Dairy -- Yes or No?

Well some dairy products such as full fat grass fed butter and milk kefir have tons of benefits however You would be surprised how many people are actually intollerant to dairy and dont know it same as gluten i was taking dairy for years soon as i stopped it then reintroduced acne tiredness and other symptoms never taken again since not had those problems .. it really is something you have to ignore what others may say as its mainstream beilf that gluten or dairy intolerances are some fads or o ly affect small amounts whatever the case try yourself eliminate dairy 30 days then reintroduce any bad symptoms then there your answer

Some animals don't eat meat, does that mean I shouldn't?
Some animals don't eat vegetation, does that mean that I shouldn't?
Some animals other than humans do drink milk although they don't nurse so that statement is incorrect.

Unless a person has a particular problem with dairy, there is no reason to avoid it.

abetterluke wrote: »

"dairy causes inflammation, bloating, etc." crowd.

As others have said, dairy causes issues in people who are lactose intolerant or otherwise have trouble processing it (e.g. milk allergies). Lactose intolerance is caused by the body down regulating the production of lactase (the enzyme which helps break down lactose in our gut) after a certain age.
Some people (as you can see in the post above, it varies highly between ethnic groups) have a genetic mutation which means their lactase production is not down regulated as they grow up, or is only down regularted a little, which means they continue to be able to digest milk into adulthood.
If you are one of these people, having dairy as an adult is not generally harmful (unless you have an allergy or similar).

Also, someone mentioned soured milk further up. A number of the ways in which dairy can be processed will reduce the lactose content, hence why lactose intolerant people generally tolerate products such as hard cheeses (e.g. parmesan) and traditionally produced sour milk products better than pure milk.

Human are the only species that do lots of things. Build houses, talk on our phones, drive cars, etc. It's kind of ridiculous to think that we should do something or not do something only because the animals do/don't do it.

stevencloser wrote: »

abetterluke wrote: »

Most of us evolved to be able to digest dairy no problem. We're really good at that.

Actually "most" of us didn't (see the table provided above).

I'm with all the "see what works for you" crowd. Personally milk is not good for my stomach at all so I avoid it. Since it's pretty easy to make my own almond milk and just use that it's an easy skip. Ice-cream probably isn't great either so I eat it only as a treat. Cheese however I have no problem with. Not a big fan of yoghurt so I've never really eaten enough to know if it agrees with me or not.

I can tell you, that given the opportunity many species will drink milk beyond infancy. If you offer it to a cat or dog, they will eat it, same for a pig. And I've watched an adult guinea pig nurse off a lactating sow if she will let it. (It's actually something that breeders need to watch for because the pups need it.). They just don't have hands to milk.

Humans in many cultures have been drinking milk for more than thousands of years, I think our bodies have adapted.

In my experience, I stop snoring when I cut back on dairy. The only dairy I eat now, is fermented. Yogurt, kefer, raw milk.