Food for thought

[Guest guest]

Hi all,

As if you didn't have enough t think about and balance, here is a new one for

all of you who are not Casein free... cow's milk has varying levels of lead

in it, the source of which is the water the cows drink. I didn't even think

about this until I called the manufacturer of OSCAL this morning to find out

about the lead content of that product (1.23 ppm, if you're interested).

During the conversation I had with the service rep, she mentioned that people

get all freaky about lead in their calcium supplements and don't think about

the lead in their milk...her claim is that the lead in milk is at a much

higher concentration than in the oyster shell supplements. So, I started

trying to do some research and I'm kind of getting the runaround. However, my

husband (you remember, the attorney?) has a a couple of clients who are big

dairies and suppliers to such organizations as the LA Unified School

District. So, I put in a call to him to put me in touch with someone in the

know, whose brain I can pick about this stuff. The Sherlock Holmes in me

wonders if the large quantities of milk that pregant women typically drink

might be a factor in this autism puzzle. Obviously, there are many factors,

but if a vulnerable, developing fetus is consistently exposed to lead, is it

possible that some neuro damage might occur, thus starting the weakened

triangle of gut/brain/immune system, and then the obvious assault of the

mercury during the immunization regimen just puts the kids over the top? Just

a thought and I will let you all know what I find out on this. I will be look

into the organic milk dairies as well to find out if this issue is at all

addresed in how the cows are treated. I know Chembalance is a big proponent

of drinking milk, but this might be one more reason to really scrutinize its

value. A little more fuel to this fire is, I wonder about the metals content

of the flesh of animals...just like humans. Doesn't it stand to reason that

cows and chickens and turkeys and pigs also have a toxic load and are we

increasing the load in our bodies the higher on the food chain we eat? Stay

tuned.

Amber