Day 4, 5, 6 Raw Milk Therapy Update

 Update, Day 4, 5, and 6

Well, Day 6 is not quite in the books just yet, but since it is almost 7pm, I figured I'd get the update done. So, here are the numbers from the last 3-days:

Weight:

Day 4: 248.6

Day 5: 247.2

Day 6: 246.8

I have not drunk anywhere near the amount of milk recommended by Dr. Crewe in his 1929 book, Raw Milk Therapy. For my size, he would suggest a minimum of 6-quarts, ideally 7-8 quarts per day! Now that's a lot of milk. Don't get me wrong, I love the raw milk, but I also have to work and can't be sipping milk continuously every waking hour. That is exactly what is recommended for therapeutic value. Well, I'm going to try to ramp up my milk consumption over the weekend as I have stockpiled lots of milk and the self-life is about 8-days. I'm also drinking 1-2 pints of raw milk kefir each day. That is a nice change. I find my evenings are the only time I'm really craving...steak! That's really no surprise since beef is my favorite food, but to get around the craving I'm having iced milk (not ice cream) each evening. That seems to make it easier and gives me something to chew.

I also experienced the onset of some constipation on Day 4. I introduced some pemmican on Day 5 and again on Day 6 and as I suspected, that dealt very nicely with that issue. Pemmican is another aquired taste, and is basically shredded beef and tallow (fat), with some salt for flavoring. I find that (at least for me) fat has a laxative effect and this seemed to very easily deal with the milk's counter-effects. 

Overall I have felt pretty well, and have my usual energy and strength. I do miss some foods, especially the meats that I eat regularly. However, since my body is getting nourishment, this is much easier than the water fasting. There is lots of milk sugar in the raw milk, lots of fat and protein as well. I'm really not feeling any hunger at all. Daily caloric intake has been around 2000 calories, but I'm still losing weight pretty fast, about 2-pounds a day. Since I started at 259, I'm down just over 12 pounds in 6-days.

At this point, I'm planning to continue for at least another week. I had originally said I wanted to to until the end of the month, and that's still an option. I'll see how I feel next Saturday.

Despite all the milk sugar, my blood sugar has been extremely stable, about 84-86 mg/dl no matter what time of day I test it. Ketones are low (as expected), but I'm often surprised to see that I'm still in low ketosis. How can that be with so much milk sugar?

The work week was very challenging! It is very difficult to keep up with the milk while working through meetings, going into the office and doing the day-to-day duties of a technical trainer. I suspect that if one was on constant bedrest, you would have nothing to do but drink milk and would probably be able to consume much more than the 2-3 quarts I am able to drink on a workday. I'm thankful for the kefir because it is a nice change of flavor and texture from the fluid milk. The kefir is like a think, drinkable yogurt, and is tangy and definitely not sweet. I really enjoy it and am glad I decided to include it in my regimen. 

Well, that's all for now. On to Day 7 tomorrow.