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Question: I am concerned about the possible alcohol content of the kombucha I am drinking, as I have just become pregnant. I don’t know if the .5% could cause Fetal Alcohol Syndrome or other problems? I know you’ve said not to start drinking it while pregnant, because of detox, but I’ve been an avid kombucha drinker for about a year. I follow the directions from NT when I make it. Please advise about the alcohol and possible problems for the fetus. - Lisa

Answer: What is the alcohol content of kombucha? On the bottle it says less than 0.5 percent. That is the same as fruit juice. So I would not be concerned about it. By the way, cholesterol protects against fetal alcohol syndrome–so this is another good reason to consume high-cholesterol foods during pregnancy. - Sally

Question: Dentists advice against giving toddlers/babies milk in a bottle at night because the milk can cause cavities in the molars. They recommend that we either brush the teeth very well or keep the children awake for at least 2 hours to let the saliva do the washing before putting them to bed. My question is: Is this advice equally applicable if the child is drinking a bottle of raw milk (slightly warmed) just before going to bed? From what I read, Dr. Price used raw milk to treat cavities. - Archna

Answer: Well first of all, I don’t agree that brushing teeth can prevent cavities. But raw milk is an excellent way to build strong teeth (along with cod liver oil) and I don’t see any need to brush after a bottle of raw milk. - Sally

Question: Why is it non-advisable to eat sushi? I could not find an explanation in the ‘Nourishing Traditions’ that I could give my husband, a sushi-lover. - Archna

Answer: After I wrote NT, I found out that most sushi is made from fish that has been frozen for 14 days–apparently this is required in many stated. So if this is the case–just ask whether the fish has been frozen–then I think it is OK to eat sushi. - Sally

Question: I noticed that silicone baking sheets sellers are supporting this site. Are they safe? Which cooking pots and baking trays are best? - Kim

Answer: Big question. I wouldn’t use silicon. If you want to know more about the baking equipment I recommend see Nourishing Traditions. - Sally

Sally has given us permission to reprint this portion of her book for Nourished Readers. Stay tuned. - Ed

About the Author...

Sally Fallon is founding president of the Weston A Price Foundation, a non-profit nutrition education foundation with over 400 local chapters and 9000 members. She is also the founder of A Campaign for Real Milk, which has as its goal universal access to clean raw milk from pasture-fed animals. Author of the best-selling cookbook Nourishing Traditions and also of Eat Fat Lose Fat (Penguin), both with Mary G. Enig, Phd, Sally has a encyclopedic knowledge of modern nutritional science as well as ancient food ways. Her grasp on the work of Weston Price is breath taking and her passion for health freedom, inspiring. In each edition of Nourished Magazine Sally answers your questions about nutrition, health, food and medical politics. Send us an email with your question and we'll put it to her.