I mentioned in the last post that I believe in raw dairy and yoghurt as beneficial components in the diet, provided your ancestors were known to consume it. My ancestors certainly did consume it, so I have been blithely consuming raw milk, raw butter, raw cream and yoghurt, as well as Gouda cheese (for its elusive vitamin K2 content) to my hearts content. My breakfasts were often smoothies with raw milk, yoghurt, egg yolk, berries and banana. My snacks were often cheese, my late evening treat was yoghurt laced with honey, vanilla, banana and nuts. In between I'd have glasses of raw milk, straight up. These are the things I'm missing now.
However my sinuses are not missing these things, nor I assume, are my intestines. They're dancing for joy at a five day reprieve. I've felt my sinuses clearing (gross but true!) and my head feels lighter without all that gunk up in there, and I'm breathing more easily, and probably more efficiently. That alone can amount to big health benefits. (For more info on breathing better, look up buteyko method)
And now that I think about it, its not the first time I've craved dairy. When I was pregnant with my boy my yoghurt cravings were so strong I took to carrying disposable spoons in my handbag. I'd walk around the streets of Melbourne with 250g tubs of Jalna natural, easily finishing one a day. We even bought a yoghurt maker, thinking it might reduce the cost of my humerous addiction.
A pregnancy craving can be laughed off, or rationalised as my body asking for beneficial bacteria, but now I see this is a little more serious. I probably have an intolerance to dairy. I'm devastated. Boohoo.
Perhaps one day, when my intestines are in good health, with balanced flora, I'll be able to consume small amounts of raw dairy. Until then, I'm off the juice.
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