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Kathryne Pirtle, author Performance Without Pain
Today, I am running two posts, both of them testimonies that were given last week at the Wisconsin Public Hearing on the legalization of raw milk. Here is the link to Lisa Jacobson’s testimony, below see Kathryne Pirtle’s.
My Testimony Before the Wisconsin Joint Committee Reviewing Raw Milk Legislation
by Kathryne Pirtle, Nutrient Dense Foods blog
My name is Kathryne Pirtle and I am a professional clarinetist with a national career. I play with the Orion Ensemble, which tours throughout North America and am Principal Clarinetist of the Lake Forest Symphony. I also often perform with the Lyric Opera, Ravinia Festival and Chicago Symphony Orchestras.
I am 52 years old and at age 45 I nearly died from a severe digestive disorder. I had suffered from chronic pain for 25 years. However, I had followed all the healthy high-fiber, low-fat eating dictates that we are told are necessary to insure good health for my entire life. Excellent health is very important to me. I ate lots of salads, grains, fresh fruits and vegetables, a little meat, eggs and dairy and only vegetable oils—no butter.
However, this way of eating was making me very ill. Besides being in chronic pain, at 42 I began experiencing acid reflux, and I developed a severe digestive disorder at 45 which caused me to have chronic diarrhea. I was going to the bathroom about 15 times a day! At that time, I was eating only vegetables, fruit, meat and olive oil. I did not know what to eat or if I would survive.
See the rest of Kathryne’s testimony on her blog today:
My Testimony from the hearing to Legalize Raw Milk in Wisconsin
