Re: Update on diet --/dairy

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>>>> Anyway, there's a lot to the whole milk question.

Right, Marti. There is a lot to it. There is the casein thing, the

lactose thing (some people may have a problem with lactose and not

casein), the antibacterial thing, the mineral uptake thing, the

lactic acid bacteria (probiotic thing), the phenol thing, ...

Also milk can promote histamine, so if you are running high in

histamine that can cause an adverse reaction with milk. I think this

tends to be the runny nose, skin problems, asthma, maybe ear

infections, etc.

Here is some information provided by W on another board that

explains it well - includes reference to Magnesium (which keeps

coming up) and the bad bacteria:

" Undigested and fermented food causes the body to raise histamine

levels, which produce allergic reactions. This is why people take

antihistamines for allergies, to lower histamine levels.

Interestingly, Mg is needed to reduce histamine levels.

Low stomach acid levels reduce levels of beneficial intestinal

bacteria which is needed for absorption of magnesium. When lab rats

are deprived of magnesium, a wide variety of studies have noted that

they develop allergy like symptoms. Their ears turn red and they

develop skin problems. Rats with magnesium deficiencies have

increases in histamine levels. They also have raised levels of white

blood cell counts. Mg deficiency has been implicated in allergies

and allergic skin reaction in many studies on humans, too. "

http://www.ctds.info/5_13_magnesium.html

You have the wealth of benefits in dairy, then the various adverse

possibilites. That is why it is not an all or nothing thing for

everyone. Some obviously do much better with dairy in and some with

it out.

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