I have some questions...

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Ok, I'm a new member of this group and I have some questions that I

hope some of ya'll might be able to answer.

1. Does anybody know a cheap mail-order or internet place where I can

get Azomite mineral powder pretty cheap? I mean cheaper than $40 for

40 lbs.? And also, does anybody have any cool success stories about

Azomite? I would be interested.

2. Does anybody know of a mail order or internet place where I could

get organic grass-fed liver really, really cheap? The cheapest I have

found so far was Tatonka Buffalo for an estimated $60 for 20 pounds

including shipping. Also, does anybody know of an alternate way of

preserving liver? A way other than freezing? I want to try and take

some liver with me on a hiking trip, but I can't figure out (without

ya'll) a good way to take it along. I was thinking that maybe it

could somehow be dried or something like that. Has anybody tried that

before? I don't care if the end result is gross or not, does it

preserve it?

3. High quality grass-fed organic Raw Cheese and Butter (raw butter

is a bonus, but not necessary). Where on the planet can I obtain

this? I think Sally Fallon said something about New Zealand

Nourishing traditions, but I have since misplaced my book (don't

worry, I'll replace it). At Albertson's they have Organic Valley

butter, is that good? I have never seen the REALLY good stuff; does

the Organic Valley brand compare? I get Organic Valley cheese from my

local co-op. What does really high quality cheese and butter look and

taste like? As a side issue, I don't suppose you can get (or would

want to) get milk through the mail? I just want some kefir, and I

need some milk for that (*dramatic sobbing in the background*).

4. I know that stuff like raw cabbage is not good for your thyroid in

large amounts. Does sauerkraut count as raw cabbage? Assuming that it

does not, from your experience what is the easiest way to make it?

5. I have a challenging case for you. Acne. What can be done for it?

I have a 15 year old (or at least he will be in a couple of weeks)

who has acne. It's pretty bad. Periodically he gets constipated for

no apparent reason (we don't think it's because of anything he ate,

his diet is pretty consistent). Whenever he gets constipated, an

ordeal that usually lasts for a week and usually occurs once a month,

he also gets dandruff (which is not mild by any means) and very, very

bad breath that is not due to dental hygiene. Here is pretty much

what he has been eating for the past 4 months: no sugar, no white

flour, only fermented whole grains, free-range eggs, grass fed beef

(the fat is his favorite part I think), the organic valley dairy I

mentioned above (cheese and butter), a fairly low vitamin cod liver

oil, and a fair amount of a variety of both fermented and unfermented

vegetables. After I find out where to get the food items I want and

start eating them, his/our diet will consist mostly of: organic grass-

fed liver (I suspect he will eat around two pounds a week), dairy,

eggs, and sometimes meat as the staple of our diet; commercial market

(feedlot raised) beef heart; fermented grains; things cooked in

coconut oil; more vegetables than we are eating right now (both

fermented and unfermented); and Azomite (several tablespoons a day

for each of us in our drinking water), high vitamin cod liver oil,

and Kelp as supplements. He gets plenty of exercise and is outside a

lot. What would ya'll suggest for this perplexing (at least for me)

situation? He doesn't eat anything bad, and fortunately he'll eat

anything I tell him to happily, no matter how it tastes. His

acupressure for his liver are always hurting (we're thinking that

means something's not going perfectly well with his liver). He has

gone on a liver cleansing fast before, but the results were only

temporary (lasted less than 10 days). I have recently come up with a

new hypothesis. I think perhaps something is not functioning

perfectly in his intestines. Maybe there is a build up of toxins in

his intestines that his liver is constantly trying to cleanse him of.

That would explain his liver ailment, his constipation and his body

trying to get rid of all his toxins through the skin. That would also

explain his dandruff, acne, and bad breath wouldn't it? Also, I

suspect that hormones have something to do with the acne, and clogged

intestines causing clogged liver couldn't be very good for hormones

or the skin. I plan for him to do an intestine-cleansing 8 day fast

using fresh vegetable juices, fermented vegetable juices, a potent

pro-biotic, Azomite, flax (which he uses to no avail whenever he gets

constipated), chlorella (for protein and chlorophyll) bone broth, and

around 1000 calories worth of coconut oil (for no other reason than

for the extra calories—is this oil acceptable for a fast? He usually

eats around 5000-6000 calories a day. Would coconut oil hinder the

purpose of the fast?). Would this be a good fast for cleansing the

intestines? Does he need to clean his intestines? What do YOU think?

Please tell me! It's so confusing to me. One day the sweat underneath

his armpits (which is present in large amounts) doesn't even stink,

and next week it smells like…well…let's just say " unacceptable. " I

have never smelled anything so bad before. One day his breath

stays " neutral " and is not affected by brushing or anything, the next

week his breath is worse than my father's breath was when he was

dying of cancer. His breath is not affected AT ALL bv hygiene. One

time he went two weeks without brushing and not one person noticed

until he got constipated. After he got constipated he brushed his

teeth four or five times a day and the bad breath would not leave.

It's so confusing! What could be wrong!? I need your wisdom. How ever

much you have, it has just got to be more than mine.