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Originally Posted by Addict  These three words right here sum up what I see as one of the worst mind-sets that is held by so many posters on this forum. It is one of the reasons I started my blog. Why on earth would anyone group dairy with meat as if they were the exact same???
-No other animal on earth drinks milk from another animal.
-We evolved for millions of years without drinking milk after infancy.
-Cheese, yogurt, etc. didn't exist for most of our evolutionary history.
-The majority of people on this planet are lactose intolerant.
I've read over and over accounts of people here that started reading about milk. They started to understand that it isn't good for you, that it isn't necessary, and that it can cause many problems. They read the literature and they finally came to the conclusion .... to become vegan.
What?!?!
I've said it before, but let me say it again: you do not have to become vegan to avoid milk. You have other options. |
True. People used to eat megaflora and fauna, and dinosaurs, now they dont. Inuit eat nothing like us, and survived in the harshest of environments. Humans adapt extremely well. It is our hallmark.
There are animals in deep sea that function entirely differently to us, so should we be mimicking them? Pigs are one of the closest animals when it comes to comparing our digestive systems, and they eat anything.
Some people are lactose intolerant, I and my family aren't. Some people are gluten intolerant. Some aren't. Some die eating peanuts, others find them extremely beneficial. Some people fry in the sun, some thrive in it. The problem is when figuring out what works well for you, assuming it must be law for everyone. I don't know for sure, but sometimes I think the whole thing is mental conditioning and choice.
I thrive on milk, I rely on it. As a personal trainer with considerable experience, where diet is a crucial part of the mix, just like exercise, it is important to figure out, and cater to personal difference. Or, just like advising a lactose intolerant person to drink milk, you may be advising a gluten intolerant person to consume gluten, and so on. Be happy with what works for you, and happy with what works for others.