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Date: | Wed, 6 Sep 1995 22:29:46 -0400 |
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Fiona and others,
The soporifics are at least two: beta-casomorphins are peptides in the caesin
part of the milk. Cow millk is very high in caesin (80:20% - remember
cow=caesin, whey=women) and the specific beta casinomorphin that is a natural
opiate is 30 times more potent in cow than human. Peter Hartmann's talk
"Breastfeeding: Past, Present and Future" from ILCA 1990 goes into this
concept in detail, and it's fascinating!
Tryptophan, another amino acid in milk, is a soporific when heated. That's
why a glass of warm milk at bedtime might help you sleep.
Speculating some more....
We know that opiates cause a rise in prolactin in the user. I wonder how
much the craving for another "hit" of opiates is caused by a craving for a
prolactin-fix? And how much our need to breastfeed our babies and "mothering
instinct" is a need for a prolactin fix? What does caretaking do to our
prolactin levels - is this why the night-shift tries to compete with mothers
to hold babies- to get their prolactin fixes??
Is this partly responsible for repeat pregnancies in non-breastfeeding teens
- a repeat pregnancy being a way to get a prolactin-fix without
breastfeeding?
Could this be cow's milk is an "addictive" allergen? How many other
allergens trigger cravings?
Comments, anyone??
Linda Smith in dairy country in Ohio
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