Well, it's finally happened. I've been waiting a LONG time for someone to take the Nourishing Traditions principles touted by the Weston A. Price foundation and make them accessible to pretty much anyone anywhere. (I LOVE Sally Fallon and Mary Enig--they're two of my modern-day heroes!)

Jordan Rubin, author of The Maker's Diet, founded Beyond Organic, making it really easy for people to enjoy whole foods that are prepared in traditional ways--not in newfangled, conventional ways, processing and refining everything to death. (He just got added to the modern-day heroes list, too). I've read a lot about fermentation and lacto-fermentation, but it's all been almost overwhelming. Beyond Organic did it for me. Hooray!

I'm absolutely thrilled with what Jordan Rubin is doing--not just with food but also with education and environmental stewardship--and I can't wait to get us all eating and drinking the stuff that I ordered yesterday. Everything is absolutely chock-full of probiotics and Omega 3s and CLA and antioxidants and fiber and nutrients our bodies need to THRIVE, not just survive.

We're beginning to talk about our next little Toddlett, so the timing couldn't be better. I've got to get this body back in gear and ready to take on nourishing another little person! I'm planning to be healthier at 40 than I've ever been in my entire life. I'm on the right track and have two and half more years to go.

Now I'm off to help plan my high school's 20-year class reunion. YIKES!