Milk is a touchy subject. For food pyramid preaching nutritionists, milk is the perfect food - the best source of Calcium, Potassium and Vitamin D you can find. For other folks it's nothing but a dairy industry supported pseudo health drink that makes people fat and doesn't benefit bone growth the way we thought. And then there are those raw milk nut jobs that think pasteurization is two steps from Satan. So who is right?
If you have problems digesting cow milk, goat milk is a very beneficial and digestible alternative. Goats are very clean animals and enjoy a variety of feeds that translate into milk rich in minerals and other nutrients usually lacking in our bodies. Goat's milk is a strong, natural source of fluorine, which helps build immunity, protect teeth and strengthen bones - but fluorine is lost in pasteurization.
Goat's milk is often easier for folks to digest than cow's milk because of its soft curd and smaller fat globules. Because of this, goat's milk is homogenized in its natural state, although most commercial operations pasteurize it per USDA regulations.
The case for milk is a sensitive subject and in the end, what matters the most is how you respond to it's effects.
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