Raw Milk / Raw Dairy

One of the best articles I've read yet on raw milk/dairy.  And I've read A... LOT!!!  I couldn't have said it better myself.

All of these years, & I had no idea .  Then I started hearing.  Then I started reading.  Then I started researching.  Then I started taking classes.  Now I humbly know...  I WAS WRONG.  Our grand parents, our great grand parents, and all of their grandparents all the way back... were right. 

Chances are, you drink pasteurized/homogenized milk from the grocery store - OR if you don't drink milk or eat dairy products because of milk allergy / lactose intolerance...  Just take a look at this milk conversion article below.  (And there's a lot more where that came from, if you need it)

IF you don't drink milk or consume dairy because you don't believe in it, then I guess all we can do is agree to disagree.  Right?   I personally believe that we've been blessed with these beautiful animals to provide us with added nutrients through milk, cheese, yogurt, kefir, etc...  And our family is grateful for those generous animals.  But if you don't believe in the nourishing foods that come from cows/animals, then there's probably no hope of convincing you otherwise.  However, I do hope you'll read this with an open mind anyway, even if the articles don't change your views at all. :)

Read what Elder Widtsoe had to say about milk in his Word of Wisdom book!!! - - -

"Since the inspired Word of Wisdom says: Yea, flesh also of beasts and of the fowls of the air, I the Lord have ordained for the use of man, with thanksgiving...  It would follow that the product of the beasts and fowls, milk, and eggs, would be acceptable foods also.  Naturally & emphatically they MUST be produced by healthy animals & cared for in a strictly sanitary way.  That must be understood - for ALL food eaten by man, as well as for milk & eggs. - - - One must remember that not only does milk show a high co-efficient of digestibility, but it is a protein food particularly well adapted for storage within the body.  This is because of its content of necessary amino acids which complement so perfectly those found in whole grains. 

Yet one hears the occasional statement that milk makes mucous & the saying is passed around from one uninformed person to another.  It may do so for a poorly nourished person, or it may seem to do so.  There are people who can't eat wheat in any form - or strawberries make their eyes swell, or produces hives, etc.  Should it therefore be said that strawberries make the eyes swell or wheat gives one hives & therefore no one should eat them?  IF ONE IS COMPLETELY NOURISHED, NO NATURAL FOOD WILL CAUSE THESE ILL EFFECTS."  One of the distinct advantages of milk is that it tends to cleanse the lower bowel or colon...  Milk  should be certified clean and un-pasteurized if possible, & from cows which produce a soft curd & are healthy above all."  


Take a look at this awesome post below:


http://mylifeinapyramid.com/2012/03/my-raw-milk-conversion-why-how-i-decided-to-embrace-fresh-local-milk/

A few more of my favorite references are these:

http://www.realmilk.com/

http://www.naturalnews.com/035130_raw_milk_infographic_pasteurized.html

http://www.thehealthyhomeeconomist.com/the-rise-and-fall-of-pasteurized-milk/

http://www.westonaprice.org/press/cdc-cherry-picks-data-to-make-case-against-raw-milk

http://www.naturalnews.com/035039_raw_milk_pasteurized_CDC.html