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Consuming Cow Milk Is Gross And Horrible For Your Health

Yes, you read that correctly!

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Consuming Cow Milk Is Gross And Horrible For Your Health

Yes, the title is correct. Humans SHOULD NOT be consuming milk. I know many people will say that they are told that it "strengthens bones" and helps in strengthening the body with calcium. But I can assure you it does the exact opposite. If there is only one thing you get from this article, please let it be the fact that you NEED to do your research on things. Do not go around doing everything everyone else does purely because it is "normal." Question things, read into them and understand the underlying facts behind things that are mostly kept in the dark. Educate yourselves and then let yourself make the educated decision on what is best for you and your body, do not base it off of what your peers do.

We are told our whole lives to drink milk in order to develop strong bones, when the reality of the matter is that milk actually depletes our calcium. Not only does it not add to the calcium in our bones but it takes it away from them! How ironic! Because of this, it actually increases fractures instead of preventing them. If you look it up, the countries with the least amount of milk consumption are also the countries with the least amount of fractures. If you put it into perspective for yourself, cows' milk is for calves, and humans' milk is for babies. So why do we mix the two if it is clearly not for us? We do not see cows drinking human milk now do we? We are actually the only mammals that do this, isn't that strange?

There are also tons of hormones in milk. Due to the fact that cows are put on sex hormones or are pregnant for their entire lives in order to lactate for humans year-round, we are in turn consuming a significant amount of sex hormones, estrogen and progesterone. We know for a fact that an increased exposure to estrogen can cause cancer. Unfortunately there are many types of cancers that milk can cause or play a huge role in developing.

We are also so unaware of how many contaminants are in milk to begin with! We are taking in so many toxins when we consume milk and since they do not readily leave our bodies, they can do damage to our bodies. These toxins can affect our immune, reproductive and central nervous systems and also have been linked to cancers.

These are amongst the few reasons why cows' milk is so detrimental to our health. Luckily in this day and age we have so many better alternatives such as almond milk, coconut milk and soy milk! Bottom line, milk is NOT meant for humans to consume and can even cause us health issues that we otherwise would not have developed. Whatever your standpoint is after reading this article, I strongly urge you to do your own research and look at the facts for yourself, because some can even be frightening.

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