A reader named Jennifer, asks "What alternative medicine can be used for lactose intolerance and bloating? I have tried over the counter medicines but they don't help much."
In about 75% of the world's population, a genetic trait causes levels of lactase (the enzyme that breaks down lactose) to start irreversibly decreasing during early childhood. By adulthood, most lactase activity is lost.
Although the decline in lactase activity affects the majority of the population, not everyone has gas, bloating, diarrhea, and other symptoms of lactose intolerance after consuming normal amounts of lactose.
Whether or not people develop symptoms appears to be linked to the ability of a certain type of beneficial bacteria, called lactic acid bacteria, to break down lactose. Find out what remedies people use for Lactose Intolerance.
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In about 75% of the world's population, a genetic trait causes levels of lactase (the enzyme that breaks down lactose) to start irreversibly decreasing during early childhood. By adulthood, most lactase activity is lost.
Although the decline in lactase activity affects the majority of the population, not everyone has gas, bloating, diarrhea, and other symptoms of lactose intolerance after consuming normal amounts of lactose.
Whether or not people develop symptoms appears to be linked to the ability of a certain type of beneficial bacteria, called lactic acid bacteria, to break down lactose. Find out what remedies people use for Lactose Intolerance.
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Many people who think they are lactose intolerant are simply suffering from modern milk production methods and that fact that cows milk is intended not for humans, but for baby COWS!
Raw milk rarely causes “lactose intolerance”, which is often simply a reaction to the protein casein.
This protein would not normally be absorbed, but modern methods of homogenizing milk (virutally ALL processed milk, especially reduced fat varieties) is homogenized.
This process breaks up the large molecules of this poisonous protein and makes it possible to absorb it – in turn requiring massive amounts of energy to get it back OUT of your system.
The simple answer is to avoid homogenized dairy products, or even better, avoid milk altogether, and leave it for the baby cows!
Brian Adamson
Natural Health Information Centre
http://www.natural-health-information-centre.com