Comments on: Readers Ask: Raw Milk

By: Trish

Trish — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 15:06:22 +0000

I would agree that this sounds like raw milk w/cream skimmed off. (Though you must be in one of the few states that allows raw milk to be sold in stores like CA or ME).

However for any of you low/no fat fans remember: A lot of the greatest and most needed nutrients are in that beautiful cream and butterfat. This is what our ancestors have been eating for thousands perhaps tens of thousands of years. Evolution in nutrition moves slow.

GRASS-FED RAW MILK (BUTTERFAT) HAS:
- Omega 3 EFAs -These are the same as you'll pay big bucks for in fish oil supplements

- CLA (Conjugated Linoleic Acid)Body builders pay big bucks for this special class of fatty acids to help them lose weight and gain muscle.

Both these fats (especially Omega3s) have been shown to have all kinds of positive effects on combating inflammation, heart problems, diabetes and much more.

Also you can't properly absorb or utilize Vitamin A & D without the proper animal fat.

Remember good fat is good for you. We've all been brainwashed into thinking all fat is bad. Some definitely is (partially hydrogenated veg oil for example) but some fats are vital to your health. That includes saturated and animal fats form naturally raised livestock.
Check out "Eat Fat, Lose Fat" by Sally Fallon Morell and Mary Enig for more.

By: Anna

Anna — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 17:38:16 +0000

I saw raw "skimmed" milk at a whole foods store once in California. I'm assuming that is was just raw milk with the cream skimmed off as well.

By: Donielle

Donielle — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 13:13:27 +0000

Ellena- I'm a bit confused too! I've actually never heard of raw milk referred yo as non fat. Maybe they just skimmed the cream off?

Anyone else have an idea?

By: Ellena

Ellena — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 12:56:15 +0000

Im confused about non fat raw milk. I saw it yesterday when I went to the market to purchase raw milk for the first time. I got it mostly because it was cheaper than full fat. Now im just confused.

By: Trish

Trish — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 17:49:56 +0000

Hear Here!
Raw (whole) milk is full of the good fat! Omega3 EFA (Fish oil without the fish) and CLA that both which have been proven to help you lose weight (besides many other health benefits).

Your 1% or 2% is made by draining off all fat (from grain fed cows usually) then has synthetic oil based vitamins added back (A&D) then reinserted back into the milk. It's not real milk. It's so new to our species it barely registers as showing up in the last millisecond of our history. If you believe in evolution you need to keep asking yourself "Is this what my ancestors ate or drank?"
This article touches on the history (evidence of ruminant milk usage by humans 30k years ago)

Raw Milk – History, Health Benefits and Distortions
by Ron Schmid, ND
http://www.drrons.com/raw-milk-history-health-benefits-distortions.htm

I've lost 80lbs in the last 18 months. A lot of things to credit for it but fresh whole raw milk, cream and butter have a large part of it – They give you energy!

Remember that THE richest source of Lipase is raw butterfat. Lipase is the enzyme that helps you body digest and utilize fat.

Don't buy the low-fat hype. Remember that for years much of that propaganda didn't even separate synthetic transfats from real fat and still doesn't recognize the differences betweenn properly raised animal fat and factory farmed animal fat. Big difference.
Have some butta!

By: Joyful Melody

Joyful Melody — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 20:07:32 +0000

Personally, as far as full fat dairy goes, I completely agree with you. Maybe not for pasteurized milk, but definitely for Real/raw/fresh milk. Since we switched to fresh milk, my husband's cholesterol has gone down significantly, and, rather than gaining weight, we've been losing it. We have kefir smoothies made from fresh milk on a regular basis, and I cannot even express how much more energized I feel in the mornings, now!

Our local farm supplies the fresh milk in plastic gallon jugs, but we've found the milk keeps much much longer (2 weeks or so) in a glass jug, so we have switched to that.

By: Michele @ Frugal Granola

Michele @ Frugal Granola — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 15:24:21 +0000

We love raw milk, too! I really enjoy having the raw cream and butter from it. My husband & I don't drink much of it; we save it for our daughter.

I sent you a long e-mail yesterday, but my e-mail was doing weird things- so let me know if you don't get it.

Hope you're doing well!
Blessings,
Michele

By: Anna

Anna — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 22:19:31 +0000

I've learned a lot since posting that original question! I have fully switched to full-fat products (and guess what? – I'm pregnant too:) and I will never go back. Although personally I like the taste of a cold glass of nonfat milk better than whole milk, I simply don't drink glasses of milk anymore. Only my kids do, otherwise I use it for making other things like smoothies, yogurt, ice-cream, etc.
Thanks for the book recommendation, I will have to check it out!

By: Jendeis

Jendeis — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 18:12:11 +0000

I seem to keep writing the same comment, but it applies here.

When I first started seeing a nutritionist in order to lose weight for fertility treatments (although we are dealing with male-factor, my clinic has a BMI limit for treatments), the first thing that she advised was having me switch from 1% to whole milk.

I've never dropped weight faster than when I first made that switch.

I'd like to move to raw milk, but can't swing it financially at the moment. So, until we can, we're buying organic whole milk and looking for organic, non-ultra-pasteurization.