{"id":4172,"date":"2019-10-24T18:06:33","date_gmt":"2019-10-24T18:06:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/superhumantransformation.com\/?p=4172"},"modified":"2020-04-28T19:42:42","modified_gmt":"2020-04-28T19:42:42","slug":"full-fat-dairy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/superhumantransformation.com\/full-fat-dairy\/","title":{"rendered":"full-fat dairy"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>full-fat dairy.<\/h2>\n<p class=\"bard-text-block style-scope\"><b class=\"bard-text-block style-scope\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4173\" src=\"https:\/\/superhumantransformation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/the-benefits-of-full-fat-dairy-are-in-the-fat-600x338.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/superhumantransformation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/the-benefits-of-full-fat-dairy-are-in-the-fat-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/superhumantransformation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/the-benefits-of-full-fat-dairy-are-in-the-fat-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/superhumantransformation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/the-benefits-of-full-fat-dairy-are-in-the-fat-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/superhumantransformation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/the-benefits-of-full-fat-dairy-are-in-the-fat-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/superhumantransformation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/the-benefits-of-full-fat-dairy-are-in-the-fat-610x343.jpg 610w, https:\/\/superhumantransformation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/the-benefits-of-full-fat-dairy-are-in-the-fat.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>we love being CCW<\/b><span class=\"bard-text-block style-scope\">\u00a0(Counter Conventional Wisdom :)\u00a0<\/span><b class=\"bard-text-block style-scope\">full-fat dairy is another one of those topics that everyone seems to be completely confused on.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"bard-text-block style-scope\"><span class=\"bard-text-block style-scope\">on one end of the spectrum\u00a0<b class=\"bard-text-block style-scope\">we&#8217;ve got the anti-dairy groups:<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"bard-text-block style-scope\">\n<li><span class=\"bard-text-block style-scope\"><span class=\"bard-text-block style-scope\"><b class=\"bard-text-block style-scope\">paleo because dairy is &#8220;neolithic&#8221;<\/b> and considered a relatively recent entry into the human food supply. even tho most &#8220;paleo&#8221; people I know and follow consume butter, cheeses, and heavy cream???<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"bard-text-block style-scope\"><b class=\"bard-text-block style-scope\">those who say dairy is bad for you,<\/b>\u00a0and if you consume it, you want to consume the low-fat and non-fat versions.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"bard-text-block style-scope\"><span class=\"bard-text-block style-scope\">on the other end of the spectrum,\u00a0<b class=\"bard-text-block style-scope\">you have the supporters of dairy as an ancestral superfood:<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"bard-text-block style-scope\">\n<li><span class=\"bard-text-block style-scope\"><span class=\"bard-text-block style-scope\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westonaprice.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b class=\"bard-text-block style-scope\">Weston A. Price Foundation <\/b><\/a>who advocates high quality, full-fat dairy in all its varieties. in fact, Dr. Price found that most ancestral populations consumed dairy on a regular basis.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"bard-text-block style-scope\"><span class=\"bard-text-block style-scope\"><b class=\"bard-text-block style-scope\">Primal methodology,<\/b> which advocates full-fat dairy such as butter, heavy cream, full-fat cheeses, and yogurts in moderation. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marksdailyapple.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">check them out here<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.primalblueprint.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here.<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"bard-text-block style-scope\"><span class=\"bard-text-block style-scope\"><span class=\"bard-text-block style-scope\">holistic and functional health experts such as <a href=\"https:\/\/chriskresser.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b class=\"bard-text-block style-scope\">Chris Kresser.<\/b><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"bard-text-block style-scope\"><span class=\"bard-text-block style-scope\"><b class=\"bard-text-block style-scope\">the SHT!!!<\/b> we see dairy as an extremely healthful complement to a real food way of eating.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"bard-text-block style-scope\"><b class=\"bard-text-block style-scope\">there&#8217;s no question dairy is ancestral. dairy is about as real as real gets.<\/b> dairy comes straight from an animal and is either consumed raw or churned, fermented or soured, which makes it even more tolerable and digestible.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"bard-text-block style-scope\">\n<li><b class=\"bard-text-block style-scope\">humans have been consuming dairy for about 10,000 years.<\/b>\u00a0the longer we consume it, the better we adapt at digesting it as measured through increasing lactase persistence in populations that consume dairy regularly.<\/li>\n<li class=\"bard-text-block style-scope\"><b class=\"bard-text-block style-scope\">most healthy ancestral populations consume full-fat dairy.<\/b><\/li>\n<li class=\"bard-text-block style-scope\"><b class=\"bard-text-block style-scope\">just because we didn&#8217;t consume it over 10,000 years ago<\/b>, doesn&#8217;t&#8217; mean it isn&#8217;t good for us! olive oil wasn&#8217;t first produced until 8,000 years ago ;)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"bard-text-block style-scope\"><b class=\"bard-text-block style-scope\">for those who tolerate it, full-fat dairy is an extremely healthful addition<\/b>\u00a0to a real food way of eating:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"bard-text-block style-scope\">\n<li>complete amino acid profile.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Medium-chain_triglyceride\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">contains medium-chain triglycerides<\/a> which are a fat-based source of energy that is easy to use and doesn&#8217;t require much digestion.\u00a0 this makes full-fat dairy such as butter, heavy cream, and cheeses the perfect complement to our way of eating.<\/li>\n<li>contains the all-important fat-soluble nutrients such as vitamins A, D, and K2.<\/li>\n<li>contains\u00a0butyrate, phytanic acid, trans palmitoleic acid, and conjugated linoleic acids, all extremely beneficial\u00a0<a class=\"bard-text-block style-scope\" href=\"https:\/\/chriskresser.com\/still-think-low-fat-dairy-is-the-healthy-choice-think-again\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">as written by Chris Kresser here.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"bard-text-block style-scope\"><b class=\"bard-text-block style-scope\">what determines if you tolerate dairy or not?<\/b>\u00a0 just like with other foods in the real food realm, dairy doesn&#8217;t work for some people.\u00a0 just like nightshades don&#8217;t work for some people, just like eggs don&#8217;t work for some people, just like spinach doesn&#8217;t work for some people. just because eggs don&#8217;t work for some people, doesn&#8217;t mean we would recommend everyone give up eggs! and just because dairy doesn&#8217;t work for some people, doesn&#8217;t mean everyone needs to give up dairy!<\/p>\n<ul class=\"bard-text-block style-scope\">\n<li><b class=\"bard-text-block style-scope\">strong digestion usually leads to tolerating more variety of real foods.<\/b>\u00a0we&#8217;ve seen it happen many times in our progressions.\u00a0 someone comes in and can&#8217;t tolerate dairy at all, and within a few weeks, after eating real food and strengthening digestion, all of a sudden, they can tolerate dairy.<\/li>\n<li><b class=\"bard-text-block style-scope\">wheat and gluten sensitivity usually coincide with dairy intolerance.<\/b>\u00a0much of this has to do with gut permeability, and sometimes some dairy proteins cause a similar reaction from the body to gluten. meaning if you react to gluten, you may also react to some dairy proteins.<\/li>\n<li class=\"bard-text-block style-scope\"><b class=\"bard-text-block style-scope\">full-fat dairy quality is extremely important.<\/b> there&#8217;s a difference between consuming low-quality, manipulated, modified low-fat dairy, versus consuming high quality, organic, grass-fed, full-fat dairy products. personally I do great on Clover heavy cream in my coffee, but my stomach cramps when consuming Starbucks heavy cream!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"bard-text-block style-scope\"><b class=\"bard-text-block style-scope\">so here are our takeaways:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul class=\"bard-text-block style-scope\">\n<li>just like we all now know meat doesn&#8217;t cause cancer, cholesterol doesn&#8217;t cause heart disease, and whole grains aren&#8217;t healthy. . .\u00a0<b class=\"bard-text-block style-scope\"><b class=\"bard-text-block style-scope\">full-fat dairy isn&#8217;t a problem for those who tolerate it.<\/b><\/b><\/li>\n<li class=\"bard-text-block style-scope\"><b class=\"bard-text-block style-scope\">full-fat dairy is extremely healthful because of all the nutritional benefits it contains<\/b> including amino-acid profile, medium-chain triglycerides, fat-soluble nutrients (vit A, D, K2), and butyrate, phytanic acid, trans palmitoleic acid, and conjugated linoleic acids.<\/li>\n<li><b class=\"bard-text-block style-scope\">only consume full-fat dairy within the context of eating 100% fresh real food according to our guidelines.<\/b>\u00a0 within the context of eating real food, most people do really well on dairy. but if eating breads, pastas, pastries, or processed foods regularly, your system will probably be too hypersensitive to tolerate dairy, as well as other foods.\u00a0<a class=\"bard-text-block style-scope\" href=\"http:\/\/sht4life.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">if you don&#8217;t know, you can get in the know here.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><b class=\"bard-text-block style-scope\">strengthen your digestion.<\/b>\u00a0have consistent heartburn, gas, bloating, constipation, or diarrhea? these are clear indicators of poor digestion. eat 100% real food, and consider working with us to strengthen digestion using supplements and protocols that work.<\/li>\n<li class=\"bard-text-block style-scope\"><b class=\"bard-text-block style-scope\">consume full-fat dairy as a compliment to real food,<\/b> not as your primary food. cooking foods in butter, heavy whipping cream in your coffee, cheese on your salad, and some full-fat yogurt with fruit or honey for dessert are perfect ways to get full-fat dairy in, without consuming a massive amount of it.\u00a0 it&#8217;s healthful and beneficial but should NOT take the place of meats, fats, and veggies in the diet.<\/li>\n<li class=\"bard-text-block style-scope\"><b class=\"bard-text-block style-scope\">consume dairy in this order<\/b> (potentially least problematic to most problematic): ghee, butter, heavy cream,\u00a0sour cream,\u00a0cheese, and yogurt.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"bard-text-block style-scope\"><b class=\"bard-text-block style-scope\">resources:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul class=\"bard-text-block style-scope\">\n<li class=\"bard-text-block style-scope\">by Chris Kresser\u00a0<a class=\"bard-text-block style-scope\" href=\"https:\/\/chriskresser.com\/still-think-low-fat-dairy-is-the-healthy-choice-think-again\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Still Think Low-Fat Dairy Is the \u201cHealthy Choice\u201d? Think Again!<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"bard-text-block style-scope\">by Chris Kresser\u00a0<a class=\"bard-text-block style-scope\" href=\"https:\/\/chriskresser.com\/dairy-food-of-the-gods-or-neolithic-agent-of-disease\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dairy: Food of the Gods or Neolithic Agent of Disease?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed?term=Milk%20signalling%20in%20the%20pathogenesis%20of%20type%202%20diabetes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">milk and diabetes.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"bard-text-block style-scope\" href=\"https:\/\/wholehealthsource.blogspot.com\/2010\/12\/dairy-fat-and-diabetes.html#_jmp0_\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">full-fat dairy and diabetes.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"bard-text-block style-scope\" href=\"https:\/\/academic.oup.com\/ajcn\/article\/92\/1\/194\/4597302?maxto\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Biomarkers of milk fat and the risk of myocardial infarction in men and women.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"bard-text-block style-scope\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/ejcn201045\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dairy consumption and patterns of mortality of Australian adults.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"bard-text-block style-scope\" href=\"https:\/\/wholehealthsource.blogspot.com\/2010\/04\/full-fat-dairy-for-cardiovascular.html#_jmp0_\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">full-fat dairy and cardiovascular health.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>download more resources&#8230;.<\/h3>\n<p>at <a href=\"https:\/\/community.superhumantransformation.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">community.superhumantransformation.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>full-fat dairy. we love being CCW\u00a0(Counter Conventional Wisdom :)\u00a0full-fat dairy is another one of those topics that everyone seems to be completely confused on. &nbsp; on one end of the&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4173,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31,97],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/superhumantransformation.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4172"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/superhumantransformation.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/superhumantransformation.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/superhumantransformation.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/superhumantransformation.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4172"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/superhumantransformation.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4172\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/superhumantransformation.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4173"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/superhumantransformation.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4172"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/superhumantransformation.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4172"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/superhumantransformation.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4172"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}