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I'll NEVER drink milk again... MUST READ!!! (piog)

Mzjelybely

posted to General Discussion in Choosing Not to Vaccinate
on Dec. 9, 2007 at 12:19 PM

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This sealed the deal for me... no more milk or cheese for my family. 

HERDS OF MILK-PRODUCING COWS ARE RIFE WITH BOVINE LEUKEMIA VIRUS

Bovine leukemia virus is a cancer-causing microbe in cattle. Just how many cows have it? The US Department of Agriculture reports that nationwide, 89 percent of herds contain cows with BLV. The most infected region is the Southeast, where 99 percent of herds have the tumor-causing bug. In some herds across the country, almost every single animal is infected. A 1980 study across Canada uncovered a lower but none-too-reassuring rate of 40 percent. BLV is transmitted through milk. Since the milk from all cows in a herd is mixed before processing, if even a single cow is infected, all milk from that herd will have BLV swimming in it. Citing an article in Science, oncologist Robert Kradjian, MD, warns that 90 to 95 percent of milk starts out tainted. Of course, pasteurization — when done the right way — kills BLV, but the process isn't perfect.

And if you drink raw milk, odds are you're gulping down bovine leukemia virus. Between dairy cows and their cousins that are used for meat (who tend to be infected at lower rates), it appears that a whole lot of BLV is getting inside us. A 2001 study in Breast Cancer Research detected antibodies to the bovine leukemia virus in blood samples from 77 out of 100 volunteers. Furthermore, BLV showed up more often in breast tissue from women with breast cancer than in the tissue from healthy women. Several medical studies have found positive correlations between higher intake of milk/beef and increased incidence of leukemia or lymphoma in humans, although other studies haven't found a correlation.

No hard evidence has yet linked BLV to diseases in humans, but do you feel comfortable knowing that cow cancer cells are in your body?

Written by on Dec. 9, 2007 at 12:19 PM

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  • Vegreenmom
  • by on Dec. 9, 2007 at 12:40 PM
  • Thanks for the post!  Yet another reason I'm happy I'm vegan.  

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  • granny2markitos
  • by on Dec. 9, 2007 at 1:03 PM
  • i guess i better get used to soy milk, so i don't have to give up my cereal in the mornings...lol

    thanks for the info.

    elizabeth
  • Vegreenmom
  • by on Dec. 9, 2007 at 1:08 PM
  • If you have a hard time getting used to soy milk I really really REALLY suggest rice milk.  I can't seem to stomach soy milk except on a very rare occasion of drinking some that is chocolate.  But I can down rice milk like nobody's business, it's also really delicious on cereal :)
    Quoting granny2markitos:

    i guess i better get used to soy milk, so i don't have to give up my cereal in the mornings...lol

    thanks for the info.

    elizabeth

    ___________________________________________*
    ~Christi~
    Wife to Alex, Mom to Jacob, Fur-Mama to Roxy
    Do you live in North or South Carolina? Are you interested in animal rights? Then CLICK HERE!


    I'm a vegan, liberal, natural living, attached mama.

  • granny2markitos
  • by on Dec. 9, 2007 at 1:26 PM
  • thanks for the good advice...i will get some rice milk tomorrow when i go to the health food store....is  there other places that carry rice milk, other than the health food stores...?

    elizabeth
  • Vegreenmom
  • by on Dec. 9, 2007 at 1:28 PM
  • Lots of places :)
    But it's not over in the milk case, it's usually in it's own section with things like powdered milk in boxes that can sit on the shelf before they're opened.  Most grocery stores these days have them and I think even wal-mart carries it :D
    Quoting granny2markitos:

    thanks for the good advice...i will get some rice milk tomorrow when i go to the health food store....is there other places that carry rice milk, other than the health food stores...?

    elizabeth

    ___________________________________________*
    ~Christi~
    Wife to Alex, Mom to Jacob, Fur-Mama to Roxy
    Do you live in North or South Carolina? Are you interested in animal rights? Then CLICK HERE!


    I'm a vegan, liberal, natural living, attached mama.

  • dovetailthreads
  • by on Dec. 9, 2007 at 1:57 PM
  • would you have a link to the study of this?  I'd like to find out more.

    Ironically, I'm considering switching to goat milk.  There's a local guy who sells it.  May be I'll mix it with rice milk.

    thanks for the info!




  • Vegreenmom
  • by on Dec. 9, 2007 at 2:24 PM
  • I looked it up and the fact comes from a book called "50 things you're not supposed to know" by Russ Kick.

    I also found this link:
    http://www.nealhendrickson.com/mcdougall/040200pubovine.htm
    Quoting dovetailthreads:

    would you have a link to the study of this? I'd like to find out more.

    Ironically, I'm considering switching to goat milk. There's a local guy who sells it. May be I'll mix it with rice milk.

    thanks for the info!

    ___________________________________________*
    ~Christi~
    Wife to Alex, Mom to Jacob, Fur-Mama to Roxy
    Do you live in North or South Carolina? Are you interested in animal rights? Then CLICK HERE!


    I'm a vegan, liberal, natural living, attached mama.

  • vbacmama
  • by on Dec. 9, 2007 at 2:38 PM
  • If you drink your raw milk from a  source you trust, then you're probably going to be okay. Raw cow milk has MANY health benefits, and myself and my family have no intention of ever giving it up.

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