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A DIFFERENT CHILD into my four children. Thank you for the baby’s father that she was afraid that
I’d like to report a success story everything! the milk would be too rich, give the baby
regarding my 10-year-old daughter, Laurie Fisher diarrhea and that they might lose it. The
Chelsea. We had some extensive eval- Odessa, Florida father said that they were going to lose
uations done last year as it seemed she it anyway, so he wanted to try the milk.
was having some academic and social SAVED BY REAL MILK Elton separated out a Guernsey to milk
problems in school. The counselor iden- I have been furnishing my son’s specially for the baby. The next day the
tified several specific problems (they all pediatrician with information on trans baby’s mother wanted him to “come
coincided with weaknesses that I my- fats and soy products. She is the second in and see something.” He went in and
self possess—the apple doesn’t fall far pediatrician I have spoken to who had there was the baby sleeping peacefully.
from the tree). Her diagnosis included heard nothing about the problems with After putting it on the milk, the little
the word “organic.” That was what I soy infant formula. What’s going on? thing got better and did just fine.
needed to hear because that meant we Seems to me, if anyone should know, it Billie Paxton
were dealing with some deficiencies would be the pediatricians. Elkview, West Virginia
that could be addressed instead of some As for raw milk, Cody, my son,
type of injury. I immediately started her has always been tiny. He was full term, WONDERFUL NEWS
on fish oil supplement and last summer but only weighed just over four pounds Just a short story to share. Our pastor
when I discovered your foundation and at birth. His growth rate had always and his wife were told many years ago
its tremendous work, I incorporated the remained below what it should be. At that she was infertile and would never
dietary information as soon as I could. almost six years, he only weighed 32 be able to conceive—something to do
We started using only raw dairy products pounds. He also had been on four dif- with a cyst. About eighteen months ago
from a local farmer and we purchased ferent allergy medications—Claritin, I got her to take some butter oil and cod
half a share in a pasture-fed cow. We Flonase, Tanafed and Extendryl. Two liver oil and they both started to drink
avoid refined sugar, white flour and hy- weeks after my finding a source of raw raw milk. Today was a joyous day be-
drogenated garbage, and have switched Jersey milk, he no longer needed any cause we learned that our pastor’s wife
the fish oil to cod liver oil. medicine. is pregnant. I am so happy for them.
Just a week ago, the school coun- When I took him to the pediatrician, Her personality is one that begs to have
selor called me to tell me that Chelsea she wanted to know what I had done be- twelve children around her feet at all
is doing wonderfully and she seems “so cause Cody had gained four pounds and times. (The doctors don’t know what
different.” Her “eyes look different.” She grown about one-and-one-half inches in happened to the cyst.)
asked me if I had put Chelsea on med- a month. I told her and, surprisingly, she David Wetzel
ication. I answered with a very distinct was for it. After all, what could she say? Page, Nebraska
“No!” I told her about the dietary chang- She has been his doctor since his birth.
es and about your work and hope that Another story: Years ago Elton Maddox
she will follow up and educate herself had a dairy. Some people he knew had
so that she can help other children. It’s a very sick baby. Elton said, “The little
amazing how quickly everyone wants thing was as poor as a rail, and cried
to shove pills down the throats of our all of the time.” A baby specialist in Gifts and bequests to the
children when they don’t need them. Charleston told the baby’s father to find Weston A. Price Foundation
Well, I’m going to continue to someone with a cow that had not been will help ensure
“shove” raw dairy, grass-fed beef, free- fresh for more than six weeks, and get the gift of good health
range chicken and eggs, and whole foods the milk for the baby. Elton’s wife told to future generations.

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