Comments for Margarita Mcclure http://margaritamcclure.com the ramblings of a work-at-home diaper-mogul-mom Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:25:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 Comment on Why You Need to De-Clutter Your Home by Jack Bennett http://margaritamcclure.com/why-you-need-to-de-clutter-your-home/comment-page-1/#comment-82 Jack Bennett Mon, 15 Feb 2010 21:36:32 +0000 http://margaritamcclure.com/?p=334#comment-82 I love to quote Fight Club: "The things you own, end up owning you". With fewer things, you can live more lightly and take pleasure in the experience of life rather than all your "stuff". -jack I love to quote Fight Club: “The things you own, end up owning you”. With fewer things, you can live more lightly and take pleasure in the experience of life rather than all your “stuff”.

-jack

]]> Comment on Why You Need to De-Clutter Your Home by Life after slavery http://margaritamcclure.com/why-you-need-to-de-clutter-your-home/comment-page-1/#comment-81 Life after slavery Mon, 15 Feb 2010 18:00:36 +0000 http://margaritamcclure.com/?p=334#comment-81 [...] sure your work areas are kept clean and organized as much as you can. Read my blog post on this: Why You Need to De-Clutter Your Home | Margarita Mcclure Hope this helps. What are you going to be doing now anyway? Is it the raw food coaching thing? [...] [...] sure your work areas are kept clean and organized as much as you can. Read my blog post on this: Why You Need to De-Clutter Your Home | Margarita Mcclure Hope this helps. What are you going to be doing now anyway? Is it the raw food coaching thing? [...]

]]> Comment on Birthday Resolution by Lisa Versaci http://margaritamcclure.com/birthday-resolution/comment-page-1/#comment-80 Lisa Versaci Wed, 09 Dec 2009 23:41:44 +0000 http://margaritamcclure.com/?p=426#comment-80 Margarita, I am so happy for you. I have been vegetarian since 1989 and 11 years of those vegan. It's the best for your health, the animals, and the PLANET. I recommend the documentary Food, Inc. or the book Diet for a New America to anyone who questions the standard American diet. A great coalition is being formed to protect the Earth through vegetarianism. Become a vegan is challenging, but once you get used to it it's very hard to imagine eating any other way. I think if you can be a tiny bit flexible it helps. Sometimes there are trace amounts of dairy in things and as long as you're not allergic, I don't think it's worth it to stress yourself out. Reading labels is great, but analyzing them can be taxing. I post videos like this all the time on my facebook page (Lisa Versaci) and don't get a lot of support but I feel SO bad for the animals. It's the least we can do to raise awareness. Kudos to you for having the moral fiber to share them! -Lisa Margarita, I am so happy for you. I have been vegetarian since 1989 and 11 years of those vegan. It’s the best for your health, the animals, and the PLANET.

I recommend the documentary Food, Inc. or the book Diet for a New America to anyone who questions the standard American diet. A great coalition is being formed to protect the Earth through vegetarianism.

Become a vegan is challenging, but once you get used to it it’s very hard to imagine eating any other way. I think if you can be a tiny bit flexible it helps. Sometimes there are trace amounts of dairy in things and as long as you’re not allergic, I don’t think it’s worth it to stress yourself out. Reading labels is great, but analyzing them can be taxing.

I post videos like this all the time on my facebook page (Lisa Versaci) and don’t get a lot of support but I feel SO bad for the animals. It’s the least we can do to raise awareness. Kudos to you for having the moral fiber to share them!

-Lisa

]]> Comment on Why You Shouldn’t Pressure Your Child to Get Good Grades by My Awful Semester http://margaritamcclure.com/why-you-shouldnt-pressure-your-child-to-get-good-grades/comment-page-1/#comment-79 My Awful Semester Mon, 07 Dec 2009 17:19:07 +0000 http://margaritamcclure.com/?p=362#comment-79 [...] happiest person you can be, not necessarily the student with the highest grades. I've written a blog post about this a while back. Hope it helps you. __________________ [...] [...] happiest person you can be, not necessarily the student with the highest grades. I’ve written a blog post about this a while back. Hope it helps you. __________________ [...]

]]> Comment on The One Question Doctors Don’t Seem to Ask by Delanea http://margaritamcclure.com/the-one-question-doctors-dont-seem-to-ask/comment-page-1/#comment-74 Delanea Fri, 04 Sep 2009 03:26:18 +0000 http://margaritamcclure.com/?p=422#comment-74 I agree wholeheartedly. It seems silly that in this country, physicians do not look at nutrition until it's a life or death situation. We are prescribed entirely too many unnecessary (oftentimes NEW) medications without determining the source cause of the problem. To me, that is unacceptable, and I won't give in to ineffective, unsafe, or potentially harmful medications. I've never been fond of medication unless absolutely necessary - and with most common ailments, there is usually a chemical-free remedy. It is impossible to walk through a grocery store and every five feet, not see a food item which is heavily processed. I hope to reinforce healthy eating habits to my daughter at a young age and by example so that she won't crave the things that are bad for her body and mind - no processed foods or animal products - mostly organic homegrown foods whenever possible. This is age-old knowledge. I find it ironic that many physicians take just one or two nutrition courses during medical school. It's mind-boggling and offensive when a physician completely dismisses your concerns as a parent, as if they know more about your own child than you. It is no wonder that our healthcare ranking is #37 out of 191 countries, according to the World Health Organization. I agree wholeheartedly. It seems silly that in this country, physicians do not look at nutrition until it’s a life or death situation. We are prescribed entirely too many unnecessary (oftentimes NEW) medications without determining the source cause of the problem. To me, that is unacceptable, and I won’t give in to ineffective, unsafe, or potentially harmful medications. I’ve never been fond of medication unless absolutely necessary - and with most common ailments, there is usually a chemical-free remedy. It is impossible to walk through a grocery store and every five feet, not see a food item which is heavily processed. I hope to reinforce healthy eating habits to my daughter at a young age and by example so that she won’t crave the things that are bad for her body and mind - no processed foods or animal products - mostly organic homegrown foods whenever possible. This is age-old knowledge. I find it ironic that many physicians take just one or two nutrition courses during medical school. It’s mind-boggling and offensive when a physician completely dismisses your concerns as a parent, as if they know more about your own child than you. It is no wonder that our healthcare ranking is #37 out of 191 countries, according to the World Health Organization.

]]> Comment on How I Lost 20 lbs in 2 Months…Without Any Exercise by Birthday Resolution | Margarita Mcclure http://margaritamcclure.com/how-i-lost-20-lbs-in-2-monthswithout-doing-any-excercise/comment-page-1/#comment-69 Birthday Resolution | Margarita Mcclure Wed, 02 Sep 2009 13:25:08 +0000 http://margaritamcclure.com/?p=296#comment-69 [...] I mentioned in a previous post, I originally looked into being vegetarian for personal vanity reasons.  Over time, it evolved [...] [...] I mentioned in a previous post, I originally looked into being vegetarian for personal vanity reasons.  Over time, it evolved [...]

]]> Comment on The One Question Doctors Don’t Seem to Ask by Windy http://margaritamcclure.com/the-one-question-doctors-dont-seem-to-ask/comment-page-1/#comment-67 Windy Fri, 21 Aug 2009 15:45:06 +0000 http://margaritamcclure.com/?p=422#comment-67 I absolutely agree. Food allergies are all too common these days. My 4 month old is dairy, soy, and slightly egg allergic. She would break out in a horrible rash, be irritable, not sleep well, etc. I never took her to see her doctor for the rash, I immediately cut dairy, then soy, out of my diet and the rash cleared up. At our next pedi visit I tried to bring her allergies up to her doctor and all she had to say was "Oh I don't know about that." I took immediate offense to that, being that I spend 24/7 with her. Apparently the doctor did not like that because she stopped seeing us. We now have a better doctor who listens to our concerns :) I absolutely agree. Food allergies are all too common these days. My 4 month old is dairy, soy, and slightly egg allergic. She would break out in a horrible rash, be irritable, not sleep well, etc. I never took her to see her doctor for the rash, I immediately cut dairy, then soy, out of my diet and the rash cleared up. At our next pedi visit I tried to bring her allergies up to her doctor and all she had to say was “Oh I don’t know about that.” I took immediate offense to that, being that I spend 24/7 with her. Apparently the doctor did not like that because she stopped seeing us. We now have a better doctor who listens to our concerns :)

]]> Comment on Another Reason Why Made in the U.S. Kicks Ass–Insights from China by Tania http://margaritamcclure.com/another-reason-why-made-in-the-us-kicks-ass-insights-from-china/comment-page-1/#comment-65 Tania Thu, 13 Aug 2009 16:41:31 +0000 http://margaritamcclure.com/?p=413#comment-65 WOW Never imagine something like that! Great post Thank you Tania WOW
Never imagine something like that!
Great post
Thank you
Tania

]]> Comment on How I Lost 20 lbs in 2 Months…Without Any Exercise by Rachel http://margaritamcclure.com/how-i-lost-20-lbs-in-2-monthswithout-doing-any-excercise/comment-page-1/#comment-63 Rachel Thu, 30 Jul 2009 13:48:53 +0000 http://margaritamcclure.com/?p=296#comment-63 It's excellent that you're giving yourself a pass as you mother Isabella, recognizing that this is just a season in life. It’s excellent that you’re giving yourself a pass as you mother Isabella, recognizing that this is just a season in life.

]]> Comment on Why You Shouldn’t Pressure Your Child to Get Good Grades by Rachel http://margaritamcclure.com/why-you-shouldnt-pressure-your-child-to-get-good-grades/comment-page-1/#comment-62 Rachel Thu, 30 Jul 2009 13:46:31 +0000 http://margaritamcclure.com/?p=362#comment-62 Very thought provoking post. I've always believed in trying hard and the value of a liberal arts education. However, my husband doesn't believe in liberal arts--why does he need to know about Victorian-era literature? He uses algebra and calculus all the time, so that's what's important to him. It's amazing how little of our education we use. Very thought provoking post. I’ve always believed in trying hard and the value of a liberal arts education. However, my husband doesn’t believe in liberal arts–why does he need to know about Victorian-era literature? He uses algebra and calculus all the time, so that’s what’s important to him.

It’s amazing how little of our education we use.

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