Raw Milk

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The subject of Raw Milk and issues surrounding it have increasingly become a topic of highlight within America. Over the last decade there has been an astounding increase of awareness regarding the possible health benefits of such a food. Large movements have been sweeping California and it appears to be brewing and surfacing within the Eastern portion of the United States at this time. A growing consciousness regarding where our food originates, appears to be a large factor in spurring what appears to be a new trend. However, the consumption of raw milk is anything but a new concept. Raw milk has been a staple around the world for millennia. It has only been within the last century that pasteurization was willingly adopted. Has it been for the betterment of humankind?
This hub has been designed to supply and weave together information regarding the issues of raw milk in the United States as well as inform on the health ramifications of raw vs. pasteurized dairy. You will find links to off-sites discussing the current issues and status of this food across the nation. Alongside this you'll discover sites disseminating many of the myths regarding raw and pasteurized milk. You will also notice links to persons and establishments that hail from either side of the issue, each with an apparent reputable case. The purpose of this site is not to convince. The purpose of this page is to provide good and reliable information so that one may draw conclusions based upon historical events, personal accounts, and scientific data.
As one contemplates these issues they may come to find that they affect more than just personal health in regards to consumption of a particular food. You may realize that they impact the very foundation of our way of life and how our local communities and nations at large interrelate and connect, or therein lack the ability to communicate and come together harmoniously. The issues touch upon our basic situation as a human species and how we relate to our life-sustaining planet, others, and most importantly how mindful we are of our own basic everyday environment. You may even discover a threadwork of certain common attributes and wishes that all humans share.
May you have highest discernment as you sift through these relevant matters.
Some basic questions to keep in mind as you browse:
Can pathogens thrive in raw milk from healthy cows? Can pathogens thrive in pasteurized milk?
Does the food a cow ingests affect the nutritional value of its milk?
Would raw milk from conventional factory farmed cattle injected with antibiotics, growth hormones and fed an unnatural diet be healthy for consumption?
Would raw milk from cows grazing on pastures that had never been injected with antibiotics or fed unnatural foods be healthy for consumption?
Are mass produced dairy products healthier than unprocessed organic raw dairy products from farms that maintain an awareness to detail and care about the health of their cattle and quality of the soil?
Who benefits from mass production of pasteurized dairy products?
Who benefits from smaller scale production of grass-fed raw diary products?
What Risks are involved with drinking Raw Milk? With Pasteurized Milk?
Are pathogens to blame or could they simple be opportunists maintaining higher purpose within the system in which they thrive?
When an individual experiences sickness, could this be the body's natural method of eliminating deletrious materials that had formerly been unable to exit via the channels of elimination? Could raw milk and its beneficial bacteria induce such an elimination process?
What allows pathogens to thrive?
Do any groups or persons have something to hide with all of this information?
How do such topics effect you and future generations?
What types of illness have we seen a dramatic increase in over the past century?