Is natural milk good for you?

Benefits of fresh raw milk

From 1893 to 1999 the American Association of Medical Milk Councils (AAMMC) certified clean and safe raw milk for human consumption and even medical use. This certified raw milk is believed to have therapeutic benefits for infants and adults. This milk is effectively used for In hospitals across the United States it is used to treat a variety of chronic diseases including cardiovascular disease kidney disease liver disease hypertension edema asthma arthritis tuberculosis and diabetes.

Dr. Charles Porter MD publishes the book Milk Diet as a Remedy for Chronic Disease which details his use of the raw milk diet to treat more than 18,000 patients over the course of 27 years. Dr. J.E Crewe MD one of the founders of the Mayo Foundation has successfully used raw milk for his medical Practiced for over 15 years and said the results obtained in various types of diseases are so excellent that one's conception of the disease and how it is relieved is bound to change...when the patient is restricted to foods containing excess vitamins and all elements of the diet Essential for growth and maintenance they recover quickly without the use of drugs and without all the sophisticated weapons of modern medicine.

Recent scientific studies have linked raw milk to many tangible health benefits:

• A study of more than 8,000 European children found that consuming raw milk was associated with significantly lower rates of asthma and allergies.
• A study of more than 900 European children concluded that continuous childhood consumption of farm [raw] milk protects against school-age asthma.
• A study of more than 14,800 European children concluded a significant negative association between farm [raw] milk consumption and childhood asthma rhinoconjunctivitis susceptibility to a mixture of pollen food allergens and horse dander.
• A study of more than 3,000 U.S adults concluded that if the primary type of milk consumed in childhood was raw milk it was also associated with a reduced risk of developing allergies whereas current consumption of raw milk in adulthood increases the risk of developing allergies. this beneficial effect.
• A study of more than 3,000 U.S adults concluded that eating raw milk especially early in life was associated with better lung function in adulthood.
• A study of more than 900 European children concluded that early consumption of raw milk reduced the risk of overt respiratory infections and fever by about 30%.
• A study of more than 4,000 European children found that consuming raw milk had a strong protective effect against eczema.

These studies specifically compared raw milk to pasteurized milk and concluded that raw milk has significant health benefits over pasteurized milk.

The nutritional value of pasteurized milk compared to raw milk

Pasteurized milk is now known as one of the most important allergy foods. The scientific evidence against pasteurized milk is growing: for example a study of nearly 800 European children found that those who drank pasteurized milk were more likely to show signs of milk allergy while Milk allergy can be prevented by consuming raw milk. The pasteurization process denatures and destroys many nutrients so much that synthetic vitamins are added back after pasteurization.

The CDC believes that most of the nutritional benefits of drinking milk come from pasteurized milk and the heating process of pasteurization inactivates some of the enzymes in milk that scientists don't think are important to human health. These conclusions are clearly outdated and Conflicts with recent research. Current science shows that pasteurization has a negative impact on the nutritional quality of milk and the impact is not insignificant.

Pasteurization of milk has been shown to:

• Reduced bioavailability of calcium and phosphorus,
• Reduce the presence of copper and iron,
• Reduce Vitamins A, B Complex, C, and E,
• Destroys beta-lactoglobulin thereby reducing intestinal absorption of vitamins A and D,
• Destroys probiotics including Lactobacillus and Pediococcus and,
• Inactivates beneficial enzymes including lactase alkaline phosphatase and lactoperoxidase.

In many ways raw milk can be compared to breast milk: they both contain a variety of beneficial nutrients enzymes vitamins and minerals and they are most readily available to the body in their natural form. Both raw and breast milk are designed to provide excellent nutrition and boost immunity system . Breast milk is known to be the best food early in life but raw milk is the natural next step after breastfeeding. Raw milk especially from pastured animals is a great source of calcium iron vitamin A D and K phosphorus zinc and conjugated linoleic acid. acid (CLA) and omega-3 fatty acids as well as many beneficial enzymes and probiotics.

Raw milk contains a variety of beneficial enzymes but these enzymes are inactivated after pasteurization. For example raw milk contains protease which helps digest protein and lipase which helps digest fat. Lactoperoxidase is a naturally occurring antimicrobial Enzymes in raw milk. Alkaline phosphatase attaches to fat globules in raw milk; intestinal alkaline phosphatase is associated with reduced inflammation and lower incidence of cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes. These and many other beneficial enzymes in raw milk are Pasteurization inactivated.

The beneficial probiotics in raw milk are diverse and abundant. These raw milk probiotics have many known health benefits. For example raw milk contains a variety of live bacteria that help produce lactase in the gut which has been shown to help produce lactose Digestion in people with lactose intolerance. Lactobacilli generally inhibit pathogenic microorganisms Reduce lactose intolerance Increase immune responses and are often gastrointestinal isolates.. Other milk and dairy isolates that exhibit probiotic properties include strains of Lactococcus lactis As various chlorella Enterococcus and Streptococcus isolates.. P. freudenreichii strains and to a lesser extent P. acidipropionici have begun to attract attention as potential probiotics as studies show the ability to be alone or in combination with others Probiotics reduce the adhesion of pathogens to mucus Increases the number of bifidobacteria in the gut Helps restore a healthy gut microbiota Improves bowel motility Relieves inflammatory diseases and reduces the incidence of allergies in infants. Probiotics are destroyed by pasteurization.