Everybody loves milk. It’s a wonderful thing. Milk builds strong bones and keeps you healthy. There’s nothing bad about it. It’s oh so good.

What would you say if I told you that milk was far from the “perfect” food that the United States would have you believe? What would you say if I told you that milk, and it’s by products, can actually have a harmful effect on your well being? That milk can make you sick? You’d most likely tell me that I’m wrong. Look at all of those studies. Yes, let’s look at them.

The Israel Journal of Medical Sciences stated in 1983 and in 1989 that dairy products may play a major role in the development of allergies, asthma, sleep difficulties, and migraine headaches.

Julie Klotter, MD, stated in Townsend Medical Letter in May, 1995 that “cow’s milk, especially processed cow’s milk, has been linked to a variety of health problems, including: mucous production, hemoglobin loss, childhood diabetes, heart disease, artherosclerosis, arthritis, kidney stones, mood swings, depression, irritability, and allergies.”

Kind of scary, isn’t it? You know what’s scarier? Drinking milk can actually CAUSE bone loss. Yes, I said causes it. The United States has a high rate of bone disease. We also have a high milk consumption. Everywhere you look, you are told to drink milk because it’s good for you. I don’t know about you, but if it’s causing me bone loss, it’s not good for me.

Animal protein, such as that found in milk, actually causes calcium loss. One 1994 study in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition found that animal proteins cause calcium to be leached from the bones and excreted in the urine. Another study stated that osteoporosis is caused by too much dietary protein. Makes sense if that protein causes calcium loss. Nobody tells you these things, though.

Rebecca Frankel Clifton
10/2/2010 05:27:13 am

You are SO right about milk. I never liked it. But HAD to drink it as a child.
Had a love affair with yogurt and all kinds of cheeses. But was recently told I'm "borderline" lactose intolerant. Hmmmmmmm--maybe some of my past diet has contributed to the fibromyalgia and other health challenges I have.

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Susan
10/2/2010 05:35:27 am

You know, everybody is technically lactose intolerant. You stop making the enzymes needed to digest it around age 3. Milk is great for babies. Cows milk is perfect - for baby cows.

Now I will say that I do love me some cheese. I eat it solely because I enjoy the taste. Same with cottage cheese and the like. I do not, however, drink milk. I've even debated using it in cooking, though I haven't found a substitute that tastes right.

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