Posts Tagged “ milk ”

Written by Gabriela Segura, MD
Saturday, 26 June 2010 06:24

In this interview, Dr. Symes from DogtorJ.com discusses the latest research on gluten sensitivity, which reveals how everyone might well be gluten sensitive. It seems that only 1/3 of the population is having symptoms at any given moment, but this doesn’t mean that gluten is not damaging the health of the other 2/3! Perhaps the word “celiac” will be shelved and we’ll be talking about “gluten sensitivity” in the future.

In part 2 of the interview, there is a discussion about the glutamic acid in gluten, which is related to seizures.  Also mentioned is how unfortunate it is when many people see idiopathic diseases as the doctor being the idiot, and how this is pathetic for the patients. :)  Well, it is time for doctors to learn more about gluten sensitivities so they won’t be regarded as idiots by this growing community that is benefiting and seeing their idiopathic diseases go away with a gluten, dairy, soy and corn free diet. Read more…

Written by Gabriela Segura, MD
Saturday, 5 June 2010 14:01

Dairy products – including all milk products, milk, cheese, cottage cheese, yogurt, kefir, ice-cream, etc. – are related to all kinds of diseases including cardiovascular diseases, autoimmune diseases, cancer, allergies, asthma, digestive diseases, thyroid problems,  neurological diseases, etc.  The list is unlimited and I wish I could include it here, but for sake of space let us concentrate on why this is so.

Milk can cause problems in several ways:

- through sensitivity to the protein casein which creates great havoc similar to the way that gluten from wheat and other grains does.

- through milk allergies which can juxtapose with the previous problem.

- through lactose intolerance.

- through the food livestock eats which can have, among other things, toxic lectins from consumed grains or GMO foods. Livestock can have hormones, antibiotics, pesticides, infections, etc.

- through other problems as well

Let us cover the basic principles of each problem. Read more…