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
Did anyone else find it ironic (albeit a bit sad) that the writer, who refuses to drink dairy, got osteoporosis and somehow thinks it’s evidence to support her claims?
One last random thought. I hear people say stuff like milk and eggs aren’t “made for people” to eat. Really though what is actually made with the intention of being eaten by a human being?
Fructose in fruits causes diabetes. Also there’s amygdalin in tons and tons of “edible” plants all over the world, including apple seeds and when that stuff comes into contact with a human digestion enzyme it turns into CYANIDE. No joke look it up. (No it doesn’t kill you so don’t freak out)
Humans/human ancestors have been eating meat since about 2.5 million years ago so this whole its unnatural thing just needs to go. Meats and other animal products can be crazy good for you when eaten in correct proportions.
ALSO ALSO if anyone responds with go read “The China Study” or anything said by Dr. Campbell please just stop and do yourself a favor. Go look up one of the many times what he’s said has been refuted. The raw data did not support his claims. Seriously it’s almost like the vaccines cause autism B.S. again…(OK that might’ve been tasteless but there are definitely parallels to be drawn there)
Does anyone think it’s ironic when non-smokers who claim that smoking is bad for you get lung cancer? No? And when the smoker who lives to a ripe old age of 100 with no health problems at all? Drinking milk only increases the risk of osteoporosis. It doesn’t mean if you drink it you will get it or if you don’t drink it you won’t get it. Just like smoking doesn’t mean you will definitely get lung cancer or non-smoking means you won’t get it. Also, the reader may not have always avoided milk – probably grew up drinking it like most of us which could have contributed to their osteoporosis now.
Right. The key is moderation in any thing we eat or drink. Of course fruit was made for us to eat. So are plants. And so is meat. However, I don’t eat meat because of the way the animals are treated and the fact we don’t need to eat it for a healthy diet. We’re omnivores and have the ability to choose. In caveman times sometimes we wouldn’t see food for days so meat was a good source of energy during that time…. But milk was made for calf’s to drink. If Humans needed milk all their lives for a healthy diet then mum’s would constantly have to breast-feed.
When My son was 8 Yrs old he was very Thin and I thought something was wrong with him as he had a poor appetite! I took him to childrens hospital and the doctor told me to stop giving him Milk .It wasn’t good for his digestive system.He could not tolerate it///So! I would not let him drink milk .OH! A little on his cereal….. he did. Today he is 51 Yrs old and it hasn’t hurt hm one bit.
In response to your thing about the china study: the same goes for the studies that claim milk is healthy. The only 2 or 3 studies that milk-health claims are based on and are repeated by everyone are known to have incomplete data that is manipulated (in a non-scientific way) and even then their positive results weren’t actually significant enough to make any claims either. Their raw data didn’t show any positive results at all. In contrast to the few independent studie that haven’t been manipulated and show health risks.
OMG I am 52 & vegan. found out I have osteoporosis and compression fractures in my spine! before you veghaters start hating I have severe seizure disorder and have taken a med for about ten years that causes metabolic acidosis. do you know what else causes metabolic acidosis???
Spit actually does have healing properties… It has trace amounts of growth hormone as well as antibacterial properties. Why do you think the mouth is the second fastest healing thing on the human body?
Also https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22081694
For people who don’t like clicking on random links this is a medical website stating that milk is non-acidic and also does not cause a release of acids when metabolized so the whole acidic breakdown thing is totally bogus….
This is the same FDA and USDA that tell us that legumes/beans and other plants are “incomplete proteins” and we need to eat animal protein to survive. And yes it acidic. You are not a nutritional analyst so don’t go pulling poor credentials from a government website that is ultimately ran by Monsanto.
Without iron supplements it actually is pretty difficult to be healthy without eating meat. I also like how this article claims that almost all milk is treated with rBST and rBGH. Now I live in a farming community so maybe I’m spoiled but every milk carton I’ve ever seen has had the words “not treated with rBST or rBGH”. The article also says that all animal proteins are acidic, then why do bodybuilders, most of whom consume 200+ grams of protein EVERY day, have extremely high bone density on average? They aren’t eating 6 pounds of black beans every day i can tell you that. They’re eating chicken, beef, fish, pork, dairy, and maybe 25% of that protein comes from vegetables, grains, and fruits.
No it is not. 40% of people in India are vegetarian/vegan and have been for countless generations without any problems. Simply put: eat vegetables with dark green leaves and you’ll get enough iron, calcium, et cetera. It’s not difficult at all: “eat food, mostly plants, not too much.”
You don’t get the absurd amount of protein you need for body building out of your normal meals. They use protein supplements (shakes) for that, and these are nearly always plant based as it’s the most efficient way to create proteins. So I seriously doubt your 25% claim, it’s more likely to be 75%.
Apart from that, high bone density in athletes in general is an survival/adaptive mechanism as well: you’re constantly putting high strains on your bone structure, so your body compensates for it by increasing bone density. Broken bones are bad for survival in the short term. That doesn’t mean it’s healthy, because that calcium, etc. could be needed elsewhere in your body as well and could have long term effects. What you say shows your body takes care of short term threats first, not that there are no threats. A lot of body builders develop all kinds of health problems later in life.
Red meat has certain fats that are essential for a healthy diet which you won’t find in plants. Also red meat is the richest source of vitamin b12 which is essential for proper brain function
It took me a while to decide the legitimacy of this article, but now I know for a fact its BULLXXXX. Because all you have to do is look who this site is sponsored by! Fox News, CNN, and the rest of those corporate LIARS!
I was allergic to milk when I was small, so according to your reasoning and how terrible milk is, it should have gotten worse? But no…drink it now every day.
OK! so you drink it everyday! But how old are you…..??? It may come back to bite you….
you lady, are a wacko
This article has nothing to do with allergies. Though, in fact, most of the worlds population can’t even digest diary. It’s only people with genes originating in Europe that have the ability to digest lactose.
To answer your specific question about allergies: what you are allergic to changes over your life, especially around puberty. Many people who can’t deal with milk when they are young grow over that. But just because you don’t get an allergic reaction to it anymore, doesn’t mean it has suddenly become healthy.
That’s like claiming you used to cough when you started smoking, but now you smoke every day and you don’t have to cough when you inhale smoke anymore, so it must be healthy after all.
I have read this article and find it is flawed. It is based on assumptions that have used data that is incomplete or just plain inaccurate. This kind of thinking leads to urban myths and a reduction in public health. here is a link which provides good evidence to the benefits of milk including cows milk. https://www.livescience.com/36512-experts-explain-milk-health-benefits-risks.html
I would further like to add that a balanced diet is the one which generally is best for people. One other thing. pasteurised foods tend to be safer.
I can understand why so many people are resistant to facts, when they’ve been taught that milk is good for you, that the calcium is needed to grow strong bones, that animal proteins are what the body needs, all their lives, and handed down for generations. Superstitions are passed down that way too. It’s hard to change beliefs.
Look at the scientific facts. Look at the credentials, look at the sponsors of the studies. Cows’ milk is for calves, and there’s no justification for the cruelty the cows endure to support a myth. If you want protein, get it from the earth (that’s where the animals got it in the first place, why not go to the source?) You’ll also get all the calcium you need from that primary source. Why do people eat meat? It’s “tradition,” it’s taste and texture. But it’s also totally unnecessary abuse and cruelty. Dairy farmers do “rape” cows about once/year to produce calves, removed at birth and some calves caged their entire lives to produce veal. The cows suffer from infected, painful and sore udders, and their milk is full of pus, white blood cells and bacteria. Is that what you want to drink? Is that what you want in your butter and yogurt and just about all processed foods? Sure, it’s pasteurized – think why it has to be. Strong bones? No. Needed protein? No. Harmful to humans? Absolutely.
Do we have to pasteurize fruits, vegetables and nuts? If milk is so good for us, why do we have to make it “safe” to drink?
Compare the studies but look at the sources of the information. There’s no doubt about the credibility of the large numbers of doctors who debunk the value of milk, and for good reason.
Well Wendy its nice that you are defending your position, but please some genuine citations from recognised sources if you please! I have shown you 1 highly recognised source which states that milk is good for you and there is no scientific doubt that humans have been harvesting milk for about 8 to ten thousand years. In fact mainstream science says the opposite to everything you claim. Stronger bones – True, Great source of protein – True harmful to humans – The Milk – not at all, Unpasteurised … cows are known to carry TB. Turns out that many vegetables undergo a process similar to pasteurisation due to the soil borne disease they carry, nuts are also treated. Did you know that there is a lobby group who claim that with the correct amplification you can hear carrots screaming as they are being picked? Did you also know that vegetables, especially rice, transmit more arsenic to humans than meat or fish?
Mainstream science says nothing of the sort, mainstream marketing keeps repeating the same few studies as so called proof. These are 2 or 3 studies that claim health benefits and they were not independent studies, are known to have incomplete and manipulated data (and not in the way you have to do in valid science), and even after manipulation their data didn’t show positives that were significant enough to base any decision on.
Mainstream independent science says that if we look at the results of those studies, even ignoring that the data is incomplete and manipulated, they are inconclusive. On the other hand, the few independent studies with real science have shown health risks.
Your claims after the stuff about pasteurisation get so irrelevant and illogical (that something is done mean that is good) that I’m not even going to respond to that.
Just because something is good for us doesn’t mean that we shouldn’t wash it off or clean it. Going off of this same logic one of the last things we should drink is water. Look at the lengths we go through to purify water. We go to greater lengths to purify water than we do to clean our fruits and vegetables. Is that to say that water is bad for us? Absolutely not. Also like Tim N, I’d like to see some of those “credible sources.”
It is important to note that what is said in this article is for store bought milk only. RAW milk from a responsible farmer who has healthy cows, is one of the most nourishing and building of drinks. RAW milk doesn’t erode and weaken bones, it doesn’t make your body acid and it doesn’t contribute to cancer, it protects from cancer and boosts the immune system. Stop drinking store bought milk, it is trash, drink RAW milk instead, it is what builds healthy calves and babies and will build strong and healthy young children, store bought milk will do the opposite. God gave us RAW milk and it has been building healthy bodies since He created man: don’t throw the baby out with the bath water….
No. That’s not true Tim. Nothing you’re saying here is scientifically supported.
Raw milk, and pasteurized milk do not contain nutritionally significant differences. Raw milk however is full of potential viruses, like bovine tuberculosis.
Milk, is not good for you. If god had a hand in any of this, it was giving women breasts, and their own milk. Why people like yourself instantly turn to the rational you have here is beyond me. We didn’t start milking cows until a thousand years ago. So how is god involved in that at all?
Rob your reply to Tim Mitchell is absurdly wrong. Here is a link and there are lots more. https://milk.procon.org/view.timeline.php?timelineID=000018
In fact milk is a great source of food and to be honest most of this entire site is dedicated to promoting urban myths. In other words Rob you are full of it.
The article looks good but there are many other factors not mentioned/Like Contaminants and other adiditives to the milk they didn’t have years ago
God gave us cancer too
Thank you for this article. I find it quite interesting. I also have a couple questions. You said that contrary to popular belief, milk is actually detrimental to the calcium supply in our bones, because the effect milk has on our metabolism actually works to deplete more calcium than the amount that the body actually absorbs. You said this is because animal based proteins upset the bodies PH level and calcium is then used to neutralize this upset, causing a reduction in calcium (which is primarily stored in our bones). First question: does this mean that every time I am eating an animal based protein (which I do very often), I am depleting the calcium supply in my bones? Second question, if we should not drink milk as a source of calcium, what is a good natural replacement (excluding vitamins because they are unnatural and the body tends to pee out most of the contents in a vitamin supplement anyways).
Thanks
Hi Sean, here are some great non-animal sources of calcium (and yes, animal protein in general has an acidic effect on the body causing calcium to be drawn out of the bones):
Many kinds of vegetables, particularly dark green ones like broccoli, kale, bok choy, watercress, mustard and turnip greens, collard and dandelion greens, also calcium-set tofu, various beans, almonds, oranges, figs, blackstrap molasses, fortified juices and non-dairy milks, and many others.
Do your own research before discrediting someone else’s. If you think that dairy cows aren’t used up for every drop of milk, THEN butchered for meat afterwards..you are living in some dreamland. The populations of our country alone demand milk and meat higher than our planet can naturally produce it..which lead to the mistreatment of the animals in order to produce the product. Big food companies don’t care about your health, just their profits. Let me ask you this…in most mammals when is milk produced?? Only when they are pregnant..so how are dairy cows able to produce so much milk?? They are constantly impregnated over and over again until their bodies can’t handle it anymore..then they are turned around and butchered. I used to live in a dream, believing our country treated animals right, because “great cheese comes from happy cows, & happy cows come from California”….right??? SO FAR FROM THE TRUTH. Milk is stolen from pregnant cows instilled with fear. On another note there is literally blood and pus in milk. The USDA ALLOWS 750,000 somatic cells per MILLILITER. (& this is for Grade A classification and after pasteurization) In fact the USDA allows all kinds of things to pass in our processed foods..bug wings in peanut butter, rodent droppings in others..everything is safe as long as it doesn’t hit a certain level they claim. I’d rather do without honestly. I am no vegan or vegetarian..in fact I thoroughly enjoy meat and cheese, to clarify. I just happen to be too smart for my own good and I like to know where things come from and why things are the way they are. A true scientist by nature…and let me tell you..the life we share on this planet is all but natural. We are the only species to nurse off another’s milk for “health”..Don’t get me wrong, there has been cases of other animals nursing other species, for example abandoned babies receiving care in the wild from another species, but it doesn’t happen on the regular. Just be open minded and look up things for yourself. Look at both sides of the argument and make your own decision. In 2016 being ignorant is YOUR OWN CHOICE! We live in an Information Age, so everything is at your fingertips. KNOWLEDGE, does a NATION good.
“…there have** been cases…”..not “has been” hahaha my bad.
Milk is not stolen from calves generally speaking, it is fed to the calves until they are of weaning age and then the farmer continues to milk the mothers until they fall pregnant again. A good responsible farmer will increase the nutrients of the feed to the mothers that they are milking to give them all that they need and rotate them around the paddocks to food that will give them what they need. Good healthy RAW milk from responsible dairy farmers is a healthy and building food and has been since the dawn of creation. The only problem is when we started to pasteurize the milk, killing all the enzymes and immune building components which makes milk good. Try raising a baby on almond milk, it will kill them. If it isn’t good as a replacement for a baby then it isn’t a good replacement for growing children. RAW milk is much less acidifying, than the rubbish that we buy in the store today, it does not cause cancer or deplete the calcium from our bones. Store bought milk is all that this article says it is, so don’t stop drinking milk, just find some good raw cows or goats milk….. from a responsible and sustainable farmer.
upon giving birth most mammals on the planet naturally have “RAW” milk! Their “raw” milk is specifically formulated and strictly meant for their own offspring and species! PERIOD!
That’s how nature works on planet earth!
Humans have NOT been drinking cows milk since the “dawn of creation” !!! Humans have been breastfeeding from cows for about 7500 years (hardly the dawn of creation) and it started in Europe due to famine poverty desperation and stupidity!!! God gave gorillas giraffes dogs cats etc. etc. etc. “RAW” milk upon giving birth, should humans drink from them too?! I’m pretty sure some morons would drink milk from just about any creature but does it mean we all should?! Does it make it right?!?
The cow is not your mother!!! (unless she is!?) and if you are over the weaning age you’re too old to breastfeed! It’s preverted!!!
Milk is baby food!!!! And a mothers milk is for her baby only!!! PERIOD!!!! It’s really pretty simple!
Would you drink “RAW” milk from another human?!?
Upon giving birth most mammals on the planet naturally have “RAW” milk! Their “raw” milk is specifically formulated and strictly meant for their own offspring and species! PERIOD!
That’s how nature works on planet earth!
Humans have NOT been drinking cows milk since the “dawn of creation” !!! Humans have been breastfeeding from cows for about 7500 years (hardly the dawn of creation) and it started in Europe due to famine poverty desperation and stupidity!!! God gave gorillas giraffes dogs cats etc. etc. etc. “RAW” milk upon giving birth, should humans drink from them too?! I’m pretty sure some morons would drink milk from just about any creature but does it mean we all should?! Does it make it right?!?
The cow is not your mother!!! (unless she is!?) and if you are over the weaning age you’re too old to breastfeed! It’s preverted!!!
Milk is baby food!!!! And a mothers milk is for her baby only!!! PERIOD!!!! It’s really pretty simple!
Tim, in the vast majority of dairy farms, cows do not “fall pregnant again.” Soon after they have given birth and had their calf taken from them, they are placed in a contraption known colloquially in the dairy industry as a “rape rack,” and artificially inseminated with a sperm gun that is shoved elbow-deep into her vagina, in order to keep her milk production high, continuous, and profitable to the farmer.
Tim, in the vast majority of dairy farms, cows do not “fall pregnant again.” Soon after they have given birth and had their calf taken from them, they are placed in a contraption known colloquially in the dairy industry as a “rape rack,” and artificially inseminated with a sperm gun that is shoved elbow-deep into her vagina, in order to keep her milk production high, continuous, and profitable to the farmer. The cow then goes through another pregnancy, another birthing, her calf is taken away again, and her milk is sold to human beings. This cycle continues for 4-6 years, until her milk production slows down so that she is no longer profitable, and then she is taken to the slaughterhouse and turned into hamburger. Cows live a natural lifespan of about 25 years.
This is accurate. In addition, when the calves are taken away, a plastic spike ring is fastened to their noses to prevent them from feeding off the lactating mother (it pricks the mother, causing her to pull away).
Sometimes these are fastened so tight, they pierce the calf’s nose.
In addition, the lactating cows are are shockingly thin and unhealthy because all of the nutrients that are injested are used in the production of milk.
I recommend you search images of both of these so you can see a glimpse into this filthy business that is, the milk industry.
raising babies on almond milk will kill them? so only cows milk is ok for children? what? you cant do that with cows milk either.
This is untrue: milk is not produced by pregnant cows. Milk is produced by cows who, having been pregnant, have recently given birth – milk is food for baby cows, not foetuses. So, milk is not stolen from pregnant cows. It is stolen from calves, who are no longer allowed to drink the food specially formulated for them… Please give people accurate information when you are trying to persuade them to your point of view…
How right you are about many things in your article……Do you know that Verments get into the Vats from the vineyards and they make juices and Drinks and jams & Jelly ……Well/Known companies!!!!!! They are suppose to have two guys on the boxes watching and they throw out the rats ,mice and snakes that get into the boxes.Some they miss///They just get ground up when they deliver to the companies that process them. What else are we eating that we don’t know about.? Best to grow your own then you know what’s in your products.
Happy cows come from Wisconsin.
From the quoted sources
Case-Control Study of Risk Factors for Hip Fractures in the Elderly:
Article above quotes: “Consumption of dairy products, particularly at age 20 years, was associated with an increased risk of hip fracture in old age.”
Does not mention that the reference also says:
“However, the quality of recalled data on dairy products and physical activity is questionable, and so our results for these two exposures should be interpreted with great caution”
“A recent longitudinal study of women in their 20s found that adjustment for protein intake increased the strength of the association between calcium intake and increased bone density (Recker RR, Davies M, Hinders SM, et al. Bone gain in young adult women. JAMA 1992;268:2403-8). Failure to adjust for the potential confounding effect of protein intake might explain the dairy product-hip fracture results in our study.”
“Our surprising findings could be due to chance or bias, particularly differential exposure misclassification and confounding. Nevertheless, there are plausible biologic reasons why overweight and dairy product consumption might be associated with an increased risk of hip fracture.”
Where are the links to these studies? Why are posting things on the Internet with out siting sources and backing up your statements. This is why some want regulation of the Internet and they may get it if people like you post this kind of crap without backing it up. Someone please, take it down.
Yes God gave us natural made milk from cows for calves to drink not humans. Were the only mammals that have sooo many diseases that we cant keep up with them n were also the only mammals that drink otha mammals milk raw or pasturised.
To me if u think bout it no it dsnt make sense why do we drink cows milk.
And i raised my 16yr old daughter on Goats milk only wen she was a toddler n so on.
And wen she was 5yrs old she tripped over on cement n her arm didnt break HER BONE BENT n had to b operated on to straighten it.
SO TO BE HONEST IM NOT SURE BUT I SUPPOSE EVERYTHING IN MODERATION IS THE BEST BET
What happened to freedom of speech????
I was looking something else up about milk and I got a bunch of these Vegan propaganda articles claiming milk is bad for you. At least for those of us who can tolerate lactose, it is good (in moderation, as with all things). I’ve been drinking it for years and my bones are in good shape and I’ve never noticed any negative sides to drinking it.
Not your mom, Not your milk. I am not vegan and can tell you that! Also, milk is bad did you not read the article? Geesh
For some reason I don’t think men are affected as much as Women with Osteo….I could be wrong but you don;t hear it as much! Why///Wonder if its a Hormonal thing
What a joke.
Of course milk is good for you! Calcium, Vitamin D, it has everything you need for strong bones and teeth, and the minerals your body needs! Now, almond milk, soy milk, and all those processed garbage milks are bad for you, but not cow’s milk. Especially if you get home-grown, or local cow’s milk that are grass-fed. Obviously, everything excessive is bad for you. Milk is good to drink in the mornings, or with other foods and liquids, but you should never eat or drink anything TOO much. 8 oz of milk a day is good for you, I’ve heard. Just remember ANYTHING, not just milk, is bad in excessive amounts for your body. You need variety in food, as well. According to studies, you shouldn’t overeat anything, even if it’s healthy, like fruits and vegetables. They are linked to certain diseases, and probably even cancer. Always include several minerals and vitamins in your diet, and try not to buy so much canned and processed food, unless you have to. Do not buy things with hydrogenated oils (such as soybean oil, cottonseed oil, palm oil, etc), as those are linked to diseases, as well. They are vegetable oils, but hydrogenated. Unless it says FERMENTED vegetable oil (such as “fermented sunflower oil”), then that’s fine. Stay healthy everyone, we’re all trying to survive in a disease-increasing and processed environment.
Vitamin D is added to milk in the United States. It is not naturally present in milk.
I’m glad someone else pointed out that milk contains 0% Vitamin D. It does contain B-12 though. However, I still prefer to avoid milk. I prefer to use whipping cream (35% fat) in coffee, and greek yoghurt (9% fat) on my muesli. I know, dairy is bad, ra ra ra. But fat is good.
They don’t feed cow’s milk to baby gorillas, or other mammals. So why would we want to drink it?
Milk doesn’t contain 0% vitamin D, that is only the filtered and destroyed fat free milk that you get in your local store. Vitamin D is naturally in the fats that are in the RAW milk and is higher when the grass is growing faster in the spring. The store bought milk is trash, if you want vitamin D and A and immune building compounds which build strong bodies…. and bones, get raw milk from a responsible farmer. Raw milk doesn’t make weak bones, it makes strong bones.
Thanks for the interesting article. I just want to say that correlation is not causation. If it were, I could point to all the people I know who have had plenty of milk in their lives and have strong bones. Like my 95-year old mom, who drank a cup of warm milk (she used powdered) every night for her whole life (on top of milk in cereal and coffee). She died at 95 without ever having broken or fractured anything in her body – and she worked outside until she was in her mid 80s – and actually fell to the ground several times.. (she was always running somewhere…). Not only did she not fracture or break any bones, but she rarely even bruised!! Nevertheless, what you say makes sense. I have osteoporosis. Almost every day I have a shake that consists of kale or collard greens, papaya, blueberries, banana, tumeric, a pinch of red pepper, ginger, and chia seed – and almond milk. I also have naturally sweetened (like Brown Cow) yogurt every day. Soy has been linked to health issues, so I don’t overdo it on that. I could find a more scientific source, but the Pritikin site notes that “many studies on soy-eating populations in Asia have found links between their diets and reduced risk of various diseases, including heart disease and cancers of the breast and prostate.” So, for me, moderation is key. I think exercise is key for bone health.. walking every day, weight-bearing exercise. All the best of all of you!!!
mmm you drank Almond milk///Your mother drank Powered milk///Theres the answer
Stop spreading your bullXXXX
Right? No sources or links to back up this article. Stupid people shouldn’t be allowed on the Internet.
So freedom of speech is bullXXXX then i take it.
N to be honest i didnt know stupid people werent allowed on the net thats all i see on there everyday.
N by the way wats ur IQ????
Did you cite anything in this entire article?
Hello,
I would like to ask if cottage cheese also affects the bones negatively. I rat this alot when I workout to recover.
Looking forward to your reply (and sorry if I missed the answer in the text).
Kind regards,
Daniel
I grew up on a dairy form and there were jokes about how much milk our family drank. My mother has severe osteoporosis and fractured her hip, and my father also had osteoporosis and a hip replacement. I wish I had had this information when I was much younger.
Thank you for sharing that////Goes to show!!!!
Debbie needs to read your article again………..By her comment she didn’t understand what you were saying! I liked you r artcle
I think you forgot to mention it also has casein in it. Also pus and blood. Casein causes cancer. Look it up if you don’t believe me. Its clearly written in wiki .
Casein on its own doesn’t cause cancer, but in tandem with complex sugars and fats (often also found in milk) it can lead to an increase in IGF-1 (insulin-like growth factor 1, a steroid-type protein with a superficial resemblance to insulin) production. IGF-1 leaves certain types of cells a more fertile environment for independently mutated cancers. Drinking fat-free milk could potentially negate this.
Also, seriously? Milk contains pus and blood? Are you XXXXting me? That’s like saying “beef contains horse” as a net statement because of that one manufacturing error in England. Pus and blood in your milk would be the result of poorly maintained machinery and/or a neglect of the dairy cows’ welfare.
Sorry to tell you but my friend works in a multi award winning butchers. Many cows have cancerous growths cut out and then the rest ends up on your plate.
The meat/dairy industry hide so much from the customer. It’s in their best interests to do so
Last I checked they don’t butcher dairy cows for milk and I don’t see the issue with cutting off cancer, it is not like cancer can be contagious… at least cross species anyway.
Every single Dairy cow ends up as a burger
I used to live on a dairy farm. None of our cows ended up as hamburgers or steaks. When they were to old to produce they lived out their lives peacefully and were buried on the farm.
You haven’t addressed either point. Also, what’s your point? Cancerous growths are difficult to process and generally disgusting.
You mean the part on wiki from “The Chinese Study”? The book is a joke written by a Vegan with an agenda. He believes in a low fat diet. This low fat crap is what has made everything half or no fat, but with four times the sugar. You cannot demonize a single aspect of our diet and reject it like that. The proper diet is to eat a range of everything( all in moderation ). We are omnivores, we have evolved eating whatever is available. The people with diet based health problems are those who haven’t properly diversified their diet or simply have bad genes. To be vegan you must eat many foods with planning else you will end up underweight and malnourished as many vegans do. Add just a little meat and fat to a vegan diet will greatly reduce the need to pay close attention to what you eat. On the flip side, going full carnivore isn’t so easy either. It’s a fine balancing act.
Why would we care about blood? Milk will pass on whatever might be in the blood anyway and we eat plenty of blood in meat. Pus isn’t much concern either, we discovered a great technique, it’s called pasteurization. If there is enough to make it taste funny, I’ll buy someone else’s milk.
So the obvious answer to the Western obesity rates is to consume more animal proteins as we have been doing? How is this going to change anything. Do research and don’t base the healthiest lifestyle in the world out of your own, ignorant opinion.
Tities
amazing
Unless the government gets to all the turtles in the form of medication
Turtles?
If your gonna do it just drink some titty milk, I’m sure it’s much needed! supply, demand, Tittie’s! What’s not to love. Jobs for everyone, we can just set up woman boobie factory’s, to make it more private! Oh, and have drive through tittie places, with organic boobie fruit flavored sanitizing lube. Now I understand our fascination with breasts! Thanks guys
I must say your comment is funny but then you are a Man!
Facts are facts, ignorance is ignorance, it’s either two jackasses, or people working for the milk company; u can lead a dumbass to beer, but you can’t stop a dumbass from drinking it. Either afraid of the truth or to damn dumb to comprehend!
You seem to be a loudmouth idiot
agreed
Good to see someone speak sense Jeremy
Morons to say that. Humans are the only people that drink from other species. This doesnt make sense! Why dont we just drink from rats then!? You say it is because they dont have milk, maybe they do, we don’t know, we only know that we aren’t suppose to drink from them. Same with cows and goats and anything else.
ANIMAL MILK IS BAD! Scientists have proven.
Smart
ANIMAL MILK IS BAD AND ANIMAL MEAT IS WORSE. YOU SHOULD EAT HUMAN MEAT INSTEAD OF ANIMAL MEAT OR DON’T EAT MEAT AT ALL!
LOL Thats not funny!
All mammals produce milk, even rats. However rats, unlike cows, wouldn’t produce enough to be worth harvesting. Also, people don’t like rats so it’d be hard to find a market for rat milk. Same issue with dogs and cats, too small. We could milk humans, but morals and health issues prevent that. We do milk sheep, goats, yaks, buffalo, horses, reindeer, llamas and camels. Basically, if it can produce enough milk to be worth it and isn’t a risk to milk (like an Elephant) then we probably milk it. Similarly, if it lays an egg (even snails), someone eats them.
Oh and milk is just a mixture of food. The fact it provides everything a young animal needs to live for the first years of its life is plenty to say it is very healthy, but it also says too much will make you grow as fast as that animal and calves grow fast.
This article is dum. You all so dum. Hairy booby titty milk saved my life. I had case of queefs and then i suck nipple of cow 12 times. I got super powers and was known as titty boob man who shoot laser beams out my foot long nippy nips. Milk is good for yall. Make you all big boom boom. you get all ya vitaminz and have a good tim. Stop being a bunch of cotton headed titty nuggets and suck yo titty boob milk
Yo what the heck u mean nippy titty milk is bad 4 u. Dont be bad bout sexy cow tits they hairy good make bones strong. Suck titty milk and you be good big and hairy cow nipps will help u. Milky tits have many good things and pills make u big boom boom. Ur queefs will be vitamin and more cow nip tit milk will make healthy boy cuz i suck milk tits since i young girl and my mommy says i big girl.
Hi. Milk is good for you. I love milk. Milk.
aw hell ya hairy booby titty milk
I’ll be laughing so hard, when all of you DIE of cancer or DIABETES!!!!
Why would you laugh? Ill laugh when you feel like XXXX when all the close minded people you care about die from not listening to the science. Your mean bro you deserve cancer
NICK M YOU IGNORANT SLUT DID YOU EVEN READ THE ARTICLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!
You all so dum. Milk makes everyone so happy and big and boomboom. i wish everyone lactate so i nipple suck everyone. hairy nipps make best milk all day me love much. lick them long time. long nipple is best. milk is best
Hairy cow nipple milk make me boom boom
Morons, why should we be drinking from other species? Do cow drink from goats?! NO!!! Ofc not. so shut up.
Get lost troll.
Why have they been adding aspartame to the milk aspartame has been linked to causing depression and several other disabilities???
You wrong. Nipple milk makes strong you good. Aspertame is good for me and my bones. You stupid
cotton headed niggy muggins
Is there no moderator on this website for trolls?
There’s nothing to be moderated here because we are busting out the truth. Sucking nipple of cow relieves your queef pain and make you big boom boom. Get it right, woman.
Nipple do me real good u all so dum
Hey everyone,
This article is completely false. I sucked on nipple of cow 42 times as boy, and I love it and im healthy very. Never break bones and i play many sports and run a lot. I don’t understand why you say it bad. Hairy cow nipple milk very good for me and everyone to get strong and big. Love milk and it very good.
Shut up, totally not true. Wait till you get cancer than lets see who is talking.
Don’t feed the trolls.
This was a great read, really. But where are your sources page? How did you get all this information? Especially about the study that had been done?
I really enjoyed the article. If you have ever watched cowpirisy you might understand why the push for milk exists. The industry is protected by government. It’s cow growth juice. Cows milk turns a 100lb calf into a 2000lb cow very quickly. So imagine the effect on the human body from those natural hormones.
I was curious about goats milk. We have gotten it from an Amish farm. Would that be a considerable substatute??
No it is still as bad. The only reason why cows are used for milk is because they produce such a high amount of it, so therefore more money. Milk from any animal other than your mother is in natural and not for you. Humans are not to drink another species Breast milk.
I agree. I also think humans are best to not eat another species meat. Only organic human meat for a healthy body.
Hi. This is fascinating stuff. I’ve obviously been lucky. I’m now 60 and have always drunk lots of tea with cows milk in (probably 8-9 cups a day). I use cow milk for making porridge, and on cereals too (I have porridge for breakfast most days). So far my only bone ‘problem’ has been a fracture in my foot about 30 years ago – due to a 3/4 ton mare standing smack on it, something that would no doubt cause damage to most people. Even so I’d like to reduce even if not totally eradicate my use of cow milk. I love goat milk but my only source of that would be from a shop. It’s also much more expensive than cow milk, and being semi-retired I live on a limited budget. I’ve tried soy milk for cereal etc and find that good, but in tea (good old fashioned camellia sinensis, none of the herbal or fruit teas as I’ve tried many and find them pretty revolting) I’ve tried soy, almond, rice etc and to me they all make the tea taste horrible They really do seem to have a strong taste of their own when used in tea. So – can you please tell me if there are any cow milk alternatives that DO work well in tea? I’ve yet to find one. I don’t like black tea (unless it’s Earl Grey which I like to drink occasionally but wouldn’t want all the time), so I need something to put in it. Thanks 🙂
Put in some plant based milk like soy, almond, oat, etc. Be creative.
My favorite is Oat milk it has great flavor and a thicker texture than some alternatives. I’m personally not a fan of almond milk because almonds are a water intensive crop and they are still grow frequently here even though we have been in a drought for many years now.
in California I mean
I disagree
This whole article is based on “belief”, written by “experts” (marketing experts).
Give me some sources, if you may 🙂
Show data and reliable stats prove your claims.
So, if a person who has osteoporosis, stops drinking milk, can bone density be restored?
Thanks for the insightful information on milk. I have always known that it is folly to get milk from an animal. No animal ever drinks human milk but we do theirs. At the time a child is weaned off breast milk, the child does not need any further milk again.
A citatiion is needed. What studies can you cite to support your statements above?
Thank you.
They throw around like two researchers’ findings from the entirety of the American Journal of Public Health. Aren’t those cherry-picked examples enough for you?
“I strongly suggest consuming only organic soy milk to insure it’s not made with genetically modified soy. ”
That goodness you said that. I was suspicious but open minded to what you were saying, but thankfully you corrected me. Now I know you are just one of those vegan hippies who believe we should all go back to eating nuts and berries in the plains of Africa. Of course milk is good for me, what was I thinking! Thanks again!
Vivian, I have several questions for you. In these studies about calcium loss in bones due to cow’s milk, do these studies take into account that most milk today comes fortified with the proper balance of vitamin D, which is essential to help absorb calcium into bones? That is also the case with taking calcium supplements today, whereas they include just the right amount of vitamin D to also help absorb the calcium into your bones.
Another fact is, with good health and a proper diet, your body should have a more alkaline ph balance, which will in turn help with more functions than just helping your body to absorb more calcium into your bones. For instance, if drinking milk in your breakfast, it is also recommended to eat a well balance meal, which includes fruit and citrus, which helps to lower the acid levels in your body. As you well know, eating/drinking too much of anything good or not good and not eating/drinking the other things that are essential for a proper nutritional balance to your diet, will cause various problems. It is possible to to showcase any food item and find it’s flaws. But taking it in moderation, along with a balance of other proper nutritional food items, will give the body proper protiens, carbs, amino acids, vitamins and minerals to feed cells, ward off baterias, fungals, etc, create essential amino acids internally and chemical reactions that the body needs to function optimally.
Here is my question to you to call you out on any underlying motives.
1.) Are you a vegetarian or vegan?
2.) Do you support or are a member of PETA?
3.) Do you get any monetary income or support from other alternative milk substitute companies?
I’m glad you could put my thoughts so eloquently. In my mind the results that “have been shown” by these “scientific studies” probably don’t take into context the inclusion of other directly related factors. Such as the inclusion of vitamins like D and C that help with Calcium absorption or offsetting acidity through consumption alkaline foods.
Too much of anything may be unhealthy, though studies usually take such imbalances to unrealistic extremes, the problem is most people don’t give enough attention to recognize and neutralize risk when it comes to their diet.
I know that countries that drink most milk have also the highest rates of osteoporosis. Nordic countries Sweden (3rd) Finland (4th) and Norway (5th) are on the list and in these countries vitamin D is added to milk
To support this article; the British Medical Journal concludes that “Increasing calcium intake from dietary sources or by taking calcium supplements produces small nonprogressive increases in BMD, which are unlikely to lead to a clinically significant reduction in risk of fracture.”
https://www.bmj.com/content/bmj/351/bmj.h4183.full.pdf
Did you even read that study beyond the ‘conclusion’ paragraph? Hell, did you even read that paragraph? Calcium supplements do provide a statistically notable boost to bone mineral density, but this boost doesn’t increase proportionally with your intake of calcium. You have terrible reading comprehension.
I find this all very interesting as I quit drinking cows milk for digestive reasons about a year ago. Are there any sources available for this information?
I think it’s funny how many uninformed morons are on these comments. If you took 5 minutes to Google search milk, you’ll find nothing but research and actual scientific studies from schools like HARVARD and other medical sites that say the same thing. This isn’t anything new. You’re all to bust watching CSI and Football to care. Meanwhile your kids are sucking on poison.
Another vegan moron…
The study although from Harvard must only refers to middle aged white women! Don’t believe everything you read even if it is from Harvard. And read the actual papers and not just the headline.
Sorry folks this information is the truth and it’s not your fault for being angry.. Peace out!!
This article is written by a fool.
Lots of comments and no scientific studies cited or foot notes.
So we should take this fools word for it?
Who the hell is he except a monkey that know ho to type
Well, atleast he can grammar
Dont need to rake their word for it but your free to research it for yourself. No matter the subject matter its always important to do your own research. Your and idiot.
Sorry im on a mobile. This damn autocorrect
Yea actually saliva does specific enzymes which work as anti-bacterials, so it might not be “healing” but is fires have protective properties
Soo i guess cow cheese is not good either? Or is it made differently or something?
Cheese actually has a chemical in it that make you addicted to it. All processed foods and meat have GMO’s that directly contribute to breast tumoe, kidnry, and liver problems. This comes from a scientist in France calledS
Sirilini, I may be wrong on the spelling of his name. Watch “GMO OMG” on Netflix.. Get your mind blown!
It’s actually a protein found in dairy called casein. It is designed to make the mother’s milk more appealing to the baby and make him/her want to feed. This helps make sure the baby will grow fast, big, and healthy. It affects humans as well by making us crave cheese in particular because, it is more condensed in cheese as opposed to milk.
m8,
The only people who agree with you are vegans and christians because they want for once to not look like idiots. https://www.webmd.com/diet/healthy-kitchen-11/dairy-truths?page=1 , this article is a balanced explanation on the effects of milk by a frickin’ professional website (extremely reliable source), this states that milk, even though it has contributed to certain health problems, is very healthy. I had one of my friends coming in class with this bs stuck in his head and now he’s a vegan promoting veganism in my geography class. He’s failed his biology gcse because of this article. Please take it off! It’s a pain for all of us.
What makes WebMD reliable? Because you say so? If you’re going to be a troll you should be less obvious.
So instead of making your self look like a bigger fool why not google it and find out for your self rather than posting what you think is the truth. Don’t be made because your ignorant and misinformed.
Webmd is an extremely reliable health information source; much more so than saveourbones.com.
You need a lot more than just calcium to have healthy bones; you need good doses of Vitamin D. Milk has both, healthy doses of calcium AND Vitamin D. You best alternative to milk would be salmon, but according to this article, that’s bad too, since it’s meat and meat produces calcium-reducing acids… Such hogwash.
You should read the WebMD article – it does not support drinking milk. It merely lists the pro and the con, and the con is very damning, no one would want to drink milk after reading it.
i read the article and I realize it was written by someone who played the cons heavier because they have an agenda. 1% for life, yo
I read the WebMD article. It says “there’s very little evidence that milk consumption is associated with reduced fractures”.
It also says “One cup of 2% milk has 138 calories, for instance. Drinking three cups a day adds 366 calories to the diet — a lot for anyone watching their weight.” Note they are talking about 2% milk, which all milk drinkers will tell you, “is like drinking water.”
WebMD also warns “there’s quite a body of data showing a higher risk of fatal prostate cancer associated with milk… we’ve still seen a slightly higher risk of ovarian cancer associated with drinking three or more servings of milk”
It has to be whole milk , think about it since everyone has believed the lie that “whole” milk is bad osteoporosis has become epidemic , it was unheard of when people reguarly consumed” whole” milk , not 2%, 1%, skim .
The bible is the secret or” Foundation of Nutrition” and it speaks highly about the benefits of whole milk from a goat or cow , se Ex 3 , 13 , 33, and Isa 7 : all, Isa 55 : 1 NIV bible .
It’s one of the” 4 “original food groups , and think about it are not” whole” grains good why would” whole “dairy not be , why wouldn’t you want something” whole” ?.
Don’t believe the lies you hear today almost nothing you read or hear is true as one of God’s great prophets predicted for our” modern “times Isa 59 : 15 [ NIV] bible .
And remember the most important” 2″ points to milk is that it’s whole and the cows are grass fed , raw isn’t necessary because vit D is stable in heat , and of course hormone , anti biotic free .
Actually, osteoporosis is so common now because, all those children that were drinking milk (esp. Whole) so readily as they were growing, and then into adulthood, and throughout their lives, have now reached an older age where their calcium stores have depleted, and the damage of a lifetime of milk consumption is evident in their hunched backs, their fracturing hips, and so on. There are many in our population hitting these ages now.
By the way, the food groups are changing for a reason.
I am a computer scientist, with no background in Ag. I see that you have a MA in nutritional sciences and biochemistry, so I am sure you have run into sources that back up some of these claims. Please post! 🙂
With respect, Matt, the offering of bulls was part of the mosaic law which is no longer practiced today, and the taking of hard drugs though not explicitly described in the Bible as wrong, in principle is warned against in 2 Corinthians 7:1: “Since we have these promises, beloved ones, let us cleanse ourselves of every defilement of flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.” Keeping your body clean means not taking drugs, and not smoking either. Please do your research first.
God also says that his favorite smell is that of a burning ox. Have you sacrificed an ox lately? Why not? God explicitly states this. Don’t you want to please your almighty? God also mentions nothing about doing hardcore drugs. So it’s either God has no foresight and is not almighty, or God specifically thought it was okay and people who say it’s not are being arrogant blasphemers.