Milk
Milk and dairy products are perfect for rapidly growing baby calves, but not for human beings. Many people mistakenly think that if they don’t drink milk they will suffer from calcium deficiency, yet most people around the world grow up healthy without ever drinking cow’s milk. They have strong bones because they get all the calcium they need from the calcium-rich plant foods in their diet like broccoli, sweet potatoes, baked beans, figs, seeds, nuts, and nut butters like almond and cashew. Calcium-fortified orange juice is as rich in calcium as cow’s milk without all the cholesterol and saturated fat. Soy, rice and almond milk are also great replacements for cow’s milk. Other products made from these sources include delicious desserts resembling many flavors of ice cream.
And there is sound scientific evidence showing that the proteins and fat in milk and dairy products are the cause of many common illnesses. It has been shown that asthma7 , anemia8 (iron deficiency) and many allergies can be caused or made worse by dairy products. Symptoms from these and other common childhood ailments often disappear completely when nonessential foods like milk, butter, cheese and ice cream are eliminated from the diet. Remember too, that even low-fat milk still contains cholesterol and animal proteins.
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