Type I Diabetes – Caused by Milk?

Monday, July 19th, 2010

Type I diabetes, commonly known as juvenile diabetes, and its causes have been the subject of many studies throughout the United States and the world.  Recent studies have indicated that this illness may actually be caused by what we eat.  The studies, conducted by Dr. T.  Colin Campbell of Cornell University, show that early-onset type I diabetes may specifically be caused by early childhood milk consumption.

Type I diabetes is an autoimmune disease that initiates when the body produces antibodies that attack antigens – poisons that that body has been exposed to – that unfortunately are almost identical to its own pancreas cells.  This causes the body to attack its own cells, and the result is that the pancreas will stop producing insulin.  From the recent studies, Dr.  Campbell states that they may have pinpointed milk consumption as a potential food that initiates the production of these antibodies in infants.  The research showed that when an infant is weaned from breast milk too early and consumes cow’s milk, they may not fully digest the milk proteins, and as a result amino acid fragments from the cow’s milk pass from the infant’s stomach into the bloodstream, where the immune system attacks them as foreign invaders.  The immune system cannot tell the difference from these amino acid fragments and its own pancreas cells, and thus type I diabetes is initiated.

Marketing from the dairy industry leads us to believe that cow’s milk is healthful for children, and is the source of nutrition currently used in many infant formulas.  This research may cause many new parents to reconsider.

For more information on this topic, please contact the T. Colin Campbell Foundation at www.tcolincampbell.org

Bethany’s Raw Pizza

Monday, May 31st, 2010

Holy Guacamole! This recipe is out of this world. I whipped up this pizza this weekend, and out came my cooked food guest’s comment “Wow this tastes like real pizza!” In typical style, this was a spontaneous throwing together of ingredients, but if you follow the recipe below, I am quite sure you will come up with a masterpiece. (more…)

Rawkstar Corn Tortillas

Monday, May 10th, 2010

Check out this awesome video of a simply delicious recipe for Raw Corn Tortillas!  Let us know how it goes when you make them. (more…)

Raw Mexican Fiesta Recipes!

Sunday, May 9th, 2010

We had an awesome time at the event lastnight, great people, even better food, and of course absolute madness!!  For anyone who missed the event here are the recipes for the food that was made.  Hope you enjoy it as much as we did (more…)

Zucchini Mango Marinara

Wednesday, April 28th, 2010

Check out this awesome video of Fritz making a Zucchini Mango Marinara that he found online, and added a few other ingredients to make it according to our taste (more…)

Raw Tastiness in Ten!

Tuesday, April 27th, 2010

Fritz decided to find a recipe online and test how long it would take to make, because a lot of people say raw food is hard and takes time to make….  Not only was it quick and easy, it tasted better than something you would buy at a restaurant.  It was called the “Mexi Fiesta Soup”, the ingredients are listed in the video….  Enjoy! (more…)

Rawkalicious Onion Bread!

Friday, April 16th, 2010

This onion bread is so good that we had to share the recipe with everyone!  We recorded Bethany making it throughout the process, so not only do you get the ingredients and directions, but you also get to watch how it’s done.  We hope you all enjoy it as much as we do.  Enjoy the video and let us know how yours comes out (more…)

Dessert Party Recipes!

Monday, April 12th, 2010

Vanilla Almond Milk

Ingredients:

• 1 cup almonds, soaked overnight
• 3 cups water
• 4-5 dates
• 1 tsp vanilla extract or ground vanilla bean (more…)

Superstar Foods

Tuesday, March 30th, 2010

We had the most amazing time tonight at the Capitola Whole Foods.  We went on an exciting excursion around the store to see what kind of marvelous raw foods we could encounter, and of course talk about their benefits and why they are so great!  At the end of the tour we made a delicious salad that had a variety of greens, fruits, and vegetables, all topped with the Rawesome ZUKAY salad dressings!  Also, Whole Foods was kind enough to give everyone samples of their Raw Vegan Cheese Cake, it was pretty good (Of course, not as good as Fritz’s ).  Thanks to everyone who came, and especially Whole Foods and Melissa for being so helpful.  We had mentioned Chia Seed Pudding and wanted to make sure that everyone can have the recipe, so here it is: (more…)

Raw Foods Made Easy – Capitola, CA

Sunday, February 28th, 2010

Today we had an amazing turnout at the Whole Foods in Capitola, CA!  The talk was on: “Raw Foods Made Easy”, where Bethany Tait (yes she has a huge band aid on her forehead!) covered subjects including nutrition, health, to making your Healthy Raw Food fun and delicious!  Along with that, we were able to sample out a smoothie, cucumber slices covered with pumpkin seed pesto, and energy balls!  For anyone who wants the recipes here they are:

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