There are whole black tribes in Africa that live on milk. I have a 60 year
old friend that has been lactose intolerant all her life. Gets the scoots
every time there is a smidgen of milk in anything she eats. I told her she
was sensitive to pasteurized milk. But raw milk did the same thing in the
beginning and even raw milk kefir. I suggested she take a teaspoon of raw
milk kefir per day and build up. It took six months but she can drink raw
milk now. And naturally kefir is no problem for her either.
I told her some of the benefits of the milk diet and she actually said she'd
like to try it. You have to understand that this woman got a huge reaction
every time she had milk in any form and had to bring enzyme tablets to
restaurants with her just in case. Now she realizes milk is not a problem
for her. She has lost her fear of milk. This doesn't mean everyone will have
this experience but we are all amazed she can drink milk now.
Marilyn
On 8/31/05, Lyne <lyne612@...> wrote:
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> Here is a good explanation from Lactose Intolerance
> (Lactase Deficiency)
> Medical Author: Jay W. Marks, M.D.
> Medical Editor: Dennis Lee, M.D. :
>
> The most common cause of lactase deficiency is a decrease in the amount of
> lactase that occurs after childhood and persists into adulthood, referred to
> as adult-type hypolactasia. This decrease is genetically programmed, and the
> prevalence of this type of lactase deficiency among different ethnic groups
> is highly variable. Thus, among Asian populations it is almost 100%, among
> American Indians it is 80%, and among blacks it is 70%; however, among
> American Caucasians the prevalence of lactase deficiency is only 20%. In
> addition to variability in the prevalence of lactase deficiency, there also
> is variability in the age at which symptoms of lactose intolerance appear.
> Thus, among Asian populations, the symptoms of deficiency (intolerance)
> occurs around the age of 5, among Blacks and Mexican-Americans by the age of
> 10, and among the Finnish by age 20.
>
> cronzen <truepatriot@...> wrote:
> Regarding your second point about ethnice groups.
> My understanding is it's a use-it-or-lose-it type
> of thing. The cultures that lack the enzyme are
> the cultures that don't continue to drink milk
> after weaning.
>
> -Erin
>
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