I have a raw milk smoothie for breakfast with 2 raw eggs, half a banana and a tablespoon of coconut oil. Lunch is raw milk yogurt with fruit or a Salad and Meat. Dinner is Meat and vegetables(avocado, tomato, cucumber, greens etc (no rice) and a glass of raw milk …and every second day I eat a slice of sprouted bread with butter and organic sultanas on it for dessert. The only off track thing I have occasionally is a one square of 70% dark choc but very seldom now as I just don’t crave it like I used to. I hardly snack at all since being on the raw milk. I drink RO2 filtered water.

I exercise about 4 times a week, cardio and weights. I was diagnosed with Polycystic ovaries several years back and use a little natural progesterone cream to keep that in balance. I may be slightly Hypothyroid also (but not confirmed) as I notice my basal body temperature tends to be slightly on the low side, though not dramatically so.

I am now doing my best to follow the nourishing traditions recommendations …but I have only just started reading the book so I am still working my way through all the information that I need to know and haven’t yet applied many of the recipes. Although my diet in the past has been pretty healthy for the most part (never ate junk food). And I was aware of a good deal of the info in Nour Traditions from other sources.

I really need to lose weight as I gained a lot after having my son and have found it virtually impossible to lose regardless of enormous effort. I am currently 220lbs ! but was 210lbs just before I started raw milk. I used to be 170lbs before having a baby. Which was a good size for me. I am 5 foot 8 inches. And even at 220lbs I actually don’t look really huge …I am a muscular build and have always weighed heavy even when I have looked very slim. I am 37 yrs old.

I would REALLY appreciate any help as to why I am gaining weight with the raw milk as it seems obvious this is what is causing the weight gain because the change to using it coincides perfectly with the gain, previously I couldn’t lose weight but at least I wasn’t gaining it. Lastly I do notice that the milk does give me a bit of phlegm in my throat but as far as I know I don’t have an intolerance to milk. I would really like to continue with the milk because I feel good on it but I am very concerned about the weight gain! Please Help.

I just got an email newsletter from Dr. John Cannell of the Vitamin D Council. He cited several studies, which showed the relationship of Vitamin D with reduced rates of breast, colon and certain other cancers. What bothered me was that these studies also showed that Vitamin A counterracted the positive effects of Vitamin D. He recommended avoiding cod liver oil and retinol. I was srprised. I thought that vitamins A & D worked together.

What do you think about this?

Thanks.

I too purchased 10 copies of Nourishing Traditions, 1 for each of my family (mother-in-law etc). After a few months of adjustment, we are all LOVING it!!! Yes, our diets are high in saturated fats & apparently “bad” cholesterol, but as long as we’re following your advice, I have absolute confidence that we aren’t adversely affecting our health. My partner studied Nutrition at Queensland University of Technology, but I’ve convinced her that your encyclopedic knowledge is far more advanced than hers (and now she finally agrees!). We have even put our 2 year old on a high fat diet, now he’s loving it too!!! He used to be sickly & thin, now all he screams for is bacon & eggs! Thanks Sally, you’ve changed our life (and probably our life expectancy too!).
Thank you!

Thank you!