Thread: Cows' milk bad for you? What do you use instead? - Personal Development for Smart People Forums

Glad I wasn't being too harsh. I can see why you would logically come to that conclusion, but we have all been brought up to believe milk is the end all/be all. Most people are used to it and jus assume that what they've always heard is true. There's a lot of money that goes into keeping people believing that...to make sure the product sells.

Aspiring to Clarity - no worries, didn't seem confrontational! :-) I guess I've just always seen the non-dairy alternatives as second best, based on the logic of "if those other ones are so great, why doesn't everyone drink them?" Silly, I know, but now I'm a bit more informed I'll sort it out!

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I've never seen any sound argument against whole cow's milk aside from hormone issues, which can be dealt with via organic milk. Just looking at it as as a nutrient source, it's great but a little calorie heavy so you have to pay attention to quantity.

I need to start looking into almond milk, personally... but from what I already know, almond milk and soy milk and all those are very high-protein, and taste better than cows' milk. BTW, here's my favorite ever thing about milk: Red Dwarf Holly: "Hopefully they've got a few spots and sods we could use; we've run down on a few supplies..." Lister: "Like what?" Holly: "Well,...

Cows milk is designed for baby cows, not humans. If you must have it go for fat free organic. Less antibiotics, less fat, less toxins etc. Soy as an alternative has its own issues. My son is allergic to dairy. His favorite drink is chocolate almond milk, you would never know it was not cow milk. We use a lot of fortified rice milk in cereal and baking. Sometimes he will have a soy based drink but we limit it. We have never explored goats milk...

I personally drink "bovine juice" and about 16 ounces a day on average. So far I've seen no real evidence that it's bad for me. -That being said, how can you tell what a food was intended for? Like how do you know what you were "intended" to eat? Who's to say that because I live in Washington State in the US, that I should not eat a banana because it was only intended for those who live in...

Have any of you not been weaned?

Quote: Originally Posted by Jonathan does anyone have any "real milk" recommendations alternative to bovine juice? ;-) Why do you need any milk or alternative bovine juice...??? Many colored people are lactose intolerant... (cannot drink milk) yet they are among the best athletes in the world... for the past fifty years the only milk that I drink is about a quarter of an ounce in my coffee in the morning... and I have never...

Quote: Originally Posted by Jonathan A friend mentioned the other day that cows' milk can be bad for you for various reasons. I've of course heard of the school of thought that says any milk after infancy is no good, but I didn't realise cows' was so bad specifically compared to say, goats' milk. Anyone know much about this? I've found this thread quite useful in offering vegan alternatives to milk, but does...