[greenbunny]

Since reading Passion's website info weeks ago I have delved into raw dairy and flaxseed oil. Found a small family farm in which I bought a share of the herd (4 goats) so that the money I pay is for their upkeep. The hoops these poor people have to go through. Well, it's been very interesting. Raw goat yogurt actually tastes fine with flaxseed oil in it surprisingly enough and with fruit in it is even better. I find that the yogurt sits with me wonderfully and I crave it with no downside. The feta and chevre don't have the same effects on my system. They don't seem to hurt, but don't give the lift that the yogurt does. I do not crave raw salmon as much either.

In short - experiment with raw dairy a big success! I have found that adding raw dairy and cold-smoked wild-caught alaskan salmon has added great variety and feeling of completeness to my diet that I lacked before. I feel more satisfied and healthier.

Important info about cholesterol: The two holistic doctors that I brought my mother with cardiovascular disease to both said that cholesterol is produced by the body in response to a need to fix the arteries. My mother had through the roof cholesterol her whole 80 years of life with no heart disease. It was when her triglicerides went up that the holistic doctors got concerned and when she had a heart attack.

About dairy: it is not the cholesterol in dairy that causes the problems. The body uses and makes cholesterol as a temporary fix to the arteries. Cholesterol is a reaction to an acidic condition in the body that damages the arteries. The cholesterol is used to try to fix that. Raw dairy is not acidic in the same way that processed dairy is. Also, if you are eating mostly raw, your body is more than alkaline enough to handle some acidity and keep in balance and protect the heart. It is not fat per se or cholesterol that causes heart disease - it's acidity and nasty fats. The body needs good fats - hence my attempts to make the flax seed oil more assimilable and usable to my cells by adding the yogurt as outlined on the website - and good cholesterol is necessary and even the "bad" cholesterol won't harm if not needed by an alkaline system. Before worrying about cholesterol - test yourself for acidity. Of course, once the damage is done and there's almost no room left for fat to move through, well, then you perhaps have to be extra careful - but if you don't have any problems it doesn't make much sense to worry about the symptom rather than the cause.

That's my understanding.



greenbunny