Seven Reasons To Drink Organic Milk

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Organic Milk has grown in popularity ever since the mid 1990′s. It produces a 6 percent market share in the dairy industry with over a billion dollars in sales in 2005. There are many different opinions out there on the internet and in research papers for and against organic milk. I am going to outline 7 reasons for organic milk here in this article.

1. Organic Milk has no antibiotics in it. The problem with antibiotics is the possibility of producing a bacterial resistance. The cows used in the production of organic milk are not given any antibiotics.

2. The cows are not treated with any sort of growth hormone to stimulate milk production. Synthetic hormones can be very harmful to human beings. I know I have heard people wonder why high school girls look different then they did 10 years ago. Some people say it is the synthetic hormones in the milk they drink. A school in boulder Colorado thinks that organic milk has an added nutritional value so it has switched all its milk to a local organic supplier. Other people are concerned about the adverse affects of growth hormones for cancer related illnesses.

3. Pesticide Free. Cows are fed food that was not grown with the use of pesticides. This presents a rather significant added cost as growing hay for the cows without the use of pesticides is very expensive. Pesticides are everywhere. Even trace amounts have been found in raindrops, snow, and even fog.

4. High in Conjugated Linoleic Acids (CLAs). CLAs are good fats. They come from hay fed animals. Animals that are fed hay have a much higher concentration of CLAs then grain fed animals. CLAs have been found to reduce tumors and may also lower the risk of type 2 diabetes in men.

5. If you want strong bones, you gotta drink milk. It is an excellent source of calcium. Kids need a range of calcium, depending on their age, from 800 mg to 1300 mg. A normal 8 ounce sized glass of organic milk has 300 mg of calcium. There are also different flavors of milk to entice the children to drink it. Adults seem to know that milk has calcium and we need that. I drink 2-3 glasses of milk each day.

6. Organic Milk is just all around good. It doesn’t contain any artificial ingredients of other chemical that are bad for you like other juices and drinks do. Some so called health drinks are not so healthy after you read all of the chemicals you are drinking. Why not just stick with something that is all natural.

7. Be nice to the cows. Cows on organic farms are treated better. They are allowed to graze in the open air. Most cows in non-organic plants are more like machines than animals. Support your organic farmer. It is a lot more work doing it organically, but they do it because they care.


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  1. Comment by Lillian King

    i always take calcium supplements to my bones strong`’-

    on August 1, 2010 at 12:57 pm

  2. Comment by Jen

    OK, I have perhaps a stupid question! I just started using organic milk. I have noticed that organic milk smells different than regular milk. Is this normal? Also, it has a longer shelf-life, the “Sell By” date, but does it also last longer once you have opened it?

    Just curious, Jen

    on September 18, 2010 at 10:51 am