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From time to time, however, I would hear warnings about drinking milk. I didn’t understand why some nutrition minded experts were saying cow’s milk was bad. After all, my doctors seemed to agree with the many dairy association slogans. The message I heard all my life was, “You need to eat plenty of dairy if you want healthy bones and teeth.” As most American women do, as I got older, I also became very concerned about osteoporosis. Finally, because of some personal and family health concerns, I decided to get to the bottom of this milk matter. Here’s what I discovered… First, let’s talk about the calcium scare… While it is true that milk is calcium rich, most people don’t realize it is also phosphorous rich. Phosphorus combines with calcium in the intestines and prevents the calcium in milk from being absorbed! Additionally, drinking pasteurized milk creates an acidic body. A healthy body pH is around 7.4 or slightly alkaline. Since calcium is a nice buffer or neutralizer for acid, when the body becomes acidic, like when a person drinks milk, the body will naturally draw calcium away from the bones and teeth in an attempt to restore a healthy pH. So while it’s true everybody needs calcium, milk appears to be one of the least effective ways of obtaining usable calcium. Furthermore there is confusion on what is an effective recommended daily allowance for calcium. For example our own National Academy of Science recommends 800 milligrams, the United Kingdom recommends 500 milligrams and the World Health Organization recommends 400 to 500. Next, I discovered that cow’s milk is linked to a large number of common illnesses and diseases. According to Frank Oski, former Director of the Department of Pediatrics at Johns Hopkins, in his book Don't Drink Your Milk He hypothesizes that because the protein in milk is difficult for many people to digest, the body treats the undigested protein that makes its way into the blood stream, as a foreign invader. The body naturally develops antibodies to attack these foreign protein invaders. Unfortunately, the foreign proteins look similar to some of the proteins present in various organ systems. That’s when the disease formation occurs. The antibodies made to attack the foreign proteins now also begin to attack the look-a-like proteins in the organs themselves. This may lead to a whole host of various diseases. So what’s a person to do to ensure they are getting the calcium they need? Begin by following a nutrition plan that maximizes the absorption of calcium into your blood and bones and teeth, a nutrition plan that creates an alkaline environment in your body. You can begin to accomplish this by avoiding animal protein. High protein diets have been shown to result in more calcium losses (animal protein creates an acidic body environment). Next, make sure you eat plenty of broccoli, leafy green vegetables, kale and a variety of legumes that are rich in calcium and promote a healthy body pH. Return From Cows Milk To Healthy Diet Copyright 2005-2008 ezHealthyDiet.com
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, Diarrhea, cramps, gastrointestinal bleeding, anemia, recurrent ear infections and even diabetes, multiple sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis and leukemia have all been linked to cow’s milk. Though it is unclear why there is a link between milk consumption and some of these diseases, Dr. Colin Campbell, in his book 
