A1 A2 ?? Milk ? More to know...sorry

Proponents say it's healthier than current variety, which is rich in A1 protein

By Matt Cantor, Newser Staff Posted Mar 15, 2014

(Newser) – Those sickened by US milk may not be lactose intolerant—in fact, if they were to head abroad, one in four might find the stuff easier to drink. That's because of a protein known as A1 that's typically predominant in the milk of Holstein cows, which are widespread in the US, explains Mother Jones. In Asia and Africa, you'll often find milk that instead has more A2 protein; it's also predominant in Jersey and Guernsey cows, not to mention human and goat milk. "More than 100 studies suggest links between the A1 protein and a whole range of health conditions," says a New Zealand professor. Those conditions include heart disease, autism, and diabetes. Drinking A1 releases a chemical known as beta-casomorphin7, which appears to exist in higher amounts in the blood of people with autism and schizophrenia, for instance. Milk with more A2 is hard to find in the US right now, though A2 Holsteins do exist, and with money and time, the US dairy industry could make a transition. Meanwhile, a New Zealand company is preparing to send A2 milk our way this year, the New Zealand Herald reports. "We've already been talking with farmers," says the head of A2 Corporation, and "we're starting to engage with (US) retailers." (As for lactose intolerance, raw milk may hurt drinkers more than it helps.)




More things to watch and consider.  It gets dizzying.   If you are on overwhelm on all this, we all are.  I propose we need to revamp the FDA.  Fire all of them and get people in there that are not owned by any pharmaceutical company, not owned by any political party, not owned by anyone period.

Who would that be?  In my humble opinion it would not have a single person heading it, but by committee.

It would be by appointment but those who are in the running are representative of many fields from organic agriculture, naturopaths, eco preservationist societies, and so on and so forth.  No chemicals,

No pharmacea, No politics, bottom line love of earth, love of people and love of purity.  Where oh where

and who oh who would serve such a cause?  SO MANY JUST THROW A ROCK AND YOU WOULD HIT ONE.

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