SHOULD DAIRY FAT BE AVOIDED?

SHOULD DAIRY FAT BE AVOIDED?


Heart disease and dietary fat: According to studies in the British medical journal the Lancet, July 1964, and December 1966, by Professor John Yudkin of the University of London, England, healthy, normal fats do not contribute to heart disease as we have been led to believe. Instead, it is the consumption of sugar and junk (non-food) items that cause heart disease. Healthy fats were proven to have nothing to do with heart disease. The connection between heart disease and sugar consumption in the diet was later confirmed by other researchers, M.O. Bruker, at Eben-Ezers Hospital in Lemgo, Germany, and Dr. Benjamin Sandler, M.D., in the U.S.

Dairy fat is essential to normal, healthy development of the bones, brain, teeth, protective coating on the nerves, and normal functioning of the nervous system. The Ketogenic diet is a good example of how important dairy fats are to the brain of a child. The majority of children put on the Ketogenic diet have severe nervous system abnormalities, such as seizure disorders. Although this diet is very successful, it is often tried only after exhausting all other options offered by the allopathic medical society, for a couple of reasons. First, it requires that the child go on a strict fast for several days to get all other foods out of their system before the fats are introduced. Second, the diet is made up of fats only for several months. No other foods are consumed, and most parents feel this can't possibly be enough for their child. However, the children thrive on this diet, and because fats are the only foods they get, the brain gets enough to protect the nervous system, stop seizures, and restore normal functioning capabilities. Most of them are able to resume a normal lifestyle, seizure free.

Importance of fat in the diet. Good, natural fats, like that found in organic dairy foods, are essential for the healthy growth and function of the brain, nervous system, bones and teeth. Dairy fats are the healthiest source of fats for these tissues. An adequate amount of fat in the diet is also essential for the body to properly use the fat-soluble vitamins, D, A, E and K. When natural fats are removed from foods during processing, such as is the case with milk products, the product is no longer complete and therefore becomes a nonfood item. Even whole milk doesn't contain enough fat for it to be considered a healing food. However, organic butter, organic half and half, and organic cream do contain the fat required by the body to support healing of the brain, nervous system and bones.

Consumption of altered foods (i.e. low-fat milk) may draw essential nutrients out of the bones, teeth and nervous system, leaving them in a weakened state. In other words, by consuming low-fat milk, you lose vitamins D, A, E, and K, calcium and phosphorus your body had previously stored in the tissues. The result is a severe deficiency of the nutrients and weakening of the tissues involved. Consumption of low-fat dairy may be the underlying cause of the bone diseases, deformities, and weakening so commonly seen in adults and children in recent years.

Why these vitamins are necessary and symptoms of deficiency. Lets start with vitamin D. Our biggest food source is dairy products, especially when the dairy cows were exposed to sunlight. When the fat is removed from dairy products, the body can no longer use the vitamin D in the product. This is because our body requires fat be consumed along with vitamin D in order to properly metabolize it. In other words, if you are consuming a low fat (less than that found in whole milk) product, your body won't be able to use the calcium or vitamin D it contains. This vitamin is necessary for bone health, bone density, and growth; healthy teeth and prevention of decay; pancreas function; brain growth; nerve function; to avoid depression; healthy, youthful skin; normal hormone production, and the health of the reproductive system. It is also essential that the body be able to properly metabolize vitamin D in order to tolerate exposure to the sun. symptoms of deficiency may include: weak teeth, weak bones, restless legs, learning difficulties, moodiness, intolerance to the sun or heat, exhaustion when exposed to the sun, dehydration, dislike for water, etc.

Vitamin A, also requires adequate amounts of natural fats for its use. This vitamin is necessary for use of calcium and phosphorus by the bones and teeth, also for the health of the skin, eyes, normal growth, healing of damaged tissues, normal immune function, and reducing susceptibility to disease. All of the mucus membranes require this vitamin to remain healthy. These include the mouth, throat, lungs, sinuses, stomach, intestines, and reproductive system. If you have skin problems, sinus problems, recurring infections, pancreatic problems, a weak stomach, a weakened immune system, have to wear sunglasses when outdoors or driving a vehicle, you may have a vitamin A deficiency.

Vitamin E is necessary for healthy use of vitamin A, the B-vitamins, calcium and phosphorus by the bones and teeth. It is also necessary for healthy hormone production, proper consistency of the blood, helping it to avoid clot formation, proper dilation of blood vessels, strengthening the capillary walls, and protecting the red blood cells from destruction. Along with this, vitamin E helps with the transport of nutrients to the cells, and is necessary for the health of the heart, normal focusing of the eyes, and it is credited with reducing the aging process. If you have stress marks anywhere on your body, have skin that is aging faster than it should, have heart problems, or suffer with hormone production or imbalances, you may have a vitamin E deficiency.

Vitamin K, the last fat soluble vitamin, is essential for normal blood clotting, which earned it the nick-name “blood-clotting vitamin.” It is also necessary for proper use of vitamin D, calcium and phosphorus by the bones, and studies indicate osteoporosis and fractures may be prevented when healthy amounts of this vitamin are consumed in the diet. Symptoms of the vitamin K deficiency may include excessive bleeding when cut, intolerance to sun exposure, anemia, kidney or heart problems.

Restless legs and leg cramps. According to nutritionist Adelle Davis, leg cramps are the result of calcium and phosphorus deficiency. Adequate fat intake along with natural vitamin D, is necessary for these minerals to get into the bones and be used appropriately. Restless legs and leg cramps were successfully treated as a calcium and phosphorus deficiency, and were remedied by consuming a full glass of organic half and half or whole milk in the evening before bed, until recent years when people became fat conscious. Now this information is being ignored, and restless legs have suddenly become a medical “syndrome.”


Suggested reading for more information:
1. Lendon Smith, M.D., Feed Your Kids Right, by Dell Publishing Co., Inc.
2. Adelle Davis, Lets Have Healthy Children, Harcourt Brace Javanovich, Inc., NY
3. Adelle Davis, Lets Get Well, Harcourt Brace Javanovich, Inc., NY, 1970
4. Balch & Balch, Prescription for Nutritional Healing, Avery Publ.Group, NY, 1997
5. Kirschmann & Kirschmann, Nutrition Almanac, Fourth Edition, 1973
6. Information from the Weston - Price foundation
7. The Cholesterol Myths, Exposing the Fallacy that Saturated Fat and Cholesterol Cause Heart Disease, by Dr. Ravnskov, new Trends Publ., Inc. (877) 707-1776
8. The Shocking Truth About Cholesterol, William Wells and Bernard Jensen
9. Journal of American Medical Assoc., Nov.2, 1994
10. Health Secrets from Europe, Paavo O. Airola, N.D., Parker Publ. Co. 1970, NY