ISnt pasteurization done to kill all the germs which could cause disease.
In India, ppl can buy unpasteurized milk straight from the dairy farm. And then they BOIL there milk for good amt of time to kill the bacteria.
Yes, pasteurization kill germs that cause disease. The problem is that it also kills beneficial bacteria that can aid digestion and otherwise promote health. For example, many people who thought they were lactose intolerant have found that they can drink raw milk with no problems. Raw milk also produced superior fresh and hard cheeses, many believe.
Yes, pasteurization kill germs that cause disease. The problem is that it also kills beneficial bacteria that can aid digestion and otherwise promote health. For example, many people who thought they were lactose intolerant have found that they can drink raw milk with no problems. Raw milk also produced superior fresh and hard cheeses, many believe.If cows are raised under proper conditions (including grazing on pastures), and milk is tested and monitored, there is very little danger.
Fortunately, I am not lactose intolerant and can enjoy milk.
Example 9992, also from the same JB presentation, really puts the notion of lactose intolerant into perspective. Jerry relates the story of people he personally knows who once proudly claimed they were lactose intolerant. Loosley speaking, people tend to refer to this kind of an illness as among the wide spectrum of "allergic reaction". When they first had the opportunity to try real milk, they were of course hesitant from the fear that had been instilled in them; they tried real milk anyway. Guess what they discovered? It turns out that they only thing they were allergic to (having a reaction to) was something associated with pasteurized milk that is not associated with real milk. How/why can this be? Well, taking at face value what these people claim, upon consuming raw milk, these people did not manifest any of the telltale reactions that are known to exhibit upon consuming pasteurized milk. Translation: if people consume pasteurized milk and then experience "lactose intolerant symptoms", and these symptoms do not manifest after the same people consume real milk, what does this tell you about the entire notion of lactose intolerant? Whatever this notion really is, it either is caused by something that is present in pasteurized milk OR perhaps caused by something lacking in pasteurized milk, simple as that.
Antibiotics are a scourge as is pasteurization.
I like the analogy with antibiotics also. One would never, ever consider taking a dose of antibiotics every day in order to prevent a cold, but, in essence, that is what we do to the milk!