The Dairy Disaster!

Before I get started on the Dairy Disaster... I just want to say how blessed I feel to have the amount of feedback that I am receiving from all my friends and family! Your encouragement, support, and excitement keeps me going!

I am also overwhelmed with the amount of people who are following my suggestions! I cant wait to hear about your success stories! Thank you for your support!

DAIRY DISASTER!

Before I get into the facts, I just want to say that I have not Touched milk, cheese or eggs from the grocery store since I have learned the following information! I don't expect my readers to make these Major decisions. I only hope that you begin to just "think" about what your putting into your body!

OK. Time to do some thinking ...

Breast milk can grow an 8-pound toddler. Sounds pretty fattening, huh? It is. By design, it is intended to allow for the biggest growth spurt of a person's entire life!

Breast milk alone can accommodate for a 300 percent weight gain in a twelve-month period.

Cows, like all mammals, are much the same. There is one major difference, however. cows' milk, by design, grows a 90-pound calf into a 2,000-pound cow over the course of two years! It allows calves's to double their birth weight in forty-seven days and leaves their four stomachs feeling full. Sounds even more fattening than human milk right? IT IS! It should be. cows are bigger than humans. And the inner workings of their bodies are completely different than ours, which they should be. They are cows. WE ARE HUMANS!

We are the ONLY species on the planet that drinks milk as adults! We are also the only species on the planet that drinks the milk of another species! Crazy huh?

We all have been told our whole lives, "You need milk to grow, without milk, your bones will break! You need the calcium."

WAIT ! Are you sure you have been told the truth?

Researchers of Harvard, Yale, Penn Sate, and the National Institutes of Health have studied the effects of dairy intake on the bones. Not one of these studies found dairy to be a deterrent to osteoporosis. On the contrary, a study founded by the National Dairy Council itself revealed that the high protein content of dairy actually leaches calcium from the body! Yale University found that the countries with the highest rates of osteoporosis-including the United States, Sweden, and Finland-were those in which people consumed e most meal, milk, and other animal foods!

Another study shows that though 40 Million American woman have osteoporosis, only 250,000 African women have bone disease. In fact, of the forty tribes in Kenya and Tanzania, only one -the Maasai- has members suffering form osteoporosis. The Maasai, as it happens, are cattle-owning, milk-drinking tribe!

Let's pretend for a moment that cow's milk is healthy for humans. Even if it were, by the time factory farms were done with it, it wouldn't be. Dioxin, one of the most toxic substances in the world, is often found in Dairy products.

When you consume dairy products, you are ingesting the same antibiotics,pesticides, steroids, and hormones! Cows are injected with bovine growth hormone. Their udders, in normal conditions, would supply about ten pounds of milk a day. Greedy farmers have their cows producing up to a hundred pounds of milk a day!

Come on people! :) There is no gentle farmer milking the cow with a bucket between his feet. Cows are milked by machine; metal clamps are attached to the cows' sensitive udders. The udders become sore and infected. Pus forms. But the machines keep on milking, sucking the dead white blood cells into the milk. HOW GROSS IS THAT!

To get rid of all the bacteria and other crap, milk must be pasteurized. But pasteurization destroys beneficial enzymes and makes calcium less available without even killing all the viruses of bacteria! Heck, even radioactive particles are found in milk!

People, you will pee your pants when you see how much weigh you lose from giving up dairy! The fat in cheese is what gives it the taste and texture we love! Of the calories found in cheese, 70 to 80 percent come from fat!

Luckily, there are many alternatives to dairy products! A personal favorite-tasting milk substitute is Rice Dream (original Enriched), which is fortified with vitamins and calcium. Instead of butter, try Earth Balance Natural buttery Spread or Soy Garden Natural Buttery Spread, both made from nonhydrogenated oils.

Can't give up ice cream? You don't have to (dad). Soy Delicous has incredible knock-offs, which are completely dairy free. They even make must-have flavors, such as chunky mint madness, cookie avalanche, rocky road, and peanut butter zigzag!

Are you a cheese addict? No problem. follow your heart's vegan gourmet makes a WONDERFUL substitute in mozzarella, Monterey jack, and nacho.

Blessings,

Sarah Holsapple