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Properly managed soil feeds soil life. Healthy soil life processes carbon, minerals and probably things we haven't even discovered yet to in turn feed properly managed plants. Properly risen plants consumed by properly risen animals, cows producing milk in this case, to contain those necessary needed nutrients to process and produce a complete profile for actual real and healthy milk.

No need for high tech, heavily soaked chemicals or additives to produce just one more thing in a line of pretend food needing massive PR Marketing. Pretend food more than likely also heavily subsidized throughout the Industrial Factory Farm system hiding a higher cost beyond what is seen for such products on the shelf.

Properly managed agriculture addresses in dramatic, substantial ways to clean up, heal nearly every negativity we currently deal with because of the current total disconnect from how Creation actually works.

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Great information from this article by Dr. Mercola. I love organic goat yogurt, which also provides pentadecanoic acid, also known as C15:0 or simply C15. It is a saturated fatty acid with 15 carbon atoms and no double bonds. Good sources of C15:0 are full-fat dairy products, ruminant meat, and fatty fish. C15:0 may be a potentially valuable nutrient for overall health. Dr. Mercola has referenced this fatty acid. https://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2023/12/26/dairy-fat-benefits.aspx (2023).-

Together with C15:0's previously demonstrated abilities to target longevity pathways, hallmarks of aging, biomarkers of the rate of aging, and core components of type 2 diabetes, heart disease, cancer, and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, our results support C15:0 as an essential nutrient with activities equivalent to or superior to those of leading candidate compounds for enhancing longevity. C15:0 deficiencies (≤0.2% of total circulating fatty acids) may increase susceptibility to ferroptosis, dysmetabolic iron overload syndrome, type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and NAFLD. Furthermore, evidence is provided that C15:0 supplementation can reverse the described C15:0 deficiency syndrome, including key components of ferroptosis. Given the decreased dietary intake of C15:0, especially among younger generations, comprehensive studies are required to understand the potential magnitude of Cell Fragility Syndrome in different populations.

1) Anti-inflammatory properties. C15:0 fatty acids had significant anti-inflammatory effects, reducing markers such as MCP-1, a protein that attracts immune cells.

2) Improves cardiometabolic health. In a larger observational study exploring data from over 15,000 people, higher blood levels of odd-chain fatty acids, including C15:0, were associated with lower levels of LDL cholesterol, triglycerides, apolipoprotein B, and other cardiovascular risk markers.

3) Protection of liver health. An observational study of 237 children and adolescents revealed that higher dairy fat intake and higher levels of certain fatty acids, including C15:0, were associated with lower liver fat levels.

4) Reduced risk of type 2 diabetes. C15:0 promotes glucose uptake into muscle cells and improves insulin sensitivity without affecting insulin-dependent pathways.

5) Cellular health and longevity. Dr. Venn-Watson points to the potential for C15:0 to prevent cell damage and death associated with aging by promoting cell membrane stability and mitochondrial repair.

Unfortunately, industrial agricultural practices have altered the nutritional content of dairy and meat products, reducing the natural levels of C15:0 in these foods. Furthermore, most nutrition authorities currently do not recognize C15:0 as a nutrient. According to Dr. Venn-Watson, research from human, animal, and laboratory studies indicates that most people need 100 to 300 milligrams of C15:0 daily to achieve and maintain healthy blood fatty acid levels. Yogurt, C15:0 content per 3/4 cup (170 grams):

• Whole cow's milk Greek yogurt: 80 to 100 milligrams

• Whole cow's milk yogurt: 70 to 90 milligrams

• Whole goat's milk yogurt: 60 to 70 milligrams

Cheese, C15:0 content per 1 ounce (28 grams):

• Swiss (Emmenthaler): 70 to 90 milligrams

• Parmesan: 70 to 90 milligrams

• Goat's milk: 65 to 85 milligrams

• Cow's milk mozzarella: 50 to 80 milligrams

Milk fats, C15:0 content per 1 tablespoon (14 grams):

• Heavy cream: 50 to 60 milligrams

• Butter: 50 to 60 milligrams

• Cream cheese: 45 to 55 milligrams .--

https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/15/21/4607 (2023) .--

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-020-64960-y (2020).--

https://www.mdpi.com/2218-1989/14/7/355 (2024).--

https://keto-mojo.com/es/article/c15-fatty-acid-health-benefits/ .---

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211601X15000255?via%3Dihub .---

https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0022030223002278 .---

Experimental research has shown that C15:0 is an active and beneficial fatty acid with direct pleiotropic activities relevant to halting chronic diseases, particularly with aging. Specifically, C15:0 is a dual peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor α/δ partial agonist, an activator of AMP-activated protein kinase, and a histone deacetylase 6 inhibitor. Additionally, C15:0 has been shown to repair mitochondrial function, improve red blood cell stability, regulate glucose metabolism, and decrease cancer cell proliferation.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9135213/ (2022).—

C15:0 is a recently discovered essential fatty acid that plays a pivotal role in physically strengthening cell membranes and protecting cells from lipid peroxidation. As part of a cellular stability hypothesis, it is proposed that adequate concentrations of C15:0 in cell membranes are necessary to prevent ferroptosis, a recently discovered method of cell death involving lipid peroxidation of cell membrane fatty acids and intracellular iron, which has also been linked to type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and NAFLD.

Based on numerous studies provided in this review, a definition of C15:0 nutritional deficiency is offered (circulating C15:0 ≤ 0.2% of total fatty acids). A description of the pathophysiology behind this C15:0 nutritional deficiency syndrome (cellular fragility syndrome) is provided, explaining how low C15:0 levels can accelerate the progression of aging-associated diseases, including dysmetabolic iron overload syndrome, type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and NAFLD. In addition to correcting nutritional deficiencies, there is evidence that optimal circulating C15:0 concentrations (>0.4% to 0.64% of total fatty acids) may support cardiovascular health and longevity over the long term. Continued studies, including clinical trials, will help further test the cellular stability hypothesis and the proposed definition of C15:0 nutritional deficiencies. Given the global declines in dietary C15:0 intake, further studies are needed to better understand the depth and breadth of the cellular fragility syndrome driven by C15:0 deficiency in different human populations and how this syndrome may be contributing to the increase in aging-associated diseases, particularly among younger individuals.

https://www.mdpi.com/2218-1989/14/7/355 (2024).--

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