Prozac for dogs?
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February 20, 2007
‘Wife Swap’ sends Iowa farmer to San Francisco
From http://desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070219/LIFE/702190323/1039:
The raw deal
Barb doesn’t have easy work boots to fill. She homeschools Aleesha and Lee. She makes homemade cheese, yogurt and butter and the family meals, as well as helping out with farm tasks. The same stuff Barb does week in, week out, brought her replacement to tears more than once.
Neither Barb nor Mike grew up on a farm, but both liked rural life and sought foods hard to find off a farm, like unpasteurized milk and organic eggs. Starting seven years ago, they gradually learned about farming, taking internships at organic dairy farms and taking on the management of gradually bigger farms.
Their all-natural diet began with a health problem Aleesha had. “What started us on this journey was finding out artificial colors, preservatives and dyes were a big cause” of attention-deficit disorder, Barb said. After a friend told the Haigwoods about this possible connection, they took additives out of their diets, and noticed a difference in Aleesha.
Since then, they’ve gradually adjusted their diets.
“We took baby steps,” Barb said. “We took out refined sugar and wheat, added more fat, then, boom, 100 percent raw.”
Each family member’s food is customized, but the diet includes frequent small meals, such as a morning drink made from juiced vegetables, shakes made from kefir, fruit and raw honey, as well as raw meat and raw eggs.
The Raw Food Diet
From http://www.dailyindia.com/show/22688.php:
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EXCLUSIVE: RAW FOOD DIET HAS CURED MY ARTHRITIS
From http://www.mirror.co.uk/sexandhealth/slimmingandhealth/tm_objectid=17024367&method=full&siteid=94762&headline=exclusive–raw-food-diet-has-cured-my-arthritis-name_page.html:
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Beat the bugs
From http://living.scotsman.com/index.cfm?id=703952006:
Salmonella is the next most common food-poisoning bacteria, and may be found in unpasteurised milk, eggs and raw egg products, meat and poultry. It is passed on via the faecal-oral route, so it is important that infected persons are meticulous with personal hygiene, particularly after using the lavatory.
E coli is a germ which is a normal inhabitant of the intestine and is therefore present in every healthy person’s gut. But there are some strains which are dangerous - such as E coli O157 - and can cause nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea and fever. It is most commonly found in undercooked minced beef, and milk that has not been pasteurised properly, but contamination can also occur via direct contact with infected animals, people or contaminated soil.
Clostridium perfringens are found in meat, poultry, soil, sewage and animal manure. Cooking will not completely destroy it because it produces heat-resistant spores. If food contaminated with this bug is left to cool slowly, the germinating spores can multiply rapidly and will only be killed if the food is then reheated until piping hot - around 70C.
So those are the dangers. But what can you do to protect yourself? We spoke to the experts to find out.
SHOPPING
Food hygiene is not just a kitchen concern - it starts the second you hit the supermarket. Organise your shop to minimise the risks - bugs begin to spread once the temperature of your food reaches 5C, so even the journey from shelf to fridge can see them multiply. Put your chilled goods in your trolley last, to reduce the amount of time raw meat or fish is at room temperature, and pack chill bags for your car to protect your goods if you’re not returning straight home - especially on hot days.