I know Skip & others don't like dairy, and it is often a controversial topic. I was just reading an article regarding the difference between dairy traditionally and now. It was basically saying that traditionally cows had a much better life and hence the milk was a higher quality. They roamed somewhat free, breathed fresh air, ate grass, weren't given hormones, and were only milked for 6 weeks after birth. Today cows live in a pen, stand in their own feces, are given antibiotics to stay "healthy" in these conditions, are fed corn vs grass, are given GH, and are being milked almost year round, and are inseminated only a few months after giving birth, which can compromise the immune system and decrease milk quality.
So, all this leads to poor production, poor quality, high estrogen content, and loss of important fatty acids and fat-soluble vitamins. Dairy from pasture-raised grass-fed cows however are actually allowed to eat what they were designed to eat, their milk quality is vastly superior – containing more actual nutrition like increased levels of vitamin A, omega-3s, and CLA. Grass-fed cows have been found to contain up to 500% more CLA.
I hadn't thought of this before and wondered if this is what Skip and others are thinking when they say they don't like dairy.
So, all this leads to poor production, poor quality, high estrogen content, and loss of important fatty acids and fat-soluble vitamins. Dairy from pasture-raised grass-fed cows however are actually allowed to eat what they were designed to eat, their milk quality is vastly superior – containing more actual nutrition like increased levels of vitamin A, omega-3s, and CLA. Grass-fed cows have been found to contain up to 500% more CLA.
I hadn't thought of this before and wondered if this is what Skip and others are thinking when they say they don't like dairy.
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