The Truth of Goat's Milk

In my class today, my lecturer stressed that goat's milk is the best drink for the mental health of students. He insists that the benefits are vast, yet very little known by us.

This is because of the cow's milk is widely advertised, and therefore people assume that it is highly nutritional. This is a trick of advertising, he said. He also told us that the TRUTH needs to be revealed or forever our people would be darkness about health and nutrition.

This made me curious and immediately googled info regarding this subject.

Whart I found was amazing. Here are some of the benefits prominent in goat's milk:

• Goat's milk is less allergic - It does not contain the complex protein that stimulate allergic reactions to cow's milk.)
• Goat's milk does not suppress the immune system.
  
• Goat's milk is easier to digest than cow's milk (An old statistic showed that goat's milk will digest in a baby's stomach in twenty minutes, whereas pasturized cow's milk takes eight hours. The difference is in the structure of the milk.)
  
• Goat's milk has more buffering capacity than over the counter antacids. (The USDA and Prairie View A&M University in Texas have confirmed that goat's milk has more acid-buffering capacity than cow's milk, soy infant formula, and nonprescription antacid drugs.)
  
• Goat's milk alkalinizes the digestive system. It actually contains an alkaline ash, and it does not produce acid in the intestinal system. Goat's milk helps to increase the pH of the blood stream because it is the dairy product highest in the amino acid L-glutamine. L-glutamine is an alkalinizing amino acid, often recommended by nutritionists.
  
• Goat's milk contains twice the healthful medium-chain fatty acids, such as capric and caprylic acids, which are highly antimicrobial. (They actually killed the bacteria used to test for the presence of antibiotics in cow's milk!)
• Goat's milk does not product mucus; it does not stimulate a defense response from the human immune system.
• Goat's milk is a rich source of the trace mineral selenium, a necessary nutrient, however, for its immune modulation and antioxidant properties.

How Breast Milk Protects Newborns" chart compiled by White Egret Farm
Modified from Newman, J., Scientific American, December 1995

Raw Goat's Milk, Breast Milk vs Retail Cow's Milk, Infant Formula
Component	Action	Brst Milk	Goat Milk	Cow Milk	Inft Frm
â_lymphocytes	Produce antibodies, which target harmful microbes	X	X
Macrophages	Immune cells, which kill microbes in baby's gut; produce lysozyme, an enzyme, which digest the cell walls of harmful bacteria and activate other componenets of the immune system	X	X
Neutrophils	White blood cells, which may ingest bacteria in baby's digestive system	X	X
T_lymphocytes	Kill infected cells directly or send out 'alarms', which stimulate other parts of the immune system	X	X
IgA/IgG Secretory Antibodies	Prevent microbes in the intestine from invading other tissues	X	X
B-12 binding protein	Reduces vitamin B12 in the colon; a vitamin, which harmful bacteria need for growth	X	X
Bifidus factor	Promotes growth of Lactobacillus bifidus, a helpful bacterium in baby's gut, which helps crowd out dangerous germs	X	X
Fatty acids	Disrupt membranes of viruses and destroys them	X	X	X	X
Fibronectin	Increases antimicrobial activity of macrophages and helps to repair damaged tissures	X	X
Gamma-Interferon	Enhances antimicrobial activity of immune cells	X	X
Lactoferrin	Binds to iron, making it unavailable for germs	X	X
Lysozyme	Kills germs by disrupting their cell walls	X	X
Mucins & Oligosaccharides	Bind to bacteria and viruses, prventing them from attaching to baby's, gut; encourage growth of friendly bacteria	X	X	X
Hormones and Growth factors	Stimulate baby's digestive tract to mature and seal itself, reducing risk of infection	X	X	X

For in depth in-depth nutritional profile, follow this link: http://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname=nutrientprofile&dbid=56

But, they do not they sell goat's milk in the supermarket (Malaysia). It is difficult to find them, isn't it?