Cow's Milk?

Milk [milk] (noun)

2. this liquid as secreted by cows, goats, or certain other animals and used by humans for food or as a source of butter, cheeses, yogurt, etc.

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Most doctors ask us to drink a lot of milk, billions of advertisements we see claim that the benefits of cow's milk are uncountable. But do we really know what cow's milk actually do to us?

Cow's milk isn't the best option to get calcium for growing strong and healthy bones.

1. Modern industrial milk production practices have changed milk's hormone composition in ways that could increase the risk of ovarian and other hormone-related cancers (Harvard School of Public Health, 2010).

50 years ago, a cow could have 2000 pounds of milk each year on average. Today, 50000 pounds can come out of a cow in one year.

How on earth do they make it produce so much more? Antibiotics, hormones, chemicals and medicines. Some stuff them with food which contains poisonous chemicals and pesticides. Some intelligent ones changed the DNA of one hormone of cows, Bovine Growth Hormone (BGH), and made it into medicines then injected them into cows to make them produce more milk, claiming that it won't affect the meat and the milk. However, many European countries have banned the use of BGH.

All these, go into our bodies when we consume milk or dairy products.

2. Harvard University has done a 12-year research proving that a high intake of milk and dairy products will lead to weaker bones (Harvard School of Public Health, 2010).

78000 females who consume milk and dairy products as the only source for calcium are found to have weaker bones than those who don't.

*More to come when I have time.*
*Limit your intake of cow's milk.*

*Home-made soy milk is a better choice.*

Reference:

Harvard School of Public Health (2010) 'Calcium and Milk: What's Best for Your Bones and Health?' The Nutrition Source. http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/what-should-you-eat/calcium-full-story/index.html

JSP Naturopathic & Health Science College (2009) '醫學應知未知 — 牛奶 (二)' http://www.jsp-nhscollege.org/new_web/big5/main.php?id=276