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An American study shows that drinking milk increases the chances for women to have twin babies. A study published in the ‘Journal of Reproductive Medicine’ shows that compared to mothers who avoid milk, the milk consuming mothers have a 13% higher chance of a multiple birth! Vegan women were found to have a 20% less chance of having twins compared to milk-consuming women. (Mechanisms of Twinning: Effect of Diet and Heredity on the Human Twinning Rate, May 2006).

The study indicates that this is due to bovine IGF-1 (a bovine growth hormone present is all types of dairy milk). All recent studies show that IGF-1 is responsible for many types of cancer and other diseases in humans who consume milk on a regular basis.

Dr. Gary Steinman of the Long Island Jewish Medical Center in New Hyde Park, USA, who conducted the study, took samples from more than 1000 vegetarian women. These women were shown to have five times less chances of having twins compared to non-vegetarian women. It seems that animal-product foodstuffs, especially dairy foods, can significantly increase the chances of having twins.

This theory is also supported by other research into traditional dairy-consuming populations. The findings show that milk-farming communities have a higher rate of twin births. This adds weight to the many studies showing nothing less than a horror story when it comes to bovine IGF-1 and human health.

Anyone who consumes dairy milk will absorb the harmful IGF-1 bovine growth hormones, and this plays havoc with the natural hormonal balance of the human body. Giving birth to twins or triplets is an aberration in the human species, and is not a sign of good health for mother or babies.

Worse still, the combination of IGF-1 and estrogen in dairy milk is known to greatly accelerate early puberty in young girls and boys. This in turn can make people more prone to getting a variety of cancers in adult life.

Premature puberty in girls can cause depression, aggressiveness, moodiness, social withdrawal, behavioural problems, and a greater likelihood to take drugs and smoke. Additionally, it is known that early puberty in a girl increases the risk of osteoporosis in later life.

‘There are several reasons why dairy products raise a woman’s hormone levels causing a variety of hormone-dependent problems from early onset of menstruation (menarche) to PMS and uterine fibroids - but one is unique to cow’s milk: cows are milked even while they are pregnant. As a result of the pregnancy, cows secrete high levels of estrogen into their milk.’ Janowski T., ‘Mammary Secretion Of Estrogens In The Cow’, Domestic Animal Endocrinology, 2002 Jul; 23(1-2): 125-37.

The simple solution is to avoid dairy milk and switch to delicious and super-nutritious non dairy milk. When you switch to non-dairy milk, this has a dramatic beneficial effect on your health. It is quick and easy to make your own non-dairy milk, plus the added bonus that you save money. See below for details of a free recipe book showing how to make non-dairy milk.