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What on earth does this have to do with alternative health??

Do you have an alternative to current treatment for AIDS?? Maybe you
think colonics would help??  

Take this to an HIV or political activism group.

Or better yet, instead of just posting, take some real action. If you
really care about this tragedy you would be doing more than
complaining about the inactivity of others.  

Cue Toby to call me a bigot.

Aloha,

Rich

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The best defense to logic is ignorance

"LadyLollipop" <LadyLollipop@insightbb.com> wrote in message
news:UTbge.69317$r53.15663@attbi_s21...

"George Lagergren" <gel44@earthlink.net> wrote in message
news:D82ge.534$LO1.314@newsread2.news.atl.earthlink.net... "askMe"
<askMe@askblax.com> wrote: Thanks for the information and the link!  Seems
to me that if milk naturally contains things hard to digest, it causes the
body to work harder, burn fat...

I will have to read up on this rBGH, too.

http://www.askblax.com

Cow's milk may create much mucus in the human body.   Mucus allows germs to
remain the human body - creating possible health problems like ear
infections; strep throts; asthma/lung congestion; etc.

There is no evidence whatsoever that milk or other dairy products influence
the production of mucus. And mucus is a vital component of the immune
system, helping to PREVENT infections.

--Rich

http://www.milksucks.com/mucus.html

Got Allergies and Mucus?

If your kids suffer from chronic runny noses and sore throats, it might be
time to dump the dairy. According to the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma
and Immunology, cow's milk is the number one-cause of food allergies in
children. According to the former director of pediatrics at Johns Hopkins
University, Dr. Frank Oski, there is evidence to indicate that up to half of
U.S. children have some allergic reaction to milk. For these kids (and for
adults who are allergic to dairy foods), milk is a mucus maker and can lead
to persistent problems such as chronic coughs and sinus infections, asthma,
and ear infections.

More and more physicians and dietitians realize that removing dairy products
from the diet can be the solution to many childhood illnesses such as runny
noses, constipation, colic, ear infections, and gas-and the list goes on.

See for yourself:

According to a report published by the American Academy of Allergy and
Immunology Committee on Adverse Reactions to Food (part of the National
Institutes of Health), the allergies of up to one third of children tested
cleared after milk was removed from their diet.

Dr. Benjamin Spock, author of the world-famous book Baby and Child Care,
wrote in 1998, "Cow's milk is not recommended for a child when he is sick-or
when he is well, for that matter. Dairy products may cause more mucus
complications and cause more discomfort with upper respiratory infections."

In their book Allergies to Milk, Drs. Sami L. Bahna and Douglas C. Heiner
report that children who are allergic to milk "may have breathing
difficulty, particularly during sleep, or an irritating cough associated
with a postnasal drip. . The cough is frequently associated with noisy
breathing and excessive mucus in the throat, and sometimes parents worry
that their child is 'gagging.' . Such affected children are frequently
diagnosed as having upper respiratory infection, viral illness, bronchitis,
. or pneumonia. Accordingly, they may be given unnecessary medications,
including cough syrups, decongestants, or antibiotics. Relief, however, is
not satisfactory until cow's milk is eliminated from the diet."

A 1997 report on food allergies in the Journal of the American Medical
Association found that cow's milk allergies tend to hit children in their
infancies. Recommended therapies for food allergies include "strict removal
of the offending allergen" or possibly a diet centered on human breast milk.

A British study found that 93 percent of children diagnosed with cow's milk
allergy experienced asthma and/or rhinitis when milk was included in their
diet. (The book Asthma and Rhinitis states that rhinitis is "characterized
by itching, sneezing, nasal blockage, and discharge.")

Frank Oski, M.D., the former director of the Department of Pediatrics of
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and physician-in-chief of the
Johns Hopkins Children's Center, said in his 1992 book, "The fact is: The
drinking of cow milk has been linked to iron-deficiency anemia in infants
and children; it has been named as the cause of cramps and diarrhea in much
of the world's population, and the cause of multiple forms of allergy as
well."

In his book Pregnancy, Children, and the Vegan Diet, Dr. Michael Klaper
explains why milk may trigger the production of mucus: "[W]hen the protein
of another animal is introduced into one's immune system, an allergic/immune
response is created in many places in the body. A common reaction to such an
assault by a foreign protein in our immune system is an outpouring of mucus
from the nasal and throat membranes. . The resulting mucus flow can create
the chronic runny noses, persistent sore throats, hoarseness, bronchitis,
and the recurrent ear infections that plague so many children (and their
parents)."

According to the metastudy Milk Allergies, "Cow's milk allergy, mainly a
disease of infancy, is usually manifested within the first two or three
months of life. . No age, however, is exempt, and milk allergy may be first
detected during adolescence or adulthood."

Dr. Christiane Northrup states: "Dairy is a tremendous mucus producer and a
burden on the respiratory, digestive, and immune systems." Dr. Northrup says
that patients who "eliminate dairy products for an extended period and eat a
balanced diet . suffer less from colds and sinus infections."

The mucus created by milk may cause other health problems, as well. Dr.
William Ellis, who has studied the effects of dairy foods for more than four
decades, says that milk is "simply no good for humans." Dr. Ellis believes
that the excess mucus caused by milk can harden to form a coating on the
inner wall of the intestines, hindering the absorption of nutrients and
possibly leading to chronic fatigue.

According to an article in the June 26, 2003, Calgary Herald, milk is the
most common source of allergies in children. Sharon Tateishi, a Calgary,
Alberta, nutritionist for more than 20 years, comments, "There are so many
articles coming up. You can't ignore the issue any more. If a child has food
sensitivities to milk, the symptoms can include eczema, bloating, runny
nose, chronic ear infections, stomach problems. It could be asthma. Even
things like kidney and bladder problems."

Unless you like phlegm in your throat and a constant runny nose, it might be
time to try soy. Click here for delicious dairy-free recipes.

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