Dairy Truth

sources compiled by Robert Cohen of NotMilk.com and used with permission

“The National Dairy Board’s Slogan, ‘Milk. It does a body good,’ sounds a little hollow these days.”

Scientific American, October, 1992

“Studies have suggested that bovine serum albumin is the milk protein responsible for the onset of diabetes… Patients with insulin- dependent diabetes mellitus produce antibodies to cow milk proteins that participate in the development of islet dysfunction… Taken as a whole, our findings suggest that an active response in patients with IDDM (to the bovine protein) is a feature of the autoimmune response.”

New England Journal of Medicine, July 30, 1992

“In lieu of the recent evidence that cow’s milk protein may be implicated in the pathogenesis of diabetes mellitus, we believe that the Committee on Nutrition should clarify whether cow’s milk is ever appropriate for children and whether or not infant formulas that are based on cow’s milk protein are appropriate alternatives to breast milk.”

Pediatrics, July, 1992: 89

“Antibodies to bovine beta-casein are present in over a third of IDDM patients and relatively non-existent in healthy individuals.”

LANCET, October, 1996, 348

“Cow’s milk proteins are unique in one respect: in industrialized countries they are the first foreign proteins entering the infant gut, since most formulations for babies are cow milk-based. The first pilot stage of our IDD prevention study found that oral exposure to dairy milk proteins in infancy resulted in both cellular and immune response…this suggests the possible importance of the gut immune system to the pathogenesis of IDD.”

LANCET, Dec 14, 1996

“Introduction of dairy products and high milk consumption during childhood may increase the child’s risk of developing juvenile diabetes.”

Diabetologia 1994;37(4):381-387

“These new studies, and more than 20 well-documented previous ones, have prompted one researcher to say the link between milk and juvenile diabetes is ‘very solid’.”

Diabetes Care 1994;17(12)

by Robert Cohen

BACTERIA
February of 1999 has been filled with news stories confirming the worst fears of the dairy industry. Reports of bacterial infections in milk given to kids in the Dominican Republic caused 1,000 schoolchildren to become ill. Fifty of those children were hospitalized. Contaminated milk contained samples of 22 different bacteria. At the same time in America, a nationwide milk recall was ordered for 270,000 cases of milk products due to possible Listeria contamination. Kohler Mix Specialties of Minnesota first recalled milk and dairy products from supermarket shelves in eight Midwest states, then expanded the recall to include all 50 states.
Tests on unsealed cartons of skim milk revealed the presence of Listeria monocytogenes. Symptoms of Listeria infection can occur up to 45 days after ingesting a tainted product. Beware the Ides of March. The Listeria bacteria can cause fatal infections in young children and the elderly. Healthy people may suffer flu-like symptoms. Pasteurization does not work. Every American knows this. Odoriferous milk from your refrigerator is dumped on day ten, but eaten with cereal on day nine. Do you wonder what you are drinking? Twenty-two different bacterium were naturally cultured from pasteurized milk in the Dominican Republic.

ANTIBIOTICS
The USDA and FDA have recently revealed that Americans might be ingesting too many antibiotics in meat. The official announcements did not mention milk, yet cows and steers are treated with the same antibiotics and the average American eats significantly more milk and dairy products than meat.

ANTIBIOTICS IN MILK
After genetically engineering the bovine growth hormone, Monsanto learned that cows were getting mastitis, painful ulcers on their udders which resulted in an increase in pus, blood and bacteria in milk. Monsanto arranged to have their top scientist, Margaret Miller, hired by FDA where she reviewed her own research. Aware that dairymen would have to treat cows with more antibiotics, Miller simply raised the allowable levels of antimicrobials farmers could put in milk.

FDA CHANGED THE STANDARD!
Miller arbitrarily increased the allowable level by one hundred times — from one part per hundred million to one part per million!
On March 16, 1994, a letter signed “concerned CVM employees” was circulated to members of Congress, GAO, Dr. David Kessler (Commissioner of FDA), the Inspector General of the United States Richard P. Kusserow, and Michael Hansen of Consumer’s Union. The letter in part reads:
“Dr. Miller (wrote) a policy on use of antimicrobials in milk. She picked an arbitrary and scientifically unsupported number of 1 part-per-million as being the allowable amount of antimicrobial in milk permitted without any consumer safety testing. This is for any antimicrobial. A cow could be treated with several antibiotics and each one would be permitted to be in milk at a level of 1ppm without additional consumer safety testing. Effects of the different antibiotics could be additive and this is not taken into account.”
Michael Hansen of Consumers Reports testified and brought attention to Congressional committees that 52 drugs are known to be used as antibiotics to treat mastitis. According to Consumer’s Union, FDA had approved only 30 of those antibiotics. Milk is routinely tested for the presence of six different antibiotics. Farmers are aware of the antibiotics being tested. Do you imagine they might be tempted to use any of the other 46 not currently being tested?

HERE WE GO AGAIN!
When something doesn’t work for the dairy industry the FDA often helps private industry by changing the standard. This does not make the product any safer but it does allow the FDA to officially state that the drug residue is “well within safe levels.” This is usually done at the expense of the consumer.
Margaret Miller’s name recently “popped up into the news” again. It seems that FDA recently approved a powerful liquid antibiotic for lactating dairy cows. It is called:

LIQUAMYOCIN 200
Before approval, FDA allowed residues of 30 parts per billion of this antibiotic to show up in milk samples. Unfortunately, milk samples tested out at 300 parts per billion. What did FDA do? They changed the standard! The new standard is now 300 parts per billion!
There is evidence of both comedy and tragedy…The Dannon Yogurt Company cannot use this milk because the antibiotic kills the acidophilus which they add to their cultured product. Not so cultured, huh? FDA approved this product, and whose name do you think they have as contact for more information? None other than Margaret Miller, Ph.D. Her phone number is 301-827-5282. Let Dr. Miller know how happy you are about arbitrary changes in antibiotic protocols. Give her number to your congressman and demand an investigation.

DIOXINS - WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION SHOCKER
The World Health Organization (WHO) recently conducted an assessment of the health risks of dioxins in Geneva, Switzerland. Peter Montague, who writes RACHEL’S ENVIRONMENTAL NEWSLETTER, obtained copies of the unofficial report. Hundreds of past issues of this brilliantly written newsletter can be found at:

http://www.ejnet.org/dioxin/

The most recent issue of Rachel’s (issue #636) referenced DIOXINS and revealed:
“Eighty to ninety percent of our daily dioxin intake comes from eating milk, meat and fish. Breast-fed infants take in 70 picograms of dioxin per kilogram of body weight per day - seven to seventy times as much as the average adult. Despite this, breast-fed infants are healthier than infants fed bottled formula.”

By Rudy Silva

Even though many dermatologist and doctors don’t see the connection between your diet, constipation, a toxic colon, and a toxic liver with the acne that you are suffering from, it does not mean the food you eat is not important in clearing your acne.

If the doctors were right about food and the colon, then they would easily be able to help you clear your acne with their drugs. Drugs can give you temporary relief, it they work at all, but as you use them they can also give you some unpleasant side effects.

In her book, Food And Healing, 1986, Annemarie Colbin, points out,

“In a systems view of the body, input of all kinds relates to output of all kinds. Food, therefore, would have a definite relationship to matter pushed out through the skin. I am continually amazed that dermatologists persist in viewing the skin as merely a protective envelope for the body, ascribing its eruptions to ‘viruses’ and imprecise malfunctions and supporting the myth that ‘diet has nothing to do with acne.’

In my experience, diet has everything to do with acne. Not only did I fix my own bad skin through correct eating but I have seen among my students a number of severe cases - the large purplish kind of acne on cheeks and chins - completely cured within three months by a change of diet.”

Foods to Stop Eating

If you smoke, drink alcohol or drink coffee, then this program will not work too well for you. When you have these addictions, your body’s minerals and vitamins will be out of balance and it will be difficult for you to achieve any state of good health.

So, here are they foods that you need to stop eating. You don’t need to stop eating these foods instantly. Not many people can do this. You need to do this gradually. I know it will be hard to stop eating some of these foods that you have enjoyed, over the years, but you have to ask yourself the question,

“Which do I want to be …Acne free or a junk food addict?”

The choice is yours and I know you will make the right decision so here is the list,

* White Bread - This is considered junk food since it is void of any vitality for your body. It is hard to digest and causes constipation
* Chocolate - some chocolates are better than others. Those that have saturated fats such milk, butter and sugars are not good for your health and definitely not good for your skin.
* Fried Fatty foods - fried foods, butter, chesses, beef,
* Foods in packages - All foods in packages or boxes are junk food. They are considered dead food and provide no life force to your body. They take from you because they use up minerals, vitamins, and digestive enzymes during digestion. They contain no fiber so they cause constipation.
* Foods with artificial flavors and preservatives - These are non-foods that are super toxic. Your body does not know what to do with them so it stores them in your body as toxic waste.
* Dairy: Milk, ice cream, hard chesses - these foods cause allergies and cause mucus to form. This mucus coats the colon and other internal surfaces and interferes with the function of that area. Bacteria and other pathogens enjoy living in the mucus film. This mucus also tries to escape through the face when you have too much of it in the body. If you cannot digest dairy products, this can cause you to have acne.
* Sodas are the worst drink you can take. They contain plenty of sugar and phosphoric acid.
* Sugar is considered a white poison. It creates so many health problems in the body that the FDA should outlaw it.
* Salt - avoid salt only because it has iodine. Iodine has been shown to cause acne.
* Excess Vitamin B12 - can aggravate or produce acne.

There you have it. It takes a lot of will power and desire to change your diet. It can be done but do it slowly. Start changing your diet and see where you’re at in 6 months.

Rudy Silva has a degree in Physics and is a Natural Nutritionist. He is the author of Constipation, Acne, Hemorrhoid, and Fatty Acid ebooks. He writes a newsletter call “natural-remedies-thatwork.com.” More acne hints and information on his acne e-book can be found at: http://www.acne-remedies.for–you.info