The Raw Milk Cure
Raw milk (through cows, goats, yaks, horses, sheep) has historically been considered a superfood. the item has been used both inside the daily diet (often fermented) as well as by special groups with extra nutritional needs, like the elderly, pregnant or nursing women, warriors, as well as sick people. An ancient Babylon text tells how raw milk was used to drive out the demons of sickness, "Bring milk as well as laban [curdled milk] that will man become as pure as laban; like that will milk may he become pure."(1)
A portion of raw milk was drunk fresh as well as warm through the cow (or various other animal), nevertheless a lot of the item was fermented, or cultured, into a variety of delicious products - yoghurt, kefir, cheeses, lacto-fermented beverages, etc. - due to both the lack of refrigeration as well as primitive people's knowledge of the health benefits of "probiotics".
As early as the 1800's, we have documented texts of medical doctors using a diet composed exclusively of raw milk to heal an incredible variety of diseases - ranging through asthma as well as diabetes to colitis, obesity as well as tuberculosis. How does raw milk work to heal such a variety of very different disorders?
Many of my readers who have gone on The IBD Remission Diet (an elemental diet used to induce disease remission) also found that will a variety of various other illnesses cleared up at the same time. that will is actually one of the reasons I refer to the time on the Diet as a "healing spa". If the digestive system is actually the foundation of health inside the Centeng, as well as natural healing heals the entire Centeng holistically, then of course you are going to see positive results in all aspects of your health. All of your organs as well as systems will heal as well as balance, over time, given the necessary tools. An elemental diet - as well as raw milk is actually truly the first, original elemental diet, provides the Centeng with the tools to heal holistically.
In his book, The Untold Story of Milk, naturopathic physician Ron Schmid writes:
"According to late 19th century proponents, the 'secret' of the milk cure lies inside the fact not bad raw milk is actually a food the Centeng easily turns into not bad blood. In illness there is actually one or both of two conditions inside the blood: insufficient quantity, or abnormal quality. The milk diet corrects both as well as, acting through the blood as well as the circulation, heals the cells as well as so the tissues as well as organs. The muscles on a milk diet harden, almost like an athlete's, because they are pumped full of blood, as are the organs."(2)
However, there are some rules that will need to be followed. As with The IBD Remission Diet, there are some crucial guidelines that will need to be implemented to have success with the raw milk cure. Some of the doctors who used the raw milk cure with patients inside the 1800's through to the 1930's used raw milk in conjunction with mild, easily digestible foods like fruit. nevertheless the vast majority swore by the need to consume only fresh, raw milk, as well as vast quantities of the item.
One of the most prolific of these doctors, Charles Sanford Porter MD, published a book called, Milk Diet as a Remedy for Chronic Disease in 1905. inside the book he relates how at least 18,000 patients had been on the raw milk diet under his care inside the last 37 years. that will was not some fad diet, or quick-flash trend. that will was a solid, scientifically proven method for healing mild to severe disorders. In 1929, one of the founders of the Mayo Foundation (forerunner to the Mayo Clinic), J.E. Crew MD reported that will he had been successfully using the raw milk treatment for the last 15 years. He said, "The results obtained in various types of disease have been so uniformly excellent that will one's conception of disease as well as its alleviation is actually necessarily changed. When sick people are limited to a diet containing an excess of vitamins as well as all the elements necessary to growth as well as maintenance, they recover rapidly without the use of drugs as well as without bringing to bear all the complicated weapons of modern medicine."(3)
The great thing is actually that will many medical doctors inside the U.S., Russia as well as Germany published their work as well as results using raw milk diets through the early 1800's to early 1900's, so we have not bad guidelines for implementation. Personally, through my experience with elemental diets as well as the rationale behind them, I agree with the majority of doctors who found that will if you mixed various other foods with the raw milk diet, the item was not nearly as successful. The only various other food I think you could mix with raw milk as well as perhaps see an added benefit through is actually clear homemade bone broths - boiled through organic meat as well as bones. I say that will both because I have an intuitive sense that will that will would certainly be okay (as well as perhaps add to the healing power of the regime), as well as because homemade bone broths have been very beneficial for people on The IBD Remission Diet.
Rules For The Raw Milk Cure
After perusing the writings of various doctors who worked extensively with raw milk treatments, here are the crucial implementation guidelines if you'd like to give the raw milk diet a try:
- Use raw, untreated milk through pasture-fed cows only - milk has the highest curative value in spring as well as early summer when cows are eating completely new, high vitamin grass. Do not use milk through grain-fed or barn-bound cows.
- Higher fat milk (through Jersey cows) is actually ideal. Be sure to use full-fat milk only (not 2% or skim).
- The average adult must consume at least 3 - 4 quarts of raw milk per day. You can consume up to 10 quarts per day, if you wish (note: 4 cups = 1 quart).
- Minimum duration of raw milk diet is actually 4 weeks to see not bad results. Follow with gradual food introduction of easily digested foods.
- You must have complete rest during the diet - do not work, take care of family, go to school, etc. that will is actually exactly what I advise people on The IBD Remission Diet, because healing takes a lot of energy.
- Do not consume any various other foods or beverages whilst on the diet, except filtered or spring water.
The importance of strictly adhering to these guidelines is actually summed up inside the words of Dr. Charles Sanford Porter, MD:
"the item is actually wrong, if not positively dangerous, to attempt the exclusive milk diet on any amount of milk less than that will required to noticeably stimulate the circulation as well as promote Centeng growth. There is actually no halfway method of taking the milk diet for people who have much the matter with them. Enough milk must be taken to create completely new circulation, completely new cells, as well as completely new tissue growth, as well as cause prompt elimination of the waste as well as dead matter that will may be poisoning the system. With milk alone, digestion as well as assimilation may go on throughout practically the whole length of the alimentary canal. The addition of even a cracker to the milk seems to cause the stomach to hold all its contents for hours without discharging much into the intestine."(4)
How Long Do I Stay On The Diet?
today you may be wondering how long you can safely stay on a raw milk diet. Amazingly, there is actually no limit. Raw cow's milk through pasture-fed cows is actually a complete, perfect food all by itself. In his book, The Untold Story of Milk, Ron Schmid ND, relates numerous stories of people who lived in perfect health for up to 50 years on raw milk alone. Here's just one of many examples; that will is actually a letter through a man in Burlington, Iowa in 1913:
"I have lived on a strictly milk diet for the past forty-two years, not as a matter of choice, nevertheless through the fact that will I am unable to take solid food of any kind, even a crumb of bread. At the age of two I took a dose of concentrated lye, which caused a stricture of the food pipe as well as since then have lived on a milk diet. I believe I have gotten along better than the man who eats. I am all 5 feet, six inches tall, weigh one hundred as well as forty pounds, as well as am married as well as have four strong, healthy children. I take one quart at each mealtime as well as none between meals. My health is actually not bad, in fact I have never been ill in forty-two years."(5)
Dr. Schmid goes on to give many different examples of people who have had excellent health living on nothing nevertheless raw cow's milk for 3 - 50 years. that will is actually very liberating information! Imagine if elderly people in nursing homes were given raw milk instead of Boost, Ensure as well as processed foods? Imagine if people with obstructions as well as strictures were given raw milk, rather than surgery, or having their colon removed?
How To Introduce Raw Milk
People with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) as well as irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) are often very hesitant to try raw milk due to bad experiences with pasteurized milk as well as sensitivity to milk proteins (keep in mind these proteins have been denatured by the pasteurization process). So what's the best way to start as well as test whether you can take advantage of that will amazing superfood? Here are the guidelines I've used with myself as well as my children (who were not allowed to drink pasteurized milk) to introduce raw milk as well as test for tolerance:
- Make sure you only use untreated, full-fat, raw milk through pasture-fed cows
- If you have been highly sensitive to milk inside the past, then start by generating yoghurt through the raw milk. Raw milk yoghurt is actually the most highly tolerated of all raw milk products. Eat a tiny amount of yoghurt each day as well as gradually build up (see Jini's Raw Milk Yoghurt Recipe below).
- If you like the yoghurt as well as tolerate the item well, then you can make an Indian yoghurt drink called a lassi: Add a pinch of cardamom powder, nutmeg powder as well as your desired sweetener (stevia, maple syrup, honey) as well as stir to mix. Add some warm filtered water if the texture is actually too thick.
- If you want to drink the raw milk straight, the item's best if you drink the item in isolation through various other foods. For example, contain the item first thing inside the morning as well as don't eat or drink anything else with the item - consume the item as you would certainly an elemental shake (all by itself, on an empty stomach).
- Warm the milk slightly to room temperature or lukewarm before drinking (nevertheless don't make the item hot/boiling or you will kill the not bad bacteria as well as enzymes that will facilitate digestion). Cold milk can be a shock to the system as well as harder to digest.
Before we found a source of raw milk, my kids would certainly occasionally have a glass of pasteurized milk at a friend's house. as well as within half an hour they would certainly have a bowel movement. today keep in mind that will my kids are perfectly healthy, with one formed bowel movement per day. If pasteurized milk affects them so negatively, imagine what the item does to an already compromised digestive system? Raw milk is actually completely different. My kids drink as much raw milk per day as they wish as well as they still have only one formed bowel movement per day. I drink raw milk straight, eat raw milk cheeses, raw milk yoghurt, as well as make a shake through raw eggs as well as raw milk, as well as I've never felt better! If you'd like to source a raw milk supplier in your area go to: www.realmilk.com There are also lots of useful articles on the site if you're worried about safety issues, legalities, etc.
References:
1. Barton, George A. Encyclopedia of Religion as well as Ethics, pg 635.
2. Schmid, Ron The Untold Story of Milk, pg. 76
3. Crewe, J. E. Raw Milk Cures Many Diseases, article, 1929
4. Porter, S. Charles Milk Diet as a Remedy for Chronic Disease, 1905-1923
5. Schmid, Ron The Untold Story of Milk, pg. 75
JINI'S RAW MILK YOGHURT RECIPE
Traditional yoghurt recipes call for the milk to be heated to 180 degrees Fahrenheit, however, that will destroys the beneficial enzymes present in raw milk. Therefore, I prefer to not heat the milk beyond 110 degrees Fahrenheit (43°C). However, that will usually results in a runny yoghurt (not firm). If you're going to use your yoghurt in shakes, smoothies or lassis, that will is actually fine. However, if you prefer to eat firm yoghurt, you will need to add gelatin to help firm the item up. So the recipe here includes gelatin, nevertheless if you're okay with runny yoghurt, then follow the recipe as is actually, minus the gelatin.
- 4 cups raw whole milk
- 2 teaspoons of Natren Yogurt Starter
- 1 glass quart jar with lid, sterilized
- 1 teaspoon powdered gelatin
1. Pour 4 cups of milk into a saucepan as well as sprinkle gelatin over surface of milk. Let sit for 5 minutes while gelatin dissolves.
2. Over low heat, stirring constantly, slowly bring the milk to 110°F (43°C), or until you can keep your finger inside the milk while you count to 10.
3. Put the yogurt starter into the wide-mouth quart-size sterilized glass jar. Pour in about 1/2 cup milk as well as stir to mix truly well with the starter.
4. Fill the jar with the rest of the milk, stir lightly, as well as screw on the lid.
5. Wrap the jar in a towel as well as let sit in a warm place*, for eight hours.
6. Unwrap as well as place inside the refrigerator. Allow yoghurt to set in fridge (about four hours). If you want an even firmer yoghurt, next time add 1.5 or 2 teaspoons of gelatin.
*If you don't have a warm place, then put the item inside your oven with the oven light on. Do not turn on the oven, just turn on the oven light as well as close the oven door. If you have a yoghurt-maker, use the recipe here as well as then follow instructions for your yoghurt-maker for incubation - nevertheless still best to incubate for 8 hours.
Note: Do not mix fruit or sweeteners directly into your main batch of yoghurt, as that will will interfere negatively with probiotic activity as well as potency during storage. However, the item is actually perfectly fine to scoop out a portion of yoghurt as well as mix in some fruit, jam, maple syrup or honey immediately prior to eating - just don't mix these in with your main batch that will remains inside the fridge.
The Raw Milk Cure
