No Whey! No Milk!

So I bought 4 different almond milks and 1 hazelnut milk today. (I can not eat too much soy because of its relationship to my migraines (soy become MSG when processed)) I will be performing taste tests and reporting on the different tastes of the 5 nut milks here. However, nut milks have only 1 gram of protein per cup, compared to the 8 grams of protein per cup of skim milk. This prompted me to do more research about weather or not I could maintain my protein intake by using a whey supplement? Well in short, No Whey!

This is the most prolific article I've found about the dairy acne relationship. It covers both the growth hormones that are NATURALLY occurring in pregnant and lactating cows (this is not an issue of the growth hormones injected into cows, its in all milk, made worse by artificial growth hormones), but it also suggests that the protein whey contributes to the acne as well.

So my protein options continue to narrow. I have until now lived happily as an omnivore that consumes little meat. But my vegetarian sources of protein are now left to beans and wheat gluten. I'm afraid to read about them....

Skim Milk vs. Acne

Yikes! I drink skim milk everyday, and after reading some posts on acne.org about the link between dairy and acne, I did my own search and came across this post on Dr. Weil's site which I respect.

Does anyone know where to get calcium fortified almond milk? I am quiting my daily skim intake, completely. Maybe this is why I've suffered so long. Maybe this is why the accutane isn't working as well as it should.

I just LOVE milk and will miss it so much.