$JES 921 Book of Compassion Reverence For All Life Reference Book

Author(s): Pramoda Chitrabhanu, Pravin K Shah
Publisher: JAINA Education Committee

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4.- MILK - ITS IMPACT ON HEALTH, CRUELTY, AND POLLUTION
Milk is very difficult to digest particularly for Asian and African. Why do I not eat plastic? The reason is; I have no enzyme to digest it. We do not have lactose in our body and so we cannot digest lactose. If we cannot digest milk, how do we get any of its ingredients?
Apart from this, milk has something called the IGF-1. All cancer studies show that when IGF-1 rises in the body one gets cancer. All the IGF-1 in milk stays in the body, making you prone to cancer. It is also a very strong cause of asthma decease. In fact, doctors recommend asthma patients to avoid milk and milk products.
The problem with doctors in India is that they learn no nutrition in medical colleges. So, they have a limited knowledge of food. Their knowledge of nutrition comes from the same source as yours and mine: Grandmothers and teachers. Add to this the confusion caused by our local religious leaders, particularly the ones who espouse vegetarianism. What is specifically wrong in milk? What is specifically harmful?
The calcium contained in milk becomes a health hazard as undigested portions of it are deposited in the urinary system and become kidney stones.
Milk aggravates rather than alleviates osteoporosis or bone loss. Studies have shown that it is excess protein rather than lack of calcium that causes osteoporosis.
So, the more milk you drink, the more you are prone to osteoporosis. Countries like Sweden that have the highest milk consumption also have the highest incidence of osteoporosis.
Another misconception is that milk helps ulcers. Ulcers are caused by the corrosion of the stomach lining. When you drink milk, it gives you immediate pain relief. But that is only temporary. Milk causes acidity and further destroys the stomach lining.
Also, ulcer patients who are treated with dairy products are found to be 2 to 6 times more prone to heart attacks. This seems only logical because milk is designed to be the food on which a calf increases its body weight 4 times over in one month! It is so naturally high in fat that it leads to obesity, the cause of all modern disease. Ayurveda lists milk as one of the five white poisons.
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