I have just joined, and am surprised that I can't find any mention about the big news over A2 vs A1 beta casein in cow milk. I only read about it in ACRES USA about 5 weeks ago and knew instantly that it explains a whole lot. I'm a massage therapist with celiac disease, and we know numerous people in our area who are on the cutting edge of alternative health care, yet every one I have mentioned this topic to has been as astonished as I was. The original ACRES article can be found online, and you can find more discussion by searching for book reviews on "The Devil in the Milk" and A2, A1, and beta-casein. I'd like to just start with that. You'd better go read up if it's news to you. If you know about it already, proceed:
I had a Jersey cow years ago and milk goats later. People with milk goats always hear stories about people who can't drink cow milk. We always assumed it was allergy or lactose intolerance, but apparently it's the abnormal protein that some cows make, especially Holsteins. Not all Holsteins, 75% of them. About 60% of Jerseys, 15% or less of Guernseys. The company that can test your cattle for you are not yet operating in the US, though they have been promising to try it again. In the meanwhile, all the milk from all the dairies is mixed by processors, and the dairies are all too poor to break free and offer certified A2 milk. This is new news in the US, old news in NZ, but it's going to be BIG news here, at least in the alternative health community. At first I wanted to rush out and buy a Guernsey cow to save myself and my friends. Now I want to save everyone, including the dairies. The first step is for the little people to make A2 milk available to those who need it. (It's not doing you or the dairies any good to have people like my chiropractor talking about what great results his patients have when they quit all dairy products.) The huge stumbling block is figuring out whether your cow is producing A2 milk. I think I have figured out a way for you all to test your cows to your own satisfaction, and it will cost you nothing. More later, this is too long already. Comments please. Donna
I had a Jersey cow years ago and milk goats later. People with milk goats always hear stories about people who can't drink cow milk. We always assumed it was allergy or lactose intolerance, but apparently it's the abnormal protein that some cows make, especially Holsteins. Not all Holsteins, 75% of them. About 60% of Jerseys, 15% or less of Guernseys. The company that can test your cattle for you are not yet operating in the US, though they have been promising to try it again. In the meanwhile, all the milk from all the dairies is mixed by processors, and the dairies are all too poor to break free and offer certified A2 milk. This is new news in the US, old news in NZ, but it's going to be BIG news here, at least in the alternative health community. At first I wanted to rush out and buy a Guernsey cow to save myself and my friends. Now I want to save everyone, including the dairies. The first step is for the little people to make A2 milk available to those who need it. (It's not doing you or the dairies any good to have people like my chiropractor talking about what great results his patients have when they quit all dairy products.) The huge stumbling block is figuring out whether your cow is producing A2 milk. I think I have figured out a way for you all to test your cows to your own satisfaction, and it will cost you nothing. More later, this is too long already. Comments please. Donna
