WHEE: The Role Of Zinc

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Sunday March 28, 2010 · 9:33 AM PDT

2010/03/28 · 09:33

My kindergarten son is a picky eater, on the autistic spectrum. He lives mostly on carbohydrates - pasta, bread, bagels, cold cereal and rice. He is very particular about other foods: Piave cheese is always appreciated. Oakvale gouda may or may not be eaten. Panera's Swiss cheese is good, their smoked cheddar is not. He'll eat fast food chicken nuggets, but won't eat the healthier versions I've found in the grocery store. He will carefully pick his way around disliked foods or search out just the bits he likes. A bowl of macaroni and cheese with peas in it finished as a bowl of peas with cheese sauce.

I've followed the standard advice of offering different foods, never forcing him to eat anything. Since he will hold food in his mouth and then spit it into the toilet, I find the Just One Bite strategy amusing. Nothing I've read ever explained WHY he was so picky! If it was some kind of sensory aversion, I'd expect him to reject certain things universally - a taste, a texture. I never saw an explanation that made sense until I saw a reference to zinc affecting the way we taste food. Taste acuity is the technical term. Could he have a zinc deficiency?

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My next topic should be:

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My next topic should be:

Essential amino acids - proteins we can't do without.

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Food Allergies and Food Intolerances.

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In My Fantasies - I cook a hot, delicious meal daily and everyone eats it. Reality is different.

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WHEE: Supplements - An Informed Choice

Fabian

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Thursday March 25, 2010 · 9:08 AM PDT

2010/03/25 · 09:08

There's always some controversy or other with regard to nutritional supplements. When I set out to research the role of zinc and whether I should consider supplementing my son's diet with zinc, I was looking for Real Science(tm) and facts. I quickly learned that the worst place to go for information is any website selling supplements, or that front for such websites. An example would be a website that talks about how their health was improved by using supplements and quick link to a website selling the supplements.

These sites will likely tell you that the supplements are:

Essential to good health.
Necessary to correct symptoms of a nutrient deficiency.
And that our diets are often deficient in this important nutrient.

By the time you finish reading one of these websites, you may suspect that you have multiple deficiencies because the listed symptoms cover everything from sexual dysfunction to lack of energy to poor immune function. What they don't tell you is how you can tell if you actually need a supplement. They gently suggest that you probably do and even if you don't, what harm could it do to take it?

Fabian

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Wednesday February 06, 2008 · 6:33 AM PST

2008/02/06 · 06:33

Back to work folks!

Both the Senate and the House will be holding hearings today. I don't see a Live Blog up.

I'll post the links, but I gotta leave. Use this as a Live Blog or the incentive to start your own Live Blog.

Fabian

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Wednesday October 17, 2007 · 10:49 AM PDT

2007/10/17 · 10:49

The Senate Judiciary Committee is beginning the confirmation hearing for Michael Mukasey this morning at 10:00 a.m. EDT.

Official Hearing Notice and Witness List

Bio on Mukasey from Wiki

Link to C-Span3 and their various players

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Could Bush actually nominate a competent, nonpartisan candidate for Attorney General.?

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Sure, Bush is desperate and besides, it will look good when HIS nominee wins confirmation.

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Meh. Anyone willing to serve Bush is by definition crooked.

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Pie. Apple pie made with Wolf River apples with a flaky lard crust. Ice cream optional.

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Liveblog V: Gonzales vs Senate Judiciary Committee

Fabian

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Tuesday July 24, 2007 · 9:07 AM PDT

2007/07/24 · 09:07

Welcome to more lies, evasions, obfuscations, incompetence, misdirection and other less than truthful utterances by The Attorney General of the United States Department of Justice, Alberto Gonzales.

C-SPAN 3 video link

[Excuse me, I have to pause for some eye rolling at the current blathering currently spewing forth from Mister Gonzales.]

This is diary #5, the previous diaries are

Mothership LiveBlog
Liveblog 2 shayera
Liveblog 3 gchaucer2
Liveblog 4 Remembering Jello
Liveblog 5 Fabian (you are here!)
Liveblog 6 MKinTN
Liveblog 7 joanneleon

Probables:

OneCrankyDom
kfred
sailmaker
TruBlueMajority - #9, number 9...number 9

Fabian

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Wednesday May 23, 2007 · 6:55 AM PDT

2007/05/23 · 06:55

This diary is for the purpose of compiling transcription comments from the Monica Goodling Live Blog diaries. This service is for the curious, those short on time and/or on dial up connections. I will be cut and pasting other people's comments transcribing the hearing. If you would like to add your own comments, make sure they are substantive, objective descriptions of the proceedings. Please use the Live Blogs for commentary, opinion and analysis. The object is to keep this diary susbstantive, concise and most importantly quick to load.

Fabian

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Tuesday June 28, 2005 · 5:09 AM PDT

2005/06/28 · 05:09

From the New York Times

TONIGHT President Bush will discuss the situation in Iraq. It's long past time to get it right in Iraq. The Bush administration is courting disaster with its current course - a course with no realistic strategy for reducing the risks to our soldiers and increasing the odds for success.

Our current President is failing. He is failing to provide leadership. He is failing to inspire confidence. He is failing to provide accountability. Perhaps Bush would be humble enough to accept advice from a man who has served his country in combat. Read More

What if we separated conception from sex?

Fabian

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Saturday April 16, 2005 · 11:52 PM PDT

2005/04/16 · 23:52

How would we separate conception from sex? Why would we do it? And what would the effects on society be? Who would win? Who would lose? And most importantly what would it take for a nation to embrace this? Read More

Mommisms or What We Teach Our Children.

Fabian

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Monday April 11, 2005 · 8:38 AM PDT

2005/04/11 · 08:38

"Be careful, Ryan, be careful!"

My oldest son is developmentally delayed due to cerebral palsy. Cognitively he is fine but his speech is significantly affected. So we are happy to hear almost anything he says and we spend a lot of time encouraging him. Sometimes it takes the form of him insisting " 'ommy, 'ommy, juice!" and me replying by folding my arms across my chest, looking at him, waiting, and finally prompting "I...". He kicks in "I want some juice." [pause while he looks expectantly at me] "p'eeease.". Sometimes he talks to himself "No spitting Ryan." or his brother "No push 'briel.". But what really caught my ear was when I heard him murmuring to himself "Be careful Ryan, be careful.". It was a perfect echo of my words. But do I really say it that often? Is that what he remembers? How am I warping his little mind?

WHEE: The Role Of Zinc

WHEE: Supplements - An Informed Choice

Senate Armed Forces Hearing Feb 6 9:30 AM

LiveBlog MotherShip II: Mukasey Atty. General SJC Confirmation Hearing

Liveblog V: Gonzales vs Senate Judiciary Committee

Monica Goodling: Transcript Diary

John Kerry: The speech Bush should give

What if we separated conception from sex?

Mommisms or What We Teach Our Children.