Milk. What’s Your Intake?

I had the chance to sit in with Neil Westford this week and talk about a better way to eat for a corporate challenge that just kicked off.  It was very motivating and just reminded me about going back to the basics.  What really startled me was the debate we had on milk.

The dairy industry has done a fantastic job at marketing.  Since we were kids, it has been drilled in our heads that milk is healthy and necessary for our bones, is a healthy drink, and should be consumed daily.  However, humans are the only species that continue to drink milk after being fed from our mothers.

Did you know that Vitamin D is NOT a natural ingredient in milk? The pasteurization process used on milk, which is an archaic method to prevent harmful bacteria entering our bodies, has many problems in itself.   As pasteurization involves subjecting milk to high temperatures of heat treatment, this also kills good bacteria (as heat is a non selective procedure) and denatures much of the protein contained in the product. Also, as we age, we lose the enzyme lactate dehydrogenase, which allows us to process lactose. This is why many people have stomach bloating or uncomfortable reactions to dairy products or products containing dairy

I personally keep my dairy as more of a treat than a necessity.  Each serving has 16g of sugar.  If you are trying to lose weight or feeling bloated, try limiting your dairy intake and see if you start to see a change. A great alternative I have found to like is almond milk.  The plain stuff!

All in all, don’t believe everything you read, do your research and decide for yourself.  How is your dairy intake?  Did you ever think that try limiting it?