diet tea while breastfeeding



anyone else think it’s a little weird tobe adult mammals that drink the breast milk of other animals that’s meant for babies?no? just me? okay. hey guys julia here for dnews humans only recently started drinking cow’smilk. we kind of well forced ourselves to do it. for the longest time people made cheeseand other dairy products but sometimes would get stomach pains and digestion issues fromit. but around 7,500 years ago something changed. someone in central europe, didn’t get illwhen they drank cow’s milk. their dna mutated, for the better! now 65% of people are lactose intolerant,and that percentage is even higher in those

of east asian descent. so if you’re oneof the 65% but still like something sweet to pour on your fruity-os, what should youuse? well the most common alternative to milk issoy. soy is a traditional crop in china, so soymilk is probably thousands of years old.but it didn’t really hit the us until the 1980s when it was introduced in san franciscoin 1979 by hong kong based company vitasoy. since then, the product has taken on a lifeof its own. it’s made by soaking the beans for a while,mostly likely overnight and then grinding them down so it makes a nice.. well.. milkyconsistency. chinese and japanese methods differ on when exactly to boil the beans,but no matter the method heat must be applied

to kill protease inhibitors which can damagethe pancreas. but soymilk is pretty good for you! it hasjust as much protein as regular milk, more fiber, and soy has been shown to lower badcholesterol and raise the good kind according to a study published in the american journalof cardiology. other studies like one published in circulation show that soy products canreduce blood pressure. but it does have its downsides, soy is notorious for it’s highlevels of isoflavones which some are considered might be harmful because they mimic estrogen.some studies show that too much exposure of soy’s phytoestrogens in mice in the wombmight harm a fetus’s reproductive abilities later in life according to one study publishedin the journal biology of reproduction, but

other studies should they’re beneficialto adults in other ways. so the research is mixed on the subject. and soymilk it’s lowin vitamin d compared to cow’s milk, one study published in the canadian medical associationjournal found that kids who drank non-dairy milk are twice as likely to have low vitamind. but that can be added, so fortified drinks are the way to go if you're worried aboutit. but some people are allergic to soy… soalmond milk becomes the best choice. almond milk has been around for awhile too, at leastsince medieval times. and it’s simply made. it’s just ground up almonds and water thenstrained. yeah so easy you can make your own! but it’s not that packed with nutrients,an 8-ounce glass of almond milk contains only

1 gram of protein and fiber. and most manufacturersadd in vitamins and minerals like calcium and vitamin e. and no it doesn’t dry up california, yesgrowing almonds uses a lot of water. almonds use 10 percent of california’s agriculturalwater supply. so almonds are thirsty yes, but most of what goes into almond milk isn’talmonds…. according to one brand, alpro, only 2% of their product is actually almonds.the rest is just water, thickening agents and added nutrients. so it’s still a netwin for the environment. but if you’re like me and allergic to almonds..well you’d probably be safe with coconut milk. coconut milk is made from the whitefleshy bits of a coconut. like most of the

other products, it’s mashed up or gratedand boiled in water then strained through something like a cheese cloth. while coconut milk tends to be high in fat,an 8 ounce glass will have over 30 grams, they are dense in other nutrients like fiber,b vitamins, vitamin e and minerals like iron and magnesium. so, what type of milk should you drink? wellpick whatever you like the taste of best, in my experience none of them get close totasting like cow’s milk, but vanilla soymilk isn’t that bad. but if you’re lookingto pack in the protein, i wouldn’t use almond

diet tea while breastfeeding,milk, go for soy.

oh, and what about human breast milk? is thata good alternative? that’s actually the topic of a whole ‘nother dnews video from julian.