{"id":2903,"date":"2011-06-01T11:38:53","date_gmt":"2011-06-01T15:38:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bodynsoil.com\/blog\/?p=2903"},"modified":"2020-03-31T05:49:55","modified_gmt":"2020-03-31T09:49:55","slug":"about-me-long-version","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bodynsoil.com\/blog\/2011\/06\/about-me-long-version\/","title":{"rendered":"About Me"},"content":{"rendered":"

When I was several years old we moved from a large city to a small Vermont town near the Canadian border.\u00a0 Adjusting to this new farm family life took some time but soon I found myself taking full advantage of the education that homesteading would give her. Early lessons, after school activity, came from both parents and a grandfather with farming backgrounds. Hands on learning relating to where food comes from, how it should be raised, caring for the environment and healthy eating styles was an every day thing.<\/p>\n

This is the knowledge brought forward into adult life. Raising meat sources like poultry, beef and pork was a tremendous learning experience, from animal husbandry to the final processing of the product. Milking cows by hand, churning butter for the family, splitting wood for heat, canning and processing the garden vegetables were just a few things that might happen in a day.<\/p>\n

Growing up reading books like Carla Emery\u2019s Encyclopedia of Country Living<\/em>, Square Foot Gardening<\/em> by Mel Bartholomew and the magazine Organic Gardening<\/em>. As an adult she has continued her interest in organics, healthy nutrition and physical fitness.<\/p>\n

Most of the family meals were prepared at home, using very little sugar, salt, processed or chemically altered foods.\u00a0 As much as possible was grown organically in her gardens or purchased from local farms.<\/div>\n

Currently, cooking with many recipes personally developed through years of experimentation. Many times inspiration comes from the series of cook books in the bookcase.\u00a0 The cookbook collection spans from Tosca Reno\u2019s Clean Eating<\/em> to Paleo and back.<\/p>\n

Our typical protein choices are from local grass fed farm-raised meats that use permaculture and\/or symbiotic farming. (click these links for more information on organics<\/a>, permaculture<\/a> of symbiotics; see also the organic consumers association<\/a> or for a great Ted.com talk by Michael Pollan watch the Omnivores Dilemma<\/a> ) Her household is always working to improve its ability to remain healthy both inside and out by using green cleaning chemicals, composting and recycling as much as possible.<\/p>\n

I’m not sold in many of the popular weight loss diets, I don’t see long term weight management due to their limited food choices and short term focus. Most diets do not correct eating behaviors, resulting in the dieter\u2019s return to the eating habits responsible for the original weight gain. If you want your body, and health to change, you have to change how you are treating your body. Daily exercise along with learning healthy eating habits is the best approach to maintaining a healthy weight.<\/div>\n
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Growing up in a physically-demanding environment, which included: haying, feeding, cleaning and maintaining livestock; gardening and preparing log wood used as a winter fuel source.<\/div>\n
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Adult life meant finding the means to stay fit in an urban environment. Strength training and increased her knowledge of exercise studying as many sources as she could find. Initially, she worked with trainers to develop proper form, learning various lifts and techniques. Over the years, she experimented with various exercise protocols until she found the one that worked for her. She has learned that time changes how her body responds to both physical activity and her nutrition; this process of aging is an evolving experience which requires continued learning that allows her to make adjustments as needed.<\/div>\n
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This blog serves as a means to share the information I’ve learned over time.\u00a0 Bodynsoil writes about her life experiences with fitness, nutrition and gardening in her blog www.bodynsoil.com\/blog\/<\/a>.<\/div>\n
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Please feel free to read her articles, ask questions and leave comments.\u00a0 Suggestions regarding topics that would interest you or questions about her health and fitness journey are always welcome.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

When I was several years old we moved from a large city to a small Vermont town near the Canadian border.\u00a0 Adjusting to this new farm family life took some time but soon I found…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[337],"tags":[894],"class_list":["post-2903","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-about-me","tag-long-boring-story"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p1qEFP-KP","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1663,"url":"https:\/\/bodynsoil.com\/blog\/2010\/09\/freezing-tomatoes-for-winter-2\/","url_meta":{"origin":2903,"position":0},"title":"Freezing Tomatoes for Winter","author":"Bodynsoil","date":"September 24, 2010","format":false,"excerpt":"Freezing Tomatoes for Winter One of the many joys of summer is working in the garden. 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