Schmidt to speak in Tillsonburg Ontario

[Guest guest]

The man at the centre of the controversy surrounding unpasteurized milk will be bringing his message to Tillsonburg on March 20.

National Farmers Union Local 301 will bring Schmidt to Tillsonburg Ontario. He made headlines across Canada when he was charged for selling unpasteurized milk in 2006. He sold raw milk to shareholders of his cows. (ed. ??!)

New York Times bestselling author Pam Killeen will join him on the stage. She wrote the book The Great Bird Flu Hoax, which looks at the problems associated with concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFO).

"The real source of the virus is there has been such a huge increase in CAFOs," she said in a recent interview, adding a virus can go through a barn quickly with so many animals in it.Killeen was educated in languages and education and then studied nutrition and natural health for 20 years. Her interest in nutrition and natural health stems from overcoming a lengthy battle with chronic fatigue, fibromyalgia, multiple chemical sensitivities and environmental illness.In a recent phone interview, she explained the human body is designed for a diet of high quality animal protein, animal fat and some carbohydrates. She alleges the problem with the present diet in the western world is the large number of carbohydrates in it."All these refined foods are the problem," she said. "What we need to do is return to a whole food diet similar to what our ancestors ate the last 250,000 years."Killeen said society has been lied to about the detrimental effects of animal fat and asserted humans need more cholesterol in their diet. She argues it's never been scientifically proven animal fats are bad for people.As people have decreased consumption of animal fats, Killeen said a corresponding increase in disease has been seen."For the American and Canadian diet to change as much as it has the last 100 years is an assault on our genes," she said. "It's an assault to our organs, our bodies and neurotransmitters."Simply put, Killeen said our bodies can't deal with high levels of sugar.Instead, she said high-quality protein and fat from grass-fed animals is healthier."We need to return to small family farms, buy local foods and buy from farmers engaged in healthy forms of agriculture," she said.Killeen agreed the sale of raw milk should be allowed. She said the law requiring pasteurization is antiquated, being passed in 1938. National Farmers Union passed a resolution in support of the sale of raw milk through the marketing board at its 2006 convention."This would bring raw milk into the open so that it can monitored for quality," the NFU position states. The presentation will be at Tillsonburg Library from 7:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.

By Jeff Helsdon STAFF WRITERWednesday March 12, 2008