The debate continues on the health issues associated with consuming dairy...the evidence I am willing to stake my life on is weighted heavily on the side of eliminating dairy completely. And yet, when I teach the Food for Life classes or engage in this discussion at dinner parties, most people admit to wanting to quit dairy but really feel they "just can't live without it". Cheese is the food most commonly listed as their "addiction".
Knowledge is power, so here is a great link from this month's PCRM (Physician's Committee for Responsible Medicine) Newsletter with a headline entitled Breaking the Cheese Addiction: Step 1--The Reality Check.
Also, from the same website, the top 10 reasons to eliminate dairy (come to my classes and I will help you find dairy alternatives!):
Dairy Top Ten List (as summarized from Cancer Project website and books)
1) Fat : 1% Milk is actually 23% fat, 2% Milk is 37% fat
2) Casein: fuels reproduction of cancerous cells (casein is the primary protein in dairy
products – whey is the other)
3) IGF-1: all dairy products (even organic) stimulate the production of IGF-1 in humans,
which fuels reproduction of cancerous cells
4) Hormones: all dairy products stimulate production of hormones in humans, which fuel
reproduction of some types of cancerous cells
5) Animal proteins (including dairy) create an acidic condition in the blood as the amino
acids are broken down. The acidic blood draws calcium (an alkaline) from the bones to
balance it. This calcium is flushed out to the bladder through the kidneys.
a. Increase of dairy intake is directly linked to an increase in osteoporosis rates and
hip fractures
6) In young babies, the enzymes in milk can closely mimic enzymes in the pancreas. So,
when the pancreas sees cow’s milk in the system, it may think it has “too much insulin”
so it shuts off – leading to Type 1 Diabetes. For babies with a predisposition to Type 1
Diabetes, there is a stronger correlation between cow’s milk consumption and Type 1
Diabetes than there is between smoking and lung cancer.
7) Dairy products are thought to stimulate the production of mucus, and exacerbate
allergy symptoms and asthma. Many students have experienced relief from allergy
symptoms after removing dairy from their diet for 30 days or so.
8) There is suspected link between acne and dairy intake – more detailed studies
are being conducted currently.
9) Dairy products’ sole purpose is to help a baby calf gain 1000 pounds in his first year of
life – they are similarly linked to weight gain in humans. This accelerated weight gain
and increase in hormone production leads to earlier puberty age in adolescents and
earlier menarche age in young women.
10) Dairy products interfere with the absorption of iron and vitamin D in the body (vit D3 is
protective against many types of cancer).
Knowledge is power, so here is a great link from this month's PCRM (Physician's Committee for Responsible Medicine) Newsletter with a headline entitled Breaking the Cheese Addiction: Step 1--The Reality Check.
Also, from the same website, the top 10 reasons to eliminate dairy (come to my classes and I will help you find dairy alternatives!):
Dairy Top Ten List (as summarized from Cancer Project website and books)
1) Fat : 1% Milk is actually 23% fat, 2% Milk is 37% fat
2) Casein: fuels reproduction of cancerous cells (casein is the primary protein in dairy
products – whey is the other)
3) IGF-1: all dairy products (even organic) stimulate the production of IGF-1 in humans,
which fuels reproduction of cancerous cells
4) Hormones: all dairy products stimulate production of hormones in humans, which fuel
reproduction of some types of cancerous cells
5) Animal proteins (including dairy) create an acidic condition in the blood as the amino
acids are broken down. The acidic blood draws calcium (an alkaline) from the bones to
balance it. This calcium is flushed out to the bladder through the kidneys.
a. Increase of dairy intake is directly linked to an increase in osteoporosis rates and
hip fractures
6) In young babies, the enzymes in milk can closely mimic enzymes in the pancreas. So,
when the pancreas sees cow’s milk in the system, it may think it has “too much insulin”
so it shuts off – leading to Type 1 Diabetes. For babies with a predisposition to Type 1
Diabetes, there is a stronger correlation between cow’s milk consumption and Type 1
Diabetes than there is between smoking and lung cancer.
7) Dairy products are thought to stimulate the production of mucus, and exacerbate
allergy symptoms and asthma. Many students have experienced relief from allergy
symptoms after removing dairy from their diet for 30 days or so.
8) There is suspected link between acne and dairy intake – more detailed studies
are being conducted currently.
9) Dairy products’ sole purpose is to help a baby calf gain 1000 pounds in his first year of
life – they are similarly linked to weight gain in humans. This accelerated weight gain
and increase in hormone production leads to earlier puberty age in adolescents and
earlier menarche age in young women.
10) Dairy products interfere with the absorption of iron and vitamin D in the body (vit D3 is
protective against many types of cancer).
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