Now the fun begins. To really feel your best you should avoid consuming dairy products. Here’s why…
Lactose intolerance happens when the small intestine does not make enough of the enzyme lactase. Babies’ bodies make this enzyme so they can digest milk, including breast milk. Before humans became dairy farmers, most people did not continue to drink milk beyond nursing in infancy, so their bodies did not make lactase after early childhood.
Dairy products contain a naturally occurring sugar called lactose. Most people are allergic to it, albeit with varying degrees. Some minor symptoms could be as simple as increased mucus production, such as a runny nose or phlegm in your throat. In many of these cases the person who is lactose intolerant may not even be aware that they are experiencing these symptoms. But once you eliminate dairy from your diet you’ll notice how much better you feel. Here is a list of the symptoms of lactose intolerance.
1. Abdominal bloating
2. Abdominal cramps
3. Diarrhea
4. Floating stools
5. Foul-smelling stools
6. Gas (flatulence)
7. Malnutrition
8. Nausea
9. Slow growth
10. Weight loss
These symptoms will occur after you eat or drink milk products, and are often relieved by not eating or drinking milk products. Large doses of milk products may cause worse symptoms.
Treatment
Removing milk products from the diet usually improves the symptoms. However, not having milk in the diet can lead to a shortage of calcium, vitamin D, riboflavin, and protein. So you should add other sources of calcium to the diet if you remove milk products.
Here is a list of calcium rich alternatives
Leafy green vegetables
Broccoli
Kale
Spinach
Fruits
Oranges
Orange Juice
Beans and peas
Peanuts
Peas
Black beans
Baked beans
Fish
Salmon
Sardines
Oysters
Shrimp
Miscellaneous
Sesame seeds
Corn tortillas
Almonds
Or take calcium supplements
These milk products may be easier to digest:
Fermented milk products, such as yogurt
Aged or hard cheeses
OK here’s the deal. No species, including humans, needs to nurse past maturity. Cow’s milk is designed to make a calf a cow. We don’t need to drink the milk of another species to become or stay an adult human. It isn’t physiologically necessary for good health. We aren’t designed to drink milk as adults for good health. We don’t need the nutrients in cow’s milk to be healthy. In fact our digestive system is intolerant to it. Yes we need calcium, but we can get it from other sources. Stop drinking milk.
Replace milk with either almond or rice milk.
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