American Dairy Is Addictive
It is hard to stop consuming dairy products, especially concentrated forms like cheese and ice cream. This page on opiate addiction includes these key facts:
- The Holstein cows have a genetic mutation in their milk protein that causes more problems for human consumers.
- Casein morphine (also known as casomorphin) is an opiate-like peptide produced in cow's milk.
- Casomorphin has a ten percent the strength of pharmaceutical morphine.
- For human adults the digestion of casein is problematic.
Casein morphine (also known as casomorphin) is an opiate-like peptide produced in cow's milk. It has ten percent the strength of pharmaceutical morphine. The function of the opiate is to establish a mother-baby connection. Dairy addiction is as strong or stronger than heroin addiction. Try taking cheese, yogurt, milk, cream, etc. completely out of the diet for 2 weeks, then note the cravings.
Dairy Crack
According to a University of Michigan research survey, pizza was the most addictive food. It was due to salt and the opiate content. Opiates have a calming effect, and they also cause the brain to release dopamine, leading to a sense of reward and pleasure.
A cup of milk contains about 7.7 grams of protein, 80 percent of which is casein. Turning it into cheddar cheese multiplies the protein content seven-fold, to 56 grams. It is the most concentrated form of casein in any food in the grocery store. Foods like ice cream and cheese have very high concentrations of the morphine-like substance.
This concentrated form of casomorphin has come to be known as dairy crack. Manufacturers have found ways to turn an addictive drug, cocaine, into an extremely addictive one, crack. The cheese industry knows all about cheese craving and is eager to exploit it.
Destructive Morphine in Dairy
Different cow breeds produce different nutritional levels of milk. The cow milk protein, known as casein, differs depending on what breed of cow produces.
Holstein cows had a genetic mutation in the milk protein thousands of years ago. Many people generally report more digestive discomfort after drinking this milk. Studies have linked milk from these cows to greater health problems in humans including type 1 diabetes, heart disease, autism, and other serious non-communicable diseases.
Dairy cows produce two variants of casein protein that differ by one amino acid. Both proteins are processed differently by digestive enzymes. The two milk proteins act differently in the human. A seven-amino peptide, beta-casomorphin-7 (BCM-7), can be released easily by digestion of Holstein cow beta caseins protein. BCM-7 is a strong opioid with a structure like that of morphine. As part of the milk protein, this opioid is designed for young mammals to enjoy nursing. When released from the milk protein, the peptide becomes harmful to human health. This protein type is the most common type found in cow's milk in Europe (excluding France), the United States, Australia, and New Zealand. The Holstein are the black and white cows that have this milk protein mutation.
Milk Protein Designed for Calf Digestion
The digestive processes required for the digestion of milk are somewhat different from those required for other foods and especially for other proteins. It is essential that the milk be coagulated first.
When a calf drinks its milk, it goes into the abomasum. Within ten minutes, the milk forms a clot in the abomasum from the coagulation of milk protein casein. In the abomasum, the enzymes rennin and pepsin, and the hydrochloric acid are present. Then the clot is slowly absorbed by the blood stream over the next 12–18 hours.
In human adults the digestion of casein is problematic. These proteins are hard to digest. The weak bond on BCM-7 is liberated in the GI tract of those who drink this milk. When digested, casein protein easily releases BCM-7. It penetrates the intestine walls and goes into the blood stream. BCM-7 passes through the brain barrier and locks onto the endorphin receptor sites, resulting in addiction. BCM-7 also oxidizes the cholesterol on to the arterial walls.
Foods with a higher concentration of BCM-7 like ice cream and cheese are very addictive. Holstein milk makes one sleepy, whereas goat, sheep, buffalo, and human milk is safer. Pasteurizing the milk increases BCM-7 prevalence’s and stops calcium absorption causing the milk to become acidic.
Studies increasingly point to BCM-7 as a troublemaker. Numerous tests, for example, have shown that blood from people with autism and schizophrenia contains higher-than-average amounts of BCM-7.