In today’s world of supplements, protein is by far one of the most popular. It is used for anything from weight gain to weight loss. Crazy enough, they contain the same ingredient: Dairy. You’ll recognize it as Whey, Whey Isolate, and Casein. How can this one ingredient be so versatile when it’s true intentions were to put 80 pounds on a calf within it’s first year of life?
Milk is commonly consumed with the assumption that it is a great source of calcium and builds strong bones. This is wrong.
Why do we drink milk?
Healthy body and strong bones.
Known for calcium and protein.
Key Components –one cow can provide enough milk for a single family for a month.
How milk is unhealthy.
Wasn’t intended for humans.
Contains casein that breaks down to caso-morphine
Causes food cravings and morphine-like addictions
Linked to health conditions such as respiratory ailments, ear infections, skin disorders, digestion issues, osteoporosis.
Other options: Almond milk, hemp milk, and coconut milk. Easy to produce in larger quantities and have safer forms of protein and high contents of calcium.
Hemp milk contains not only more calcium than cow milk, it also contains essential fatty acids, magnesium, potassium, as well as other nutrients that can improve the bodies circulation and brain function. Hemp milk is made from the hemp plant seed, which is a crop that can be grown in vast fields making quantity no issue.
Almond milk contains just as much calcium as cow milk as well as being nutrient rich. These nutrients include vitamin D, which is great for bone health and vitamin A, which acts aids in immunity and health.
Coconut milk, slightly less calcium rich as cow milk, but makes up for it with longer storage life as well being fortified with benefits: healthy skin and hair, immune health, antibacterial properties, and healthy fats in which can be linked to lowering risk of heart disease as well as aid in weight loss.
Jepha Mooi 
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