Re: Rules of the Road Here

[Guest guest]

Hi :

Perhaps I might add to Francesca's post that the bias of this

discussion forum perhaps could best be summarized in the wonderful

chapter in Dr. Roy Walford's book - Beyond the 120 Year Diet - that

deals with the nature of evidence. Specifically, what evidence is

very much worth taking careful notice of, and what kinds of

information might as well be deposited in the ash can. I very

strongly recommend it. Indeed the entire book, but especially that

chapter.

Incidentally, according to the following university source, the

cholesterol, triglyceride and phospholipid content of human milk is

very nearly identical to that of cow's milk. Do you have a source

for your bold face statement that human milk is " EXTREMELY HIGH " in

saturated fat and cholesterol?

http://classes.aces.uiuc.edu/AnSci308/HumanLact.html

Thanks.

Rodney.

> I'm sorry I was just so excited about posting that I forgot to

introduce

> myself. I have been attracted to a healthy lifestyle and to

alternative

> medicine all my life. Any members of my family that I have lost

was due to cancer

> and I vowed then to find alternatives to conventional treatment

and to find a

> source of prevention through diet and lifestyle.

> I have a BSc in nutrition from Kent State University, where I

decided

> that being a Registered Dietician was not for me due to my

conflicting beliefs

> regarding proper nutrition. I then attended the Global Institute

for

> Alternative Medicine in Santa Cruz, CA where I obtained my

Nutritional Consultant

> Certification. Since then I became certified with the American

Naturopathic

> Medical Association and the American Association of Drugless

Practitioners and

> the American Association of Nutritional Consultants.

> I have found that in the CR community the fact that I have

undertaken an

> alternative approach to my education and the way that I approach

nutrition

> is not well accepted. But through my own experience and those I

have worked

> with I have seen alternatives work miracles...including CR.

> Along the lines of butter, my reasoning has developed over the

years. I

> can hear everyone saying, " Isn't butter bad for you? " Butter is

actually

> better than margarine or other vegetable spreads. Despite

unjustified warnings

> about saturated fat from well-meaning, but misinformed,

nutritionists. Butter

> is a rich source of easily absorbed vitamin A, needed for a wide

range of

> functions in the body, from maintaining good vision, to keeping

the endocrine

> system in top shape. Butter also contains all the other fat-

soluble vitamins

> (E, K, and D).

> Butter is rich in trace minerals, especially selenium, a powerful

> antioxidant. Ounce for ounce, butter has more selenium per gram

than either whole wheat

> or garlic. Butter also supplies iodine, needed by the thyroid

gland (as well

> as vitamin A, also needed by the thyroid gland).

> Butter has large amounts of butyric acid, used by the colon as

an energy

> source. This fatty acid is also a known anti-carcinogen. Lauric

acid, a

> medium chain fatty acid, is a potent anti microbial and anti

fungal substance.

> Butter also contains conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) which gives

excellent

> protection against cancer. Grass-fed cows produce especially high

levels of CLA as

> opposed to " Grain fed " cattle.

> Glycospingolipids are a special category of fatty acids that

protect

> against gastrointestinal infections, especially in the very young

and the

> elderly. Children, therefore, should not drink skim or low fat

milk. Those that do

> have higher rates of diarrhea than those that drink whole milk.

> Despite all of the misinformation you may have heard,

cholesterol is

> needed to maintain intestinal health, but is also needed for brain

and nervous

> system development in the young. Again, this emphasizes the need

for

> cholesterol-rich foods for children. Human breast milk is extremely

high in saturated

> fat and cholesterol.

> All margarines are made from assorted vegetable oils that have

been

> heated to extremely high temperatures. This insures that the oils

will become

> rancid. After that, a nickel catalyst is added, along with

hydrogen atoms, to

> solidify it. Nickel is a toxic heavy metal and amounts always

remain in the

> finished product. Finally, deodorants and colorings are added to

remove

> margarine's horrible smell (from the rancid oils) and unappetizing

gray color. And if

> that is not enough, in the solidification process, harmful Trans-

fatty acids

> are created which are carcinogenic and mutagenic. What would you

rather

> have: a real food with an abundance of healthful qualities or a

stick of

> carcinogenic, bleached, and deodorized slop?

>

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> " Let Food be your Medicine and Medicine be your Food. "

> ~ Hippocrates

>

> Long-Life, Prosperity and Health!

> E. Sayers, CNC