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Truths and myths about milk

Friday, May 3, 2013


Milk and dairy products are another food group on which a lot of stories, and about which opinions are divided. On one hand, we argue that milk is a very good and healthy food, on the other hand, it is advisable to avoid it or even completely out of our diet. What are you doing here, why is such an exact opposite opinion, who to trust and finally: Do you drink milk or not? 


Raw milk, and by that I mean the domestic fresh milk which is not industrially processed, natural and healthy food of man, and all dairy products made from raw milk. Raw milk is an excellent source of nutrients, but also very important beneficial bacteria such as lactobacteria, which we now know to play a crucial role in strengthening the immune system and protect the body from various illnesses. Raw milk is also an excellent source of vitamins, minerals and enzymes and contains punovrijedne proteins and fats, which are the building material for our bodies. Raw milk and its products are actually perfectly natural and punovrijedne foods for humans. 

What's the problem? I believe you can guess. The problem is in the industrial processing of milk. As is the case with many other foods, industrial processing of milk destroys this remarkable food and gives it a completely different properties. The milk we buy in stores is pasteurized and homogenized. Pasteurization is the process by which the milk is heated to high temperatures to kill bacteria in milk. At first this may sound quite right, knowing that the pathogenic agents of various diseases. However, pasteurization has completely changed the structure of the milk, and milk instead of becoming a safe and helpful guide, it actually becomes something else entirely. As well as heating at high temperatures kills pathogenic bacteria, it kills beneficial lactobacteria and many other nutritional components. High temperature completely changes the structure-sensitive dairy proteins denature and become very difficult to digest and harmful to health. 

Pasteurization destroys enzymes entirely from milk that are necessary for the breakdown and digestion of milk. Pasteurization reduces vitamin content, denatured milk proteins, destroys vitamins B12 and B6, vitamin A, vitamin D, vitamin C, prevents the absorption of calcium from milk, kills beneficial bacteria and promotes pathogens! Could it be worse? If you leave raw milk at room temperature, the milk will not spoil but you will get sour milk - very good snack. This is because the beneficial bacteria from raw milk keep bad bacteria under control. However, pasteurized milk has beneficial bacteria that keeps it from rotting. 

Denatured milk proteins due to their structure is very difficult to digest, in addition to the pasteurized milk destroyed all the enzymes and beneficial lactobacteria that help breakdown and digestion of milk components. Because of these problems, processed milk is one of the most common allergen and is associated with a variety of symptoms and illnesses such as digestive disorders, allergies, colic in infants, tooth decay, osteoporosis, arthritis, problems with growth in children, frequent ear infections in children , heart disease and cancer. On the other hand, raw milk does not cause disease conditions but promotes health, and people who for many years were allergic to milk, can typically tolerate raw milk. Raw milk is one of the healthiest and most complete food that can be consumed and so differs from industrially processed milk from these two ingredients would not be called a common name. 

With pasteurization began in the 20s of last century, at a time when tuberculosis was a road, as well as other infectious diseases due to poor animal health and poor hygienic conditions and production methods. But times have changed and today is used in stainless steel tanks, milking machines and cooling systems, and implemented strict sanitary inspection pasteurization thus becomes completely unnecessary. The only person who benefits from the industry pasteurization pasteurized milk because it extends the shelf life. 

The second process where the milk is coming out homogenization, fat molecules break under pressure, in order to prevent the creation of cream on milk. And this is a very unnatural process because the fat that gets no more its natural structure. In addition to the milk removed (skimmed) fat so that the buying milk contains more than 3% fat. Here for comparison: I buy milk directly from farmers, Jersey breed of cow, containing more than 6% fat. The worst is that consumers are deceived the whole milk and skim harmful skim milk well and healthy. Only because of the campaign against natural fat and aggressive propaganda, light products, the industry has managed to free industrial surplus that remains after skimming cream anticipated to produce other dairy products, as well as placed on the market these defatted products of poor quality. 

Milk fat contains vitamins A and D needed for assimilation of calcium and protein, and these vitamins without calcium and proteins become harder usable and potentially dangerous. Milk fat is also rich in short and medium-long chain fatty acids that provide a barrier against disease and stimulate the immune SITEM.Furthermore Milk fat contains very valuable CLA (conjugated linoleic acid) which has strong anticancer activity. All of these important nutrients disappear industrial processing of milk. 

Anyone spend, milk is pasteurized, even what is called "fresh milk". The difference between "fresh" and "permanent" milk in the temperature and time to which the milk is coming out in the process of pasteurization. Fresh milk is heated to about 60-70 degrees, while UHT milk is heated to temperatures above 100 degrees (UHT process) which he still further date. 

There are still the problems of antibiotics, pesticides and growth hormones, and the fact that almost all commercial cattle feed grains instead of grazing, which is their natural food. All of this changes the composition of fat in the milk, especially CLA. The rights of natural food for cows producing milk is green grass in the spring, summer and fall, and hay in winter. No amount of soy flour, cereals and various industrial wastes can not be a good food for the animals. Vital substances such as vitamins A and D, and the "Activator X" (by Dr. Weston A. Price found in all natural full-fat foods, and who is now considered that this vitamin K2) are required for optimal assimilation of minerals and in largely present in the milk of cows that eat grass, especially rapidly stretches the grass in spring and autumn. However, vitamins A and D drastically reduce the Activator X disappears completely feed the cows commercially grains and soybeans. 

Not so long ago, before the "modern" industrial methods, for generations the people used, and children growing up in the domestic fresh whole milk, natural yellow butter, fresh local cheeses and cream. If you can purchase local raw milk, it's the best thing you can do for your family's health. It is not difficult to make homemade yogurt, kefir, cottage cheese ... I need a little time and energy, but it is negligible compared to the value you receive, because the value of good health can not be measured with anything. 

Demand creates supply, and a hundred of us who look for natural fresh milk and meat of animals that live freely and graze on green pastures, that the faster manufacturers have adapted to the requirements of consumers. The future is in our hands, because we're the ones who'll decide where to invest your money and what products we buy and the market is dependent on the customer. Help for small local producers, who are engaged in the production of livestock, poultry, fruit and vegetables in a little so that you will buy their products. Boycott the worst impoverished highly processed food with no nutrients and which contains many harmful additives. Industrial screwed food contributes to a variety of comorbid conditions as natural and healthy food keeps good health and increases the quality of life. 

Milk for stress

Thursday, March 1, 2012

Researchers have shown that milk relaxes the brain.
German researchers are studying the impact of foods on the human body has decided that a glass of milk an excellent remedy for stress.

In the frequent search for food, which reduces the detrimental effects of stress on the body, the man did not know that she was always at hand, and that was probably consumed daily. Researchers have shown that milk relaxes the brain.

Research has shown that the phospholipids contained in milk, relaxing effect on people who are under stress.Yet it is not for everyone, so people who are allergic and those who suffer from lactose intolerance should avoid this ingredient.

Scientists at the University of Trier proved that consumption of milk returns cognitive abilities that are less stressed. 


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Milk, yes or no?

Friday, February 17, 2012

Milk and dairy products are another food group about which much has been said, and about which opinions are divided. On the one hand, assured us that milk is good and very healthy food, and we advise others to avoid it, or even completely out of my diet.


What this is, why such a rule completely different opinions, and ultimately who to believe - whether or not to drink milk?

Raw milk, farm fresh milk that is not industrially processed, natural and healthy food, and all dairy products made from raw milk. An excellent source of nutrients, but also a very important beneficial bacteria, such as lactobacteria, which we now know to play a crucial role in boosting immunity and protecting the body from various diseases states. An excellent source of vitamins, minerals and enzymes, and contains valuable proteins.Raw milk and products from it are actually perfect and  natural foods for humans.

So what's the problem?

The problem is in the industrial processing of milk. As is the case with many other foods, industrial processing of milk destroys this extraordinary food and gives it a completely different properties. Milk we buy in stores is pasteurized and homogenized. Pasteurization is a process in which milk is heated to high temperatures to destroy bacteria in it.

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This at first glance may seem okay, knowing that the pathogenic bacterium causes various illnesses. However, pasteurization completely changes the structure of milk and milk instead of becoming a safe and beneficial to use, it actually becomes something else entirely.

In addition to heating at high temperatures kill pathogenic bacteria, it kills the beneficial lactobacteria, as well as many other nutritional components. High temperature completely changes the structure of milk protein sensitive to denature and become very difficult to digest and harmful for health.

Pasteurization destroys enzymes completely from milk that are needed for the breakdown and digestion of milk decreases the vitamin, denatured milk proteins, destroys vitamins B12 and B6, vitamin A, vitamin D, vitamin C, prevents the absorption of calcium, kills beneficial bacteria and promotes pathogens.

Could it be worse? Leave the raw milk at room temperature, not spoil it, but you get the sour milk, a very healthy food. This is because the beneficial bacteria in raw milk under control bad bacteria. However, pasteurized milk has beneficial bacteria that keeps it from rotting.

Denatured milk proteins due to their structure is very difficult to digest, and are, moreover, in pasteurized milk, enzymes, and destroyed all useful lactobacteria that help breakdown and digestion of milk components.Because of these problems, the industry treated milk is one of the most common allergen and is associated with a variety of symptoms and disease states, such as digestive disorders, allergies, colic in infants, tooth decay, osteoporosis, arthritis, problems in growing children, recurrent ear infections in children , heart disease and cancer.

On the other hand, when the raw milk does not have these problems, but just the opposite and people who have for years been allergic to milk usually can not tolerate raw. Raw milk is one of the healthiest and most complete food that can be consumed and so different from industrially processed that these two foods would not be called a common name.

With pasteurization began twenties of the last century, a time when there were frequent tuberculosis and other infectious diseases caused by the poor state of health of animals and poor hygienic conditions and production methods. Times have changed and today is used in stainless steel tanks, milking machines and systems for cooling, and the strictest sanitary inspection, which pasteurization becomes completely unnecessary. Since pasteurization is used only by the industry as pasteurized milk prolongs shelf life.

Dangerous substance that damages the digestion
Another process where the milk is exposed to the homogenization, fat molecules break under pressure, to prevent the formation of cream on milk. This is also a very unnatural process because the fat that gets no more its natural structure. In addition, the milk is removed  fat, so its buying milk contains little fat. Only thanks to a campaign against the natural fat and aggressive propaganda of light products, the industry managed to free the industrial surplus that remains after skimming cream intended for the production of other dairy products, and managed to market the products of poor quality grease.

Today, the stores can get nonhomogenized milk, but any money to spend, the milk is pasteurized, even that which is called fresh. The difference between 'fresh' and 'permanent' in the temperature and time in which the milk is exposed in the process of pasteurization. Fresh milk is heated to approximately 60 to 70 degrees, usually 30 minutes, while long-life milk is heated to temperatures over 100 degrees, making it even more prolonged duration.

There are further problems of antibiotics, pesticides and growth hormones, and the fact that almost all commercial feed cows grain instead of grass-fed, which is their natural food. All of this changes the composition of fat in milk. The natural food for the cows that give milk is green grass in spring, summer and autumn, and winter hay. Vitamins A and D are required for optimal assimilation of minerals and are largely present in the milk of cows that graze on grass. However, vitamins A and D are reduced drastically if the cows feed grains and soybeans.

Demand creates supply and making us a more natural look that fresh milk and meat of animals that live freely and graze on green pastures, the faster the manufacturers have to adapt to consumer demands. The future is in our hands because we are the ones who decide where we invest their money and what products we buy, and the market depending on the customer. Help for small local producers who are engaged in raising cattle, poultry, vegetables and fruit a bit, so you'll buy their products.

The truth about milk-remedy or poison?

Tuesday, February 7, 2012

Healthy and nutritious drinks or fattening threat full of harmful chemicals?
When we were little older we are constantly told that we must drink milk in order to grow healthy and strong. It was crucial to the health of our bones and teeth. No one has more time, more and more popular movement which claims that milk is not healthy for us and to contain dangerous bacteria, toxins and pesticides, growth hormones and harmful is everything .... Consumption of milk, apparently, can cause a range of diseases including diabetes, ear infections, dermatitis, eczema and acne, asthma, irritable bowel syndrome, Crohn's disease ...


On the other hand there are many studies and experts who claim that milk is healthy and that it would definitely need to drink more milk because it helps to increase protein intake and reduce sugar intake. In addition, consuming calcium through dairy products may reduce the absorption of fats from other foods.

What is the truth? This has dealt with specialists on the portal health.yahoo.net.

Claim no. 1: Milk helps to burn fat

Truth: Maybe. In a study conducted at the University of Tennessee found that obese people are three times a day taking calcium-rich dairy lost more belly fat than in those who had a similar diet without dairy products. In addition, it was found that calcium supplements did not work so well as milk. Why? They believe that calcium enhances the body's ability to burn fat, no other active components of milk such as milk proteins, further helps burn fat.



Claim no. 2: Drinking milk makes the muscles

Fact: Absolutely. In fact, milk is one of the best ingredients to create the muscle on the planet. A lot of very good quality protein: about 80 percent and 20 percent casein whey. Whey is known as 'fast protein' because it is rapidly broken down into amino acids and absorbed into the bloodstream - excellent for consumption after exercise. Casein is broken down more slowly, which is ideal, because the body gets more constant supply of small quantities of proteins, such as between meals or at bedtime.

Claim no. 3: The cows given antibiotics and hormones, and milk is so unhealthy foods

Truth: It is not proven. Some scientists argue that milk cows that receive antibiotics leads to antibiotic resistance in humans. No, it was never proven. In addition to the dairy farms are really taking care of cattle that are in therapy. When you are in therapy to shrink the milk into a collecting tank and the milk sold to processors. As far as hormones, the recession was in full sweep, a costly hormone injections and therefore not viable. In addition to the controls are pretty strict.Conducted testing of milk quality in laboratories, and that the tests are not the producers have announced.

Claim no. 4: Nonfat milk is much healthier than whole milk

Truth: Do not. At least not much. Most studies have shown that drinking whole milk and improves cholesterol levels - though not as much as drinking skim milk. There is also an exception: Danish researchers found that men who consumed a diet rich in whole milk experienced little increase in LDL cholesterol. No need to mention that they drank six cups of milk a day, which is a lot. And even then the levels of triglycerides - who are "responsible" for heart disease - decreased by 22 percent. So, if you drink two or three cups of milk a day - be it on defense or whole milk, reduce the risk of heart attack or stroke.

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