I hope everyone is starting to realize the importance of Vit D.  http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2010/03/11/is-vitamin-d-the-silver-bullet-for-cancer.aspx

There is a good recap on statins in this link.  http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2010/07/13/mercola-predictions-part-3.aspx  

A lone voice in the wilderness has finally been found.  Hopefully, this will as they say “gain traction” and his suggestions will be implemented.  http://www.huffingtonpost.com/t-colin-campbell/its-time-for-annihinsti_b_637080.html?utm_source=DailyBrief&utm_campaign=070910&utm_medium=email&utm_content=BlogEntry

Here’s the New York Times with an article on the Vit D deficiency.  We’ve been following this on many of our “health” web sites.  http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/27/health/27brod.html?_r=1

that's it from the hill.  Art and Debra 

A2 Milk?

April 6th, 2009 by Kristen

There is so much information about milk! Raw, pasteurized, homogenized, un-homogenized, and now….. A2.
I recently read an article about a certain type of milk that is easier to digest:

A2 Milk

During a visit to Japan, Donna was drinking some milk and was amazed at how exceptionally good it was. It wasn’t like the milk she was used to. When she discovered it was in fact not the same milk she had been accustomed to and is known as A2 milk she began to research to learn more. She found out that a woman’s breast milk is A2; that goats, sheep and other mammals produce this – but not all cows. She found out the countries known to produce it were Japan, India, France, Australia, and New Zealand. Learning and seeing this phenomenon of what A2 milk was over and over again, Donna began to seek out people who had cows that were producing A2 milk and nobody had a clue of what she was talking about.

In May of 2006, she went to Australia and in a grocery store something caught her eye. There it was in the dairy section, cartons of milk with A2 on the labels. She took some back to her hotel room and tasted it. It had the same light, fluffy, delicate texture like the milk she had in Japan. She decided to make kefir with it and was amazed at the beautiful kefir it made.

Approximately 30% of the protein component in cow’s milk is beta-casein. Evidence does indicate that originally all cows produced milk containing only the beta-casein known today as A2. At some point in history, due to a genetic mutation a variant of this protein appeared giving rise to A1 milk.

The difference between ß-caseins A1 and A2 is a single amino acid. A2 has the amino acid Proline at position 67 in the strand of 209 amino acids linked together that form the protein, whereas A1 has the amino acid Histidine at position 67. A protein must be broken down into fragments in order for the body to process and digest it. These fragments otherwise known as peptides, and sometimes residues, are merely smaller chains of amino acids. During digestion of the A1 milk, a bioactive peptide, beta casomorphine 7 (BCM-7) is created.

Beta caseins are important in the assimilation of essential nutrients such as iron, calcium, zinc and copper. As they are digested they yield a multitude of bioactive protein fragments. Any variation in fragment structure changes how the body can digest it. The beta casein in human breast milk by virtue of the Proline amino acid at position 67 can be classified as A2, thus the formation of BCM-7 when A1 is digested is actually treated as foreign substance in the body triggering unfavorable reactions.

A wide range of studies suggest that milk that does yield BCM-7 (A2) is associated with reduced risk of heart disease, reduced risk of type 1 diabetes, no antagonistic effects on certain neurological conditions, and improved immune response which is critical for newborn infants.

The BCM-7 protein fragment resulting from A1 beta casein digestion is known to have strong opioid (sedative, causing lethargy) properties. Numerous international studies have shown other effects of BCM-7 including the oxidation of LDL cholesterol leading to heart disease, the aggravation of neurological disorders such as autism and schizophrenia, and the disruption of the regulation of insulin formation leading to type 1 diabetes. Research has implicated BCM-7 to be transported across the blood-brain barrier; reaching the central nervous system in babies resulting in the apnea associated with sudden infant death syndrome.

Milk as originally produced by all cows was a very nutritious, health sustaining food for humans including children. Somewhere along the way, something changed and the milk that protected us from diseases and numerous other maladies now causes them. I have my suspicions of why this has happened. I can think of no other species of animal that has been so tampered with through single-trait selection as to create an animal that is more freak than natural in nature.

Eighty percent of the children who are autistic have blood type A. People with blood type A are known to be low in stomach acid which is needed to effectively start the digestion process. Those with type A blood typically do not to digest protein very well therefore they tend to be protein malnourished.

Japan has more than 60 years worth of research on blood types. Most Japanese, about 79% are blood type A. So there is this population of people, who by our knowledge should have problems digesting protein (milk), but they don’t and then there are these children who are not digesting their milk at all. Is this A2 milk a factor? There just isn’t enough information about A2 milk in this country.

There is a genetic test to determine if a cow will produce A2 milk. Bulls can be tested as well to see if they carry the A2 gene. Knowing that milk affects people differently we need to find out the full story behind A1 and A2 milk and put it to the test. People in this country drink cows’ milk without even realizing that two different forms exist. We have hundreds of thousands of children moving away from milk because their parents and doctors think it’s bad for them.

Donna Gates would like to see her children have access to this milk – after their inner ecosystem is established (they all have severe gut disbiosis). “Once we get that healed”, she says “I believe that the many people who think they can’t tolerate milk would be able to drink this milk.” She is very interested in finding producers who are willing to test their cattle, start deliberately producing A2 milk and work with her so that she can incorporate this food into her patients’ diets.

Most Holsteins are A1.  What are most of the dairy cows in the US?  Holsteins. 

We have two cows that are A2/A2.  One was A1/A2.  We sold her.   The test results are not back on the rest.  We have our fingers crossed. 

I guess we made the big time with Bill.  I learned it was short ribs.  Debra made that for dinner recently and they were outstanding.  You need a pressure cooker.

Is Monsanto the most evil corporation in the world? Jeffrey Smith authors a revealing article about the evils of this genetically modified corporation and its desire to dominate the world:

http://www.naturalnews.com/029325_Monsanto_deception.html

Here is more of  FDA’s failure to do its job of protecting the citizens of this country.  http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2010/07/31/drug-company-hid-data-on-dangerous-diabetes-drug.aspx

that's it from the hill.  Art and Debra

What a way to start the flu season. I can't wait to see the official spin on this one. Read this revealing story about the dangers of this year's flu vaccines right here:  Be sure to read the paragraph about Vit D.

http://www.naturalnews.com/029334_flu_vaccines_seizures.html 

Where and when will this insanity stop?  Consumers need to find EVERYTHING local and start voting with their forks and dollars to get this stopped.  http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2010/03/13/ludicrous-pain-free-animal-cruelty.aspx

Know anyone taking the “purple” pill?  Read this and weep.  Big pharma is at it big time. http://www.anh-usa.org/the-little-purple-pill-problem/

This may be of interest for those that normally seek alternative medical support.   http://www.anh-usa.org/ama%e2%80%99s-government-protected-monopoly-squeezes-out-alternative-medicine   

Please keep eating good food and keep yourself healthy.  It’s even dangerous to visit a hospital.  Read this and learn how many thousands die each year from infections they got from a hospital stay.  http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2010/03/13/hospitals-now-kill-48000-in-us-per-year-up-nearly-500-percent.aspx 

  The Jones’ just returned from a vacation in Italy and were impressed that the food was so fresh and  good..  Here’s why.  http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2010/03/13/denmark-uses-antibioticfree-animals.aspx 

 Hi Art

I brought my beef home tonight, and pan broiled myself a huge (half a pkg)  burger.  It was so delicious!!

Thanks

Caroll

that's it from the hill.  Art and Debra

The guest speaker at the Missouri Rural Crisis Center, Melinda Himmelgarn, has her own talk show on KOPN in Columbia,  Mo.  For a sample of her program go to  http://www.kopn.org/archive.  Her program is Food Sleuth and click on 7-29-10 with guest David Kirby.  Her program is on daily at 5 pm on Thursdays.

I just listened to a pod cast on the show Food Sleuth and she had a guest, Joel Greeno.  The date is 6-3-10.  I learned about Milk Protein Concentrate, which is about half way through the interview.  Make sure you know about this. I will be reading the labels on products more closely.  Let’s make a difference.  The more we learn, the better informed we are about our food.  Shame on Kraft Foods.  I know how to cast my vote (dollars) when it comes to cheese.  I hope this doesn’t count regarding the food liability laws.

Take the time and read this one.  You will realize exactly WHY there is such extreme efforts being expended to curtail the sale of raw milk.  This effort can be expanded to other local foods.  http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2010/07/20/raw-milk-bans-are-about-protecting-big-dairy.aspx

Here is a great site for a lot of good information regarding grass finished meats.  Be sure to check out the one for chickens  “Chickens, Inside Out” on Jul 23, 2009.   http://grassfedcooking.com/articles.html

I like to include some statin info periodically lest we forget how they are over prescribed.  http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2010/07/20/the-truth-about-statin-drugs-revealed.aspx

Here is something you may want to help stop.  Did you know about this?  http://action.foodandwaterwatch.org/p/dia/action/public/?action_KEY=4498

 Watch this video at your discretion.  If you choose, just read the article.  It is pretty graphic.  http://www.huffingtonpost.com/john-robbins/the-brutality-of-factory_b_643567.html

Stay out of the hospital.  It’s dangerous.  http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2010/07/24/8-hospital-secrets-you-need-to-know.aspx

Anyone who drinks a diet soda with aspartame is playing Russian Roulette.   http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2010/07/31/aspartame-update.aspx  

Do any of you trust the FDA?  This Avandia coverup has again exposed their soft bellies.  http://www.naturalnews.com/029252_Avandia_fraud.html

I think I sent a similar article.  But we have several new subscribers.  http://www.naturalnews.com/029253_mercury_dentists.html

Please help get control away from the large corporations.  Some have asked, “What can I do?”.  Here’s your chance.  http://action.foodandwaterwatch.org/p/dia/action/public/?action_KEY=2535 

Here’s another link with info about Vit K and grass “finished” beef.  http://www.healthy-eating-politics.com/grass-fed-beef.html  

Here are the important markers for heart health.  I got a “Cardio-Vascular Profile -2” test and it had most of these.  A good resource is a book by Dr Mark Liponis, Ultra-Prevention.  This is an informative site.  http://www.healthy-eating-politics.com/blood-test-results.html

Read this one and email me and I will put you on the list for a “Dirt Hog”.  I’m still looking to find some that meet (meat) my requirements.  http://www.grist.org/article/meat-wagon-filthy-swine

Here is some statin news from Dr Douglass. 

A new analysis finds major problems with the Big Pharma-funded study used to push statins on millions of healthy people -- including glaring financial conflicts, inconsistent data and a too-quick move to end the trial once they got the result they were looking for.

And that adds up to a trial that could have been seriously biased, according to the new analysis.

A company-funded trial... biased??? You don't say! 

Of course, I wasn't at all surprised to read in the Archives of Internal Medicine that nine of the 14 main researchers behind the infamous JUPITER trial had financial ties to AstraZeneca. That's the company that makes Crestor, the statin used in the study, and its money paid for this piece of... well, let's call it a piece of research.

What's more, the lead JUPITER researcher had a conflict so glaring he shouldn't have been allowed within a mile of this thing. The analysts say Harvard Medical School's Dr. Paul Ridker holds a patent that could earn him huge piles of cash once Crestor is put into wider use.

And guess what? As a result of his study, Crestor is being put into wider use -- because the FDA has approved a dangerous scheme to give this cholesterol med to millions of healthy people with no hint of a cholesterol problem.

But while the study found that Crestor might lower heart disease risk in these people, the researchers conveniently left out data showing that the drug didn't actually lower the rates of death by heart attack and stroke, according to the new analysis.

Another new analysis in the same journal looked at 11 studies -- including JUPITER -- and found that statins didn't help "high-risk" patients with no signs of heart disease to live even a second longer. 

And of course, we don't know the long-term effects of Crestor in healthy patients -- because the researchers pulled the plug on JUPITER more than two years ahead of schedule. 

With so many obvious problems, this trial wasn't a piece of research.

It was a piece of something else entirely.

Tearing bad research into pieces,

 William Campbell Douglass II, M.D.

that's it from the hill.  Art and Debra

• Lila has been replaced with Goldie.  Hopefully, this will solve the milk situation.  I will know by Thursday.  Her production will dip somewhat with grass only.  She is a Guernsey and hopefully she is A2.  I will send some tail hairs in for the test.
  
• Here are some prices from Nature's Pantry.  Wheat is $.99/#; ours is $.80.   White whole wheat flour is $8.99 for 5 lbs.  I am sure glad we have a stone grinder.  I also know exactly where my wheat came from.
• A whole fryer is $5.90/# for a 3.25# bird.  We are selling ours for $3.00
• Now for the beef prices.  Ground beef is $7.19/#; ours is $3.75.  A rib-eye steak is , get this, $18.39/#.   Makes our beef at $3.10/# hangin weght sound pretty good.  They have sides by Harmony Farms for $5.99/# hanging weight.
• Fi-Di Bus or Wolfgang is a good stone mill for grinding your wheat.
• We have an upright freezer for sale for $175.00.  Here's your chance for a good freezer for your split half of beef.
• We hatched out 16 guineas about a week ago.  They are doing well.
• The garden is producing big time.  Debra is making pickles tonight.  She canned peach jam and pickled peaches and froze green beans yesterday. Tomatoes, squash, egg plant, potatoes, cucumbers, peppers, blackberries and garlic are ready.  It is a busy time getting food put by for this winter.

If you still believe in “science based evidence” , then read this and make sure to read Dr. Mercola’s comments.  http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2010/05/29/jeffrey-smith-interview-specter-rebuttal.aspx

It may be time for all to see the movie DIRT.  It is an excellent movie.  Perhaps your library has it.  We got it when it was released.  It should be mandatory viewing in our “education” system.  http://www.naturalnews.com/029176_topsoil_food_production.html

Minnesota is in a fight against raw milk.  Here is a rebuttal to an editorial.  Dr. Winter did an excellent job.  Read it for yourself.  http://www.farmtoconsumer.org/Counterpoint-Tribune-Raw-Milk-Editorial-Winter.htm

Just wanted to let you know how much we are enjoying the meat.  Had burgers the other night, and my kids wanted more.  Tonight we grilled some sirloin and they were tender and tasty.  Thank you so much, we really appreciate hard work and dedication.

Jason

What a waste of our tax dollars.  http://www.organicconsumers.org/articles/article_19665.cfm

Sure is nice to know that raw milk is high in Vit K and Vit D.  Eat some good cheese.  http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2010/07/17/cees-vermeer-interview.aspx

that's it from the hill.  Art and Debra

 Do you think drug companies have your best interests in mind?  Before you answer,  read "Live with Dr. Ray Strand" to uncovering facts about the drug industry and your health.

Dr. Strand is a classically trained physician with more than 30 years of experience in health care, and in this interview he reveals why he

believes many consumers are being harmed and even killed by commonly prescribed medicines. He is a respected author of several widely published books, including "Death By Prescription" and "What Your Doctor Doesn't Know About Nutritional Medicine May Be Killing You."

Many of the insights he shares in his recent books are also discussed in this interview. The full interview is available now as a download:

http://downloads.truthpublishing.com/LivewithDrRayStrand.pdf

Everything  you will need to know about the “incredible, eatable egg”. http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2010/06/08/why-you-dont-want-to-buy-organic-eggs-at-the-grocery-store.aspx

Even if it is organic, and apparently that’s a big IF, how much oil does it take to ship a garlic bulb from China?

http://www.tradereform.org/2010/06/fake-organic-foods-proliferate-from-china/ 

Here’s Dr Weil on saturated fats.  There is a lot of good information here.  http://www.huffingtonpost.com/andrew-weil-md/healthy-eating_b_629422.html?utm_source=DailyBrief&utm_campaign=070210&utm_medium=email&utm_content=BlogEntry

More info on cell phone usage from another source.  You decide.  http://www.naturalnews.com/029100_cell_phones_radiation.html

Pharma can’t patent hot water and papaya seeds, so don’t expect to read about this in your local paper.  http://www.naturalnews.com/029126_birth_control_papaya.html