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Is It Okay To Eat Cheese And What Types Of Dairy Should You Avoid?


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We’re told that milk is a perfect food that we should drink daily—three glasses to be exact—in spite of a large (and growing) body of research showing its lack of benefits and awful side effects. Even though cow’s milk today contains dozens of reproductive hormones, allergenic proteins, antibiotics, and growth factors, some of which are known to promote cancer, the dairy industry wants us to believe that their cows are happily producing milk and grazing through green pastures. For the most part, that couldn’t be further from the truth.


In today’s episode of my series I’m calling Health Bites, I talk about common dairy myths, why it is such a contentious food, how to tackle the pros and cons of whether it belongs in your diet, and which dairy is actually okay to eat. 


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Here are more details from our interview (audio version / Apple Subscriber version):

  • How the dairy industry drives headlines claiming milk is good for us (4:45 / 1:34)
  • Why we don’t need milk for strong bones (7:55 / 5:58) 
  • Milk is a lousy source of calcium (9:25 / 7:32)
  • Alternate sources of calcium (11:10 / 9:14) 
  • Milk increases your risk for cancer (12:50 / 10:56)
  • Dairy fat is not the problem (14:26 / 12:30)
  • Is butter bad for you? (15:08 / 14:18) 
  • My recommendations for eating dairy (17:31 / 15:36) 
  • What should you look for when buying a dairy product? (20:47 /17:20) 

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