Udderly Delighted

I've been expressing my opinion about the benefits of including raw milk/raw cream/raw cheese in your diet, as opposed to pasteurized, for some time now. Most of my friends (and probably most of my tiny band of blog readers) pretty much ignore the posts, either because they don't drink milk anymore anyway, or because they never see raw milk or cream in the store even if they WERE open to to trying it, or because they think it's kinda nutty (as in: breast cancer has turned Jane into a health food nut!), unnecessary and maybe even dangerous (E coli, E coli!).

I never have time to go into any long explanations re: what I've learned about this topic over the past few months. So imagine my delight when I came across today's story in Salon.com: The Udder Truth.

My delight turned to dismay when I read the subtitle: Raw milk really is a wonder tonic, say devotees, who meet secretly to buy it and swear it reverses chronic diseases. But is it safe to drink? The official word: No.

Dreading what I thought I was about to read (a diatribe against raw milk) I was pleased to find that the article wasn't that at all - it's just that the editors at Salon.com blew it with the subtitle; they should have at least italicized the word "official."

Anyway, the article is actually quite well written — informative, fair, and not dumbed down — and there are a large number of both pro and con response letters from readers.

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[msmas]

We bought limes today ~ I'm going to clean out my liver.