We’re been heavily inundated with advertising for years now about milk, and our country continues to be one which consumes a whole lot of the white stuff, not just whole but 2 percent, half-and-half, and fat free. The question stands: how much does milk products play a role in the excessive growth of Candida yeast in our bodies?
Look around, there are so many people these days with excess fat, especially around the belly area. It’s not so much a matter of overeating, or calorie counts, a means of measuring that does not add up to healthy weight management as we’ve been so mislead in the past.
There are many considerations when we look at milk as a part of our diet. Why do we drink milk? Is it for the protein? Do we drink it for its fat content? Is it a healthier choice for a beverage over that sugary or artificially sweetened soft drink?
What happens when cows are treated with antibiotics? I remember my son stating that the milk tasted better on a trip we took to Canada. I also remember hearing that the regulations are more firm in Canada with a waiting period between treatment with antibiotics and re-entry into the milking process. There are two considerations that have been brought to our attention:
- Antibiotics – It is clear, in an obscurely stated way, that antibiotics do pass into the milk, but it is difficult for the consumer to see just how much at risk of consuming antibiotics without even knowing it just by drinking a glass of milk, or consuming dairy products. This farming milking tip is offered on the Washington State Department of agriculture site: ”Can cows, which have been treated with antibiotics, be milked into the traditional milk bucket? Yes, if the milk bucket does not draw its vacuum directly from the milk line. The vacuum must come off a separate line. If the milk line is also your vacuum line, this is not acceptable because overflow from the bucket will go directly into the milk line. Ultimately, the safest method is to have separate herds for treated cows and untreated cows. The treated cows should be milked last, or with completely separate equipment.”
Antibiotics are meant to destroy bacteria, and will destroy the natural healthy bacteria in our digestive system as well, leaving our body in a compromised state. Without our pro-biotics, those natural bacteria, our body is less able to process our foods and less able to control the “bad” bacterias such as Candida yeast. The Candida yeast, while naturally occuring in the body, will grow and multiply very quickly when given the opportunity. Repeated use of antibiotics, whether taken in medication or in the foods we eat, often on a daily basis, severely diminishes our body’s ability to do its job.
It is a personal decision whether or not to include dairy products in your Candida diet. One consideration is the severity of your Candida, and that can be measured in part by your symptoms.
- How much is Candida disturbing your health happiness factor?
- How quickly do you want to decrease your Candida and restore a healthy digestive flora?
Two good questions, two good reasons to think about what you are consuming, and why.
