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Letters

Remember to actualize your dreams. our blood sugar has typically plunged learned about how we can raise energy
All is possible! and we tend to grab the first Techno- naturally and withdraw comfortably
Rosemary Duma Karb that comes along—along with from coffee (or from colas, diet sodas,
Samaipata, Bolivia more coffee. or energy drinks).
Skipping breakfast is a particular Julia Ross, author
BONES AND MARROW problem as it robs us of our morning The Craving Cure
You probably already know this, intake of naturally energizing amino
but I was just chatting with a Ghanaian acid-rich foods. Because of that we HOMEMADE FORMULA
co-worker about his white teeth, and he need more caffeine throughout the day We adopted our daughter at birth.
says that he eats not only the fat, but to keep going. This can add up to over She was born at thirty-six weeks, un-
also the bones of the meat. He is teach- three cups a day. Consuming more than derweight at five pounds nine ounces.
ing his children to do the same. He tells three cups a day on a regular basis in- With the homemade formula alone,
them it is to strengthen the teeth. He creases our risk of premature death by including fermented cod liver oil, she
said when he first arrived in London, 50 percent. was into normal percentiles by four or
people would stare at him because of Cad Lavie, MD, in The Obesity five months later, then had (seemingly)
his white teeth. He also said licorice Paradox, describes the research that very early onset verbal ability. Since
root was used to clean the teeth. went into this study of coffee’s lethal then she has been absolutely flourish-
I should also add that last evening I potential. The caffeine in coffee, like ing. It is amazing to see her verbal
was reading Sapiens: A Brief History of all stimulant drugs, is addictive. It’s development and thought process—I
Humankind by Yuval Harari, PhD, and often combined with sugar or choco- absolutely think that fermented cod
the book states that the first tools used late, thus becoming a double or triple liver oil provided the essential nutrients.
by Homo sapiens were for the purpose addictor and adding damaging calories. Gladden Pappin
of cutting animal bones to retrieve the Caffeine suppresses our calming neu- Dallas, TX
marrow. rotransmitters—serotonin, GABA and
Carol Hopson adenosine—by overstimulating adrena- BEST LOOKING WEBSITE!
London, UK line. Too much adrenaline compromises The new WAPF website is the
cardiovascular and adrenal functions, best looking website I have ever seen!
COFFEE’S DARK SIDE increases stress and anxiety, and di- Beautiful both artistically and in the
After seeing thousands of coffee minishes our overall sense of wellbeing. nutrient-dense content. Great job on the
addicts come through my clinic, I have It consequently interferes with sleep, WAPF site (WOW), and now I will go
some concerns about this beverage. which weakens health generally and back to explore it more.
Most of our clients come to us for help contributes to unneeded weight gain. David M. Augenstein, MSc, PE
with sugar cravings and are appalled at Furthermore, caffeine reduces Louisville, Ohio
our suggestion that they let us relieve the levels of our naturally energizing
them of cravings for coffee as well. As amino acids phenylalanine and tyrosine Have a look at our new landing page
described in my new book, The Craving as well as our naturally energizing, at westonaprice.org/health-topics/
Cure, there are good reasons why we so calorie-burning thyroid hormones. By yes-you-can/!
often suggest that our clients eliminate suppressing the insulin response, caf-
coffee altogether. feine can accelerate our progression
Coffee temporarily ruins our ap- toward diabetes. Gifts and bequests to the
petite for real food, leaving our natural See chapter 10 and page 397 in Weston A. Price Foundation
feeding instincts in the dark. Not eating The Craving Cure for more (including will help ensure
real food makes us prey to cravings and references). Perhaps most important, the gift of good health
fatigue. When the caffeine wears off, chapter 10 includes what my clinic has to future generations.

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