Acme — Centrifugal. My mother has had an Acme juicer since I was a child. She’s 87 and still uses it. I don’t know if the construction/quality has changed. The less expensive one has a 5-year warranty and the more expensive one has a 10-year warranty. Price Range, $165 to $200. (Note: I have found the Acme listed as high as $300 to $400 — so, shop around).

Green Life — Twin gear w/low speed mastication. I love this machine! I have juiced carrots, greens, celery, apples; made raw cookies and pies using dates, figs, nuts and raw fresh fruit. It grinds sprouted grains, also. You can make frozen fruit sorbets and applesauce. It’s a bit harder to get carrots through; I buy smaller, thinner ones. Once you get the process down, clean up is easy. Yields excellent high quality juice. I’ve heard claims the juice will store in the refrigerator for up to 5 days. I find it best to drink it within two or fewer days. 5-year warranty. Price is approximately $400.

Green Power — Exactly the same as the Green Life but with a pasta and rice cake maker, which is also available. Add about another $50 – $100 to the price of the Green Life.

Oscar — This is a single gear machine. It’s new and I have no information other than what I’ve read in their ad that states it cleans within one minute, only 15 seconds to assemble and disassemble. If you have one, please email me and let me know your experience with it. 5-year parts and warranty. The price w/out the optional oil extractor is $399.

Norwalk — Top of the line. Makes close to the best juice, yet uses a 2-step process, is hard to clean and takes a lot of space. It uses bags for pressing the pulp. I have a friend who had the bag break and spilled carrot juice throughout his kitchen. If you have the time, the space and the money, it may work for you. Approximately $2000+.
Dehydrators

Excalibur — The only dehydrator I recommend is the Excalibur 9-tray. The fan is on the side (horizontal), which makes for an even air flow throughout. You can get fewer trays, but to save time and energy, I like to dehydrate as much as possible at the same time. When fruit and vegetables are in season, you might want to do tomatoes, apples and bananas or any combination. I have a $20 apple peeler/corer/slicer and can whip out a bunch of apples in a very short time. As you become more efficient with raw foods, you may want to dehydrate cookies, crackers, fruit roll-ups, and sprouted seeds and nuts at the same time. The Excalibur also has 4 and 5 tray units available. Price range, about $200 for the 9-tray.

Most other dehydrators have fans at the bottom, so one would need to constantly rotate the trays to get even drying.

Many people first getting into raw or lightly fired foods use the heat from the pilot light in the gas range or a VERY low setting on an electric one.

If you are in a warm climate, sun is a good dehydrator. Be sure to cover your food with cheesecloth to protect from insects and pollutants.

Nancy W. Hall, a developmental psychologist and consultant at the Bush Center at Yale University, says that yes, we are asking our kids to do more at an earlier age than we were asked by our parents. And to children, that can feel like pushing.

But how much is too much? How many activities should you schedule per week for your child? Hall believes that children should have no more than two to three activities a week after school, and the child should choose the sport or class.

“I think a lot of it depends on the norm of where you live and on your child’s personality,” Hall said. “Let your child be your guide.”

Many children live in neighborhoods that aren’t conducive to outside playtime with other kids; the street may be busy, or the other children may be in all-day childcare. After-school activities are sometimes valuable social time — the only time kids get to see their friends.

“My 6-year-old daughter Meg plays baseball and takes ballet,” Hall said. “She chose those activities and it’s an opportunity for her to see her friends.”

How do you know if your child is taking on too much? Look for signs of burnout.

Sleep problems — is your child having trouble falling asleep at night or waking up in the morning?
Is he blowing off activities, “forgetting” to stay after school for play rehearsal?
Is there no family time because of the heavy duty scheduling?
Is she irritable?
Is schoolwork suffering?
“Let your child drop out of an activity if he wants,” Hall said. “We forget these things are supposed to be fun. Our kids don’t have enough downtime.”

Overscheduling your child stifles creativity, said educator Diane Trister Dodge, an author of “Preschool for Parents: What Every Parent Needs to Know About Preschool” (Teaching Strategies, 1999). Studies have shown that students who are gifted creative writers spent many childhood hours in free, imaginative play.

“Some parents believe that, to get ahead, children need a lot of lessons,” Dodge said. “Good, early childhood experiences are what children really need. Children are being programmed instead of allowed to play.”

In her book, written with fellow educator Toni Bickert, Dodge urges parents to choose a non-academic preschool that provides lots of time for play, rather than one that promises to introduce reading and math to your 3-year-old.

In addition to overprogramming, parents are buying their kids too many things, from souped-up strollers in infancy to expensive video games in middle school.

Advice?
Intentionally, the authors of “Hyper-Parenting” don’t tell parents what to do, but point out unhealthy behaviors and beg them to think about passing along morals instead of materialism. Ask yourself the question: “What kind of kid do I want to have?”
As a parenting writer for national magazines, Wise realized that she was contributing to parental anxiety by writing how-to articles.

“There is no right way to get a baby off a bottle or to do any other aspect of parenting,” Wise said. “Parenting is a relationship, a journey.”

When pressed for tips, Rosenfeld suggests giving your child more space and yourself more pleasure, such as remembering to go out with your spouse, alone.

Wise reminds parents to slow down and give their children and themselves time to think. Not every child will get into an Ivy League college, or be an academic and athletic superstar. Different things make different people happy.

So are the authors hyper-parents?

“I’m a hyper-parent in partial recovery,” Rosenfeld said. “The advice in the book is not coming from on high. We’ve made these mistakes and we’re trying to do better.”

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The problem is, when all this abundance feels more like pressure than fun, neither the children’s nor the parents’ needs are met, say Dr. Alvin Rosenfeld and Nicole Wise, the authors of “Hyper-Parenting: Are You Hurting Your Child By Trying Too Hard?” (St. Martin’s Press, 2000).

“Hyper-parenting is the conviction that it’s our responsibility as parents to give our children every advantage and to shield them from unhappiness and that we can and should craft as perfect a life for them as possible,” said Wise, a magazine journalist and mother of four from Stamford, Conn. “The reality is that it’s not possible, it makes you crazy and actually hurts your child.”

Pushing Too Hard
There have always been pushy parents, Wise notes, but affluence and competitiveness have combined to create a new brand of stage mom or dad. Some examples? One of the worst Wise had ever heard of was the professional couple that paid their nanny a bonus of $500 each time the baby beat a developmental milestone, such as walking earlier than the child-rearing book said he should have. Or the mom who wouldn’t feed her baby a slice of cake on her first birthday because of her iron-clad conviction that the child shouldn’t have sugar, ever.

The book is full of examples, and most parents will shake their heads in recognition while reading it. One set of parents still tied their 12-year-old’s hockey skates and endured year-round hockey with four practices a week and tournaments in far-away states. One lucky child got lunch delivered especially by Mom every day so she wouldn’t have to eat cafeteria food.

“People are micromanaging every detail of their child’s life,” Wise said. “This is trying too hard.”

Wise got together with Greenwich, Conn., psychiatrist Rosenfeld after the two had a conversation about a trend they noticed: parents overdoing everything for their kids. They were left feeling resentful because they didn’t have time for their own lives and guilty when they didn’t do every single thing the “experts” said they should be doing.

So what? So we really love our kids and want to do the best by them.

Well, says Rosenfeld, hyper-parents may produce children who just give up in adolescence because they can’t live up to their parents’ expectations.

“When kids get the message they’re never good enough, it damages their self-esteem,” Rosenfeld said. “If they were good enough, they wouldn’t need constant improvement.”

Wise believes that kids don’t learn to roll with the punches when they do fail and that anxiety for the child increases when “the hyper-parent focuses too much on what’s wrong with the child rather than what’s so very right.”

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Take vegetable juicers for example. Without really checking, I’m sure there are many juicers for under $100 and I’m assuming, under $50. While these are adequate to get the job done, i.e., having fresh juice regularly, my understanding is that if you use them on a daily basis, they will not last. Taken from a different perspective, you may not want to invest more money in something you’ll just put away in a cupboard. Yet, if the juicer you choose can’t juice the fruits or vegetables you want, and is difficult to clean or takes much time, you won’t want to use it. There is also a juicer that costs about $2200. It uses a 2-step process and the juice doesn’t seem to be any better than a mid-priced juicer. What to do?

First of all, ask around. Maybe you have a friend who has a juicer they aren’t using and would be willing to lend it to you so that you can at least have an idea of its capabilities; ease to clean, whether you will use it every day and what you would like it to be able to do. Do some web research to see what other may have said about a specific juicer.

Juicers

It is my understanding that juicers with less than 450 watt motors were not built for daily juicing. The motors become overstrained and burn out within 6 months, right after the warranty runs out. If you have or have not had this problem, please email me at fitnessheaven.com and let me know your experience.

Here is a list of some of the more higher quality juicers that I’ve heard of, I’m personally familiar with or someone I know has experimented with, with the least expensive (depending on distributor) first:

Juiceman II, Juicelady II and Juiceman Pro — Centrifugal: These have a self-extracting pulp mechanism. I understand it is easy to use and clean-up is fairly simple. The yield of this juicer is not as high as that of the other centrifugals and the juice contains some pulp. There is a one-year warranty. Price ranges around $150 to $200.

Omega — Centrifugal. Said to be one of the easiest to use and clean. Uses disposable filters that allow easy clean up. Said to have the cleanest, pulp-free juice and good nutrient quality, although with any centrifugal juicer, you should drink it immediately. Good quality construction. (How do you feel about having to replace filters?) 10-year warranty. Price ranges within the mid $200′s.

L’Equip — (This is what the manufacturer has to say.) The L’EQUIP™ Model 221 Pulp Ejector is designed by people that juice for people that juice. The most important aspect to juicing is the end result — the Juice. The Model 221 gives you great juice and more. Less foam, more taste, more nutrition. Operating at the lowest RPMs of any pulp ejection-type juicer, the Model 221 makes juice that is virtually free from the foam created at high speeds. No pulp, no clogging. The Model 221 eliminates clogging problems by popping the pulp upward and dropping it through the rear of the juicer.

No matter what you juice, our computer-controlled, or “servo,” induction motor constantly monitors the speed of the cutter blade and will automatically supply more or less power as needed. Truly automatic juicing. No longer will you have to stop and start to empty the pulp receptacle.

The Model 221′s large feeder tube accommodates more produce than any other juicer on the market. A unique bag clamping system holds any plastic bag to the ejection chute. Guaranteed quality, user-friendly ease.

The L’EQUIP™ Model 221 carries a 12-year guarantee and is the easiest on the market to clean with an extra large feeder tube. High quality stainless steel bowl, blade and basket. Innovative bag holder for juice bar quantity at home. Computer controlled motor for optimum performance. Price about low to mid $200′s.

Since Lombardi and his Green Bay teams were consummate winners, some consider his words to be gospel. But a problem arises when you wholeheartedly adopt Lombardi’s philosophy. You put yourself in a self-imposed trap where your only recourse is to win. Any other result is a failure. Former Minnesota basketball coach, Bill Musselman, put it this way: “Defeat is worse than death because you have to live with defeat.”

I doubt coaches like Lombardi and Musselman sincerely believe these statements. I would like to think they used them strictly for motivational purposes, never expecting them to be adopted as literal truth. Regardless of their intent, in today’s America, the concept of winning at any cost is a commonly held belief, practiced at the corporate level of sport all the way down to Little League.

In Major League Baseball, owners appear to unite in an attempt to lower salaries. Then, one or two will break rank, acting as though their earlier opinions, which embraced fiscal responsibility were just empty words, suddenly go out and spend unprecedented amounts of money to get the player they think will lead them to victory.

Certain alumni have no ethical reservations when it comes to paying blue-chip athletes the amount of money necessary to outbid a conference rival. And, of course, many of these athletes have no problem accepting the cash.

Some high school coaches and administrators collaborate in order to keep the best athletes eligible to play, ignoring academic deficiencies and covering up personal indiscretions. With this kind of preferential treatment as part of their background, it should hardly come as a surprise when an athlete at the collegiate level creates a problem. While this “win at any cost” mentality might be good for schools and universities, it seldom benefits the athletes. For every athlete that becomes a rich professional, untold others flounder in the “real world.” Having been allowed to take the easy way out too many times in the past, they often find it difficult to accept the hard knocks that await them after graduation (assuming they graduate at all).

This way of thinking has even trickled down to the level of kid’s sports. Not long ago, a Little League board meeting erupted into a riot, requiring a police response and the attention of paramedics. In another incident, one Little League accused another of having recruited illegal players from outside its district. At every level, there are those who will do whatever it takes to win.

In the business world where the sharks bite hard and the unwary are eaten daily, this philosophy of winning at any cost makes some sense. It’s unfortunate the same attitude has permeated so much of the amateur world of sports.

Remember this archaic wisdom: “It is not whether you win or lose that counts, but how you play the game?” Funny, but I don’t hear that saying much these days. Maybe it needs to be brought back.

Withdrawal from social activities — If a formerly outgoing child suddenly spends a lot of time home alone in his or her room, this can be a sign that he or she is avoiding a depressed parent or retreating into him- or herself.

Difficulty paying attention at school — High distractibility, extreme fidgeting, or an inability to pay attention can all be signs that something is taxing the child’s emotions and energy.

Unwarranted aggression — Especially in a formerly docile child, this can be a way of acting out anger that he or she doesn’t feel safe directing at the depressed parent. Often, the parent may seem too “out of it” or sad to be subjected to even deserving anger.

The Importance of Treatment
If your child is acting out, it is essential to first look inward and ask yourself some difficult questions. Is it possible that your own depression is affecting your child? If so, you need to seek treatment not only for yourself, but also for the sake of your child. According to O’Connor, up to 90 percent of even severely depressed adults can be effectively treated with a combination of medication and therapy.

In fact, depression in adults is easier to treat than the likely resulting conditions it can cause in their children. Janice Papolos, in her book Overcoming Depression: The Definitive Resource for Patients and Families Who Live With Depression, explains, “Children have a huge capacity for guilt and self-blame. They may assume they have caused the parent’s problem. They can’t understand what has happened to the parent they knew and counted on, and they no longer feel secure, protected and loved.” Papolos discusses the importance of sitting down with children and explaining the illness of depression and in what ways the affected parent is on the road to getting better. It is also essential, she says, to make it clear that in no way is the depression the child’s fault.

Depression Through Generations
Of course, it has been determined that there is a genetic component to depression. If you are a depressed parent, your child is three times more likely to suffer from depression in adolescence or adulthood. Children of depressed parents are also more likely to suffer from alcoholism, substance abuse, anxiety disorders, panic attacks and poor social functioning.

These statistics indicate, as reported in the Archives of General Psychiatry, that “initiatives aimed at early detection and possible treatment intervention in the parents of depressed offspring and the offspring of depressed parents” are absolutely essential. In other words, parents owe it to themselves and to their children to treat their illness, for the present health of the family and for the health of future generations.

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Richard O’Connor, a Connecticut-based psychotherapist and the author of Active Treatment of Depression, says that many kids labeled as troubled or anxiety-prone, or diagnosed with Attention Deficit Disorder and other behavioral problems could be responding to a parent’s condition, not their own. Ironically, some depressed parents even blame their children for “stressing them out,” when in fact it is their own condition that is harming the child and causing the problematic behavior.

How Depressed Parents Affect Their Children
A depressed adult may not realize how extensively children model themselves after their parents. For example, many depressed adults self-medicate by means of substance abuse. A child who observes a depressed adult drinking him- or herself into a stupor may internalize the lesson that alcoholism is an appropriate way to deal with sad or unwanted feelings.

Also, depressed parents who have difficulty sleeping, maintaining social and professional relationships or taking care of themselves may not devote sufficient time and energy to their children and can be incapable of providing them with the models and support children need to thrive.

What can be done to break this cycle and help kids who are in a situation they can’t understand or control? The primary need is for the parent to recognize and seek treatment for his or her depression, and for the healthy parent to take an active role.

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If you live in a city go to a park. If you live in the suburbs and have a green yard surrounded by trees, sit outside. Take yourself to a place of beauty in your area, a lake or pond. Sit down and breathe. Let the problems that have bothered you fall away. Nature is a healing tool if only you’d open yourself up to it. The air in a park is better than the air on the streets because of the trees.

You don’t have to do anything. Just sit and take it all in. Perhaps you have a favorite spot but you don’t go there often. Set aside time to go there.

Or find a place for yourself. Give yourself permission to do nothing but enjoy nature even if just for a half hour a day. The burdens of life have a way of lifting when you let nature into your soul.

We left about an hour later to begin the tedious process of carrying our gear up the mountain, making two trips between each camp. We are headed to Camp Canada at an altitude of 16,800′. The trail out of Plaza de Mulas is steep, with many switchbacks at the start. The trail moves up a more gradual slope and passes a small campsite at around 16,000′. Camp Canada is located in the rocks overlooking the slope.

We got up there in three hours taking a slow to moderate pace. It was hot with the sun reflecting off the recent snow. We brought duffels that will be used to store our gear and food along the way. We rested and ate a little before heading back to Plaza de Mulas to get some more gear. It’s monotonous, but really helps us acclimatize!

Still Carrying loads to Camp Canada

I was feeling strong today, even with the fresh snow I was cruising up the mountain. I got to Camp Canada in two hours. I waited at the top for Stan and when I saw him I ran down and offered to take some of his load.

Wrong! Guys don’t like to have help from girls. Oh well, I started getting stuff organized in the duffel’s for the next camp Nido de Condores. We carried one load up and quickly turned around to Camp Canada. Matt was there and said that he didn’t make it past the first hill. He had gotten a terrible headache and stashed the stuff. Tomorrow we’re moving up if possible so I hope he feels better.

The Bottom Line

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