27 March, 2008

If eating fat makes you fat, why do I only weigh 157 lbs?

Seriously, how is that hypothesis not totally shot by now?

I just finished my second 29 oz. container of coconut oil this week. I take a tablespoon with breakfast and another right before bed. I'm also finishing off my second bottle of cod liver oil. I take it right after the coconut oil, in the same amounts. I started the coconut oil about two months ago, I'd guess, and the cod liver oil about a month ago. I also pop evening primrose oil gels at every meal (8 per day). I take lots of other supplements (a la Dr. Cowan's Fourfold Path to Healing), but I take more fat than anything else. Not counting whatever butter, olive oil, coconut oil, milk, avocado, cheese, or yogurt I eat every day.

And I haven't gained a pound. That's because I'm at my ideal weight for my body type, height, and age. And when you eat healthy, natural fats, your body uses them instead of storing them. I offer myself as a case in point. My body is using the fats I ingest to heal what I've messed up with previous dietary blunders. Nifty, isn't it?

01 March, 2008

Fermentation

Last night, I made sauerkraut and ginger ale. They will sit on the counter and bubble for a few days, and then I will consume them! Mwahahaha! I used a mixture of red and green cabbage for the kraut, so I think it will turn out to be a sort of pinkish colour. Maybe I can borrow someone's camera and post pictures...

I also obtained permission from the Odor Police to make kombucha again. Hopefully I can keep it from violating the their nose-space this time. :)