Dairy and sinus problems (and other health issues)

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Visit the following link for a superb summary of the health and ethical and ecological issues of consuming dairy: http://www.treeoflife.nu/whyveganism.html. Here is an excerpt:

 

 

Physiology for Dairy Digestion: The result of eating dairy when we no longer need it is that we tend to develop a multitude of gastrointestinal problems, allergies, congestion, and sinusitis. Some of the biggest problems are gastrointestinal and anemia because the reaction of the milk in our GI tract causes bleeding. Also, if you are drinking a lot of milk (three or more glasses a day) it is going to increase the rate of osteoporosis, according to the research, because of the high protein.

Also, you can gain invaluable information on T. Colin Campbell's 40-minute video at http://www.vegsource.com/video/colin.wmv.htm. Campbell conducted the world's largest and most comprehensive nutritional study ever...It would be difficult to imagine someone watching this video and refuting the clear evidence that dairy is a MASSIVE health disaster, on almost every front.

 

Finally, below is an excerpt from Dr. John Mc Dougall pointing to dairy as a cause of sinus problems (and a zillion other health issues). This is long-standing and unequivocal information in the scientific community.

 

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Marketing Milk and Disease

 

The McDougall Newsletter: May 2003, Volume 2, No. 5

 

 

 

Diseases of Foreign Protein

Many conditions can be traced back to reactions to cow’s milk. Milk contains more than 25 different proteins that can induce adverse reactions in humans.26 Our immune system perceives these foreign proteins as alien invaders, like a virus or bacteria, and launches an attack in response, as in the case of type-1 diabetes discussed above and many other allergic and autoimmune diseases.

 

 

 

 

DISEASES CAUSED BY, OR LINKED TO, DAIRY PROTEINS

 

 

General:

 

Loss of appetite, growth retardation.

 

 

 

Upper Gastrointestinal:

 

Canker sores (aphthous stomatitis), irritation of tongue, lips and mouth, tonsil enlargement, vomiting, gastroesophageal reflux (GERD), Sandifer's syndrome, peptic ulcer disease, colic, stomach cramps, abdominal distention, intestinal obstruction, type-1 diabetes.

 

 

 

Lower Gastrointestinal:

 

Bloody stools, colitis, malabsorption, diarrhea, painful defecation, fecal soiling, infantile colic, chronic constipation, infantile food protein-induced enterocolitis syndrome (FPIES), Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis.

 

 

 

Respiratory:

 

Nasal stuffiness, runny nose, otitis media (inner ear trouble), sinusitis, wheezing, asthma, and pulmonary infiltrates.

 

 

 

Bone and joint:

 

Rheumatoid arthritis, juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, Behçet’s disease, (possibly psoriatic arthritis and ankylosing spondylitis).

 

 

 

Skin:

 

Rashes, atopic dermatitis, eczema, seborrhea, hives (urticaria)

 

 

 

Nervous System (Behavioral):

 

Multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease, autism, schizophrenia, irritability, restlessness, hyperactivity, headache, lethargy, fatigue, "allergic-tension fatigue syndrome," muscle pain, mental depression, enuresis (bed-wetting).

 

 

 

Blood:

 

Abnormal blood clotting, iron deficiency anemia, low serum proteins, thrombocytopenia, and eosinophilia.

 

 

 

Other:

 

Nephrotic syndrome, glomerulonephritis, anaphylactic shock and death, sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS or crib or cot death), injury to the arteries causing arteritis, and eventually, atherosclerosis.

 

 

 

 

References are available through the National Library of Medicine, www.nlm.nih.gov. Search “cow’s milk” and any of the diseases listed above.

All dairy products contain milk proteins, including skim milk, yogurt, cheese, and butter, and many butter substitutes. Milk proteins are listed in packaged food products with a variety of names, such as milk solids, skim milk powder, casein, caseinates, whey, and albumin. Milk is also often put into packaged foods and not declared on the label – this is illegal and punishable by FDA action.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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- Meridiana246

Wednesday, May 10, 2006 7:41 PM

Re: Dairy and sinus problems

Hi, does anyone know of scientific studies demonstrating a link between dairy products and sinus problems. My nephew has chronic seasonal sinus problems and my sister will only consider changing his diet if I can show her scientific evidence linking it to dairy consumption. Years ago I convinced her to be a vegetarian for health reasons (she wouldn't listen to the ethical arguments at the time) and afterwards she became a staunch ethical vegetarian. Maybe she will become and equally staunch vegan after she is convinced to become a vegan for reasons of health....Marti