Your Body in Balance Quotes

“Many people have grown up with the notion that cow’s milk is a healthful beverage for children (or adults). I would encourage you to set this idea aside.”
― Neal D. Barnard, Your Body in Balance: The New Science of Food, Hormones, and Health

“In a classic study published in 1992, the New England Journal of Medicine reported an important breakthrough about where these antibodies may be coming from. Researchers had taken blood samples from 142 children with type 1 diabetes. Every single child had antibodies to proteins in cow’s milk. Further study showed that these antibodies were capable of attacking the insulin-producing cells of the pancreas.”
― Neal D. Barnard, Your Body in Balance: The New Science of Food, Hormones, and Health

“But even meat-eaters can run low in vitamin B12, because they may not absorb it adequately. That is especially true if they are over fifty, do not produce enough stomach acid, or take acid-suppressing medications or metformin, a common diabetes drug. As a result, health authorities recommend that everyone over age fifty take a B12 supplement or use B12 -fortified foods. This is actually good advice for everyone, no matter what your age. And a B12 supplement is essential for anyone on a vegan diet.”
― Neal D. Barnard, Your Body in Balance: The New Science of Food, Hormones, and Health