After learning about the manipulative of marketing, the power of politics and the Machiavellian tendencies induced by large mounds of money, it perhaps wasn’t as hard to believe as it may have been several years ago. The slogan “Milk, it does a body good” has remained with me for a long time and while it may not have been the prime reason that I loved to down a couple glasses a day growing up, it definitely may have been a contributing factor in keeping my family and I dismissing claims that milk wasn’t good for me.
Well, the more I dig, the more I uncover and the more I see that things are not always as they seem. I don’t consider it a conspiracy, though it may be. I don’t place blame on anyone, though there are groups that have perpetuated lies, knowingly or unknowingly. I just think it’s in my best interest to dig for truth and then feed my body what it needs to thrive.
I’ve struggled through different trials in life as many do; ADD, impulsiveness, mild depression, etc. I haven’t pieced together yet all the reasons for those struggles, but perhaps much of my mental anguish was unnecessary. Now I fully acknowledge the purpose of trials in life. The stressors can cause us to push back, which helps us to seek for answers and to grow, but imagine if there were an understanding, acceptance and living of personal health standards untainted by marketing & man’s motivation for money. What kind of businesses would we build up? What kind of food systems would we have? What kind of prosperity would we uncover and what kind of positive progress could we make as human race?
These are some problems being observed and attributed at least in part with the consumption of milk (and in a broader way, animal products):
- High in protein that can leech calcium from bones
- Breast cancer
- Osteoporosis
- Atherosclerosis: heart disease, stroke, kidney failure
- Children coming into puberty sooner
- ADD
- Alergies
Considering the distraction from creative endeavors the previous list suggests, I am going to make the decision to reduce milk from my diet. Following you’ll find my Milk Video Playlist (if you are viewing this in Facebook please visit my blog post Milk, Does A Body Good? to see the videos):
So then, why is milk so popular? Well, personally I love the taste, but let’s take a little stroll down the culture of milk in America:
