WHAT THE DAIRY GIANTS WILL NEVER TELL YOU

We all know the ads - “dem bones dem bones need calcium.., help your child grow fit and strong by giving them milk everyday...” We are continually bombarded with ads telling us to drink milk everyday throughout our lives.  

        

If we look at nature we see that that young feed only on milk until they are old enough to be weaned off it and onto other foods. In humans, the natural disappearance of the milk digesting enzyme lactase from the human system upon reaching maturity shows that we have no more need for milk than adult tigers or chimps. Although milk is a complete food when taken raw, it also contains fat which combines poorly with any other food. Yet today humans regularly wash down meals with glasses and pints of milk. Milk curdles immediately when it enters the stomach, so if there is any other food present, the curds stick to the food particles and insulate them from digestive juices. This delays the digestive process and allows bad bacteria to attack the food, causing putrefaction. The best way to take milk is to follow the rule: drink it alone or leave alone.  

Milk today is made even more indigestible through the process of pasteurisation. This destroys milks natural enzymes and alters its delicate proteins. Raw milk contains the active enzymes lipase and lactase, which allow raw milk to digest itself. Pasteurised milk, which kills off these enzymes, cannot be digested by adult stomachs, and even babies have trouble with it. We see the proof of this in colic, rashes, respiratory problems, gas etc., common symptoms among bottle fed babies. The destruction of the active enzymes and alteration of proteins also make calcium and other minerals in milk almost totally unassimilable. 

In the 1930’s a ten year study on the effects of pasteurised milk and raw milk on 900 cats was conducted by Dr Francis Pottenger. One group was fed exclusively with raw whole milk while the other group was fed only pasteurised whole milk, both from the same source. The group on the raw milk thrived and stayed active and healthy all their lives. The group on the pasteurised milk soon became lethargic, confused and highly susceptible to a range of diseases normally associated with humans- heart disease, kidney failure, thyroid dysfunction, respiratory problems, brittle bones, loss of teeth, liver inflammation etc. 

The offspring of the raw milk group were just as healthy as their parents, while the first offspring of the pasteurised group were all born with poor teeth and small weak bones- a sure sign of calcium deficiency, which showed a lack of calcium absorption from pasteurised milk. Many of the following offspring of the pasteurised group were stillborn and those that survived were unable to reproduce. The experiment had to end there, even though the raw milk group continued to reproduce. 

Another experiment has shown that even newborn calves fed on pasteurised milk from their own mothers usually die within six months, something the dairy is not too keen to admit. Despite the evidence from the above experiments, it is actually illegal to sell raw milk in many countries. It is far more profitable for dairy companies to extend the shelf life of milk by pasteurising it, even though it shortens the shelf life of humans. Pasteurisation also makes milk from sick cows relatively safe by killing off some, but not all, dangerous germs, and this also means bigger profits. 

         

Another big word on the side of your carton of milk is “homogenised”. This means the fat molecules in the milk have been fragmented and pulverised to stop them separating from the milk. It may stop the cream from separating from the milk in the carton, but it also permits these tiny fragments of milk fat to pass through the small intestine. This increases the amount of denatured fat and cholesterol absorbed by the body. You can actually absorb more milk fat from homogenised milk than from full cream!        

Women who worry about osteoporosis should be aware of the nature of “modern milk”. American women, who consume large quantities of pasteurised milk products, suffer the world’s highest incidence of osteoporosis. Raw cabbage supplies far more assimilable calcium than any denatured milk product.

Adults should seriously reconsider milk as part of their daily diet, unless they can get raw certified milk, which is an excellent food. To stuff children with pasteurised milk to make them strong and healthy is pure rubbish because they simply cannot assimilate the nutrients. Instead, all pasteurised dairy products should be eliminated from the diet. 

Nutritional Information Provided by David Sheehan (Trident Fitness Club)