Thinking about...Raw Milk

There is a sickening trend in the processed food industry. Sickening metaphorically, sickening literally - for you, if you consume foods so processed.

The trend is this:

- healthy form of food is good but takes too much effort to make large quantities available in the shortest amount of time. Also in some cases, does not have extremely long shelf life...Oh the hassle of providing healthy forms of food - not exactly a good candidate for making a quick buck..


Enter the processed food industry!:
- 'processed food is bad for health but never mind that because hey, you can mass produce the stuff, process it and add chemicals that can give you very long shelf life! Think of all the money we can make doing this! Oh and by the way, while we're at it, let's think of ways to camouflage the damage we're doing to the food, by spinning a yarn about how good it is for you. Folks don't take the time to study facts for themselves anyway so nobody'll know - they'll believe anything we say so long as it's printed and make to sound professional. Besides, when they get sick from eating or drinking our stuff, our buddy the Big Pharma industry is at hand to treat their symptoms - the perfect solution!..'

This is the basic trend behind most any processed food or drink you can think of.
Guess who the loser in all this is?
You are, if you consume these products.

Folks, PROCESSED FOOD IS BAD FOR YOU, period!

I don't care how convenient it is made to sound or look - as far as your health is concerned, processed food is poison.

Today, I want to address a food which, in its natural state, is one of the most healthful, nutritious substances available. Yet even though it is easy to buy cigarettes, alcohol and drugs, it's quite difficult to find this food in its healthful state.

I'm talking about Raw Milk.

As with a lot of other good foods, raw milk has been demonized over the (relatively) recent years, while processed milk ('pasteurized', 'homogenized') is now touted as healthy and good for you. Nothing could be further from the truth!

Quick Milk Myth:
- Raw Milk gives you salmonella and tuberculosis and makes you sick.


Quick Milk Fact:
- Raw Milk got from sick cows can make you sick. A sick cow is either contaminated with the germs causing the infections, or it's just a cow that's been fed on grains, antibiotics and hormones, or a cow that's raised in unhygienic environments.

- Organic Raw Milk from healthy cows will not make you sick. A healthy cow is one that is allowed to feed on grass in pasture in summer, minimal grains but lots of hay in winter when it's not a good idea for them to be outdoors. A healthy cow is raised in a hygienic environment and is free from infectious diseases, and has not had any chemical treatment.



Benefits of Raw Milk
- It's got all the important enzymes in it still; ever wondered why there are so many cases of 'lactose intolerance' these days? That's because the processed milk you drink has had its own natural lactase destroyed in the process of pasteurisation. Lactase is the enzyme that digests (breaks down) lactose in milk after you've ingested it. However the process of pasteurising milk, destroys all enzymes within it, which would otherwise break down the sugars and substances contained in it.

You can't be lactose intolerant when you take Raw Milk because any lactose in the milk gets broken down by the lactase in the (raw) milk.

- Raw Milk is a good source of some B vitamins, vitamins A and D. You lose out on this when milk gets processed (though of course in some cases the processed milk gets 'fortified' with these nutrients).

- Raw Milk is a good source of healthy saturated fat. When milk gets 'homogenized', this means it's been passed through very fine slits, in order to break down the fat molecules in it such that the tiny fat molecules mix with the milk, making it impossible to separate out the fat on the top as cream. The danger with the homogenization process is that these tiny fat molecules are now in a form that makes them harmful to the blood vessels (remember, anytime you process fat, that's when it becomes harmful...)

- Raw Milk is a good source of healthy Omega 3 fats, which are not only the body's natural anti-inflammatory fats, but they're also good for your heart.

- Raw Milk is a good source of cholesterol. - Cholesterol is good for you unless it's damaged ('oxidised'); it's the damaged cholesterol that is bad for your heart. The cholesterol in Raw Milk is not damaged, so it's still in its healthful state, which your body needs for numerous vital, life sustaining processes (see post on cholesterol).

- Raw Milk may protect against allergies and eczema.
But discuss with a Raw Milk-friendly doctor if you are known to suffer from milk allergy, before you try raw milk.- Raw Milk contains loads of probiotics. Probiotics are good bacteria which not only help make some digestive enzymes, but they play a major role in providing immunity for your body. Unfortunately the process of pasteurising milk kills off all the good bacteria in it, so if you're drinking processed milk you're denying yourself a natural immune booster drink. Pasteurised milk is little more than sugar (lactose) and water...

- Raw Milk tastes absolutely FANTASTIC!! But don't just take my word for it...try it yourself. Read below for tips to guide you when you go shopping for Raw Milk...


Processed milk has NONE of the above benefits.
It really is just sugar and water.
It's a dead drink with no life enhancing qualities.


Occasionally someone will get sick from taking raw milk - but this can also be said about just about any food out there. In fact contaminated food (vegetables, fruits, etc) has been known to cause by far more illness than just raw milk. Yet nobody is banning veg and fruit. Read the tips below to reduce your chances of getting sick from Raw Milk:


 Tips For Choosing A Raw Milk Source
Ask the following 4 questions:

• Is the milk organic?
• Is it from grass-fed cows that haven't had any hormones or antibiotics or other chemicals given to them?
• Is it from cows guaranteed to be free from tuberculosis, salmonella and other germs?
• What are the hygiene practices in the farm where the cows are bred, and where the milk is extracted?

Folks, who will you listen to? People who stand to gain financially while your health suffers? Or people who present the truth to you as is.


The choice is yours.


I've said it before and I'm going to say it again: Health is largely a choice - YOUR CHOICE.


Make healthy choices today!