BY JAMIE DUVNJAK, CERTIFIED HEALTH COACH & NASM PERSONAL TRAINER
Do you experience unwanted side effects after ingesting cheese or other forms of dairy? It could be that your intolerant to the protein casein, which is found in milk and some dairy products. It creates inflammation in some individuals, including myself. I was bummed when I found this out, because I had always enjoyed various cheeses with my red wine at parties, but couldn't figure out why my body hurt so bad the next day. For several years, I’d also been consuming sharp cheddar on a daily basis thinking it was a good source of calcium and protein. I thought my body was constantly stiff and sore due to lifting weights and running. It was hard to fully stretch and release the knots in my neck, shoulders, hamstrings and lower back. I didn’t think it was related to eating cheese until I recently eliminated it for 10 days. My body felt like new again. Even my massage therapist couldn’t believe how relaxed my muscles felt. Just to test it, I ate a small amount and the pain immediately returned.
During my nutrition training, back in 2011, I learned the foods that give me energy, may not benefit you at all. My favorite food could be your poison. I’m definitely not telling you to avoid cheese or other dairy products just because they don't work for my body! However, if you do experience gastrointestinal distress, headaches, fatigue, muscle/joint pain or any other side effects after drinking a glass of milk or eating cheese, try eliminating dairy for 7-10 days. Do your side effects go away? If they do, incorporate the dairy again to see if you feel the same effects. If so, you may have a casein intolerance. To be sure, have your doctor perform blood tests. For allergies, they’ll perform the immunoglobulin E test. For food intolerances, you’ll get the immunoglobulin G test.
If you find out you have an allergy or intolerance, there are alternatives. Use Ghee (clarified butter) instead of butter; coconut milk instead of cow’s milk; cashew cheese instead of regular cheese. To include more calcium in your diet, consume more broccoli, sardines, white beans, almonds, dark leafy greens and edamame.
http://www.rheumatoidarthritisprogram.com/milk/ is a great article to learn more about the effects dairy has on some people. It also offers success stories from those who eliminated it.
Please let me know if you have any questions or would like to schedule a nutrition/personal training session with me. I’d love to work with you and get you feeling your healthiest in 2019.
Happy New Year!
Jamie
Do you experience unwanted side effects after ingesting cheese or other forms of dairy? It could be that your intolerant to the protein casein, which is found in milk and some dairy products. It creates inflammation in some individuals, including myself. I was bummed when I found this out, because I had always enjoyed various cheeses with my red wine at parties, but couldn't figure out why my body hurt so bad the next day. For several years, I’d also been consuming sharp cheddar on a daily basis thinking it was a good source of calcium and protein. I thought my body was constantly stiff and sore due to lifting weights and running. It was hard to fully stretch and release the knots in my neck, shoulders, hamstrings and lower back. I didn’t think it was related to eating cheese until I recently eliminated it for 10 days. My body felt like new again. Even my massage therapist couldn’t believe how relaxed my muscles felt. Just to test it, I ate a small amount and the pain immediately returned.
During my nutrition training, back in 2011, I learned the foods that give me energy, may not benefit you at all. My favorite food could be your poison. I’m definitely not telling you to avoid cheese or other dairy products just because they don't work for my body! However, if you do experience gastrointestinal distress, headaches, fatigue, muscle/joint pain or any other side effects after drinking a glass of milk or eating cheese, try eliminating dairy for 7-10 days. Do your side effects go away? If they do, incorporate the dairy again to see if you feel the same effects. If so, you may have a casein intolerance. To be sure, have your doctor perform blood tests. For allergies, they’ll perform the immunoglobulin E test. For food intolerances, you’ll get the immunoglobulin G test.
If you find out you have an allergy or intolerance, there are alternatives. Use Ghee (clarified butter) instead of butter; coconut milk instead of cow’s milk; cashew cheese instead of regular cheese. To include more calcium in your diet, consume more broccoli, sardines, white beans, almonds, dark leafy greens and edamame.
http://www.rheumatoidarthritisprogram.com/milk/ is a great article to learn more about the effects dairy has on some people. It also offers success stories from those who eliminated it.
Please let me know if you have any questions or would like to schedule a nutrition/personal training session with me. I’d love to work with you and get you feeling your healthiest in 2019.
Happy New Year!
Jamie
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