MILK.... do we need it?

We all come into this world drinking milk.... all mammals do. Yet, we are the ONLY mammals who take milk from another mother (cows/goats) and drink it after we have weaned from our own mother. Since when has a cows teat been a desirably thing to suckle on? If milk in it's natural form (coming from a cows utters) isn't something that we would look on and start salivating from or run to when hungry, then it is most definitely not a liquid that we should be putting through processing and then using it for human consumption.

Watch this video about milk:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=SBBFTpTMUbc&feature=fvw

Cows milk is perfectly designed for baby cows but for us humans, it is NOT well digested. It comes with a list of cons and we have lived for so long on it that we consider these things to come from other sources, or to just be part of life. Did you know that milk is greatly associated with:

Acne

Allergies

Asthma
Eczema

Migraines
Chronic Ear-infections
Auto immune illnesses

Heart Disease
Cancer
Arthritis

.... and these are just to name a few. Milk also is highly mucous forming and contributes the the runny-noses we see everywhere. From babies, who are on formula, to adults who think blowing their nose daily is normal. I haven't had milk or milk-products (from a cow) for so long that I have forgotten what it is like to blow my nose regularly. In fact, I just don't have to blow it anymore!

Still want more facts? Well........ 60% of Cows have the leukemia virus. Cows are injected with powerful growth hormones, which get into the milk, and we are drinking those hormones. The mother cows are hooked up to machines and made to produce far more milk than is natural for them to feed their young with. In nature a cow will produce 5 litres of milk per day, enslaved and farmed they are MADE to produce between 20 litres - 44 litres! These cows are losing calcium from their bones and getting weaker and weaker. It pains them to be hooked up to machines constantly, their utters get sore and bleed. This can lead to infections (which is common) and puss. It has been said that there is a little bit of puss and blood in every milk product. Cows milk also has Fat and Cholesterol in it which is not healthy for us at all. So why is Dairy being promoted as a health food? It isn't one!!!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDBlpHhhcdQ&feature=related

"Milk: The deadly Poison" also puts things into perspective:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYpafipJyDE


Another thing we should discuss is Casein. This is something that is found in human and cows milk, although the amounts is entirely different. Casein accounts for 80% of the protein found in Cows Milk. Casein is also Glue. It is what we use to stick labels to beer bottles and glue legs onto chairs. And when we drink liquid Protein (a.k.a. "milk") we are putting glue into our bodies. Human milk is much higher in Whey protein and much lower in Casein. Cows milk has about 300 x the amount of casein than human milk has. It is meant to grow huge bovine bones and raise a calf (which weighs 80-100 lbs at birth), to a weight of over 500 lbs in 6-10 months. Casein is more difficult to digest than Whey for humans and therefor may cause internal gastrointestinal bleeding, which can lead to iron deficiency.

So why are Adults drinking milk? No other mammal takes milk from another mother after they wean from breastmilk..... we shouldn't either. Just as a baby calf weans and starts to graze on grass (which full grown cow thrive on), so we too can receive adequate calcium, minerals, protein and much more from greens. And if you want your calcium to go where it's needed in your body we must look to bio available sources .... plant sources. The protein in Cows Milk inhibits the absorption of calcium in the body making dairy a very poor choice of food for calcium.

All dairy products are also highly acid-forming. This puts a strain on our bodies and keeps us from achieving good immunity and proper mineral stores. When our blood is acidic the body compensates and does everything it can do to maintain a balance again. The body does this buy taking minerals (which are highly alkaline) and drawing them out of the body, bones, teeth, ect. to get the body's natural pH at a proper level. Dairy products should not be eaten!

To better health!

Kristi