lactose

milk
03.02.2024

As adults age, many experience a decrease in the production of lactase, an enzyme crucial for the digestion of lactose, the sugar present in cow's milk.  It doesn't happen with everyone, but it's way more widespread than you might think.

Kate Yakimchuk lactose intolerance cow milk food health Cooking 3 February 2024
cat
04.11.2023

For some reason, people often assume that cow milk is good for pets - it's often portrayed in books and movies. Meanwhile, consuming cow milk isn't natural for them, and can sometimes harm your pet's digestion a lot.

Kate Yakimchuk pets milk health Animals 4 November 2023
yogurt
22.08.2023

While lactose intolerance is typically a lifelong condition, there are strategies and lifestyle changes that individuals with lactose intolerance can adopt to manage their symptoms and improve their tolerance to some extent.  However, it's important to note that these strategies might not completely eliminate lactose intolerance. 

Kate Yakimchuk dairy food Cooking 22 August 2023
milk and cheese
03.08.2023

The ability to drink milk or consume dairy products depends on an individual's lactose tolerance.  Lactose is the primary sugar found in milk, and its digestion requires an enzyme called lactase, which breaks down lactose into simpler sugars for absorption. 

Kate Yakimchuk milk cheese Cooking 3 August 2023
dairy
08.06.2023

Lots of adult people are lactose intolerant to some degree, but they don't even know about that. Lactose intolerance is real, and some people actually feel way better when they stop consuming milk and some other dairy products.

Kate Yakimchuk healthy food milk dairy Cooking 8 June 2023