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Giving up dairy
| Mon, 11-01-2004 - 1:16pm |
Someone told me today that she lost 15 lbs. by giving up dairy. Is that possible? She said that she had acquired some kind of allergy to it all of a sudden.

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If it were that easy I'd give up dairy in a heartbeat, but I don't think that I would be successful in getting my calcium other ways. Also I read that dairy helps your skin's elasticity, something I need right now since I'm losing weight. Taking supplements are always an option I guess, but I wonder how the body breaks down a supplement as supposed to breaking down calcium in food.
Since I stopped Atkins I am not eating as much cheese, but that isn't necessarily a good thing.
Jazzdiva
Now I also heard on Fox News from Dr Rosenfeld that the hormones or the antibiotics used in cows could cause allergic reactions or cause your estrogen to increase which will increase the chances of breat cancer. So you are darned if you do and darned if you don't.
Grace
Grace
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there are a lot of good dietary sources of calcium other than milk. people seem to have somehow gotten the idea that CALCIUM = MILK and it's so not true. the milk lobby has obviously earned its
I've found, through both experience and research, that eliminating anything from your diet that is difficult to digest aids in fat loss & weight maintenance. When the digestive system functions efficiently not only are things moving through more quickly (resulting less being stored as fat) but we hang on to less toxins and the entire body functions better. This results in more energy & a greater sense of well being, often leading to being more active and making healthier food choices.
Hope this helps.
Jazzdiva
Jazzdiva
i'm not at all surprised to hear it though - as i've said before, i think dairy has the worst actual healthiness to perceived healthiness ratio of any food - that is, it is the most unhealthy food that is mistakenly believed to be healthy. (most unhealthy foods people know are unhealthy)
dairy is bad for your digestion, bad for your heart, full of toxins and hormones and pus, most adults have an intolerance to it, i could go on - and at the same time there is absolutely no reason to eat/drink it. all health benefits from dairy can be gained just as well or better from healthier foods. i don't understand why anyone would eat dairy. as i said, the milk lobby has sure earned its keep.
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