On the other hand, histidine, the mutated protein, only weakly holds on to BCM 7, so it is liberated in the GI tract of animals and humans who drink A1 cow milk.īCM 7 has been shown to cause neurological impairment in animals and people exposed to it, especially autistic and schizophrenic changes. Proline has a strong bond to a small protein called BCM 7, which helps keep it from getting into the milk, so that essentially no BCM 7 is found in the urine, blood or GI tract of old-fashioned A2 cows. Cows that have this mutated beta casein are called A1 cows, and include breeds like Holstein. But some 5,000 years ago, a mutation occurred in this proline amino acid, converting it to histidine. Cows who produce this protein in their milk with a proline at number 67 are called A2 cows, and are the older breeds of cows (e.g. Beta casein is a chain 229 amino acids in length. Keith Woodford, which was again an eye-opener for him.Īll proteins are long chains of amino acids. Recently, he was asked to consider writing the foreword to a book called The Devil in the Milk, written by Dr. Many of his patients, in spite of eating only the proper dairy products, still had illness and still seemed not to tolerate milk. However, he still felt that a piece of the puzzle was missing. However, pasteurized milk products have caused more disease than perhaps any other substance people are generally in contact with. Cowan became convinced that a large part of the disease in this country is related to the way we handle, or rather mishandle, milk and milk products. Raw and cultured dairy products from healthy grass-fed cows are one of the healthiest foods…people have ever eaten. His studies on the subject started in earnest when he read the book The Milk of Human Kindness Is Not Pasteurized, by maverick physician, William Campbell Douglass, MD. Thomas Cowan, a prominent food researcher who has been involved in thinking about the medicinal aspects of cow’s milk virtually his entire career. Although not about milk per se, the book talks about the politics behind medicine, discusses the importance of diet and nutrition with a special section about the A2 milk, and provides a detailed and clinically proven method of improving and optimizing health.Īnother great source of information is Dr.

It is now an international best seller and has been translated into 11 different languages. Buttar’s book became a Wall Street Journal and USA Today best seller within weeks of being released. Buttar providing a 9 step plan to achieve optimum health.ĭr.

One such good book is “The 9 Steps to Keep the Doctor Away” by Dr. There are many great books on milk but few specifically discussing A2 milk.

Devil in the milk by keith woodford