Is Cows Milk Good for Us?

Do we ever see any species nourish on other species' milk? I think apart from man-made occasion, human beings is the only species on earth that is feeding our babies with milk from other species, and with claims that they are better than our own human milk.

Humans being claimed as the one with wisdom on earth, and yet we do things the reverse way... Irony isn't?

Apparently, those people who rigorously promoting cow's milk over breastmilk for infant consumption is looking for good profit because they cannot make money out of mother's milk. Yup, when we breastfeed, we save thousands of dollars from buying formula/cow's milk and from health problem cause by cow's milk. The only person making money from this is the breastpump seller, which is only one time deal throughout the breastfeeding period.

Is cow's milk not good? Definitely not, cow's milk is the best for the calf. It is just not the best for human infant.

There are more and more scientific facts about why cow's milk is not the best for human consumption over these years. These reports just couldn't make themselves easily available for the public by the big milk company.

Cow's milk is not only not the best food for human infant; it is not the perfect food for human adult as well.

Below are some facts about cow's milk:
1. China Study - animal protein/casein can turn on cancer activity in our body
2. animal protein is mucus forming (so next time when you drink orange juice and develop phlegm, don't blame it on orange juice, you now know who's the culprit)
3. Cow's milk goes through many processes such as pasteurization, heating process and homogenization that alter the protein and fat structure and affects its nutritional value as well as digestion
4. the protein content has 80% casein 20% whey, comparing with mother's milk 40% casein 60% whey, is harder to be digested by babies
5. cow's milk has high saturated fat and very low essential fatty acids that is critical for babies' growth
6. cow's milk contains little amount of vitamin E, C, B and trace mineral
7. it doesn't have good bacteria for babies' guts like mother's milk
8. cow's milk does not build bone, instead the animal protein leach calcium from the bone. Study shown that those who get the most calcium from dairy products received no benefit and actually broke more bones than those who got little or no calcium from dairy. [1]
9. cows grown for milk live under stressed condition due to over-milk, diseases and infections. Milk from these cow are often loaded with variety of hormones, antibiotics and drugs.

For those who love and enjoy drinking milk, you can try non-dairy milk such as almond nut milk, sesame/pumpkin/sunflower seeds milk instead. It provides you good fat, plant-base protein and better absorption of calcium without the negative effects of dairy products.



Note:
[1]. Feskanich D, Willett WC, Stampfer MJ, Colditz GA. Milk, dietary calcium, and bone fractures in women: a 12-year prospective study. Am J Publ Health 1997;87:992-7.