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I got a new book recently - SuperFoods by Steven G. Pratt, MD and Kathy Matthews. I don't have much time to read it well so I can't give a great review, but here's the basic idea.
There are fourteen "super foods". Here's the basics:
-Beans - help reduce obesity
-Blueberries - lower the risk of cardiovascular disease
-Broccoli - lowers the incidence of cataracts & fights birth defects
-Oats - reduce the risk of type II diabetes
-Oranges - help prevent strokes
-Pumpkin - lowers the risk of various cancers
-Wild salmon - lessons the risk of heart disease
-Soy - lowers cholesterol
-Spinach - decreases the chance of cardiovascular disease & age-related macular degeneration
-Tea - helps prevent osteoporosis
-Tomatoes - raise the skin's sun protection factor
-Turkey - helps build strong immune system
-Walnuts -reduce the risk of developing coronary heart disease, diabetes, & cancer
-Yogurt - promotes strong bones & a healthy heart
There's a chapter on each one that goes into more detail about the benefits. There doesn't seem to be any earth shattering information here but it's interesting & probably a good stepping stone into healthier eating, especially for those leaning on a lot of fast foods & convenience foods.
Not particularly helpful for those of us dealing with gut issues & needing deeper healing; that's a whole other topic for other books!
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Recently there was a bit of a review discussion regarding the new movie "Horton Hears A Who" on my homeschool group's Yahoogroup, & it seems homeschoolers should be on alert about this movie not being too nice about us, particularly us homeschooling moms.
Since you will not be seeing a review on this aspect of the movie anywhere else (most likely), I'm passing it along here.
The first mom wrote:
"A warning for anyone who is planning on going to this movie:
We saw the movie this past week, because we love the "Horton" stories. For all of you who know this story, the kangaroo is the villain. I was surprised to find out in the movie that the kangaroo is a "pouch schooler". She is haughty, overbearing, and opinionated and "pouch schools" her child because the others are so badly behaved. She is repeatedly rude to her child during most of the movie.
For me, this ruined an otherwise cute kids movie. Just one more bad message sent to the public about us "homeschoolers".
Just wanted to let you all know because I saw no mention of this on any review."
Second mom writes:
"I heard about that. Doesn't the pouch-schooled kid save the day in the end?"
The reply was:
"In a way, yes and the Mom comes around too, but it is only through Horton's (who is the teacher of all the youngsters) wisdom that she learns. It is not a nice portrayal of a homeschooling Mom."
And another reviewer chimed in:
"My family and I saw the movie "Horton" and for the same reason as you, were disappointed in this G-rated, family film. The 'pouch-schooler' comment was obvious enough for my children to pick it up! The little Joey is nice, in spite of his nasty, wicked, even villainous, home schooling mom. This ruined the movie for us and certainly makes a generalized, horrible statement about home schooling."
