was:(no subject)Now: Antibiotics, mastitis and controlled study refernce

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Hi Felicia and others,

Am glad some others are interested too in the evidence and proving of the

qualities and characteristics of kefir. DOM cites the one study I was

particularly referencing re. kefir killing mastitis. I am copy/pasting from a

post I had sent previously to another forum on it with the link to it to be

found here at the FAQ site I believe:

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As was said here, it is unresearched and unknown what kefir could/could not do

with the hormonal contamination .. but I rest easier knowing that kefir has

handled moderate " pus " for generations. See FAQ 21, & 36, possibly on to 38 if I

recall, on DOM's FAQ website re. kefir safety and even tests which have been

done with alternative treatment for cow mastitis using kefir, (pus and

inflammations, etc.) at the FAQ website for these matters:

http://users.chariot.net.au/~dna/kefir-faq.html

It is an area of research which should be done to see what happens to various

types of hormones with kefir symbiosis .. it is dynamic with its environment. As

is noted, there can be different results expected with the different sweet to

sour acidic stages of kefir fermentations. Dominic noted that different people

react differently to the different stages. So, any research would also have to

test different stages to see the results.

And THAT might not still give a final accurate and reliable, reproducible result

since kefir changes over time to its environment. I believe it also reacts to

whatever " traumas " it may experience. Going on that theory, when I was

experimenting to see how large my giant kefir could get, I tried to minimize the

amount of handling I had to do with it .. gently draining off milk after the

first 24, etc. so as to minimize the need for division. I do not know if that is

the reason it grew as it did for sure, but I believe it was a large factor.

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There is yet another study " out there " which I posted at one time (my Outlook

Express " ate " a good share of my emails so I have a hard time finding anything

and my desktop searchers are almost worthless at this point in time.) The study

was about whether certain kefir bacteriocins were more effective than

antibiotics in eradicating or maintaining healthy vaginas where certain " bad "

organisms were introduced or present.

I will keep my eyes open for that one also.

There is ALWAYS a " BETTER WAY " ! WE can find & make ITa " Cradle for Humanity " !