The Nutritionist

The week after I left the hospital, I made an appointment with CK, a nutritionist recommended to me by JudithP.

I don't know how I did it, but I got on the train and rode into the city. CK is a tall, cheerful woman who's a follower of food practice that encourages going back to very basic, traditional foods. Throwing out the low-fat/soy credo, and relying on bone soups, gelatins, grass-fed milk and milk products, and raw and fermented foods. You can learn more about this on westonprice.org

JudithP had introduced me to this practice a few years back, but, as I have admitted to Judith, I'm reluctant to follow gurus (there's-only-one-way types) no matter how sensible everything sounds. But I was in a bad way, and I needed help. And Judith was making a very ardent case for my health. I was tremendously moved. Judith's active encouragement made me feel especially valued. She also had the good sense to recognize a fellow-sick person who could be helped by this practice. I am very grateful to her.

MyMan was great. He even found grass-fed cow milk at Fairway's! I was so impressed. He bought everything I asked for. He's been so great about this, as crazy as the requests seem. He even remained quiet when, last night, I made pit'cha.

Hey, if you can sit still and endure three hours of the smell of boiling calf's feet jelly permeating the house, and never utter a word of complaint or disgust, I say you're a man among men!