Question: My 17 month old grandson loves olives. Are there any guidelines for buying them to insure they are not improperly processed? - Anne
Answer: Olives are often pasteurised. Check with your supplier because unpasteurised will, of course, still have the beneficial bacteria and enzymes intact. Also check what salt is used. Here’s a supplier of raw olives online: Raw Pleasure - The Nourisher
Question: I’m in the first trimester of my first pregnancy. Is it safe to keep consuming raw milk, cream and egg yolks? I have been doing so for the past 10 months, and love them all, but now that there is someone else to think about besides me, I feel extra cautious. - Kate
Answer: Absolutely, Pregnant women need to heed the advice of our ancestors, not modern medicine. Here are the recommendations of the Weston A Price Foundtion:
- Cod Liver Oil to supply 20,000 IU vitamin A and 2000 IU vitamin D per day
- 1 quart (almost a litre) whole milk daily, preferably raw and from pasture-fed cows
- 4 tablespoons butter daily, preferably from pasture-fed cows
- 2 or more eggs daily, preferably from pastured chickens
- Additional egg yolks daily, added to smoothies, salad dressings, scrambled eggs, etc.
- 3-4 ounces fresh liver, once or twice per week (If you have been told to avoid liver for fear of getting “too much Vitamin A,” be sure to read Vitamin A Saga)
- Fresh seafood, 2-4 times per week, particularly wild salmon, shellfish and fish eggs
- Fresh beef or lamb daily, always consumed with the fat
- Oily fish or lard daily, for vitamin D
- 2 tablespoons coconut oil daily, used in cooking or smoothies, etc.
- Lacto-fermented condiments and beverages
- Bone broths used in soups, stews and sauces
- Soaked whole grains
- Fresh vegetables and fruits
AVOID:
- Trans fatty acids (e.g., hydrogenated oils)
- Junk foods
- Commercial fried foods
- Sugar
- White flour
- Soft drinks
- Caffeine
- Alcohol
- Cigarettes
- Drugs (even prescription drugs)
Question: Is chocolate and cacao a good food source? - Joanne
Answer: We do not recommend chocolate. - Sally
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.
Nov 1st, 2008 at 8:38 pm
It would be good if Sally gave the reason why chocolate is not recomended. Anyone else know?
Nov 10th, 2008 at 11:14 am
Hi, could you please tell me how much protein does a Tablespoon of homemade whey contain. I make the whey from raw cow’s milk. Thanks, Deb
Nov 10th, 2008 at 11:17 am
Sorry, I was trying to ask Sally a question but cannot figure out how to do it…I posted on the only place I could find to post something and was hoping it would be to her. Deb
Nov 11th, 2008 at 12:09 pm
A tablespoon of home made whey would have only a very small amount of protein in it. Whey protein powder you see in body building products is pure protein as its whey that has been dried and had lactose removed.
Nov 11th, 2008 at 3:31 pm
Thanks, Jad, for your response. Can you tell me how much homemade whey it takes to equal 6 grams of protein? Do you know here can I find this info?
Nov 14th, 2008 at 7:46 am
No sorry cant help you there. I would guess one litre but dont ask me why! I could be completely wrong.
Nov 28th, 2008 at 8:26 am
I cannot find how to ask Sally a question so I hope this is OK - do you have any further suggestions for a 61/2 month old baby with eczema and horribly generalised itchy skin. I am currently giving her 2ml cod liver oil, probiotics, liquid zinc and she has been fully breastfed but is now so interested in food that she is having my organic chicken liver pate and some pureed apple prune and coconut cream. I am hesitant to introduce egg yolk. I suspect it is due to toxicity and food intolerances passed from breastmilk but if you can add anything I would love to hear it
Nov 28th, 2008 at 3:17 pm
Bronwyn Id be very careful with the prune and apple mix. Both are very high in fructose, fibre and sorbitol and arent well digested by infants, causing loose stools and diarrhoea and malabsorption.
check the probiotic contains a strain specific for infants and preferably the one for eczema (lactobacillus rhamnosus GG - make sure it says GG as that is the specific strain that in *some* studies reduced eczema occurrence). Inner health do it in australia as ‘eczema shield’ but Im sure in the states and europe there are others also.
Im sure you have probably checked for whether its a reaction to cleaning products etc, even natural ones can cause issues so rotate what you use on bedsheets etc.
Minced lamb, parsnip and coconut cream is a good easy to digest mix ( i know sounds kinda gross). They are also low allergenic. Try however to make breast milk the main food.
If the eczema is not severe dont stress too much, kids can react to all sorts of things and stressing about it is not going to help. If its more severe or getting worse over time try eliminating foods from your diet if you are breastfeeding that may be causing problems e.g wheat, soy, nuts etc.
If in doubt see your preferred practitioner.
Nov 29th, 2008 at 4:11 am
Sally,
I notice you did not mention water. This is an essential for everyone, including babies AFAIU.
Bronwyn does your baby drink water, just plain good clean water?
Google “the water cure” for more info.
Nov 29th, 2008 at 10:58 am
Bronwyn
At 2 months old a baby should be exclusively breast fed on demand! I may have got it wrong, is your baby 2 months old? Here goes anyway……….
What ever is happening to your baby is connected to your diet and can be corrected by what YOU eat.YOU should take the probiotics ( 2 or 3 times daily ) and cod liver oil ( green pastures fermented a winner ) yourself and eat soft eggs every day. You may only need to make a few simple changes to your diet and you’ll be both well on your way. Coconut cream can be tricky. Coconut virgin oil is great but often causes diarrhoea in my daughter via my breast milk and she is three! I have to be light on the oil or 10 hours later water poo!
Try fermenting your milk with kefir and preferably raw milk. Don’t eat processed dairy unless its top quality yogurt ( no milk solids or sugar added ) or fermented into kefir. Learn how to make your own sauerkraut to eat with most meals aiding digestion for better nutrient absorbtion.
Don’t eat nuts that haven’t been soaked. Raw un soaked almonds gave my daughter really bad colic.
Use celtic salt or other unprocessed salt not conventional salt.
Get Sally’s Nourishing Traditions, you can buy online from Nourished Mag, this was the best thing I even did for my daughter and myself, my breast milk became much more satisfying for Nina and her sleeping got better especially when I started raw milk kefir, ate rich bone broth and liver. Equally important I got my skin glow & strenth back and could sit up straight again!
Also don’t use soap when you wash your baby or find very mild soap with no glycerine, this really aggrivates and skin problems for baby and strips beneficial natural skin oil. You can use organic olive oil with tiny lavender drops ( make up 200 ml oil with roughly 15 drops lavender ) to be used on face washer ( washed in mild detergent like Herbon ) to clean babies bottom.
Biggest one of all is to sort out your diet and breastfeed exclusively for a while longer. Most feed exclusively till 6 months. Some bigger babies need solids a bit earlier but never before 3 months.
Nov 29th, 2008 at 11:37 am
Bronwyn
Get yourself some Swiss Raw cheese from Fromart. They sell online http://www.fromart.com.au and the nutrients you get which are easily assimilated and dence work out to be great value for money! For under $39 kg, this raw cheese is as delicious as nutritious, I wish I’d come by it much earlier like while I was pregnant!
Nov 29th, 2008 at 12:23 pm
Nepal
Plain water is not necessary for a two month old baby. A baby this young needs to feed big and regularly on breast milk alone, even in hot weather, its the mother that needs to drink plenty of water. Also during my early days of breast feeding I found straight up water ( room temp ) useless, could never get enough to satisfy me and spent most of the time on the toilet ( especially annoying through the night ) ! Soon as I took Sally’s advice by adding a little celtic salt or lemon juice to my water I finaly got satisfaction. My water needs dropped by at least %50 and I felt satisfied and hydrated. Personally I find plain water a waste.
Nov 29th, 2008 at 2:23 pm
I think Bronwyn said the baby was 6 and a half months.
Nov 29th, 2008 at 7:25 pm
Cathy,
I take your point. The Water Cure does state that a small amount of Celtic Sea Salt should be included, electrolytes eh!
IIUC Bronwyn states her baby is 6 and a half months old and taking solids, that is why I suggested water and checking out The Water Cure. Otherwise I would agree with you regarding exclusive breast feeding and water not being necessary. IMO solids are not the best to introduce to young babies before 12 months at the earliest, although Nature always provides variations. :)
Dec 1st, 2008 at 1:33 pm
nepal
thanks for pointing out Bronwyn’s babies age. Don’t know how I managed to read that so wrong! Now I understand why you & Jad replied like you did.
oooops, thanks again.
Dec 31st, 2008 at 1:19 pm
Hello! I have a 3.5 yr old son who suffers from eczema and was wondering if anyone has had success in treating it. Has probiotics worked successfully for anyone?