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Healthy Home Economist / Archives / Raw Milk Fast / The Milk Cure 10-Day Fast (Day 1)

The Milk Cure 10-Day Fast (Day 1)

by Sarah Pope / Affiliate Links ✔

Paula enjoying a glass of raw milk on day 1
Kitties Love Raw Milk Too!

How did your first day of The Milk Cure go?  Here are the thoughts and observations from Paula, Richard, and me as we began the 10 day journey.  Please post the observations and thoughts from your own fast in the comments section.  We all want to know how you’re doing!

Paula: Rough start to my fast. Had a computer crash the day before, car broke down and my ice machine broke. Started my fast in a sleep deprived and semi-stressed state.  Very tired the first day and nearly fell asleep at my nail appointment mid-afternoon! I do think, however, it was more from the previous day and not sleeping well than the milk.

Worked out at noon like I usually do but it was a sub-par workout due to fatigue.  I should have rested instead.  I seemed hungrier than I remembered being last year and I consumed 2 cup portions whenever I felt I needed them (based on hunger) which was about every 2 hours.  Other than being tired, life as usual.  Weighed in at 118.6 that morning and consumed 13 cups total for the day.

Richard:  As the day went on, I noticed inflammation in joints and muscle inflammation decreasing. Digestion felt light and unburdened by drinking only raw milk.  Felt a little low on blood sugar at some points during the day but drinking a cup of milk quickly alleviated this problem.

Did 1/2 hour of gentle bouncing exercise on our blue exercise ball about 10pm.  Only drank about 6 or maybe 7 cups of milk the whole day (plus herbal tea and homemade kombucha).

Slept very well.

Sarah:  Am ready to go!  Starting weight is 123.5 lbs.   First time I’ve weighed myself in months.  I don’t own a scale, so will have to go to the same supermarket every couple of days to weigh myself.

Drank my first glass of raw cow milk at 8:30 am after letting it sit on the counter for an hour.  I plan to let each glass I drink sit for at least an hour on the counter before drinking it so that I don’t put really cold milk into an empty stomach which is not good for my Ayurvedic dosha (Vata) which prefers warm to hot food and drink as opposed to cold.

Took my regular daily dose of high vitamin cod liver oil and butter oil after drinking my first 2 cups of milk.

By noon, I’d had 4 glasses and felt pretty energetic. Did some semi-strenous yardwork for about an hour as it was so beautiful outside and wanted to get some sun and fresh air.

Got super hungry just after 12:30. Had 2 glasses of raw goat milk on the counter so sipped those down pretty quickly and the hunger pangs subsided in a few minutes.

Took an hour and a half nap from 4-5:30pm as I was feeling a little tired and a little headachy which worried me some since this can be a sign of low blood sugar for me.   Got up and drank 2 more glasses. Have had 10 cups by 6pm.  No more headache after the nap.

Cooked dinner for the kids and it wasn’t too much torture although I really wanted to eat.

Prayed and meditated at sundown that Vernon Hershberger’s hearing goes well.

Took a baking soda bath to relax and rest.  Started to get hungry again after the bath.

Finished 3 quarts by 9pm.  Was really hungry even after finishing the 12 cups for the day.  Not sure if I should drink more milk because I really don’t want anymore but I don’t want to be hungry either.

Had a cup of herbal tea at 10pm.  Not feeling hungry anymore.  Went to bed at 10:30pm.

Can’t believe I made it through Day 1.  I’ve never made it through even one day of a fast before with no solid food at all.

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Category: Detoxification, Natural Remedies, Raw Milk Fast
Sarah Pope

Sarah Pope MGA has been a Health and Nutrition Educator since 2002. She is a summa cum laude graduate in Economics from Furman University and holds a Master’s degree from the University of Pennsylvania.

She is the author of three books: the bestseller Get Your Fats Straight, Traditional Remedies for Modern Families, and Living Green in an Artificial World.

Her four eBooks Good Diet…Bad Diet, Real Food Fermentation, Ketonomics, and Ancestrally Inspired Dairy-Free Recipes are available for complimentary download via Healthy Home Plus.

Her mission is dedicated to helping families effectively incorporate the principles of ancestral diets within the modern household. She is a sought after lecturer around the world for conferences, summits, and podcasts.

Sarah was awarded Activist of the Year in 2010 at the International Wise Traditions Conference, subsequently serving on the Board of Directors of the nutrition nonprofit the Weston A. Price Foundation for seven years.

Her work has been covered by numerous independent and major media including USA Today, ABC, and NBC among many others.

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  1. Sandi

    Mar 8, 2013 at 12:57 pm

    I’m on my second day feeling great. The Dr Oz. show today is about milk causing Alzheimer’s . I will be watching to hear their findings regarding pasteurized milk.
    What are your thoughts Sarah

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