by Raine Saunders

Created on: August 12, 2009

What's better than a glass of milk and a chocolate chip cookie? Or how about your favorite cereal covered in refreshing, cold milk and a glass of juice? These types of meal and snack combinations have been revisited for decades by many well-intentioned people. The fact is, milk has been glorified and heralded by various so-called "health experts" for years. We are told by endless sources that milk is one of the best sources for calcium. But did you know that consumption of pasteurized milk and milk products can actually be harmful to your health?

Let us first make a distinction between the picture painted by the government and medical communities of tainted, disease-ridden milk that hasn't been pasteurized and clean, wholesome raw milk from a reliable, organic source. When the raw milk you are drinking is obtained from a well-maintained facility following organic standards that allows its cows to graze only on certified organic grass and does not treat the animals with chemicals, hormones, or antibiotics, the result is an extremely healthful and beneficial substance that gives life.

As with anything else that is not produced in a sanitary environment, food products will reflect the quality of the facility from where they originate. One very good example of bacteria entering the food chain and making people sick is the products which come from commercial and factory farms. It's no secret that thousands and thousands of meat products are currently being recalled off the shelves. ABC news reported on February 18, 2008 that, "the U.S. Department of Agriculture ordered a recall of 143 million pounds of beef". If you watch the video on this news site, you can see that the animals from farms where the meat is raised are not living in healthy conditions. Would you consume anything that comes from an environment such as this? The fact is, this type of food product represents the bulk of what is available for consumption on the market.

That is why there is such a movement from concerned farmers, consumers, and specific organizations to change current farming methods and practices. This issue is a serious problem that threatens the health and well-being of everyone in our nation. Most farmers who sell raw milk do so with the intent to deliver a healthful, untainted product to those who consume it. Their efforts and practices are time consuming and expensive, but most farmers do it because they possess a passion for producing healthy products for their customers.

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