Time for this week’s Primal eye on the news:
The Raw Milk Revolution
http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2011/nov/23/raw-milk-revolution
Thought I’d start us off with a more positive article today, after the doom and gloom of last week!
Overall, not a bad report from a mainstream paper. The main article itself is still clearly steeped in the conventional wisdom – Assuring us that the “risk is minimal” (implicit suggestion that there is greater risk to your health from raw milk than pasteurised which I would argue as questionable), and also assuaging our fears that milk is a high fat product rather than extolling the benefits of raw milk as a higher fat product.
That said, the article does link to a great page dedicated to the benefits of raw milk: http://www.raw-milk-facts.com/raw_milk_health_benefits.html, so I guess I really can’t complain too much!
Here’s my take on The Dairy Debate.
More on Cervical Cancer Jab:
Hmm, maybe these vaccines are a necessary risk, after all, how else could we possibly avoid 12 year old girls from contracting STDs…
Dangers of Staggered Overdose of Paracetamol
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/238220.php
Pain killers are a prime example of conventional Western medicine’s tendency to treat the symptom rather than the cause. I was always reticent to take any form of pain killer, and haven’t done so in well over a decade.
Pain is your body’s way of telling you that something is wrong. Regardless of any deleterious effects of the medication itself, if you are simply numbing the pain, you are not treating the underlying condition and it is more than likely only going to get worse.
Illness, pain and discomfort are invariably a warning sign that your diet and lifestyle are incongruent with your genetic make up. Trying to ignore and cover up these warning signs is never going to be a smart solution!
And Finally…
Again, all I can say is that if you find yourself doing this, you need to seriously re-asses your life!
That’s it for now, my advice, switch off whatever device you’re reading this on, turn off your phone and go out for a stroll in this lovely November sun!
Simon
