, this made me smile! god, cheesy motherfuckers always get me.
You actually got his quirk, unlighted cig, and personality right. I LOWVE YOU!
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This was really great :3
Reader-chan is so sweet❤
(And like wnynotaskme said, correct the paragraph and this story will be purrfect~)
Reader-chan is so sweet❤
(And like wnynotaskme said, correct the paragraph and this story will be purrfect~)
Yes. Part of my writing got deleted because my computer doesn't like saving, so at the last second I copied most of the work I had just written, and I thought I only copied what I had just finished writing.
Around 15-16 paragraphs down, the story kinds repeats itself word-for-word. I think you had a formatting error or copy-paste error?
AH YES! I was saving my work that I had just written and I copied it at the last second, and then the page wouldn't load so I lost a lot of my work, but I had some of it copied. ; 7 ; thanks for pointing it out.