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was a blatantly ignorant fund-raiser, raw cheeses during my pregnancy. scribed by Weston Price in his book. We
but unfortunately, many less-educated Should I be concerned? are thrilled. Such a change from our first
people probably will think of purchasing Anne Smythe son, who is now three, who was a good
a soda as a charitable donation and are San Bernadino, California baby, but cried a lot and I never could
later dumbfounded when they discover figure out why. Now I know he was just
they have health problems such as dia- Raw milk produced in clean conditions hungry and my milk was not rich enough
betes. So I have to wonder where all the and raw hard cheeses are safe for in what he needed. My milk is certainly
money they raise goes because it surely pregnant women (we recommend that rich enough now with all the pasture-fed
isn’t doing anything to help people avoid pregnant women drink one quart of butter, meat and raw cheeses I’m eating.
diabetes. whole raw milk per day), but it’s best Another astounding thing…I can eat
Caroline Valvardi to be careful about all commercial soft anything and my milk does not cause our
Berwyn, Pennsylvania cheeses, not because they are “raw,” baby any digestive problems. He does
but because they are often improperly not spit up and does not even need to be
THE HEIDI SOLUTION pasteurized, that is, the temperature does burped. He burps himself!
Your enthusiasm for milk as a sim- not quite reach pasteurization tempera- One piece of amazing news. Little
ple, workable solution for the “walking ture, which kills all the protective com- Derek turned over at just two weeks old!
wounded” is just what we all need. This ponents of milk but not the pathogens. I put him to sleep on his tummy, and he
“Heidi Solution” really is a political turned onto his back. I’m wondering
solution, as you say. For one thing, we “A” SCANDAL whether this was commonplace back
cannot just fix our own families with I recently visited to a new doctor to when folks had a nutritious diet. Per-
our communal cowshare programs and whom I don’t think I’ll return. Since I haps our expectation that babies don’t
watch others suffer. This is a political told her I might be getting pregnant with- roll over until several months old is not
movement in so far as it empowers the in a year or two, she wanted me to take based on what they would do if fed rich,
individual with freedom from disease. I prescription prenatal vitamins. I told her nutritious breast milk.
am so much less judgemental now that I was happy with my vitamins (which are Today little Derek turned over the
I have more fully comprehended the whole food vitamins) and wouldn’t need other direction—my husband thought it
tremendous burden of illness and pain them. This concerned her, so she told me was a fluke, so little Derek had to prove
our fellow citizen must bear. to make sure I was getting enough folic him wrong! He has now turned from
We must envision a societal solution acid and that I should be careful to keep tummy to back and back to tummy in the
that encompasses the entire polis. Being vitamin A out of my diet. She even told span of four days. He can also pick his
part of what will soon be an enormous me to avoid foods that might contain head up to 90 degrees while on his tum-
cultural revolution for the welfare of my vitamin A. Keep vitamin A out of my my and can hold his head steady while I
community has been tremendously ex- diet? I wonder how many doctors tell am holding him upright (albeit for only
citing—almost as exciting as seeing the their patients this? 10-15 seconds or so). I am starting to see
health of my whole family transformed Kelly Young what a truly healthy baby is supposed to
before my very eyes. Morrisville, North Carolina be like. It certainly is different from what
Paul Hubbard the baby books describe!
Poquoson, Virginia SUPER BABY Thank you for getting the word out
Just wanted to write a note of thanks. and helping to make our baby such a
SAFETY OF RAW CHEESE Our new baby son, Derek, was born just delight.
My doctor has given me dire warn- over two weeks ago, and he barely cries! Sarah Pope
ings about drinking raw milk and eating He is the quintessential healthy baby de- Lutz, Florida

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