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Cow’sMilkNumberOneAllergyFood?

DavidHompes,BSc.,MSc

Cow’sMilk–ClinicalExperience

Inmyclinicalexperience,havingworkedwithmorethan1,200people,geOngpeopletoeliminatecow’smilkfromtheirdietfor60‐90‐dayshasconsistentlybroughtaboutexcellentimprovementsindigesTvehealth.

Milk:AnEducaTonalJourney…

•  I’dalwaysthoughtofmilkasahealthystaple.

•  Milkonmycereal,cheeseinmysandwiches,yogurtfordessertsandsnackswerecommonplace.

•  Asakid,though,Ididhavealotofearaches,consTpaTonandoccasionalabdominalcramping.

Milk:AnEducaTonalJourney…

•  IoXenwonderwhetheritwascow’smilkcausingtheseproblems.

•  In2002–whenIwas27yearsold‐IsawapresentaTonbyPaulChek,inwhichhelistedanumberofproblemsregardingcow’smilkconsumpTon

Milk:AnEducaTonalJourney…

•  InaddiTontoavoidinggluten,Paulrecommendedtakingclientsoffcow’smilkfor2‐3monthstoseeifitcreatedsymptomimprovement.

•  Ican’tsayInoTcedadifferencewhenavoidingcow’smilk,butIdidfeelalotworsewhenIusedsoymilkinstead.

Milk:AnEducaTonalJourney…

•  Paul’ssenTmentswereechoedbyDr.DanKalish,averysuccessfulchiropractorandpracTToneroffuncTonalmedicineforsome15years.

•  Again,aswellasgluten,Dr.Kalishrecommendsatemporarymilk‐freediettoseehowhispaTentsrespond.

DeadlyPoison?

•  RobertCohenwrotethisbook.

•  It’sbiasedbecauseofhispersonalexperiences.

•  It’sworthreading.

Milk:MyClinicalExperience

•  Somepeoplefeelalotbe^erwhentheyavoidmilkfor60‐90days.

•  Othersdon’tfeelanydifferent.

•  Theresponseinanygivenpersonseemstodependonanumberoffactors.

TheCaseAGAINSTMilk

•  PeoplewhoargueagainstmilkconsumpTondosoforanumberofreasons.

•  Let’stakealookatsomeofthemainones.

•  ThislistisnotexhausTve.

Milk:AllergyFood?

“Ifyouspeaktofolkwhospecializeinthefieldoffoodallergyandintolerance,theywillbesuretotellyouthatcow’smilktendstobefoodthatcausesthemostproblemsforpeopleintermsofsensiTvityorallergicreacTons.Assuch,whenfolkavoidmilk

altogether,orswitchfromprocessedcow’smilktogoatorsheepmilkproducts,theirsymptomscan

magicallyimprove.”

‐“TheHompesMethod”

TwoKindsofReacTonsagainstMilk

•  Itisknownthatmilkiscapableofcausingatleasttwodifferentkindsallergic‐typeresponses(forsimplicity’ssake).

•  ThereacTonmenTonedmostoXeniscalledlactoseintolerance,whichisnotactuallyanallergicreacTon.

•  Itoccurswhenyoudonothaveenoughoftheenzymelactaseitobreakdownthesugar–knownaslactose–incow’smilk.

LactoseIntoleranceSymptoms

•  Lactoseintolerantindividualstendtostrugglewith:–  bloaTng–  excessgas–  abdominalpain–  loosestools–  diarrhea– HeartburnHmmm…similartomanyofthesymptomsHpylori,Giardia,Cryptosporidiumandotherbadbugscancause!

LactoseIntolerance

•  Itisgenerallybelievedthatonceyouhavelactoseintolerance,youhaveitforlife.

•  Butwenowknowthatlactoseintoleranceisusuallyanoutcomeofotherissuesratherthanthecoreproblem.

•  Thus,itcanbe“fixed”inmanypeople.

LactoseIntolerance

•  YoulearnedpreviouslyaboutthedestrucTvepowerofglutenandhowithasthepotenTaltocauseagreatdealofintesTnaldamage.

•  ThecellsinyourintesTnalliningthatproducethelactaseenzymeareamongthosedamaged.

LactoseIntolerance

•  Thismeansthatmanyfolkarestrugglingwithlactoseintolerancebecausetheyareintolerantofgluten.

•  Onmanyoccasionswehavewitnessedclients’abilitytodigestcow’smilkimprovesignificantlyaXeraperiodofTmeonagluten‐freediet.

•  Thesefolkexperiencedimprovementsinsymptomsonremovingmilk,butwereabletograduallyreintroduceitaXer90‐daysabsTnence.

ChronicDigesTveInfecTons

•  Justlikegluten,badbacteria,parasitesandyeast/fungalovergrowthcandamageyourintesTne.Thelactoseintolerancewon’tgoawayunTltheGiardiabugshavebeendealtwith.

•  Giardia,forexample,isknowntocreatelactoseintoleranceininfectedpeople(anotherreasontogetacomprehensivestooltestdone!).

Giardia

•  Giardiahasasuckerthatenablesittoa^achtotheintesTneandcausedamage.

•  WeseequiteafewpeoplewithGiardia–it’sverycommon.

•  IBS,faTgue,bloaTng,loosstoolsandhivesaresomeofthesymptoms.

“Progesterone”andLactoseIntolerance

•  Dr.RayPeat,Ph.D.,hasdevelopedanothertheoryaboutlactoseintolerance.

•  Dr.PeatcontendsthatthehormoneprogesteroneisneededtomanufacturelactaseintheintesTne.

•  Adeficiencyinthishormonecanresultintheinabilitytomanufactureadequatelevelsoflactase.

•  Butwhywouldprogesteronelevelsdecline?

Stress!

Stress–initsmanyforms‐isubiquitousintoday’senvironmentandcomesinmanyforms:– Dietarystresssuchasglutenandprocessedfood– BloodsugarfluctuaTons– Traumaandinjurystress

– Exercisestress–toomuchortooli^le– Chemical‐80,000manmadetoxins– Mental,emoTonalandspiritualstress

Stress,cont.

•  WhenourbodiesareunderanycombinaTonofstress,wemakestresshormonesinlargeramounts.

•  Onestresshormone–corTsol–ismadedirectlyfromprogesterone.

•  Thus,themorecorTsolisneeded,thelessprogesteronetherewillgenerallybe.

•  AnyformofchemicalcontracepTvewillalsoknockoutprogesterone.

LowProgesteroneSymptoms

•  Inwomen,lowprogesteroneisresponsibleformenstrualsymptomssuchasPMS,cyclicalheadachesandmigraines,moodswings,painfulandlumpybreastsandperiodpains/menstrualcramps.

•  Lowthyroidandallitssymptoms.

•  LowprogesteroneisimplicatedasacauseofinferTlity.

LactoseIntoleranceRevisited

•  GiventheinformaTonintheseslides,lactoseintolerancemayactuallybetheresultof:

– Glutenintolerance,orinfecTons,damagingthecellsthatmakelactase.

–  Stress–inallitsforms‐whichreducesprogesteronelevelsinthebody.

–  ChemicalcontracepToninwomen,whichknocksdownprogesterone.

AllergytoMilkProteins

•  InaddiTontolactoseintolerance,somefolkalsodevelopreacTonstocertainproteinmoleculesincow’smilk.

•  Oneofthebestknownisamoleculecalledcasein.CaseinreacTonstendtooccurinthebloodoncethissubstanceisabsorbedfromthedigesTvesystem.

LeakyGut

•  A“leakygut”,causedbygluten,badbugs,nutrientdeficienciesandstress,willincreasethelikelihoodofmilkallergy(allfoodallergies,infact).

•  UndigestedfoodparTclescanleakthroughthegutwall,andwhenthishappenstheycancauseallergicreacTonsandalsooverwhelmtheliver.

MilkProteinAllergy,cont.

•  Typicalmilkallergysymptomsinclude:– stuffynose– postnasaldrip– headaches,–  faTgue,– skinrashessuchaseczema–  jointandmusclepain– DigesTvesymptoms(justlikeHpylori)

MilkQuality

•  Milkqualityvariesgreatly,dependingonhowthecowsareraised.IhaveseenfootageofcowsbeingkeptinappallingcondiTonsandthereisnodoubtthatthequalityoftheirmilkwillbeinferiortocowswhohappilyroamaroundoutdoorsinthesunshineandonfreshgreenpastures.

MilkQuality,cont.

•  AccordingtoRayPeatPhD,ifcowsarefedextremelybaddiets,forexamplewithaverylargeamountofgrain,allergenscanreachthemilk.

TheHealthoftheCowisImportant

•  ConvenTonallyraisedcowsarefedgrains,whichfa^ensthemupfasterbutcausestheirnutriTonallevelstodrop.

•  In“KingCorn”,there’saguytalkingaboutcorn‐fedcows–hesaysit’sagoodjobthey’reslaughteredwhentheyare,‘cuzthey’ddieanyway.

MilkQuality

•  IhavepersonallywitnessedsituaTonsinwhichclientsusedtwodifferentkindsofmilk–i.e.differentbrands–and,whereonebrandcausedsymptoms,theotherdidnot.

MilkQuality,cont.

•  MostofthemilkproductssoldinthesupermarketsarepasteurizedandsomeTmeshomogenized.

•  Thesetechniquesrendertheproductsprocessedfoodsandcanaffectthewaytheyinteractwithourimmunesystem.

MilkQuality,cont.

•  ThenutriTonalstatusofmilkisclearlyaffectedbytheprocessingtechniquesmenTonedabove.

•  Immune–supporTvemolecules,friendlybacteria,vitaminsandmineralstendtobereduced,orbecomelessavailabletothebody,whenmilkisprocessed.

TheCaseFORMilk

•  Milkhasbeenastapleinourdietforthousandsofyears.TheworkofWestonA.PriceDDS,showedthatpopulaTonsintheSwiss(ALPS)andAfricanMasaitribeinthe1930’sconsumeddairyasamainstapleintheirdiet.

Milk’sBenefits

•  Itisacompletefood,containfat,proteinandsugar,whichcanhelpreduceinflammaTon.

•  HasanexcellentraToofcalciumtophosphorus.

•  HighqualityofproteinwiththyroidandprogesteronequaliTes.

•  HasessenTalmineralsandvitamins.

Milk’sBenefits,cont.

•  VitaminA•  Bvitamins

•  VitaminD

•  VitaminE

•  Highinsaturatedfat,whichassiststhebodyineliminaTngPUFA’s,whichwe’lldiscussinaseparatesession.

IngredientstoWatchOutFor

•  DoestheproductcontainsyntheTcvitamins(e.g.AandD)?

•  Doesitcontaincarrageenan?

•  DoesitcontainaddedsugarandpreservaTves?

WhatitAllMeans

•  Whetherornotyoureactadverselytocow’smilkmaydependononeormoreofthesefactors.

•  Inotherwords,milkcanbeahealthy,healingfoodforsome,butaseriouslydamagingfoodforothers.

•  Fortunately,asthebodyheals,manypeoplecaneventuallybeginconsuminghighqualitycow’smilkproducts.

Cow’sMilkReplacements

•  Whencow’smilkfoodsarenotwelltoleratedtheycanoXenbesubsTtutedbyintroducinggoatandsheep’smilkproducts.

ManyFarmersareCo^oningon…

•  Mostsupermarkets,farmer’smarketsaswellasagrowingnumberofonlineretailersnowoffertheseproducts.

•  ThetransiTonfromcow’smilktothemilkoftheseotheranimalsisgenerallyverystraighsorward.

Non‐AnimalMilk

•  IDONOTrecommendsoyamilk–itistoxictothebodyinmyopinionandshouldnotbeconsumedaspartofahealthydiet.

•  Oatandalmondmilkmaycontainoxidizedcholesterol.

AWonderfulResource

•  OrganicdairyfarmerMarkMcAfeeandNaturopathicdoctor,DavidGetoff.

•  ExcellentinformaTon–highlyrecommended.

AFewExcerpts…

•  Thefoodindustryislookingforcheap,largevolumesofmilk.Acowispartofabusinessplanforburgersormilk.

•  Somedairieshave15‐20,000cows.

•  TheyfeedthecowsforopTmalmilkproducTon,notforthecow’shealth.

StandardizaTon

•  Mostdairyfarmersdon’thaveacreamery,whichmeanstheyjustdumpofftheirmilktoacentralizedcreamery.

•  Manydifferentdairiessupplythesamecreamery,meaningthatasinglebo^leofmilkmaybecomprisedofstandardizedmilkfromhundredsoreventhousandsofcows.

RawMilkvs.Pasteurized

•  Inthemajorityofcases,peopletoleraterawmilkbe^erthanpasteurizedversions.

•  Butthisisnotalwaysthecase.

•  HerearesomeargumentspresentedintheDVDbyMarkMcAfee.

RawMilk

•  Rawmilksimplymeansithasn’tbeenpasteurizedorhomogenized.

•  Rawmilkhasashortershelflife,sorawisnotgoodforcorporaterequirements.

•  InMarkMcAfee’spasture‐fed,organicherd,notasingle“badbug”wasdetectedinFDAtesTng(5yrs,24millionservings,morethan1,000tests–nopathogens!)

RawMilk,cont.

•  Whenpathogensareaddedtohealthy,rawmilkintenTonallyandexperimentally,these“badbugs”dieoffrapidlyduetotheprofoundimmunepowerofthemilkcomponents(lactoferrin,lysozyme,bacteria,colostrum,etc.)

RawMilk,cont.

•  Workconductedinthe1920sattheworldfamousMayoClinicdemonstratedthebenefitsofrawmilkinthetreatmentofawide‐varietyofailments,includingleakygutsyndrome,gastroenteriTs,arthriTs,asthma,neurotransmi^ers(auTsm),bodytemperature(glycoproteins)

•  h^p://www.realmilk.com/milkcure.html

QualityCounts

•  Pasture‐fedcowsfeedonlotsofdifferentgrasses:rye,alfalfa,clover,bermudagrass,sedangrassandjohnsongrass(lotsofbiodiversity).Thecowseata“smorgasbord”offoods‐theycaneatwhattheywantwhentheyneedit.

•  Thesecowsarehealthier;therumenisadifferentplacewhenthecowsdon’thaveanTbioTcsandgrains.Thecowslivemuchlonger.

PasteurizaTon

•  ThereareseveraltypesofpasteurizaTon,wherethemilkisheatedrapidly:– 140degreesfor30min– 161degreesforupto30sec(HTST)– 280degrees3‐5sec(UHT)

•  Thisprocesskillsmostofthebacteriainthemilk.PasteurizaTondoesn’tcleanthemilk:itjustkillsit(goodbacteriaaswell).

PasteurizaTon,cont.

•  PasteurizaToncausesbacteriatolyse(splitopen,orexplode),whichreleasesalotofthebacteria’sinternalproteins.

•  Ourimmunesystemcanreactagainsttheseproteins,whichmaycauseallergies.

PasteurizaTon,cont.

•  Pasteurizedmilkhashighhistaminelevels,whichcantriggerasthmaandotherallergic/immunereacTons.Italsolotsofdeadbacteriaasthebacteriaarekilledoff(theyexplode!)intheprocessing.

AcTonGuide

•  PleasedownloadtheAcTonGuide.–youwillseetwoopTons.

•  OPTIONONE:

•  Removecow’smilkfromyourdietfor60‐days.

•  Usegoat’sorsheep’smilk,orsheep’smilkproducts(cheese,etc.)instead.

•  Ifyoufeelbe^er,that’sgreat!Ifnot,movetoOpTonTwo.

AcTonGuide

•  OPTIONTWO

•  Avoidmilkandmilkproductsaltogetherfor60‐days.

•  ReintroducethemilkaXerthatTme,starTngwithgoatorsheepmilkproducts.

•  AssessyourreacTon.Ifyoufeelok,tryaddingincow’smilkagainonamorefrequentbasistotakeadvantageofitsqualiTesasawholefood.

AcTonGuide

•  Mypreferredorderofpreferenceforconsumingdairyproductsis:

1.  Rawgoat’s/sheep’smilkandcheese2.  Rawcow’smilk

3.  Pasteurizedgoat’s/sheep’smilk4.  Pasteurizedcow’smilk

Individuality

•  Remember,wearealluniqueindividuals.

•  Somepeopledoabsolutelyfineonpasteurizedproductsandmaynotdosogreatonrawdairyproducts.

•  Listentoyourbody–itknowsmorethanIdo.

HealingTime

•  Rememberthatlactoseintolerance,andevenreacTonstomilkprotein,maybehappeningbecauseofdamagetothegutcausedbyglutenandchronicinfecTons,orbyprogesteroneinsufficiency.

•  Asthebodyheals,milkmaybetoleratedmuchbe^er.

•  Reintroduceslowly,aXer60‐daysofavoidingit.

Summary

•  Milk,cheese,yogurts,etc.,iftolerated,aregenerallygreatfoods!

•  Ipreferrawmilktopasteurized,andpasture‐fedtocommerciallyraisedanimals.

•  Tocheckwhetheryoustrugglewithmilk,avoiditfor60‐days(usingopTonsoneortwopresentedhere)–thenreintroduceandmonitorsymptoms!

ThankYou!

•  Asalways,thankssomuchfortakingtheTmetoconsumethisinformaTon.

•  Again,asalways,feelfreetocontactusatoffice@hpexperts.comwithanyquesTonsyoumayhave.