Goat milk powder for nutrient absorption

Posted by orwalker @orwalker, Apr 8 12:57pm

Is anyone using goat milk powder and seeing any improvements in bone marker tests or dexa scan? To

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@pennykj I am lactose intolerant so I drink lactose free milk.

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Hi Daisy - my sister is lactose intolerant also, and she drinks goat's milk - no consequences so far!!! 🙂 Hope this helps!! She said it even tastes better than what she had been using.

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Just don’t to Reclast infusion! I have hurt worse the 5 months after having it than I did from back surgery!

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@daisy17
Hi Daisy - my sister is lactose intolerant also, and she drinks goat's milk - no consequences so far!!! 🙂 Hope this helps!! She said it even tastes better than what she had been using.

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@lynnc75 Where does she buy it? Is it available in most larger grocery stores? Thanks.

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I read the same thing on Facebook, but haven't had time to follow up. I have severe osteoporosis -4+ in spine -2.3 in femur and I'm 64. I was first diagnosed five years ago - and Covid made me drop the ball on my bone health. Since the initial diagnosis, I have just been eating well - and doing exercise, but not necessarily weight-bearing because I don't want fracture anything. Instead, I walk - and swim and garden a lot. I take 2000 units of vitamin D and nothing else. I have increased my consumption of cottage cheese and I always have at least one cup of almond milk per day. I use almonds and other nuts as my primary snack food to get the necessary minerals. My DEXA did not change for five years and I was grateful that just eating well allowed me to maintain my bone mass; even if it's not that good! So if you're hesitant to try goat milk powder, or have problems with lactose intolerance, almond milk is another option because it has app double the calcium as cows milk.

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appreciate your situation . I have begun to lean heavily towards lactose free cows milk and get 13 gms of protein that I could not match with nut milks.

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@anatomary
appreciate your situation . I have begun to lean heavily towards lactose free cows milk and get 13 gms of protein that I could not match with nut milks.

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@daylemaples Thanks for the info, I 'll give it a try!

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@anatomary I am 10 years older than you with similar DEXA scores. Not on any bone meds.

The issue I have with almond milk, is that the calcium is not from the almonds, but is added to the product during processing. Sort of like adding a calcium pill to the almond milk.

For those who want food-based calcium, I recently discovered Seen Calcium Chews, which are 100% food based. Each chew contains 500mg calcium, 400IU Vitamin D, plus small amounts of phosphorus and magnesium. The ingredients are organic dates, milk minerals, almonds, milk protein and organic Vitamin D2 mushroom powder. The recommended dose is 1 chew a day. I also take 1/2 dose of a pill form of calcium.

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They are kind of expensive. 30 chews cost $35.00 or $29.75 on auto delivery. 90 chews cost $105.00 or $89.25 on auto delivery.

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@daisy17 Thanks for the reply; I will look into Seen Calcium Chews. I am new to supplements and to me a dollar a day to improve my bone health doesn't sound too bad. My bone specialist recommended Tymlos for two years to boost bone density and then Fosamax to lock in - but I am leary of the side-effects and don't like the idea of being on anything long term. Then there is the possibility of reversal of effect (loss of bone mineral) when going off Fosamax. A lot to take in...

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@daylemaples Thanks for the info, I 'll give it a try!

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try Fairlife brand. 390 mg calcium and 13 gm protein per 8 oz

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What people don’t realize is that they may be cow casein intolerant, as well as lactose intolerant. I ate lactose-free feta cheese one day and got a horrible stomach ache and figured out that I was also cow casein intolerant! So I’ve been slowly figuring out over six years what I can and can’t do. I seem to be OK with Greek yogurt with the lactose skimmed off even when they do come from cows as long as I don’t eat too much. So check into your family ancestry and if they did all the key for yogurt, Bulgarian sheep feta stuff they were probably casein intolerant as well as lactose intolerant. I prefer dairy so things like Munster cheese and cheese is aged for two years and everything fermented is fine for me. About the calcium if you are intolerant of dairy and casing, then you won’t be absorbing what you need to and you will get better bio availability from the sheep and goat products. However, as far as calcium goes, most people get enough calcium. It’s just that their body is not absorbing it out of what they eat so you do need to carefully select the food you eat and remember that although your bones need calcium, they don’t get it directly so if you eat extra calcium, he might just be peeing it out. What you really need is a good carrier to get the calcium to your bones like hormones and exercise. As extra insurance, I prefer the bone medicines because even though I get DEXA scans regularly every year for 30 years, it didn’t prepare my surgeon for my cervical spine bone falling apart in his Fingers. I’ll go for the yucky bone medicines thank you very much!

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Just don’t to Reclast infusion! I have hurt worse the 5 months after having it than I did from back surgery!

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@bytheriver Just curious what your Dr had to say about the pain from Reclast?

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