Raw Milk vs Pasteurized Milk
If your new here; just dipping your toes into this raw milk stuff…WELCOME!!
Raw milk has been around, well, forever.
It isn’t a new trend I promise.
If anything it is pasteurizing your milk that is “new”. (read The Jungle by Upton Sinclair to learn about industrial revolution and why food borne illnesses were so common then)
Pasteurizing is the process of heating milk to a specific temperature for an extended period of time in order to kill off pathogens or other harmful bacteria.
Sounds great right?
Well, no it isn’t.
The biggest problem in pasteurization is it kills ALL bacteria. Everything.
Did you know there are beneficial bacteria?
Meaning our bodies need bacteria.
Yes, there are bacteria and pathogens that are harmful.
And that is where knowing your farmer and their operation is very important.
On our farm, we take 3-4 hours each day designated to cleaning/sanitizing equipment and cows to ensure harmful bacteria, i.e. E.coli, are not present in our raw milk.
So why not just Pasteurize to be safe?
When you cook out everything just to 'be on the safe side’, your really doing more damage than good.
Raw milk is packed with live - like legit they’re alive - enzymes.
“Raw milk contains protease enzyme, which aids in digestion of proteins, and lipase enzyme, which aids in digestion of fats. Lactoperoxidase is a naturally occurring antimicrobial enzyme in raw milk.” [1]
A useful analogy is that an enzyme is like a Philips head screwdriver. A Philips head screwdriver can catalyze (accelerate) the reaction of driving a screw into wood many times over without getting used up.
Without live enzymes (pasteurized milk) it’s like putting in a screw without a screw driver. Your body will struggle to digest that milk.
Another wonderful part of raw milk is the real nutrients…no synthetic vitamins or minerals added.
Prior to understanding what store bought milk was, I would see “Whole Milk, Vitamin D” at Smith’s and I’ll level with you - It made me feel good.
I was doing my part for my family to get the “better” milk.
Or so I thought.
I had so much inflammation in my body, and it all came back to the food I was eating.
I’d love to give the younger me a big kiss and hug!
She was trying her darndest! Bless her heart.
When pasteurization takes place, it’s killing everything. Vitamins, minerals, enzymes.
It. All. Must. Go.
So when you drink pasteurized milk your drinking minerals and vitamins that have to be added back in.
These are counterfeits to the real stuff.
Fake; phony.
Have you ever been given a fake $100.00 bill by Uncle Ted at the family Christmas party? It’s so exciting at first, then you realized you’ve been duped.
Hey thanks Teddy ol’ boy…what a let down.
Our bodies feel the same way with fake vitamins & minerals!
When you buy high quality raw milk, nature has you covered.
No additives necessary.
Our digestive systems see those nutrients and know exactly what’s what.
It is such a beautiful process!!
In our home, we feel the difference of having real, raw and whole foods present.
I promise it’s worth it to make the switch.
xoxo -
[1] https://www.rawmilkinstitute.org/updates/letter-to-medical-professionals-about-raw-milk#:~:text=For%20instance%2C%20raw%20milk%20contains,in%20raw%20milk%20%5B16%5D.
