This isn't really medically informative, but, it is interesting-politically. You might find it an interesting read. For those of you who don't live here, they mention Rawsome in this article. Rawsome is a store that is kind of a private club. IT was raided by the FDA countless times, and I think now has been finally shut down.
MAny people want to have healthy choices and the government is making it hard for them to do so. It is tragic. I have a farm that is located just down the street from my house, and they used to carry raw milk. They stopped just after WF took their raw milk off the shelves because they were afraid of having push back from the FDA.
It is really sad that there are those who want to eliminate choice as an option in today's day and age. http://www.vcstar.com/news/2012/mar/02/santa-paula-woman-arrested-on-mul...
Dr.M
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Yes, it is very disappointing
Yes, it is very disappointing to know the government has so much control over our personal health choices. We still have many farms around the area that still will sell raw dairy products, but I have heard from a few of my co-workers who have chosen to only give their families raw milk that more and more of these family owned farms are deciding not to sell the raw milk. Very unfortunate!
UK
What about frozen raw milk - does the freezing kill off the good bacteria/enzymes etc? Is it not worth buying?
Here in UK it is illegal to sell raw milk thru shops. It can only be bought at the 'farm gate' which means if you don't live near a farm that sells it, you have to pay for postage via courier which is very expensive, but at least its available. Attemps to ban it completely were scuppered by the fact that Prince Charles drinks it (and he supports alternative medicine) so the royal family is worth the money we spend on them!
Frozen
will kill everything good in the milk. It would still be better than pateruized milk, but won't provide all the health benefits.
I find it insane that they
I find it insane that they target raw milk - yet cancer causing aspartame, MSG, and artifical food colors are fully stocked on store shelves. The FDA has also targeted colloidal silver and many online companies had to stop selling it. Antibiotics hurt so many people, and the only thing colloidal silver does is MAYBE turn you blue (in huge doses). Yet, they target the silver and not the antibiotics. Can you say: money, money, money??? I have found that, in order to eat a normal non-processed diet, I have to go out of my way... a lot. Even trying to start my own garden isn't easy. I had to look online for non-gmo heirloom seeds, most stores sell GMO and hybridized seeds. Basically everthing in my local stores is full of artifical ingredients. I have to drive an hour to get fresh grass-fed beef and raw milk, but I think it is worth it. I order a lot of stuff online because stores just don't carry natural foods and products anymore. I work in a hospital and have seen an alarming number of young people with advanced stages of cancer. I wonder why...