There is such a huge misconception that milk does the body good. People look at milk as a source of calcium. There are many alternative options that provide a higher healthier content of calcium. There have been numerous studies and research that state milk actually causes more osteoporosis and bone health problems. Below are a few interesting articles and facts about milk and how it is not the ideal way to get calcium into the diet.
What's in milk?
*Bovine Growth Hormones are given to cows to make them provide more than 10 times the amount of milk they would normally produce. This causes their udders to be very enlarged and extended. Inside the udders, they develop mastitis which are large pus-filled boils. These boils burst and contaminate the milk in the udders. Pasteurizing does not kill the pus cells. The dairy industry has "acceptable" levels of pus cells defined for each state.
*Every dairy farm has mountains of cow feces everywhere. Wind blows this stuff which sticks very well to those udders and teats. Cleaning of those teats before milking leaves a lot to be desired, therefore feces do contaminate the milk.
*The poor animals are pumped with overdoses of antibiotics to keep them alive. These antibiotics are frequently given by the farmers and workers themselves instead of qualified vets. These antibiotics end up in the milk that you drink.
Calcium rich foods:
Dark Leafy Greens
If getting enough calcium is a concern for you, you may want to supplement with TrueCal
More articles and information below:
http://www.steadyhealth.com/articles/Milk___It_Does_A_Body_Bad_a491.html
http://www.thedailysupplement.com/got-pus/
http://www.vivavegie.org/vvi/vva/vvi23/milkpcrm.html
What's in milk?
*Bovine Growth Hormones are given to cows to make them provide more than 10 times the amount of milk they would normally produce. This causes their udders to be very enlarged and extended. Inside the udders, they develop mastitis which are large pus-filled boils. These boils burst and contaminate the milk in the udders. Pasteurizing does not kill the pus cells. The dairy industry has "acceptable" levels of pus cells defined for each state.
*Every dairy farm has mountains of cow feces everywhere. Wind blows this stuff which sticks very well to those udders and teats. Cleaning of those teats before milking leaves a lot to be desired, therefore feces do contaminate the milk.
*The poor animals are pumped with overdoses of antibiotics to keep them alive. These antibiotics are frequently given by the farmers and workers themselves instead of qualified vets. These antibiotics end up in the milk that you drink.
Calcium rich foods:
Dark Leafy Greens
- Cooked turnip greens (450 mg)
- Cooked bok choy (330 mg)
- Cooked collards (300)
- Cooked kale (200 mg)
- Navy beans (140 mg)
- Soybeans (130 mg)
- Pinto beans (100 mg)
- Garbanzo beans (95 mg)
- Lima and black beans (60 mg)
- Nori (1200 mg)
- Kombu (2100 mg)
- Wakame (3500 mg)
- Almonds (750 mg)
- Hazelnuts (450 mg)
- Walnuts (280 mg)
- Sesame seeds, whole, unhulled (2100 mg)
- Sunflower seeds (260 mg)
If getting enough calcium is a concern for you, you may want to supplement with TrueCal
More articles and information below:
http://www.steadyhealth.com/articles/Milk___It_Does_A_Body_Bad_a491.html
http://www.thedailysupplement.com/got-pus/
http://www.vivavegie.org/vvi/vva/vvi23/milkpcrm.html
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