I've been incurring significant costs buying books and photocopying journal articles for the blog lately, so I've decided to add a donation button to the right sidebar. Anyone is still welcome to read posts and participate in the community, regardless of whether or not they donate. If you feel like you'd like to chip in, I'd appreciate it.
The button takes you to a PayPal webpage, where you can securely donate either with a PayPal account or using a credit card.
34 comments:
Yay! If you feel at all reluctant about this move, I think this is a great idea. You are so generous with your time and efforts, Stephan!
Happy to help, I learn so much here. Thanks for your hard work (and to the commenters as well).
Money on the way. This is a small, small price to pay for the information that you have provided. After years of wandering in the wilderness of mis- and partial information, your well-reasoned insights and careful analysis of FACTS has literally changed my entire nutrition paradigm. This remains my number one nutrition source. Thanks.
I agree with Anna: You should have no qualms about asking. I hope others are willing to pay a little for the value they receive.
Scott W
PS - I haven't commented much lately as I have been involved in various projects, but rest assured I am checking in regularly.
I'm happy to chip in. I really appreciate the information you put up. Very helpful.
Happily done. You're blog is by far the most valuable that I read.
I think adding the adsense gadget to your blog will also help you get some money. I don't think it interferes much. And it might pay some money.
Worth every penny!
No brainer. Donating now.
My health, not to mention the health of my young children, experienced a major upgrade since finding your blog. A few dollars is nothing compared to the benefits. I can never repay you but am happy to send some $ your way and once again thank you for everything. In my humble opinion you have the single best health blog out there.
I'm glad you asked. And don't be afraid to ask again if the money from this round runs out.
Just FYI, I think you should keep the PayPal button up permanently. (I'm a tad short on money right now as I get paid from numerous jobs rather irregularly... but should have plenty in a month's time and would like to donate then!)
I second the sentiments by others here.
Good idea.
I know how expensive some of these books are.
You put a great deal of time into this excellent blog and as a minimum you should not be out of pocket.
No way I'd miss the opportunity to chip in, and to do so with some regularity.
My pleasure to contribute as well. Your blog is terrific. Thanks very much.
Glad to see you do this, Stephan. The quality of your research and effort is easily worth a donation now and then. I'm fully on board with the concept of value-for-value.
Wow, could PayPal make donating money any more confusing. It's like trying to solve the Da Vinci Code, hitting the exact right sequence of buttons -- took me about a dozen tries to finally get it to work. Truly an example of dumbass design.
I think your research and information are worth every penny! Happy to help!
The key with the Paypal form is to enter the amount, click on the "update" button, and then hit continue. The need to click on the update button is a bit nonstandard for filling out forms.
Its about time. Your blog has made a difference in my life and I appreciate it.
Well worth it, sir! Thanks for all the wonderful research and taking time to reply to your readers' comments.
Stephan, I am constantly astonished that you are able to do all the work involved in this *excellent* blog -- and be a graduate student, too! Amazing!
Please post a PO address so I can send you a check. (Except for Amazon, I don't do electronic payments.)
Gladly gave my bit. Worth every penny, this blog is so interesting and easy to understand. Keep it up!
I'm very happy for this chance to give back to you, Stephan. This blog is a fantastic resource - so well written, researched and organized. I'm always amazed at the effort you put into your posts and answering all your readers' questions. I hope you are around for many years to come!
I would love to help out. Right now DH and I are both out of work. Once we get back our footing, for sure.
I'm glad of the chance to provide a little recompense for the value I've received from this blog.
Just took care of it! Stephan, as Randy Jackson would say; "YOU'RE THE BOMB"!!!!
Thank you so much for all of your time, effort, and smarts!!!!
Hi Everyone,
Thanks so much for your support, I really appreciate it. The response has been amazing. Money is not going to prevent me from buying books anymore.
It's natural to give you a donation for your valuable work. As you don't have written a book yet with which we can show support.
I've been reading this blog for several months, but this is my first time to post a comment. I am happy to chip in what I can on a regular basis. Your work is invaluable to many of us, I'm sure. I eagerly await the publication of your book...(-;
Just a FYI- never order supplements from Vitaglo
THeir website boasts that orders ship w/in 24 hours. After 6 days mine hadn't shipped. I called to find out the status and they were extremely rude. I said I wanted to cancel and theysaid that if it had shipped today they couldn't stop the shpment. Surprise, surprise, it got shipped that day. The only problem was that the order wasn't complete, but they charged me for an item that they didn't ship. When I called again, he was even ruder and said " I really don't want to listen to you complain
Their prices are very good, but it
s definitely not worth the hassle
Hello Stephan, I will be glad to buy you a book. I enjoy your posts, and also the comments that follow (but the rest of you will have to buy your own books until I win the lottery.)
So let me get your and the groups input on something. I’m attempting to make this diet a reality diet in steps. First thing is to secure some recommended fat.
Since fat intake is apparently very important for human health, I want to ask how some of you select your butter/coconut oil?
I recently picked up Sally (of Weston Price Foundation fame) Fallen’s book “Eat fat, Lose Fat.” In it, she champions a diet similar to this one, and coconut oil in particular. She also recommends certain brands in her book. I found a few of these at the “Central Market” (a large specialty food store) here in Fort Worth, TX where I live.
Butter:
For butter, they had 3 Sally Fallen recommended brands. But most brands had *Pasteurized* cream listed in the ingredients. Should I try and get some that isn’t pasteurized? Their house brand (HEB) didn’t say pasteurized.
They also have “Anchor” (New Zealand) brand butter. I’ve heard good about it. It has a deep yellow look to it.
Coconut Oil:
For coconut oil, they had “Garden of Life” brand extra virgin coconut oil which is listed in Sally’s book.
Would these products do?
What brands do some of you use, and/or how do you get your butter/coconut product?
Glenn,
I think the fats you have found are fine. The Anchor butter is grass-fed and used a lot by the people in my local WAPF chapter.
For extra virgin coconut oil my favorite brand is Wilderness Family Naturals, available online. We buy the 5 gallon size and it lasts us for about 18 months. Tropical Traditions also has good extra virgin coconut oil but we find the taste and texture to be less appealing compared to the Wilderness Family Naturals.
We only have one brand of raw butter here, Organic Pastures, and it tastes awful. So we buy Kerrygold which is grass-fed but pasteurized. Trader Joe's has it for a really good price, a dollar less than Whole Paycheck. There are also some very good organic, grass-fed ghees available (obviously not raw), like Pure Indian Foods (online), but they are very pricey.
I am so grateful that the internet has allowed us all to connect with you Stephan. Your blog is an enormously important resource. Thanks so much for all the time, effort, brilliant and creative thinking and good-humoured kindness that goes into it! I've donated and will continue to do so on a regular basis.
Stephan,
There are other payment forms you could use: micropayments with tipjoy.com and wishlists at Amazon.
An Amazon Wishlist could list books, manuals and even health foods; people can chip in on the stuff you want. And there's added value in that list. Do you use Amazon?
Glenn,
It sounds like you're on the right track.
My feeling is that raw grass-fed butter is the ideal, but pasteurized grass-fed butter is also good. Pasteurization doesn't destroy the fat-soluble vitamins, which are the main thing you're after in grass-fed butter.
For virgin coconut oil, in my opinion the most important things are flavor and price. There's no difference between virgin and extra-virgin CO, so don't pay a premium. I find that the traditionally fermented versions taste the best, and I like that they're made by a traditional process. Most coconut oils are made by pressing copra, or dried coconut meat. I think these are acceptable as well. I also like to buy organic, but honestly I'm not sure how much they treat coconut trees with pesticides and fertilizers to begin with.
I've used a number of brands and there's only one I don't like. I forget the brand but it tastes funny. It's the only one in my grocery store that comes in glass unfortunately.
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