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I've been going through a tough stretch in my life lately, thrown into the lovely world of chemotherapy. I've been spending a lot of time indoors feeling really crappy, and have grown a whole new appreciation of compost. Going out with my container of kitchen scraps to my compost pile and throwing on a layer of leaves has been one of the most enjoyable things I've done lately. And I'm finding it extremely comforting. What is it about compost that feels so healing??
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Re: compost comfort
Mon, October 6, 2008 - 12:05 PMI walked this path last year....I know it well, and understand completely. You are taking some small measure of control of your environment, you are using something that most consider trash to make fertile earth, you are part of a healing cycle.
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Tue, October 14, 2008 - 5:33 AMYep, there's definately comfort in making chicken salad out of chicken sh*t. I can relate. -
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Tue, October 14, 2008 - 7:14 PMand like the scraps you sort, you will renew again, be healthy and bloom. -
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Wed, February 4, 2009 - 8:49 PM**you will renew again, be healthy and bloom.**
Or you could die and fall into your compost.
JK, juuuust kidding!, but seriously.... it's how I'd like to go. -
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Thu, February 5, 2009 - 9:05 AMSeriously, it's how I'd like to go too.
This reminds me of Hayden's post: compostcompulsion.tribe.net/thre...e805a
And JeannieBug's : compostcompulsion.tribe.net/thre...f4119
Seems like quite a few of us want this! -
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Sun, February 8, 2009 - 12:25 AMWe are definitely not alone.
www.greenburials.org/
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eco-cemetery
And there's always forensic studies on decomposition:
www.txstate.edu/anthropolo...ledFAQs.pdf
It says they may send your bones back but most of you will be recycled into the ecosystem from what I've heard.
Or you could always walk off into the sunset, so to speak,
but this seems a little iffy and assumes you'll be able to walk or crawl far
enough into the woods not to be brought back.
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Sun, February 8, 2009 - 7:13 PMmmm and that sounds like there's a good chance you'd actually end up getting eaten by animals.... which isn't as romantic as the compost
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Re: compost comfort
Tue, January 20, 2009 - 3:02 AMIt's great that you can derive so much comfort from composting.
Perhaps you could derive even more benefit from have foods that are rich in B17 to eat up any tumours in your body and reduce the need for that rotten chemo!? And please please avoid radiotherapy. It destroys the body's cells and will kill you far faster that cancer!
41 Foods Rich In Vitamin B17
Apple seeds
Alfalfa sprouts
Apricot kernels
Bamboo shoots
Barley
Beet tops
Bitter Almonds
Blackberries
Boysenberries
Brewer’s Yeast
Brown Rice
Buckwheat
Cashews
Cherry kernels
Cranberries
Eucalyptus leaves
Currants
Fava beans
Flax seeds
Garbanzos/Chick peas
Gooseberries
Huckleberries
Lentils
Lima beans
Linseed meat
Loganberries
Macadamia nuts
Millet
Millet seed
Peach kernels
Pecans
Plum kernels
Quince
Raspberries
Sorghum cane syrup
Spinach
Sprouts (Alfalfa, Lentil, Mung bean, Buckwheat, Garbanzo/Chick pea)
Strawberries
Tapioca
Walnuts
Watercress
Yams
To rebuild your body after damage you need lots of amino acids, minerals, vitamins, trace elements, and glyconutrients! Glyconutrients increase stem cells in the organs (which can rebuild entire organs) and can be found in Goji and Marine Phytoplankton. Goji can be grown in most temperate areas with a few adjustments to soil and location, or just buy some!
Have a look at www.shirleys-wellness-cafe.com for lots of good ways to improve your health.
And look at www.worldwithoutcancer.org.uk, www.credence.org, www.canceractive.com for excellent info.
And view G.Edward Griffin talking about B17 on Google video.
And go as raw as you can!
There is so much you can do to remain a happy healthy composter and enjoy a healthy longevity!
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Fri, January 23, 2009 - 11:46 AMbefore you start taking things....be sure you get an accurate diagnosis of your body's condition, strength, and weakness. Take your bloodtests to a kinesiologist/nutritionist who, with addtional exams, can connect the dots with you, and show you only what you need to balance.
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Sun, January 25, 2009 - 5:50 PMinterseting to know some of this stuff. I'll see if I can start growing the Goji and make tea.
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Tue, January 27, 2009 - 3:34 PMThanks for the nutrition advice. I'm done with chemo, and I'm definitely looking into ways to get and stay healthy! -
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Tue, January 27, 2009 - 8:00 PMI recommend researching any of the above mentioned foods. Apples contain cyanogenic compounds and while one apple supposedly doesn't have enough to be fatal, why take the chance.
The chickpeas seem much more safe and delicious. : ) -
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Fri, March 27, 2009 - 6:05 PMIf you enjoy compost and have to think about your health for a while, you might enjoy making fermented foods. Have you read Wild Fermentations or Nourishing Traditoins?
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Tue, December 15, 2009 - 12:44 PMslightly off-topic I know, and apolize in advance for not being able to resist a chuckle...
The post's title? Dang, where's my reading glasses? ...Compost WHAT?
:snort giggle:
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Re: compost comfort
Wed, December 16, 2009 - 8:39 AMWhat I find so healing about compost is, it is the end and the begining it is the point at witch we start anew. Give all your sickness to the Earth she will take it and thank you for it.
