I come from a family of farmers, and milk was a staple of my diet growing up. [Click here](1770d7/ct0_0/1/ms?sid=TV2%3ADDsor0TmT) to view this message in your browser | [Click here](1770d7/l-002e/zout?sid=TV2%3ADDsor0TmT) to stop receiving our messages [] [] Al Sears, MD
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Royal Palm Beach, FL 33411 [] May 06, 2022 [] Reader, The most complicated choice you used to make when it came to milk was whether it was delivered fresh to your house or you bought it at your local shop. Today when you walk down the dairy aisle of the grocery store, the number of products that are called milk is mind-boggling. These milk substitutes include soy, oat, almond, rice, potato, flax, and almost a dozen more. I think itâs a fraud to even call this stuff milk. Of course, the food industry wants you to think their alternatives are healthier for you than what comes from a cow... Sadly, their advertising is working. Most Americans believe that plant-based âmilk productsâ are more nutritious than cowâs milk. Itâs not true. You donât get the same protein, fat, calcium, or vitamin D that comes from fresh milk from grass-fed cows. What you do get is a beverage filled with water, sweeteners, thickening agents, and additives. But at least these milk alternatives are primarily made from real ingredients. The next generation of animal-free milks are created entirely in a lab. Theyâre made using engineered yeast combined with DNA to produce the same proteins found in cowâs milk.1 Itâs just the [latest example of the fake franken-foods](1770d7/ct1_0/1/lu?sid=TV2%3ADDsor0TmT) being pushed on an unsuspecting public. Got real, raw milk? I come from a family of farmers, and milk was a staple of my diet growing up. Weâd have it delivered to the house in glass bottles. When Iâd go to my grandmotherâs, sheâd pour me a glass straight from the bucketâ¦straight from the cow. Back then, we never worried about whether milk was raw or pasteurized. I do know we were healthy, strong, and never sick a single day. Today, you wonât find raw dairy products in your local grocery store. Itâs even against the law in some states. The CDC and FDA want to scare you into thinking that unpasteurized milk poses âsevere health risks and even death.â2 Itâs true that milk sourced from Big Agraâs factory farms is dangerous to consume raw. These cattle factories house hundreds, even thousands, of animals in a small, confined space. These unsanitary conditions are filled with waste, urine, chemicals like ammonia and methane, and disease-causing bacteria. Iâve been warning my patients and my readers to stop eating anything from these industrial farms for decades. Nothing from these factory farms is safe. On the other hand, numerous scientific studies have shown that raw milk from small family farms is not only safe but healthy.3 Grass-fed raw milk is a good source of important disease fighters like protein, bioavailable vitamins, and minerals, essential fatty acids including DHA, amino acids, and probiotics to strengthen your immune system. When you pasteurize milk, the heat destroys all of the immune-fighting properties. Pasteurization kills or severely damages these nutrients. Large studies have shown that drinking raw milk is associated with lower rates of asthma, allergies, eczema, ear infections, and respiratory infections. And grass-fed raw milk contains the most important health-building ingredient of all: enzymes. Enzymes are inflammation fighters and immune builders. But theyâre destroyed within minutes during pasteurization. Here is a sample of whatâs lost: - Amylase. Amylase breaks down carbohydrates in food as itâs digested.
- Catalase. Catalase is a strong antioxidant that protects cells.
- Lactase. This is whatâs missing when people are lactose intolerant. Lactase makes it easier to absorb other nutrients as well.
- Lipase. Lipase breaks down fats like triglycerides and improves the way your body uses them.
- Phosphatase. Phosphatase helps your body absorb and use the calcium and phosphorous in milk.
- Lactoferrin. Lactoferrin helps protect you from disease. In fact, lactoferrin defends the body against invasion by bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites. Lactoferrin has the same protection-fighting power as a motherâs breast milk for an infant. How to get raw milk no matter where you live Because of the FDAâs overreach, raw milk canât be transported over state lines. You can only buy it within the state that produces it. And that means itâs impossible to buy from a grocery store. But you can still find farm-fresh raw milk no matter where you live. - Check out a farm near you. As interest in organic foods continues to grow, the number of small farms has increased. [Click here](1770d7/ct2_0/1/lu?sid=TV2%3ADDsor0TmT) to find out where you can buy raw milk from a farm in your area. - Order it online. If you canât get to a farm, you can order online. To create an account for fresh delivery, [click here](1770d7/ct3_0/1/lu?sid=TV2%3ADDsor0TmT). - Own a herd share. You can also purchase a share in a cow or on a farm in your area. You pay a monthly fee for board and milking, and in return, you receive milk from âyour cow.â - If all else fails... Look for a brand of milk that is pasteurized through a low-heat process. Many health and natural-food stores carry brands that use lower temperatures that donât destroy enzymes and nutrients. To Your Good Health, [Al Sears, MD] Al Sears, MD, CNS --------------------------------------------------------------- References: 1. [(1770d7/ct4_0/1/lu?sid=TV2%3ADDsor0TmT). Accessed on April 29,2022.
2. U.S. Food and Drug Administration. âThe Dangers of Raw Milk.â [(1770d7/ct5_0/1/lu?sid=TV2%3ADDsor0TmT). Accessed on April 29,2022.
3. Whitehead J and lake B.âRecent trends in unpasteurized fluid milk outbreaks, legalization, and consumption in the United States.â PLoS Curr. 2018 September 13;10.
4. Ochoa TJ, Cleary TG. âEffect of lactoferrin on enteric pathogens.â Biochimie. 2009 Jan; 91(1):30-4. alsearsmd@send.alsearsmd.com [Preferences | Unsubscribe](1770d7/l-002e/zout?sid=TV2%3ADDsor0TmT) 11905 Southern Blvd., Royal Palm Beach, Florida 33411, United States