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Whole Foods sells coconut milk kefir (and yogurt)
SusieJo
Robin Temple wrote:
> Ron,
> Thanks for the info. I would really miss the daily kefir but will consider abstaining for a month to see what happens.
> Oddly enuf my iron level is too high. In fact, I donated blood yesterday to lower iron level. I do not supplement w calcium due to atrial fibrillation issues. For a year now I take supplemental mg, potassium, taurine and nattoo to keep afib at bay.
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> Cheers,
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> Robin
> ------Original Message------
> From: Ron Hoggan
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> Subject: Re: Raw milk
> Sent: Jan 6, 2010 12:50 PM
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> Hi Robin,
> If your immune system is sensitized to milk proteins you may be mounting
> an immune reaction without being aware of it. There are several apparent
> health benefits that, on closer inspection, may be detrimental. For
> instance, the calcium in milk is highly bio-available. On the other
> hand, the calcium overwhelms the active transport capacity that moves
> minerals from the lumen to the bloodstream. The net result is a shortage
> of other minerals. Dairy is often recommended to women as a preventive
> measure for bone density issues but iron storage often suffers as a
> result of such recommendations.
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> I'd like to suggest that you try strictly avoiding dairy for several
> weeks. If you then find yourself reacting to the dairy, you will know
> that it has long posed a health problem to you that had been masked by
> what Hans Selye called "adaptation" . It might also be useful and
> interesting to check your status of other minerals, especially iron
> stores and zinc.
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> Best Wishes,
> Ron
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