Members of Amish and other Plain groups rallied today to show support for midwife Diane Goslin, reports Lancaster Online (no longer online). The Amish, though generally choosing to avoid public attention, have had to take stances on things important to them in the past–issues such as schooling, military exemption, and Social Security. Since many Amish women have midwife-assisted home births, the issue is seen as…
…is 13,425 more than Joe Average. Amish weight control secrets revealed here (no longer online). This follows up another study on some slim-and-trim Canadian Amish. Sometimes we need fancy studies to tell us obvious things.
People sometimes pity the Amish, thinking that since they do not have a chance to go to university, they must live miserable lives. Not to mention: no car, no internet, no makeup, no golf. But maybe it depends a bit on what you value. If you value things like unrestricted choice, education, wealth, and consumption above all else, then yes, Amish life might not look…
News flash from the Amish of southern Ontario: exercise more, and you’ll be thinner. It turns out that walking and working work wonders for the overweight.  According to an NYT article, researchers found virtually no obesity within a Canadian Amish settlement. Eyewitness reports attest to similarly slim-and-trim Amish in communities all across America. This despite one of the heartiest, fattiest, just-like-grandma-used-to-make type diets you can…