I started cutting myself freshman year with manicure sisscors. This was at the same time I was diagnosed Bipolar and anorexic and I was eventually sent to a hospital for teh eating disorder. I would drag the sisscors across my arm and punture my skin. I was in treatment for most of sophmore year, but there were incidents, with thumbtacks, inwhich I really screwed up my arm. Always the left one. On NEw Year's Eve this year (junior year) I cut and then went out to party, and although I felt better, my friends and family were upset (as they should be) and I promised never again after the repurcussions. So here I am having just attacked my arm with a razor because my dad told me he is seeing the mother of a girl who hates me and I am thinking of all the promises I have broken. Only my best friend knows because she cleaned me up and I just need a solution to stop because it's never been worth it. Especially now.
I need to stop cutting, please help me?
1-800-DONT-CUT It's a hotline for cutters.
Reply:STOP CUTTING YOURSELF!
Reply:Okay, you need treatment. Nobody here can help you. YOU NEED MEDICAL HELP.
Reply:Can there be harmony in conflict? By approaching conflict in harmony, you can resolve it. And harmony comes with an attitude of wonderment and open-mindedness. Buddha took a flower and looked at his students silently.
He asked them to respond. Each student interpreted it according to his own philosophy. Mahakashap got up and smiled. Buddha gave the flower to him and said, "You have interpreted it correctly".
In his smile every cell of his being was in a state of wonder. In every moment of our life why can't we see with totality and not in a partial way? Just by looking at things with appreciation, we can avoid conflict altogether.
What is the essence of the Bhagavad Gita? The Gita teaches us the art of being total. Use your actions in an attitude of karma yoga, use your feelings in devotion in bhakti yoga, use your intellect for right understanding in jnana yoga and use your being in silence in dhyana yoga.
When there is conflict we tend to counter it with conflict. War is conflict and Gita presents a harmony that could lead to inner tuning. The Gita's message is: "Create harmony in conflict".
In the art of archery, "losing the arrow" is the most important aspect... Archery is only a preparation for the final "let go" of the arrow. Similarly, in life it is the "let go" of the ego which is most important.
Like in archery the anxiety to hit the shot dilutes and pollutes one's effort to hit the target. In life the anxiety to reach one's goals ravages one's life.
In the context of war the value of spiritual lessons is more, as one experiences tension... In martial art if someone twists your wrist and if you resist it, you may break your wrist.
But if you go with the flow rather than go against the flow, you are in a state of harmony. As you go with the flow then you counter-attack your opponent in the flow. This is creating harmony in conflict.
Most difficulties in dealing with conflict arises out of stress and tension. When you are in great tension, don't fight with it, just flow with it and then see the cause of the tension and handle it.
You see, there is a sharp distinction between worrying and worrying effectively. I feel like a sheep and I want to be strong. Has the Gita got something to say about this? Arjuna wanted to leave the battlefield.
Krishna tells Arjuna to face life and not run away from the conflict. Our conflicts exist because of our unconscious. Our prison habits created by the unconscious is making us live like sheep.
A lion lives alone and has the courage to face the dangers of life. A sheep lives in a crowd and has an illusion that the crowd will protect it. The sheep represents a part of our society and the lion represents our pure inner state.
The Bhagavad Gita helps us to tune to our inner pure state and denounce the illusion of security. Life is insecure, so face it courageously, says the Gita.
Clarity, courage and wisdom are true security. Learn to draw energy from that state and not from illusion. Then you will see the difference
Reply:See your consular at school
Reply:http://kidshealth.org/teen/your_mind/men...
Reply:you've got to want to,.. it sounds like you know its not a good idea,... so i think the first thing you need to figure out,. is why are you doing it? If you want to talk about this more,.. shoot me an email.
Reply:go to any doctor near you and seek help....
Reply:1. It is unhealthy and will lead to bad health ( blood counts of red blood cells )
2. You emotionally and physically get hurt each time.
3. You accomplish nothing out of it, and it makes your problems worse.
4. Promise yourself to never do it again.
5. Eliminate the reason thats causing you to do it.
6. Get new activities because it seems you have too much time on your hands.
7.Enjoy the beautiful world the way it is.
8. Obsiously in our religious beliefs of ISLAM it is a huge sin to harm yourself this way.
9. YOu know you weren't born with cuts, so why are you adding cuts, why would you wan't to harm yourself, just gives you pain, and you really wa't to have pleasure and be good and have a great life.
10. Eat healthy and live a healthy life.
Reply:i know how you feel i went threw that and im still going threw that it is really hard but you can do it if u want to ask me anythign my e-mail is la_girl200712231223@yahoo.com i havent cut now for 3 months and belive me it is hard but u can do it
Reply:Your right it's not worht it and I am so glad you realize that. For some reason it seems that the most common times for cutting are in highschool. I think it's just because it IS such a stressful and confussing time. Most adults think it is the best time of your life however I beg to differ. While growing up I did alot of cutting and did seek proffesional help. Just like Anorexia I was told that it goes back to needing to know you control your life. You have something that you and just you are in control of. I had alot of issues growing up but the important thing is you have to deal with htose issues in a reasonable way and cuttig is not dealing with it in a reasonable way. I am very proud of you for realizing all the promises you have broken to other people but thinking about that probably makes you want to cut yourself more. Instead think about the promises you have broken to yourself. Try finding an outlet, other than cutting yourself....not to catagorize buy most cutters are extremly passionate....try writting your feelings down into a poem or short story format and keep yourself occupied. Also please please seek proffesional help. I am suprised your parents haven't made that an option for you. However if you bring it up, I am sure they will support it. Good Luck!
Reply:I was depressive back in my early to mid 20's and used to cut myself with a steak knife. It definitely wasn't as severe as what you are going through, but I remember the stress build-up in my brain and the lack of control I felt and the depression and the cutting definitely seemed to relieve it. Almost like instead of concentrating on the mental pain in my head, I could concentrate on the pain on my left arm. I haven't cut in over 10 years now. Honestly, when the depression went away, the cutting went away...I just didn't have the stress anymore. I also got out of a really bad situation I had at the time (bad first marriage). Unfortunately, doesn't seem like you can leave home just yet. Take care of yourself and get whatever help you can for your mental issues - whether it be counseling, medications, etc. I think doing that will have a direct effect on the reduction of your cutting. Best of luck.
Reply:Sweetheart, you need to get help for this. Seriously, you need to contact friends and a doctor. I understand this is an illness. Stop blaming yourself for your fathers choices. Its not your fault.
Reply:Cutting is very addictive. See site below for help with it.
http://www.phifoundation.org/teen.html
Reply:Have you seen a psychiatrist? There are many support groups out there - If you send me an email I can give you a name of an online support group specific to cutting.
Reply:When I was having problems at home as a teenager....mostly the problems were being caused by my own parents. It made me a little wacky, understandably.
My school counselor gave me some of the best advice. He told me to make sure I was doing what I needed to do for ME, regardless of what was going on with my parents.
What he meant by that was...if my parents are screwed up, then maybe I might have to step up and take care of some things for myself. Like finding a ride to school, etc.
If it's bad enough at home, maybe you can talk to another relative or friend's family about living with them.
At the same time, you need to get some professional help. You can stop cutting, but it may require in-patient treatment in a facility, trips to a counselor, a 12 step program, or other counseling type sessions.
You may not want to hear this, but there is no easy solutions for your problem. You are using the cutting to distract yourself from some other internal emotional disturbance. Until you deal with that, you will continue to cut yourself.
Talk to a school counselor, pastor, friend, parents, a friend's parent, family...someone who will help you. Don't stop asking for help until you get it! ---Then once you do get some help, make sure to do what is asked of you by the "professional".
You have to do something differently in order to have things be different for yourself.
Don't wait till you are an adult to get your life together. That's what I did. It's much harder as an adult. Take the time to get your life together now before you have the responsibility of family, work, and home.
Now, however, that I have gotten help, I no longer let my screwed up family affect me anymore. They can be f***ed up all they want to be, but I can take care of myself and do what's right for me.
Now, go and get some help.
Reply:ok, this is really stupid what i did...but i got a punching bag and i just punch the **** out of that instead...it actually worked for me; i stopped cutting. but i guess it can still be a form of "self-hurt" b/c every time i hurt my knuckles just a little bit more, i felt a little bit better....but i still think it's better than cutting....my point is that you cannot just stop cutting. find some other way to get your pain and aggression out...punch ****, scream, write, play music, whatever....gosh, have someone tie your arms behind your back if you have to....well, good luck!
Reply:you need to seek mental health care - get back into that hospital -
however, the treatment won't ever work for you until you are willing to give up cutting as a lifestyle - and from the fact that you posted this question on here (for attention/for help - not judging - i understand) you don't seem ready to give cutting up.
you still need to go back to that hospital, because it is unfair for you to subject your friends and family to the pain that you are making them feel. they don't know how to handle you - the hospital does. go back, and work on trying to find that moment when you're just going to quit.
you need to hit rock bottom before you get up again, and you might think that you've hit it ten times before you actually have, but that's all that's going to work.
even though it sounds cheesy - in order to change, YOU have to want to change. no one else can do it for you.
Reply:My answer will come from two perspectives, that of personal experience and that from what I've come to understand through my daughter's experience with 'cutting'. There wasn't a term for 'cutting' when I was a teenager. In fact, it would have been a big surprise to learn of anyone else in the world who had a similar experience as I did that included hurting myself physically at times of intense and overwhelming internal distress. It would have been humiliating to have anyone find out, back then because the stigma of mental illness jeopardized not only the person who suffered but the entire family. You have heard, no doubt, the latest theory which is that it is an action chosen as both a means to establish control and refer unresolved emotional pain to the less agonizing physical pain we can administer ourselves and thus, focus immediately on. We can't really know what the reason is for each individual. My daughter began 'cutting' at age 11 and it persists to a much lesser and notable extent as she approaches 17. Having experienced the 'old world' and 'new world' versions of this behavior I've come to the conclusion that the solution lies in three important goals: 1. staying aware by having dialog with yourself that asks "What am I doing right now? What do I feel about that? How am contributing to what's going on?" 2. learning the very difficult skill of staying with a painful feeling long enough to realize that it's not the feeling that is the problem but the thought we are reacting to that we aren't accepting 3. Strengthening our ability to recognize the difference between being in the present and reacting in the present to what we bring from the past and the future. This is easier done if you consider that it is the situation that has all the control EXCEPT what we think about it and how we react to it. If you have someone who can be straightforward with you when you are being manipulative and also empathetic when you need support, you'll be even that much more successful, but even without it, you have the ability right now to respond differently to what you think about. You might even choose to not think about some things at certain times by learning some other skills, but the bottom line is that you have much more within your capacity to change yourself than anyone else ever will and it begins with absolute honesty with yourself (even when its not flattering) and a commitment to awareness of yourself in the moment. We tend not to change patterns that are comfortable or familiar unless we can clearly see how even the seemingly rotten stuff is giving some kind of reward and that reward we recognize as much less than what is available if we commit to changing it. Be patient and accepting of yourself above all else. Reject only the thoughts that tell you that you cannot succeed. Those are more potholes meant to frighten us away from change. Fear not. You will succeed. Please make sure that you respect yourself by getting good medical advise and eating good food for both your body and your mind. Don't indulge in anything that isn't absolutely on your team and in your best interest. We can go back and re parent the childhood deficits after being in the present and 'response' - able for what we think about and do this very moment.
Reply:Well, first of all...I think you could benefit from listening to Eva-Lynne's answer because I read that thinking I should take her advice myself. I really think her answer was quite wise and profound...I might even copy it down somewhere and read over it to remind myself.
My own answer...well I've been struggling with cutting for almost a year now, and I've gotten so far into it these past few months I don't know what I'm going to do. I'm rather lost, because I think somewhere deep inside I really want to do it, and refuse to give it up right now. I don't know how to battle something like that, or if it's even possible to make yourself stop doing something you love like crazy...
But, I would suggest that even though Eva Lynne is right that change essentially comes from YOU, someone to talk to, a counselor who specializes in self-injury or at least undestands it, could be beneficial, even if to just give you ideas and new perspectives on why you're doing these things to yourself (cutting, eating disorder), and how to stop.
Reply:e-mail me at mkandfa4rever@yahoo.com
i cut too (very deeply)
Reply:I don't understand cutting because I don't even like blood tests.
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Monday, August 23, 2010
Does my dog have O.C.D?
I have a chi/beagle mix, and whenever any part of my skin is uncovered she will lick me. She will lick it untill my skin is soaked, and if I don't expose more skin for her to lick she'll get frustrated and lick the mattress (this usually happens at night, she sleeps under the covers).
Is it possible she has obsessive compulsive disorder? She is 14, and I've had her for 4 years, she's been doing this for as long as I can remember. She is perfectly healthy besides having epilepsy which she is on Phenobarbitol for.
Any ideas are appreciated =) Thanks.
Does my dog have O.C.D?
May be trying for the salt or minerals in your skin oils. My last dog also had epilepsy and took phenobarbitol, he was very thirsty all the time, drank a lot of water and peed a lot. I think that depletes their bodies of some minerals. Try giving her dog vitamins.
Reply:I never heard of any dog being diagnosed with OCD. That mix is rather strange....may have something to do with that. (I wish people would try to keep breeds pure) It could be a sign that she was taken away from her mom at too early an age. Ask your vet for his opinion.
Reply:Yes. Take her to psych to be sure or find that dog whisperer guy
Reply:yes. anything with a mind and capable of thought can have a mental disorder. dogs are mentally 4yr old humans. i'm taking psychology right now and that seriously sounds like OCD to me.
Reply:Well ok here goes nothin!!My opinion is no because my dog does the
same thing and shes only two.most of the time when she licks me,im asleep and she licks my arm,or my foot.The reason they lick you is because there is special salt in our skin that they aparantley love to lick. Good luck and i think that your dog is just being,well a normal dog.
Reply:In my experience, some breeds have a genetic disposition to have ocd.. My aunt used to have a rott that would licks its own paw until there would be no hair on it and the vet concluded it had ocd... As long as its not really harming your dog or anyone else, I don't think its a problem. If you have any concerns about it, I would definitely ask your vet. I've included a link from the dog channel website that rates your dog's ocd to see if you should seek professional help. Hope that helps!
Is it possible she has obsessive compulsive disorder? She is 14, and I've had her for 4 years, she's been doing this for as long as I can remember. She is perfectly healthy besides having epilepsy which she is on Phenobarbitol for.
Any ideas are appreciated =) Thanks.
Does my dog have O.C.D?
May be trying for the salt or minerals in your skin oils. My last dog also had epilepsy and took phenobarbitol, he was very thirsty all the time, drank a lot of water and peed a lot. I think that depletes their bodies of some minerals. Try giving her dog vitamins.
Reply:I never heard of any dog being diagnosed with OCD. That mix is rather strange....may have something to do with that. (I wish people would try to keep breeds pure) It could be a sign that she was taken away from her mom at too early an age. Ask your vet for his opinion.
Reply:Yes. Take her to psych to be sure or find that dog whisperer guy
Reply:yes. anything with a mind and capable of thought can have a mental disorder. dogs are mentally 4yr old humans. i'm taking psychology right now and that seriously sounds like OCD to me.
Reply:Well ok here goes nothin!!My opinion is no because my dog does the
same thing and shes only two.most of the time when she licks me,im asleep and she licks my arm,or my foot.The reason they lick you is because there is special salt in our skin that they aparantley love to lick. Good luck and i think that your dog is just being,well a normal dog.
Reply:In my experience, some breeds have a genetic disposition to have ocd.. My aunt used to have a rott that would licks its own paw until there would be no hair on it and the vet concluded it had ocd... As long as its not really harming your dog or anyone else, I don't think its a problem. If you have any concerns about it, I would definitely ask your vet. I've included a link from the dog channel website that rates your dog's ocd to see if you should seek professional help. Hope that helps!
Does any 1 have or had Trichotillomania? its where u pull out ur hair, but dont know y or cant seem 2 stop?
Trichotillomania isn't just a habit that a person can easily stop. It's a medical condition.
Trichotillomania (pronounced: trik-oh-till-oh-may-nee-ah) is a type of psychological condition that involves strong urges to pull hair.People with trichotillomania pull hair out at the root from places like the scalp, eyebrows, eyelashes, or pubic area. Some people pull large handfuls of hair, which can leave bald patches on the scalp or eyebrows. Other people pull out their hair one strand at a time. Some inspect the strand after pulling it out, or play with the hair after it's been pulled. Trichotillomania is a type of compulsive behavior, which means that people with the condition feel an overwhelming urge to pull their hair. People with trichotillomania also may experience other compulsive behaviors, such as nail biting or skin picking. Some may have problems like depression, anxiety, or obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). Compulsive behaviors like trichotillomania can sometimes run in families
Does any 1 have or had Trichotillomania? its where u pull out ur hair, but dont know y or cant seem 2 stop?
they have really great phycology programs out there for people with this disorder. they just recently came out with a true life (show on mtv) episode with a girl who had this. she went through this therepy for 2 weeks intensivly and is no longer having her "episodes". You should try it. They have really great doctors out there that can help you with this. There are even some who specialize in this and this alone. If your worried about goign to one you should find the episode of true life and watch it because then you can see that it really does work. and maybe you could find some tips out of the show.
Reply:i have had it for 4 yrs. the cause is unknown. i believe it is enormous amount of stress and being lonely. it is a serious illness which can cause permanent hair loss. despite the many changes in my life i cant seem to stop. Report It
Reply:It can be a chemical imbalance. You can help yourself by exercising and eating foods which raise your seratonin levels. How do I know? I have it too, but it's not as bad as it was when I was a kid. Report It
Reply:I am going through the same thing email me if you wanna talk! Report It
Reply:no i do not have this.
i did write a paper on this disorder for a psychology study.
its pretty interesting
Reply:I knew a girl in high school that never had any eyelashes (well, sometimes a few) and had very thin eyebrows. She wore lots of eyeliner to cover it up.
Reply:I do a little, but I'm mostly a skin picker.
Trichotillomania (pronounced: trik-oh-till-oh-may-nee-ah) is a type of psychological condition that involves strong urges to pull hair.People with trichotillomania pull hair out at the root from places like the scalp, eyebrows, eyelashes, or pubic area. Some people pull large handfuls of hair, which can leave bald patches on the scalp or eyebrows. Other people pull out their hair one strand at a time. Some inspect the strand after pulling it out, or play with the hair after it's been pulled. Trichotillomania is a type of compulsive behavior, which means that people with the condition feel an overwhelming urge to pull their hair. People with trichotillomania also may experience other compulsive behaviors, such as nail biting or skin picking. Some may have problems like depression, anxiety, or obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). Compulsive behaviors like trichotillomania can sometimes run in families
Does any 1 have or had Trichotillomania? its where u pull out ur hair, but dont know y or cant seem 2 stop?
they have really great phycology programs out there for people with this disorder. they just recently came out with a true life (show on mtv) episode with a girl who had this. she went through this therepy for 2 weeks intensivly and is no longer having her "episodes". You should try it. They have really great doctors out there that can help you with this. There are even some who specialize in this and this alone. If your worried about goign to one you should find the episode of true life and watch it because then you can see that it really does work. and maybe you could find some tips out of the show.
Reply:i have had it for 4 yrs. the cause is unknown. i believe it is enormous amount of stress and being lonely. it is a serious illness which can cause permanent hair loss. despite the many changes in my life i cant seem to stop. Report It
Reply:It can be a chemical imbalance. You can help yourself by exercising and eating foods which raise your seratonin levels. How do I know? I have it too, but it's not as bad as it was when I was a kid. Report It
Reply:I am going through the same thing email me if you wanna talk! Report It
Reply:no i do not have this.
i did write a paper on this disorder for a psychology study.
its pretty interesting
Reply:I knew a girl in high school that never had any eyelashes (well, sometimes a few) and had very thin eyebrows. She wore lots of eyeliner to cover it up.
Reply:I do a little, but I'm mostly a skin picker.
I have hyperthyroid which creates obesity and insomia.please suggests me remedies for controlling thyroid.?
Actually I have hyperthyroid and psoriasis. My physician says that it has bad affect on health in future. I can see the clear symtoms of thyroid.I am suffering from obesity, and insomia as well as dark circles as.I tried lots of remedies but all in vain.I am very depressed and this obesity is spoiling my personality.Though i look good I am afraid of dating someone as I have dark circle and skin pigmentation like psoriasis.Please, please, please help me out of this disorder.
I have hyperthyroid which creates obesity and insomia.please suggests me remedies for controlling thyroid.?
Vitamin B Complex 50 is used in the treatment of Hyperthyroidism as it contains a variety of components required for a normally functioning thyroid. Thiamin is involved in energy production. Riboflavin and Flaxseed are necessary for the normal glandular functions. Vitamin B6 has the ability to activate many relevant enzymes. Lecithin is used in the treatment of Hyperthyroidism as it aids fat digestion and also has shown a protecting effect on cells. Ester C is an anti-stress vitamin. Vitamin E, a widely known antioxidant that helps to improve oxygen utilization. Complete Multivitamin Mix supplies a wide variety of nutrients to meet the heightened demand and therefore important in the treatment of Hypothyroidism.
Hyperthyroidism results in raised red and white patches which occur in parts or over the whole surface of the body, accompanied by severe itching and irritation, termed as Urticaria. Other allergens which causes the same include food, cold, heat, inhalants, sun, drugs, animal dander, intestinal parasites, pregnancy, diabetes, and pollens.
Foods like soybeans, cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli, kale, pear, peach, spinach and turnips can help suppress thyroid hormone production.
Generally, hypothyroidism is accompanied by increase in weight. Your being overweight might be attributed to other factors. Please furnish other biochemical and physical details such as weight, body mass index etc.
#Lycopus virginicus: - also called Bugleweed, helps to normalize the overactive thyroid.
#Melissa officinalis: - also called lemon balm, is well-known for its soothing and calming properties and is widely prescribed by herbalists for the relief of anxiety and insomnia. Some studies have also suggested that Melissa also helps to soothe the overactive thyroid gland, particularly in the case of Grave's Disease. This herb may help to block the attachment of antibodies to the thyroid cells, as well as preventing TSH from stimulating the overactive thyroid.
#Leonurus cardica: - also called Motherwort has traditionally been used to soothe heart palpitations as well as menstrual irregularity and anxiety, making it an excellent addition to this remedy.
Reply:I thought hyper means you lose weight and under active means you gain weight
Reply:Bascially I suggest to keep excising as much as possible and eating the right foods. Even though you have a condition it doesn't give you an excuse to give up or slack when it comes to your health and image. You can control your weight and appearance and maybe even one day over come it by keeping up your exercise. Good luck.
Reply:Definitely see a doctor. There is not much I can help you with, and there are no home remedies available. If you have a problem with your thyroid, you need to see a doctor before it gets completely out of hand.
Sincerely,
Young Einstein
Reply:Your doctor should be helping you with this. If you have a thyroid disorder (it must be hypOthyroidism, since you're gaining weight) then your doctor will test your thyroid levels and put you on thyroid replacement. This is not a cure for obesity, but it will help your body regulate its metabolism better. Your doctor should also be able to help with the psoriasis- there are topical medications you can use to help control it. Good luck!
Reply:you should be seeing an endocrinologist for treatment for this, not just a GP
and weight gain is usually an indication of hypothyroidism NOT hyperthyroidism
I have hyperthyroid which creates obesity and insomia.please suggests me remedies for controlling thyroid.?
Vitamin B Complex 50 is used in the treatment of Hyperthyroidism as it contains a variety of components required for a normally functioning thyroid. Thiamin is involved in energy production. Riboflavin and Flaxseed are necessary for the normal glandular functions. Vitamin B6 has the ability to activate many relevant enzymes. Lecithin is used in the treatment of Hyperthyroidism as it aids fat digestion and also has shown a protecting effect on cells. Ester C is an anti-stress vitamin. Vitamin E, a widely known antioxidant that helps to improve oxygen utilization. Complete Multivitamin Mix supplies a wide variety of nutrients to meet the heightened demand and therefore important in the treatment of Hypothyroidism.
Hyperthyroidism results in raised red and white patches which occur in parts or over the whole surface of the body, accompanied by severe itching and irritation, termed as Urticaria. Other allergens which causes the same include food, cold, heat, inhalants, sun, drugs, animal dander, intestinal parasites, pregnancy, diabetes, and pollens.
Foods like soybeans, cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli, kale, pear, peach, spinach and turnips can help suppress thyroid hormone production.
Generally, hypothyroidism is accompanied by increase in weight. Your being overweight might be attributed to other factors. Please furnish other biochemical and physical details such as weight, body mass index etc.
#Lycopus virginicus: - also called Bugleweed, helps to normalize the overactive thyroid.
#Melissa officinalis: - also called lemon balm, is well-known for its soothing and calming properties and is widely prescribed by herbalists for the relief of anxiety and insomnia. Some studies have also suggested that Melissa also helps to soothe the overactive thyroid gland, particularly in the case of Grave's Disease. This herb may help to block the attachment of antibodies to the thyroid cells, as well as preventing TSH from stimulating the overactive thyroid.
#Leonurus cardica: - also called Motherwort has traditionally been used to soothe heart palpitations as well as menstrual irregularity and anxiety, making it an excellent addition to this remedy.
Reply:I thought hyper means you lose weight and under active means you gain weight
Reply:Bascially I suggest to keep excising as much as possible and eating the right foods. Even though you have a condition it doesn't give you an excuse to give up or slack when it comes to your health and image. You can control your weight and appearance and maybe even one day over come it by keeping up your exercise. Good luck.
Reply:Definitely see a doctor. There is not much I can help you with, and there are no home remedies available. If you have a problem with your thyroid, you need to see a doctor before it gets completely out of hand.
Sincerely,
Young Einstein
Reply:Your doctor should be helping you with this. If you have a thyroid disorder (it must be hypOthyroidism, since you're gaining weight) then your doctor will test your thyroid levels and put you on thyroid replacement. This is not a cure for obesity, but it will help your body regulate its metabolism better. Your doctor should also be able to help with the psoriasis- there are topical medications you can use to help control it. Good luck!
Reply:you should be seeing an endocrinologist for treatment for this, not just a GP
and weight gain is usually an indication of hypothyroidism NOT hyperthyroidism
Why is the teenage generation today getting shorter? Are vaccines stunting their growth?
Each generation, as the trend would have it, usually gets taller.
But I'm noticing how short (as well as fat, that's another issue) the teens today are.
Not only that, but Americans are the shortest people on average in the entire industrialized world,
and we vaccinate the most.
(Especially the vaccine programs that got implemented after 1990)
I only had to get several vaccines,
these children today are growing up having to get upwards of 30.
Yet the generations are getting sicker and shorter,
and I've also noticed that each generation's skin is getting worse,
more acne, and other skin conditions which are related to immunity disorders.
Not to meantion the epidemic levels of asthma, more and more children are getting that as well,
it just goes on and on.
Why is the teenage generation today getting shorter? Are vaccines stunting their growth?
I think you should READ more. What you don't know is astounding. Take your anti vaccine crap over to the parenting section where stupidity runs rampant.
Reply:Get an education dear, I'm sure you qualify for some grant of some sort.
What you know about medicine and genetics would fit on the head of a gnats dick. Report It
Reply:Um....maybe you live in a physco part of america because i am noticing that the guys are getting taller than their fathers and the girls taller than thier mother....children under the age of 13 are the chubby ones
Reply:Other induistrialized nations have the same vacines. If there is an obesity and growth problem it is more likely due to poor nutrition, such as high quantities of the crap they call fast food.
Reply:4 words explains it all----- lack of work ethics !!!!
creeping
But I'm noticing how short (as well as fat, that's another issue) the teens today are.
Not only that, but Americans are the shortest people on average in the entire industrialized world,
and we vaccinate the most.
(Especially the vaccine programs that got implemented after 1990)
I only had to get several vaccines,
these children today are growing up having to get upwards of 30.
Yet the generations are getting sicker and shorter,
and I've also noticed that each generation's skin is getting worse,
more acne, and other skin conditions which are related to immunity disorders.
Not to meantion the epidemic levels of asthma, more and more children are getting that as well,
it just goes on and on.
Why is the teenage generation today getting shorter? Are vaccines stunting their growth?
I think you should READ more. What you don't know is astounding. Take your anti vaccine crap over to the parenting section where stupidity runs rampant.
Reply:Get an education dear, I'm sure you qualify for some grant of some sort.
What you know about medicine and genetics would fit on the head of a gnats dick. Report It
Reply:Um....maybe you live in a physco part of america because i am noticing that the guys are getting taller than their fathers and the girls taller than thier mother....children under the age of 13 are the chubby ones
Reply:Other induistrialized nations have the same vacines. If there is an obesity and growth problem it is more likely due to poor nutrition, such as high quantities of the crap they call fast food.
Reply:4 words explains it all----- lack of work ethics !!!!
creeping
Is any of this true about how good bananas are??
Never, put your banana in the refrigerator!!!
This is interesting.
After reading this, you'll never look at a banana in the same way again.
Bananas contain three natural sugars - sucrose, fructose and glucose combined with fiber. A banana gives an instant, sustained and substantial boost of energy.
Research has proven that just two bananas provide enough energy for a strenuous 90-minute workout. No wonder the banana is the number one fruit with the world's leading athletes.
But energy isn't the only way a banana can help us keep fit.
It can also help overcome or prevent a substantial number of illnesses and conditions, making it a must to add to our daily diet.
Depression: According to a recent survey undertaken by MIND amongst people suffering from depression, many felt much better after eating a banana. This is because bananas contain tryptophan, a type of protein that the body converts into serotonin, known to make you relax, improve your mood and generally make you feel happier.
PMS: Forget the pills - eat a banana. The vitamin B6 it contains regulates blood glucose levels, which can affect your mood.
Anemia: High in iron, bananas can stimulate the production of hemoglobin in the blood and so helps in cases of anemia.
Blood Pressure: This unique tropical fruit is extremely high in potassium yet low in salt, making it perfect to beat blood pressure. So much so, the US Food and Drug Administration has just allowed the banana industry to make official claims for the fruit's ability to reduce the risk of blood pressure and stroke.
Brain Power: 200 students at a Twickenham (Middlesex) school were helped through their exams this year by eating bananas at breakfast, break, and lunch in a bid to boost their brain power. Research has shown that the potassium-packed fruit can assist learning by making pupils more alert.
Constipation: High in fiber, including bananas in the diet can help restore normal bowel action, helping to overcome the problem without resorting to laxatives.
Hangovers: One of the quickest
ways of curing a hangover is to make a banana milkshake, sweetened with honey. The banana calms the stomach and, with the help of the honey, builds up depleted blood sugar levels, while the milk soothes and re-hydrates your system.
Heartburn: Bananas have a natural antacid effect in the body, so if you suffer from heartburn, try eating a banana for soothing relief.
Morning Sickness: Snacking on bananas between meals helps to keep blood sugar levels up and avoid morning sickness.
Mosquito bites: Before reaching for the insect bite cream, try rubbing the affected area with the inside of a banana skin. Many people find it amazingly successful at reducing swelling and irritation.
Nerves: Bananas are high in B vitamins that help calm the nervous system.
Overweight and at work? Studies at the Institute of Psychology in Austria found pressure at wor k leads to gorging on comfort food like chocolate and crisps. Looking at 5,000 hospital patients, researchers found the most obese were more likely to be in high-pressure jobs. The report concluded that, to avoid panic-induced food cravings, we need to control our blood sugar levels by snacking on high carbohydrate foods every two hours to keep levels steady.
Ulcers: The banana is used as the dietary food against intestinal disorders because of its soft texture and smoothness. It is the only raw fruit that can be eaten without distress in over-chronicler cases. It also neutralizes over-acidity and reduces irritation by coating the lining of the stomach.
Temperature control: Many other cultures see bananas as a "cooling" fruit that can lower both the physical and emotional temperature of expectant mothers. In Thailand , for example, pregnant women eat bananas to ensure their baby is born with a cool temperature.
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD): Bananas can help SAD sufferers because they contain the natural mood enhancer tryptophan.
Smoking %26amp;Tobacco Use: Bananas can also help people trying to give up smoking. The B6, B12 they contain, as well as the potassium and magnesium found in them, help the body recover from the effects of nicotine withdrawal.
Stress: Potassium is a vital mineral, which helps normalize the heartbeat, sends oxygen to the brain and regulates your body's water balance. When we are stressed, our metabolic rate rises, thereby reducing our potassium levels. These can be rebalanced with the help of a high-potassium banana snack.
Strokes: According to research in The New England Journal of Medicine, eating bananas as part of a regular diet can cut the risk of death by strokes by as much as 40%!
Warts: Those keen on natural alternatives swear that if you want to kill off a wart, take a piece of banana skin and place it on the wart, with the yellow side out. Carefully hold the skin in place with a plaster or surgical tape!
So, a banana really is a natural remedy for many ills. When you compare it to an apple, it has four times the protein, twice the carbohydrate, three times the phosphorus, five times the vitamin A and iron, and twice the other vitamins and minerals. It is also rich in potassium and is one of the best value foods around So maybe its time to change that well-known phrase so that we say, "A banana a day keeps the doctor away!"
PASS IT ON TO YOUR FRIENDS
PS: Bananas must be the reason monkeys are so happy all the time! I will add one here; want a quick shine on our shoes?? Take the INSIDE of the banana skin, and rub directly on the shoe...polish with dry cloth. Amazing fruit !
Is any of this true about how good bananas are??
i shall start eating a banana a day from tomorrow
Reply:Yes, they are wonderful. Sadly I am allergic to them. However I used to eat them, and they were great for Light Headness, and weakness.
Reply:sadly bananas are supposedly good for a person, but they are pure sugar!! they are on the medium list on glycemic index but to most diabetics they are like eating from the sugar bowl.
So I never touch them any more!!
This is interesting.
After reading this, you'll never look at a banana in the same way again.
Bananas contain three natural sugars - sucrose, fructose and glucose combined with fiber. A banana gives an instant, sustained and substantial boost of energy.
Research has proven that just two bananas provide enough energy for a strenuous 90-minute workout. No wonder the banana is the number one fruit with the world's leading athletes.
But energy isn't the only way a banana can help us keep fit.
It can also help overcome or prevent a substantial number of illnesses and conditions, making it a must to add to our daily diet.
Depression: According to a recent survey undertaken by MIND amongst people suffering from depression, many felt much better after eating a banana. This is because bananas contain tryptophan, a type of protein that the body converts into serotonin, known to make you relax, improve your mood and generally make you feel happier.
PMS: Forget the pills - eat a banana. The vitamin B6 it contains regulates blood glucose levels, which can affect your mood.
Anemia: High in iron, bananas can stimulate the production of hemoglobin in the blood and so helps in cases of anemia.
Blood Pressure: This unique tropical fruit is extremely high in potassium yet low in salt, making it perfect to beat blood pressure. So much so, the US Food and Drug Administration has just allowed the banana industry to make official claims for the fruit's ability to reduce the risk of blood pressure and stroke.
Brain Power: 200 students at a Twickenham (Middlesex) school were helped through their exams this year by eating bananas at breakfast, break, and lunch in a bid to boost their brain power. Research has shown that the potassium-packed fruit can assist learning by making pupils more alert.
Constipation: High in fiber, including bananas in the diet can help restore normal bowel action, helping to overcome the problem without resorting to laxatives.
Hangovers: One of the quickest
ways of curing a hangover is to make a banana milkshake, sweetened with honey. The banana calms the stomach and, with the help of the honey, builds up depleted blood sugar levels, while the milk soothes and re-hydrates your system.
Heartburn: Bananas have a natural antacid effect in the body, so if you suffer from heartburn, try eating a banana for soothing relief.
Morning Sickness: Snacking on bananas between meals helps to keep blood sugar levels up and avoid morning sickness.
Mosquito bites: Before reaching for the insect bite cream, try rubbing the affected area with the inside of a banana skin. Many people find it amazingly successful at reducing swelling and irritation.
Nerves: Bananas are high in B vitamins that help calm the nervous system.
Overweight and at work? Studies at the Institute of Psychology in Austria found pressure at wor k leads to gorging on comfort food like chocolate and crisps. Looking at 5,000 hospital patients, researchers found the most obese were more likely to be in high-pressure jobs. The report concluded that, to avoid panic-induced food cravings, we need to control our blood sugar levels by snacking on high carbohydrate foods every two hours to keep levels steady.
Ulcers: The banana is used as the dietary food against intestinal disorders because of its soft texture and smoothness. It is the only raw fruit that can be eaten without distress in over-chronicler cases. It also neutralizes over-acidity and reduces irritation by coating the lining of the stomach.
Temperature control: Many other cultures see bananas as a "cooling" fruit that can lower both the physical and emotional temperature of expectant mothers. In Thailand , for example, pregnant women eat bananas to ensure their baby is born with a cool temperature.
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD): Bananas can help SAD sufferers because they contain the natural mood enhancer tryptophan.
Smoking %26amp;Tobacco Use: Bananas can also help people trying to give up smoking. The B6, B12 they contain, as well as the potassium and magnesium found in them, help the body recover from the effects of nicotine withdrawal.
Stress: Potassium is a vital mineral, which helps normalize the heartbeat, sends oxygen to the brain and regulates your body's water balance. When we are stressed, our metabolic rate rises, thereby reducing our potassium levels. These can be rebalanced with the help of a high-potassium banana snack.
Strokes: According to research in The New England Journal of Medicine, eating bananas as part of a regular diet can cut the risk of death by strokes by as much as 40%!
Warts: Those keen on natural alternatives swear that if you want to kill off a wart, take a piece of banana skin and place it on the wart, with the yellow side out. Carefully hold the skin in place with a plaster or surgical tape!
So, a banana really is a natural remedy for many ills. When you compare it to an apple, it has four times the protein, twice the carbohydrate, three times the phosphorus, five times the vitamin A and iron, and twice the other vitamins and minerals. It is also rich in potassium and is one of the best value foods around So maybe its time to change that well-known phrase so that we say, "A banana a day keeps the doctor away!"
PASS IT ON TO YOUR FRIENDS
PS: Bananas must be the reason monkeys are so happy all the time! I will add one here; want a quick shine on our shoes?? Take the INSIDE of the banana skin, and rub directly on the shoe...polish with dry cloth. Amazing fruit !
Is any of this true about how good bananas are??
i shall start eating a banana a day from tomorrow
Reply:Yes, they are wonderful. Sadly I am allergic to them. However I used to eat them, and they were great for Light Headness, and weakness.
Reply:sadly bananas are supposedly good for a person, but they are pure sugar!! they are on the medium list on glycemic index but to most diabetics they are like eating from the sugar bowl.
So I never touch them any more!!
This is interesting,i know they are long people's but their good! this also is a mother in law thing! lol?
Subject: FW: [Fwd: Fw: THE BANANA]
There may be some truth in this one
The Banana
Never, put your banana in the refrigerator!!!
This is interesting.
After reading this, you'll never look at a banana in the same
way again.
Bananas contain three natural sugars - sucrose, fructose and
glucose combined with fibre. A banana gives an instant,
sustained and substantial boost of energy. Research has proven
that just two bananas provide enough energy for a strenuous
90-minute workout. No wonder the banana is the number one
fruit with the world's leading athletes. But energy isn't the
only way a banana can help us keep fit. It can also help
overcome or prevent a substantial number of illnesses and
conditions, making it a must to add to our daily diet.
Depression: According to a recent survey undertaken by MIND
amongst people suffering from depression, many felt much
better after eating a banana. This is because bananas contain
tryptophan, a type of protein that the body converts into
serotonin, known to make you relax, improve your mood and
generally make you feel happier.
PMS: Forget the pills - eat a banana. The vitamin B6 it
contains regulates blood glucose levels, which can affect your
mood.
Anaemia: High in iron, bananas can stimulate the production of
haemoglobin in the blood and so helps in cases of anaemia.
Blood Pressure: This unique tropical fruit is extremely high
in potassium yet low in salt, making it perfect to beat blood
pressure. So much so, the US Food and Drug Administration has
just allowed the banana industry to make official claims for
the fruit's ability to reduce the risk of blood pressure and
stroke.
Brain Power: 200 students at a Twickenham (Middlesex) school
were helped through their exams this year by eating bananas at
breakfast, break, and lunch in a bid to boost their brain
power. Research has shown that the potassium-packed fruit can
assist learning by making pupils more alert.
Constipation: High in fibre, including bananas in the diet can
help restore normal bowel action, helping to overcome the
problem without resorting to laxatives.
Hangovers: One of the quickest
ways of curing a hangover is to make a banana milkshake,
sweetened with honey. The banana calms the stomach and, with
the help of the honey, builds up depleted blood sugar levels,
while the milk soothes and re-hydrates your system.
Heartburn: Bananas have a natural antacid effect in the body,
so if you suffer from heartburn, try eating a banana for
soothing relief.
Morning Sickness: Snacking on bananas between meals helps to
keep blood sugar levels up and avoid morning sickness
Mosquito bites: Before reaching for the insect bite cream, try
rubbing the affected area with the inside of a banana skin.
Many people find it amazingly successful at reducing swelling
and irritation.
Nerves: Bananas are high in B vitamins that help calm the
nervous system.
Overweight and at work? Studies at the Institute of Psychology
in Austria found pressure at work leads to gorging on comfort
food like chocolate and crisps. Looking at 5,000 hospital
patients, researchers found the most obese were more likely to
be in high-pressure jobs. The report concluded that, to avoid
panic-induced food cravings, we need to control our blood
sugar levels by snacking on high carbohydrate foods every two
hours to keep levels steady.
Ulcers: The banana is used as the dietary food against
intestinal disorders because of its soft texture and
smoothness. It is the only raw fruit that can be eaten without
distress in over-chronicler cases. It also neutralizes
over-acidity and reduces irritation by coating the lining of
the stomach.
Temperature control: Many other cultures see bananas as a
"cooling" fruit that can lower both the physical and emotional
temperature of expectant mothers. In Thailand , for example,
pregnant women eat bananas to ensure their baby is born with a
cool temperature.
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD): Bananas can help SAD
sufferers because they contain the natural mood enhancer
tryptophan.
Smoking %26amp;Tobacco Use: Bananas can also help people trying to
give up smoking. The B6, B12 they contain, as well as the
potassium and magnesium found in them, help the body recover
from the effects of nicotine withdrawal.
Stress: Potassium is a vital mineral, which helps normalize
the heartbeat, sends oxygen to the brain and regulates your
body's water balance When we are stressed, our metabolic rate
rises, thereby reducing our potassium levels. These can be
rebalanced with the help of a high-potassium banana snack.
Strokes: According to research in The New England Journal of
Medicine, eating bananas as part of a regular diet can cut the
risk of death by strokes by as much as 40%!
Warts: Those keen on natural alternatives swear that if you
want to kill off a wart, take a piece of banana skin and place
it on the wart, with the yellow side out. Carefully hold the
skin in place with a plaster or surgical tape!
So, a banana really is a natural remedy for many ills. When
you compare it to an apple, it has four times the protein,
twice the carbohydrate, three times the phosphorus, five times
the vitamin A and iron, and twice the other vitamins and
minerals. It is also rich in potassium and is one of the best
value foods around So maybe its time to change that well-known
phrase so that we say, "A banana a day keeps the doctor away!"
PASS IT ON TO YOUR FRIENDS
PS: Bananas must be the reason monkeys are so happy all the
time! I will add one here; want a quick shine on our shoes??
Take the INSIDE of the banana skin, and rub directly on the
shoe...polish with dry cloth.
Amazing fruit!
This is interesting,i know they are long people's but their good! this also is a mother in law thing! lol?
This is the best information I have received in awhile.
Thank you for sharing..
Reply:If you weren't going to bash my mother in law you shouldn't have teased me like that...I'm ok though cause I am eating a banana....
Reply:LOL
Reply:I like bananas
There may be some truth in this one
The Banana
Never, put your banana in the refrigerator!!!
This is interesting.
After reading this, you'll never look at a banana in the same
way again.
Bananas contain three natural sugars - sucrose, fructose and
glucose combined with fibre. A banana gives an instant,
sustained and substantial boost of energy. Research has proven
that just two bananas provide enough energy for a strenuous
90-minute workout. No wonder the banana is the number one
fruit with the world's leading athletes. But energy isn't the
only way a banana can help us keep fit. It can also help
overcome or prevent a substantial number of illnesses and
conditions, making it a must to add to our daily diet.
Depression: According to a recent survey undertaken by MIND
amongst people suffering from depression, many felt much
better after eating a banana. This is because bananas contain
tryptophan, a type of protein that the body converts into
serotonin, known to make you relax, improve your mood and
generally make you feel happier.
PMS: Forget the pills - eat a banana. The vitamin B6 it
contains regulates blood glucose levels, which can affect your
mood.
Anaemia: High in iron, bananas can stimulate the production of
haemoglobin in the blood and so helps in cases of anaemia.
Blood Pressure: This unique tropical fruit is extremely high
in potassium yet low in salt, making it perfect to beat blood
pressure. So much so, the US Food and Drug Administration has
just allowed the banana industry to make official claims for
the fruit's ability to reduce the risk of blood pressure and
stroke.
Brain Power: 200 students at a Twickenham (Middlesex) school
were helped through their exams this year by eating bananas at
breakfast, break, and lunch in a bid to boost their brain
power. Research has shown that the potassium-packed fruit can
assist learning by making pupils more alert.
Constipation: High in fibre, including bananas in the diet can
help restore normal bowel action, helping to overcome the
problem without resorting to laxatives.
Hangovers: One of the quickest
ways of curing a hangover is to make a banana milkshake,
sweetened with honey. The banana calms the stomach and, with
the help of the honey, builds up depleted blood sugar levels,
while the milk soothes and re-hydrates your system.
Heartburn: Bananas have a natural antacid effect in the body,
so if you suffer from heartburn, try eating a banana for
soothing relief.
Morning Sickness: Snacking on bananas between meals helps to
keep blood sugar levels up and avoid morning sickness
Mosquito bites: Before reaching for the insect bite cream, try
rubbing the affected area with the inside of a banana skin.
Many people find it amazingly successful at reducing swelling
and irritation.
Nerves: Bananas are high in B vitamins that help calm the
nervous system.
Overweight and at work? Studies at the Institute of Psychology
in Austria found pressure at work leads to gorging on comfort
food like chocolate and crisps. Looking at 5,000 hospital
patients, researchers found the most obese were more likely to
be in high-pressure jobs. The report concluded that, to avoid
panic-induced food cravings, we need to control our blood
sugar levels by snacking on high carbohydrate foods every two
hours to keep levels steady.
Ulcers: The banana is used as the dietary food against
intestinal disorders because of its soft texture and
smoothness. It is the only raw fruit that can be eaten without
distress in over-chronicler cases. It also neutralizes
over-acidity and reduces irritation by coating the lining of
the stomach.
Temperature control: Many other cultures see bananas as a
"cooling" fruit that can lower both the physical and emotional
temperature of expectant mothers. In Thailand , for example,
pregnant women eat bananas to ensure their baby is born with a
cool temperature.
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD): Bananas can help SAD
sufferers because they contain the natural mood enhancer
tryptophan.
Smoking %26amp;Tobacco Use: Bananas can also help people trying to
give up smoking. The B6, B12 they contain, as well as the
potassium and magnesium found in them, help the body recover
from the effects of nicotine withdrawal.
Stress: Potassium is a vital mineral, which helps normalize
the heartbeat, sends oxygen to the brain and regulates your
body's water balance When we are stressed, our metabolic rate
rises, thereby reducing our potassium levels. These can be
rebalanced with the help of a high-potassium banana snack.
Strokes: According to research in The New England Journal of
Medicine, eating bananas as part of a regular diet can cut the
risk of death by strokes by as much as 40%!
Warts: Those keen on natural alternatives swear that if you
want to kill off a wart, take a piece of banana skin and place
it on the wart, with the yellow side out. Carefully hold the
skin in place with a plaster or surgical tape!
So, a banana really is a natural remedy for many ills. When
you compare it to an apple, it has four times the protein,
twice the carbohydrate, three times the phosphorus, five times
the vitamin A and iron, and twice the other vitamins and
minerals. It is also rich in potassium and is one of the best
value foods around So maybe its time to change that well-known
phrase so that we say, "A banana a day keeps the doctor away!"
PASS IT ON TO YOUR FRIENDS
PS: Bananas must be the reason monkeys are so happy all the
time! I will add one here; want a quick shine on our shoes??
Take the INSIDE of the banana skin, and rub directly on the
shoe...polish with dry cloth.
Amazing fruit!
This is interesting,i know they are long people's but their good! this also is a mother in law thing! lol?
This is the best information I have received in awhile.
Thank you for sharing..
Reply:If you weren't going to bash my mother in law you shouldn't have teased me like that...I'm ok though cause I am eating a banana....
Reply:LOL
Reply:I like bananas
Sking toning product?
Im a black boy i have a mixed race parent and a jamaican parent. My skin complexsion was light and when i hit puberty it became darker.
As it became darker i was left with some bits of my skin light and some bits dark skin . example is my forhead is darker than my face. I dont Know if its a pigmentation disorder but i am in desperate need of a product that will even my tone skin .
MIND U I AM NOT INTO THE WHOLE LIGHTENING YOUR COMPLEXSION THING . I JUST WANT SOMETHING THAT WILL EVEN MY SKIN TONE WHETER BE IT DARK OR LIGHT .
Much apprecaited
Sking toning product?
You might want to go see a dermatologist about that.
As it became darker i was left with some bits of my skin light and some bits dark skin . example is my forhead is darker than my face. I dont Know if its a pigmentation disorder but i am in desperate need of a product that will even my tone skin .
MIND U I AM NOT INTO THE WHOLE LIGHTENING YOUR COMPLEXSION THING . I JUST WANT SOMETHING THAT WILL EVEN MY SKIN TONE WHETER BE IT DARK OR LIGHT .
Much apprecaited
Sking toning product?
You might want to go see a dermatologist about that.
Genetics report?
Family Tree Report
Introduction:
“Rosacea is chronic skin disease that causes redness and swelling, primarily on the face.” I picked this trait because it is probably different from any of the traits other students picked. I wanted to learn about this trait because I could get it when I come to age of it, although it is not threatening to life. I wanted to learn about this and see some of the symptoms, genetic bases, and history of the trait.
Discussion of the traits:
A. Symptoms, conditions, and characteristics
Your cheeks, forehead, and nose all get affected by this disorder. They turn red and swelled. Your nose can enlarge and you can get pimples. Your cheeks can also seem like spidery veins. It is triggered by hot drinks, tobacco, alcohol, spicy food, exercise, stress, infection, vitamin deficiency, and extreme heat/cold. It may be cause by environment, disorder of blood vessels, mites/bacteria, infection, or most of all genetics. The true cause is unknown. It occurs mostly in white Scandinavian, Celtic, and Caucasian women from age 35-45. It can occur in men, but it is more severe if it does.
Treatments could be an immunosuppressant such as Tacrolimus.
B. Genetics Basis
As mentioned before Tacrolimus could be a treatment. It slow down record of genes that encode certain stages of T cell activation. It seems like it could be sex-linked since women just get it, but men sometimes get the symptoms too. It seems like you do or you don’t get it meaning it may not be polygenic, but if it wasn’t then scientists would have more than likely figured out the cause of it already. Some scientists are searching for way to find the solution genetically. Sine if them took skin samples and used a gene scanner to identify 21,000 genes (50%-60% of genes in human genome) to study.
Inheritance factors of the trait:
A. The women seem to have it, not the men. It does not show up until ages 35-45, so it is hard to tell who may have it and what genotypes, each person has for it. It is definitely on my mom’s side of the family, because my aunt (mother’s sister by blood) has it too. Also I do not know very much about my dad’s side of the family. So far everyone around the age 35 or up starting form my grandmother, down has had the disorder.
Appearing in children:
A. If it is a genetic disorder, it is likely that it will be in my children, if they are females. We will not know right away though. As said before, it has showed up in every women from under my grandmother old enough to show the phenotype of the disease.
Genetics report?
Looks good if this is what you're handing in (not that i truely know the full criteria). As far as I noticed there wasn't any mistakes but I only had a quick read.
Good luck, hope you do well.
bougainvillea
Introduction:
“Rosacea is chronic skin disease that causes redness and swelling, primarily on the face.” I picked this trait because it is probably different from any of the traits other students picked. I wanted to learn about this trait because I could get it when I come to age of it, although it is not threatening to life. I wanted to learn about this and see some of the symptoms, genetic bases, and history of the trait.
Discussion of the traits:
A. Symptoms, conditions, and characteristics
Your cheeks, forehead, and nose all get affected by this disorder. They turn red and swelled. Your nose can enlarge and you can get pimples. Your cheeks can also seem like spidery veins. It is triggered by hot drinks, tobacco, alcohol, spicy food, exercise, stress, infection, vitamin deficiency, and extreme heat/cold. It may be cause by environment, disorder of blood vessels, mites/bacteria, infection, or most of all genetics. The true cause is unknown. It occurs mostly in white Scandinavian, Celtic, and Caucasian women from age 35-45. It can occur in men, but it is more severe if it does.
Treatments could be an immunosuppressant such as Tacrolimus.
B. Genetics Basis
As mentioned before Tacrolimus could be a treatment. It slow down record of genes that encode certain stages of T cell activation. It seems like it could be sex-linked since women just get it, but men sometimes get the symptoms too. It seems like you do or you don’t get it meaning it may not be polygenic, but if it wasn’t then scientists would have more than likely figured out the cause of it already. Some scientists are searching for way to find the solution genetically. Sine if them took skin samples and used a gene scanner to identify 21,000 genes (50%-60% of genes in human genome) to study.
Inheritance factors of the trait:
A. The women seem to have it, not the men. It does not show up until ages 35-45, so it is hard to tell who may have it and what genotypes, each person has for it. It is definitely on my mom’s side of the family, because my aunt (mother’s sister by blood) has it too. Also I do not know very much about my dad’s side of the family. So far everyone around the age 35 or up starting form my grandmother, down has had the disorder.
Appearing in children:
A. If it is a genetic disorder, it is likely that it will be in my children, if they are females. We will not know right away though. As said before, it has showed up in every women from under my grandmother old enough to show the phenotype of the disease.
Genetics report?
Looks good if this is what you're handing in (not that i truely know the full criteria). As far as I noticed there wasn't any mistakes but I only had a quick read.
Good luck, hope you do well.
bougainvillea
Is how I'm feeling normal?
So someone sent me this email, and it had a picture of this womans breast infested with parasites, it was like wholes with the bugs inside. I swear its like 4 hours later and the thought of it still has my skin crawling, literally! I feel like I could just scratch my skin off, I'm so freaked out . Is this like a psychoitic disorder or am I just freaked out!?
Is how I'm feeling normal?
Some idiot just grossed you out. It is normal to see something so shocking it's hard to get the mental image out of your mind. This person has bad taste and you should tell them you're not interested in getting emails like that anymore and if they don't listen, stop opening their emails.
Reply:Not at all. I would be grossed out, too.
Reply:Just freaked out. It will go away.
Reply:You're fine. The person who sent it to you is deeply disturbed. Relax.
Reply:You are just simply still in a state of shock. Who wouldn't be?
I can imagine what you're talking about. It's disgusting.
Reply:Your just freaked out... Just relax and get your mind on something positive or funny...
Reply:Yeah I think i would be pretty grossed out too..so just think about something else and try not to think about it so much. I've always had that feeling that when someone talks about bugs or lice or something i start to itch...so i think its pretty normal if u see something that grosses u out then ur gonna feel all gross!
Reply:no It is normal to feel freaked out by the sight of something like that you need to replace tat image with something else
Reply:your just freak out don't worry that's when you are really freaked out just drink some water and get some air and calm down its otay.
Is how I'm feeling normal?
Some idiot just grossed you out. It is normal to see something so shocking it's hard to get the mental image out of your mind. This person has bad taste and you should tell them you're not interested in getting emails like that anymore and if they don't listen, stop opening their emails.
Reply:Not at all. I would be grossed out, too.
Reply:Just freaked out. It will go away.
Reply:You're fine. The person who sent it to you is deeply disturbed. Relax.
Reply:You are just simply still in a state of shock. Who wouldn't be?
I can imagine what you're talking about. It's disgusting.
Reply:Your just freaked out... Just relax and get your mind on something positive or funny...
Reply:Yeah I think i would be pretty grossed out too..so just think about something else and try not to think about it so much. I've always had that feeling that when someone talks about bugs or lice or something i start to itch...so i think its pretty normal if u see something that grosses u out then ur gonna feel all gross!
Reply:no It is normal to feel freaked out by the sight of something like that you need to replace tat image with something else
Reply:your just freak out don't worry that's when you are really freaked out just drink some water and get some air and calm down its otay.
Does anyone have a child on strattera?
My son is on strattera, 30 mg a day. He has ADHD, with other tendencies. (like being bipolar and ocd) He picks his fingers, peeling all the skin off the tips. Is this a normal part of this disorder?
Does anyone have a child on strattera?
My son waas onStraterra for 3 years. You have to keep an eye on their weight and dosage my son's weight was more than the required dosage for his age so we had to play around with correct dosage. Consult your physician, and report any odd behaviors. Luckily my son is starting to show signs of restraint on his own at 11. And is no longer taking his medications.
Reply:We tried Strattera and moved on to Metadate (more like regular Ritalin). I forgot why Strattera did not work. I think the side effects were disturbing. Picking fingers is normal for OCD. You need separate medication for OCD and bi-polar than what you take for ADHD, and they can do wonders. For example, Effexor, Zoloft, Abilify, Depakote.
Reply:IT IS A SIDE AFFECT OF THE MEDS IN WHICH HE IS TAKING YOU NEED TO CUNSULT HIS DR OR PSYCHOLOGIST ABOUT THAT SO THEY CAN TRY SOMETHING ELSE DONT STOP HIS MEDS UNLESS OK BY HIS DR.
Reply:Stattera for only a short time before moving on to another one. picking at his fingers sounds familar, part of the ticks. My son is ADHD and his father refused medication for him... I am left to deal with him.... He has changed alot since in 5 years not as bad but still needs help. . Best of luck
Reply:I know someone that has an ADHD child her doctor told her the side effects were worse than Ridilin. Maybe you should talk to your doctor about this, it sounds like it is a nervous problem also.
Reply:My daughter shredded paper. Now she (at 20) peels labels off everything. I am AD and I pick at my cuticles till they bleed. I think this kind of behavior is normal.
Reply:Definitely talk to the doctor. Strattera works great for some, not so much for others. Don't give up!
Reply:dun no
Does anyone have a child on strattera?
My son waas onStraterra for 3 years. You have to keep an eye on their weight and dosage my son's weight was more than the required dosage for his age so we had to play around with correct dosage. Consult your physician, and report any odd behaviors. Luckily my son is starting to show signs of restraint on his own at 11. And is no longer taking his medications.
Reply:We tried Strattera and moved on to Metadate (more like regular Ritalin). I forgot why Strattera did not work. I think the side effects were disturbing. Picking fingers is normal for OCD. You need separate medication for OCD and bi-polar than what you take for ADHD, and they can do wonders. For example, Effexor, Zoloft, Abilify, Depakote.
Reply:IT IS A SIDE AFFECT OF THE MEDS IN WHICH HE IS TAKING YOU NEED TO CUNSULT HIS DR OR PSYCHOLOGIST ABOUT THAT SO THEY CAN TRY SOMETHING ELSE DONT STOP HIS MEDS UNLESS OK BY HIS DR.
Reply:Stattera for only a short time before moving on to another one. picking at his fingers sounds familar, part of the ticks. My son is ADHD and his father refused medication for him... I am left to deal with him.... He has changed alot since in 5 years not as bad but still needs help. . Best of luck
Reply:I know someone that has an ADHD child her doctor told her the side effects were worse than Ridilin. Maybe you should talk to your doctor about this, it sounds like it is a nervous problem also.
Reply:My daughter shredded paper. Now she (at 20) peels labels off everything. I am AD and I pick at my cuticles till they bleed. I think this kind of behavior is normal.
Reply:Definitely talk to the doctor. Strattera works great for some, not so much for others. Don't give up!
Reply:dun no
Cant make it work?....lol?
WHY I CANNOT COME TO WORK TODAY…………. When I got up this morning I took two Ex-Lax in addition to my Prozac. I
can't get off the john, but I feel good about it.
If it is all the same to you I won't be coming in to work. The voices
told me to clean all the guns today.
I set half the clocks in my house ahead an hour and the other half back
an hour Saturday and spent 18 hours in some kind of space-time continuum
loop, reliving Sunday (right up until the explosion). I was able to exit
the loop only by reversing the polarity of the power source, exactly
e*log(pi), of the clocks in the house while simultaneously rapping my
dog on the snout with a rolled up Times. Accordingly, I will be in late,
or early.
My stigmata's acting up.
I can't come in to work today because I'll be stalking my previous boss,
who fired me for not showing up for work. OK?
I have a rare case of 48-hour projectile leprosy, but I know we have
that deadline to meet...
I am stuck in the blood pressure machine down at the Food Giant.
Yes, I seem to have contracted some attention-deficit disorder and, hey,
how about them Skins, huh? So, I won't be able to, yes, could I help
you? No, no, I'll be sticking with Sprint, but thank you for calling.
Constipation has made me a walking time bomb.
I just found out that I was switched at birth. Legally, I shouldn't come
to work knowing my employee records may now contain false information.
The psychiatrist said it was an excellent session. He even gave me this
jaw restraint so I won't bite things when I am startled.
The dog ate my car keys. We're going to hitchhike to the vet.
I prefer to remain an enigma.
My mother-in-law has come back as one of the Undead and we must track
her to her coffin to drive a stake through her heart and give her
eternal peace. One day should do it.
I can't come to work today because the EPA has determined that my house
is completely surrounded by wetlands and I have to arrange for
helicopter transportation.
I am converting my calendar from Julian to Gregorian.
I am extremely sensitive to a rise in the interest rates.
I refuse to travel to my job in the District until there is a commuter
tax. I insist on paying my fair share.
Cant make it work?....lol?
now that was funny...im gonna use a couple and see if i can get away with playing hooky
Reply:can i have some of what ever it is your on???....lol
Reply:I just call in drunk!
this one isn't bad though(I can't come in to work today because I'll be stalking my previous boss,
who fired me for not showing up for work. OK?).........lmao
Reply:reply: don't bother coming in again, we've found a robot that can do your job 1000 times better than you can, %26amp; we only need to pay it in oil! we'll invite you back when the price of oil goes through the roof again. diane.
Reply:Some good ones Jake, you got a star!..:)
Reply:Not going to work today...I called in ugly. If I show things are going to get ugly for someone! I actually tried that once!
It didn't work though, my boss was already ugly, and there wasn't any left to go around.
Reply:A star for you jake.
10/10, excellent work.
Reply:Lol! i'll try them, though if i get fired it's all your fault! hehehe!
Reply:omg u look u r 90 from ur photo...if u are...u r not supposed to stay in front of a pc to write things without any sense...perv...oh maybe ur a peedo...could be...
anyway i can't stay here to talk to u peedo...bye bye
greetings from Italy ^^
can't get off the john, but I feel good about it.
If it is all the same to you I won't be coming in to work. The voices
told me to clean all the guns today.
I set half the clocks in my house ahead an hour and the other half back
an hour Saturday and spent 18 hours in some kind of space-time continuum
loop, reliving Sunday (right up until the explosion). I was able to exit
the loop only by reversing the polarity of the power source, exactly
e*log(pi), of the clocks in the house while simultaneously rapping my
dog on the snout with a rolled up Times. Accordingly, I will be in late,
or early.
My stigmata's acting up.
I can't come in to work today because I'll be stalking my previous boss,
who fired me for not showing up for work. OK?
I have a rare case of 48-hour projectile leprosy, but I know we have
that deadline to meet...
I am stuck in the blood pressure machine down at the Food Giant.
Yes, I seem to have contracted some attention-deficit disorder and, hey,
how about them Skins, huh? So, I won't be able to, yes, could I help
you? No, no, I'll be sticking with Sprint, but thank you for calling.
Constipation has made me a walking time bomb.
I just found out that I was switched at birth. Legally, I shouldn't come
to work knowing my employee records may now contain false information.
The psychiatrist said it was an excellent session. He even gave me this
jaw restraint so I won't bite things when I am startled.
The dog ate my car keys. We're going to hitchhike to the vet.
I prefer to remain an enigma.
My mother-in-law has come back as one of the Undead and we must track
her to her coffin to drive a stake through her heart and give her
eternal peace. One day should do it.
I can't come to work today because the EPA has determined that my house
is completely surrounded by wetlands and I have to arrange for
helicopter transportation.
I am converting my calendar from Julian to Gregorian.
I am extremely sensitive to a rise in the interest rates.
I refuse to travel to my job in the District until there is a commuter
tax. I insist on paying my fair share.
Cant make it work?....lol?
now that was funny...im gonna use a couple and see if i can get away with playing hooky
Reply:can i have some of what ever it is your on???....lol
Reply:I just call in drunk!
this one isn't bad though(I can't come in to work today because I'll be stalking my previous boss,
who fired me for not showing up for work. OK?).........lmao
Reply:reply: don't bother coming in again, we've found a robot that can do your job 1000 times better than you can, %26amp; we only need to pay it in oil! we'll invite you back when the price of oil goes through the roof again. diane.
Reply:Some good ones Jake, you got a star!..:)
Reply:Not going to work today...I called in ugly. If I show things are going to get ugly for someone! I actually tried that once!
It didn't work though, my boss was already ugly, and there wasn't any left to go around.
Reply:A star for you jake.
10/10, excellent work.
Reply:Lol! i'll try them, though if i get fired it's all your fault! hehehe!
Reply:omg u look u r 90 from ur photo...if u are...u r not supposed to stay in front of a pc to write things without any sense...perv...oh maybe ur a peedo...could be...
anyway i can't stay here to talk to u peedo...bye bye
greetings from Italy ^^
What do christians feel about the use of nanotechnology for medical purposes?
Such as having little nanobots in our bloodstream to fight cancer, viruses, cure neurological disorders, mend broken bones and sinews, skin conditions, etc.
What do christians feel about the use of nanotechnology for medical purposes?
In principle, I'm fine with it. Practically speaking, given that the first law of programming is "there's always another bug", I'm a little uneasy with it, but I'm willing to be convinced.
Why would Christians have a different perspective from anyone else?
Reply:No problem whatsoever. However, I do think that Science shouldn't just ask the question "Can we do it?" I think a more important question is "Should we do it?" But with nanotechnology, I don't have any moral dilemmas as yet.
Reply:Who cares about their opinion?
Reply:I think it is wonderful that God has allowed men to develop the technology. I hope it is successful.
Reply:I'm sure the feelings would be that of the rest of the population. Some would embrace it as a new means of healthcare, and others would be wary of having something artificial in their system. I know you're searching for ways to bash Christians...but you really seem to be off the mark today. Other days I actually find your viewpoint quite interesting and usually non-bigoted...today you're just boring.
Reply:personally , I don't have a problem with it as a Christian; when it is going to be your time to go ; no one can take your place nor mine; it isn't like vanity for plastic surgery or abortion ; if it works then it was meant to be ; if it doesn't, your time is going to be your time; God put everything here on earth; aspirin , etc ; most of the cures come from nature ; look at medicine, vitamins etc
Reply:Sounds good to me. It's not much different than replacing hips with artificial bones, or using synthetic medicine to treat diseases.
Reply:I think it will be wonderful. I am just curious as to why you think Christians are so backward? Is it occurring to you that you may have a faulty view of what it is to be a Christian? Did you know that there are Christian scientists and doctors and philosophers..We don't all where calico and hide in a shed.
Reply:Are Christians different from the rest of the world?
shell flower
What do christians feel about the use of nanotechnology for medical purposes?
In principle, I'm fine with it. Practically speaking, given that the first law of programming is "there's always another bug", I'm a little uneasy with it, but I'm willing to be convinced.
Why would Christians have a different perspective from anyone else?
Reply:No problem whatsoever. However, I do think that Science shouldn't just ask the question "Can we do it?" I think a more important question is "Should we do it?" But with nanotechnology, I don't have any moral dilemmas as yet.
Reply:Who cares about their opinion?
Reply:I think it is wonderful that God has allowed men to develop the technology. I hope it is successful.
Reply:I'm sure the feelings would be that of the rest of the population. Some would embrace it as a new means of healthcare, and others would be wary of having something artificial in their system. I know you're searching for ways to bash Christians...but you really seem to be off the mark today. Other days I actually find your viewpoint quite interesting and usually non-bigoted...today you're just boring.
Reply:personally , I don't have a problem with it as a Christian; when it is going to be your time to go ; no one can take your place nor mine; it isn't like vanity for plastic surgery or abortion ; if it works then it was meant to be ; if it doesn't, your time is going to be your time; God put everything here on earth; aspirin , etc ; most of the cures come from nature ; look at medicine, vitamins etc
Reply:Sounds good to me. It's not much different than replacing hips with artificial bones, or using synthetic medicine to treat diseases.
Reply:I think it will be wonderful. I am just curious as to why you think Christians are so backward? Is it occurring to you that you may have a faulty view of what it is to be a Christian? Did you know that there are Christian scientists and doctors and philosophers..We don't all where calico and hide in a shed.
Reply:Are Christians different from the rest of the world?
shell flower
Before bloodwork showed with liver or kidney probs, what symptoms did you exhibit?
For those people with liver or kidney problems...did you have your symptoms long before you were diagnosed with a problem?
I seem to be exhibiting every serious symptoms of a kidney or liver disorder except bloodwork is showing nothing.
Severe pruritus, itchy/buring skin, inflamed RUQ, swollen eyes, nausea and swollen joints, burning eyes. NO blood indicators.
I have a lot of suspicion of have kidney problems, because it started when was holding 10lbs of water.
Swollen kidney? Enflamed Nephrons? Without blood problems?
Thanks very much for sharing your experiences.
Before bloodwork showed with liver or kidney probs, what symptoms did you exhibit?
I have PBC - Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (Stage 3 liver disease) and am on medication for it. The only symptom I exhibited before being diagnosed is severely itchy skin, which I assumed was dry skin but never had professionally diagnosed. Apparently some liver diseases cause you to itch a lot. Luckily, I was diagnosed during a routine physical where my doctor ran a panel of blood screens and they found the liver enzymes were high. That led to more tests by a specialist, which eventually led to a biopsy to determine for sure what was going on. Anyway, have you gotten a second opinion or gone to a different lab for the blood work? Maybe the doctor isn't running the correct tests on the blood? Good luck, hope you feel better soon.
I seem to be exhibiting every serious symptoms of a kidney or liver disorder except bloodwork is showing nothing.
Severe pruritus, itchy/buring skin, inflamed RUQ, swollen eyes, nausea and swollen joints, burning eyes. NO blood indicators.
I have a lot of suspicion of have kidney problems, because it started when was holding 10lbs of water.
Swollen kidney? Enflamed Nephrons? Without blood problems?
Thanks very much for sharing your experiences.
Before bloodwork showed with liver or kidney probs, what symptoms did you exhibit?
I have PBC - Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (Stage 3 liver disease) and am on medication for it. The only symptom I exhibited before being diagnosed is severely itchy skin, which I assumed was dry skin but never had professionally diagnosed. Apparently some liver diseases cause you to itch a lot. Luckily, I was diagnosed during a routine physical where my doctor ran a panel of blood screens and they found the liver enzymes were high. That led to more tests by a specialist, which eventually led to a biopsy to determine for sure what was going on. Anyway, have you gotten a second opinion or gone to a different lab for the blood work? Maybe the doctor isn't running the correct tests on the blood? Good luck, hope you feel better soon.
32 yr old ill female?
PTSD,(house fire),skin grafts x 4,OCS,GAD,GERD,IBS,TMJ.borderline personality disorder,mood disorder,arthitis,chronic depression, carpal tunnel, fibromyalgia,high cholesterol,allergies,now testing for osteopenia and osteoarthritis,h/o cateracts x 2,tone deaf,hearaids x 2,kidney stones,non-functioning gallbladder, tonsillectomy at 30,eat look 9 months pregnant, and no flat cure, and no SSD.
32 yr old ill female?
EDITED 1-23-06
Wow. You even have TMJ!?
I guess you should feel good about yourself! You are the only person I have heard of that can have all that and still make it through the day.
The nice thing is you have so many places to chose to start fixing yourself. The other neat thing is that once you get one thing fixed a lot of the other problems will start to go away.
Being over weigh and eating poorly will give you GAD, GERD, IBS, Depression (and all the other symptoms of it), gall bladder issues, high cholesterol, kidney stones, and obesity.
**This is important.... Processed sugar is actually a poison to you. My doc proved this to me by having me cut it out of my diet for 2 weeks then doing a blood test on me...my cholesterol dropped by 60 pts.
Throw away anything that has processed sugar. Little Debbies, hostess cakes all that crap. Also no more Sodapop. Drink tea, water, or juice.
- Every day or two you need to include a healthy salad that includes green, red and yellow veggies, some meat and cheese for one meal. Don't worry about getting fat free dressings. Just don't drowned your salad in dressing.
-Also include beans and fruit into your diet. Rotate everything through out the week so you don't eat the same stuff everyday.
-Don't forget the Steak. Mmm a nice juicy steak. Its ok to eat meat. Your body needs the nutrients from it. Heres a meal for ya, steak, salad and garlic parmessian bread. Yum. And good for ya!
Next...Start walking around your block 2x a day. Don't push yourself. Only go once around or down to the corner and back if that is all you can do but for God's sake get out. Activity and sunshine are proven to drop your cholesterol and help with depression.
I know it is hard to change, so do it in small steps. Start today don't put it off. Make a plan that you can realistically stick to every week. Don't look too far ahead. After a week you will start to feel amazing. I did.
Oh and Identify and get rid of the things that are over stressing you.
****You are not hopeless. Remember that.
****Swimming is great low impact cardio. You have got to do something. Excercise will help with bones.
No more excuses.
Reply:and whats the question
Reply:swallow
Reply:You seem to need to talk to a qualified doctor, which we here, are not...
I have several health problems also, but I go see my doctor once a month...
32 yr old ill female?
EDITED 1-23-06
Wow. You even have TMJ!?
I guess you should feel good about yourself! You are the only person I have heard of that can have all that and still make it through the day.
The nice thing is you have so many places to chose to start fixing yourself. The other neat thing is that once you get one thing fixed a lot of the other problems will start to go away.
Being over weigh and eating poorly will give you GAD, GERD, IBS, Depression (and all the other symptoms of it), gall bladder issues, high cholesterol, kidney stones, and obesity.
**This is important.... Processed sugar is actually a poison to you. My doc proved this to me by having me cut it out of my diet for 2 weeks then doing a blood test on me...my cholesterol dropped by 60 pts.
Throw away anything that has processed sugar. Little Debbies, hostess cakes all that crap. Also no more Sodapop. Drink tea, water, or juice.
- Every day or two you need to include a healthy salad that includes green, red and yellow veggies, some meat and cheese for one meal. Don't worry about getting fat free dressings. Just don't drowned your salad in dressing.
-Also include beans and fruit into your diet. Rotate everything through out the week so you don't eat the same stuff everyday.
-Don't forget the Steak. Mmm a nice juicy steak. Its ok to eat meat. Your body needs the nutrients from it. Heres a meal for ya, steak, salad and garlic parmessian bread. Yum. And good for ya!
Next...Start walking around your block 2x a day. Don't push yourself. Only go once around or down to the corner and back if that is all you can do but for God's sake get out. Activity and sunshine are proven to drop your cholesterol and help with depression.
I know it is hard to change, so do it in small steps. Start today don't put it off. Make a plan that you can realistically stick to every week. Don't look too far ahead. After a week you will start to feel amazing. I did.
Oh and Identify and get rid of the things that are over stressing you.
****You are not hopeless. Remember that.
****Swimming is great low impact cardio. You have got to do something. Excercise will help with bones.
No more excuses.
Reply:and whats the question
Reply:swallow
Reply:You seem to need to talk to a qualified doctor, which we here, are not...
I have several health problems also, but I go see my doctor once a month...
I just started the pill and...?
i'm feeling really sick i took my 1st ever one today at half 6 evening time and its 9 o'clock at night now im using mercilion its for my skin and to control my periods due to a bleeding disorder more than a contracpetive is this normal?! or could this sickness have nothing to do with the pill...
I just started the pill and...?
Sounds pretty normal to me. The first couple of days after i started the pill, i was up most the ninth feeling really sick, i think i was even a little bit sick too. It should be better by a couple of days. If it doesn't (my first one didn't) ask your doctor if you can change. I would hive it a month or two first though and see how you feel than. In th meantime, use paracetamol.
Reply:Considering that you just started the pill, chances are it has very little to do with the pill. Did you tell the doctorthat you are using mercillion? Sometimes medications can cancel out the effects of BC, and I'm not sure about mercillion.
Reply:It could be the pill (you can sometimes feel kinda sick for the first few days) or it could be something else. Wait it out and see if it goes away. Playing with your hormones makes your body feel a little weird at first.
Reply:Initially taking certian BC pills can make you feel a little sick, not sure how soon after you start taking it the sick feeling starts. Read the material that comes with the pill...it should tell you all of the side effects. You should tell your doctor about the other medication if you haven't in case of drug interactions. But it's not abnormal to feel sick when starting some types of BC.
I just started the pill and...?
Sounds pretty normal to me. The first couple of days after i started the pill, i was up most the ninth feeling really sick, i think i was even a little bit sick too. It should be better by a couple of days. If it doesn't (my first one didn't) ask your doctor if you can change. I would hive it a month or two first though and see how you feel than. In th meantime, use paracetamol.
Reply:Considering that you just started the pill, chances are it has very little to do with the pill. Did you tell the doctorthat you are using mercillion? Sometimes medications can cancel out the effects of BC, and I'm not sure about mercillion.
Reply:It could be the pill (you can sometimes feel kinda sick for the first few days) or it could be something else. Wait it out and see if it goes away. Playing with your hormones makes your body feel a little weird at first.
Reply:Initially taking certian BC pills can make you feel a little sick, not sure how soon after you start taking it the sick feeling starts. Read the material that comes with the pill...it should tell you all of the side effects. You should tell your doctor about the other medication if you haven't in case of drug interactions. But it's not abnormal to feel sick when starting some types of BC.
Can somebody help me with my biology hw?
no guessing please
1)in a normal adult human there is:
cellular growth, heart growth, an increase in cell size, or an increase in cell #?
2)a single cell becomes 2 daughter cells by the process of: mitosis, cytokinesis, translation, cell division?
3)in a normal body, cell division does not occur in the:
skin, lungs, muscles or digestive tract?
4)caner is a disorder in which some cells have lost the ability to control thier:
size, weight, mass, or growth rate?
5)a chromosome does not contain:
lipids, dna, proteins, or histones?
Can somebody help me with my biology hw?
1. An increase in cell number in most cases.
2. Cell division
3. Muscles
4. Growth Rate
5. Lipids
alstroemeria
1)in a normal adult human there is:
cellular growth, heart growth, an increase in cell size, or an increase in cell #?
2)a single cell becomes 2 daughter cells by the process of: mitosis, cytokinesis, translation, cell division?
3)in a normal body, cell division does not occur in the:
skin, lungs, muscles or digestive tract?
4)caner is a disorder in which some cells have lost the ability to control thier:
size, weight, mass, or growth rate?
5)a chromosome does not contain:
lipids, dna, proteins, or histones?
Can somebody help me with my biology hw?
1. An increase in cell number in most cases.
2. Cell division
3. Muscles
4. Growth Rate
5. Lipids
alstroemeria
Have you ever heard of....................?
have you ever heard of the skin condition "knuckle pads"
do you know anyone with this disorder????
any knowledge would be appreciated.
thanks....
Have you ever heard of....................?
Yes, I work in dermatology and have for about 10 years and here is some info for you it is also known as PRURIGO NODULARIS, we treat it with topical steriods and sometimes a cortisone injection depending on how bothersome it is for you.
Most knuckle pads are idiopathic or are related to repetitive trauma. Work-related trauma with repeated motions or rubbing of the PIP joints or knuckles, as seen in live-chicken hangers in a poultry processing plant, has been reported. Athletes, such as boxers, have been known to traumatize their knuckles and fingers in a repetitive fashion, causing knuckle pads. Surfers have developed "surfer's knots" from repeated friction between the surfboard and the body part exposed to the repeated trauma. A few cases involving the toes have been reported; these cases were thought to be sequelae of ill-fitting shoes. Also known in people who suffer from bulimia from constantly putting their fingers down their throats and their knuckles scraping their teeth.
Psychologically disturbed children who bite and suck their fingers cause thickenings that resemble knuckle pads to occur in the skin in the traumatized areas. Patients with bulimia who use their knuckles or fingers to induce emesis sometimes develop fibrotic papules resembling knuckle pads.
Some cases of knuckle pads are familial. They have been associated with the autosomal dominant palmoplantar keratoderma with and without ichthyosis vulgaris. Knuckle pads were found in 2 families with autosomal dominant sensorineural deafness and leukonychia (Bart-Pumphrey syndrome). Knuckle pads also have been reported in pseudoxanthoma elasticum. Dupuytren and Peyronie diseases and Ledderhose disease are at times observed together, and the triad may be associated with knuckle pads. Knuckle pads also have been associated with esophageal cancer, hyperkeratosis, and oral leukoplakia. One case report links phenytoin with polyfibromatous syndrome.
do you know anyone with this disorder????
any knowledge would be appreciated.
thanks....
Have you ever heard of....................?
Yes, I work in dermatology and have for about 10 years and here is some info for you it is also known as PRURIGO NODULARIS, we treat it with topical steriods and sometimes a cortisone injection depending on how bothersome it is for you.
Most knuckle pads are idiopathic or are related to repetitive trauma. Work-related trauma with repeated motions or rubbing of the PIP joints or knuckles, as seen in live-chicken hangers in a poultry processing plant, has been reported. Athletes, such as boxers, have been known to traumatize their knuckles and fingers in a repetitive fashion, causing knuckle pads. Surfers have developed "surfer's knots" from repeated friction between the surfboard and the body part exposed to the repeated trauma. A few cases involving the toes have been reported; these cases were thought to be sequelae of ill-fitting shoes. Also known in people who suffer from bulimia from constantly putting their fingers down their throats and their knuckles scraping their teeth.
Psychologically disturbed children who bite and suck their fingers cause thickenings that resemble knuckle pads to occur in the skin in the traumatized areas. Patients with bulimia who use their knuckles or fingers to induce emesis sometimes develop fibrotic papules resembling knuckle pads.
Some cases of knuckle pads are familial. They have been associated with the autosomal dominant palmoplantar keratoderma with and without ichthyosis vulgaris. Knuckle pads were found in 2 families with autosomal dominant sensorineural deafness and leukonychia (Bart-Pumphrey syndrome). Knuckle pads also have been reported in pseudoxanthoma elasticum. Dupuytren and Peyronie diseases and Ledderhose disease are at times observed together, and the triad may be associated with knuckle pads. Knuckle pads also have been associated with esophageal cancer, hyperkeratosis, and oral leukoplakia. One case report links phenytoin with polyfibromatous syndrome.
Is it good to drink milk? The text is too long but worthwhile read....?
"MILK" Just the word itself sounds comforting! "How about a
nice cup of hot milk?" The last time you heard that question
it was from someone who cared for you--and you appreciated
their effort.
The entire matter of food and especially that of milk is
surrounded with emotional and cultural importance. Milk was
our very first food. If we were fortunate it was our
mother's milk. A loving link, given and taken. It was the
only path to survival. If not mother's milk it was cow's
milk or soy milk "formula"--rarely it was goat, camel or
water buffalo milk.
Now, we are a nation of milk drinkers. Nearly all of us.
Infants, the young, adolescents, adults and even the aged.
We drink dozens or even several hundred gallons a year and
add to that many pounds of "dairy products" such as cheese,
butter, and yogurt.
Can there be anything wrong with this? We see reassuring
images of healthy, beautiful people on our television
screens and hear messages that assure us that, "Milk is good
for your body." Our dieticians insist that: "You've got to
have milk, or where will you get your calcium?" School
lunches always include milk and nearly every hospital meal
will have milk added. And if that isn't enough, our
nutritionists told us for years that dairy products make up
an "essential food group." Industry spokesmen made sure that
colourful charts proclaiming the necessity of milk and other
essential nutrients were made available at no cost for
schools. Cow's milk became "normal."
You may be surprised to learn that most of the human beings
that live on planet Earth today do not drink or use cow's
milk. Further, most of them can't drink milk because it
makes them ill.
There are students of human nutrition who are not supportive
of milk use for adults. Here is a quotation from the
March/April 1991 Utne Reader:
If you really want to play it safe, you may decide to join
the growing number of Americans who are eliminating dairy
products from their diets altogether. Although this sounds
radical to those of us weaned on milk and the five basic
food groups, it is eminently viable. Indeed, of all the
mammals, only humans--and then only a minority, principally
Caucasians--continue to drink milk beyond babyhood.
Who is right? Why the confusion? Where best to get our
answers? Can we trust milk industry spokesmen? Can you trust
any industry spokesmen? Are nutritionists up to date or are
they simply repeating what their professors learned years
ago? What about the new voices urging caution?
I believe that there are three reliable sources of
information. The first, and probably the best, is a study of
nature. The second is to study the history of our own
species. Finally we need to look at the world's scientific
literature on the subject of milk.
Let's look at the scientific literature first. From 1988 to
1993 there were over 2,700 articles dealing with milk
recorded in the 'Medicine' archives. Fifteen hundred of
theses had milk as the main focus of the article. There is
no lack of scientific information on this subject. I
reviewed over 500 of the 1,500 articles, discarding articles
that dealt exclusively with animals, esoteric research and
inconclusive studies.
How would I summarize the articles? They were only slightly
less than horrifying. First of all, none of the authors
spoke of cow's milk as an excellent food, free of side
effects and the 'perfect food' as we have been led to
believe by the industry. The main focus of the published
reports seems to be on intestinal colic, intestinal
irritation, intestinal bleeding, anemia, allergic reactions
in infants and children as well as infections such as
salmonella. More ominous is the fear of viral infection with
bovine leukemia virus or an AIDS-like virus as well as
concern for childhood diabetes. Contamination of milk by
blood and white (pus) cells as well as a variety of
chemicals and insecticides was also discussed. Among
children the problems were allergy, ear and tonsillar
infections, bedwetting, asthma, intestinal bleeding, colic
and childhood diabetes. In adults the problems seemed
centered more around heart disease and arthritis, allergy,
sinusitis, and the more serious questions of leukemia,
lymphoma and cancer.
I think that an answer can also be found in a consideration
of what occurs in nature %26amp; what happens with free living
mammals and what happens with human groups living in close
to a natural state as 'hunter-gatherers'.
Our paleolithic ancestors are another crucial and
interesting group to study. Here we are limited to
speculation and indirect evidences, but the bony remains
available for our study are remarkable. There is no doubt
whatever that these skeletal remains reflect great strength,
muscularity (the size of the muscular insertions show this),
and total absence of advanced osteoporosis. And if you feel
that these people are not important for us to study,
consider that today our genes are programming our bodies in
almost exactly the same way as our ancestors of 50,000 to
100,000 years ago.
WHAT IS MILK?
Milk is a maternal lactating secretion, a short term
nutrient for new-borns. Nothing more, nothing less.
Invariably, the mother of any mammal will provide her milk
for a short period of time immediately after birth. When the
time comes for 'weaning', the young offspring is introduced
to the proper food for that species of mammal. A familiar
example is that of a puppy. The mother nurses the pup for
just a few weeks and then rejects the young animal and
teaches it to eat solid food. Nursing is provided by nature
only for the very youngest of mammals. Of course, it is not
possible for animals living in a natural state to continue
with the drinking of milk after weaning.
IS ALL MILK THE SAME?
Then there is the matter of where we get our milk. We have
settled on the cow because of its docile nature, its size,
and its abundant milk supply. Somehow this choice seems
'normal' and blessed by nature, our culture, and our
customs. But is it natural? Is it wise to drink the milk of
another species of mammal?
Consider for a moment, if it was possible, to drink the milk
of a mammal other than a cow, let's say a rat. Or perhaps
the milk of a dog would be more to your liking. Possibly
some horse milk or cat milk. Do you get the idea? Well, I'm
not serious about this, except to suggest that human milk is
for human infants, dogs' milk is for pups, cows' milk is for
calves, cats' milk is for kittens, and so forth. Clearly,
this is the way nature intends it. Just use your own good
judgement on this one.
Milk is not just milk. The milk of every species of mammal
is unique and specifically tailored to the requirements of
that animal. For example, cows' milk is very much richer in
protein than human milk. Three to four times as much. It has
five to seven times the mineral content. However, it is
markedly deficient in essential fatty acids when compared to
human mothers' milk. Mothers' milk has six to ten times as
much of the essential fatty acids, especially linoleic acid.
(Incidentally, skimmed cow's milk has no linoleic acid). It
simply is not designed for humans.
Food is not just food, and milk is not just milk. It is not
only the proper amount of food but the proper qualitative
composition that is critical for the very best in health and
growth. Biochemists and physiologists -and rarely medical
doctors - are gradually learning that foods contain the
crucial elements that allow a particular species to develop
its unique specializations.
Clearly, our specialization is for advanced neurological
development and delicate neuromuscular control. We do not
have much need of massive skeletal growth or huge muscle
groups as does a calf. Think of the difference between the
demands make on the human hand and the demands on a cow's
hoof. Human new-borns specifically need critical material
for their brains, spinal cord and nerves.
Can mother's milk increase intelligence? It seems that it
can. In a remarkable study published in Lancet during 1992
(Vol. 339, p. 261-4), a group of British workers randomly
placed premature infants into two groups. One group received
a proper formula, the other group received human breast
milk. Both fluids were given by stomach tube. These children
were followed up for over 10 years. In intelligence testing,
the human milk children averaged 10 IQ points higher! Well,
why not? Why wouldn't the correct building blocks for the
rapidly maturing and growing brain have a positive effect?
In the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition (1982) Ralph
Holman described an infant who developed profound
neurological disease while being nourished by intravenous
fluids only. The fluids used contained only linoleic acid -
just one of the essential fatty acids. When the other, alpha
linoleic acid, was added to the intravenous fluids the
neurological disorders cleared.
In the same journal five years later Bjerve, Mostad and
Thoresen, working in Norway found exactly the same problem
in adult patients on long term gastric tube feeding.
In 1930 Dr. G.O. Burr in Minnesota working with rats found
that linoleic acid deficiencies created a deficiency
syndrome. Why is this mentioned? In the early 1960s
pediatricians found skin lesions in children fed formulas
without the same linoleic acid. Remembering the research,
the addition of the acid to the formula cured the problem.
Essential fatty acids are just that and cows' milk is
markedly deficient in these when compared to human milk.
WELL, AT LEAST COW'S MILK IS PURE
Or is it? Fifty years ago an average cow produced 2,000
pounds of milk per year. Today the top producers give 50,000
pounds! How was this accomplished? Drugs, antibiotics,
hormones, forced feeding plans and specialized breeding;
that's how.
The latest high-tech onslaught on the poor cow is bovine
growth hormone or BGH. This genetically engineered drug is
supposed to stimulate milk production but, according to
Monsanto, the hormone's manufacturer, does not affect the
milk or meat. There are three other manufacturers: Upjohn,
Eli Lilly, and American Cyanamid Company. Obviously, there
have been no long-term studies on the hormone's effect on
the humans drinking the milk. Other countries have banned
BGH because of safety concerns. One of the problems with
adding molecules to a milk cows' body is that the molecules
usually come out in the milk. I don't know how you feel, but
I don't want to experiment with the ingestion of a growth
hormone. A related problem is that it causes a marked
increase (50 to 70 per cent) in mastitis. This, then,
requires antibiotic therapy, and the residues of the
antibiotics appear in the milk. It seems that the public is
uneasy about this product and in one survey 43 per cent felt
that growth hormone treated milk represented a health risk.
A vice president for public policy at Monsanto was opposed
to labelling for that reason, and because the labelling
would create an 'artificial distinction'. The country is
awash with milk as it is, we produce more milk than we can
consume. Let's not create storage costs and further taxpayer
burdens, because the law requires the USDA to buy any
surplus of butter, cheese, or non-fat dry milk at a support
price set by Congress! In fiscal 1991, the USDA spent $757
million on surplus butter, and one billion dollars a year on
average for price supports during the 1980s (Consumer
Reports, May 1992: 330-32).
Any lactating mammal excretes toxins through her milk. This
includes antibiotics, pesticides, chemicals and hormones.
Also, all cows' milk contains blood! The inspectors are
simply asked to keep it under certain limits. You may be
horrified to learn that the USDA allows milk to contain from
one to one and a half million white blood cells per
millilitre. (That's only 1/30 of an ounce). If you don't
already know this, I'm sorry to tell you that another way to
describe white cells where they don't belong would be to
call them pus cells. To get to the point, is milk pure or is
it a chemical, biological, and bacterial cocktail? Finally,
will the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) protect you? The
United States General Accounting Office (GAO) tells us that
the FDA and the individual States are failing to protect the
public from drug residues in milk. Authorities test for only
4 of the 82 drugs in dairy cows.
As you can imagine, the Milk Industry Foundation's spokesman
claims it's perfectly safe. Jerome Kozak says, "I still
think that milk is the safest product we have."
Other, perhaps less biased observers, have found the
following: 38% of milk samples in 10 cities were
contaminated with sulfa drugs or other antibiotics. (This
from the Centre for Science in the Public Interest and The
Wall Street Journal, Dec. 29, 1989).. A similar study in
Washington, DC found a 20 percent contamination rate
(Nutrition Action Healthletter, April 1990).
What's going on here? When the FDA tested milk, they found
few problems. However, they used very lax standards. When
they used the same criteria, the FDA data showed 51 percent
of the milk samples showed drug traces.
Let's focus in on this because itÂ’s critical to our
understanding of the apparent discrepancies. The FDA uses a
disk-assay method that can detect only 2 of the 30 or so
drugs found in milk. Also, the test detects only at the
relatively high level. A more powerful test called the
'Charm II test' can detect drugs down to 5 parts per
billion.
One nasty subject must be discussed. It seems that cows are
forever getting infections around the udder that require
ointments and antibiotics. An article from France tells us
that when a cow receives penicillin, that penicillin appears
in the milk for from 4 to 7 milkings. Another study from the
University of Nevada, Reno tells of cells in 'mastic milk',
milk from cows with infected udders. An elaborate analysis
of the cell fragments, employing cell cultures, flow
cytometric analysis , and a great deal of high tech stuff.
Do you know what the conclusion was? If the cow has
mastitis, there is pus in the milk. Sorry, itÂ’s in the
study, all concealed with language such as "macrophages
containing many vacuoles and phagocytosed particles," etc.
IT GETS WORSE
Well, at least human mothers' milk is pure! Sorry. A huge
study showed that human breast milk in over 14,000 women had
contamination by pesticides! Further, it seems that the
sources of the pesticides are meat and--you guessed it--
dairy products. Well, why not? These pesticides are
concentrated in fat and that's what's in these products. (Of
interest, a subgroup of lactating vegetarian mothers had
only half the levels of contamination).
A recent report showed an increased concentration of
pesticides in the breast tissue of women with breast cancer
when compared to the tissue of women with fibrocystic
disease. Other articles in the standard medical literature
describe problems. Just scan these titles:
1.Cow's Milk as a Cause of Infantile Colic Breast-Fed
Infants. Lancet 2 (1978): 437 2.Dietary Protein-Induced
Colitis in Breast- Fed Infants, J. Pediatr. I01 (1982): 906
3.The Question of the Elimination of Foreign Protein in
Women's Milk, J. Immunology 19 (1930): 15
There are many others. There are dozens of studies
describing the prompt appearance of cows' milk allergy in
children being exclusively breast-fed! The cows' milk
allergens simply appear in the mother's milk and are
transmitted to the infant.
A committee on nutrition of the American Academy of
Pediatrics reported on the use of whole cows' milk in
infancy (Pediatrics 1983: 72-253). They were unable to
provide any cogent reason why bovine milk should be used
before the first birthday yet continued to recommend its
use! Doctor Frank Oski from the Upstate Medical Centre
Department of Pediatrics, commenting on the recommendation,
cited the problems of acute gastrointestinal blood loss in
infants, the lack of iron, recurrent abdominal pain, milk-
borne infections and contaminants, and said:
Why give it at all - then or ever? In the face of
uncertainty about many of the potential dangers of whole
bovine milk, it would seem prudent to recommend that whole
milk not be started until the answers are available. Isn't
it time for these uncontrolled experiments on human
nutrition to come to an end?
In the same issue of Pediatrics he further commented:
It is my thesis that whole milk should not be fed to the
infant in the first year of life because of its association
with iron deficiency anemia (milk is so deficient in iron
that an infant would have to drink an impossible 31 quarts a
day to get the RDA of 15 mg), acute gastrointiestinal
bleeding, and various manifestations of food allergy.
I suggest that unmodified whole bovine milk should not be
consumed after infancy because of the problems of lactose
intolerance, its contribution to the genesis of
atherosclerosis, and its possible link to other diseases.
In late 1992 Dr. Benjamin Spock, possibly the best known
pediatrician in history, shocked the country when he
articulated the same thoughts and specified avoidance for
the first two years of life. Here is his quotation:
I want to pass on the word to parents that cows' milk from
the carton has definite faults for some babies. Human milk
is the right one for babies. A study comparing the incidence
of allergy and colic in the breast-fed infants of omnivorous
and vegan mothers would be important. I haven't found such a
study; it would be both important and inexpensive. And it
will probably never be done. There is simply no academic or
economic profit involved.
OTHER PROBLEMS
Let's just mention the problems of bacterial contamination.
Salmonella, E. coli, and staphylococcal infections can be
traced to milk. In the old days tuberculosis was a major
problem and some folks want to go back to those times by
insisting on raw milk on the basis that it's "natural." This
is insanity! A study from UCLA showed that over a third of
all cases of salmonella infection in California, 1980-1983
were traced to raw milk. That'll be a way to revive good old
brucellosis again and I would fear leukemia, too. (More
about that later). In England, and Wales where raw milk is
still consumed there have been outbreaks of milk-borne
diseases. The Journal of the American Medical Association
(251: 483, 1984) reported a multi-state series of infections
caused by Yersinia enterocolitica in pasteurised whole milk.
This is despite safety precautions.
All parents dread juvenile diabetes for their children. A
Canadian study reported in the American Journal of Clinical
Nutrition, Mar. 1990, describes a "...significant positive
correlation between consumption of unfermented milk protein
and incidence of insulin dependent diabetes mellitus in data
from various countries. Conversely a possible negative
relationship is observed between breast-feeding at age 3
months and diabetes risk.".
Another study from Finland found that diabetic children had
higher levels of serum antibodies to cowsÂ’ milk (Diabetes
Research 7(3): 137-140 March 1988). Here is a quotation from
this study:
We infer that either the pattern of cows' milk consumption
is altered in children who will have insulin dependent
diabetes mellitus or, their immunological reactivity to
proteins in cows' milk is enhanced, or the permeability of
their intestines to cows' milk protein is higher than
normal.
The April 18, 1992 British Medical Journal has a fascinating
study contrasting the difference in incidence of juvenile
insulin dependent diabetes in Pakistani children who have
migrated to England. The incidence is roughly 10 times
greater in the English group compared to children remaining
in Pakistan! What caused this highly significant increase?
The authors said that "the diet was unchanged in Great
Britain." Do you believe that? Do you think that the
availability of milk, sugar and fat is the same in Pakistan
as it is in England? That a grocery store in England has the
same products as food sources in Pakistan? I don't believe
that for a minute. Remember, we're not talking here about
adult onset, type II diabetes which all workers agree is
strongly linked to diet as well as to a genetic
predisposition. This study is a major blow to the "it's all
in your genes" crowd. Type I diabetes was always considered
to be genetic or possibly viral, but now this? So resistant
are we to consider diet as causation that the authors of the
last article concluded that the cooler climate in England
altered viruses and caused the very real increase in
diabetes! The first two authors had the same reluctance top
admit the obvious. The milk just may have had something to
do with the disease.
The latest in this remarkable list of reports, a New England
Journal of Medicine article (July 30, 1992), also reported
in the Los Angeles Times. This study comes from the Hospital
for Sick Children in Toronto and from Finnish researchers.
In Finland there is "...the world's highest rate of dairy
product consumption and the world's highest rate of insulin
dependent diabetes. The disease strikes about 40 children
out of every 1,000 there contrasted with six to eight per
1,000 in the United States.... Antibodies produced against
the milk protein during the first year of life, the
researchers speculate, also attack and destroy the pancreas
in a so-called auto-immune reaction, producing diabetes in
people whose genetic makeup leaves them vulnerable." "...142
Finnish children with newly diagnosed diabetes. They found
that every one had at least eight times as many antibodies
against the milk protein as did healthy children, clear
evidence that the children had a raging auto immune
disorder." The team has now expanded the study to 400
children and is starting a trial where 3,000 children will
receive no dairy products during the first nine months of
life. "The study may take 10 years, but we'll get a
definitive answer one way or the other," according to one of
the researchers. I would caution them to be certain that the
breast feeding mothers use on cows' milk in their diets or
the results will be confounded by the transmission of the
cows' milk protein in the mother's breast milk.... Now what
was the reaction from the diabetes association? This is very
interesting! Dr. F. Xavier Pi-Sunyer, the president of the
association says: "It does not mean that children should
stop drinking milk or that parents of diabetics should
withdraw dairy products. These are rich sources of good
protein." (Emphasis added) My God, it's the "good protein"
that causes the problem! Do you suspect that the dairy
industry may have helped the American Diabetes Association
in the past?
LEUKEMIA? LYMPHOMA? THIS MAY BE THE WORST--BRACE YOURSELF!
I hate to tell you this, but the bovine leukemia virus is
found in more than three of five dairy cows in the United
States! This involves about 80% of dairy herds.
Unfortunately, when the milk is pooled, a very large
percentage of all milk produced is contaminated (90 to 95
per cent). Of course the virus is killed in pasteurisation--
if the pasteurisation was done correctly. What if the milk
is raw? In a study of randomly collected raw milk samples
the bovine leukemia virus was recovered from two-thirds. I
sincerely hope that the raw milk dairy herds are carefully
monitored when compared to the regular herds. (Science 1981;
213:1014).
This is a world-wide problem. One lengthy study from Germany
deplored the problem and admitted the impossibility of
keeping the virus from infected cows' milk from the rest of
the milk. Several European countries, including Germany and
Switzerland, have attempted to "cull" the infected cows from
their herds. Certainly the United States must be the leader
in the fight against leukemic dairy cows, right? Wrong! We
are the worst in the world with the former exception of
Venezuela according to Virgil Hulse MD, a milk specialist
who also has a B.S. in Dairy Manufacturing as well as a
Master's degree in Public Health.
As mentioned, the leukemia virus is rendered inactive by
pasteurisation. Of course. However, there can be Chernobyl
like accidents. One of these occurred in the Chicago area in
April, 1985. At a modern, large, milk processing plant an
accidental "cross connection" between raw and pasteurized
milk occurred. A violent salmonella outbreak followed,
killing 4 and making an estimated 150,000 ill. Now the
question I would pose to the dairy industry people is this:
"How can you assure the people who drank this milk that they
were not exposed to the ingestion of raw, unkilled, bully
active bovine leukemia viruses?" Further, it would be
fascinating to know if a "cluster" of leukemia cases
blossoms in that area in 1 to 3 decades. There are reports
of "leukemia clusters" elsewhere, one of them mentioned in
the June 10, 1990 San Francisco Chronicle involving Northern
California.
What happens to other species of mammals when they are
exposed to the bovine leukemia virus? It's a fair question
and the answer is not reassuring. Virtually all animals
exposed to the virus develop leukemia. This includes sheep,
goats, and even primates such as rhesus monkeys and
chimpanzees. The route of transmission includes ingestion
(both intravenous and intramuscular) and cells present in
milk. There are obviously no instances of transfer attempts
to human beings, but we know that the virus can infect human
cells in vitro. There is evidence of human antibody
formation to the bovine leukemia virus; this is disturbing.
How did the bovine leukemia virus particles gain access to
humans and become antigens? Was it as small, denatured
particles?
If the bovine leukemia viruses causes human leukemia, we
could expect the dairy states with known leukemic herds to
have a higher incidence of human leukemia. Is this so?
Unfortunately, it seems to be the case! Iowa, Nebraska,
South Dakota, Minnesota and Wisconsin have statistically
higher incidence of leukemia than the national average. In
Russia and in Sweden, areas with uncontrolled bovine
leukemia virus have been linked with increases in human
leukemia. I am also told that veterinarians have higher
rates of leukemia than the general public. Dairy farmers
have significantly elevated leukemia rates. Recent research
shows lymphocytes from milk fed to neonatal mammals gains
access to bodily tissues by passing directly through the
intestinal wall.
An optimistic note from the University of Illinois, Ubana
from the Department of Animal Sciences shows the importance
of one's perspective. Since they are concerned with the
economics of milk and not primarily the health aspects, they
noted that the production of milk was greater in the cows
with the bovine leukemia virus. However when the leukemia
produced a persistent and significant lymphocytosis
(increased white blood cell count), the production fell off.
They suggested "a need to re-evaluate the economic impact of
bovine leukemia virus infection on the dairy industry". Does
this mean that leukemia is good for profits only if we can
keep it under control? You can get the details on this
business concern from Proc. Nat. Acad. Sciences, U.S. Feb.
1989. I added emphasis and am insulted that a university
department feels that this is an economic and not a human
health issue. Do not expect help from the Department of
Agriculture or the universities. The money stakes and the
political pressures are too great. You're on you own.
What does this all mean? We know that virus is capable of
producing leukemia in other animals. Is it proven that it
can contribute to human leukemia (or lymphoma, a related
cancer)? Several articles tackle this one:
1.Epidemiologic Relationships of the Bovine Population and
Human Leukemia in Iowa. Am Journal of Epidemiology 112
(1980):80 2.Milk of Dairy Cows Frequently Contains a
Leukemogenic Virus. Science 213 (1981): 1014 3.Beware of the
Cow. (Editorial) Lancet 2 (1974):30 4.Is Bovine Milk A
Health Hazard?. Pediatrics; Suppl. Feeding the Normal
Infant. 75:182-186; 1985
In Norway, 1422 individuals were followed for 11 and a half
years. Those drinking 2 or more glasses of milk per day had
3.5 times the incidence of cancer of the lymphatic organs.
British Med. Journal 61:456-9, March 1990.
One of the more thoughtful articles on this subject is from
Allan S. Cunningham of Cooperstown, New York. Writing in the
Lancet, November 27, 1976 (page 1184), his article is
entitled, "Lymphomas and Animal-Protein Consumption". Many
people think of milk as “liquid meat” and Dr. Cunningham
agrees with this. He tracked the beef and dairy consumption
in terms of grams per day for a one year period, 1955-1956.,
in 15 countries . New Zealand, United States and Canada were
highest in that order. The lowest was Japan followed by
Yugoslavia and France. The difference between the highest
and lowest was quite pronounced: 43.8 grams/day for New
Zealanders versus 1.5 for Japan. Nearly a 30-fold
difference! (Parenthetically, the last 36 years have seen a
startling increase in the amount of beef and milk used in
Japan and their disease patterns are reflecting this,
confirming the lack of 'genetic protection' seen in
migration studies. Formerly the increase in frequency of
lymphomas in Japanese people was only in those who moved to
the USA)!
An interesting bit of trivia is to note the memorial built
at the Gyokusenji Temple in Shimoda, Japan. This marked the
spot where the first cow was killed in Japan for human
consumption! The chains around this memorial were a gift
from the US Navy. Where do you suppose the Japanese got the
idea to eat beef? The year? 1930.
Cunningham found a highly significant positive correlation
between deaths from lymphomas and beef and dairy ingestion
in the 15 countries analysed. A few quotations from his
article follow:
The average intake of protein in many countries is far in
excess of the recommended requirements. Excessive
consumption of animal protein may be one co-factor in the
causation of lymphomas by acting in the following manner.
Ingestion of certain proteins results in the adsorption of
antigenic fragments through the gastrointestinal mucous
membrane.
This results in chronic stimulation of lymphoid tissue to
which these fragments gain access "Chronic immunological
stimulation causes lymphomas in laboratory animals and is
believed to cause lymphoid cancers in men." The
gastrointestinal mucous membrane is only a partial barrier
to the absorption of food antigens, and circulating
antibodies to food protein is commonplace especially potent
lymphoid stimulants. Ingestion of cows' milk can produce
generalized lymphadenopathy, hepatosplenomegaly, and
profound adenoid hypertrophy. It has been conservatively
estimated that more than 100 distinct antigens are released
by the normal digestion of cows' milk which evoke production
of all antibody classes [This may explain why pasteurized,
killed viruses are still antigenic and can still cause
disease.
Here's more. A large prospective study from Norway was
reported in the British Journal of Cancer 61 (3):456-9,
March 1990. (Almost 16,000 individuals were followed for 11
and a half years). For most cancers there was no association
between the tumour and milk ingestion. However, in lymphoma,
there was a strong positive association. If one drank two
glasses or more daily (or the equivalent in dairy products),
the odds were 3.4 times greater than in persons drinking
less than one glass of developing a lymphoma.
There are two other cow-related diseases that you should be
aware of. At this time they are not known to be spread by
the use of dairy products and are not known to involve man.
The first is bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), and the
second is the bovine immunodeficiency virus (BIV). The first
of these diseases, we hope, is confined to England and
causes cavities in the animal's brain. Sheep have long been
known to suffer from a disease called scrapie. It seems to
have been started by the feeding of contaminated sheep
parts, especially brains, to the British cows. Now, use your
good sense. Do cows seem like carnivores? Should they eat
meat? This profit-motivated practice backfired and bovine
spongiform encephalopathy, or Mad Cow Disease, swept
Britain. The disease literally causes dementia in the
unfortunate animal and is 100 per cent incurable. To date,
over 100,000 cows have been incinerated in England in
keeping with British law. Four hundred to 500 cows are
reported as infected each month. The British public is
concerned and has dropped its beef consumption by 25 per
cent, while some 2,000 schools have stopped serving beef to
children. Several farmers have developed a fatal disease
syndrome that resembles both BSE and CJD (Creutzfeldt-Jakob-
Disease). But the British Veterinary Association says that
transmission of BSE to humans is "remote."
The USDA agrees that the British epidemic was due to the
feeding of cattle with bonemeal or animal protein produced
at rendering plants from the carcasses of scrapie-infected
sheep. The have prohibited the importation of live cattle
and zoo ruminants from Great Britain and claim that the
disease does not exist in the United States. However, there
may be a problem. "Downer cows" are animals who arrive at
auction yards or slaughter houses dead, trampled, lacerated,
dehydrated, or too ill from viral or bacterial diseases to
walk. Thus they are "down." If they cannot respond to
electrical shocks by walking, they are dragged by chains to
dumpsters and transported to rendering plants where, if they
are not already dead, they are killed. Even a "humane" death
is usually denied them. They are then turned into protein
food for animals as well as other preparations. Minks that
have been fed this protein have developed a fatal
encephalopathy that has some resemblance to BSE. Entire
colonies of minks have been lost in this manner,
particularly in Wisconsin. It is feared that the infective
agent is a prion or slow virus possible obtained from the
ill "downer cows."
The British Medical Journal in an editorial whimsically
entitled "How Now Mad Cow?" (BMJ vol. 304, 11 Apr. 1992:929-
30) describes cases of BSE in species not previously known
to be affected, such as cats. They admit that produce
contaminated with bovine spongiform encephalopathy entered
the human food chain in England between 1986 and 1989. They
say. "The result of this experiment is awaited." As the
incubation period can be up to three decades, wait we must.
The immunodeficency virus is seen in cattle in the United
States and is more worrisome. Its structure is closely
related to that of the human AIDS virus. At this time we do
not know if exposure to the raw BIV proteins can cause the
sera of humans to become positive for HIV. The extent of the
virus among American herds is said to be "widespread". (The
USDA refuses to inspect the meat and milk to see if
antibodies to this retrovirus is present). It also has no
plans to quarantine the infected animals. As in the case of
humans with AIDS, there is no cure for BIV in cows. Each day
we consume beef and diary products from cows infected with
these viruses and no scientific assurance exists that the
products are safe. Eating raw beef (as in steak Tartare)
strikes me as being very risky, especially after the Seattle
E. coli deaths of 1993.
A report in the Canadian Journal of Veterinary Research,
October 1992, Vol. 56 pp.353-359 and another from the
Russian literature, tell of a horrifying development. They
report the first detection in human serum of the antibody to
a bovine immunodeficiency virus protein. In addition to this
disturbing report, is another from Russia telling us of the
presence of virus proteins related to the bovine leukemia
virus in 5 of 89 women with breast disease (Acta Virologica
Feb. 1990 34(1): 19-26). The implications of these
developments are unknown at present. However, it is safe to
assume that these animal viruses are unlikely to "stay" in
the animal kingdom.
OTHER CANCERS--DOES IT GET WORSE?
Unfortunately it does. Ovarian cancer--a particularly nasty
tumour--was associated with milk consumption by workers at
Roswell Park Memorial Institute in Buffalo, New York.
Drinking more than one glass of whole milk or equivalent
daily gave a woman a 3.1 times risk over non-milk users.
They felt that the reduced fat milk products helped reduce
the risk. This association has been made repeatedly by
numerous investigators.
Another important study, this from the Harvard Medical
School, analyzed data from 27 countries mainly from the
1970s. Again a significant positive correlation is revealed
between ovarian cancer and per capita milk consumption.
These investigators feel that the lactose component of milk
is the responsible fraction, and the digestion of this is
facilitated by the persistence of the ability to digest the
lactose (lactose persistence) - a little different emphasis,
but the same conclusion. This study was reported in the
American Journal of Epidemiology 130 (5): 904-10 Nov. 1989.
These articles come from two of the country's leading
institutions, not the Rodale Press or Prevention Magazine.
Even lung cancer has been associated with milk ingestion?
The beverage habits of 569 lung cancer patients and 569
controls again at Roswell Park were studied in the
International Journal of Cancer, April 15, 1989. Persons
drinking whole milk 3 or more times daily had a 2-fold
increase in lung cancer risk when compared to those never
drinking whole milk.
For many years we have been watching the lung cancer rates
for Japanese men who smoke far more than American or
European men but who develop fewer lung cancers. Workers in
this research area feel that the total fat intake is the
difference.
There are not many reports studying an association between
milk ingestion and prostate cancer. One such report though
was of great interest. This is from the Roswell Park
Memorial Institute and is found in Cancer 64 (3): 605-12,
1989. They analyzed the diets of 371 prostate cancer
patients and comparable control subjects:
Men who reported drinking three or more glasses of whole
milk daily had a relative risk of 2.49 compared with men who
reported never drinking whole milk the weight of the
evidence appears to favour the hypothesis that animal fat is
related to increased risk of prostate cancer. Prostate
cancer is now the most common cancer diagnosed in US men and
is the second leading cause of cancer mortality.
WELL, WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS?
Is there any health reason at all for an adult human to
drink cows' milk?
It's hard for me to come up with even one good reason other
than simple preference. But if you try hard, in my opinion,
these would be the best two: milk is a source of calcium and
it's a source of amino acids (proteins).
Let's look at the calcium first. Why are we concerned at all
about calcium? Obviously, we intend it to build strong bones
and protect us against osteoporosis. And no doubt about it,
milk is loaded with calcium. But is it a good calcium source
for humans? I think not. These are the reasons. Excessive
amounts of dairy products actually interfere with calcium
absorption. Secondly, the excess of protein that the milk
provides is a major cause of the osteoporosis problem. Dr. H
egsted in England has been writing for years about the
geographical distribution of osteoporosis. It seems that the
countries with the highest intake of dairy products are
invariably the countries with the most osteoporosis. He
feels that milk is a cause of osteoporosis. Reasons to be
given below.
Numerous studies have shown that the level of calcium
ingestion and especially calcium supplementation has no
effect whatever on the development of osteoporosis. The most
important such article appeared recently in the British
Journal of Medicine where the long arm of our dairy industry
can't reach. Another study in the United States actually
showed a worsening in calcium balance in post-menopausal
women given three 8-ounce glasses of cows' milk per day.
(Am. Journal of Clin. Nutrition, 1985). The effects of
hormone, gender, weight bearing on the axial bones, and in
particular protein intake, are critically important. Another
observation that may be helpful to our analysis is to note
the absence of any recorded dietary deficiencies of calcium
among people living on a natural diet without milk.
For the key to the osteoporosis riddle, donÂ’t look at
calcium, look at protein. Consider these two contrasting
groups. Eskimos have an exceptionally high protein intake
estimated at 25 percent of total calories. They also have a
high calcium intake at 2,500 mg/day. Their osteoporosis is
among the worst in the world. The other instructive group
are the Bantus of South Africa. They have a 12 percent
protein diet, mostly p lant protein, and only 200 to 350
mg/day of calcium, about half our women's intake. The women
have virtually no osteoporosis despite bearing six or more
children and nursing them for prolonged periods! When
African women immigrate to the United States, do they
develop osteoporosis? The answer is yes, but not quite are
much as Caucasian or Asian women. Thus, there is a genetic
difference that is modified by diet.
To answer the obvious question, "Well, where do you get your
calcium?" The answer is: "From exactly the same place the
cow gets the calcium, from green things that grow in the
ground," mainly from leafy vegetables. After all, elephants
and rhinos develop their huge bones (after being weaned) by
eating green leafy plants, so do horses. Carnivorous animals
also do quite nicely without leafy plants. It seems that all
of earth's mammals do well if they live in harmony with
their genetic programming and natural food. Only humans
living an affluent life style have rampant osteoporosis.
If animal references do not convince you, think of the
several billion humans on this earth who have never seen
cows' milk. Wouldn't you think osteoporosis would be
prevalent in this huge group? The dairy people would suggest
this but the truth is exactly the opposite. They have far
less than that seen in the countries where dairy products
are commonly consumed. It is the subject of another paper,
but the truly significant determinants of osteoporosis are
grossly excessive protein intakes and lack of weight bearing
on long bones, both taking place over decades. Hormones play
a secondary, but not trivial role in women. Milk is a
deterrent to good bone health.
THE PROTEIN MYTH
Remember when you were a kid and the adults all told you to
"make sure you get plenty of good protein". Protein was the
nutritional "good guy”" when I was young. And of course
milk is fitted right in.
As regards protein, milk is indeed a rich source of protein-
-"liquid meat," remember? However that isn't necessarily
what we need. In actual fact it is a source of difficulty.
Nearly all Americans eat too much protein.
For this information we rely on the most authoritative
source that I am aware of. This is the latest edition (1oth,
1989: 4th printing, Jan. 1992) of the Recommended Dietary
Allowances produced by the National Research Council. Of
interest, the current editor of this important work is Dr.
Richard Havel of the University of California in San
Francisco.
First to be noted is that the recommended protein has been
steadily revised downward in successive editions. The
current recommendation is 0.75 g/kilo/day for adults 19
through 51 years. This, of course, is only 45 grams per day
for the mythical 60 kilogram adult. You should also know
that the WHO estimated the need for protein in adults to by
.6g/kilo per day. (All RDA's are calculated with large
safety allowances in case you're the type that wants to add
some more to "be sure.") You can "get by" on 28 to 30 grams
a day if necessary!
Now 45 grams a day is a tiny amount of protein. That's an
ounce and a half! Consider too, that the protein does not
have to be animal protein. Vegetable protein is identical
for all practical purposes and has no cholesterol and vastly
less saturated fat. (Do not be misled by the antiquated
belief that plant proteins must be carefully balanced to
avoid deficiencies. This is not a realistic concern.)
Therefore virtually all Americans, Canadians, British and
European people are in a protein overloaded state. This has
serious consequences when maintained over decades. The
problems are the already mentioned osteoporosis,
atherosclerosis and kidney damage. There is good evidence
that certain malignancies, chiefly colon and rectal, are
related to excessive meat intake. Barry Brenner, an eminent
renal physiologist was the first to fully point out the
dangers of excess protein for the kidney tubule. The dangers
of the fat and cholesterol are known to all. Finally, you
should know that the protein content of human milk is amount
the lowest (0.9%) in mammals.
IS THAT ALL OF THE TROUBLE?
Sorry, there's more. Remember lactose? This is the principal
carbohydrate of milk. It seems that nature provides new-
borns with the enzymatic equipment to metabolize lactose,
but this ability often extinguishes by age 4 or 5 years.
What is the problem with lactose or milk sugar? It seems
that it is a disaccharide which is too large to be absorbed
into the blood stream without first being broken down into
monosaccharides, namely galactose and glucose. This requires
the presence of an enzyme, lactase plus additional enzymes
to break down the galactose into glucose.
Let's think about his for a moment. Nature gives us the
ability to metabolize lactose for a few years and then shuts
off the mechanism. Is Mother Nature trying to tell us
something? Clearly all infants must drink milk. The fact
that so many adults cannot seems to be related to the
tendency for nature to abandon mechanisms that are not
needed. At least half of the adult humans on this earth are
lactose intolerant. It was not until the relatively recent
introduction of dairy herding and the ability to "borrow"
milk from another group of mammals that the survival
advantage of preserving lactase (the enzyme that allows us
to digest lactose) became evident. But why would it be
advantageous to drink cows' milk? After all, most of the
human beings in the history of the world did. And further,
why was it just the white or light skinned humans who
retained this knack while the pigmented people tended to
lose it?
Some students of evolution feel that white skin is a fairly
recent innovation, perhaps not more than 20,000 or 30,000
years old. It clearly has to do with the Northward migration
of early man to cold and relatively sunless areas when skins
and clothing became available. Fair skin allows the
production of Vitamin D from sunlight more readily than does
dark skin. However, when only the face was exposed to
sunlight that area of fair skin was insufficient to provide
the vitamin D from sunlight. If dietary and sunlight sources
were poorly available, the ability to use the abundant
calcium in cows' milk would give a survival advantage to
humans who could digest that milk. This seems to be the only
logical explanation for fair skinned humans having a high
degree of lactose tolerance when compared to dark skinned
people.
How does this break down? Certain racial groups, namely
blacks are up to 90% lactose intolerant as adults.
Caucasians are 20 to 40% lactose intolerant. Orientals are
midway between the above two groups. Diarrhea, gas and
abdominal cramps are the results of substantial milk intake
in such persons. Most American Indians cannot tolerate milk.
The milk industry admits that lactose intolerance plays
intestinal havoc with as many as 50 million Americans. A
lactose-intolerance industry has sprung up and had sales of
$117 million in 1992 (Time May 17, 1993.)
What if you are lactose-intolerant and lust after dairy
products? Is all lost? Not at all. It seems that lactose is
largely digested by bacteria and you will be able to enjoy
your cheese despite lactose intolerance. Yogurt is similar
in this respect. Finally, and I could never have dreamed
this up, geneticists want to splice genes to alter the
composition of milk (Am J Clin Nutr 1993 Suppl 302s).
One could quibble and say that milk is totally devoid of
fiber content and that its habitual use will predispose to
constipation and bowel disorders.
The association with anemia and occult intestinal bleeding
in infants is known to all physicians. This is chiefly from
its lack of iron and its irritating qualities for the
intestinal mucosa. The pediatric literature abounds with
articles describing irritated intestinal lining, bleeding,
increased permeability as well as colic, diarrhea and
vomiting in cows'milk-sensitive babies. The anemia gets a
double push by loss of blood and iron as well as deficiency
of iron in the cows' milk. Milk is also the leading cause of
childhood allergy.
LOW FAT
One additional topic: the matter of "low fat" milk. A common
and sincere question is: "Well, low fat milk is OK, isn't
it?"
The answer to this question is that low fat milk isn't low
fat. The term "low fat" is a marketing term used to gull the
public. Low fat milk contains from 24 to 33% fat as
calories! The 2% figure is also misleading. This refers to
weight. They don't tell you that, by weight, the milk is 87%
water!
"Well, then, kill-joy surely you must approve of non-fat
milk!" I hear this quite a bit. (Another constant concern
is: "What do you put on your cereal?") True, there is little
or no fat, but now you have a relative overburden of protein
and lactose. It there is something that we do not need more
of it is another simple sugar-lactose, composed of galactose
and glucose. Millions of Americans are lactose intolerant to
boot, as noted. As for protein, as stated earlier, we live
in a society that routinely ingests far more protein than we
need. It is a burden for our bodies, especially the kidneys,
and a prominent cause of osteoporosis. Concerning the dry
cereal issue, I would suggest soy milk, rice milk or almond
milk as a healthy substitute. If you're still concerned
about calcium, "Westsoy" is formulated to have the same
calcium concentration as milk.
SUMMARY
To my thinking, there is only one valid reason to drink milk
or use milk products. That is just because we simply want
to. Because we like it and because it has become a part of
our culture. Because we have become accustomed to its taste
and texture. Because we like the way it slides down our
throat. Because our parents did the very best they could for
us and provided milk in our earliest training and
conditioning. They taught us to like it. And then probably
the very best reason is ice cream! I've heard it described
"to die for".
I had one patient who did exactly that. He had no obvious
vices. He didn't smoke or drink, he didnÂ’t eat meat, his
diet and lifestyle was nearly a perfectly health promoting
one; but he had a passion. You guessed it, he loved rich ice
cream. A pint of the richest would be a lean day's ration
for him. On many occasions he would eat an entire quart -
and yes there were some cookies and other pastries. Good ice
cream deserves this after all. He seemed to be in good
health despite some expected "middle age spread" when he had
a devastating stroke which left him paralyzed, miserable and
helpless, and he had additional strokes and d ied several
years later never having left a hospital or rehabilitation
unit. Was he old? I don't think so. He was in his 50s.
So don't drink milk for health. I am convinced on the weight
of the scientific evidence that it does not "do a body
good." Inclusion of milk will only reduce your diet's
nutritional value and safety.
Most of the people on this planet live very healthfully
without cows' milk. You can too.
It will be difficult to change; we've been conditioned since
childhood to think of milk as "nature's most perfect food."
I'll guarantee you that it will be safe, improve your health
and it won't cost anything. What can you lose?
Is it good to drink milk? The text is too long but worthwhile read....?
wow. Looks like you had allot of thought to this. My thoughts to this. People have been drinking milk for positively centuries and millenia. If you like it, drink it. If you don't, don't.
Reply:Well its a good source of calcium for rebuilding bones. But since you're no longer growing adults should only have around a cup a day max. I would say children certainly should drink plenty of milk to help their bones grow. Report It
Reply:Zomg I'm not reading that Report It
Reply:if that is your picture you'll probably commit suicide
Reply:Excellent essay. is that your writing or are you quoting someone? If it's the latter can you provide a citation or link to where you found it? I'd like to keep that in my personal folder of veg resources.
On another note: How come every time I try to post a long question it tells me I'm out of room?
Reply:Wow that was long. I used to drink milk when I was a kid and I would always be coughing, getting ear infection, my thoat would hurt and the list goes on. All of that went away when I stopped drinking milk. I'm gonna star your "question" because I really liked it and it is so important.
How where you able to post such a long question? I don't think I can do that.
Reply:No antibiotics are allowed in milk for human consumption. None.
Not low levels, NONE.
Milk is checked many many times before it reaches the table.
So if you are against it, don't drink it! Why worry about what we are doing? It's our choice!
Oh, and don't cook your food either.
By the way, did you know that ants milk aphids? Is that unnatural too?
Reply:I only read half of this before I got a little bored, sorry. Some of your references are wrong though, be sure to make the noninsignificant differentiation between BGH, a naturally occuring hormone that cows produce in order to produce milk, and rBGH or recombinant bovine growth hormone, the lab-produced hormone that is injected into cows in order to increase their milk production. Oh, and people drink goat's milk and sheep's milk, too, and have for thousands of years. There are probably other animals that are milked, too. Also, I've seen adult cats and dogs drink milk, actually knocking the top off of the colostrum milk container in the barn so they can reach the milk. It was almost really good, but your sources weren't all exactly on. If you're turning that in for credit, you might want to double check those.
Reply:Who wrote this? You don't credit it, but it wasn't you; it says 'I had one patient who...'. You say elsewhere that you're 17.
I'm a vegan, but this essay has pissed me off. It is reproduced in shortened form inthe Cancer forum, titled 'Breast cancer and dairy???????' The text doesn't mention breast cancer, though.
Users of the Cancer forum are very used to people, often teenagers as here but always people who haven't had or studied cancer, posting their half-baked theories about what causes cancer and lecturing us on how to avoid or cure it.
Reply:I drink organic milk. All milk is taken from cows that have been given the bovine growth horomones. These horomones make the cows have boils on the insides of their udders %26amp; sometimes they pop %26amp; leak pus into the milk. So unless you buy milk that says 'not treated by cows w/ bovine growth horomones' you are drinking up to 45% pus.
go organic
Reply:And The Question Is?
Reply:I know more about milk than most people. I used to milk cows for a living as a young person. Then I was a pasteurisor in a dairy. Prior to that I went to agricultural college, but with respect, I haven´t time to read your "very" long question.
Milk is very good for you. Semi skimmed is better for dietary concerns, but above all it is the best way to get the necessary calcium your body needs.
Reply:I couldn't make it all the way through your dribble.
Milk is good and good for you.
nice cup of hot milk?" The last time you heard that question
it was from someone who cared for you--and you appreciated
their effort.
The entire matter of food and especially that of milk is
surrounded with emotional and cultural importance. Milk was
our very first food. If we were fortunate it was our
mother's milk. A loving link, given and taken. It was the
only path to survival. If not mother's milk it was cow's
milk or soy milk "formula"--rarely it was goat, camel or
water buffalo milk.
Now, we are a nation of milk drinkers. Nearly all of us.
Infants, the young, adolescents, adults and even the aged.
We drink dozens or even several hundred gallons a year and
add to that many pounds of "dairy products" such as cheese,
butter, and yogurt.
Can there be anything wrong with this? We see reassuring
images of healthy, beautiful people on our television
screens and hear messages that assure us that, "Milk is good
for your body." Our dieticians insist that: "You've got to
have milk, or where will you get your calcium?" School
lunches always include milk and nearly every hospital meal
will have milk added. And if that isn't enough, our
nutritionists told us for years that dairy products make up
an "essential food group." Industry spokesmen made sure that
colourful charts proclaiming the necessity of milk and other
essential nutrients were made available at no cost for
schools. Cow's milk became "normal."
You may be surprised to learn that most of the human beings
that live on planet Earth today do not drink or use cow's
milk. Further, most of them can't drink milk because it
makes them ill.
There are students of human nutrition who are not supportive
of milk use for adults. Here is a quotation from the
March/April 1991 Utne Reader:
If you really want to play it safe, you may decide to join
the growing number of Americans who are eliminating dairy
products from their diets altogether. Although this sounds
radical to those of us weaned on milk and the five basic
food groups, it is eminently viable. Indeed, of all the
mammals, only humans--and then only a minority, principally
Caucasians--continue to drink milk beyond babyhood.
Who is right? Why the confusion? Where best to get our
answers? Can we trust milk industry spokesmen? Can you trust
any industry spokesmen? Are nutritionists up to date or are
they simply repeating what their professors learned years
ago? What about the new voices urging caution?
I believe that there are three reliable sources of
information. The first, and probably the best, is a study of
nature. The second is to study the history of our own
species. Finally we need to look at the world's scientific
literature on the subject of milk.
Let's look at the scientific literature first. From 1988 to
1993 there were over 2,700 articles dealing with milk
recorded in the 'Medicine' archives. Fifteen hundred of
theses had milk as the main focus of the article. There is
no lack of scientific information on this subject. I
reviewed over 500 of the 1,500 articles, discarding articles
that dealt exclusively with animals, esoteric research and
inconclusive studies.
How would I summarize the articles? They were only slightly
less than horrifying. First of all, none of the authors
spoke of cow's milk as an excellent food, free of side
effects and the 'perfect food' as we have been led to
believe by the industry. The main focus of the published
reports seems to be on intestinal colic, intestinal
irritation, intestinal bleeding, anemia, allergic reactions
in infants and children as well as infections such as
salmonella. More ominous is the fear of viral infection with
bovine leukemia virus or an AIDS-like virus as well as
concern for childhood diabetes. Contamination of milk by
blood and white (pus) cells as well as a variety of
chemicals and insecticides was also discussed. Among
children the problems were allergy, ear and tonsillar
infections, bedwetting, asthma, intestinal bleeding, colic
and childhood diabetes. In adults the problems seemed
centered more around heart disease and arthritis, allergy,
sinusitis, and the more serious questions of leukemia,
lymphoma and cancer.
I think that an answer can also be found in a consideration
of what occurs in nature %26amp; what happens with free living
mammals and what happens with human groups living in close
to a natural state as 'hunter-gatherers'.
Our paleolithic ancestors are another crucial and
interesting group to study. Here we are limited to
speculation and indirect evidences, but the bony remains
available for our study are remarkable. There is no doubt
whatever that these skeletal remains reflect great strength,
muscularity (the size of the muscular insertions show this),
and total absence of advanced osteoporosis. And if you feel
that these people are not important for us to study,
consider that today our genes are programming our bodies in
almost exactly the same way as our ancestors of 50,000 to
100,000 years ago.
WHAT IS MILK?
Milk is a maternal lactating secretion, a short term
nutrient for new-borns. Nothing more, nothing less.
Invariably, the mother of any mammal will provide her milk
for a short period of time immediately after birth. When the
time comes for 'weaning', the young offspring is introduced
to the proper food for that species of mammal. A familiar
example is that of a puppy. The mother nurses the pup for
just a few weeks and then rejects the young animal and
teaches it to eat solid food. Nursing is provided by nature
only for the very youngest of mammals. Of course, it is not
possible for animals living in a natural state to continue
with the drinking of milk after weaning.
IS ALL MILK THE SAME?
Then there is the matter of where we get our milk. We have
settled on the cow because of its docile nature, its size,
and its abundant milk supply. Somehow this choice seems
'normal' and blessed by nature, our culture, and our
customs. But is it natural? Is it wise to drink the milk of
another species of mammal?
Consider for a moment, if it was possible, to drink the milk
of a mammal other than a cow, let's say a rat. Or perhaps
the milk of a dog would be more to your liking. Possibly
some horse milk or cat milk. Do you get the idea? Well, I'm
not serious about this, except to suggest that human milk is
for human infants, dogs' milk is for pups, cows' milk is for
calves, cats' milk is for kittens, and so forth. Clearly,
this is the way nature intends it. Just use your own good
judgement on this one.
Milk is not just milk. The milk of every species of mammal
is unique and specifically tailored to the requirements of
that animal. For example, cows' milk is very much richer in
protein than human milk. Three to four times as much. It has
five to seven times the mineral content. However, it is
markedly deficient in essential fatty acids when compared to
human mothers' milk. Mothers' milk has six to ten times as
much of the essential fatty acids, especially linoleic acid.
(Incidentally, skimmed cow's milk has no linoleic acid). It
simply is not designed for humans.
Food is not just food, and milk is not just milk. It is not
only the proper amount of food but the proper qualitative
composition that is critical for the very best in health and
growth. Biochemists and physiologists -and rarely medical
doctors - are gradually learning that foods contain the
crucial elements that allow a particular species to develop
its unique specializations.
Clearly, our specialization is for advanced neurological
development and delicate neuromuscular control. We do not
have much need of massive skeletal growth or huge muscle
groups as does a calf. Think of the difference between the
demands make on the human hand and the demands on a cow's
hoof. Human new-borns specifically need critical material
for their brains, spinal cord and nerves.
Can mother's milk increase intelligence? It seems that it
can. In a remarkable study published in Lancet during 1992
(Vol. 339, p. 261-4), a group of British workers randomly
placed premature infants into two groups. One group received
a proper formula, the other group received human breast
milk. Both fluids were given by stomach tube. These children
were followed up for over 10 years. In intelligence testing,
the human milk children averaged 10 IQ points higher! Well,
why not? Why wouldn't the correct building blocks for the
rapidly maturing and growing brain have a positive effect?
In the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition (1982) Ralph
Holman described an infant who developed profound
neurological disease while being nourished by intravenous
fluids only. The fluids used contained only linoleic acid -
just one of the essential fatty acids. When the other, alpha
linoleic acid, was added to the intravenous fluids the
neurological disorders cleared.
In the same journal five years later Bjerve, Mostad and
Thoresen, working in Norway found exactly the same problem
in adult patients on long term gastric tube feeding.
In 1930 Dr. G.O. Burr in Minnesota working with rats found
that linoleic acid deficiencies created a deficiency
syndrome. Why is this mentioned? In the early 1960s
pediatricians found skin lesions in children fed formulas
without the same linoleic acid. Remembering the research,
the addition of the acid to the formula cured the problem.
Essential fatty acids are just that and cows' milk is
markedly deficient in these when compared to human milk.
WELL, AT LEAST COW'S MILK IS PURE
Or is it? Fifty years ago an average cow produced 2,000
pounds of milk per year. Today the top producers give 50,000
pounds! How was this accomplished? Drugs, antibiotics,
hormones, forced feeding plans and specialized breeding;
that's how.
The latest high-tech onslaught on the poor cow is bovine
growth hormone or BGH. This genetically engineered drug is
supposed to stimulate milk production but, according to
Monsanto, the hormone's manufacturer, does not affect the
milk or meat. There are three other manufacturers: Upjohn,
Eli Lilly, and American Cyanamid Company. Obviously, there
have been no long-term studies on the hormone's effect on
the humans drinking the milk. Other countries have banned
BGH because of safety concerns. One of the problems with
adding molecules to a milk cows' body is that the molecules
usually come out in the milk. I don't know how you feel, but
I don't want to experiment with the ingestion of a growth
hormone. A related problem is that it causes a marked
increase (50 to 70 per cent) in mastitis. This, then,
requires antibiotic therapy, and the residues of the
antibiotics appear in the milk. It seems that the public is
uneasy about this product and in one survey 43 per cent felt
that growth hormone treated milk represented a health risk.
A vice president for public policy at Monsanto was opposed
to labelling for that reason, and because the labelling
would create an 'artificial distinction'. The country is
awash with milk as it is, we produce more milk than we can
consume. Let's not create storage costs and further taxpayer
burdens, because the law requires the USDA to buy any
surplus of butter, cheese, or non-fat dry milk at a support
price set by Congress! In fiscal 1991, the USDA spent $757
million on surplus butter, and one billion dollars a year on
average for price supports during the 1980s (Consumer
Reports, May 1992: 330-32).
Any lactating mammal excretes toxins through her milk. This
includes antibiotics, pesticides, chemicals and hormones.
Also, all cows' milk contains blood! The inspectors are
simply asked to keep it under certain limits. You may be
horrified to learn that the USDA allows milk to contain from
one to one and a half million white blood cells per
millilitre. (That's only 1/30 of an ounce). If you don't
already know this, I'm sorry to tell you that another way to
describe white cells where they don't belong would be to
call them pus cells. To get to the point, is milk pure or is
it a chemical, biological, and bacterial cocktail? Finally,
will the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) protect you? The
United States General Accounting Office (GAO) tells us that
the FDA and the individual States are failing to protect the
public from drug residues in milk. Authorities test for only
4 of the 82 drugs in dairy cows.
As you can imagine, the Milk Industry Foundation's spokesman
claims it's perfectly safe. Jerome Kozak says, "I still
think that milk is the safest product we have."
Other, perhaps less biased observers, have found the
following: 38% of milk samples in 10 cities were
contaminated with sulfa drugs or other antibiotics. (This
from the Centre for Science in the Public Interest and The
Wall Street Journal, Dec. 29, 1989).. A similar study in
Washington, DC found a 20 percent contamination rate
(Nutrition Action Healthletter, April 1990).
What's going on here? When the FDA tested milk, they found
few problems. However, they used very lax standards. When
they used the same criteria, the FDA data showed 51 percent
of the milk samples showed drug traces.
Let's focus in on this because itÂ’s critical to our
understanding of the apparent discrepancies. The FDA uses a
disk-assay method that can detect only 2 of the 30 or so
drugs found in milk. Also, the test detects only at the
relatively high level. A more powerful test called the
'Charm II test' can detect drugs down to 5 parts per
billion.
One nasty subject must be discussed. It seems that cows are
forever getting infections around the udder that require
ointments and antibiotics. An article from France tells us
that when a cow receives penicillin, that penicillin appears
in the milk for from 4 to 7 milkings. Another study from the
University of Nevada, Reno tells of cells in 'mastic milk',
milk from cows with infected udders. An elaborate analysis
of the cell fragments, employing cell cultures, flow
cytometric analysis , and a great deal of high tech stuff.
Do you know what the conclusion was? If the cow has
mastitis, there is pus in the milk. Sorry, itÂ’s in the
study, all concealed with language such as "macrophages
containing many vacuoles and phagocytosed particles," etc.
IT GETS WORSE
Well, at least human mothers' milk is pure! Sorry. A huge
study showed that human breast milk in over 14,000 women had
contamination by pesticides! Further, it seems that the
sources of the pesticides are meat and--you guessed it--
dairy products. Well, why not? These pesticides are
concentrated in fat and that's what's in these products. (Of
interest, a subgroup of lactating vegetarian mothers had
only half the levels of contamination).
A recent report showed an increased concentration of
pesticides in the breast tissue of women with breast cancer
when compared to the tissue of women with fibrocystic
disease. Other articles in the standard medical literature
describe problems. Just scan these titles:
1.Cow's Milk as a Cause of Infantile Colic Breast-Fed
Infants. Lancet 2 (1978): 437 2.Dietary Protein-Induced
Colitis in Breast- Fed Infants, J. Pediatr. I01 (1982): 906
3.The Question of the Elimination of Foreign Protein in
Women's Milk, J. Immunology 19 (1930): 15
There are many others. There are dozens of studies
describing the prompt appearance of cows' milk allergy in
children being exclusively breast-fed! The cows' milk
allergens simply appear in the mother's milk and are
transmitted to the infant.
A committee on nutrition of the American Academy of
Pediatrics reported on the use of whole cows' milk in
infancy (Pediatrics 1983: 72-253). They were unable to
provide any cogent reason why bovine milk should be used
before the first birthday yet continued to recommend its
use! Doctor Frank Oski from the Upstate Medical Centre
Department of Pediatrics, commenting on the recommendation,
cited the problems of acute gastrointestinal blood loss in
infants, the lack of iron, recurrent abdominal pain, milk-
borne infections and contaminants, and said:
Why give it at all - then or ever? In the face of
uncertainty about many of the potential dangers of whole
bovine milk, it would seem prudent to recommend that whole
milk not be started until the answers are available. Isn't
it time for these uncontrolled experiments on human
nutrition to come to an end?
In the same issue of Pediatrics he further commented:
It is my thesis that whole milk should not be fed to the
infant in the first year of life because of its association
with iron deficiency anemia (milk is so deficient in iron
that an infant would have to drink an impossible 31 quarts a
day to get the RDA of 15 mg), acute gastrointiestinal
bleeding, and various manifestations of food allergy.
I suggest that unmodified whole bovine milk should not be
consumed after infancy because of the problems of lactose
intolerance, its contribution to the genesis of
atherosclerosis, and its possible link to other diseases.
In late 1992 Dr. Benjamin Spock, possibly the best known
pediatrician in history, shocked the country when he
articulated the same thoughts and specified avoidance for
the first two years of life. Here is his quotation:
I want to pass on the word to parents that cows' milk from
the carton has definite faults for some babies. Human milk
is the right one for babies. A study comparing the incidence
of allergy and colic in the breast-fed infants of omnivorous
and vegan mothers would be important. I haven't found such a
study; it would be both important and inexpensive. And it
will probably never be done. There is simply no academic or
economic profit involved.
OTHER PROBLEMS
Let's just mention the problems of bacterial contamination.
Salmonella, E. coli, and staphylococcal infections can be
traced to milk. In the old days tuberculosis was a major
problem and some folks want to go back to those times by
insisting on raw milk on the basis that it's "natural." This
is insanity! A study from UCLA showed that over a third of
all cases of salmonella infection in California, 1980-1983
were traced to raw milk. That'll be a way to revive good old
brucellosis again and I would fear leukemia, too. (More
about that later). In England, and Wales where raw milk is
still consumed there have been outbreaks of milk-borne
diseases. The Journal of the American Medical Association
(251: 483, 1984) reported a multi-state series of infections
caused by Yersinia enterocolitica in pasteurised whole milk.
This is despite safety precautions.
All parents dread juvenile diabetes for their children. A
Canadian study reported in the American Journal of Clinical
Nutrition, Mar. 1990, describes a "...significant positive
correlation between consumption of unfermented milk protein
and incidence of insulin dependent diabetes mellitus in data
from various countries. Conversely a possible negative
relationship is observed between breast-feeding at age 3
months and diabetes risk.".
Another study from Finland found that diabetic children had
higher levels of serum antibodies to cowsÂ’ milk (Diabetes
Research 7(3): 137-140 March 1988). Here is a quotation from
this study:
We infer that either the pattern of cows' milk consumption
is altered in children who will have insulin dependent
diabetes mellitus or, their immunological reactivity to
proteins in cows' milk is enhanced, or the permeability of
their intestines to cows' milk protein is higher than
normal.
The April 18, 1992 British Medical Journal has a fascinating
study contrasting the difference in incidence of juvenile
insulin dependent diabetes in Pakistani children who have
migrated to England. The incidence is roughly 10 times
greater in the English group compared to children remaining
in Pakistan! What caused this highly significant increase?
The authors said that "the diet was unchanged in Great
Britain." Do you believe that? Do you think that the
availability of milk, sugar and fat is the same in Pakistan
as it is in England? That a grocery store in England has the
same products as food sources in Pakistan? I don't believe
that for a minute. Remember, we're not talking here about
adult onset, type II diabetes which all workers agree is
strongly linked to diet as well as to a genetic
predisposition. This study is a major blow to the "it's all
in your genes" crowd. Type I diabetes was always considered
to be genetic or possibly viral, but now this? So resistant
are we to consider diet as causation that the authors of the
last article concluded that the cooler climate in England
altered viruses and caused the very real increase in
diabetes! The first two authors had the same reluctance top
admit the obvious. The milk just may have had something to
do with the disease.
The latest in this remarkable list of reports, a New England
Journal of Medicine article (July 30, 1992), also reported
in the Los Angeles Times. This study comes from the Hospital
for Sick Children in Toronto and from Finnish researchers.
In Finland there is "...the world's highest rate of dairy
product consumption and the world's highest rate of insulin
dependent diabetes. The disease strikes about 40 children
out of every 1,000 there contrasted with six to eight per
1,000 in the United States.... Antibodies produced against
the milk protein during the first year of life, the
researchers speculate, also attack and destroy the pancreas
in a so-called auto-immune reaction, producing diabetes in
people whose genetic makeup leaves them vulnerable." "...142
Finnish children with newly diagnosed diabetes. They found
that every one had at least eight times as many antibodies
against the milk protein as did healthy children, clear
evidence that the children had a raging auto immune
disorder." The team has now expanded the study to 400
children and is starting a trial where 3,000 children will
receive no dairy products during the first nine months of
life. "The study may take 10 years, but we'll get a
definitive answer one way or the other," according to one of
the researchers. I would caution them to be certain that the
breast feeding mothers use on cows' milk in their diets or
the results will be confounded by the transmission of the
cows' milk protein in the mother's breast milk.... Now what
was the reaction from the diabetes association? This is very
interesting! Dr. F. Xavier Pi-Sunyer, the president of the
association says: "It does not mean that children should
stop drinking milk or that parents of diabetics should
withdraw dairy products. These are rich sources of good
protein." (Emphasis added) My God, it's the "good protein"
that causes the problem! Do you suspect that the dairy
industry may have helped the American Diabetes Association
in the past?
LEUKEMIA? LYMPHOMA? THIS MAY BE THE WORST--BRACE YOURSELF!
I hate to tell you this, but the bovine leukemia virus is
found in more than three of five dairy cows in the United
States! This involves about 80% of dairy herds.
Unfortunately, when the milk is pooled, a very large
percentage of all milk produced is contaminated (90 to 95
per cent). Of course the virus is killed in pasteurisation--
if the pasteurisation was done correctly. What if the milk
is raw? In a study of randomly collected raw milk samples
the bovine leukemia virus was recovered from two-thirds. I
sincerely hope that the raw milk dairy herds are carefully
monitored when compared to the regular herds. (Science 1981;
213:1014).
This is a world-wide problem. One lengthy study from Germany
deplored the problem and admitted the impossibility of
keeping the virus from infected cows' milk from the rest of
the milk. Several European countries, including Germany and
Switzerland, have attempted to "cull" the infected cows from
their herds. Certainly the United States must be the leader
in the fight against leukemic dairy cows, right? Wrong! We
are the worst in the world with the former exception of
Venezuela according to Virgil Hulse MD, a milk specialist
who also has a B.S. in Dairy Manufacturing as well as a
Master's degree in Public Health.
As mentioned, the leukemia virus is rendered inactive by
pasteurisation. Of course. However, there can be Chernobyl
like accidents. One of these occurred in the Chicago area in
April, 1985. At a modern, large, milk processing plant an
accidental "cross connection" between raw and pasteurized
milk occurred. A violent salmonella outbreak followed,
killing 4 and making an estimated 150,000 ill. Now the
question I would pose to the dairy industry people is this:
"How can you assure the people who drank this milk that they
were not exposed to the ingestion of raw, unkilled, bully
active bovine leukemia viruses?" Further, it would be
fascinating to know if a "cluster" of leukemia cases
blossoms in that area in 1 to 3 decades. There are reports
of "leukemia clusters" elsewhere, one of them mentioned in
the June 10, 1990 San Francisco Chronicle involving Northern
California.
What happens to other species of mammals when they are
exposed to the bovine leukemia virus? It's a fair question
and the answer is not reassuring. Virtually all animals
exposed to the virus develop leukemia. This includes sheep,
goats, and even primates such as rhesus monkeys and
chimpanzees. The route of transmission includes ingestion
(both intravenous and intramuscular) and cells present in
milk. There are obviously no instances of transfer attempts
to human beings, but we know that the virus can infect human
cells in vitro. There is evidence of human antibody
formation to the bovine leukemia virus; this is disturbing.
How did the bovine leukemia virus particles gain access to
humans and become antigens? Was it as small, denatured
particles?
If the bovine leukemia viruses causes human leukemia, we
could expect the dairy states with known leukemic herds to
have a higher incidence of human leukemia. Is this so?
Unfortunately, it seems to be the case! Iowa, Nebraska,
South Dakota, Minnesota and Wisconsin have statistically
higher incidence of leukemia than the national average. In
Russia and in Sweden, areas with uncontrolled bovine
leukemia virus have been linked with increases in human
leukemia. I am also told that veterinarians have higher
rates of leukemia than the general public. Dairy farmers
have significantly elevated leukemia rates. Recent research
shows lymphocytes from milk fed to neonatal mammals gains
access to bodily tissues by passing directly through the
intestinal wall.
An optimistic note from the University of Illinois, Ubana
from the Department of Animal Sciences shows the importance
of one's perspective. Since they are concerned with the
economics of milk and not primarily the health aspects, they
noted that the production of milk was greater in the cows
with the bovine leukemia virus. However when the leukemia
produced a persistent and significant lymphocytosis
(increased white blood cell count), the production fell off.
They suggested "a need to re-evaluate the economic impact of
bovine leukemia virus infection on the dairy industry". Does
this mean that leukemia is good for profits only if we can
keep it under control? You can get the details on this
business concern from Proc. Nat. Acad. Sciences, U.S. Feb.
1989. I added emphasis and am insulted that a university
department feels that this is an economic and not a human
health issue. Do not expect help from the Department of
Agriculture or the universities. The money stakes and the
political pressures are too great. You're on you own.
What does this all mean? We know that virus is capable of
producing leukemia in other animals. Is it proven that it
can contribute to human leukemia (or lymphoma, a related
cancer)? Several articles tackle this one:
1.Epidemiologic Relationships of the Bovine Population and
Human Leukemia in Iowa. Am Journal of Epidemiology 112
(1980):80 2.Milk of Dairy Cows Frequently Contains a
Leukemogenic Virus. Science 213 (1981): 1014 3.Beware of the
Cow. (Editorial) Lancet 2 (1974):30 4.Is Bovine Milk A
Health Hazard?. Pediatrics; Suppl. Feeding the Normal
Infant. 75:182-186; 1985
In Norway, 1422 individuals were followed for 11 and a half
years. Those drinking 2 or more glasses of milk per day had
3.5 times the incidence of cancer of the lymphatic organs.
British Med. Journal 61:456-9, March 1990.
One of the more thoughtful articles on this subject is from
Allan S. Cunningham of Cooperstown, New York. Writing in the
Lancet, November 27, 1976 (page 1184), his article is
entitled, "Lymphomas and Animal-Protein Consumption". Many
people think of milk as “liquid meat” and Dr. Cunningham
agrees with this. He tracked the beef and dairy consumption
in terms of grams per day for a one year period, 1955-1956.,
in 15 countries . New Zealand, United States and Canada were
highest in that order. The lowest was Japan followed by
Yugoslavia and France. The difference between the highest
and lowest was quite pronounced: 43.8 grams/day for New
Zealanders versus 1.5 for Japan. Nearly a 30-fold
difference! (Parenthetically, the last 36 years have seen a
startling increase in the amount of beef and milk used in
Japan and their disease patterns are reflecting this,
confirming the lack of 'genetic protection' seen in
migration studies. Formerly the increase in frequency of
lymphomas in Japanese people was only in those who moved to
the USA)!
An interesting bit of trivia is to note the memorial built
at the Gyokusenji Temple in Shimoda, Japan. This marked the
spot where the first cow was killed in Japan for human
consumption! The chains around this memorial were a gift
from the US Navy. Where do you suppose the Japanese got the
idea to eat beef? The year? 1930.
Cunningham found a highly significant positive correlation
between deaths from lymphomas and beef and dairy ingestion
in the 15 countries analysed. A few quotations from his
article follow:
The average intake of protein in many countries is far in
excess of the recommended requirements. Excessive
consumption of animal protein may be one co-factor in the
causation of lymphomas by acting in the following manner.
Ingestion of certain proteins results in the adsorption of
antigenic fragments through the gastrointestinal mucous
membrane.
This results in chronic stimulation of lymphoid tissue to
which these fragments gain access "Chronic immunological
stimulation causes lymphomas in laboratory animals and is
believed to cause lymphoid cancers in men." The
gastrointestinal mucous membrane is only a partial barrier
to the absorption of food antigens, and circulating
antibodies to food protein is commonplace especially potent
lymphoid stimulants. Ingestion of cows' milk can produce
generalized lymphadenopathy, hepatosplenomegaly, and
profound adenoid hypertrophy. It has been conservatively
estimated that more than 100 distinct antigens are released
by the normal digestion of cows' milk which evoke production
of all antibody classes [This may explain why pasteurized,
killed viruses are still antigenic and can still cause
disease.
Here's more. A large prospective study from Norway was
reported in the British Journal of Cancer 61 (3):456-9,
March 1990. (Almost 16,000 individuals were followed for 11
and a half years). For most cancers there was no association
between the tumour and milk ingestion. However, in lymphoma,
there was a strong positive association. If one drank two
glasses or more daily (or the equivalent in dairy products),
the odds were 3.4 times greater than in persons drinking
less than one glass of developing a lymphoma.
There are two other cow-related diseases that you should be
aware of. At this time they are not known to be spread by
the use of dairy products and are not known to involve man.
The first is bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), and the
second is the bovine immunodeficiency virus (BIV). The first
of these diseases, we hope, is confined to England and
causes cavities in the animal's brain. Sheep have long been
known to suffer from a disease called scrapie. It seems to
have been started by the feeding of contaminated sheep
parts, especially brains, to the British cows. Now, use your
good sense. Do cows seem like carnivores? Should they eat
meat? This profit-motivated practice backfired and bovine
spongiform encephalopathy, or Mad Cow Disease, swept
Britain. The disease literally causes dementia in the
unfortunate animal and is 100 per cent incurable. To date,
over 100,000 cows have been incinerated in England in
keeping with British law. Four hundred to 500 cows are
reported as infected each month. The British public is
concerned and has dropped its beef consumption by 25 per
cent, while some 2,000 schools have stopped serving beef to
children. Several farmers have developed a fatal disease
syndrome that resembles both BSE and CJD (Creutzfeldt-Jakob-
Disease). But the British Veterinary Association says that
transmission of BSE to humans is "remote."
The USDA agrees that the British epidemic was due to the
feeding of cattle with bonemeal or animal protein produced
at rendering plants from the carcasses of scrapie-infected
sheep. The have prohibited the importation of live cattle
and zoo ruminants from Great Britain and claim that the
disease does not exist in the United States. However, there
may be a problem. "Downer cows" are animals who arrive at
auction yards or slaughter houses dead, trampled, lacerated,
dehydrated, or too ill from viral or bacterial diseases to
walk. Thus they are "down." If they cannot respond to
electrical shocks by walking, they are dragged by chains to
dumpsters and transported to rendering plants where, if they
are not already dead, they are killed. Even a "humane" death
is usually denied them. They are then turned into protein
food for animals as well as other preparations. Minks that
have been fed this protein have developed a fatal
encephalopathy that has some resemblance to BSE. Entire
colonies of minks have been lost in this manner,
particularly in Wisconsin. It is feared that the infective
agent is a prion or slow virus possible obtained from the
ill "downer cows."
The British Medical Journal in an editorial whimsically
entitled "How Now Mad Cow?" (BMJ vol. 304, 11 Apr. 1992:929-
30) describes cases of BSE in species not previously known
to be affected, such as cats. They admit that produce
contaminated with bovine spongiform encephalopathy entered
the human food chain in England between 1986 and 1989. They
say. "The result of this experiment is awaited." As the
incubation period can be up to three decades, wait we must.
The immunodeficency virus is seen in cattle in the United
States and is more worrisome. Its structure is closely
related to that of the human AIDS virus. At this time we do
not know if exposure to the raw BIV proteins can cause the
sera of humans to become positive for HIV. The extent of the
virus among American herds is said to be "widespread". (The
USDA refuses to inspect the meat and milk to see if
antibodies to this retrovirus is present). It also has no
plans to quarantine the infected animals. As in the case of
humans with AIDS, there is no cure for BIV in cows. Each day
we consume beef and diary products from cows infected with
these viruses and no scientific assurance exists that the
products are safe. Eating raw beef (as in steak Tartare)
strikes me as being very risky, especially after the Seattle
E. coli deaths of 1993.
A report in the Canadian Journal of Veterinary Research,
October 1992, Vol. 56 pp.353-359 and another from the
Russian literature, tell of a horrifying development. They
report the first detection in human serum of the antibody to
a bovine immunodeficiency virus protein. In addition to this
disturbing report, is another from Russia telling us of the
presence of virus proteins related to the bovine leukemia
virus in 5 of 89 women with breast disease (Acta Virologica
Feb. 1990 34(1): 19-26). The implications of these
developments are unknown at present. However, it is safe to
assume that these animal viruses are unlikely to "stay" in
the animal kingdom.
OTHER CANCERS--DOES IT GET WORSE?
Unfortunately it does. Ovarian cancer--a particularly nasty
tumour--was associated with milk consumption by workers at
Roswell Park Memorial Institute in Buffalo, New York.
Drinking more than one glass of whole milk or equivalent
daily gave a woman a 3.1 times risk over non-milk users.
They felt that the reduced fat milk products helped reduce
the risk. This association has been made repeatedly by
numerous investigators.
Another important study, this from the Harvard Medical
School, analyzed data from 27 countries mainly from the
1970s. Again a significant positive correlation is revealed
between ovarian cancer and per capita milk consumption.
These investigators feel that the lactose component of milk
is the responsible fraction, and the digestion of this is
facilitated by the persistence of the ability to digest the
lactose (lactose persistence) - a little different emphasis,
but the same conclusion. This study was reported in the
American Journal of Epidemiology 130 (5): 904-10 Nov. 1989.
These articles come from two of the country's leading
institutions, not the Rodale Press or Prevention Magazine.
Even lung cancer has been associated with milk ingestion?
The beverage habits of 569 lung cancer patients and 569
controls again at Roswell Park were studied in the
International Journal of Cancer, April 15, 1989. Persons
drinking whole milk 3 or more times daily had a 2-fold
increase in lung cancer risk when compared to those never
drinking whole milk.
For many years we have been watching the lung cancer rates
for Japanese men who smoke far more than American or
European men but who develop fewer lung cancers. Workers in
this research area feel that the total fat intake is the
difference.
There are not many reports studying an association between
milk ingestion and prostate cancer. One such report though
was of great interest. This is from the Roswell Park
Memorial Institute and is found in Cancer 64 (3): 605-12,
1989. They analyzed the diets of 371 prostate cancer
patients and comparable control subjects:
Men who reported drinking three or more glasses of whole
milk daily had a relative risk of 2.49 compared with men who
reported never drinking whole milk the weight of the
evidence appears to favour the hypothesis that animal fat is
related to increased risk of prostate cancer. Prostate
cancer is now the most common cancer diagnosed in US men and
is the second leading cause of cancer mortality.
WELL, WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS?
Is there any health reason at all for an adult human to
drink cows' milk?
It's hard for me to come up with even one good reason other
than simple preference. But if you try hard, in my opinion,
these would be the best two: milk is a source of calcium and
it's a source of amino acids (proteins).
Let's look at the calcium first. Why are we concerned at all
about calcium? Obviously, we intend it to build strong bones
and protect us against osteoporosis. And no doubt about it,
milk is loaded with calcium. But is it a good calcium source
for humans? I think not. These are the reasons. Excessive
amounts of dairy products actually interfere with calcium
absorption. Secondly, the excess of protein that the milk
provides is a major cause of the osteoporosis problem. Dr. H
egsted in England has been writing for years about the
geographical distribution of osteoporosis. It seems that the
countries with the highest intake of dairy products are
invariably the countries with the most osteoporosis. He
feels that milk is a cause of osteoporosis. Reasons to be
given below.
Numerous studies have shown that the level of calcium
ingestion and especially calcium supplementation has no
effect whatever on the development of osteoporosis. The most
important such article appeared recently in the British
Journal of Medicine where the long arm of our dairy industry
can't reach. Another study in the United States actually
showed a worsening in calcium balance in post-menopausal
women given three 8-ounce glasses of cows' milk per day.
(Am. Journal of Clin. Nutrition, 1985). The effects of
hormone, gender, weight bearing on the axial bones, and in
particular protein intake, are critically important. Another
observation that may be helpful to our analysis is to note
the absence of any recorded dietary deficiencies of calcium
among people living on a natural diet without milk.
For the key to the osteoporosis riddle, donÂ’t look at
calcium, look at protein. Consider these two contrasting
groups. Eskimos have an exceptionally high protein intake
estimated at 25 percent of total calories. They also have a
high calcium intake at 2,500 mg/day. Their osteoporosis is
among the worst in the world. The other instructive group
are the Bantus of South Africa. They have a 12 percent
protein diet, mostly p lant protein, and only 200 to 350
mg/day of calcium, about half our women's intake. The women
have virtually no osteoporosis despite bearing six or more
children and nursing them for prolonged periods! When
African women immigrate to the United States, do they
develop osteoporosis? The answer is yes, but not quite are
much as Caucasian or Asian women. Thus, there is a genetic
difference that is modified by diet.
To answer the obvious question, "Well, where do you get your
calcium?" The answer is: "From exactly the same place the
cow gets the calcium, from green things that grow in the
ground," mainly from leafy vegetables. After all, elephants
and rhinos develop their huge bones (after being weaned) by
eating green leafy plants, so do horses. Carnivorous animals
also do quite nicely without leafy plants. It seems that all
of earth's mammals do well if they live in harmony with
their genetic programming and natural food. Only humans
living an affluent life style have rampant osteoporosis.
If animal references do not convince you, think of the
several billion humans on this earth who have never seen
cows' milk. Wouldn't you think osteoporosis would be
prevalent in this huge group? The dairy people would suggest
this but the truth is exactly the opposite. They have far
less than that seen in the countries where dairy products
are commonly consumed. It is the subject of another paper,
but the truly significant determinants of osteoporosis are
grossly excessive protein intakes and lack of weight bearing
on long bones, both taking place over decades. Hormones play
a secondary, but not trivial role in women. Milk is a
deterrent to good bone health.
THE PROTEIN MYTH
Remember when you were a kid and the adults all told you to
"make sure you get plenty of good protein". Protein was the
nutritional "good guy”" when I was young. And of course
milk is fitted right in.
As regards protein, milk is indeed a rich source of protein-
-"liquid meat," remember? However that isn't necessarily
what we need. In actual fact it is a source of difficulty.
Nearly all Americans eat too much protein.
For this information we rely on the most authoritative
source that I am aware of. This is the latest edition (1oth,
1989: 4th printing, Jan. 1992) of the Recommended Dietary
Allowances produced by the National Research Council. Of
interest, the current editor of this important work is Dr.
Richard Havel of the University of California in San
Francisco.
First to be noted is that the recommended protein has been
steadily revised downward in successive editions. The
current recommendation is 0.75 g/kilo/day for adults 19
through 51 years. This, of course, is only 45 grams per day
for the mythical 60 kilogram adult. You should also know
that the WHO estimated the need for protein in adults to by
.6g/kilo per day. (All RDA's are calculated with large
safety allowances in case you're the type that wants to add
some more to "be sure.") You can "get by" on 28 to 30 grams
a day if necessary!
Now 45 grams a day is a tiny amount of protein. That's an
ounce and a half! Consider too, that the protein does not
have to be animal protein. Vegetable protein is identical
for all practical purposes and has no cholesterol and vastly
less saturated fat. (Do not be misled by the antiquated
belief that plant proteins must be carefully balanced to
avoid deficiencies. This is not a realistic concern.)
Therefore virtually all Americans, Canadians, British and
European people are in a protein overloaded state. This has
serious consequences when maintained over decades. The
problems are the already mentioned osteoporosis,
atherosclerosis and kidney damage. There is good evidence
that certain malignancies, chiefly colon and rectal, are
related to excessive meat intake. Barry Brenner, an eminent
renal physiologist was the first to fully point out the
dangers of excess protein for the kidney tubule. The dangers
of the fat and cholesterol are known to all. Finally, you
should know that the protein content of human milk is amount
the lowest (0.9%) in mammals.
IS THAT ALL OF THE TROUBLE?
Sorry, there's more. Remember lactose? This is the principal
carbohydrate of milk. It seems that nature provides new-
borns with the enzymatic equipment to metabolize lactose,
but this ability often extinguishes by age 4 or 5 years.
What is the problem with lactose or milk sugar? It seems
that it is a disaccharide which is too large to be absorbed
into the blood stream without first being broken down into
monosaccharides, namely galactose and glucose. This requires
the presence of an enzyme, lactase plus additional enzymes
to break down the galactose into glucose.
Let's think about his for a moment. Nature gives us the
ability to metabolize lactose for a few years and then shuts
off the mechanism. Is Mother Nature trying to tell us
something? Clearly all infants must drink milk. The fact
that so many adults cannot seems to be related to the
tendency for nature to abandon mechanisms that are not
needed. At least half of the adult humans on this earth are
lactose intolerant. It was not until the relatively recent
introduction of dairy herding and the ability to "borrow"
milk from another group of mammals that the survival
advantage of preserving lactase (the enzyme that allows us
to digest lactose) became evident. But why would it be
advantageous to drink cows' milk? After all, most of the
human beings in the history of the world did. And further,
why was it just the white or light skinned humans who
retained this knack while the pigmented people tended to
lose it?
Some students of evolution feel that white skin is a fairly
recent innovation, perhaps not more than 20,000 or 30,000
years old. It clearly has to do with the Northward migration
of early man to cold and relatively sunless areas when skins
and clothing became available. Fair skin allows the
production of Vitamin D from sunlight more readily than does
dark skin. However, when only the face was exposed to
sunlight that area of fair skin was insufficient to provide
the vitamin D from sunlight. If dietary and sunlight sources
were poorly available, the ability to use the abundant
calcium in cows' milk would give a survival advantage to
humans who could digest that milk. This seems to be the only
logical explanation for fair skinned humans having a high
degree of lactose tolerance when compared to dark skinned
people.
How does this break down? Certain racial groups, namely
blacks are up to 90% lactose intolerant as adults.
Caucasians are 20 to 40% lactose intolerant. Orientals are
midway between the above two groups. Diarrhea, gas and
abdominal cramps are the results of substantial milk intake
in such persons. Most American Indians cannot tolerate milk.
The milk industry admits that lactose intolerance plays
intestinal havoc with as many as 50 million Americans. A
lactose-intolerance industry has sprung up and had sales of
$117 million in 1992 (Time May 17, 1993.)
What if you are lactose-intolerant and lust after dairy
products? Is all lost? Not at all. It seems that lactose is
largely digested by bacteria and you will be able to enjoy
your cheese despite lactose intolerance. Yogurt is similar
in this respect. Finally, and I could never have dreamed
this up, geneticists want to splice genes to alter the
composition of milk (Am J Clin Nutr 1993 Suppl 302s).
One could quibble and say that milk is totally devoid of
fiber content and that its habitual use will predispose to
constipation and bowel disorders.
The association with anemia and occult intestinal bleeding
in infants is known to all physicians. This is chiefly from
its lack of iron and its irritating qualities for the
intestinal mucosa. The pediatric literature abounds with
articles describing irritated intestinal lining, bleeding,
increased permeability as well as colic, diarrhea and
vomiting in cows'milk-sensitive babies. The anemia gets a
double push by loss of blood and iron as well as deficiency
of iron in the cows' milk. Milk is also the leading cause of
childhood allergy.
LOW FAT
One additional topic: the matter of "low fat" milk. A common
and sincere question is: "Well, low fat milk is OK, isn't
it?"
The answer to this question is that low fat milk isn't low
fat. The term "low fat" is a marketing term used to gull the
public. Low fat milk contains from 24 to 33% fat as
calories! The 2% figure is also misleading. This refers to
weight. They don't tell you that, by weight, the milk is 87%
water!
"Well, then, kill-joy surely you must approve of non-fat
milk!" I hear this quite a bit. (Another constant concern
is: "What do you put on your cereal?") True, there is little
or no fat, but now you have a relative overburden of protein
and lactose. It there is something that we do not need more
of it is another simple sugar-lactose, composed of galactose
and glucose. Millions of Americans are lactose intolerant to
boot, as noted. As for protein, as stated earlier, we live
in a society that routinely ingests far more protein than we
need. It is a burden for our bodies, especially the kidneys,
and a prominent cause of osteoporosis. Concerning the dry
cereal issue, I would suggest soy milk, rice milk or almond
milk as a healthy substitute. If you're still concerned
about calcium, "Westsoy" is formulated to have the same
calcium concentration as milk.
SUMMARY
To my thinking, there is only one valid reason to drink milk
or use milk products. That is just because we simply want
to. Because we like it and because it has become a part of
our culture. Because we have become accustomed to its taste
and texture. Because we like the way it slides down our
throat. Because our parents did the very best they could for
us and provided milk in our earliest training and
conditioning. They taught us to like it. And then probably
the very best reason is ice cream! I've heard it described
"to die for".
I had one patient who did exactly that. He had no obvious
vices. He didn't smoke or drink, he didnÂ’t eat meat, his
diet and lifestyle was nearly a perfectly health promoting
one; but he had a passion. You guessed it, he loved rich ice
cream. A pint of the richest would be a lean day's ration
for him. On many occasions he would eat an entire quart -
and yes there were some cookies and other pastries. Good ice
cream deserves this after all. He seemed to be in good
health despite some expected "middle age spread" when he had
a devastating stroke which left him paralyzed, miserable and
helpless, and he had additional strokes and d ied several
years later never having left a hospital or rehabilitation
unit. Was he old? I don't think so. He was in his 50s.
So don't drink milk for health. I am convinced on the weight
of the scientific evidence that it does not "do a body
good." Inclusion of milk will only reduce your diet's
nutritional value and safety.
Most of the people on this planet live very healthfully
without cows' milk. You can too.
It will be difficult to change; we've been conditioned since
childhood to think of milk as "nature's most perfect food."
I'll guarantee you that it will be safe, improve your health
and it won't cost anything. What can you lose?
Is it good to drink milk? The text is too long but worthwhile read....?
wow. Looks like you had allot of thought to this. My thoughts to this. People have been drinking milk for positively centuries and millenia. If you like it, drink it. If you don't, don't.
Reply:Well its a good source of calcium for rebuilding bones. But since you're no longer growing adults should only have around a cup a day max. I would say children certainly should drink plenty of milk to help their bones grow. Report It
Reply:Zomg I'm not reading that Report It
Reply:if that is your picture you'll probably commit suicide
Reply:Excellent essay. is that your writing or are you quoting someone? If it's the latter can you provide a citation or link to where you found it? I'd like to keep that in my personal folder of veg resources.
On another note: How come every time I try to post a long question it tells me I'm out of room?
Reply:Wow that was long. I used to drink milk when I was a kid and I would always be coughing, getting ear infection, my thoat would hurt and the list goes on. All of that went away when I stopped drinking milk. I'm gonna star your "question" because I really liked it and it is so important.
How where you able to post such a long question? I don't think I can do that.
Reply:No antibiotics are allowed in milk for human consumption. None.
Not low levels, NONE.
Milk is checked many many times before it reaches the table.
So if you are against it, don't drink it! Why worry about what we are doing? It's our choice!
Oh, and don't cook your food either.
By the way, did you know that ants milk aphids? Is that unnatural too?
Reply:I only read half of this before I got a little bored, sorry. Some of your references are wrong though, be sure to make the noninsignificant differentiation between BGH, a naturally occuring hormone that cows produce in order to produce milk, and rBGH or recombinant bovine growth hormone, the lab-produced hormone that is injected into cows in order to increase their milk production. Oh, and people drink goat's milk and sheep's milk, too, and have for thousands of years. There are probably other animals that are milked, too. Also, I've seen adult cats and dogs drink milk, actually knocking the top off of the colostrum milk container in the barn so they can reach the milk. It was almost really good, but your sources weren't all exactly on. If you're turning that in for credit, you might want to double check those.
Reply:Who wrote this? You don't credit it, but it wasn't you; it says 'I had one patient who...'. You say elsewhere that you're 17.
I'm a vegan, but this essay has pissed me off. It is reproduced in shortened form inthe Cancer forum, titled 'Breast cancer and dairy???????' The text doesn't mention breast cancer, though.
Users of the Cancer forum are very used to people, often teenagers as here but always people who haven't had or studied cancer, posting their half-baked theories about what causes cancer and lecturing us on how to avoid or cure it.
Reply:I drink organic milk. All milk is taken from cows that have been given the bovine growth horomones. These horomones make the cows have boils on the insides of their udders %26amp; sometimes they pop %26amp; leak pus into the milk. So unless you buy milk that says 'not treated by cows w/ bovine growth horomones' you are drinking up to 45% pus.
go organic
Reply:And The Question Is?
Reply:I know more about milk than most people. I used to milk cows for a living as a young person. Then I was a pasteurisor in a dairy. Prior to that I went to agricultural college, but with respect, I haven´t time to read your "very" long question.
Milk is very good for you. Semi skimmed is better for dietary concerns, but above all it is the best way to get the necessary calcium your body needs.
Reply:I couldn't make it all the way through your dribble.
Milk is good and good for you.
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