Did you know that in Medieval England parents would tie rabbits’ feet around their babies’ necks to ward off illness? Doctors would also spit on wounds because saliva was believed to have healing properties.
Indeed, history is replete with unfounded health beliefs, and to everyone’s detriment, the milk myth is among the most tenacious.
Milk is much more than just a drink; it’s a cultural phenomenon that can be traced back thousands of years. And still today, the milk myth resonates loud and clear: in 2001, the average American child consumed 104 quarts of cow’s milk.
Milk depletes the calcium from your bones
The milk myth has spread around the world based on the flawed belief that this protein and calcium-rich drink is essential to support good overall health and bone health in particular at any age. It is easy to understand that the confusion about milk’s imaginary benefits stems from the fact that it contains calcium – around 300 mg per cup.
But many scientific studies have shown an assortment of detrimental health effects directly linked to milk consumption. And the most surprising link is that not only do we barely absorb the calcium in cow’s milk (especially if pasteurized), but to make matters worse, it actually increases calcium loss from the bones. What an irony this is!
Here’s how it happens. Like all animal protein, milk acidifies the body pH which in turn triggers a biological correction. You see, calcium is an excellent acid neutralizer and the biggest storage of calcium in the body is – you guessed it… in the bones. So the very same calcium that our bones need to stay strong is utilized to neutralize the acidifying effect of milk. Once calcium is pulled out of the bones, it leaves the body via the urine, so that the surprising net result after this is an actual calcium deficit.
Knowing this, you’ll understand why statistics show that countries with the lowest consumption of dairy products also have the lowest fracture incidence in their population (there’s more on this later).
But the sad truth is that most mainstream health practitioners ignore these proven facts. I know it firsthand because when I was diagnosed with osteoporosis, my doctor recommended that I drink lots of milk in addition to taking Fosamax.
Fortunately, I did neither, because I knew that…
Cow’s milk is custom-designed for calves
Thanks to our creative ingenuity and perhaps related to our ancient survival needs, we adopted the dubious habit of drinking another species’ milk. Nobody can dispute that cow’s milk is an excellent food source for calves. Weighing around 100 pounds at birth, a calf typically gains approximately eight times its weight by the time it is weaned. But unlike humans, once calves are weaned, they never drink milk again. And the same applies to every mammalian species on this planet.
Also, each mammalian species has its own “designer” milk, and cow’s milk is no exception. For example, cow’s milk contains on average three times the amount of protein than human milk which creates metabolic disturbances in humans that have detrimental bone health consequences.
It’s important to bear in mind that mother’s milk is excellent nourishment for human babies, but its composition is very different from cow’s milk.
Scientific studies show that milk increases fracture risk
Many scientific studies contradict the conventional wisdom that milk and dairy consumption help reduce osteoporotic fractures. Surprisingly, studies demonstrating that milk and dairy products actually fail to protect bones from fractures outnumber studies that prove otherwise. Even drinking milk from a young age does not protect against future fracture risk but actually increases it. Shattering the “savings account” calcium theory, Cumming and Klineberg report their study findings as follows:
“Consumption of dairy products, particularly at age 20 years, was associated with an increased risk of hip fracture in old age. (“Case-Control Study of Risk Factors for Hip Fractures in the Elderly”. American Journal of Epidemiology. Vol. 139, No. 5, 1994).1
And the 12 year long Harvard Nurses’ Health Study found that those who consumed the most calcium from dairy foods broke more bones than those who rarely drank milk. This is a broad study based on 77,761 women aged 34 through 59 years of age.
In the authors’ own words:
“These data do not support the hypothesis that higher consumption of milk or other food sources of calcium by adult women protects against hip or forearm fractures.” (Source: Feskanich D, Willett WC, Stampfer MJ, Colditz GA. Milk, dietary calcium, and bone fractures in women: a 12-year prospective study. American Journal of Public Health. 1997).2
Shocking statistics ignored by mainstream medicine
In the Osteoporosis Reversal Program one of the topics I discuss is the complete disregard of scientific evidence that discredits milk and dairy products as the best source of calcium.
One exception is Amy Lanou Ph.D., nutrition director for the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine in Washington, D.C., who states that:
“The countries with the highest rates of osteoporosis are the ones where people drink the most milk and have the most calcium in their diets. The connection between calcium consumption and bone health is actually very weak, and the connection between dairy consumption and bone health is almost nonexistent.”
Surprised? You shouldn’t be, because as I mentioned earlier in this article…
Milk is an acidifying animal protein
Like any other animal derived protein-rich food, milk has a positive potential renal acid load (PRAL) which triggers a protective biological reaction to neutralize all the damaging acidic protein before it reaches the kidneys.
The body is designed for survival, so it sacrifices bone density to protect the kidneys and urinary tract because the latter are essential to survival. And the most readily available source of acid neutralizer is in the bones. So even though milk contains calcium, it ends up sapping your bones of that crucial mineral. But that’s not all because…
Today’s milk is a processed food
Until the end of the 19th century in Europe and the beginning of the 20th century in the US, milk was consumed unpasteurized or raw. Later on, homogenization became the industry’s standard. These processes further alter milk’s chemistry and actually increase its detrimental acidifying effects.
Raw milk advocates claim that if cow’s milk is left “as is” it is a healthy and wholesome drink. It is true that raw milk is less acidifying than processed milk and that pasteurization and homogenization may cause a long list of digestive and other health problems, but I still don’t recommend drinking any kind of cow’s milk.
Nowadays, milking cows are given antibiotics and most are also injected with a genetically engineered form of bovine growth hormone (rBGH). A man-made or synthetic hormone used to artificially increase milk production, rBGH also increases blood levels of the insulin-growth factor 1 (IGF-1) in those who drink it. And higher levels of IGF-1 are linked to several cancers.
This should not be ignored, especially in view of recent information by Samuel Epstein, MD, Professor of Environmental Medicine at the University of Illinois School of Public Health, and Chairman of the Cancer Prevention Coalition. In a press release titled “Monsanto’s Hormonal Milk Poses Serious Risks of Breast Cancer, Besides Other Cancers” (June 21, 1998) Dr. Epstein concludes that:
“Drinking rBGH milk would thus be expected to significantly increase IGF-1 blood levels and consequently to increase risks of developing breast cancer and promoting its invasiveness.”
Even though organic milk is from cows that are not given antibiotics or rBHG, if you truly care about your bone health and your overall health, you should…
Avoid drinking cow’s milk
As I explain in the Osteoporosis Reversal Program and contrary to mainstream recommendations, drinking milk and eating lots of dairy products are not the answer to reversing osteoporosis. And while in the Osteoporosis Reversal Program no food is completely off limits, I strongly recommend that you explore the different milk substitute options that I will list for you here.
But first, I’d like to clarify that unsweetened fermented or cultured dairy products such as yogurt, kefir, and sour cream are acid neutral. Yogurt in particular is chock-full of beneficial qualities. As is the case with milk, organic yogurt does not have rBGH, but even several of the most well-known yogurt brands have stopped using the bovine growth hormone (rBGH). You should call your favorite yogurt company to confirm. One more clarification: when I say unsweetened I mean without sugar or any artificial sweetener. However, you can add honey or stevia, a zero calorie plant-derived sweetener that is delicious and alkalizing as well. I like to carry around stevia packets in my purse so that I’m always able to sweeten food or drinks when I’m on the go.
The best milk substitutes
My favorite milk substitute is unsweetened almond milk, not only because it is alkalizing (as almonds are), but also because it’s delicious and tastes very similar to milk. I even cook with it!
If almond milk is hard to get, you can also try rice or soy milk. I strongly suggest consuming only organic soy milk to insure it’s not made with genetically modified soy. There is also some controversy about unfermented soy products, so try to use it in moderation.
What Else Haven’t They Told You?
What else have you been told about bone health by your doctor or other “experts” that is flat out wrong? What other “facts” (like drinking milk does a body good) are keeping you from optimal health?
Myths like these are a big reason I created the Osteoporosis Reversal Program. To give you the straight scoop on how to deal with osteoporosis the natural way.
I can help you take control of your future.
Learn more about the Osteoporosis Reversal Program here →
And remember, if you ever hear someone ask “Got milk?” smile and think to yourself “No, because I know better!”
And as always, I’d love to hear your thoughts. Share them with me and the rest of our community by leaving a comment below.
References
1 Cumming RG, Klineberg RJ. “Case-Control Study of Risk Factors for Hip Fractures in the Elderly”. American Journal of Epidemiology. Vol. 139, No. 5, 1994
2 Feskanich D, Willett WC, Stampfer MJ, Colditz GA. Milk, dietary calcium, and bone fractures in women: a 12-year prospective study. American Journal of Public Health. 1997
Hi impressive article, mum has osteoperosis and is taking extra dairy, I am trying to find statistics 50 years ago verse today..to show that in fact it has increased in the time of t”drink milk” if you have seen such a comparative subject please forward
cheers
Have you watched the documentary “forks over knives”. Fascinating and backed up by the research of two doctors. We’ve all been hoodwinked.
Yes, I’m with you James.
How do you know these are licensed practicing doctors in the video. Cause t a title comes up under their name when they are on screen and they wear a white coat. How do you know, there are also tons of people making videos full of false claims anything by Michael Moore is a testament to that.
Some of these comments are extremely stupid! And I can definitely tell which people are educated and which ones clearly are NOT! (?)
To everyone saying that milk is NOT bad for you: Why dont you actually do some research before assuming that??? Just because its “been around for years” doesnt mean its GOOD!!! Its ALL for marketing!!!!! Humans are the ONLY species that drinks another mammals milk!!!!
…..Babies drink breastmilk and then after that they switch to COWS milk…?
MILK IS FOR BABY COWS. NOT HUMANS. DO SOME FUCKING RESEARCH PEOPLE!!!!
Its not a matter of whether milk is bad for you its a matter of whether too much milk is bad for you. Foods high in dairy and fats are not digested well by the body and may simply pass through your body. But like every food your calories need somewhere to go. If you’re a rather sedentary person who can get their required amount of nutrients through simple meals milk is probably of no benefit to your overall health. However for people that go to the gym and workout and whose bodies are breaking down muscles to build them up milk is beneficial to that process. Milk as stated above is good for growth in every species whether its cows or humans that is its purpose. IF your are not trying to grow (muscle growth is growth) then you are drinking milk for the taste and that’s fine but your body wont digest it as well if its not trying to grow. This can be associated with the osteoporosis claims because if your body cant digest it well you are not absorbing it so the amount of calcium you think you are ingesting you may only be getting half if not less. If you look at the Gronkowski brothers, all of them drank a gallon a day and are in the NFL and look at the size of them. Milk is great for growth and is perfectly healthy. I can guarantee the majority of people that claim milk is not good for you are people that don’t exercise rigorously enough and are blaming their unhealthiness on milk rather than their actual lifestyle. A lot of women get osteoporosis and I’m willing to bet the main determinant is not whether one drinks almond milk and one drinks a cows milk. Risk factors causing osteoporosis are lack of calcium which if you’re drinking milk is surely not the reason and oh wait…lack of activity?! Impossible!!! So instead of bashing milk on the internet, go to the gym, workout, and have a glass of milk. Oh almost forgot, closing point, weight training increases bone density which if I’m not mistaken osteoporosis is a condition where bones become less dense…If you are not seeing a correlation you are just too stubborn to argue with. every part of your body if it is not exercised will decay. If you don’t exercise your brain you have a higher chance of dementia or Alzheimer. If you don’t exercise your muscles or body, you will have a higher risk of heart disease, weak muscles, OSTEOPOROSIS and so on. If you think that you can go through life without exercising you body and not reaping negative health consequences you are naive or you simply just have great genetics, but for every other mortal that is not realistic. Just like other foods made into enemies like red meat, milk and red meat are not the main reason for your health problems, it’s your lifestyle. Stop pushing blame and take accountability.
Excellent response. I’m really glad to see a broader, less simplified explanation of what’s going on. As every researcher should understand: correlation does not equal causation!
It’s interesting you used the Gronkowski brothers in your statement. While all of the Gronkowski brothers may be massive human beings (contributing to your argument that milk promotes growth) they have also suffered throughout their entire careers with reoccurring injuries. They are what you could call injury prone players. Rob Gronkowski just recovered from a broken arm. So while they may be large, they could also be used to prove the point that milk actually reduces calcium in the bones, as explained in the article. But as always, citing on individual (or brothers) success or failure with drinking milk cannot be used to sum up its overall effect on the human body.
Now season ending back surgery so what some people just have poor bones maybe the more height the less bone density.He also plays a game where other 300 pound guys try to destroy him every play.
Great Statement !
Well said mate
Hei, read the china study, there are plenty of research links in there 🙂 humans lose the enzyme necessary to brake the lactose around 1 year of their life, and yes milk does cause acidity and pulls out the calcium of bones, get to reading people
So wheres the link to this study then if it provides cited information?
So…because the Gronkowski Bros. drink cows milk, they are big and strong? Is that the Popeye theory? It’s definitely an example of a post hoc, ergo propter hoc fallacy. There are vegan bobybuilders who could’ve beaten Sylvester Stallone in arm wrestling at the height of his Over the Top days. That doesn’t mean that either of them are good actors. And just because the national dairy association pays some big dudes to chug milk on t.v. doesn’t mean they can stop going to the gym 8 days a week. Just sayin’.
Damian…. That’s not what he said. Next time read the whole post before you speak.
Megan, you obviously don’t understand what most people are replying. They are not doing research however they are going off of personal experience, and if something is beneficial to them I’m sure they would express what it is. You are the uneducated one for not reading before replying, it’s sad you think you’re so much smarter than everyone.
Anderson and Scott…. Wow!!!! Classic example right there of being SOCIALLY CONDITIONED!!!!!! Wake up people!
Alternative facts.
I love the new America!
The logic you are using is flawed: just because humans are the only species that drink milk from another species doesn’t automatically mean it’s bad for us. Humans are also the only species that go jogging, or store food in refrigerators, or play tennis, or fly to the moon or invent computers.
I’m not saying you are wrong – I’m not weighing in on that one as I’m here doing exactly as you suggest and am ‘actually doing some research’ – I’m just saying your argument is flawed.
That humans go jogging, or keep food in ‘fridges, is maybe not so good. Running hard and purposefully to catch fresh food, and eating fresh food,(not old out of season ‘fridge food) would be far better for body and bones. (Just thinking)
Well said Megan, your reply made my day!
Except the very last remark. Totally unnecessary!
What about cheese? From cow milk, goat milk, sheep milk?
Could you clarify if ghee is good for health and can be consumed by all ages (provided they are organic, I understand)
The only reasons there’s arrivals like this is to try to run farms out of business. Milk is not bad for you. It’s been around forever. How about we thank farmers for what they do. Don’t make up crap to try to run us out of buisness!
Your idea of “farmers” is probably the guy out in the field at 6 am milking the cow by hand. That’s just not the case anymore, everything is mechanic. Yes it’s a hard job, but it’s not nearly as difficult as it used to be. and quite frankly, for the sake of the environment, I would love if factory farming could stop, yes.
As a person who knows multiple farmers who keep a variety of animals (including dairy cows) I can assure you that milking machines do not mean no early mornings. They don’t magically attach to the cow’s udder having cleaned it thoroughly beforehand. These machines just mean that larger herds can be milked more efficiently instead of having cows waiting to be milked by a few workers (an impatient cow waiting to be milked is not a happy cow!) who have to milk each cow individually, taking up a whole lot more time than a purpose built machine. Leaving a dairy cow for too long between milkings (yes, even in one day, and yes, even when they have a calf suckling) can cause a lot of stress to the cow. Certified organic farming can be done with the help of machines or entirely by hand. What you’re thinking of is fully traditional farming.
If you dont want unhappy cows, maybe you shouldnt force them to stay pregnant for the rest of their sad lives as soon as theyre old enough. Maybe you shouldnt switch them from grass to grain, or lock them up inside and inject them with rBGH. In fact, if youre really concerned about a cows happiness, then maybe you shouldnt be a dairy farmer.
You are only bias because you happen to make your living selling humans milk that we don’t need. Sorry but you picked the wrong vocation we are smarter then we were 100 years ago we question everything now and we expect rusults from what we research.
The world was flat for a very long time untill we found it wasent we thought milk was awesome till we found out better.
Great answer Greg. People immediately get emotional and rationality goes out the window. Farmers, I understand as dairy is their life, but that does not mean that they have the monopoly on how other people think and act. People of limited intelligence go off like a rocket instead of thinking ok I will research this and come to my own conclusion.
What research is behind this article. How can you prove your claim that we are smarter than 100 years ago and you’re generalizing of course. I mean certain types of knowledge say computer technology or medical science but the depth and grasp of knowledge I would have to disagree.Also everything is done for us without ever having to calculate or conceptualize.There was also no way to determine if the world was flat or not when it was a theory(which was far beyond 100 years ago) but this was the foundation of exploration and scientific study to prove otherwise.Why are education statistics at an all time low then.I think your world is still flat.
Thanks Farmers for imprisoning,raping and stealing the calves of the sentient beings known as cows so that we can be poisoned by their milk. Thanks Farmers, you’re awesome!!
Kyle you’re a moron
YES THANK YOU!!!! Couldn’t have said it better myself.
The only thing I’m raping is your mom@James Goodchild
Arsenic has been around forever too are you going to eat that. I think this article has no basis but you cant just make a stupid claim as your argument.
Farmers, these days, use homoginization. Milk-fat molecules that are homogenized (broken down) scar the arteries, causing cholestorol to stick to the walls of the arteries, and trigger vascular disease, leading to heart attacks.
All good food in moderation is beneficial, but only 100% natural, as God intended.
Yes, let’s thank farmers for raping and torturing cows.
But you don’t care about that, do you? Because cows are just objects and can be exploited any way humans want. But then again, so are humans so long as they pay you to stay afloat. Even if your product is hurting them. Sure, I totally feel like thanking you for that.
Farmers are freeloading socialists
I would like to know the scientific source about the studies done that show dairy milk provides no benefit and it’s actually harmful. I have read that almond milk is dangerous so offering as a substitute is not a good idea.
https://www.youthhealthmag.com/articles/2532/20141119/dangers-of-almond-milk-you-need-to-know.htm
I grew up drinking whole milk, we only had one type of milk back in the 70’s when I was born. I still drink milk but not as often, mainly with cereal, home baked cookies, cake, etc. I played football and other sports all through high school and continued weight training and fitness up until today. I’ve never broken a bone and I’ve had some hard falls, hits, etc. My son drinks a cup of milk daily as well as a healthy diet, he is a very healthy boy so far. I also eat whole grains despite the gluten free trend that is going on right now, again, I am a healthy man in my early 40’s.
Don’t get me going about gluten free being healthy. Gluten free is for people with coeliac disease and proven gluten sensitivity. I drink a bit of milk in coffee eat cheese and yoghurt, exercise by walking lots and suddenly I have compression in my spine. Also take fish oil and Vitamin D. Was perfectly healthy till I had head and neck radiotherapy for benign tumour. Now I have pseudo gout and crush fractures and osteopenia not osteoporosis. Go figure
Milk is for babies. It is liquid food for newborns who have no teeth. Your milk should come from your mother or a mother of your own species. If you would not consume human breast milk or products made from it as an adult, then don’t get all crazy and consume a cow’s udder milk and products made from it. If, like a kneading cat, you wish to revisit nursing because it comforts you, please drink a plant-based milk substitute. Forcing innocent animals to partake in your infancy fantasy subjects them to the indignities and cruelties they would suffer in an animal brothel, and worse. Seriously, humans… you need to stop. Thank you.
Milk main purpose is not “Babies only.exe” The substance in milk help grow the bones and growth of humans and other species that produces it. The reason why we don’t drink milk from our mothers after we out of the baby phase because breast while similar to cow milk, does not have to necessary content for already grown humans, but you know what does and still good, Cow’s milk. Which still helps, even better for those looking to train their bodies.
Why on earth would the breastmilk of a different species have the necessary content for humans? Human mothers’ breastmilk is made to suit their own baby, based on what diseases they are exposed to, how much fat or water they need, etc.
Cow milk is breastmilk from a cow. It is meant to feed a calf and grow that calf into a 1000 lb animal. What part of that sounds necessary for a grown adult human?
Become vegan 2 years ago and it all started with dairy. After realizing that dairy is actually bad for our health not to mention the suffering it causes to cows I stopped. Boom I was done. 40 pounds lighter. Brighter complexion at 64. Happy and healthy!
That 40 lbs you previously had is probably from your overconsumption of certain fatty dairies. Chugging whole milk or other fatty dairies is not a good thing (obviously). With the removal of that fat from your diet you are going to lose weight, but your weight loss doesn’t necessarily mean you are more healthy. They are many great vitamins and minerals in dairy products. If you don’t want so much fat don’t consume fatty dairies, instead drink products such as fat free milk, which has the same vitamins and minerals as whole milk. Also put down the fork and that’ll give you your “brighter complexion”.
rBGH is prohibited in Canada.
Can you send a list of the scientific articles that you used to support your article. I would like to read further into the specifics of them.
Hi Sloane!
Did you get an anser to your intriguing question?
Hi! I would like to have this list of articles too if possible!
Thank you!
Hi there,
You can start with the references that are cited in the article:
**Cumming and Klineberg (Case-Control Study of Risk Factors for Hip Fractures in the Elderly”. American Journal of Epidemiology. Vol. 139, No. 5, 1994).**
**Feskanich D, Willett WC, Stampfer MJ, Colditz GA. Milk, dietary calcium, and bone fractures in women: a 12-year prospective study. American Journal of Public Health. 1997**
** Amy Lanou Ph.D., nutrition director for the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine in Washington, D.C.**
** Samuel Epstein, MD, Professor of Environmental Medicine at the University of Illinois School of Public Health, and Chairman of the Cancer Prevention Coalition. In an article titled “Monsanto’s Hormonal Milk Poses Serious Risks of Breast Cancer, Besides Other Cancers” (https://www.preventcancer.com/press/releases/july8_98.htm, June 21, 1998) Dr. Epstein **
All good for the article… but do some more dogging around before using the advised stevia… just because it’s derived from a natural plant, does not mean it’s end result is net good… it has been linked to being mutagenic in the right quantities. Knowing how much sugar people consume on the regular -a whole other problem- its not too conceivable that this article teaches good but ends up promoting other advise that may cause other problems.
It’s amusing when people claim that something is healthy just because it is ‘natural’. Tobacco and Marijuana are natural plants. As is the castor oil plant and the suicide tree, both of which can and have killed people. But they’re completely natural.
Scott, when did marijuana consumption kill someone? Documentation?
Mike. He never said Marijuana is a killer, he said it was unhealthy. If you read it properly you’ll realise that it is in the next sentence where he referred to the castor oil plant and the suicide tree as being killers.
According fox new, millions have died from pot
“It’s amusing when people claim that something is healthy just because it is ‘natural’. Tobacco and Marijuana are natural plants.”
Yes and tobacco readily absorbs different molecules then cannabis (marijuana). Cannabis is the healthiest plant on earth, please show me a study(not paid for by big companies) that show cannabis with adverse effects and adverse health effects. Cannabis if juiced has some of the highest nutritional content. Cannabis until it’s prohibition in 1937, was in the top 3 most used drug by healers. Please do not use reefer madness propaganda. It proves your intelligence levels are subpar. Please legalize the cannabis plant across the globe, that is what is truly needed for a happy healthy planet. Peace and love.
This woman is a dolt. Drinking milk does not cause acidosis, and in fact in large amounts does exactly the reverse (as in the milk-alkali syndrome, caused by ingestion of large amounts of milk as a historical therapy for peptic ulcers).
Touché
You must have fallen off the turnip truck, or maybe it was the milk truck. Lol. You need to do some more research. And make sure the studies you research weren’t paid for by the dairy industry…
Soy milk industry paid research is much better…
I have read MANY MANY of articles, books, and documents on effects from eating ALL ANIMAL PRODUCTS including milk, cheese, eggs, meat, poultry and there is proven evidence that is it does increase the acidity in our body which creates a great breeding ground for diseases like CANCER. Now if you eat pretty decent besides the animal products, you may very well be a somewhat normal healthy person because guess what…. there are other foods that increase the alkalinity in your body and reverse those effects. It’s hilarious that everyone is so quick to point out the falsities in this article but no one is willing to read a book and educate themselves on the harmful effects dairy and meat products DO have on the human body. AND if most of you who are against this article knew the processes and chemicals put into producing that MILK THAT IS OH SO GOOD FOR YOU, you probably would never drink it again… that is if you actually give a hoot into what you’re ingesting, which most people don’t. I suggest you go on netflix and check out the documentary COWSPIRACY.
Can you give a list of what research you have found? Articles, books etc. I’m just starting to really explore this topic. Thanks!
Please check the following links and find the research paper.
1. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4524299/
2. https://www.eps1.comlink.ne.jp/~mayus/eng/Bostonmilk.pdf
3. https://whole9life.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/cordainbastosdairy.pdf
CAUTION- It will only help you to learn if you believe in science. Else keep drinking milk.
sorry but your articles are poor evidence of your points. they are at best saying that milk is a controversial topic.
the American cancer society has identified probable carcinogens. None of the listed ingredients in milk are on the list. end of story
I think at least part of this is true. If we’re to consume any kind of milk product wouldn’t you think that perhaps it should be human milk then? The proteins and such found in human milk is made for human bodies and easier for it to break down. Such isn’t always the case with cow’s milk which is why some people are lactose intolerant. It’s not made for us. It’s made for cows.
Actually, lactose intolerance has been linked to Cesarean birth….if a new born doesn’t travel through the birth canal, it misses out on the mothers ‘yogurt’…a mouthful of vaginal bacteria that is the newborns first introduction to gut biota…missing out on this crucial bacteria infusion leads to a vast array of future health complications including poor immune system, lactose intolerance, asthma and various food allergies as the infants body hasn’t received its initial gut biota properly. Here’s a link to one of many articles on the subject https://www.nature.com/news/scientists-swab-c-section-babies-with-mothers-microbes-1.19275
Haha actually Peter lactose intolerance has been linked to every human to exist. We all are 😉
Ever*
So are you saying that if I eat a lot of pussy I’m going to live forever?
Human breast milk *always* contains lactose. Lactose is *not* a problem for babies. What normally happens is that we lose the ability to produce lactase (the enzyme that breaks down lactose in to glucose and galactose) as adults. Drinking human milk as an adult would have the same adverse effects on those who are lactose intolerant. It’s not the cow’s milk that’s the problem. It’s completely the reverse: Human evolution in agricultural societies led us Western Europeans to maintain lactase production in adulthood. It should really be called “adult lactose tolerance” (because we are the minority) rather than “lactose intolerance”.
BTW lactose is a sugar, not a protein; just in case that wasn’t already clear.
Also: Just because it isn’t “made for us” doesn’t mean it isn’t good for us. Chicken eggs are made to supply chicks with the nutrients they need to hatch. They’re really good for us *because* they’re packed with those nutrients.
Milk is horrible and adults do not need the stuff. I never really liked it and I’m so glad that there are other products out there as alternatives. White people will never give up their milk, unfortunately, Most non-Whites, who tend to be lactose-intolerant, aren’t as fond of baby calves’ food so it doesn’t bother us as much when we stop buying milk. It’s also over-priced, fattening, sugary, and just yucky. Thank the Goddess for soy, hemp, almond, rice, and other ‘milks’!
so because you don’t like it, it’s bad for us?
you know what i don’t like? bull – that IS bad for us.
Milk is not overpriced, in fact it is quite cheap. Here in Colombia, it wasn’t uncommon that some extremely poor children grew up almost exclusively on plantain, corn, or rice porridges with no added milk. And you know what? Those children tended to be shorter, suffer from stunt growth and stuff like that. Fortunately, nowadays the great majority of people can afford milk for their children. I don’t mean milk can’t be replaced by any other food, actually I think that eggs, poultry and meat could do that. But think about it: if they couldn’t afford milk, let alone any other animal food. OK, legumes can be an inexpensive choice, but not completely. And by the way, fattening? Really? I’m a regular consumer of dairy products and I’m not fat at all.
you decide to use the expense as a reason to not drink milk? how does a gallon of cows milk compare to the price of a gallon of almond milk? They don’t even sell almond milk by the gallon because of the cost!!!!
There are a ton of things we don’t need. Liquor. do you ever have a drink? it’s bad for you. Fried Chicken. I mean the list goes on and on. Milk is pretty low on the list of bad things for you to consume. Just saying.
Kind of racist, no? I am white I’ve given up milk long a go. So have many of my other “white” friends. All given up milk.
Yeah now that you mention it, you do sound racist, Darah
Sorry everyone but this absolute horseXXXX. Im happy so many of you are also skeptical of this because you are absolutely correct. To say that milk acidifies the body is EXACTLY the same as saying eating meat acidifies the body. They both are made of amino acids but neither of them acidify the body. That makes no sense. Quick science lesson: your body/blood is what chemists call a buffer. In a buffer you can add quite a good amount of acid while barely affecting the pH. If the pH changed a lot then maybe that would degrade our bones idk but you probably cant ever drink enough milk or eat enough protein in one sitting to actually change the pH of your blood. Also to claim that something special about milk is bad for you compared to other protein sources is complete garbage. Maybe adults just are supposed to grow out of milk but it is not bad for us really at all. Dont go overboard obviously! Thanks hope u learned some real science not this biased garbage.
You’re wrong. The body while it does balance it has to use resources to do that. As this article stated the resource here is bone calcium. For those of us in the fitness field who do nutrition plans for clients we’ve known this for years. This is not new info !!!! There are many studies that back this article especially when you get to the highly processed milk in your stores today ! Yes the body balances to reach homeostasis but again it has to use its own resources to do that !!
Ahh, another genius personal trainer. Know how the body compensates for acidaemia? By increasing the rate of breathing. Go XXXX yourself, moron.
Wow, lovely childish response there, Bent.
Jesus is my personal trainer
Please don’t taint our profession with such rhetoric.
I’m a fully-qualified personal fitness trainer and nutritionist. Zane is right. Once in the blood, amino acids are amino acids. It doesn’t matter what source they came from.
Blood is slightly alkaline and if you think that bone calcium is the primary way that this is kept in balance, then please show me a bony stomach. That environment is far more acidic – getting down to ph 1.5 – and we don’t melt ourselves out from the inside.
This page misrepresents scientific articles and uses them to try to add validity to an idea that is grounded in personal philosophy than any actual evidence. As a side-note: I do think that on average, we consume too much milk and dairy and that the health benefits have been overstated and hyped by the industry. BUT that does not automatically mean that everything is false and wrong. It’s similar to the iron hype for spinach. It still has iron in it. It’s still good for you, but you’re not going to turn in to a Popeye by eating it.
Cry me a river
Milk is mucus forming food
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Just trying to save you from this but the last person this woman is, is an expert on the subject. Idk what this womans profession is but if she here writing a bubbly wordart filled article on the internet, she is definitely not an expert. The only true experts on this subject are chemists who know thinggs about acids, buffers,chemicals etc. and quite simply the chemistry just does not point to any of this being true. Also if you cite a study that found a correlation between low dairy consumption and low fracture rate you are not an expert. Your most likely dumb and unable to realize an invalid study when you see one. What do those things have to do with each other. I believe not engaging in risky behavior like mountain biking/rock climbing/football. Those things are correlated to fracture rates, not milk consumption lol.
And here you go.
https://www.bmj.com/content/349/bmj.g6015
https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/284530.php
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9224182
https://www.nhs.uk/news/2014/10October/Pages/Milk-linked-to-bone-fractures-and-early-death.aspx
https://www.pcrm.org/health/medNews/drinking-milk-associated-with-fractures-and-death
Literally only two of those reference actual studies while the rest are just rehashes of the first BMJ study. Also, it says right in the study’s conclusion ” a cautious interpretation of the results is recommended”. Citing the NCBI study is also bs since it set out to test risk reductions, not risk amplifiers, and so probably wasn’t designed for somebody like you to conclude that milk is bad for you. Also, both of them tested with high milk intakes, and you should know that too much of anything is bad.
Holly Cow my friend. According to your article I should be dead by now since I drink a ton of whole milk (pasteurized organic). I should have osteoporosis and have not a bone without breaking.
I must say that the myth on milk is what you write–perhaps those rabbits were tied to you as a child. Milk is great and very healthy for you. I am at the age when women show osteoporosis and bone weakness. My X-RAYs show the bone of a 25-year old and let me tell you I am over 60.
So don’t believe any on this anyone. Not true. Just another myth.
I agree with Angela and I am 68.
Another miss-leading article that goes around in the internet.
The issue is not the milk, which has been a healthy and nourishing food for thousands of years, but what chemicals goes into the milk today and by the way not only in the milk.
No wonder we have parents today (Vegans) who are ending up in Jail for neglect of their children who are malnourished.
So lets use some of our own common sense and stop following every hysterical so called “scientific” article.
I am glad I mentioned to my mom how much milk I drink a week. 2 gallons at38 years old. Cause I like it more than anything. She said, we don’t need it after a baby. So it spurred me to find out why. Your article was amazing and informative. I’m sad but glad to know the bad effects of drinking it. Can I keep drinking it and take calcium pills or something to off set it?
Too bad so many parents (carnists) don’t end up in jail for feeding their kids nothing but burgers and then ending up with overweight children that can barely walk. But hey, it’s all good, so long we no one challenges the status quo. That’s what matters!
No wonder all the evangelicals are in prison for raping their children!
1 or 2 case of something happening does not make it fact. There are many people who smoke and live to 90+ but is smoking good for you? Lets be objective here instead of “oh this is my experience so it must be true!”.
Countries with the highest dairy intake also have the highest hip fractures. It does not protect you from osteoporosis. Other countries that do not take in cows milk have less fractures and actually need less calcium. Why? Because their diets don’t deplete the calcium which animal protein does.
Jesus, i did not know americans could be this stupid…. glad i live in europe!!
What about Goat’s Milk, and Goat’s Milk Yogurt?
It’s common sense to just not eat stuff that comes from other animals. Raw vegan is the optimal diet but it’s hard if your not in the tropics. Human food comes from plants – fruit and tender vegetables . Check out sweet natural living on YouTube.
it’s common sense to contract “you are” as “you’re”, also.
fruit and veges are great for us. but you should try steak. it’s brilliant.
You’re right. Steaks have higher concentrations of vitamins and mineral than most fruits and vegetables, let’s say apples and onions. Besides they are a complete source of essential aminoacids, contain large amounts of fat, so they provide energy. And last, but not least, they taste absolutely amazing. Long live steaks!
Then how come every animal on earth eats other animals lmao ah yes the lion should search for fruits and vegetables lmao obviously not so why would humans, eating animals is probably the most natural thing a person can do….looking for fruits and vegetables high in x y z in order to replace what you would g et from eating meat lol why not just eat the meat…its all about moderation…you can pretty much do and eat anything in moderation…its the secret to life…
Umm, Joe, aren’t cows, sheep, buffalo, antelope, deer and other such herbivores animals also?
Do you know that 84% of vegetarians and vegans become ex-vegans ? 🙂 Go and do a research as to why they go back to meat diets.
That’s actually bullshit. That’s a made-up statistic that people like to throw around to discredit veganism. I’m guessing you didn’t think to do your own research, but it’s just convenient for you to believe whatever supports your desire to never have to change what you’re used to.
Consuming yogurt from goats is the real and original,gogurt!
I stopped drinking milk a few months ago and haven’t regretted it. Milk has a lot of sugars in it and I don’t need that. I can get calcium from others foods that are much healthier. Next step is cutting out cheese.
3 words: Cite. Your. Sources.
exactly
Right on.
No need to cite sources as you can do the research for your self.
And thanks for the information Vivian Goldschmidt.
Research yourself? The only sources you can cite for this tripe is other non-sense. Absolutely shocking that the author can write this, but anyone with any common sense would sense this whole article is BS. The article is largely talking about the whole ‘Alkaline diet’ nonsense – maybe have a google of Robert O Young – a quack that’s been spreading this nonsense for years (he’s now in prison by the way)
ha! “research for yourself” is the internet equivalent of “because I say so”.
if you’ve got a legitimate point, you could back it up.
wow did you ever take a writing class? thats 101. cite your sources. then we can believe you without having to do more work. otherwise it’s just drivel.
Your drinking milk simply because someone told you it does a body good… so now you need someone to tell you to stop drinking milk. Most people are like sheep!
“My favorite milk substitute is unsweetened almond milk, not only because it is alkalizing (as almonds are), but also because it’s delicious and tastes very similar to milk. I even cook with it!”
I see that the internet became an El Dorado for various simpletons spreading anti-milk agenda. Just try to count, how much almonds you would have to eat to match the amount of bioavailable calcium from 1 liter of milk!
“drinking milk and eating lots of dairy products are not the answer to reversing osteoporosis.”
Of course. Just like drinking milk is not a recipe how to become a body builder. You will have to pick up a dumbbell from the ground and start training. But some people think that they will lie on the bed and their muscles and bones stop detoriorating only due to some magic pill.
You don’t need a high dietry calcium intake for bone health. I eat very little milk products (maybe a handful of cheese every month). I have eaten this amount of dairy for close to 25 years.
I have also lifted weights the last 20. Result? I have excellent bone density, have no ailments and almost never get sick.
The weights probably contribute to the good bone density, but one would expect me to have osteoporosis now. Doctors can’t pinpoint why I have good bone density and most dieticians tell me I am not eating enough calcium.
I don’t tell people not to drink milk, but I hardly believe it’s a vital human need. Milk is a retail product, just remember that.
In addition, Allmond milk is incredibly easy to make out of almonds and water.
Hi,
Would you give us the names and places where we can access the research about the milk controversy? I know that the dairy association is very strong, but there must be some peer reviewed data to support your conclusion. It also occurs to me that the countries that do not drink milk also enjoy more sunlight than the ones that do so ther could be a correlation with the quantity of vitamin D that they get.
It’s commen sense to not drink milk from another animal
Hmm is it really? ya gotta ask yourself that. shark babies are eating their siblings and you think drinking another animal’s milk is bad? Millions of people have been drinking milk for years with very little problems. there maybe problems but its well worth the risk
Sorry for you mental condition. That’s rough
You would think it was common sense on how to spell “common”
You would think that someone who knows how to spell “common” would be able to form a structurally correct sentence.
This won the internet.
https://www.menshealth.com/nutrition/is-milk-healthy
Could you please site your sources so those of us who are curious can look up your studies. I beg to differ that it is the kidneys, not the bones which play a part in balancing your PH. Very factual article here with sited sources on all of this: “Observational studies have not found a correlation between dietary acid load and bone mineral density (BMD) or fracture risk, nor have they found a correlation between urine pH and BMD or fracture risk. (16, 17, 18) Additionally, higher protein intakes are correlated with better bone health in multiple studies, even though high-protein diets are generally net acid forming. (19) In fact, animal protein in particular (the most acid-forming food of all) has been associated with better bone health. (20, 21) Imagine that! One study included in a recent meta-analysis did find an association between higher protein intake and greater risk for fracture (22), but compared to the numerous more recent studies showing the opposite, this evidence isn’t very strong. Overall, the acid-ash hypothesis of osteoporosis is not supported by physiology, clinical trials, or observational data.” https://chriskresser.com/the-ph-myth-part-1/
Even if cows milk was a superfood, just the very fact that a calf has to be removed from their mother in order to take their breastmilk should stop any thinking person in their tracks. The dairy industry is one of the most abusive, even a meat animal endures less suffering. Milk is the meat industry, with an extra five years of cruelty thrown in.
As a dairy farmer it is hard for me to read comments like this. Our cows come first before our own schedules. Our cows get more attention than we get ourselves. Our cows can eat when they want, walk around when they want, and sleep when they want. We ask them to get up twice a day 12 hrs apart to milk and thats it. Cows enjoy getting milked too.. it is not abusive at all. Baby calves are removed from their mother for their own safety. Its not as dramatic as you think. The cows are given time to spend with their calf and then the calf is removed to its pen because it can get trampled on easily and is more suseptable to bacteria with the cows. It is given milk from its mother for the first couple days so it kick starts a healthy immune system for the calf.
Oh.. also.. the last 4 days have been 90-100 degrees and humid and it was WAY cooler in the barn than my own house. I almost grabbed a chair and sat in the barn after work it was that hot in our house. Our cows have fans running on a sensor and also misting water on them. When i walk through the barn 90+ degree days it is the coolest area on the entire property. So I assure you farmers do not abuse their animals.
How old are they when slaughtered? What happens to the boy cows?
“Boy cows” Hahahahahahahahaha
Seriously…..you are ONE farmer and one farmer does not the whole system make!!! There are plenty of huge dairy farms where their cows are NOT treated like you treat your cows!!!
I’m sure your ancestors treated their livestock well too.
Slaves weren’t cheap!
I think it’s hilarious that someone who is touting negativities of milk has a bone disease. Talk of irony, you say….should have took your milk like mum taught you *giggling*
Perhaps she drank milk as a child, lost the calcium, got educated as an adult about the subject and then, got the diagnosis when there was nothing (or very little) she could do about it. As adults we don’t absorb calcium that much regardless of how much you consume. Metabolic acidity is also caused by other acidic foods like cokes, but nobody shows disbelieve about that one. Anyway, I think is just plain weird to drink another’s specie milk. Can’t imagine myself breastfeeding a kitten (weeeeeird!).
so weirdness > science?
the reason people buy into so much horseXXXX is because they make false associations and construe them as cause and effect. she could have always been on the path to osteoporosis. i think the incident of cancer in the global population is pretty evident that there are many factors that contribute, and following all the dos and don’ts does not guarantee a damn thing.
simple probability says someone in her position would exist.
Did you even read the article? That’s the whole point. This person started researching because she used to drink milk and got a bone disease. Now she knows better.
This illustrates the dangers of believing everything you read on the Internet.
Here is some actual scientific data from a peer-reviewed source that addresses exactly these worries:
“Fenton TR, Lyon AW
Milk and acid-base balance: proposed hypothesis versus scientific evidence.
The Journal of the American College of Nutrition
Recently the lay press has claimed a hypothetical association among dairy product consumption, generation of dietary acid, and harm to human health.
This theoretical association is based on the idea that the protein and phosphate in milk and dairy products make them acid-producing foods, which cause our bodies to become acidified, promoting diseases of modern civilization.
Some authors have suggested that dairy products are not helpful and perhaps detrimental to bone health because higher osteoporotic fracture incidence is observed in countries with higher dairy product consumption. However, scientific evidence does not support any of these claims.
Milk and dairy products neither produce acid upon metabolism nor cause metabolic acidosis, and systemic pH is not influenced by diet. Observations of higher dairy product intake in countries with prevalent osteoporosis do not hold when urban environments are compared, likely due to physical labor in rural locations.
Milk and other dairy products continue to be a good source of dietary protein and other nutrients.
Key teaching points:
Measurement of an acidic pH urine does not reflect metabolic acidosis or an adverse health condition.
The modern diet, and dairy product consumption, does not make the body acidic.
Alkaline diets alter urine pH but do not change systemic pH.
Net acid excretion is not an important influence of calcium metabolism.
Milk is not acid producing.
Dietary phosphate does not have a negative impact on calcium metabolism, which is contrary to the acid-ash hypothesis.”
Now that you have all the information, make an informed decision.
There are a great many peer reviewed studies that argue both sides of this debate. It is important to remember that there is a large incentive on the side of the Dairy industry to use scientific studies to debunk research that opposes their ability to sell milk. Many scientists get roped into providing dubious studies that serve only to muddy the waters of true scientific discourse in favor of industry. This has been a systemic problem in science for more than a century now, when industry first prominent scientists were used to placate concerns over the use of lead in many household products. A single scientific study, even peer reviewed, is as good as a single anecdote (i.e. totally worthless and proves nothing). If you really want to learn the truth, read ALL of the studies and then make your decision from a place that is truly informed with the best information available. There is a decent chance that “john smith” represents the dairy industry peddling the research they have paid for to support their position and protect their investments, as such practices are common in every form of industry that comes under scientific scrutiny. What makes this comment truly dubious is that it simply lists the conclusions of the study without detailing the methods used to come to this conclusion, who performed the research, and who funded it. All very important questions these days.
That being said it would be advisable for the author of this article to provide evidence that there are indeed more “studies demonstrating that milk and dairy products actually fail to protect bones from fractures outnumber studies that prove otherwise,” so that we may, as concerned consumers, fact check the claims made in the article, as they may be as dubious as Mr. “Smith’s.”
After reading plenty of different discourses in this site, this is by far the most on point comment. This argument has not been settled yet and you can quote as many research papers you can find but the honest truth is most of these papers are biased by the ones who fund them. “Scientism” has become a religion of sorts to back up anything you want to believe, when in fact all we need to do first is understand who’s behind it. Read and be objective. And don’t bring you own personal experience into the discussion, that’s irrelevant by all standards.
“higher osteoporotic fracture incidence is observed in countries with higher dairy product consumption.”
And this “fact” is actually not true. The highest rates of fractures in Europe are observed both in Northern Europe and the Mediterranean – regions with a very low level of physical activity.
I came here just to know if I was getting TOO much calcium from milk but reading these articles sent me on a journey that led me to this video that you HAVE to watch.
https://www.goryfoodservice.com/
Chickens are hung upside down ALIVE, with their feet in hooks while they spin around a conveyer where a blade is suppose to cut of their heads but OFTEN FAILS! Jesus god almighty, fix this insanity!
This came after reading how cows, hogs, pigs, are slaughtered by a bolt being shot into their forehead that renders them stunned but certainly still conscious and definitely still feeling everything before their heads are sliced open and blood drained out. Who knows how long it takes to get from BOLT in head (not in brain – so they are still very much cognizant, albeit dazed) to the time they are hung by their rear legs (in terrible pain from the chains around their feet and the full weight on their bodies pulling on them) before they actually receive that throat slashing that drains their blood for several minutes before they die.
I can’t be fine eating meat or chickens anymore. Milk or eggs is definitely questionable too.
More reliable sources of chicken meat and such product hang chickens in a sort of cone like contraption and then sever their major arteries. This is because it’s the fastest and most humane way to kill them, causing the least amount of pain and being more reliable than injection or decapitation.
Bowing after slapping your grandmother in the face is the most humane way to slap your grandmother in the face. Just because its more humane doesn’t mean it’s something that should ever be classified as humane.
Hi I study Health and longevity the Blue Zone by National Geographic which shows the longest and healthiest living people on Earth there are 5 Blue zones in the world and the people that live there don’t drink any dairy products or eat meat. The average lifespan for Americans is 76 in the blue zone most of the people live over 100 and cancers and diseases virtually non existent. LOOK IT UP.
They get all the protein and calcium they need from a plant based diet.
Milk and meat is Acidic which causes cancer Dr Otto Warburg Nobel prize winner said No disease, including CANCER can exist in an alkaline environment.
I wish people with closed minds had closed mouths and listen to common sense instead of talking XXXX but common sense is not so common any.
There is a lie in believe and people believe in the lies they are told We all walk around with smartphones computers in our pockets but yet no one finds time to do any research and we teach our kids to read but not to question every the they read so they grow up to be stupid like their parents.
I know all of this and I’m only 19.
Ha ha! Such attitude from the ‘know it all’ age. (anything under 25)
There is probably still a net gain of calcium after consuming milk – to assume it depletes 300mg, every cup you drink seems overboard. Like with anything, moderation is key.
So? Even if it didn’t deplete all of the calcium, that doesn’t prove it’s good for you at all. The majority of people are lactose intolerant (look it up, dumbass). Also, milk is one of the world’s leading allergies. You sound like a moron in denial.
Even cows don’t drink dairy past year 1. Cows are smarter than humans…they MOOve on to water. We humans drink artificially colored, sweetened, chemical-laden drinks including cow’s milk laced with hormones and antibiotics and we scream “WHY Cancer WHY?!?” Oh my god it is infuriating. The simplest answer is right under your nose, in your glass. Is it half empty with soda or half full with water…
You are so funny Debra but that is sooo freaking true. Why are people so clueless when it comes to what they eat, their health and their body. Isn’t it ironic that we don’t even know how our own bodies work?
our chemically treated water you mean?
sure, water is great for us, but cows aren’t “smarter” by graduating to water. i’ll agree, anything we’re processing, is a possible carcinogen. but now you can agree, that includes our water supplies, should you not live alongside fresh, naturally refined water supply.
Lactose intolerance is not an allergy, it is an intolerance. Allergy is an adverse reaction whey and casein, the proteins in milk. Intolerance is an adverse reaction due to lactose, the sugar in milk. Dumbass.
“The majority of people are lactose intolerant (look it up, dumbass).”
Dumbass, most people who are lactose intolerant are intolerant of factory “milk,” not real milk. Look it up.
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You also have to take a look at it from a historical view of people who drank milk from over 100 years ago in their society. Question if they drank everyday,also what the cows consumed during spring was most likely green grass not grains all year long.A cows tongue actually heals grass consumed by the cow.
My 13 year old boy had horrible acne,took him off dairy and it cleared up in a month but now I’m worried about his calcium intake.
Dark leafy greens such as kale and spinach (there are others) are excellent calcium sources.
When my daughter got off the milk because of serious bone loss in her shoulders. She tried the Kale thing…be careful…her blood thickened and she went to the hospital with a blood clot, 3 weeks later, and several procedures later, she’s recovering.
There are so many things wrong with this article, but I’ll just name a few…
“Here’s how it happens. Like all animal protein, milk acidifies the body pH which in turn triggers a biological correction. You see, calcium is an excellent acid neutralizer and the biggest storage of calcium in the body is – you guessed it… in the bones. So the very same calcium that our bones need to stay strong is utilized to neutralize the acidifying effect of milk. Once calcium is pulled out of the bones, it leaves the body via the urine, so that the surprising net result after this is an actual calcium deficit.”
Okay, so you’re saying that “acidic” milk, with a pH of 6.7 – and no, not raw milk, actual, processed milk has a pH of 6.7 – causes osmosis? Sure, okay, I guess that before I looked into it a little more, acid seems bad, but then I found a chart of the pH of many food and liquids. Now, there was one particuarly interesting to me. Can you guess what that was? Worry. That’s right, emotions produce actual changes in body pH. Now, for me, your article was much more damaging than my glass of milk per day. My glass of milk per day, with it’s 6.7 pH, is much less harming than me having to worry about your mental wellbeing while reading this article, with it’s pH of 3.
“But the sad truth is that most mainstream health practitioners ignore these proven facts. I know it firsthand because when I was diagnosed with osteoporosis, my doctor recommended that I drink lots of milk in addition to taking Fosamax.”
Now, lady, I kind of got the vibe that you were something like the milk-hating vegan equivelent of a Jehova’s Witness, you know, going around knocking on people’s doors, “Do you have a moment to talk about our lord and savior Jesus almond-milking Christ?”
Until I read this:
“Fortunately, I did neither.”
It was then that I realized that you truly are a lost cause. However, the show must go on, so I’ll continue.
Do you really think that just because you read an article online means that you are smarter than a medical doctor with a degree that took a minimum of eight years to earn, as well as five years afterwards as a practicing medical assistant. He or she went through years upon years of their life training to be a respected medical professional, and you spent a day typing an article to make a crowdsourced institute whose main focus is purging the world of the evil plague that is: milk. You could have spent your life working to cure cancer. Working end world hunger. Fighting against child labor. Instead, you chose to be a milk nazi. *Slow applaud*
I am a family dr ! I’v done my research and I do not recommend milk ! We ARE the only species that drink another’s milk ! It’s true about other countries and their intake of milk is far few and between and we here in America consume more milk as well as other diary products yet we have more fracture and osteoporosis. Milk also is a contributor to certain cancers ! As far as a jehovah witness if they preach about milk maybe you should start listening to them before it’s to late ?
It is hard to believe you are a medical doctor when you use the following grammar and punctuation: “As far as a jehovah witness if they preach about milk maybe you should start listening to them before it’s to late ?” Jehovah’s Witness is capitalized and has an apostrophe. To late? Proper use of the word is “too late.” Also, after a word, there is no space between that word and the exclamation point. Your credibility as a doctor may limit your practice.
Medicine is not only studied in English language.
I’m pretty sure “Cindy Cagle”‘s primary language is English. Something about that name doesn’t sound to foreign to me
what bob said. and what cindy said. “we here in America”.
granted, i believe she wants to “make America great again!”
that, and i find it highly unlikely a respectable family doctor has the time or inclination to trawl through blogs like this to comment.
My cat happily drinks cows milk. There are numerous other animals that have surrogated other species, its really not hard to find.
https://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2005/05/images/050905_dogtigers.jpg
Actually, milk is really bad for cats. It gives them diarrhea.
Animals with surrogate parents actually develop health problems. They survive, but they are not healthy. Besides, this is babies. Milk is designed for babies. It’s not designed for adults.
Brilliant
Great ! Great! Great !
The article Debunking the Milk Myth is very very good.
Can some body send me email id of Mr. Vivian Goldschmidt ? I want to ask some questions and also write my own experience. dr****************@***il.com
Wow I’m shocked by everyone’s ignorance?!!
The majority of humans are completely unaware of how milk is produced?!!
Vivian is merely pointing out the facts as to why it’s bad for you, if you really want to know why you should stop drinking milk do the research and find out how a cow is raped and then forced to have its baby ripped away from it when it’s born so that we can consume it’s milk, it’s plain and simple ANIMAL ABUSE!!!!
If you’re going to be so opinionated then take the time to research :
https://www.elephantjournal.com/2015/06/the-truth-about-milk-warning-you-may-never-drink-milk-again/
I’ve become vegan after finding out and I will bring my children up differently so that the change can begin in the next generations
wait. a vegan telling us they’ve become vegan? no…
and no, she isn’t pointing out “facts”.
and you’re not even keeping on topic. this is about milk consumption, not animal abuse.
The quantity of milk produced in any mammal is just enough for its young ones. How is this justified that we ignore this fundamental fact and deprive the natural food of the young ones of some specific mammals and snatch from them for our consumption.
Its a kind of cruelty.
my mother fed myself and the child of another mother who could not produce breast milk. maybe it is weird nowadays, but nobody batted an eyelid in the early 80’s. and we were both adequately fed.
i’m going to say you’re wrong.
I call BS. ive ALWAYS drank ALOT of milk… im 6’7″ tall… ive rode motorcross, saddlebronc and even been a skater, far FAR fewer broken bones than the little guys… ive been in 2 major motorcycke accidents, torn flesh, but only broke my foot because i kicked a car bumper to keep from getting run over…. been in 5 diffrent major car accidents…. one destroyed the car i was in, pushed my knees through the dash, and bent over the steering wheel…. careflighted… had whiplash and a bruised rib… no broken bones… not one. So umm yeah im callin bs… and guessin these “facts” were manufactured by a vegan, who is already degenerated to cow like status they are no longer able to think about anything other than convincing others to become as bovine like as possible.
Billy, have you ever heard of the word outlier? In addition, Vivian offered evidence from scientific studies whereas you offered anecdotal evidence.
Sounds like they should make an action movie of your life.
be careful driving
I am completely dairy free since January this year , as I had numerous symptoms ie : throat irritation, ear problems and irritation and complete sinus problems and IBS , I saw a private allergenis and was told I was off the scale with dairy. Since I stopped it took a while to see a difference I have gone to Koko milk and soya and feel a different woman .
One thing is clear that in all of my 63 years I haven’t gone so long without going to the doctors for one thing and another. Interesting you say about soya , I will make research but I find that other milks don’t suit my cup of tea other than a particular brand of soya .
Okay, I’m sorry but all of your “substitutes” for cow milk are even more harmful for our health. Not to mention, you should be ashamed recommending almond milk as it is potentially destroying the planet!
Almond milk is the reason for California’s drought condition, and also the death of millions of bees!
Soy milk is terrible for our hormonal system. You talk about metabolic disturbances caused by cow milk. Have you even looked into the health effects of the alternatives you are suggesting!?
If you had any knowledge of agriculture, it takes 2,350 gallons of water per pound of meat and lots of gallons of water per gallon of milk. Stop saying almonds are causing a drought. That’s like leaving a hose on and telling someone they have to fix their dripping faucet. Same thing with eggs. Honey isn’t bad it’s good actually. Although it’s inhumane, I don’t mind it. COWS ARE FED SOY DUMBASS ALL THAT STUFF STAYS IN YOU!!!
you should drink some milk or something, Matthew. I agree that Roo made some thin points, but you seem unnaturally angry. lack of dairy is as much the reason as any cause/effect provided in this blog.
Gynecomastia is the abnormally large growth of breast tissue in boys and adult men. Most often gynecomastia is associated with an imbalance between the hormones testosterone and estrogen. Soy contains a variety of chemicals, including phytoestrogens, or “plant estrogens.”Sep 21, 2015
can you provide any proof for any of your bs claims? Milk consumes milk from bones? Should we compare bone density? Milk have been used by humans from the begining of civilisation: sumerians, egyptians , hebrew and many others drank milk (if they could afford it). Now I know they did know some of the things we know but if it caused so much illness you would think they would have stopped it. Also stop with the whole lie about milk being for calves. milk for calves has colustrum which is not good for us. And a cow produces milk daily if well fed calf or no calf. So eat your almond milk (that tastes like crap) but do stop with all the lies!
Osteoporosis is highest in milk-drinking countries. Bam you lost.
Once again. Where’s your proof?
Osteoporosis also tends to occur in older folk. Generally, first world countries are more likely to have many people that can afford milk, as well as longer average life expectancies, hence more elders. Correlation may be present, but that doesn’t mean causation is.
Also, what the heck is a “milk-drinking country???” You think milk is the only drink people ever have in some countries? Even if the “facts” in the articles are true, which would require credible, solid, backed-up evidence to prove, there are many, MANY things way worse than milk that you can put in your body.
Take, for example, Mountain Dew. Someone sued the company for damages after finding a dead rat in their drink. Dew’s defense? The rat would have dissolved.
Milk and yogurt consumption are strongly protective of hip fracture. (Cheese and butter were not associated.)
Sorry OP. The data says otherwise.
J Bone Miner Res. 2014 Aug;29(8):1756-62. doi: 10.1002/jbmr.2219.
Protective association of milk intake on the risk of hip fracture: results from the Framingham Original Cohort.
Sahni S1, Mangano KM, Tucker KL, Kiel DP, Casey VA, Hannan MT.
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Abstract
Dairy foods are rich in bone-beneficial nutrients, yet the role of dairy foods in hip fracture prevention remains controversial. Our objective was to evaluate the association of milk, yogurt, cheese, cream, and milk + yogurt intakes with incident hip fracture in the Framingham Original Cohort. A total of 830 men and women from the Framingham Original Cohort, a prospective cohort study, completed a food-frequency questionnaire (1988 to 1989) and were followed for hip fracture until 2008. In this population-based study, Cox-proportional hazards regression was used to estimate hazard ratios (HR) by categories of energy-adjusted dairy intake (servings/wk), adjusting for standard confounders and covariates. The exposure was energy-adjusted intakes of milk, yogurt, cheese, cream, and milk + yogurt (servings/wk). Risk of hip fracture over the follow-up was the primary outcome; the hypothesis being tested was formulated after data collection. The mean age at baseline was 77 years (SD 4.9, range 68 to 96). Ninety-seven hip fractures occurred over the mean follow-up time of 11.6 years (range 0.04 to 21.9 years). The mean ± SD (servings/wk) of dairy intakes at baseline were: milk = 6.0 ± 6.4; yogurt = 0.4 ± 1.3; cheese = 2.6 ± 3.1; and cream = 3.4 ± 5.5. Participants with medium (>1 and <7 servings/wk) or higher (≥7 servings/wk) milk intake tended to have lower hip fracture risk than those with low (≤1 serving/wk) intake (high versus low intake HR 0.58, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.31-1.06, p = 0.078; medium versus low intake HR 0.61, 95% CI 0.36-1.08, p = 0.071; p trend = 0.178]. There appeared to be a threshold for milk, with 40% lower risk of hip fracture among those with medium/high milk intake compared with those with low intake (p = 0.061). A similar threshold was observed for milk + yogurt intake (p = 0.104). These associations were further attenuated after adjustment for femoral neck bone mineral density. No significant associations were seen for other dairy foods (p range = 0.117 to 0.746). These results suggest that greater intakes of milk and milk + yogurt may lower risk for hip fracture in older adults through mechanisms that are partially, but not entirely, attributable to effects on bone mineral density.
© 2014 American Society for Bone and Mineral Research.
people are doing less weight bearing activity lately, they have many more sedentary jobs which put them at risk for bone fracture. They are also living longer and taking other medications like serotonin reuptake inhibitors which decrease hormones in their bodies . Lowered estrogen and testosterone levels also cause the body to lose bone density. There are many confounding factors that are not considered in these studies. If they also controlled for other outlying factors which caused a decrease in bone density over time, the study might have some reliability or actual causal relation.
I had a car wreck and fractured my kneecap. The specialist x-rayed and ask me how much milk I drank. I told about 1 1/2 gal. a week. He looked at me and said “keep it up.” Within to weeks my knee had healed back together. So don’t tell me cows milk is bad for you. I have health problems but none stemming from milk, its called OVEREATING. I also grew up on raw cows milk and homemade butter, which by the way, is better for you than olio or margarine either one
And that thing about rGBH. It can only affect humans if the hormone is injected via IV. When the hormone is consumed by injestion, it is simply broken down and passed out of the body via urine. Check your facts OP.
Cows milk is for baby cows, not us. Get that into your head.
I agree completely.
me too
I wish I could still drink my mum’s milk
there you have it. irrefutable evidence.
Milk is for the White race; we are biologically suited for its consumption – simply look to different rates of lactose intolerance between races, and not that the White man is definitively adapted to dairy consumption.
Biology aside, you mention that milk-drinking is a “cultural phenomenon” – yes, it is a part of our culture, and culture is important. You, rat of Judah, vile deceiver, can scurry back to Palestine if you do not like the White man’s “cultural phenomena”. We will be very happy with our milk.
Good keep drinking the milk white man. Then maybe you’ll die sooner and the world can be a better place. ?
White people dont make the world worse. Damn Jews cause all the greed. Look at banks. Ever heard of the rothschilds?
All of you are racist XXXXX. Grow up and stop arguing about something almost completely irrelevant to the main topic.
Ally you really got to stop loathing your black skin and features. Stop being envious that you are not white. That computer you are typing on invented by white men, that car you drive(unless you are in some non white throwback country), flight,white man,polio vaccine, that cell phone, phone and the list goes on and on. If caucasians did disapear the whole world would look like Zimbabwe. You hateful little racist.
I believe ally is white.
Ever heard of goats milk? It is a common drink in the Middle east and Asia as well as other places. So your white man point is invalid you racist XXXX.
– A white guy
Look up the 25 year study China did and drink a gallon of milk while you’re at it. She is simply trying to help our country by informing them with facts. You can take your racism back to your dairy farm.
it is not racism it is a physiological fact that most blacks, arabs and jews cannot digest milk due to lactose intolerance. they simply lack the enzyme to digest milk sugar.
*facepalm* if most races can’t digest it, it is 100% unnatural for humans and can’t be good for us.
“it is not racism it is a physiological fact that most blacks, arabs and jews cannot digest milk due to lactose intolerance. they simply lack the enzyme to digest milk sugar.”
Arabs and Jews drink a lot of milk, they just prefer to drink ‘Leben’ which is not the conventional form of milk you commonly find in the West. What study says that? From my personal experience having lived in the Middle East and the West for a decade, I’ve found more people are lactose intolerant in the West, but that’s only personal experience.
I’m white, from eastern europe actually, and I do not like the feeling milk gives me, but yet I thrive on red meat and vegetables, also rice and quinoa. So ya, I agree everyone has their own perfect diet. I discovered mine when I tried the blood type diet, it’s been 15 months and you couldn’t get me to stop it. W
Just shut up. Milk drinking is unnatural. We are known herbivores, yet we still eat meat. Look at the longedt living society on earth. No medicine… Just food. They don’t drink milk. Eat meat and eggs. They average half an egg a days worth of animal products.
Please feel free to continue your moral outrage of milk being unnatural as you express your comments on a computer manufactured through the processing of raw materials and refining them, most probably made in China flying halfway across the world whilst to be delivered to you so you may communicate with people in countries all over the world maintained by vast infrastructure and satellites in the sky orbiting our earth. Because that’s natural.
There a lot of things we do that seem unnatural, I love milk, drink it everyday, anyhow frankly speaking the evidence is inconclusive but I personally don’t believe milk is unhealthy since so many drink it. There are so many other factors involved, and these studies don’t take into account personal diet, personal lifestyles, what is this fracture business? That’s bull, did they measure every fall each person has ever taken and measure the pressure of that fall on their bones compared to others? No. Milk can be unhealthy if it’s not suited for your diet, or if you’re lactose intolerant, however not everyone is the same, so diet’s differ, and telling people otherwise is not natural, well it’s natural of human nature. Nature is different in many ways.
I actually believe there is merit to that. Asians hardly consume any dairy and are extremely dairy sensitive.
I am a pescetarian.I eat a alot of soured milk that is only produced in Sweden and Finland and it is great. I also eat cheese. I don´t eat more than 4 eggs a week and off coarse no meat or poultry. Milk is not natural for humans to drink but off coarse butter, fat cheese and fat cream is. I hate all theese meat eater diets and vegan diets the only ones I CAN RESPECT ARE PESCETARIAN AND OVO LACTO VEGETARIAN DIETS. THE REST TAKE PILLS TO GET NOURISHMENT.
No. They only thing a vegan can’t get is b12 and this is caused by the fact we wash the bacteria off our food. Veganism is much more sustainable for a body. Vegans live longer too. Tell me what a vegan can’t get from their diet.
Vegans also get b12, from soy based foods….everything we thought we knew about health and food is a lie, we’re herbivores and we’re killings ourselves because the medical industry and meat/dairy industry wants to line their pockets with your money.
It’s a known fact that blood type 0 individuals would die years earlier if they did not consume meat, type A thrives on vegetables and dairy.
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What can’t a vegan get from their diet? Joy, that’s what.
boom! toni hit it.
joy, and a sense of respect for others, i could add. veganism seems to be about as much to do with personal diet, as it is to telling other people that they’re scumbags for eating meat.
guess what, Matthew? we don’t care. meat is delicious.
Calcium supplements have now been shown to possibly cause heart attacks and strokes. If milk (as dietary calcium) is not good for our bones, how should we get the amount of calcium and vitamin D that’s recommended? I’ve limited sugar and sodium (losing weight in the process) but my last bone density scan wasn’t good. I walk every day. Now I’m confused. What should I do?
Look up vegan calcium sources on google, you’ll find a lot of information! And vitamin D is produced by your body, so go out in the sun, 20 minutes every day and you’ll be fine! It’s really not that hard 🙂
it is if you live in sun-avoiding areas… way to rub it in.
but on the “god” put everything we need to be healthy on the earth. that includes animals to eat, right? right.
Green leafy vegetables contain readily bioavailable calcium, for example. And yes, google for more sources. All the best!
We get Vitamin D from the sun. God put everything we need to be healthy and to heal in the earth.. Just study Biology
I completely agree. I needed a good website to show my mom that since I’m vegan. If I don’t drink milk I wont be deprived of certain nutrient. But since me explaining that cows milk is the cows and human is humans. Did not convince her I had to show her real evidence. But I wanted to suggest that you look into a vegan lifestyle. For many reasons like the health benefits, our earth and most importantly what the animals have to go thru. Just like how eggs are not that great for you. After all they are chickens periods. But after you watch what the animals go thru it’s very difficult to look at meat or eggs and be like yummm. I get you might think that I’m just a crazy person who loves animals but I actually don’t even really love animals it just after you look at the facts and everything else you can make a good decision. I’m not trying to convert you to be vegan or anything. But I think it would be nice if everyone gets a fair chance to see what’s really going on so if you have some extra time I would be very pleased if you looking into some facts and stuff and maybe some documentary son Netflix or Earthlings is a good documentary. Thx. For your time But also don’t forget the health benefits. I’ve only been vegan for 4 months but I feel so much better. If you do look into it please contact me and tell me how you feel about it at ni**********@*****ok.com
you feel so much better. well, if that isn’t conclusive evidence, i don’t know what is!
you want to be vegan? cool.
but the preaching is rubbish. it should be tolerated as much as someone telling someone else that their religion is the only correct religion.
i personally think you’re just a crazy person who doesn’t love animals.
I come form a family of doctors and nutritionists. None of us drink milk, but we do occasionally eat cheese and yoghurt.
None of us have any illnesses and I can’t remember the last time any of us got a flu or cold.
Milk is simply not required to live a healthy life. Whether you drink it or not is an informed choice. You’re not going necessarily get healthier or sicker either way.
Remember that nutritionists have got it wrong many times. Remember the margarine revolution? Replace saturated fats with trans fats. By hey, margarine is good for you.
Here’s my pros and cons. As you can see, I don’t think there is many pros.
Bovine milk cons:
– Bovine milk is one of the biggest allergens in the world. Some infants don’t tolerate cow’s milk well.
Eczema is a very common side effect of milk protein (casein). I myself get fairly bad eczema when I consume dairy.
– Almost all humans are lactose intolerant, just in varying amounts. As humans mature we produce less lactase when we get older.
– Bovine milk is mucous forming. This is the body’s way of ridding a foreign substance- by producing mucous. Dairy is one of the first things advised to cut out
if you suffer sinus infections or other sinus problems.
– Milk naturally contains a lot of hormones (lactation produces hormones). Teenagers experiencing acne are often advised to stop (or drastically reduce) milk consumption to help normalise hormone levels. Often acne improves when cutting down dairy.
– Milk is a retail processed product – homogenisation (reducing fat particle size so fat stays suspended) & pasteurisation are both unnatural.
Pasteurisation also destroys all the beneficial microbes in the milk.
– Milk doesn’t contain much magnesium, so the calcium absorption isn’t high. Further to this, it’s often fortified with Vitamin D to replace the vitamin D that was
lost during pasteurisation
– Animal husbandry is the single biggest contributor to global warming
Bovine milk pros:
– Infant formula. For those that can’t breastfeed, infant formula is the most readily available alternative.
Other arguments:
– Milk is acid forming. All animal protein is deemed acid forming and the theory is that calcium is leeched to “buffer” (neutralise) acids. This itself has never
been proven so it shouldn’t be used in any argument for milk. Supposedly plant-based proteins are digested differently and are not acid forming.
Usually when using the term “acid forming” we refer to the residual contents left over after complete digestion. Take lemons for example, very acidic (due to citric acid), but deemed alkaline due to the very high potassium content.
– Drinking another mammals milk is unnatural. It’s very unnatural as a bovine calf has very different requirements to a human baby. All animals in the animal kingdom
ween themselves off milk never to drink it again. Camel milk is a new trend too. I just don’t understand it.
Would you drink a glass of dog’s milk? What about horse milk? It just doesn’t make sense, and even though humans are adaptable, nature just didn’t intend for it to be that way (drinking another mammals milk).
almost all humans are lactase intolerant? such a big claim! In America where there are the biggest percentage they have just 20% intolerant while in Eurasia is close to 0. Just because you do not understand some basic facts on milk does not make you intolerant:
1. there are foods like tomatoes and sour things that do not mix well with milk
2. milk will cause you to vomit toxic stuff you ingest, from too much alcohol to bad food to others. this is not a bad things as those can cause sickness later.
3. milk is not to be taken with certain medicine as it nullifies some or all of their effect
and yes goat milk is more tolerable for a number of reasons but it also the lowest in vitamins and fat and proteins.
75% of the world is lactose intolerant. Is Europe and the US all that matters? 3 of 4 is “most,” last I checked.
Exactly. Almost everyone is lactose tolerant. Some just handle a higher load better.
Don’t believe me? Drink 1L of milk in a sitting. Did you end up a bit gassy and bloated?
Hey, we just learned about what you did in Civics! It’s called stacking the cards. If you want people to take you seriously, at least TRY to seam unbiased. You gave like 15 cons an “other arguments,” which happened to all be bad, and ONE SINGLE PRO…
Let me show you what I mean if what you did was reversed.
Milk cons:
“ruinourbones.com” says that milk is bad.
Milk pros:
RECOMMENDED by most doctors
If milk was bad for us, our bodies would have adapted through natural selection and given us the instinct NOT to drink milk. However, humans have evolved and developed enzymes which break down milk and use the healthy parts.
(Insert more good stuff here)
Other, completely unbiased, facts:
Milk is good for you.
Milk is not in any way, shape, or form, bad for you.
See what I mean? Now, I’m not saying all of those are true, in fact, most were made up on the spot. However, the second to last fact for the good side is true.
Well yes, not deliberately stacking the cards, but there is only one pro in my view.
Many women can’t (or find it difficult) to breastfeed. Infant formula is a lifesaver. There are other alternatives, but they are expensive.
I just found you on line, wish I would have know about you before. I have extreme, as stated by medical experts oste. I have been on infusions, pills, watch my diet, have never since adulthood drank glasses of milk, but used it on deserts, in soups. ect. I had a dexa scan in 2015, and am not eligible again until 2017. I have medicare and united health care, I have ordered and take twice daily TrueOster. In 2017 when I can have a scan if I have not improved will your garentee be good?
I have just read the article about cows milk which has left me astounded! I am 55 recently diagnosed with ostioporosis and determined not to take the poison doctors prescribe for it. However I have been drinking smoothies with essential,fruits and of course cows milk. I now intend to change to almond milk or soy which I do buy as well. Thank you for this informative article all these tips are so welcome and I hope so many other women and men are helped by your knowledge thank you so much ?
do your research regarding the problems with soy milk, it is not a good substitute due to estrogen-like compounds which may increase your chance of breast cancer, then there is the GMO argument among others.
Soy causes breast cancer = MYTH. Plant estorgen is not the same as that of a mammal. Google it:)
Most soy milk has a pH of 6.0 (acidic) Guess what else has that pH…
You guessed it! The normal ciw’s milk that is like three dollars cheaper and isn’t advertised all that much because, to the article’s autgor’s amazement, no one needs to convince you that it is healthy, unlike…
You guessed it! Soy milk!
Kinda similar to the lady lighting up a smoke on get 101 birthday. now, I’ve researched quite a few things. I’m not a vegetarian, vegan, or even really cut back on dairy. I also smoke on occasion. But I stated research due to my twin girls really bad skin condition. I learned a few things.. First off, the things these doctors prescribed them were almost as bad as the eczema condition.. Ooozing sores all over the place. Once I left the military, I ended up with a great deal of time on my hands. Started really looking at their conditions. My first similarity that I found was dairy.. Amazingly I discussed it with the doctor and he suggested it want to that point. But he subscribed steroid creams that thin the skin and remove pigment.. My girls looked like burn victims. So eventually I convince my wife. Skin gets remarkably better. Started growing and buying organic… And you see minimal issues a year into it. I even began making my own salve. Granted in a week, if I wanted, I could show you how bad it used to be. Really need to do some research on the fda, sugar industry, dairy, soy, and America’s meat production. It’s remarkable how the country works.. Granted there’s allot of incomes at stake, with farmers.. But then there’s allot of people taking complete advantage of farmers. Subsidizing hits hard in dairy, meat, and especially corn. We feed corn to the animals.. These animals aren’t supposed to eat corn… They eat……….. Grass! Pretty simple stuff. We shove corn down their throats.. It increases e-coli “Grain does not specifically promote the growth of E. coli O157:H7, but it increases the chance that at least some E. coli could pass through the gastric stomach of humans,” Russell says. “The carbohydrates of hay are not so easily fermented, and hay does not promote either the growth or acid resistance of E. coli. When we switched cattle from grain-based diets to hay for only five days, acid-resistant E. coli could no longer be detected.”
They know this stuff.. They just control the ones regulating our food.
Like I said, I drink milk.. Probably have cut back quite a bit.. I eat beef and chicken. But recently started buying organic. And honestly you can feel the difference when you handle it, and taste the difference. So to me, it’s a better end product. And I smoke.. Not saying ones better than the other. But the western diet will kill you. And there’s solutions here. Soy products.. Well, honestly the gmo soy products can go **** themselves. It’s sad what they do to American farmers.. Stopped buying round up too. Educate yourself. Granted… I see the article you obviously read. So, not just trash talking. And I’m not saying this guy presented a remarkable argument. But this was something I was already aware of. The information is out there. And really gets strange when you start digging. But try that organic stuff. Also helps farmers btw. Thinking you’ll like it way way more.
Remember “Got Milk?”. Right, no advertisement need.
Another hoax?
“So the very same calcium that our bones need to stay strong is utilized to neutralize the acidifying effect of milk.” This is incorrect, earlier on they stated that milk raises the pH of the body, which is true since milk is alkali but raising the pH means making it less acidic as pH 1 is a strong acid and pH 14 is a strong alkali. This statement makes me doubt the accuracy of the rest of the article.
I am 68. I have just been diagnosed with barely exceeding the limit for osteoporosis on my current dexascan. I have included milk and milk products in my diet for my entire life. I have a difficult time believing some of the opininons expressed here. I love milk & do not plan to stop drinking it anytime soon or until I personally can see specific evidence it is not good. My GP Dr told me to get more weight bearing excercise, eat more leafy greens and yogurt which I am now doing, along with more exercise. Walking is not enough exercise. My hemitology Dr told me to take Tums, really? A nurse friend of mine younger than I am took Tums for a very long time and got too much calcium, then recently had a triple bypass. The side effects with every one of those bone building prescriptions are just not worth the risk to me. We must remember our bones are made up of numerous other minerals other than calcium and if we dont have the right minerals present with the calcium, we wont absorb it anyway.
I also have had Pernicious Anemia for over 30 years. I require B12 injections to make red Blood cells as I dont absorb B12, so I know a bit about what we need to utilize the minerals in the food we eat.
My Dad was an avid milk drinker and lived to 90 with no problems. My Mother was not a milk drinker and lived to 88 with no calcium or bone related problems. They were both very physically active until they passed. If you dont work your bones, they wont work for you whether you drink milk or not and I think thats true for your entire body.
All I can say now is thank you hiling99 for your comments.
I would like to add that I am very disappointed to read some of these comments that sound so vicious and angry regarding one anothers personal preferences and freedom to have them. Why do we all have to think alike and all have the same beliefs? Ayeyiyi!
Your parents probably ate leafy greens that are packed with calcium. This is a much better delivery system for calcium than cows milk. If you’ve always had dairy in your diet, why do you have bone problems?
Milk is actually acidic, look it up.
Milk is one of the things you are supposed to pour on exploded acidic battery to balance it’s ph.
oops, sorry, that was alkaline batteries. However, most soy milk has a pH of 6.0 (acidic) Guess what else has the pH…
You guessed it! The milk that is like three dollars cheaper and isn’t advertised all that much because no one needs to convince you that it is healthy, unlike…
You guessed it! Soy milk!