Raw milk

“Got milk?” “Milk does a body good!” The ads say it and traditionally that has been the case. But today, many of us drink milk on a daily basis, but never really think of how it is a processed food. The milk you buy from the grocery store has gone through pasteurization and homogenization. Pasteurization is a process that exposes the milk to 161 °F for 15-20 seconds. Homogenization is a treatment which prevents a cream layer from separating out of the milk. The milk is pumped at high pressures through very narrow tubes, breaking up the fat globules through turbulence and cavitation. Through these processes the milk is converted into what is deemed “safe” and edible for human consumption. Yet, throughout thousands of years raw milk has been considered not only a staple in the diets of many cultures, but also a nearly perfect food.

Mentioning that you drink raw milk in some circles, may get a knee jerk reaction that you are literally taking your life in your hands. The media and big business have made a concerted effort to give the impression that raw milk is unsafe.

In an interview, between Dr. David Jacobson, DC and Mark McAfee, owner of Organic Pasture Dairy Company, Dr. Jacobson says,

Milk is a traditional food. It’s been eaten by traditional cultures forever. So it’s a little bit odd that now we suddenly have this great wisdom that milk is bad for us.

To hear the full interview, click here. The interview is rough, but offers some great information. To get more information about raw milk, visit A Campaign for Real (Raw) Milk.

And as always, let me know what you think about it.

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