Healthy Food – Naturally

(For 3 weeks, I did the milk cure, drinking 3 1/2 quarts to 1 gallon of raw milk each day. Except for water, all I had was milk. This is a series of posts (25) keeping track each day. For the entire series, start out on “Trying Something Old“). All links to the series is at the bottom of each article.)

I slept well last night.  Had the window open and since it was so warm, I ended up spending most of the night with just a sheet over me. I think I finally pulled the comforter over me around 3am. I woke up happy and clear-headed and I do believe my low-grade headache has finally gone. I am noticing a constant ache of my shoulders right below my neck. Its pretty annoying and makes it hard to stay in one position. Especially when I’m working at the computer. Usually when I have back problems, they are in my lower back, so this is different and possibly another detox.

I’m noticing my hands. As I’ve been aging, I’ve noticed that the skin on the back of my hands is thinning and starting to look wrinkled. Today I just looked down on them and the wrinkling isn’t as obvious.  My skin seems moister and more pliable.

My mind is clear today, I’m able to concentrate at work (or more so, the shoulder ache makes it a bit hard), but my mind isn’t wandering as much as it was earlier in the week.  (Good thing too, since my work is all about concentration!)

There’s freedom in only drinking milk.  I’m not thinking about what to eat, how to cook it or what to shop for.  Prepping lunch for work is as easy as getting a cup and the gallon of milk and putting it into a bag. I’m not hungry at all (unless I miss a milk drinking time). I’m not fantasizing about what I’m going to eat. The only time I have to do anything food related besides drink the milk is the drive to get it once a week.

I had to go to a meeting last night. I was uncomfortable and had a number of trips to the restroom to deal with gas mainly. I’m supposed to drive 3 hours up to Pennsylvania this weekend.  I’m definitely re-thinking that at the moment. Will probably have to make a decision by tomorrow.

Being My Own Human Guinea Pig

I’m really glad to see that I’m still on track with losing weight. I really thought I would be gaining weight on this cure. But the scale isn’t lying.  While I’m not down to the day 3 low, I’m pretty close.  Basal temperature is still within a normal range.

I’m really glad my glucose levels are down. Waking up to a 116 fasting level after two mornings of 150’s feels like a gift.  It also reiterates to me that I’m not going to stop when something looks wrong for a day or two. I need to trust myself, the milk and my body to get back on track.  I would be more worried if the numbers stayed consistent for at least a week. In fact today’s glucose readings look very close to my baseline readings for the first time. I’m hoping they stay on that track, or improve.

I also noticed that my tongue is white today. It doesn’t scrape off.  It definitely wasn’t there yesterday since I had a dentist appointment and no one said anything there.  Apparently it’s caused by a toxic buildup (can you say detoxing boys and girls?  I knew you could). So again, nothing to worry about (apparently, its been kind of common for others doing the milk cure)  and will go away.  I’m hoping sooner rather than later.

Day	Weight	Basal Temp	Glucose: Fasting	Glucose: Noon	Glucose: Bed
Baseline	201.4	97.9	114	104	110
Day 1	200.2	98.2	115	120	103
Day 2	198.2	100.2/99.1	124	115	129
Day 3	197.2	97.9	150	96	119
Day 4	198.0	98.1	151	116	107
Day 5	197.4	98.1	116	105	101

Series

1. Milk Cure 2012: Trying Something Old
2. Milk Cure 2012: Preparations
3. Milk Cure 2012: The Day Before the Cure
4. Milk Cure 2012: Day 1 – And Here I Start
5. Milk Cure 2012: Day 2 – Why Am I Doing This?
6. Milk Cure 2012: Day 3 – Ups and Downs
7. Milk Cure 2012: Day 4 – Milk as a Health Food Part 1
8. Milk Cure: Day 5
9. Milk Cure 2012: Day 6 and Milk as a Health Food Part 2
10. Milk Cure 2012: Day 7
11. Milk Cure 2012: Day 8 and Milk as a Health Food Part 3
12. Milk Cure 2012: Day 9
13. Milk Cure 2012: Day 10
14. Milk Cure 2012: Day 11 – Halfway There
15. Milk Cure 2012: Day 12 – Milk as a Health Food Part 4
16. Milk Cure 2012: Day 13
17. Milk Cure 2012: Day 14 – Can Raw Milk Go Bad?
18. Milk Cure 2012: Day 15
19. Milk Cure 2012: Day 16
20. Milk Cure 2012: Day 17
21. Milk Cure 2012: Day 18 – Raw Milk is Safe
22. Milk Cure 2012: Day 19
23. Milk Cure 2012: Day 20
24. Milk Cure 2012: Day 21 – The Last Day
25. Milk Cure 2012: The Day After

Links

• My Raw Milk Conversion: Why & How I Decided to Embrace Fresh, Local Milk (My Life in a Pyramid)

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