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beneficial omega-3 fatty acids compared to other pulses; but these omega-3 fatty acids are particularly susceptible to rancidity when subjected to high pressures and temperatures. This is exactly what is required to remove oil from the bean, as soybean oil is particularly difficult to extract. Hexane or other solvents are always used to extract oil from soybeans, and traces remain in the commercial product.' Hexane is "any of the five colorless, volatile, liquid hydrocarbons CsHu of the paraffin series". Do you really think that ingestion of hexane, even in tiny quantities, will benefit your baby? beneficial omega-3 fatty acids compared to other pulses; but these methods to produce cows with abnormally large pituitary glands omega-3 fatty acids are particularly susceptible to rancidity when so that they produce three times more milk than the old-fashioned subjected to high pressures and temperatures. This is exactly scrub cow. These cows need antibiotics to keep them well. what is required to remove oil from the bean, as soybean oil is "Their milk is then pasteurised so that all valuable enzymes are particularly difficult to extract. destroyed: lactase for the assimilation of lactose; galactase for the Hexane or other solvents are always used to extract oil from assimilation of galactose; phosphatase for the assimilation of cal- soybeans, and traces remain in the commercial product.' Hexane cium. Literally dozens of precious enzymes are destroyed in the is "any of the five colorless, volatile, liquid hydrocarbons CsHu of _ pasteurisation process; without them milk is very difficult to the paraffin series". Do you really think that ingestion of hexane, digest. The human pancreas is not always able to produce these even in tiny quantities, will benefit your baby? enzymes; overstress of the pancreas can lead to diabetes and other diseases. COWS' MILK-BASED FORMULAS "The butterfat of commercial milk is homogenised, subjecting it What about cows’ milk-based formulas? Studies have linked to rancidity or, even worse, removed altogether. Skim milk is modern commercial milk products with serious afflictions such as sold as a health food but the truth is that butterfat is in milk for a allergies, asthma, arthritis, autoimmune diseases, cancer, child- reason. Without it the body cannot absorb and utilise the vitamins hood anaemia and heart disease. For example, Dr J. C. Annand and minerals in the water fraction of the milk. made an epidemiological study of the effect of milk pasteurisation "Along with valuable trace minerals and short-chain fatty acids, on cardiac and stroke mortality in the 1920s. He found there had butterfat is America's best source of preformed vitamin D. been a significant sudden rise in mortality from heart attack and Synthetic vitamin D, known to be toxic to the liver, is added to stroke within, at most, two years after the start of compulsory replace the natural vitamin D complex in butterfat. Butterfat also Holder pasteurisation. The milk was heated for 30 minutes to not contains re-arranged acids which have strong anticarcinogenic less than 145°F (62.8°C).” properties." A clinical trial appeared to confirm Annand's hypothesis: "All Further, non-fat dried milk is added to 1% and 2% milk. patients suffering from AHD [atherosclerotic heart disease], who Unlike the cholesterol in fresh milk, which plays a variety of maintained a diet devoid of [extend- ealth-promoting roles, the choles- ed-period] heated milk protein, either soy formulas lack cholesterol terol in nonfat dried milk is oxidised — 5 showed a sustained improvement in and it is this rancid cholesterol that their condition or failed to deterio- which is absolutely essential for romotes heart disease.” The multi- rate further. On the other hand, the development of the brain and source oxysterols injury theory patients who for various reasons did rought together oxysterols from oxi- not maintain this diet evinced a high nervous system; they also lack dised powdered milk, powdered egg lactose and galactose, which play incidence of thrombosis and/or car- diac irregularities together with con- yolk, etc.; those generated internally by homocysteine and from other gestive failure."” an equally important role in the sources; Matthias Rath’s and cellular Later, researchers at the Institut iologist Bruce H. Lipton's theories National Agronomique in Paris development of the nervous into a composite explanation of found that consuming plain commer- system. atherogenesis, the beginning of arteri- cial milk boosted the risk of cataracts al damages.**° among people, especially diabetics, In Part 5 of my book, I describe who are able to digest lactose, a milk sugar. Such digestion how oxidised dried milk can contribute to causing a little-known releases galactose, a substance the researchers blamed for promot- kind of crib death. ing cataracts. Fallon and Enig point out that "...like all spray-dried products, But, natural milk products have a long history of conferring non-fat dried milk has a high nitrite content [as is well-known, good health in many parts of the globe. For example, the three nitrites are carcinogenic]. Non-fat dried milk and sweetened con- areas noted for great longevity of local populations—the densed milk are the principal dairy products in third world coun- Caucacus Mountains in the southern republics of the former tries; use of ultra-high-temperature pasteurised milk is widespread Soviet Union, the village of Vilcabamba in Ecuador, and the land in Europe.' of the Hunza in northern India—all use whole unprocessed mil "Further, soy formulas lack cholesterol, which is absolutely products. And Weston Price, studying isolated population groups essential for the development of the brain and nervous system; in the 1930s, found many supremely healthy populations using they also lack lactose and galactose, which play an equally impor- cows' milk as their principal food.” Milk products form the back- tant role in the development of the nervous system."! bone of the Hindu diet. What can conscientious mothers substitute, not only to protect J. E. Crewe at the Mayo Clinic, in 1929 cured patients of their babies from sudden death but to help build their best long- anaemia, hypertension, tuberculosis and many other diseases and __ term health? Fallon and Enig have proposed the following' for conditions using large quantities of raw milk. In his work, pas- the reasons given above: teurised milk accomplished little against disease because, he "Neither milk-based nor soy-based infant commercial formulas wrote, "the heat of pasteurising destroys the enzymes in milk, can be recommended for optimal development of the infant. needed for its complete utilisation and to enable it to do its heal- Mothers who cannot breastfeed, for whatever reason, should pre- ing wonders. pare homemade formula based on whole milk for their babies. "Processing is the problem," according to Fallon and Enig. The rare child allergic to whole milk formula should be given a "The path that transforms healthy milk products into allergens and whole food meat-based formula, not one made of soy protein iso- carcinogens begins with modern feeding methods that substitute late. [These suggestions will appeal most to mothers who are not high-protein, soy-based feeds for fresh green grass; and breeding employed away from home.] system. 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