My last blog entry about the connection between milk allergy and ADHD was so interesting that I had to continue reading about the health risks associated with drinking milk — and a lot of evidence seems to be saying that humans should not be drinking milk past infancy. Cow's milk in particular seems to pose several health risks.
Here are some more interesting facts I found at BeyondHealth.com:
- 70% of the world's population does not drink milk!
- The U.S. has only 4% of the world's population but it consumes more dairy than the other 96% combined. If milk were good for our bones, we would have the strongest bones in the world. Instead, we have one of the highest osteoporosis rates in the world. The countries with the highest dairy consumption have the most osteoporosis. Vegetables like broccoli, chard, and kale are rich sources of calcium. We need to get our calcium the same place cows get theirs
You have just made me so happy that my year and a half old son has a dairy allergy!
I'm glad I could help you see the positives in what is normally thought of as a negative situation. I'm curious about how you have worked around your son's dairy allergy. Do you buy soy milk products now? Thank you for your comment!
Unsweetened soy milk is great for diabetics and the carb-sensitive. I've been using it for several years.
One food that I found to help my lactose intolerant problem is actually a milk product. It is called Laloo's Goat Milk Ice Cream. (www.laloos.com)
Of course when you compare one milk to another milk, the results will be somewhat similar. But there are some differences that need to be highlighted – mainly the digestability factor for lactose intolerant people:
* Unlike cow's milk, goat's milk does not contain agglutinin. As a result, the fat globules in goat's milk do not cluster together, making them easier to digest.
*goat milk is reported to contain more of the essential fatty acids linoleic and arachnodonic acids, in addition to a higher proportion of short-chain and medium-chain fatty acids. These are easier for intestinal enzymes to digest.
*Goat milk protein forms a softer curd (the term given to the protein clumps that are formed by the action of your stomach acid on the protein), which makes the protein more easily and rapidly digestible.
*Goat's milk contains only trace amounts of an allergenic casein protein, alpha-S1, found in cow's milk.