I've talked about this before, but it was a long time ago ๐ and a 'little reminder' never hurt ๐.
This week... and in 2 weeks also, we are going to tackle a vast... very vast subject: cow's milk products ๐, LPs for short โ
One article ๐ won't be enough, as there is so much to say, so I'm going to take the time โณ to explain why cow's milk ๐ฅ is for its baby, the calf ๐ฎ, and not really for us ๐ค.
You're ready โ Come on, let's go โ
Precision: PL = milk ๐ฅ, yogurt, cheese ๐ง โฆ yes, butter ๐ง too but we will leave it aside because its composition is very different.
A little HISTORY:
The oldest traces of PL consumption date back around 6000 years... very little in the end, compared to the 7 million years that our evolution represents and during which, the only milk absorbed by our baby ancestors was that of their mother ๐คฑ .
It was only in the 19th century and especially in the 1950s that cow's milk ๐ฅ took the dominant place it occupies today in our homes ๐๏ธ.
THE INDUSTRY ๐ญ has perhaps evolved a little too?
Let's say that the milk of a few decades ago and the milk of today are very... very different ๐.
Poor cows ๐, when you think that in 1950 they gave 3 to 4 liters of milk/day and today they give at least 20 ๐ฑ!
A quick calculation ๐งฎ: thatโs 7000 liters of milk per year ๐ฐ!
We call them โcash cowsโโฆ well, I understand โ
I can't tell you what they receive for producing so much ๐งช๐งซ ๐ฌ!
In addition, nowadays they are milked during gestation, so they provide milk almost all the time. Honestly, they must be very tired ๐ค by the end.
If we put aside our moods ๐ฅ in relation to the well-being of the cow, this means above all that its milk contains, in addition to an overabundance of growth factors, very necessary for the calf ๐ฎ โฆ for the CALF ๐ฎ๐ฎ๐ฎ โฆ considerable quantities of hormones, always for the development of the calf ๐ฎ โฆ of the CALF ๐ฎ๐ฎ๐ฎ!!!
Little digression, essential, on BREAST MILK โก๏ธ the only one really adapted to the needs of our pioupious ๐ถ, translation: our little darlings ๐ถ๐ถ๐ถ!
Did you know that the composition of this milk changes over time depending on the needs of the growing baby and even during the same feedingโThe fat content increases gradually in order to cause the satiety ๐ฒ.
Isnโt that wonderful ๐คฉ? Itโs still well done, I say โ
Cow's milk on sale at the supermarket ๐ certainly doesn't do that ๐.
Format milks ๐ผ are already much better suited but both contain far, far too much calcium...explanation follows...
First LACTASEโฆ
Lactose is the sugar in milk ๐ฅ and yogurt (cheeses ๐ง contain very little), and lactase, well it's the enzyme that digests lactose, elementary my dear Watson ๐ต๏ธ.
Except that ๐ 75% of the inhabitants of our beautiful planet ๐ are no longer capable of digesting this lactose as adults because lactase becomes rarer over time and not only in us but in all mammals - those which retain it the most are the Nordic European countries (59% in France ๐ซ๐ท compared to 0% in South-East Asia ๐).
If with age we lose our ability to digest lactose ๐คข, then we are entitled to ask ourselves the question: is it natural and physiological to drink milk as an adult โโโ
In addition, lactose, and there is a lot of it in milk and yogurt, causes an insulin spike ๐ of the same order as white bread ๐, or even sugar ๐ฌ.
Not digesting milk ๐คข is neither an illness nor an anomaly... it is rather the rule!
So the industry ๐ญ invented lactose-free milk, ingenious ๐ง at first glance... except that lactose intolerance, as it is called, is by far not the worst disadvantage.
Come on, Iโll continue ๐ โฆ
Yes, but then the bones โ And the CALCIUM โ
I'll keep it simple: cow's milk ๐ฅ contains incredible amounts of calcium, that's true, except that it's not really this calcium that we need ๐ โโ๏ธ: it's not not well assimilated by our digestive tract, unless our intestine is porous, which is often the case if we are stressed ๐ซ for example or if we consume too much gluten ๐๐๐ง. The excess calcium then passes through our body and lodges in our joints ๐ฆต, it cracks ๐ฅ and it hurts ๐, when it is not in our arteries!
PLs also have a strongly acidifying effect on our body, the consequences of which are very... very surprising for the health of our bones ๐ฆด, but that's for next week ๐.
Thus, it is not in dairy products that we must seek our sources of calcium but in other foods, of which here are the richest:
Sardines, almonds, fresh parsley, green olives ๐ซ, shrimps ๐ค, walnuts and hazelnuts ๐ฟ๏ธ, watercress, dried figs, egg yolk, all varieties of cabbage ๐ฅฌ and broccoli ๐ฅฆ, white beans, mustard.
Daily requirements: 500mg/day (all inclusive, much lower than recommended ๐ค)
Conclusion: Removing dairy products does NOT lead to calcium deficiency!
Thatโs it ๐ .
It is therefore very rarely necessary (except for specific pathologies) to take calcium supplements ๐ in tablet form, even if you have osteoporosis, explanations next week too.
On the other hand, I remind you that vitamin D โ๏ธ is essential for our bones and we very often lack it.
I'm going to stop there for today and end by recalling an important point: when we are healthy there are no forbidden foods, we can eat everything, it's just one question of balance โ๏ธ.
There is a big difference between eating yogurt from time to time or every day ๐.
Come on โจโจโจ YUM Life โจโจโจ and wherever you are ๐๐๐, I wish you a very pleasant weekend, and I'll see you in 15 days for the rest of this exciting subject.
Doctor Sandra Stallaertย
Health Practiceย Holistic
Homeopath - Nutritionist
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