Summary: The Untold Story of Milk by Ron Schmid * Overwhelming evidence for the health benefits of raw milk * The disturbing reluctance of medical professionals to consider the well-established benefits of raw milk or to challenge anti-raw milk dogma * The self interest of the dairy industry, which has succeeded in taking from most people their freedom to choose raw milk * All statements are supported by references How did pasteurization become the norm for the last 100 years? * Cities, distillery cows, and the advent of pasteurized milk. * Grass-fed versus grain- fed cows * The main culprit: E. coli O157:H7 evolved in grain-fed cattle. Health of raw vs. pasteurized * http://www.fda.gov/Food/ResourcesForYou/Consumers/ucm079516.htm * http://www.raw-milk-facts.com/ * Research of Dr. Francis Pottenger: demonstrating superior nutritional value of unheated milk Free choice and liberty * Milk debate comes down to "protection" of the public versus free choice of a grown up. * An infringement of our basic constitutional rights? * Raw milk raids... unnecessary force? Opposing side: * Bill Marler and the superbug argument. * http://www.marlerblog.com/ Are raw milk figures being distorted by public bias and faulty science? * http://www.realmilk.com/washington-lessons-learned.html * http://www.marlerblog.com/legal-cases/as-a-mars-pa-man-is-on-life-support-sally-fallon-spins-her-tales-update Keeping A Family Cow by Joann S. Grohman
