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Dr. Francis Pottenger MD is most well known as the researcher and author of the groundbreaking studies on cats that demonstrated that critical nutrients in meat and raw milk are lost through cooking and pasteurization.
What is less well known is that Dr. Pottenger also operated a sanitorium for patients with tuberculosis, asthma, allergies, and other respiratory diseases.
At his hospital, Dr. Pottenger served his convalescing patients liberal servings of liver, butter, cream, and eggs.
Hard to believe, but this is in sharp contrast to the food served in hospitals and nursing homes today which almost exclusively consists of highly processed, sugar-filled foods loaded with additives, extenders, and MSG.
Dr. Pottenger knew well how to cure respiratory illness, relying heavily on the Traditional Superfoods as his main remedies.
Unfortunately, folks today typically have no idea how to cure respiratory illness. A trip the doctor’s office yields no help either as a prescription for strong allergy meds or antibiotics is the only solution offered in most cases.
While plant based antibiotics can help tremendously, sometimes a boost in nutrition is required as well.
Liver Cocktail
One of Dr. Pottenger’s tonics for respiratory illness was a Liver Cocktail that is beneficial for its stamina and lung building properties in athletes and asthmatics alike. He knew that organ meats are the most nutrient-dense foods on the planet. Even the best combination of plant superfoods does not compare gram for gram.
If you or someone in your family has a cough that won’t go away or some other respiratory illness that is not responding to either conventional or alternative treatments, try this tonic once or twice a day for 3-5 days in a row and watch your health quickly return!
If you are an athlete training for any type of sporting competition, you will find this tonic of incredible stamina building benefit as well!
Respiratory Remedy Recipe
Dr. Francis Pottenger MD's famous and highly effective respiratory remedy that is a nutritional powerhouse unlike no other.
Ingredients
- 2 tsp raw grassfed liver from beef, buffalo or lamb
- 1/2 tsp desiccated raw liver Use if fresh liver unavailable
- 6 ounces fresh tomato juice must be fresh pressed
- 1 dash tabasco sauce or cayenne pepper
- 1 Tbl liquid whey
- 1 squeeze fresh lime juice
Instructions
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Finely grate the liver and mix well with the remaining ingredients.
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Drink immediately!
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Make fresh each time.
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Consume this tonic once or twice a day for 3-5 days in a row for best results.
Recipe Notes
Adaptation from Nourishing Traditions Cookbook, Tonics and Superfoods
Per USDA guidelines, use raw liver frozen for a minimum of 14 days to eliminate risk of parasites.Â
Powdered whey cannot be used as drying whey into fine granules even at low temperatures damages the fragile milk proteins. Use fresh liquid whey from clabbered milk, yogurt or homemade kefir.Â
References
Nourishing Traditions
Pottenger’s Cats
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Personally I would rather die from this cough than eat liver or beef….if any body has some other ideas let me know..plus what was this researcher doing working with cats anyway that is barbaric
Sarah, thank you for this interesting post. Do you know what it is about raw liver that is so good for respiratory ailments? When I’m wheezing along, “Ooo, raw liver, THAT’S what I need” doesn’t readily pop into my mind. Also, I may be missing something, but does “grassfed” MEAN organic? The recipe doesn’t specify ORGANIC liver. I’m sure that’s preferable, but if I can’t find organic, is grassfed liver “good enough”? All of this is so very new to me that any help you can give would be most gratefully appreciated. Have a great day.
Is it possible to use dessicated liver tablets/capsules as an alternative?
This is a fresh cocktail and it’s benefit is in its rawness and freshness. Use desiccated liver only if fresh liver is not available.
my 5 y.o. son always has allergy-related cough and wheezing the past week. we’re trying a chinese pear drink which seems to help but would love t try this too. however, he cannot take dairy (anaphylactic to milk). is there anything to substitute the whey with?
Hi Felicia, just leave the whey out.
Sounds like a winning combination. I dearly wish I could get my kids to drink/eat stuff like this. I have one son in particular who deals with allergies, like right now, but is terrible when I break out my home remedies. Soooo frustrating. Any ideas on how to get them to take things like this?
Hi Ann, it is different strategy with every child/every situation, but what has worked well for me in the past is taking away a priviledge (if the child is old enough for this approach). For example, if there is a favorite game or TV show – it would be withheld for a period of time if the remedy is not accepted. It has worked very well for me. My kids generally don’t put up a fuss about stuff anymore that I give them to keep them well or help get them well if they are sick.
So, how do I get liver that’s been frozen for 14 days?
Hi Drea, just buy some grassfed liver from a local farm and make sure it is frozen for at least 14 days. You don’t have to buy it that way.
Would you drink on cocktail a day? How often would you drink it?
Twice a day would be the most frequently, I am guessing. Morning and evening would be incredible, but once a day would be sufficient as well.
Wow, this post was so timely for us. Our daughter has had a naggin cough for weeks now and we always have success with herbs and natural treatments and this keeps hanging on for some reason this time. I believe it is allergy related. We have all these ingredients and I am going to try this. Thank you! Question – is it assumed this is all you subsist on for the 3-5 days? Or a normal diet with three of these drinks per day?
Nickole @ http://www.savvyteasandherbs.com
No … you should eat normally as well. Try to have the cocktail on an empty stomach (no food for 2 hours beforehand) and don’t eat anything for at least 30 minutes afterward.
Exactly .. not exactly a yummy drink although some folks would no doubt enjoy it. Better than meds though with all the weeks of repair to a damaged gut that has to be done.
Oh man, I wish I had seen this two days ago. My hubby finally went and got antibiotics after 6 weeks of nasty wet cough and was diagnosed with a bronchial infection and inflammation. He feels a lot better but now we have to go through the process of re-culturing his system once that’s all done. Of course I don’t know if he would have willingly taken this concoction, knowing what was in it. It would have been, “Don’t ask, just chug.” ☺