The raison d'etre of this website is to provide you with hard scientific information which may help you make informed decisions in your quest for health (so far I have blogged concise summaries of over 1,500 scientific studies and have had three books published).

My research is mainly focused on the effects of cholesterol, saturated fat and statin drugs on health. If you know anyone who is worried about their cholesterol levels and heart disease, or has been told to take statin drugs you could send them a link to this website, and to my statin or cholesterol or heart disease books.

David Evans

Independent Health Researcher

Wednesday 29 June 2011

Lard successfully used to treat dermatitis

This post includes a summary of a paper published in the Archives of Dermatology and Syphilology 1941;44(5):849-861 and a recipe for carnitas michoacan.

Study title and authors:
INGESTION OF LARD IN THE TREATMENT OF ECZEMA AND ALLIED DERMATOSES
Real Food: What to Eat and Why
Books:
CLARK W. FINNERUD, M.D.; R. L. KESLER, M.D.; HILDA F. WIESE, Ph.D.
CHICAGO; OAK PARK, ILL.; CHICAGO
Department of Dermatology, Rush Medical College, and the Presbyterian Hospital.

This paper can be accessed at: http://archderm.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/summary/44/5/849

Lard was prescribed to be taken by mouth to a group of 42 patients who were suffering from various forms of chronic dermatitis. They were of all ages, from infancy to well past middle age.

Thirty-one of these were followed for variable periods, and the majority of them were thought to have shown some degree of improvement after having taken lard for from a few weeks to a few months.

More information on this subject: Books : Scientific Studies : Other Websites : Videos : Food Mall 


Recipe of the day

Carnitas Michoacan

Serves 8
 
Ingredients:
Boneless Pork Roast
Food Mall: Pork Roast
4 lbs pork roast (butt or shoulder)
1 medium white onion
1 tablespoon sea salt
1/2 lb bacon
2 lbs lard

Directions:
1 If the roast has skin or bone, leave them on. Rinse the roast and place in a large pot. Add enough water to barely cover.

2 Chop the onion into large pieces (about 8) and add to the pot. Add the salt.

3 Bring the water to a boil, then cover and simmer until the roast is tender, but not quite falling apart, about 2 hours.

4 Remove the roast and drain, discarding the onion. Remove any skin or bones. Cut or separate into large cubes of about 4 inches.

5 Put the lard in a heavy pot, melt and raise to a medium-high temperature. Test the temperature by dropping in a slice of bacon. It should boil immediately and take about 2 minutes to cook.

6 Cook all of the bacon in the lard, remove it and set it aside for another use. (This step is to flavor the lard).

7 Add the pork cubes a few at a time to the lard. Cook until they are starting to get crispy on the outside. I prefer to remove them when they are roughly halfway between totally crispy and not crispy at all, but that's a matter of personal preference.

8 Drain the pork, and salt if desired.

Carnitas Michoacan