today, which just became yesterday

Today (i mean friday)Fiona, Cathy and I visited Senator Calvert and presented the "Unity Statement on Overcoming Global Poverty" signed by 8 leaders of christian denominations in Tasmania and endorsed by 17 christian organisations.

It was a positive meeting and he is fairly supportive of our concerns. He was also quite approachable and relaxed. We discovered that he has been on trips to Africa, and is going to Cambodia in January. I'm not sure of the main purposes of these trips but they included visits to aid projects.

We're going to keep in touch with him and I'm looking forward to it.
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I also visited the doctor and found out my Vitamin D results - 39, back in the normal range, getting more sun has been working (and maybe some help from the margarine).
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In the afternoon I met with Fiona to review meeting up for the year and then after that I met with Fiona and Owen to review how World Prayer Group has been going this year.
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Tomorrow (sat) i'm going up north for a TEAR state committee meeting in Evandale. I'll stay overnight, see Granny, mum&dad, go to my cousin Anna's 18th B'day party then get a bus back to hobart on Sunday. Then am having a TEAR useful gift stall at church, which will be good - it's so encouraging to see people buy gifts for people who really need it.
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Observation: Less prayer=more stress. More prayer=less stress and clearer mind - i have experienced Phil 4:7

Vitamin D in Butter & margarine

In reply to a question on my post about Vitamin D (and my deficiency!) here are some figures of Vitamin D content of some foods - including butter & margarine: (from Nutrition & Dietetics, my professions main journal for Australia)

Vitamin D content per 100g of the food (ug)
(note that you might not eat 100g of the food - esp. butter & marg! but this is for comparison

Herrings, kippers 22-25
Canned salmon, tuna 4-13
white fish, prawns trace
margarine 10
butter 1.4
Egg 1.8
Cheddar cheese 0.3
Milk 0.03
Liver 0.5-1.1
Lean meat 0.5-0.9
fruit, vegies, nuts nil
olive oil, veg oil nil

It's difficult for people to get enough though diet, getting is from sunlight is better but many people don't get enough sunlight for the amount their bodies need. For people under 50 years the aim is to get 5ug per day from dietary sources. The average intake that Australians have is approx 2-3ug per day. In the article in reading in my Nutrition & Dietetics journal is says "The prevalence of sub-clinical vitamin D deficiency in Australia and New Zealand is relatively high."

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