Posts by Turquesa

Quote:Originally Posted by fruitfulmomma The evidence never lies, but it certainly can be incomplete and it is always interpreted through bias.  So science is infallible. But not necessarily scientists.

I DID make my decisions based largely on the Internet. Without the Internet, I would never have seen ACIP meeting notes, medical journal abstracts, investigative reports, the CDC Pink Book, vaccine package inserts, compelling op-eds in...

Quote: Originally Posted by IdentityCrisisMama  My experience in CA was that the school board got really funky about my philosophical exemption form when I told them I selectively vaccinated. If I were you, I would...

I've been accumulating baby weight over the past few years, and I'm Sick. Of. It!  I'm definitely of a BMI that qualifies me for weight loss, so this isn't just a vanity issue!    I have some of my old pre-pregnancy...

I'll also add that I think that measles is pretty dang contagious and the two-dose measles component of the MMR vaccine--which I've chosen for my children after a careful risk-benefit analysis--is pretty dang effective. That said, I...

Here's where I take issue with the vaccinate-for-the-immunocompromised appeal: 1. I usually hear it as a sweeping generalization, ie comply 100% with your country's schedule. Vaccinating my children for Hep A, Hep B, tetanus, etc. will...

Fresh From the Vegetarian Slow Cooker, also by Robin Robertson. "Vegetarian" is in the title, but I believe all of the recipes are vegan. Anyway, I love slow cooking. It frees me up for those late afternoons when I'm usually too tired to...

Thanks, ladies! Incorporating them into the main dish AND roasting them as a side may be a good way to go, especially once we get going with our CSA!

Quote:Originally Posted by prosciencemum I guess one clarification - I meant that their is no "best" schedule for everyone the world over, but I do think that averaged over the whole population health groups in different countries...

Quote:Originally Posted by Rrrrrachel Because you're taking a very dogmatic and strict approach to interpreting on schedule. I consider my daughter to be vaccinated on schedule even though we delayed the first doses of both hep b...