Seattle Chiropractor Report: 4 Reasons To Consider Goat's Milk
Posted by Kevin Rindal on Thu, Jun 16, 2011 @ 09:49 AM
Seattle Chiropractor Report- Info. taken from https://www.acatoday.org/content_css.cfm?CID=4476
Goat's milk has been getting some extra attention these days as more facts have come out on its benefits. So here are 4 reasons you might want to give Goat Milk a try as well.
1. Most people are not allergic. Currently cow's milk is the number one allergy for kids! Cow milk contans more than 20 allergen proteins which the human immune system does not recognize and therefore cause many different symptoms. Common symptoms include hives, vomiting, cramping, diarrhea, skin rash, wheezing, anaphylactic shock, watery eyes, and runny nose. Yikes, if you are starting to notice any symptoms in your kids or even yourself, its time to turn to goat's milk.
2. It's similar to Human Milk. Goat's milk more closely biologically resembles human milk than cow's milk. Now why may that be important? Because goat's milk has been found to have better digestibility, buffer capacity and alkalinity than cow milk. In other words, goat's milk has been found to be a "healing food". In addition, goat's milk is often used to transition babies after breast feeding.
3. Easy to Digest and Absorb. Goat's milk has better digestibility adn absorption than cow milk .
4. Better than Antacid Drugs. The Journal of Dairy Science looked at the buffering capacity of goat milk, cow milk, soy milk and antacid drugs. You would think the antacid drugs would be the best thing to take to reduce acid, but the study found that goat milk did much better then any of the other tested objects. This is great news for people with acidic diets that can cause damage to the gastrointestinal lining. It might be a good idea to use alkalizing goat milk products instead.
So there are some very 4 good reasons to consider Goat Milk! There is just one thing I have to point out... I don't know if you have given goat's milk a try, but I personally think it tastes like... well... goat. We have a one year old and bought it for a while before transitioning him to cow's milk, but he was not interested (and I didn't blame him when I gave it a try). However, after reading about the potential benefits, I am starting to wonder about adding some chocolate to the mix.
If you have any questions, please feel free to email Kevin Rindal, Seattle Chiropractor at DrRindal@InHealthSeattle.com.