I've been thinking about the link between cancer and animal products. Meat
with hormones causes me to have menstrual difficulties.  I know this because
I'm now post-menopausal.  Menses returns if I consume hormone-laden meat.  I
have to be careful to purchase meat with no added hormones and antibiotics.
The connection to Jane Plant's breast cancer is that to consume milk is also
to consume concentrated amounts of the hormones the poor cows are injected
with.  The added estrogen simply boosts her cancer cells' activity.

Humans store hormones in fat cells and the breasts are prime territory for
such storage because that's what a breast if mostly composed of.  I also
tried consuming soy products and found that over-consumption of these is
possible, too.  When my body went into menopause I wanted to maintain my
hormonse levels to a degree that would allow menopause to continue but would
not deplete estrogen and progesterone so much that my risk for osteoporosis
became high.  I got a book called, "Estrogen the Natural Way" and started
using soy and flax.  It, too, threw me into a menstrual cycle.  However, I
still think the natural plant hormones are chemically superior than the
synthetic ones I get from the current meat supply.  Plus, I can control how
much soy and flax I eat, whereas I have no idea how much hormone is present
in a piece of beef.  I purchase hormone and antibiotic-free meat now (a
no-brainer for savvy paleo dieters).

Just food for thought - no pun intended.

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From: Paleolithic Eating Support List
[mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Adrienne Smith
Sent: Thursday, July 19, 2001 6:07 AM
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Subject: Re: Second Time Around (Long)


I used to be addicted to cream and hard cheeses.  However, since I omitted
dairy, I have noticed a dramatic reduction in my cellulite.  My skin tone
simply looks much better.  I believe that cutting out dairy has also
eliminated a constipation problem I used to have.  I have only been
dairy-free for 6 months and it does not tempt me in the slightest.  For
added
incentive, you may wish to take a look at a book by Prof. Jane Plant -- a
prominent UK scientist.  She believes that was able to get her breast cancer
into remission by omitting dairy.  Although she did receive traditional
medical therapy, her cancer kept returning until she cut out dairy (all
dairy, even organic).  Perhaps this was just a coincidence, but her book
(Your Life Is In Your Hands) is pretty interesting.  She explains a
fascinating theory about how it is the milk proteins that encourage breast
cancer.  Although she does encourage soy consumption and talks of how a
vegetarian diet may be superior for health, she herself eats organic
meat/poultry.  Anyway, the part about milk/dairy was interesting and may
give
you incentive to quit.  My suggestion is that you simply try it out for 2
months.  If you do not feel any benefits and believe that omitting dairy
makes it impossible for you to adhere to the rest of the paleo diet way of
eating -- then at that point you could decide what's best for you.  But I
think you should completely omit it for a decent test period first.
Remember
that when you eat cheese, you are taking in a lot of calories with no fiber
and not particularly beneficial fats (unless you are eating raw, grass-fed
dairy which contains large amounts of CLA).  If you snack on nuts or nut
butters instead, you get essential fatty acids plus additional fiber and
minerals.  Just a thought.  Good Luck!