Why no to dairy on KSFL?
Have you tried going dairy free for a week?
At KSFL we advocate YOU becoming your own food and health detective.
By removing toxic and common foods that cause inflammation, allergies
& intolerances you can start to see how these foods affect your body, health & mood.
If you are struggling with fat loss, bloating, IBS type issues, skin problems, asthma, migraines and headaches, consider taking dairy out of your diet for a week & see how you feel?
Substitute your cow’s milk for almond milk & see the difference.
Rachel Holmes Founder of KSFL has suffered from eczema & asthma all of her
life and says removing dairy many years ago was one of the best things she did. This is what she says 'If I drink it now almost immediately my skin starts to boil, rashes appear. I feel sickly and bloated PLUS my breathing changes and I need my inhaler.'
Myself, Paula Thompson, didn’t have a problem with dairy I drank a pint of skimmed milk everyday (because I thought it was good for me) and I loved cheese but when I did the 28 day KSFL programme at the end of it I realised I didn’t
miss dairy at all and eating the things I did was more of a habit because I have done it for years. At home I don’t eat/drink dairy products but I admit I do enjoy the odd cappuccino when I am out but that is what I call my treat. I have switched to almond and coconut milk.
Yes but what about Calcium & Osteoporosis?
Osteoporosis
We are always seeing ads & media that constantly remind us to drink our milk to
ensure we’re getting enough calcium so we won’t get osteoporosis.
It’s not that simple.
John Robbins in Healthy at 100:
The Scientifically Proven Secrets of the World's Healthiest and Longest-Lived Peoples writes:
Americans consume more cow’s milk and its products per person than most populations in the world.
So Americans should have wonderfully strong bones, right?
Unfortunately not….
A recent study
shows that American women aged fifty and older have one of the highest rates of hip fractures in the world.
The only countries with higher rates are in Europe and in the south Pacific (Australia and New Zealand) where they consume even more milk than in the United States.
These researchers explained that animal protein, unlike plant protein, increases the acid load in the body. An increased acid load means that our blood and tissues become more acidic.
The body does
not like this acidic environment and begins to fight it. In order to neutralize the acid, the body uses calcium, which acts as a very effective base.
This calcium, however, must come from somewhere. It ends up being pulled from the bones, and the calcium loss weakens them, putting them at greater risk for fracture.
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Avoid auto immune diseases
Auto immune diseases such as
multiple sclerosis (MS), type 1 diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, and lupus may be related to cow’s milk consumption various studies have shown.
Get rid of congestion.
Dairy products are mucus forming, leading to congestive problems of the sinus, throat, bronchi and lungs.
Respiratory or lymphatic conditions, including colds, the flu and mumps, can be impacted by the ingestion of dairy foods.
On a personal level, Rachel has not had a cold
since she gave up dairy years ago.
Safeguard iron absorption
Cow’s milk tends to interfere with iron absorption as it has virtually none of its own. In fact, it’s so low in iron that you’d have to drink gallons of it to get an amount of iron equivalent to that in one serving of any green leafy vegetable.
Eat your greens rather than drink your milk for calcium
Prevent or clear up food allergies
Dairy
products are the leading offender in food allergy problems.
If you think you’re helping yourself by using the lower fat versions have a rethink.
Low fat & semi-skimmed milk are actually more allergenic than high-fat dairy products.
This is due to higher levels of protein in the low-fact versions. It’s the protein that induces allergic reactions in humans.
So, what can you drink
instead?
A great alternative to cow’s milk is Almond Milk
Almond milk is a milk substitute made from finely ground almonds and water.
Almond
milk is also strained to remove skins and sediment.
Almond milk has been in use since the Middle Ages, when it was used in cooking as a substitute for cow's milk.
Almond milk contains a range of essential vitamins and minerals.
Almond milk contains magnesium, selenium, manganese, potassium, fibre, iron, zinc, phosphorous, calcium and vitamin E.
If you have a Vitamix you can make your own Almond Milk by washing almonds then grinding them in your
Vitamix.
Almond milk's higher nutritional value means that it has more health benefits than rice milk. The high levels of antioxidant vitamin E in almond milk make it effective in the prevention of cancer and can slow the signs of aging.
Because almond milk is lactose and casein free, it's appropriate for the lactose intolerant and those with gluten allergies.
Vegans and vegetarians are also fine to drink it contains no animal products.
I’d
LOVE to know what you think about milk and dairy products.
