There really only needs to be one reason, rather than 30. It’s not our species milk. Let me repeat. IT IS NOT OUR SPECIES MILK. For the average American this reality has no relevance or significance. It just goes to show you how deeply ingrained our conditioning is. The tapes repeat in our heads: we need milk for strong healthy bones. We need milk for the vitamin D. We need milk for protein. We need milk to go with our cookies for God’s sake! The fact that milk contributes to weaker bones and osteoporosis, that Vitamin D is a hormone our body manufactures in sufficient quantities, and that we consume too much protein already is apparently beside the point.
There are 4,000 mammals all with a specific milk formalized for its own species to sustain it until it can forage for and take in solid food on its own. Our species is no different. It’s a brilliant and elegant solution that Nature has designed. The concept still hasn’t sunk in, has it.
Before we wash down that cookie with that glass of cow’s lactation, though, review the 30 consequences of this truly bizarre habit. Because if it never sinks in, we’re sunk.