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I am greatly reducing the dairy in my diet. Since July I have had dairy with every meal to supplement the fat. All from butter, cheese and cream as I am unable to eat coconut / coconut oil.

I am moving to 3-4 egg yolks per day as my supplementary fat source. Thanks Travis! (Which I was already consuming anyways.)

Should I ditch dairy altogether or leave it around for occasional use?

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what do you hope to gain by being dairy free? – sage_ Nov 5 2011 at 9:51
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Do you have any dairy sensitivity? If not, then focus on pastured (if not organic) dairy, and keep a food log. See if you a hit a threshold with a certain amount of dairy and the type - high lactose, casein vs. low lactose casein. – Lady_Arwen Nov 5 2011 at 14:07
I can tolerate butter, cheese and cream. I can't drink much milk due to lactose. – Eric Nov 5 2011 at 17:30
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Dairy sensitivity is often asymptomatic, just as gluten sensitivity is mostly asymtomatic. Just because you don't seem to be reacting to dairy means everything's hunky dori. – Namby Pamby Nov 5 2011 at 21:28
I am wondering about that. I feel the most comfortable with butter less so with cheese and cream. – Eric Nov 5 2011 at 22:22

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Should you? Give it a try. Report back. Your experiment may teach future armchair experts something useful. Trust trial and error.

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Thanks Dorado! I just might give it a try. Best – Eric Nov 6 2011 at 6:55
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There are so many possible answers to this question :) I haven't found bullet-proof evidence that dairy is especially good or bad for us, so I would say to do what you like. The only real issues with dairy seem to reference the protein and sugars, of which butter, cheese, and cream are practically devoid. I eat cheeses, grass-fed butter and a very occasional glass of milk. Kurt Harris, who's blog I've found incredibly insightful, has similar views:

http://www.archevore.com/panu-weblog/2010/1/9/a-taste-of-dairy.html

Edit: My bad, cheese has protein. However, I've read (don't remember the source) that aged cheese alters the proteins in positive ways. Sorry I can't give better support for that. Something about converting A1 to A2?

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+1 Okay, you had me going for a minute; I thought Eric answered his own question. Re: the question, what you said. – Nance Nov 5 2011 at 5:31
Thanks Eric!!! and Too Funny Nance!!! – Eric Nov 5 2011 at 5:41
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I really like reading Kurt's Blog. – Eric Nov 5 2011 at 6:30
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If you can tolerate dairy, I don't see why you should cut it out. If you want to take a more "middle" approach, is to go for goat dairy instead of cow one. Goat's casein is more tolerable because it's closer to the human milk.

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I can tolerate butter, cheese and cream. – Eric Nov 5 2011 at 17:29
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If you can tolerate it, if you don't have insulin issues, and if you don't have acne or folliculitis, I see no benefit to you going dairy free. – air_hadoken Nov 5 2011 at 17:42
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If I were you I'd try going dairy free for a little why, just to see what happens. You might find that you feel better without it, or maybe you'll end up feeling worse, or maybe you won't notice any difference at all. If you're like me you'll find that in some ways your body works better without dairy and in some ways it works worse. No matter what happens though you'll still get interesting and potentially valuable information about your body and what works for it and what doesn't.

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Great thinking. A little n=1. Thanks Sam! – Eric Nov 6 2011 at 6:55
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I don't believe in an all or nothing mentality... so I suggest keeping dairy in your diet. A cup of greek yogurt and some butter here and there isn't something to worry about. I would NOT however, consume dairy as often as you used to but that's just a personal preference.

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Thanks Phazo!!! – Eric Nov 5 2011 at 5:42
It feels so very good to not be eating so much dairy... – Eric Nov 5 2011 at 5:48
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Yeah! My beliefs aren't grounded in any science at all though... it's just the thought of drinking another specie's "biojuice" (this is what I've been calling milk for as long as I can remember) is off putting to me. – Phazo Nov 5 2011 at 5:55

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