Quote (dark-soul @ Jan 6 2015 03:09am)

You can get pasteurized, pasture raised, grass-fed cows milk. I'd suggest that over the raw form.



didn't see that.

Quote (bnrhodes2 @ Jan 6 2015 03:16am)

That's what I'm getting at. I want to know the reason he wants it raw instead of pasteurized haha.

Quote (The-Weak @ Jan 6 2015 04:03am)

when you cook any consumable you destroy the live enzymes within it. these enzymes help the body breakdown the consumable and help with absorption. only thing i can think of.

Quote (Maldra @ Jan 6 2015 05:25am)

20 years of drinking fresh cows milk hasnt done me any harm, apart from the daily diarrhea.

Quote (DoNaLdDuCk1337 @ Jan 6 2015 06:40am)

I have been really thinking about trying it out. Im feeling a little iffy though due to the bacteria & pathogen risk.

I live in Michigan so it is illegal to sell here, but theres a semi-local organic dairy farm that does a herd-share that I am debating
on participating in. Only if they answer all my questions correctly when I go to take a tour of the farm. What I have read so far they seem
pretty legit as to their sanitary standards.

Copy and Pasted from the site:
" Our farm is inspected by the State of Michigan (MDA) regularly. We also send a sample of milk at the first of the month to check for E. coli 0157:H7, Listeria, and Campylobacter. We have never had a positive test of these pathogens. Cows are also tested weekly for mastitis and treated with herbs, homeopathy, tinctures, prayer and vitamins if she tests positive."

Just curious as to your guys experience with it.

Thanks!

Quote (bnrhodes2 @ Jan 6 2015 11:53am)

i'm not sure what a live enzyme is? a specific protein that isn't denatured?

i'm also not sure what what useful enzymes exist in raw milk as compared to pasteurized milk (maybe raw milk oddly contains more lactase, idk), and does the benefit outweigh the risk of non-pasteurized milk? (that lovely risk/reward ratio)

i do see where there can be benefits of fresh milk (useful bacterial cultures, higher nutrient density from non-homogenization, reduced denaturization of components), but idk how likely any risks of disease/infection are either