Before we consider the question of whether unhealthy foods and dairy products go hand in hand, let’s look at the big picture of consumption of dairy products objectively.
The dairy industry for many years has hyped cow’s milk as a powerhouse of nutrition and a rich source of minerals such as calcium. To this day the USDA (having a vested interest) is recommending 2-3 portions a day of dairy products, claiming these are necessary for good health. The nature of such propaganda is that the more often you are told something the more likely you are to believe it – this is the essence of indoctrination.
Looked at biologically and rationally we should not be consuming cow’s milk or its products. This may be outlined as follows:
● Animal species do not consume any milk beyond their particular age of weaning
● No species ever drinks the milk of another species
● Cow’s milk does not satisfy the nutritional needs of humans – it is intended for calves
For the above reasons alone, it’s not surprising that the consumption of dairy products causes a multitude of problems. The fact that milk is further denatured by the application of heat treatment further compounds these problems.
These problems are a plethora of potential health risks – outlined below. In addition, the dairy industry stands accused of the following:
● Many instances of appalling standards of animal welfare and husbandry
● Environmental damage – according to the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), dairy cows and their manure produce significant levels of greenhouse gas emissions which contribute to climate change. Additionally. inadequate handling of manure and fertilizers can degrade local water resources. Unsustainable dairy farming and feed production can lead to the loss of ecologically important areas, such as prairies, wetlands, and forests.
Why dairy products are unhealthy foods – just look at what contaminates them
● Saturated fat
Full-fat dairy products are a significant source of saturated fat. Such products include cheese, butter, cream and iced cream. It is generally accepted that to minimize the risk of cardiac and cardiovascular disease consumption of saturated fats should be minimal.
The AHA advises people to eat no more than five to six percent of their daily calories as saturated fat. It also recommends replacing animal products with plant oils, nuts, and legumes.
● Casomorphins
80% of the protein content found in cow’s milk is casein. When this protein is metabolised by humans it results in the release of opioid peptides known as casomorphins.
A respected 2021 scientific review suggested that casomorphins resulting from dairy consumption may be linked to:
• Type 1 diabetes
• Cardiac disease
• Decreased cognitive processing
• Autoimmune disorders
● Exosomes
Exosomes are found naturally within the human body within intercellular spaces and are believed to function in intercellular communication.
A 2019 review found that exosomes consumed within pasteurized milk constitute a significant risk factor for the following:
• Osteoporosis
• Cancers – particularly prostate, breast and liver
• Parkinson’s disease
● Toxic contaminants – these include:
• pesticide residues
• mycotoxins
• hormones – hormones are administered to dairy cattle and traces of these – particularly oestrogen – are found in milk. These may increase oestrogen within the human body – this increases the risk of breast and prostate cancers.
• antibiotic residues – these contaminate milk as a result of overuse of antibiotics within dairy farming. Consumption of such contamination is now being recognised as a growing public health concern – particularly with regard to hormonal disruption, hypersensitivity and the looming spectre of anti-microbial resistance (AMR).
Consuming dairy – what are the risks to your natural health?
In the ongoing quest to avoid illnesses and the necessity to use pharmaceuticals, where does the consumption of dairy and its by-products have a place? Put simply, eliminating dairy from your diet is one of the most significant steps you can take to ensure good health. Your natural health and dairy are simply, incompatible. Dairy consumption has been linked to a number of serious conditions which in turn lead to the toxic use of the questionable products of Big Pharma. Examples of such problems include:
● Cancers
Dairy consumption has been scientifically demonstrated to increase the body’s level of insulin-like growth factor (IGF-1) which in turn is implicated in an increased risk of cancer, including
• Breast cancer – this is additionally linked to the high fat content and hormone levels of dairy products
• Prostate cancer – a respected meta-analysis of 32 published studies confirmed this link
● High blood cholesterol
Dairy products are examples of foods with significant levels of dangerous saturated fat. To avoid the potential consequences of raised blood cholesterol – such as cardiovascular disease and strokes – it would be wise to avoid these products.
● Type 2 diabetes
The high levels of saturated fats found in dairy products, consumption of these can in turn lead to excessive body weight and reduced insulin resistance – both significant precipitating factors in the development of type 2 diabetes.
● Asthma
The allergenic nature of unhealthy foods in general and dairy products especially (particularly when denatured by heat – see below) has been shown to be a precipitating or aggravating factor in the distressing condition of asthma. Many plant-based physicians suggest that adopting a plant-based and totally dairy-free diet can actually eliminate this allergic disorder.
● Acne
A 2018 review found that there is a strong link between dairy and the occurrence of acne, explained by casein and whey within dairy raising levels of insulin and IGF-1leading to sebaceous glands in the skin secreting more oils.
● Allergy
This relates to the cow’s milk and is mediated by the following immune mechanisms:
• IgE-mediated immediate type hypersensitivity reactions
• Mixed reactions
• Non-IgE mediated hypersensitivities
Industrial mechanisms such as heating and de-fatting result in structural changes to immune-modulatory proteins so that potential milk allergens – such as α-lactalbumin, β-lactoglobulin, serum albumin, caseins and bovine serum albumins have an elevated allergenicity.
● Lactose intolerance
This is an inability to digest lactose (a condition affecting some 68% of the population globally) – a sugar found within milk. This may arise from malabsorption of lactose, leading to symptoms such as abdominal bloating, pain and diarrhoea.
● Autoimmune disorders and type 1 diabetes
Although the autoimmune disorder of type 1 diabetes is often seen as solely a result of genetic mutation, studies have shown that pregnant women and babies who consume dairy products are significantly more at risk from this disorder and other autoimmune disorders.
The American Academy of Paediatrics stated:
“Early exposure of infants to cow’s milk protein may be an important factor in the initiation of the beta cell destructive process in some individuals… The avoidance of cow’s milk protein for the first several months of life may reduce the later development of type 1 diabetes or delay its onset in susceptible people.”
It can be seen from the above that the consumption of cow’s milk and its by-products may be potentially very damaging to your natural health. So, what are the plant-based alternatives to dairy?
Please look out for my forthcoming post devoted to this topic.
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