Milk - Builds Strong Bones Or Breaks Them?
Dear esteemed readers, A big question in the nutrition world right now is whether milk is actually healthy or not.
Naturally, we as Americans have been led to believe our entire lives that milk helps build strong teeth and bones because of its high calcium content.
However, let us examine this claim a little more closely.
Americans, per person, consume more cow's milk and related products than most of the populations around the world.
Then, based on what we have been led to believe our entire lives, we should have among the strongest bones in the world.
Yet, there are recent studies that point to American women above 50 years of age having among the highest hip fractures in the world.
In comparison, countries such as New Zealand and Australia consume more milk than America, therefore, it is no surprise that they have higher fracture rates than we do.
So, why all of this talk about hips? Well, think about it, hip fractures, in an excess rate, is a pretty reliable red flag toward osteoporosis.
Osteoporosis is claimed to occur within those individuals who do not consume enough calcium on a daily basis, which is why you see different health policies pointing toward a higher calcium consumption.
Wah-la, what substance is there to turn to other than milk, some think? And the diary industry takes advantage of this, as they know that their products are rich in calcium, which is beyond the argument in this article.
We know that milk and other products are rich in calcium.
What most don't know is that there are different forms of calcium that actually make our bones stronger.
Linking back though, it seems that the countries who consume the most milk/dairy products have the worst bone health.
How can this be if milk is supposed to build strong bones? Recent studies show all...
According to a thirty-four part survey from Yale University School of Medicine, it was attributed that nearly 70% of the fracture rate was more than likely linked to animal protein.
The people within these surveys were women fifty years and older, as women are more susceptible to osteoporosis, especially after menopause.
This may seem confusing at first thought.
Animal protein? What? Here it is on a scientific level.
Animal protein in contrast to plant protein actually increases what is known as the acid load in the human body.
This essentially pertains to our tissues and blood becoming more acidic.
Like all things toxic in our body, our body has its own means of fighting back.
So, how the body chooses to fight back is that it aims to create a base out of the acidity through the implementation of calcium.
But, the ticker is, this calcium is actually pulled directly from our bones, leaving them weakened.
Now, keep in mind, this study was most likely conducted with common milk you buy at grocery stores, which is pasteurized and homogenized, destroying any beneficial nutrients whatsoever, only to have everything artificially re-added.
Every wonder what the term "Enriched" pertains to? This is not even counting the fact that the milk containers are clear and sit under the light of powerful fluorescent bulbs all day, mutating the milk in such ways our imaginations can barely wonder.
Other findings though show that if one consumes raw milk as opposed to store bought milk (this is different than commercial organic milk), then one is also consuming all of the essential enzymes that are found in milk before they are destroyed through the purification processes.
This is milk in its original form, how it was consumed thousands of years ago.
In fact, the reason commercialized milk is pasteurized and homogenized in the first place (heating the milk to high temperatures to destroy harmful contaminants), is because it was originally thought that raw milk would pass on harmful pathogens into our bodies.
However, the enzymes native to raw milk clearly eliminate any threat of harmful pathogens.
In conclusion, the next time you or a loved one thinks about consuming another glass of milk, consider the consequences of what might be occurring within your body.
I realize that it is hard to give up a food/drink that you have been consuming your entire life, literally from infancy, but there is always room and ability to change.
If you don't stop consuming commercial milk products, they may just end up consuming you.
Also keep in mind all of the things created from this harmful form of milk.
Search around.
If there is a health co-op near you, you shouldn't have too much trouble finding raw grass fed milk.
Until next time.
Naturally, we as Americans have been led to believe our entire lives that milk helps build strong teeth and bones because of its high calcium content.
However, let us examine this claim a little more closely.
Americans, per person, consume more cow's milk and related products than most of the populations around the world.
Then, based on what we have been led to believe our entire lives, we should have among the strongest bones in the world.
Yet, there are recent studies that point to American women above 50 years of age having among the highest hip fractures in the world.
In comparison, countries such as New Zealand and Australia consume more milk than America, therefore, it is no surprise that they have higher fracture rates than we do.
So, why all of this talk about hips? Well, think about it, hip fractures, in an excess rate, is a pretty reliable red flag toward osteoporosis.
Osteoporosis is claimed to occur within those individuals who do not consume enough calcium on a daily basis, which is why you see different health policies pointing toward a higher calcium consumption.
Wah-la, what substance is there to turn to other than milk, some think? And the diary industry takes advantage of this, as they know that their products are rich in calcium, which is beyond the argument in this article.
We know that milk and other products are rich in calcium.
What most don't know is that there are different forms of calcium that actually make our bones stronger.
Linking back though, it seems that the countries who consume the most milk/dairy products have the worst bone health.
How can this be if milk is supposed to build strong bones? Recent studies show all...
According to a thirty-four part survey from Yale University School of Medicine, it was attributed that nearly 70% of the fracture rate was more than likely linked to animal protein.
The people within these surveys were women fifty years and older, as women are more susceptible to osteoporosis, especially after menopause.
This may seem confusing at first thought.
Animal protein? What? Here it is on a scientific level.
Animal protein in contrast to plant protein actually increases what is known as the acid load in the human body.
This essentially pertains to our tissues and blood becoming more acidic.
Like all things toxic in our body, our body has its own means of fighting back.
So, how the body chooses to fight back is that it aims to create a base out of the acidity through the implementation of calcium.
But, the ticker is, this calcium is actually pulled directly from our bones, leaving them weakened.
Now, keep in mind, this study was most likely conducted with common milk you buy at grocery stores, which is pasteurized and homogenized, destroying any beneficial nutrients whatsoever, only to have everything artificially re-added.
Every wonder what the term "Enriched" pertains to? This is not even counting the fact that the milk containers are clear and sit under the light of powerful fluorescent bulbs all day, mutating the milk in such ways our imaginations can barely wonder.
Other findings though show that if one consumes raw milk as opposed to store bought milk (this is different than commercial organic milk), then one is also consuming all of the essential enzymes that are found in milk before they are destroyed through the purification processes.
This is milk in its original form, how it was consumed thousands of years ago.
In fact, the reason commercialized milk is pasteurized and homogenized in the first place (heating the milk to high temperatures to destroy harmful contaminants), is because it was originally thought that raw milk would pass on harmful pathogens into our bodies.
However, the enzymes native to raw milk clearly eliminate any threat of harmful pathogens.
In conclusion, the next time you or a loved one thinks about consuming another glass of milk, consider the consequences of what might be occurring within your body.
I realize that it is hard to give up a food/drink that you have been consuming your entire life, literally from infancy, but there is always room and ability to change.
If you don't stop consuming commercial milk products, they may just end up consuming you.
Also keep in mind all of the things created from this harmful form of milk.
Search around.
If there is a health co-op near you, you shouldn't have too much trouble finding raw grass fed milk.
Until next time.
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