What to do if you are lactose intolerant? For one, you can avoid milk. Another is to take yoghurt or kefir. The lactose in them have been predigested by the friendly bacteria. One more trick is to drink chocolate milk. Dr. Chong M. Lee, Ph. D., a professor of food science and nutrition at the University of Rhode Island tested 35 subjects and found that in more than half of the cases, the abdominal cramping, bloating and other signs of lactose intolerance were blocked. In test tube studies, cocoa increased lactase activity by 500 to 600%, Dr. Lee speculate that most likely, the cocoa stimulate enzyme activity. (source: Food the Miracle Medicine by Jean Carper)
One more alternative is to drink soymilk. Now with the availability of automatic soymilk maker, it is a breeze to make your own soymilk at home.
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3 comments:
I think I may be one of those people who became lactose intolerant as I got older. I've changed to drinking soy milk and it seems to have helped my digestion.
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