Comments on: Experts at Johns Hopkins suggest drinking milk to combat milk allergies

By: Brandon Carter

Brandon Carter — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 18:03:09 +0000

well we do have some lactose intolerance in our family and we just cut out on dairy products. ;-,

By: Isaiah Roberts

Isaiah Roberts — Fri, 21 May 2010 02:56:34 +0000

i also have lactose intolerance that is why i always avoid dairy products.“;

By: Josie

Josie — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 01:20:44 +0000

@Kevin I’m not here to argue with you … I’m just sharing my views in a peaceful way for people that are ready to make changes in their life that are better for themselves, the planet and the animals. You can find repeated sources that back up the idea that humans were never meant to consume milk from cows. Try Michael Pollan’s new book, In Defense of Food. He is a non-vegan who discusses the history of nutrition and even he says we were never meant to eat cows milk. In fact humans were never meant to drink any kind of animal milk after the first few years of life. I’m assuming in your statement about “living creatures” you are referring to plants. There are volumes of research that show plants do not have the ability to feel pain and to me that is what I’m concerned about … limiting the amount of pain I cause any sentient being on this planet. Plants are not sentient beings. I would urge you – before calling people uninformed – to think about how uninformed you might be about where your food comes from. I am not judging here … feel free to eat what you want. I’m just suggesting that you become educated as well. And likewise I will take your suggestion in making sure to research my posts well. Try watching Morgan Sperlock’s “30 Days” episode where a die-hard hunter learns about the treatment of animals on factory farms. I think you could relate to him. I wish you peace and happiness in your journey which ever way you decide to go. Just think about whether your journey means peace and happiness for the sentient beings in your path.

By: kevin

kevin — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 18:51:38 +0000

While the article might be very informative, I believe your response is a little too uninformed.

You must understand that milk allergies are the inablility of the body’s immune system to milk protiens, and can be fatal. And it is not just cows milk that they are talking about, but all types of milk; this includes breast milk. And if you are not in favor of breast feeding your children or saving the lives of children with this particular affliction, then I guess this does not apply to you, and you can resume your moral high ground and think that this study is of no consequence to you, or, i guess to anyone.

If you are worried about the harm of “innocent” cows, let me put this to you in a way that you will undoubtedly deny as fact for your own selfish purpose. How would you feel if you found out that, every day beautiful, living creatures are plucked from their natural habitat, cut up, boiled or cooked, or just plain eaten alive without any remorse for their feelings or well being? You might want to think about that as you go for that “harmless” salad.

I am encouraged by the findings of Johns Hopkins. The idea of giving a subject small doses of a harmful substance in order to boost their immunity to that substance is not an uncommon idea. That is what a vaccine is.

I would also suggest that you do your research a little more thoroughly before jumping to rash conclusions that are solely based on speculation, propaganda, and subjective reasoning.

If you really care about the truth, you can look up the difference between milk allergies and lactose intolerance anywhere on the internet. I doubt you will as, just as you may think that this is an attempt at the dairy industry to increase milk sales, this is another attempt at an unaware individual to spin the “truth” to suit their beliefs