The taste will be strong, so consider following each dose with a yummy spoonful of plain yogurt or applesauce. Inc. She has been a medical dietician in private practice for over 20 years. Low fat not always best. In his book The Milk of Human Kindness Is Not Pasteurized , Dr. Douglass reports that test animals fed skim or low-fat milk developed a host of maladies including degenerative arthritis, sterility, high blood pressure, and severe calcification of the kidneys, pineal gland, and most large blood vessels. Dr. Douglass also reminds us to look beyond pasteurized dairy products to meet our children's calcium needs.
Raw milk contains phosphatase, an enzyme that enables calcium absorption.
But phosphatase is destroyed by the high heat of pasteurization, compromising the bioavailability of this essential nutrient. Just ask next time you order. A chelate is a carrier molecule. Like its Latin root, which means claw, a chelate attaches to a mineral and enables it to pass through the gut wall into the bloodstream.