Then when I was 10 or 11, a couple of things happened: I hit puberty, and we started getting raw milk from a farmer. My parents were still worried about my famine victim appearance, and admire the robust-looking kids of a professor friend who lived on a small farm. The friend told my dad that he had several cows, and all seven of his kids were drinking the milk. He was aware of the track record of raw milk in treating illnesses, and told my dad that a couple of my distant cousins in town were also drinking it. He didn't tell my dad about how it had been used in the past, though.
A couple of years later, everyone was marveling how I'd outgrown my allergies; even my allergist was amazed at my turnaround. I was gradually weaned off most of my medicines.
Then I went away to college, and my allergies returned within about 5 months, just a tad. Just enough to need a rescue inhaler and be on antihistamines that year. But they gradually worsened, until within 10 years I was on all kinds of experimental drugs, and within 12 years I was as bad as I'd ever been. I almost died when my son was 11 months old from a food reaction, only the second I'd ever had. Mine were all molds and pollens and danders.
About 2 years after that, we moved and I made new friends. One of them told me about someone who was going to have raw milk, and I was excited because it just represented health to me. I couldn't have the extensive garden and orchard my parents had had to plant when I was a child, but I could at least give my kids raw milk.
And within 6 months, I was wondering why there was no ragweed season. Within 12 months I'd let most of my allergy medicines run out without refilling them. And within 14 months, I'd been challenged by spending the night in a room with 5 of my top allergies, only to awaken with clear sinuses and lungs, still alive, even though I had no medicines with me.
I then found out that there had been a particularly severe ragweed season that year, and I hadn't even realized it. I realized the only thing that had changed for me during that time was adding raw milk to my diet. So I did some research and found out about the natural steroids in the cream that are destroyed by heat, and how substances in the milk heal small leaks in the intestines that may contribute to allergies.
At the same time, I noticed my 12-month-old daughter's eczema had vanished. I'd thought it wasn't active during the summer; then realized it hadn't reappeared during the winter. She now has lovely skin at age 10. And no cavities ever, because she's had pasteurized milk only a handful of times in her life.
That's the biggest thing I've noticed from drinking it, and it's such a huge thing in my life. The two times that I've had trouble getting raw milk for several months since then, at the end of that time period I would sometimes react to my strongest allergens again, just a little; and my daughter would sometimes have slight flair-ups of eczema. We do our utmost to make sure we can have raw milk!
I too am getting over allergies since drinking raw milk. And I'm noticing that tooth cavities I had are no longer there. BTW, Louis Pasteur was a fraud.
http://www.basilandspice.com/nutrition/raw-milk-revolution-codex-alimentarius-dec-31-2009.html
Raw milk also cured my joint pains, digestive problems, bone spurs and a host of other health issues that I thought were part of life and growing older, and to be stoically borne. Prior to this, I had not drunk milk in 30 years as I was severely allergic to pasteurized milk.
I've been drinking raw milk since 2005. I had severe arthritis and nerve damage as a result of an accident. I am still having some issues with inflammation but my bone pain and nerve pain are gone. Raw milk has healing enzymes and healthy bacteria and after I started drinking it I didn't get sick. I also know of someone who drank raw milk after getting c-diff many times and the c-diff never came back.
Also, raw milk helps with IBS (Irritable Bowel Syndrome).
All Raw Dairy is awesome. Some people just are phobic about Dairy, they are told it is EVIL and that is that discussion over. If any wanted to research, 'dairy' today; http://www.naturalnews.com/035081_pasteurized_milk_cancer_dairy.html
or be truly grossed out here; http://www.naturalnews.com/035039_raw_milk_pasteurized_CDC.html
If you want to fear, that is the 'dairy' to fear, up there with GMO's, hormoned food etc.....
RAW Dairy is healthy and good for you.
I completely agree with you, Had from White River Jct, Vt. In my state it is still illegal to sell raw milk which is very frustrating for people who want to be healthy and eat the way we are meant to eat. It seams ridiculous to me that Louis Pasteur invented pasturization in 1864. Which was way before the refrigerator was even invented. Seriously, why does the Government not realize that alot of the food born illnesses "pre-fridge" days came from the milk not being kept cool. The fridge was invented about 1876 and wasn't even widely sold until the 1940's so why can't we try to go back to unpasturized raw milk now that most of us (except maybe the occasional vagabond, hillbillie, or gypsy) have refrigerators and understand the importance of keeping food cold. Oh well, I guess I will be getting my family our own cow until then:)
My feedback -- WHOA! What a treat!! We have been using the raw milk to make homemade yogurt each week. Delicious, absolutely delicious. And the color of the egg yolks is a vibrant gold, much richer than the color of eggs bought at the store. They also taste delicious.. yummy yummy.
I recommend that people check out the Local Harvest website to see if there if there is an organic farm in their area. You may be surprised to learn how many there are now.. http://www.localharvest.org/organic-farms/
I was also surprised to learn how easy it is to make yogurt. You can even make it outside on a hot summer day if you don't have a yogurt maker. (I have tested the sun method twice, once in 80+ degree weather and yesterday in 70+ degree weather and both times worked as well as my yogurt maker). Here's a simple recipe for those interested...
You'll need a cooking thermometer to test the temperature.
1 quart milk
2 tablespoons yogurt with live cultures (I used either Greek yogurt or organic whole milk yogurt)
Heat milk until just below boiling (or 180f if you have a digital thermometer).
Remove from heat.
Cool the milk to 120f (takes about 20-30 minutes. Put pot into a bigger pot of cold water if you wish to speed up this process).
Add the existing yogurt with live cultures to a small amount of warmed milk in a bowl. Whisk until smooth and then transfer this to your pot of warm milk.
Pour milk into small glass containers (baby food containers, jam containers, even juice glasses work!)
If you are using the sun method, simply cover your glass containers with saran wrap and put outside in a warm, sunny spot for 7-8 hours. Otherwise, use your yogurt maker, following the manufacturer's instructions.
Finally, let the yogurt set in the fridge for 3 hours before eating. Important!
A friend of mine told me that the best yogurt cultures come from a particular Russian brand of yogurt sold only in Russian grocery stores. Well, I have yet to locate such a store in Atlanta and I need to hit my friend up for the exact name since she told me the secret yogurt recipe 2 years ago. Will update again with more info.
Thank you!
I was raised on raw milk until I was about 9. Since then I have a problem whenever I drink milk, increased mucus. My husband & I recently began drinking raw milk on a a regular basis. I have noticed a decrease in any mucus after drinking milk. It does take some getting used to, it smells & tastes different. But the benefits far outwiegh the adjustment period. Don't take someone else's word that is it good or bad. Do the research yourself. Some sites that were especially helpful to me are:www.raw-milk.facts.com, www.realmilk.com, www.organicpastures.com. Check out the information before making a decision one way or the other.
Please don't believe everything you read without doing proper research first! This book has been marketed very well and has been a big push for veganism / vegetarianism.
However, everything I had learned previously did not make sense when I read the findings of the china study, so I decided to do some research.
I found this:
http://rawfoodsos.com/2010/07/07/the-china-study-fact-or-fallac/
The China Study was debunked a long time ago. Raw Milk has sustained civilizations since their creations, cancer wasn't exactly big back then. Raw Milk Kefir would do wonders for your health. Also make sure the raw milk is from 'A1' cows i.e. Jersey cows. A2 has a genetic mutation.
