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Milk Allergies

 

In 1893, a caramel candy maker visited the Chicago World's

Fair and was much impressed upon seeing German-built chocolate

making machinery. He purchased that equipment, and his

investment became our loss. America's health would never be

the same. The man's name was Milton Hershey. In that same

year, Aunt Jemima's powdered-milk pancake mix was also brought

to market. In 1893, an American physician, John Kellogg,

identified the allergic cause and effect reactions which

resulted from cheese consumption. Ellen G. White related a

fascinating anecdote of this vegetarian doctor who invented

Kellogg's Corn Flakes in her 1893 letter to a friend:

 

" It was decided that at a certain camp meeting, cheese

should not be sold to those on the ground; but on coming

to the ground, Doctor Kellogg found to his surprise that

a large quantity of cheese had been purchased for sale

at the grocery. He and some others objected to this, but

those in charge of the grocery said that they could not

afford to lose the money invested in it. Upon this,

Doctor Kellogg asked the price of the cheese, and bought

the whole of it from them. He had traced the matter from

cause to effect, and knew that some foods generally thought

to be wholesome, were very injurious. "

( " God's Nutritionist " , Quote #386, page 129)

 

The April, 2004 issue of the journal Pediatric Allergy

and Immunology (VOLUME 15:2, 103-111) suggests a method

of preventing allergic diseases in infants and small

children.

 

Muraro A, et. al. (Department of Pediatrics, University of

Padua, Padua, Italy) reviewed the scientific literature

and determined:

 

" Sensitization to food allergens occurs in the first year

of life and cow's milk allergy is the first food allergy

to appear in the susceptible infants. Hypoallergenicity of

food formulas to be used is a critical issue both for treatment

of cow's milk-allergic children and for prevention. "

 

The scientific literature is so filled with examples of

milk allergy that the lone remaining puzzle regarding

this matter is the continued ignorance of the medical

community. For example:

 

" Dairy products may play a major role in the development

of allergies, asthma, sleep difficulties, and migraine

headaches. "

(Israel Journal of Medical Sciences 1983;19(9)

:806-809 Pediatrics 1989;84(4):595-603)

 

" In reality, cow's milk, especially processed cow's milk,

has been linked to a variety of health problems, including:

mucous production, hemoglobin loss, childhood diabetes,

heart disease, atherosclerosis, arthritis, kidney stones,

mood swings, depression, irritability, and allergies. "

(Townsend Medical Letter, May, 1995, Julie Klotter, MD)

 

" At least 50% of all children in the United States are

allergic to cow's milk, many undiagnosed. Dairy products

are the leading cause of food allergy, often revealed by

diarrhea, constipation, and fatigue. Many cases of asthma

and sinus infections are reported to be relieved and even

eliminated by cutting out dairy. "

(Natural Health, July, 1994, Nathaniel Mead, MD)

 

" Formula-fed babies, at the age of three months, were

secreting low levels of serum antibodies to bovine proteins

contained in their formula. "

( " A Prospective Study of Humoral Immune Response to Cow Milk

Antigens in the First Year of Life " Pediatric-Allergy-Immunology,

August, 1994, 5;3)

 

" Most formula fed infants developed symptoms of allergic

rejection to cow milk proteins before one month of age.

About 50-70% experienced rashes or other skin symptoms,

50-60 percent gastrointestinal symptoms, and 20-30

percent respiratory symptoms. The recommended therapy is

to avoid cow's milk. "

(Pediatric-Allergy-Immunology, August, 1994, 5(5 Suppl.)

 

Robert Cohen

http://www.notmilk.com