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----- Forwarded Message ----cohensmilk1 <cohensmilk1notmilk Sent: Sat, December 26, 2009 4:22:07 AMNOTMILK - O Little TownO Little Town"How silently, how silently, the wonderous gift is given."- Phillips Brooks, 1868* * * * *O little town of Death and PhlegmHow still I see thee lie!Above thy deep and dreamless sleepYour children sometimes die.Clogged noses and congested breathAre nobody's delight.Milk chocolate treats and cheezy snacksCongest thy lungs tonight.* * * * * * * * * *"Symptoms of milk-protein allergy include cough, choking, gasping, nose colds, asthma, sneezing

attacks..."- Annals of Allergy, 1951; 9"Hypersensitivity to milk is implicated as a cause of sudden death in infancy."The Lancet, vol. 2, 7160, November 19, 1960"...62.7% of the children were confirmed to be allergic to milk..."- (153 hospitalized infants with pneumonia or bronchitis were tested) Roczniki AkademiiMedycznej 1995; 40(3)(Polish Journal)"There was an increased frequency of wheezing and constipation and a higher frequency of delayed reactions...infants with persistent cow's milk protein intolerance exhibited atopic disease:asthma, rhinitis, eczema."- Clin Exp Allergy, 1998 Jul, 28:7"Those who consumed cows milk were fourteen times more likely to die from diarrhea-related complications and four times more likely to die of pneumonia than were breast-fed babies. Intolerance and allergy to cow's milk products is a factor in

sudden infant death syndrome."- The Lancet, vol. 344, November 5, 1994"Cow's milk is one of the most frequent food allergens. Whole casein appears to be highly allergenic...85% of the patients presented a response to each of the four caseins."- Arch Allergy Immunol, 1998 Mar, 115:3"Allergy to cow's milk proteins...10 hours after milk intake the patient presented serous rhinorrea, sneezing and nasal blockade."- Investig Allergol Clinical Immunol, 1998 Jul, 8:4"Formula fed infants developed symptoms of allergic rejection to cow milk proteins before one month of age. The majority of infants tested had two or more symptoms.About 50-70 percent experienced rashesor other skin symptoms, 50-60 percentgastrointestinal symptoms, and 20-30percent respiratory symptoms. The recommended therapy is to avoid milk."- Pediatr.-Allergy-Immunol., 1994, 5(5

Suppl)Have a very happy, very healthy, dairy-free New Year. Make today's column a post-Christmas gift to your dairy-using friends!Robert Cohenhttp://www.notmilk.com