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often result in a leukaemia diagnosis. I know very little about the cure, but I do know a lot about the prevention: NOT MILK! Regards, the NOTMILKMAN I've seen those TV shows where a carton of milk from the gro- cery was tested and showed antibiotics. I don't know how that happened. Why would a dairy farmer knowingly allow milk laced with antibiotics to flow into his bulk tank cooler? If anyone does that, then they must be pretty courageous and a little insane. AR tee teeter ee net rr neee es tents Coenean weeeee Drew ne tee Cee Letter 277: Marcy, Connecticut, 8 April 1998 does that, then they must be pretty courageous and a little insane. Dear Robert: I'd like to share information with you on my son who has been diagnosed with mild autism. Although he was born ©The NOTMILKMAN's comments: perfectly healthy and developed normally, he was given a contam- Dear Brandi: I believe you and respect the fact that your milk inated oral polio vaccine with the DPT at 18 months, which does not contain antibiotics. I also respect Consumers Reports caused autism and sent his immune system into an activated state, magazine and the Wall Street Journal. Both independently tested causing numerous allergies. At the time, his diet consisted mainly milk in the New York metropolitan area and found 52 different of dairy products which he craved, and as it was increased he antibiotic residues. Your milk is mixed with the milk from your became more and more 'classically' autistic. He was lost in his neighbours’ farms. own world, appeared deaf, and was unaware of people or things Something terrible happened in 1989. Monsanto began to test around him. their new genetically engineered hormone on dairy herds and My husband and I began seeing an expert in autism in Weston, found that the tested cows were getting ulcers on their udders. CT, who told us that autistic children are unable to digest milk Milk from these sick cows contained more pus and bacteria. and gluten properly: the peptides become toxic to the system and Monsanto's solution was to send their top dairy scientist, cause brain damage. Once my son was off dairy, he came back to Margaret Miller, PhD, to work at the FDA. the real world and lost many autistic symp- When a farmer has a sick cow he must toms. He still has language delays and sen- treat her with antibiotics. For every sick sory issues, but he is very sweet and interac- cow with visible ulcers (mastitis), there are tive, and close to being a normal child. anywhere from 15 to 40 animals that also On the other hand, my daughter, who is have internal ulcers not visible upon inspec- three, was taken off dairy at five months tion. In a 1,000-cow herd, that means that if when we wised up to the dangers of milk. 10 cows were visibly sick there could be She is gifted and extraordinary, and people Consumers Reports between 150 to 400 additional sick animals. are amazed by her. My husband and I truly The dairy farmer's solution was to treat the believe that this is due to the lack of milk in magazine and the Wall entire herd with drugs. Reig Ardothchteniovetirscs | Street Journal... |, Mursnts Milt was tre my EDA. Another thing is, I see issues in all the independently tested Her solution was simple: she increased the children I know who have dairy-based diets: milk in the New York safe allowable levels of antibiotics permitted either ADD, sensory difficulties, erratic behaviour, developmental delays, or poor health. Unfortunately it is very difficult to convince other mothers that it would be in their child's best interest to eliminate or even cut back on dairy. Thank you for, and good luck with, your incredibly important research! in milk from one part per hundred-million to one part per million (ppm)! Because of Monsanto's dairy scientist-turned— FDA bureaucrat, farmers were allowed to increase antibiotics in milk by 100 times. Most milk is accepted because the limits were increased by 100 times! In the meantime, the Centers for Disease Control and every mother with a sick child know that antibiotics no longer work. New strains of emerging diseases have developed immunities to these antibiotics. America overdoses on these wonder drugs every single day. Your milk and dairy products represent 39 per cent of what the aver- metropolitan area and found 52 different antibiotic residues. Letter 289: Brandi, Kentucky, 10 April 1998 Iam responding to your reply to my comment on April 8. I am going to be civil with this. I've read those com- ments from others who curse you and call you every name in the book. That gets them nowhere. Let me begin with the antibiotics. age American eats. I can't speak for every Tom, Dick and Harry Dairyman out On March 16, 1994, a letter signed "Concerned CVM [Center there, but let me tell you this, Mr Cohen: there are no antibiotic for Veterinary Medicine] Employees" was circulated to members residues in our milk. We throw the milk away from a treated of Congress, GAO, FDA Commissioner David Kessler, the cow. There may be those out there who know nothing of the Inspector-General of the United States Richard Kusserow, and milking process. We individually test each cow's milk, if she has Michael Hansen of Consumers Union. been treated with antibiotics, before we even think of putting her Here is part of the chilling letter. The entire letter can be found milk into the bulk tank. Then, on top of that, the milk truck driver in my book, Milk: The Deadly Poison, along with supporting doc- pulls a sample from our tank, then pumps the milk from our tank uments. onto his truck. He takes all those samples from each dairy and the "To whom it may concern: laboratory runs tests on them. If my sample was somehow to "We are a group of CVM/FDA employees who are very con- show up as laced with antibiotics, the entire truckload of milk is cerned about the FDA's recent decision not to label milk treated driven back to my farm and dumped into our manure pit. We end with BST [bovine somatatropin]. We are afraid to speak openly up paying for the entire load. about the situation because of retribution from our director, Dr Consumers Reports magazine and the Wall _ Street Journal... — independently tested milk in the New York metropolitan area and found 52 different age American eats. On March 16, 1994, a letter signed "Concerned CVM [Center for Veterinary Medicine] Employees" was circulated to members of Congress, GAO, FDA Commissioner David Kessler, the Inspector-General of the United States Richard Kusserow, and Michael Hansen of Consumers Union. Here is part of the chilling letter. The entire letter can be found in my book, Milk: The Deadly Poison, along with supporting doc- uments. "To whom it may concern: "We are a group of CVM/FDA employees who are very con- cerned about the FDA's recent decision not to label milk treated with BST [bovine somatatropin]. We are afraid to speak openly about the situation because of retribution from our director, Dr 30 + NEXUS antibiotic residues. AUGUST - SEPTEMBER 1998