* Detox From Milk

Today, begins my first real effort to detox my family from milk. It has been an easy journey for me, because I am reading the scientific research and I don't need to be convinced. On the other hand, I am finding a resistance to change in the family. Even my scientist sister-in-law thinks my youngest should be drinking more milk to grow faster. I am sending her a link to my blog and science journals, we'll see what she thinks after that.

So, we (yes, the family) are taking the seven day detox from dairy challenge proposed by Robert Cohen, author of Milk A-Z and the owner of the Not Milk website. No MILK for one week. That part wasn't the hard part to sell. It was the no ICE CREAM! What??? And no CHEESE! You have to be kidding! This is when you start to realize that milk is a staple part of our culture. Dairy products are a billion dollar industry interconnected to the beef industry that spends millions on advertising campaigns, such as the 3 A Day program being taught to school children. These same children are exposed to the Food Pyramid saying dairy is a part of the four food groups.

I understand why people don't want to change, but I feel it is a matter of great concern. I want everyone to have access to all the information. I want everyone to have access to non-genetically modified milk or dairy alternatives without having to make a special request. This is why I am taking the challenge, one step at a time. If what Cohen says is true, in one week I will have some results to report.

The Newport-Mesa Unified School District (NMUSD) could start the same way, one week diary free at home and school. Provide some information to students and parents about connection between allergies, attention deficit disorder (ADD), autism and milk. Challenge them to try drug free solutions first.

Dr. Jeffrey Hubbard, we can be the first school to detox from dairy.