However, raw milk is very hard, if not impossible, to find, and it’s actually
outlawed in many U.S. cities. Don’t worry. I won’t ask you to move to a farm, or
raise a cow in your own backyard. The Perfect 10 Diet is about practicality.
Instead, choose organic whole pasteurized milk, as it contains no pesticides,
antibiotics, or hormones, such as rBST. Organic milk is readily available in your
local supermarket.
The same goes for goat milk, which you can purchase at healthfood stores.
Goat milk is less allergenic than cow milk.
If you are lactose intolerant, you may find that it’s easier to tolerate fermented
dairy products. The healthy bacteria used to make cheese and yogurt changes the
lactose in milk, which is hard for many people to digest, into a sugar called
galactose. Raw cheese, which has a higher nutritional value than pasteurized
cheese, can be easily found in healthfood stores.
Kefir, a cousin of yogurt with roots going back more than 2,000 years, is
another healthy addition to your diet. Pour kefir over granola for breakfast or
blend it with a few berries to make a smoothie as a snack, or have as is.
Delicious. But remember, when I recommend dairy in small amounts, that
doesn’t mean 3 servings a day.
Unsaturated fat is further divided into monounsaturated and polyunsaturated
fat.
- Monounsaturated (Healthy When Natural, but Dangerous When
Manufactured)
Monounsaturated fat is mostly found in olive oil, avocados, nuts, and animal fat.
ANIMAL FAT
Believe it or not, animal fat is placed in the saturated fat category by incorrect
practice. Animal fat is mostly monounsaturated. For this reason, animal fat has a
positive influence on cholesterol—just like olive oil. Animal fat has other health
benefits, too, including antimicrobial activity. The stearic acid found in animal
fat is the best fuel for the heart muscle. Incidentally, the saturated fat that is
found in animal products also aids in mineral absorption.
It’s hard for most people to believe that animal fat is healthy, but humans have
eaten animal fat for thousands of years. Animal fat is used for cooking in many
Asian and African cultures, where there is a low incidence of heart disease. It
has no relationship to colon cancer, either. It is an innocent bystander that is
wrongly blamed when we eat too much red meat.