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FAQs on Homemade Baby Formula-
Part 2
By Marie Bishop, Sally Fallon and Mary G. Enig, PhD
PREGNANCY AND FEEDING INFANTS
Q: How do you suggest feeding my child egg yolk when
he cannot sit?
A: I would wait until the baby is sitting up before
feeding the egg yolk. Give it on a spoon. You will have a mess
the first few times, but then he will get used to it.
MISCELLANEOUS QUESTIONS
Q: On your website, Krispin Sullivan suggests that
any vitamin D supplementation be accompanied by testing blood levels
of D. This seems contrary to WAPF. Should I be concerned about vitamin
D toxicity?
A: We do not agree with Krispin on this. See
the clarification at http://www.westonaprice.org/basicnutrition/clarifications.html
We will be addressing the issue of Vitamin D toxicity in the Fall 2006
issue of Wise Traditions.
Q: I have recently read an article claiming that Native
Americans ate only plant foods and began eating game with the coming
of white settlers. Please comment.
A: The Native Americans cultivated many plant foods,
but to claim that the eating of game came with the advent of the white
settlers is ridiculous. They ate everything available to them--not
only plant foods but fish, shellfish, birds, reptiles, eggs and mammals.
When they had little animal food, they had many health problems. See:
http://www.westonaprice.org/traditional_diets/native_americans.html
Q: In his book The Multiple Sclerosis Diet Book,
Dr. Roy Laver Swank claims that saturated fats cause MS. Please comment.
A: Dr. Swank is absolutely wrong about saturated fats.
They are very important for general health, especially the health of
the nervous system.
We have just received an interesting article by Mark Purdey on the causes
of MS. He speculates that one factor is heavy metals, especially barium,
in the absence of calcium, magnesium and sulphur. Here is the
abstract **. (Barium taken before abdominal x-rays is a real threat.)
Q: How do I find William Douglass’ book, The
Milk Book?
A: There are several versions: The Milk Book:
The Milk of Human Kindness is not Pasteurized – Last Laugh
Publisher, 1985. It was also published under that name by Second Opinion
Publishers, Atlanta, 1985. Then Rhino Publisher using an ISBN 996263654X.
Finally, it was published under the title, The Milk Book: How Science
is Destroying Nature’s Most Perfect Food, ISBN 1885236042
and on www.bookfinder.com.
MISCELLANEOUS FOOD QUESTIONS
Q: How long do fermented veggies last?
A: It varies. The cabbage will keep up to a year and
I have found that some of the fruit chutneys will keep almost that long
(although to be cautious I say to consume within 2 months). Pickles
have a relative short life- about 3 months, and the ginger carrots are
the shortest; they sometimes start to go bad after about a month.
Q: Can raw honey be used instead of Sucanat or Rapadura
in fermenting beverages?
A: Yes.
Q: Can whey from kefir be used in lacto-fermentation?
A: Yes.
MILK AND DAIRY
Q: Is it okay to freeze raw milk and butter?
A: It is fine to freeze raw milk and butter. There
is no harm to the enzymes in milk nor to the fat-soluble vitamins in
butter. Dr. Price actually tested frozen butter after a year and
found no degredation.
Q: What does pasteurization do to the fat in cream?
A: Pasteurization is much more damaging to the proteins
than the fats. The only thing ruined in the fats will be the Wulzen
Factor, which protects against arthritis. If only pasteurized
cream is available, you can get the Wulzen Factor by taking high-vitamin
butter oil.
Q: In your Real Milk brochure you mention German hospitals
using raw milk, what are they doing?
A: In many hospitals they just give raw milk as part
of the diet. They may also be using the milk fast, described here:
http://realmilk.com/milkcure.html
GRAINS, NUTS, SEEDS, BEANS
Q: Do you recommend quick oats?
A: We do not recommend quick oats--they have been
altered in some way, probably not good. If you soaks regular oats,
they will cook as quickly as quick oats. However, even quick oats
are better than extruded cereal!
Q: Where do I find wheat berries? Can you buy sprouted
ones?
A: Most health food stores carry wheat berries--Whole
Foods carries them. I don't think that the bulgur sold is stores will
be sprouted--you will have to enquire about this. But you can purchase
sprouted wheat flour on the internet and make bread with it. I don't
think all the elements will be broken down as much as if you do sourdough
but it is better than using plain whole wheat flour.
SOY
The following SOY comments are by Dr Kaayla Daniel –
author of The Whole Soy Story
Q: I have cosmetics from an organic and natural company.
One of the ingredients in the concealer, foundation and body cream is
non-gmo lecithin. I am wondering if you would use these products?
A: Soy lecithin is a waste product from soy oil manufacture.
However, it is not usually a problem even for people who are allergic
to or sensitive to soy. It's hard to find food or cosmetic
product without lecithin, which is used as an emulsifier. The
most serious health problems are from soy protein and soy oil.
Lecithin is used in very small quantities and is rarely a problem.
Chapter 10 of my book discusses soy lecithin in depth.
SUPPLEMENTS
Q: What do you know about glyconutrient pills?
A: I don't know a lot about this product, but ask
yourself--how did humans get along before glyconutrient pills?
Because the body makes them, as even their literature admits.
Much more important for you to spend your money on is cod liver oil.
See: http://www.westonaprice.org/basicnutrition/superfoods.html
FATS and OILS
Q: Do you recommend hemp oil or grape seed oil?
A: We do not recommend either of these oils.
Hemp seed oil contains cannabanoids that have caused people consuming
the oil to flunk their urine tests for drugs; and both hemp oil and
grape seed oil are high in omega-6 fatty acids--we already have too
much of these in our diets.
Cod Liver Oil
Q: In Krispin Sullivan’s article on vitamin
D, it mentions to be sure that you have sufficient calcium intake when
you are supplementing your diet with cod liver oil. The article
mentions the amount of 1200 - 2400 mg of calcium a day. Can you
tell me how many mg of calcium are in 8 ounces of raw milk or 8 ounces
of raw milk yogurt?
A: About 600 mg in 8 ounces of raw milk. About
200 mg in one ounce of cheese.
Read the Original Formula FAQs article
here.
Note: Space prevented us publishing all the formula
testimonials we received. For more homemade formula testimonials, and
for photographs of these beautiful babies, visit westonaprice.org
and click on Children’s Health.
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