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.)

It went back to being cold last night. But even under my summer comforter (silk), I slept really well. I’m loving how deeply I’ve been sleeping since starting this. I wake up rested (even at the ungodly hour I have to wake up) and I haven’t missed the effects of caffeine at all.  Maybe I won’t be going back to coffee when I’m done with this.

Drinking only milk is now feeling normal to me.  It’s just something I do. I don’t feel bad. In fact I feel pretty good. As of today I’ve only got 3 more days to go.  Hard to believe I’ve been doing this for almost 3 weeks.  14 cups a day (3 1/2 quarts) seems to be working for me. I’m not hungry. What more can a girl ask for?

I’m starting to prepare foods for next week. I made yogurt with my remaining milk (I’ve been saving that extra 2 cups a day) and I put some on the counter in a quart container to clabber. I’m interested in seeing how that has come out. I also ordered keifir grains and will be experimenting with them next. I’m planning on picking up a chicken and some vegetables tomorrow to start my bone broth again.

I had a friend ask me how I was going to break this cure.  So I thought I would share that here as well.  Starting tomorrow, I’m going to start a bone broth (chicken) so that it is ready for Friday. Starting Friday I will be adding the bone broth, some pastured eggs fried in raw butter, yogurt and maybe a few blueberries into the mix. I’ll also be continuing to drink raw milk.  I want to make sure I get some probiotics in to promote good bacteria in my gut. I also want something I can chew that is pure protein and that’s the fried eggs.  With the yogurt, milk and blueberries, I can make a few smoothies.  I anticipate having regular food on Saturday. As I’ve said before I’m going to continue to eliminate grains and starches from my diet for a while.  Grains (unless they are sprouted or soaked) are hard to digest anyways. My stomach is used to easy digestion now and I want to let it continue to work easily for a while.

This evening, I started with the bloating and gas again. I might be going through another detoxing phase. In many ways I wish I could see this detoxing phase through and have my body go through even more positive changes. I did my detox bath with ginger again last night. While I’m not sweating after it, I do feel very hot for about an hour after the bath.

Being My Own Human Guinea Pig

Weight is hanging in at 196. It’s interesting to notice the pattern that comes from everyday weigh-ins. I “woosh” down a half a pound or a pound, then I creep up a bit and then the next “woosh” hits.  Seeing the table below stops me from worrying.

My basal temperature dropped even more precipitously this morning.  Guess I am in the middle of that cycle.  Since I’ve never tracked my basal temperature before its interesting to watch.

I actually forgot to take my fasting Blood Glucose today and didn’t remember til after I finished my first cup of milk.  So that datum will forever remain a mystery. Still in the 100’s for the rest of the day. Given the numbers and the bloating/gas, I’m fairly positive that I’m detoxing again.

My white tongue is still hanging in there, now only really white at the edges and in the middle.

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
Day 6	198.0	97.8	134	113	106
Day 7	198.2	98.2	134	107	85
Day 8	197.8	97.9	99	102	107
Day 9	197.8	98.1	105	95	93
Day 10	196.6	98.3	94	112	105
Day 11	196.8	97.9	142	114	92
Day 12	196.8	97.9	98	103	103
Day 13	196.8	98.0	112	100	89
Day 14	197.2	98.1	107	107	95
Day 15	197.2	98.1	91	92	81
Day 16	196.2	98.2	97	96	96
Day 17	195.6	98.3	107	110	97
Day 18	196.0	97.8	116	110	106
Day 19	196.0	97.5	N/A	108	105

Tags: milk cure, milk diet, Raw Milk