Cow's Milk May Not be so Healthy for us...and Particularly for our Kids

In my opinion, the American Dairy Association is one of the most effective marketers around, next to the American Association of Meat Processors. As a mother, I need to speak out because what we've been brainwashed to believe that cows milk is essential for our diet and, particularly, our calcium intake.

It turns out that cows milk may not be healthy at all for our children, and, even worse, may actually cause major diseases. PLEASE READ ON!

T. Colin Campbell, PhD, a nutritional biochemist at Cornell University and author of the must read The China Study, grew up on a dairy farm. He conducted one of the most comprehensive studies of the relationship between diet and the risk of developing disease, including heart disease, cancer and diabetes. This is what he found regarding milk:

"There IS compelling evidence, now published in top scientific journals, showing that cows' milk is associated, possibly even causally, with a wide variety of serious human ailments, including various cancers, cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, and an array of allergy related diseases. And, this food contains no nutrients that cannot be better obtained from other far more nutritious and tasty foods. A national dialogue is desperately needed on this topic, for there is far too much at stake, especially concerning the 26 million children in the school lunch program."

He also stated that "cows' milk protein may be the single most significant chemical carcinogen to which humans are exposed, to say nothing of its other questionable effects on health. I am especially concerned about its effect on breast cancer and other cancers of the reproductive tract."

Another finding was that cultures, such as Asia, who traditionally did not consume cow's milk, had a very low incidence of osteoporosis. In fact, the rates of osteoporosis are now climbing with the introduction the Standard American Diet (SAD) in Asia.

There are many more points in which I haven't touched, but I highly recommend you read The China Study, particularly if you are a parent!

Here are some alternative sources of calcium:
• Green leafy vegetables (another reason why drinking JOOS is so important!)
• Goat and Sheep Milk
• New Chapter Bone Strength TakeCare - as of now, the only supplement that has a primary study attached to it that shows a net gain in bone strength (JOOS sells this product at one of the least expensive prices anywhere)

Also, be careful of eating processed, acid forming diets, because this type of diet depletes our bodies' of essential nutrients like calcium.