The RAW TRUTH about MILK Formerly The Milk Book –now revised and expanded– “How Science Is Destroying Nature’s Nearly Perfect Food And Why Animal Protein And Animal Fat In Your Diet Can Save Your Life” The RAW TRUTH about MILK Formerly The Milk Book –now revised and expanded– “How Science Is Destroying Nature’s Nearly Perfect Food And Why Animal Protein And Animal Fat In Your Diet Can Save Your Life” by William Campbell Douglass II, MD Rhino Publishing, S.A. www.RhinoPublish.com Republic of Panama The RAW TRUTH about MILK Formerly The Milk Book –now revised and expanded– “How Science Is Destroying Nature’s Nearly Perfect Food And Why Animal Protein And Animal Fat In Your Diet Can Save Your Life” Copyright © 1984 - 2007 by William Campbell Douglass II, MD All rights reserved. This edition is published by Rhino Publishing. For information, contact Christian Martin Desharnais through Rhino Publishing website, www.RhinoPublish.com Published in the Republic of Panama. 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If medical advice or other expert assistance is required, the services of a competent professional person should be sought. This book is not a substitute for medical advice. DEDICATION to Jack Mathis CONTENTS Chapter Page Acknowledgements ................................................................ ix Preface ...................................................................................... xi Foreword to the Third Edition .............................................. xv Foreword .................................................................................. xix Introduction ............................................................................. xxi I. Yellow Cows—The History of Milk ........................... 1 II. Udder Destruction, Part I............................................. 9 III. Udder Destruction, Part II ........................................... 33 IV. Udder Propaganda ....................................................... 49 V. A Cow is Not a Cat—"Certified Milk” ....................... 67 VI. Milking the Good Guys, Alta-Dena ........................... 87 VII. Udder Menace—Homogenization of Milk................ 107 VIII. Udder Folly .................................................................... 117 IX. Udder Perfection ........................................................... 131 X. “This Greasy Counterfeit"............................................ 179 XI. Udderly Effective, Milk as Medicine.......................... 201 XII. Let 'Em Eat Steak ........................................................... 221 XIII. Vegetarianism, Environmentalism and the Search for Purity............................................................ 243 XIV. Udderly Unique ............................................................ 249 XV. Ice Cream........................................................................ 261 XVI. Soy and International Control of your Diet and your Health .................................................... 275 viii The Raw Truth about Milk Chapter Page Appendix I ............................................................................... 295 Appendix II.............................................................................. 297 Appendix III ............................................................................ 299 Appendix IV ............................................................................ 301 Appendix V ............................................................................. 303 Appendix VI ............................................................................ 311 About the Author.................................................................... 313 Index ......................................................................................... 315 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Dr. H. Leon Abrams, Jr. for unselfishly opening his files to me. Jack Mathis, without whose help this book could not have been written. Harold Steuve, the Steuve family and the staff of Alta- Dena Dairy for their help and inspiration. Paul Virgin of the Alta-Dena Dairy for his time and advice. Dee Cochran for typing the manuscript from my illegible writing. Dr. Derrick B. Jelliffee for allowing me to quote from his landmark work Human Milk in the Modern World. Dr. Paul Fleiss, a pediatrician ahead of his time, for his assistance. Dr. Robert Mendelsohn, my fearless leader in the move- ment to resist the homogenization of American medicine. Dr. Robert Pottenger, of the Price-Pottenger Foundation, for allowing me access to the History of Randleigh Farms. Ed O'Neal for his patience and hard work. Hugh Allen for his bright idea. Col. McCrary for his generosity. Al Mason and Virginia Wilder for cleaning up my grammar. Bari Cane, listed last only because she is the only addition to the fourth edition. She has vastly improved the book with her insights and I am very grateful. PREFACE Don't skim over this book about milk. The health and wealth of this nation are inextricably tied into our agri- culture. Our greatest agricultural loss today is due to our senseless destruction of fresh milk through pasteuriza- tion, ultra-pasteurization, and now ultra high tempera- ture pasteurization which turns a great food into a white, "milk flavored drink," about as nutritious as milk of mag- nesia. Don't skim over the footnotes either.* If you do, you'll miss a lot of good stuff. With proper understanding of milk, and its destruc- tive effects (when heat-treated) and the remarkable thera- peutic effects when used raw, we can cut billions of dollars off our medical bills, make ourselves infinitely more healthy, and actually raise the I.Q. of our children. With smarter children we will add greatly to our scientific and cultural wealth. I do not consider it an exaggeration to say that the nation's destiny will be affected by what we do about milk.** If you doubt this, read Chapter III first. This chapter should convince you that a switch to unprocessed, that is unpasteurized, milk should be a na- tional priority. If you listen to the advertising of the dairy industry, one gets the impression that milk is the perfect food and, if you don't stoke your children with at least a quart of milk a day (each), you are guilty of child abuse or at least neglect. * Just testing you ** And about soy protein – read the new chapter beginning on page 275. xii The Raw Truth about Milk On the other hand, some nutritionists, medical or- ganizations, government agencies, and doctors warn of the dangers of fat and cholesterol in milk and milk prod- ucts. We are told that "Mr. Cholesterol" is going to get us if we don't restrict our intake of dairy products, espe- cially eggs, meat, and demon milk. A small group of nutritionists are so anti-milk that they state flatly: No one should drink milk after eighteen months of age-period. This is the "milk is only for babies" school of nutrition. Another small but growing faction of nutritionists says that the problem with milk is American milk. That is, milk is okay when used the way nature made it, but it's changed into a useless, and actually dangerous product when processed by modern dairy methods. This group, composed of some experienced nutritionists, presents evidence that pasteurized, homogenized milk actually causes the very disease it is supposed to help prevent tooth decay! They also point out that milk may cause ar- teriosclerosis and thus heart attack, not because of the fat or cholesterol content, but because of the way the milk is altered by the pasteurization and homogenization proc- esses. They ask, "Is milk the perfect food, or is it, because of modern processing methods, a major health hazard?" There are advocates of goat milk, camel milk, yak milk, mithan milk, skim milk, and the non-milk, soy milk. One physician/nutritionist says the only way to drink milk is to take pure cream and dilute it with water.* Milk is as American as Coca-Cola and at least half the population drinks milk. Most of the rest ingest it in one form or another -cheese, bakery goods, and in the process of cooking in general. But is American processed milk a nutritional stalwart that helps build strong bodies * That’s not a bad idea if you can’t get raw milk. Preface xiii and good teeth, or is it, like Coca-Cola, just another form of junk food? We will cover a vast array of subjects in this book such as raw milk, medical milk therapy, human milk, margarine and butter, the sudden infant death syndrome, and the great yogurt rip-off, but the major thrust of this book will be to warn you of the dangers of pasteurized milk and to inform you about the incredible health