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Article: BEYOND NIBBLES AND NOSHES; Goat milk: Ancient beauty product, today's health food
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- Washington Jewish Week
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- March 2, 2006
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In Greek mythology, the gods Zeus and Dionysius were reared on it. Cleopatra bathed in it, and today's luxury spas and beauty shops offer it blended into an extra-ordinary range of soaps, lotions and other beauty products.
The demand for goat milk is skyrocketing. Goat milk appeals to health-conscious consumers, as well as to those with allergies and digestive problems. A highly digestible dairy product, its fat globules are more easily assimilated than those in cows milk. People who are allergic to cows milk can usually tolerate goat milk, which contains only trace amounts of alpha S-1 casein, the major protein in cows milk that many are allergic to. Many who are lactose intolerant can ...