You can feel Fall coming just around the corner here in Iowa.  It’s warmer today but there’s something in the air that makes me want to stay inside and cook beef stew and apple pie.  In fact, I made a gluten free apple pie last night (Why gluten free?  Because I was out of regular flour and wanted to bake a pie!), but that recipe will have to come in a later blog.

The purpose of this blog is to point you toward two articles I found about cod liver oil and its benefits.  I think cod liver oil should be a staple during the cooler months, especially for those people who are prone to seasonal affective disorder.  Both of these articles do a great job of outlining the importance of cod liver oil, and also the benefits of larger amounts of Vitamin D, such as are found in the Arctic D cod liver oil that Marilyn Farms offers.  I promise the taste isn’t bad either!  If you really can’t stand even the slightest hint of fish flavor then try finding an encapsulated cod liver oil supplement, and take it with or before meals instead of on an empty stomach to prevent any fishy aftertaste.

http://www.westonaprice.org/basicnutrition/cod-liver-oil-menu.html

http://www.westonaprice.org/basicnutrition/codliveroil.html

It’s homework time!  I’m posting this blog entry as a place for people to share what they have added to or changed in their lifestyles as a result of what we talked about during the Nutrition and Blood Sugar webinar.  I can’t tell you how excited I am about this topic!  From our past seminars here at MFC I do know that the people who choose to attend these events tend to be pretty excited about the topics and ask some great (and sometimes entertaining) questions.  So I’m sure the comments that end up posted here will be useful for all of us!

So please, take a minute to share what you’re doing.  And if you missed the webinar feel free to participate anyway.  We plan to somehow make the information available through the website, either by repeating the session at a later date or by having it available for download.  Check back often at www.marilynfarms.com to see what’s happening!

In three short weeks, I will be teaching a webinar (online seminar for you non-webbies) on blood sugar. This subject is so huge that I could probably teach on it for eight hours straight. When I realize that I only have an hour of your attention I get into editing and prioritizing mode.

When most of us think of blood sugar, we think of diseases – like diabetes since it can be a life and death issue for a person dealing with the illness. But there is so much more to blood sugar than that! It is a topic that applies to every single one of us living in today’s world of processed foods and readily available junk who need to learn how to make choices that keep our bodies balanced.

Many health practitioners believe that erratic blood sugar is the cause of accelerated aging and disease. I know for a fact that the fatigue so many of us deal with daily (though it has been good business for coffee shops) has a lot to do with a lack of blood sugar control. Uncontrolled blood sugar is also a major impediment to maintaining a healthy weight and preserving muscle mass.

Needless to say, it will be an hour jam-packed with information, along with my super funny and sometimes lame jokes. There is nothing stranger than the feeling of telling a biochemistry joke (yes, the best jokes of all!) while staring at my computer and knowing that 50+ people are on the other end of that computer and I can’t tell if they’re laughing or crying. Oh well, I just hope I don’t talk too fast. Click here to register for the excitement, or go to marilynfarms.com and click on the promo piece next to the specials.

If any of you out there have ideas for future blogs or webinars, please share by adding a comment below!