Grass-fed Butter - Delicious healthy fats
Grass-fed butter- Delicious healthy fats
Butter has some pretty impelling qualities to warrant its inclusion in our diet:
Butter is a stable, predominately saturated fat and the best source of
fat-soluble vitamins. Vitamins A (retinol, needed by the
thyroid gland and for good vision), D , K and
E .
THE "PRICE FACTOR". Vitamin
Absorption Catalyst in Butter from pastured cows - Dr Weston Price, who studied
diets of isolated peoples around the world, found that deep yellow
butter from pasture fed cows is very high in all fat-soluble vitamins, which he determined to be catalysts needed for the metabolic assimilation
of water-soluble vitamins found in vegetables, grains and meat. This catalyst disappears
if cows are fed cotton-seed or high protein soy diets, but does survive
pasteurization.Butter and cream from pasture-fed cows are a delicious addition to
our diet to ensure effective assimilation of minerals and water-soluble vitamins.
Contains short and medium chain fatty acids that
the body uses for energy. BUTYRIC and
LAURIC fatty acids
are also anti-fungal, antimicrobial and prevent tumor formation.
Provides the intestines with a fat source needed to convert
plant carotenes into vitamin A
Omega-6 and Omega-3
EFA's
are in small, but equal balance in butter
Contains CLA (highest level is from pasture-fed
cows). Shown to have strong anti-cancer properties.
Contains LECITHIN to assist breakdown and assimilation
of cholesterol and fats.
Contains TRACE MINERALS. Manganese ,
zinc, chromium, selenium (rich source, powerful antioxidant, needed for thyroid
gland), iodine (protects against goiter in mountainous areas).
THE "WULZEN FACTOR". Present in
raw butter, cream and whole milk, but destroyed by
pasteurization, this "anti-stiffness"factor
protects humans/animals from degenerative arthritis, hardening arteries, cataracts.
Calves fed pasteurized or skim milk will not thrive until raw
butterfat is added back into their diet.Today unfortunately,
obtaining raw butter is a challenge.
Where to find good pastured, organic butter?
The following are good sources, but from pasteurized rather than preferred
raw milk (may be able to find locally):
Made
with milk from 100% pasture-fed cows:
Made
with milk from cows that are mostly pasture-fed:
Enjoy it!
Claims that "time-tested" butter causes chronic high cholesterol values
have not been substantiated by research, so go ahead and enjoy it (in moderation
of course) - fry with it (but don't let it burn), spread it on your bread and drizzle it over your vegetables!
Butter can be kept frozen to extend shelf-life
Butter Oil (Ghee) from cows grazing on fast-growing
grass contains "Activator X"
"Activator X"now known to be Vitamin K2 (MK-4)
Vitamin K
- "For Koagulation and Kalcium"
Health benefits of quality butter oil containing "Activator X"
(Vitamin K)
(E.g. X-Factor Gold by Green Pastures®)
"Activator X" is a significant immune system builder. Dr. Weston Price, who studied the health/nutrition connection
in native diets world-wide in the 1930's/40's, identified "Activator X" as a significant
immune system builder, through its exponential affect on the body's utilization
of minerals. He found that "Activator X" has extraordinarily high levels in high-vitamin
butter oil made from centrifuged, deep-yellow butter fat produced by cows grazing
exclusively on rapidly growing grass.
Contains "Anti-stiffness factor" (Wulzen
Factor). Protects against degenerative arthritis (calcification of the
joints), cataracts, and hardening of the arteries.
Glycosphingolipids protect against gastrointestinal infections. Especially in the very young and the elderly.
12-15% Short /Medium length-Chain Fatty Acids. These are absorbed directly from the small intestine to the
liver to be converted into instant energy (does not need to be
emulsified by bile salts). These fatty acids also have antimicrobial, anti-tumor
and immune-system-supporting properties.
Highly protective lauric
acid is not found in other animal fats. It is made only by the
mammary gland, not in the liver like other saturated fats.
LAURIC acid increases
heart-protective HDL cholesterol. We can obtain small amounts of
LAURIC acid in
butterfat or large amounts in coconut oil.
BUTYRIC acid is essentially
unique to butter, has both antifungal and anti-tumor properties. It
is also an important energy source for the cells lining the colon.
Other considerations
Centrifuged Butter. Centrifuging butter produces a butter-oil concentrate with a solid layer beneath
it, the oil being much richer in "Activator X" than whole butter.
Synergistic effect between "Activator X" and cod
liver oil. Often called out to dying or sick
people, Dr. Price found that cod liver oil in conjunction with "Activator X' in
butter oil had a remarkable, synergistic, health-restoring effect on numerous conditions,
which was not as obvious when using them separately. This protocol also yielded
very positive restorative results on dental caries, according to several case histories
cited in his book "Nutrition and Physical Degeneration".
Synergistic benefit is attained by taking ½ tsp. / day of concentrated
butter oil concurrently with a cod liver oil supplement