>I recall a lecture at a conference re: cow's milk breaking down into a
>morphine like substance.  This was one way of explaining how some people
>"have to have" their milk.  Also to explain why baby cows go so long between
>feeds.

Evonne,
Could this have been Peter Hartmann speaking at a conference? I have heard
him talk about casein in cow's milk being broken down into active peptides
- I think they are called caseinomorphins or something similar, with a
morphine-like action. These are responsible for keeping the calf sleepy and
still, as a protection from predators, while mother cow goes off to graze.
He also talks about the casein-dominant formulas being promoted by
manufacturers as good for 'hard-to-settle' babies - ie the casein zonks
them out for hours! Not very physiological, eh? Perhaps these are what the
guy is addicted to!

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Joy Anderson B.Sc. Dip.Ed. Grad.Dip.Med.Tech. IBCLC
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