To Dairy or not To Dairy

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Dairy.
It includes all things good in the world, like ice cream.
But it is also unfortunately incredibly allergenic among other issues. So what are individuals with autoimmune disease and Multiple Sclerosis to do about dairy? As with many things, the consumption of dairy is a hotly debated topic in the autoimmune world. This is due to strong arguments for and against consuming certain amounts and types of dairy. People argue about dairy all around. That consuming no dairy at all, to ghee, to grass-fed, to aged cheese, to all dairy on a regular basis, is the way.
So who is right? Is there one group that is right above all the others? Let’s take a deeper look.
First, lets talk about the actual forms of dairy, because after all, not all dairy is created equal. Raw grass-fed dairy is NOT the same as the skim milk you can buy at your local grocery store. One is a whole food and one is a processed food. Also, raw forms of dairy contain lactase, the enzyme your body needs to be able to digest lactose. The pasteurized and processed versions of dairy do not contain lactase, it gets destroyed in the pasteurization process. The reason why so many people are lactose intolerant, is due to the fact that they don’t produce their own lactase enzyme, so they can not digest lactose. So if you react to pasteurized dairy, you may be able to tolerate raw dairy. Food for thought!
 
The Good Dairy Argument
Many studies have shown benefits for the consumption of dairy, the full fat, grass-fed and fermented kind. Full fat dairy has been shown to protect against Metabolic syndrome and Cardiovascular disease. Fermented diary has been shown to protect against those two, as well as Type II Diabetes. The Paleo Mom, Sarah Ballantyne, Ph.D. explains that full fat, grass fed dairy is “an excellent source of fat-soluble vitamins and Conjugated Linoleic Acid, an anti-inflammatory and healing fat.” She also explains that dairy contains proteins that are extremely valuable, like ” glutathione (very important for reducing inflammation and protecting against oxidative stress) and whey (which may help prevent cancer).”
The ‘standard’ paleo diet allows for some forms of dairy fats to be included, like ghee, butter and some cases heavy cream, due to these positive effects listed above. However, the Autoimmune Paleo (AIP) diet eliminates dairy entirely.
Lets examine why that may be.
The Bad Dairy Argument 
 
As with the positives for dairy, the negatives for dairy are widely studied and discussed. The main negatives, or arguments against the consumption of dairy are that dairy creates a spike in blood sugar levels due to the high amount of sugar. This could lead to insulin-resistance. Lactose is negatively tolerated by many adults, around 25% of Caucasians are lactose intolerant and as many as 97% of Native Americans are lactose intolerant. If consuming raw dairy, this is mitigated due to it’s levels of lactase, the enzyme that helps to digest lactose.
One of the biggest arguments against dairy, in my opinion, especially for us autoimmune folk, is the fact that it contains protease inhibitors which may contribute to leaky gut (when these proteins come in contact with our gut lining, they ‘open the door’ and toxins can get through, into our bloodstream, to create inflammation elsewhere), which is something I discussed in previous MSMonday posts.
Dairy is also a gluten cross-reactor, which means that if you are sensitive in any way to gluten, you might react that same way to dairy. So, if you have an autoimmune condition, or poor gut health, dairy might not (probably isn’t) the right choice for you. 
 
Dairy and Multiple Sclerosis 
What does dairy have to do with MS, if anything? Besides being a gluten cross reactor and significantly impacting gut health (which by itself will compromise our systems) dairy can have an interesting impact on MSers bodies. Studies have shown that the protein butyrophilin that is present in cow’s milk can mimic part of the myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein or ‘MOG’ (I like the abbreviation much better). The ‘MOG’ is the part of the myelin that is thought to initiate the autoimmune reaction in Multiple Sclerosis. Butyrophilin has been shown to induce inflammation in the central nervous system of animals as well as stimulates specific T cell responses.
What are you to do? 
That’s a lot of contradicting information I just gave you. Some camps are saying eat all the dairy! And some are saying run as fast as you can in the opposite direction! That seems to happen quite a bit, so is there a group that is more right than the others? As with most everything else, it will depend on your specific circumstance. What is right for you, might not be right for me, and vice versa. The answer is try different things out, see what makes you feel the best, that will lead you to the right answer.
My main suggestions are, if you have an autoimmune disease/MS, try giving up dairy for a bit and see how it makes you feel. It might not even make you feel all that much different. But all the research points to dairy not being beneficial for individuals that have an autoimmune condition, that’s usually good enough for me!
As always, if you’d like to connect further about this, or any topic, reach out! I’d love to chat!
Join my LissMS Community here!
References:
http://www.thepaleomom.com/the-great-dairy-debate/
https://chriskresser.com/dairy-food-of-the-gods-or-neolithic-agent-of-disease/

I’M ALISSA!

I help women who have also been diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis make specific and personalized diet, lifestyle & subconscious changes so that they can begin to heal their body, reduce disease symptoms, and return to a life they love.hey there,

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I get it..

It seems like it would be good.

Because others around you are taken care of..
Because others around you feel good..
Because others around you are happy..

But what about you??

In reality, that’s just making it harder for you to help yourself heal and probs making your MS symptoms worse.

I’ve worked with so many people with MS and autoimmune disease… 1 thing (among many) that they all have in common is a habit of putting others before themselves, saying yes way too much and forgetting about what they want themselves.

Feel a little called out?
Then my course Embodied Resilience is for you.

This is a course all about managing + improving your stress tolerance- since stress is the number 1 trigger of symptom flares and relapses

And- it’s on sale for Black Friday!!
Comment SALE below and I’ll send you the link!!

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Pain
Tension
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It’s no coincidence that these are often prominent MS symptoms too. Sometimes it’s hard to tell where effects of MS end and effects of stress begin.

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Notice I didn’t say exercise, although yes that also helps.

Stress hormones can get stuck in our bodies, our cells, our muscle tissue for various reasons.

Making it super easy for us to carry stress around with us- which shows up often as:

Pain
Tension
Trouble breathing
Difficulty with balance

It’s no coincidence that these are often prominent MS symptoms too. Sometimes it’s hard to tell where effects of MS end and effects of stress begin.

Being able to offload accumulated stress is key to being able to improve MS symptoms.

My course Embodied Resilience shows you exactly how to do this, and it’s gonna be on sale for Black Friday.

Comment ME below and I’ll send you the sale link when it’s ready!!

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We can change our diet
Change how we move
Change the products we’re using
Change the supplements we take..

But if we’re still in the high stress state that most of us are in.. all those will only go so far.

Stress is my biggest symptom trigger, and 99% of my clients feel the same.

My biggest course sale is coming Black Friday, included is my course Embodied Resilience, all about learning how to actually manage stress- so you’re not constantly battling MS flares too.

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I’ve seen myself and tons of clients through behavior change to help improve their MS + autoimmune disease symptoms.

There are SO MANY things that can help us.

But the one I’ve seen move the needle the most?

Working on your mindset and stress management tools.

We can change our diet
Change how we move
Change the products we’re using
Change the supplements we take..

But if we’re still in the high stress state that most of us are in.. all those will only go so far.

Stress is my biggest symptom trigger, and 99% of my clients feel the same.

My biggest course sale is coming Black Friday, included is my course Embodied Resilience, all about learning how to actually manage stress- so you’re not constantly battling MS flares too.

My email list is gonna get first dibs..
Comment LIST below and I’ll add you so you’re notified first!! ...

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We can do hard things y’all,
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They are worried about seasonal depression coming back with a vengeance, feeling sad summer is gone and so many other things.

I know when so many feel the same way, you might too.
I know I feel this way too.

I’m working with them to put habits in place NOW that will support them through the winter months.

Here are 2 small shifts we talked about this week:

1. Get sunlight into your eyeballs as soon as you can in the morning.☀️☀️

Ideally this is outside, there will be many science bro’s out there telling you that anything else “doesn’t count” but I say that’s BS.
Yes, the sunlight will have a greater impact if you’re viewing outside, but even if you’re behind a window it will do something.

2. Move your body!! 💃🏃‍♀️

The change in seasons to colder weather makes it super easy to hibernate and move wayyy less than we were in the summer.
I know I’ve been guilty of that this week and it’s showing in my sleep.
But moving our bodies can be so helpful for regulating so many things in our bodies.
Ideally you’re moving in the morning, but again- any time of day will do.

These are 2 small shifts that can make it easier for your body to transition to, and live with the Winter months.

Let’s crowdsource… what else helps you in winter??
I know there are many other things that can!!

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I think 90% of my clients have talked about already feeling the shift to Fall and Winter hardddd. They are worried about seasonal depression coming back with a vengeance, feeling sad summer is gone and so many other things. I know when so many feel the same way, you might too. I know I feel this way too. I’m working with them to put habits in place NOW that will support them through the winter months. Here are 2 small shifts we talked about this week: 1. Get sunlight into your eyeballs as soon as you can in the morning.☀️☀️ Ideally this is outside, there will be many science bro’s out there telling you that anything else “doesn’t count” but I say that’s BS. Yes, the sunlight will have a greater impact if you’re viewing outside, but even if you’re behind a window it will do something. 2. Move your body!! 💃🏃‍♀️ The change in seasons to colder weather makes it super easy to hibernate and move wayyy less than we were in the summer. I know I’ve been guilty of that this week and it’s showing in my sleep. But moving our bodies can be so helpful for regulating so many things in our bodies. Ideally you’re moving in the morning, but again- any time of day will do. These are 2 small shifts that can make it easier for your body to transition to, and live with the Winter months. Let’s crowdsource… what else helps you in winter?? I know there are many other things that can!!

I think 90% of my clients have talked about already feeling the shift to Fall and Winter hardddd.

They are worried about seasonal depression coming back with a vengeance, feeling sad summer is gone and so many other things.

I know when so many feel the same way, you might too.
I know I feel this way too.

I’m working with them to put habits in place NOW that will support them through the winter months.

Here are 2 small shifts we talked about this week:

1. Get sunlight into your eyeballs as soon as you can in the morning.☀️☀️

Ideally this is outside, there will be many science bro’s out there telling you that anything else “doesn’t count” but I say that’s BS.
Yes, the sunlight will have a greater impact if you’re viewing outside, but even if you’re behind a window it will do something.

2. Move your body!! 💃🏃‍♀️

The change in seasons to colder weather makes it super easy to hibernate and move wayyy less than we were in the summer.
I know I’ve been guilty of that this week and it’s showing in my sleep.
But moving our bodies can be so helpful for regulating so many things in our bodies.
Ideally you’re moving in the morning, but again- any time of day will do.

These are 2 small shifts that can make it easier for your body to transition to, and live with the Winter months.

Let’s crowdsource… what else helps you in winter??
I know there are many other things that can!! ...

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All the tools that are inside Holistically Healing MS I’ve used myself to decrease my MS symptoms and significantly feel better in my body.

Over the next 8 weeks, let me be your guide on how to make this a reality for yourself.

We start tomorrow at 5:30pm eastern, you coming?

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All the tools that are inside Holistically Healing MS I’ve used myself to decrease my MS symptoms and significantly feel better in my body. Over the next 8 weeks, let me be your guide on how to make this a reality for yourself. We start tomorrow at 5:30pm eastern, you coming?

All the tools that are inside Holistically Healing MS I’ve used myself to decrease my MS symptoms and significantly feel better in my body.

Over the next 8 weeks, let me be your guide on how to make this a reality for yourself.

We start tomorrow at 5:30pm eastern, you coming? ...

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