151: Is raw milk safe?
Wise Traditions
Weston A. Price Foundation
4.7 • 2.4K Ratings
🗓️ 10 September 2018
⏱️ 35 minutes
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Summary
Why is raw milk illegal in some states? What are the risks associated with drinking it? How could a simple, straightforward product—like milk from a cow—have become so controversial? On today's episode, Mark McAfee, the Chairman of the Raw Milk Institute, and the head of Organic Pastures Dairy, expounds on the topic with first-hand knowledge, experience, and passion. You'll soon discover that Mark is a proponent of real, unadulterated, unpasteurized, grass-fed and pasture-raised raw milk. Mark explains the history of raw milk and pasteurization; he dives into the proteins and beneficial bacteria in raw milk; he contrasts raw milk with pasteurized milk and even "nut milks" on the market; and he discusses the role raw milk plays in the health of our gut microbiome. He gives us the big picture of the dairy industry world-wide, along with important information as to the benefits of including raw milk in your own diet.
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| 0:00.0 | because these are the ancient foods of wisdom, the wonderful foods that have been around for thousands of years, |
| 0:05.0 | that literally was medicine. |
| 0:07.5 | If you had a healthy immune system you survived, if you didn't, you died. |
| 0:11.0 | So before the modern man had antibiotics, we had probiotics and we had |
| 0:15.1 | prevention through nutrition and those civilizations that did well, drank raw milk and |
| 0:19.9 | raw milk keepers and had whole food nutrition. We are realizing now that modern medicine |
| 0:23.9 | has not really appreciated the biome. |
| 0:26.5 | Welcome to the Wise Traditions Podcast, sponsored by the Weston A Price Foundation for |
| 0:39.0 | Wise Traditions in Food, Farming, and the Healing Arts. We're your source for scientific knowledge and |
| 0:44.8 | traditional wisdom to help you achieve optimal health. |
| 0:47.6 | I'm your host, Polda Labrada Gore. |
| 0:55.0 | This is episode 151 and my guest is Mark McAfee, |
| 1:00.0 | the head of Organic Pastures Dairy, |
| 1:02.0 | and the founder and chairman of the Raw Milk Institute. |
| 1:06.0 | Mark is a raw milk expert and he's passionate about the topic. |
| 1:09.9 | I had the privilege of talking with Mark in late July |
| 1:13.0 | as part of a big celebration with the Pasadena |
| 1:15.2 | chapter of the Westinay Price Foundation in California. |
| 1:18.3 | It was an amazing potluck that culminated |
| 1:21.0 | in an ice cream social, made with what else, but raw milk. |
| 1:25.2 | We also were treated to live music by Michelle Bloom, whose music we have included throughout |
| 1:29.6 | today's show. |
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