Dairy Alternatives

Author(s): Rupa Shah
Publisher: Circle Health

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An Introduction
OING DAIRY FREE FOR HEALTH
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India has a tradition of consuming milk that goes back to 2000 BC. Milk is very much part of our daily cooking, during festivities, and is also offered as prasadam to deities in temples. There are many references of milk and milk products in the epic narratives of Ramayana, the Mahabharata and other sacred texts of India. History apart, consuming dairy milk and its various derivatives like curds, buttermilk, cheese etc has been ingrained in our everyday life and culture.
Benefits Of WFPD As part of healthy living, research has proved that one can expect to reverse lifestyle related diseases like: * Obesity
Diabetes High Blood Pressure Heart Diseases Asthma
High Cholestrol * Autoimmune Disorders like rheumatoid arthritis and more. Therefore, when we choose to give
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Going 100% dairy free vegetarian or on Whole Foods & Plant Based Diet (WFPD) though a relatively new concept in India, is steadily increasing in scope in the recent 4-5 years. It is very difficult to eliminate dairy from the diets of vegetarians, particularly Indians. However, over the years, dairy quality is deteriorating, as is the overall health of people.