The byproducts of the digestion of milk are acidic. The body uses alkalizing calcium from bones to neutralize these acid byproducts of milk. Dr. Hegsted in England has been writing for years about the geographic distribution of osteoporosis. It seems that the countries with the highest intake of dairy products are invariably the countries with the most osteoporosis. It is interesting to note that there is an absence of any recorded dietary deficiencies of calcium among people living on a natural diet without milk, yet in the United States there are 25 million American women diagnosed with osteoporosis, each of them drinking an average of 2 pounds of milk per day.
Many people consume milk for a good source of protein.
This can aggravate conditions such as asthma, bronchitis and sinusitis. We have seen many children reduce or even eliminate the reoccurrence of chronic ear infections just by removing dairy products from their diet. According to Dr. Andrew Weil, casein can irritate the immune system. This can be especially harmful to those people who have overactive immune systems manifested by chronic allergies, lupus and rheumatoid arthritis. Allergic conditions such as these are often greatly improved by removing dairy products from the diet.