Got Milk? Then Allergies, Mucus, & MORE!

Every time I see one of those white mustache ads adorned by a famous celebrity, I cannot help but think back to the ads that promoted smoking by famous stars such as Charlton Heston and James Dean. Didn’t advertising lie to us then? How can we believe such things now when we have so much more information and research available to us? Are we just gullible or maybe just lazy? Let’s take a look at what fifteen minutes on the internet did for my current knowledge base. I’m not referring to commercial sites with an agenda. I mean legitimate sites that provide research that is being performed by real scientists and universities.

According to the Academy of Allergy Asthma and Immunology, cow’s milk is the number one cause of food allergies. Former Director of Pediatrics at Johns Hopkins University, Dr. Frank Oski, has written that consuming dairy from cows leads to persistent health problems. He says, “The fact is: The drinking of cow’s milk has been linked to iron deficiency anemia in infants and children, and it has been named the cause of cramps, and diarrhea in much of the world population, and the cause of multiple forms of allergies as well.” Dr. Frank Oski believes that the persistent problems from cow’s milk consumption include: Coughs, sinus infections, asthma, ear infections, constipation, runny noses, upper respiratory infections, gas, eczema, and gastrointestinal (stomach) problems.

Dr. Sam Bahna & Douglas Heiner report in their book, Allergies to Milk, that milk may cause difficulty
breathing, especially during sleep. Noisy breathing is due to excess mucus in the throat. These researchers found that rather than taking unnecessary medications, such as decongestants, antibiotics, or cough syrup, relief can be found by the elimination of cow’s milk dairy from the diet.

Dr. Williams Ellis, who has studied the effects of dairy for more than 40 years, says that dairy is, “…simply no good for humans.” He finds that the excess mucus caused by dairy can harden and form a coating on the inner wall of the intestines, thus hindering absorption of nutrients.

Dr. Benjamin Spock spoke out against the feeding of cow’s milk to children, saying that it can cause anemia, allergies, and insulin dependent diabetes, which sets up for a life of obesity and heart disease.

Harvard’s ground breaking study,Nurses Health Study, of 78,000 nurses, suggests that dairy can actually cause osteoporosis and was linked to more bone fractures than in non-dairy participants. Summarizing this study, the Lunar Osteoporosis Update explains, “Increased hip fracture was associated with dairy calcium uptake. If this were any other agent other than milk, which has been so aggressively marketed by dairy interests, it undoubtedly would be considered a major risk factor.” The study concludes that animal protein actually leaches calcium from bones.

After 36 published studies, Yale University found that milk does not appear to prevent osteoporosis and, in
fact, may cause more bone fractures than non-dairy consumers.

So, what’s the deal with lactose? This is the inability to digest milk sugar lactose. 75% of the world’s human population loses the ability to digest lactose shortly after weaning from their mother’s milk. Humans are not genetically set up for the digestion of cow’s milk. Milk, and dairy products in general, contain no fiber or complex carbohydrates, and they are laden with saturated fat and cholesterol. It is also contaminated with cow’s blood and pus, and is frequently contaminated with pesticides, hormones and antibiotics, which you
absorb into your body.

Dairy consumption is known to be linked with: Allergies, constipation, obesity, heart disease, and other problems. Dairy consumption builds dairy producers profits, not your bones, and it may even harm them. Get educated, get informed, and get healthier!