Nourishing Traditions: The Cookbook That Challenges Politically Correct Nutrition and The... (165 page)

Mix flour with water mixture, cover and leave at room temperature for 12 to 24 hours. Bring to a boil, stirring frequently. Add salt, reduce heat and simmer, stirring occasionally, about 10 minutes. Let cool slightly and serve with cream or butter and a small amount of a natural sweetener, such as raw honey. Note: Do not give cereals or raw honey to infants before the age of one year.

   The right diet is the key to having a good supply of nourishing milk. It should be followed from before conception and contain high levels of healthy animal fats. Follow the suggestions given in
Feeding Babies
and be sure to eat plenty of food. When you are pregnant or breastfeeding, it is no time to diet!

   Avoid
trans
fatty acids, found in margarines, vegetable shortenings and almost
all
processed foods.
Trans
fats lower the overall fat content of mother's milk, depriving the baby of important nutrients and reducing the chances for successful breastfeeding.

   Try to arrange to have good help for the first four weeks after the baby is born so that you will have adequate rest. Husband or partner, grandparents, relatives, friends, housekeepers or even a professional baby nurse should be on hand so that the nursing mother can concentrate on getting optimal nourishment and plenty of sleep.

   Fermented foods and beverages, and porridges of soaked grains, are said to increase milk supply.

   Consume plenty of liquids in the form of whole milk (preferably raw), stock or soups based on stock, and lacto-fermented beverages.

   If you have
any
qualms or fears about not having enough milk, assemble the ingredients for homemade formula, and purchase the Lact-Aid breastfeeding support system so that you have what you need to provide a nourishing supplement, if that is required. The Lact-Aid (See
Sources
) allows you to breastfeed while giving a homemade supplement to your baby. Sometimes just a few days of supplementing using this device can increase milk flow, and just having the supplies on hand can be enough to give you the peace of mind that allows your milk to keep flowing. While you are pregnant, be sure to scout out the best quality milk available in your area—you will need this for yourself, and for the baby after weaning, even if the breastfeeding goes well.

   If, in spite of these measures, your milk supply is inadequate, don't feel guilty. Lack of adequate milk supply sometimes does occur, especially as baby grows and his appetite increases. You have done the best you could and your baby can still grow up healthy, strong and smart on a homemade, whole-food baby formula.

The following tonics are offered for their medicinal rather than epicurean qualities. They are useful for fasting and detoxification. Caution: Fasting should only be undertaken under a doctor's supervision. Consult a qualified health practitioner for the treatment of all serious disease conditions.

BIELER BROTH

Makes 2 quarts

4 medium squash (zucchini, yellow or summer) washed, ends removed and sliced

1 pound string beans, ends removed

2 sticks celery, chopped (optional)

2 bunches parsley, stems removed (optional)

fresh herbs, such as thyme or tarragon, tied together with string (optional)

1 quart filtered water

whey
Whey and Cream Cheese
, optional

Maverick physician Henry Bieler recommended this broth for fasting, for energy and for overall health. He felt that this combination of vegetables was ideal for restoring acid-alkaline and sodium-potassium balance to organs and glands, especially the sodium-loving adrenal glands. Bieler broth is highly recommended for those under stress or suffering from stress-related conditions, such as back pain and ligament problems. (A more epicurean version is found on
Dr. Connelly's Vegetable Soup
.)

Place water, vegetables and optional herbs in a pot. Bring to a boil, skim, lower heat and simmer, covered, for about ½ hour. Remove herbs. Vegetables may be eaten whole with cooking water, or blended into a thick soup with a handheld blender. One tablespoon whey may be added to each cup of soup.

POTASSIUM BROTH

Makes 2 quarts

4 potatoes, preferably organic, well scrubbed

3 carrots, peeled and chopped

4 celery sticks, chopped

1 bunch parsley

4 quarts filtered water

whey
Whey and Cream Cheese

This is a wonderful pick-me-up, drunk warm like tea; a great rejuvenator for those who have been sick or are recovering from childbirth.

Peel potatoes. Place peelings, carrots and celery in a pot with water. Bring to a boil, lower heat and simmer, covered, for about ½ hour. Add parsley and simmer 5 minutes more. Allow to cool and strain into a 2-quart glass container. Store in refrigerator and reheat in small quantities as needed. Add 1 tablespoon of whey to each cup of warm broth—this will greatly facilitate the absorption of potassium and other minerals.

When a toxemia is present without symptoms of a specific disease but with liver impairment, a short fast on vegetable broth or soup is a natural and efficient treatment that will relieve the liver of its congestion and restore it to normal function. Henry Bieler, MD
Food Is Your Best Medicine

CARROT JUICE COCKTAIL

Makes 8 ounces

1 pound carrots, peeled

2 tablespoons cream

Cream added to carrot juice helps the body to convert carotene efficiently into vitamin A (retinol). This remedy is used with success in European clinics for the treatment of cancer, psoriasis and many other diseases. Use only the best quality cream you can find—preferably raw but never ultrapasteurized.

Process carrots in a juicer. Stir in the cream. Sip slowly.

Sometimes the patient, unlike the horse, knows the "lifesaving water" is there; but his professional life is so arranged that he cannot (or so he believes) stick to his therapeutic diet. Many of the motion-picture stars I have treated, for instance, travel to faraway places or must attend many public functions and have meals at irregular hours; thus, they find it difficult to eat properly. But when they return home, ill, exhausted, filled with tension, they immediately go on what they call "Bieler broth"—a combination of lightly cooked string beans, celery, zucchini and parsley. . .. Even one correct meal aids a toxin-saturated body. Henry Bieler, MD
Food Is Your Best Medicine

BEET KVASS

Makes 2 quarts

3 medium or 2 large organic beets, peeled and chopped up coarsely

¼ cup whey
Whey and Cream Cheese

1 tablespoon sea salt filtered water

This drink is valuable for its medicinal qualities and as a digestive aid. Beets are just loaded with nutrients. One 4-ounce glass, morning and night, is an excellent blood tonic, promotes regularity, aids digestion, alkalizes the blood, cleanses the liver and is a good treatment for kidney stones and other ailments. Beet kvass may also be used in place of vinegar in salad dressings and as an addition to soups.

Place beets, whey and salt in a 2-quart glass container. Add filtered water to fill the container. Stir well and cover securely. Keep at room temperature for 2 days before transferring to refrigerator.

When most of liquid has been drunk, you may fill up the container with water and keep at room temperature another 2 days. The resulting brew will be slightly less strong than the first. After the second brew, discard the beets and start again. You may, however, reserve some of the liquid and use this as your inoculant instead of the whey.

Note: Do not use grated beets in the preparation of beet tonic. When grated, beets exude too much juice resulting in a too rapid fermentation that favors the production of alcohol rather than lactic acid.

Professor Zabel observed that sick people always lack digestive juices, not only during the acute phase of their illness but also for a longtime afterwards. In addition, he never saw a cancer victim that had a healthy intestinal flora. . .. Thus, the different lacto-fermented foods are a valuable aid to the cancer patient. They are rich in vitamins and minerals and contain as well enzymes that cancer patients lack. Of particular value are lacto-fermented beets, which have a very favorable effect on disturbed cellular function. Many scientific studies have demonstrated that beets have a regenerating effect on the body. Annelies Schoneck
Des Crudites Toute L'Annee

No Ukrainian home was ever without its "beet kvass." The kvass was always handy and ready when a pleasing, sour flavour had to be added to soups and vinaigrettes. Lubow A. Kyivska
Ukrainian Dishes

Truly the vegetable kingdom contains our best medicines. . .. [The vegetables] are not only beautiful to look at but filled with healthful properties, chief of which are their natural vitamins and trace elements. But only if they are used. Did you know that a stalk of celery or a serving of fresh salad greens has more vitamins and minerals than a box of synthetic vitamin tablets? Henry Bieler, MD
Food Is Your Best Medicine

FLAX SEED DRINK

Makes 1 cup

1 tablespoon organic flax seeds

1 cup filtered water

Flax seeds are relatively low in phytic acid. When taken in small amounts, they do not require soaking.

Grind flax seeds in a mini mill and mix with water. Drink immediately. This supplies omega-3 fatty acids in the freshest possible state; the fiber is an excellent antidote to constipation.

VEGETABLE JUICE COCKTAIL

Makes 1 quart

1 green pepper

2 carrots, peeled

2 sticks celery

1 bunch parsley

½ zucchini or yellow squash

6-8 string beans

4 tablespoons whey
Whey and Cream Cheese

Run all vegetables through a juicer. Thin with a little filtered water, if desired, and stir in whey. Recommended for detoxification and fasting.

RAW MILK TONIC

Makes 2 cups

1½ cups whole, certified clean raw milk, at room temperature

¼ cup cream, not ultrapasteurized

2 tablespoons molasses

2-4 egg yolks

½ teaspoon vanilla extract

Blend ingredients together with a whisk.

Typhoid fever is an acute infectious disease excited by specific bacteria which attack the mucous membranes lining the intestinal tract. . .. The character of the diet is at first liquid, then passes to a bland, smooth-residue diet, free from all fiber, to (1) prevent irritating an already inflamed intestinal tract, (2) assure ease of digestion and a more complete absorption of food and (3) prevent stimulation of peristaltic action. . .. A successful diet developed by Dr. Coleman is the ""milk diet" which is made up of milk, cream and lactose and furnishes from 1000 to 3000 calories per day. . ..

Pulmonary tuberculosis is a specific inflammatory disease of the lungs manifested by continual wasting of the tissues, exhaustion, fever and cough. . .. In the adjustment of the high-caloric diet for tuberculosis, the sugars and other carbohydrates are not stressed to the same extent as the simple digestible fats (cream and butter) and the diet is more diversified than is possible in cases where the seat of infection and inflammation is in the intestinal tract, as in typhoid fever. . .. Because the tubercular patient needs all the resistance he can get from food, etc., additional vitamins should be given in the form of cod liver oil and other vitamin concentrates if the high-caloric diet does not provide enough to protect the patient. Fairfax T. Proudfit
Nutrition and Diet Therapy
1945