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morningfog

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18. And you can't get raw milk in stores. That is rather my point.

Fri Feb 24, 2012, 05:16 PM

Feb 2012

There is no comparison, the risks are minimal and I'm more than willing to take them. After using only raw milk, the store's milk is undrinkable.

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Raw milk causes most illnesses from dairy, study finds [View all] Snake Alchemist Feb 2012 OP

Candidate for this year's "You Call This NEWS?" Award rocktivity Feb 2012 #1

I was thinking more along the lines of the "Beating a Dead Horse" award. renie408 Feb 2012 #7

Oh, we have those in stock, too rocktivity Feb 2012 #14

You drinks your milk and you takes your chances. MineralMan Feb 2012 #2

I think with milk pasteurization is important Harmony Blue Feb 2012 #29

I'm only talking about milk. MineralMan Feb 2012 #40

It's not just that either Major Nikon Feb 2012 #80

Left to the right wing libtodeath Feb 2012 #3

Perhaps the RW should experience the "health benefits" of raw milk. nt Snake Alchemist Feb 2012 #4

I bet one of which libtodeath Feb 2012 #9

Funny though Confusious Feb 2012 #6

This message was self-deleted by its author Warren DeMontague Feb 2012 #25

well duh.. madrchsod Feb 2012 #5

We get it. Raw Milk is the root of all evil. renie408 Feb 2012 #8

That doesn't faze me one bit. I buy raw milk from trusted farmns when morningfog Feb 2012 #10

I just stop at a farm and drink it right from the teet. nt Snake Alchemist Feb 2012 #11

To each his own. morningfog Feb 2012 #12

I've been hearing more and more how pasteurized milk causes autism so there is that to worry about. Snake Alchemist Feb 2012 #13

Are you serious? Archae Feb 2012 #46

I think the poster forgot to add a sarcasm tag Saokymo Feb 2012 #70

This message was self-deleted by its author Tesha Feb 2012 #74

I googled it... jmowreader Feb 2012 #50

I'm not surprised in the least. Archae Feb 2012 #75

Darn tootin'! uranus is my home Feb 2012 #65

Most Amish dairy farmers don't sell raw milk. This is not about the Amish. yellowcanine Feb 2012 #78

They're "trusted farms" until they're not. TheWraith Feb 2012 #16

And you can't get raw milk in stores. That is rather my point. morningfog Feb 2012 #18

Cleaver and raw milk go well together. Snake Alchemist Feb 2012 #24

I'm pretty sure you can quakerboy Feb 2012 #27

Depends on the state. I can't where I am. morningfog Feb 2012 #28

yup Maine-ah Feb 2012 #39

They are trusted until the 9th time on the toilet. nt bluestate10 Feb 2012 #37

Yes. Because germ theory doesn't apply on trusted farms. nt msanthrope Feb 2012 #56

I know where it comes from and the taste is far superior to morningfog Feb 2012 #57

Most of the folks replying to your psot are the very reason truedelphi Feb 2012 #92

There is a technical/scientific term for this qazplm Feb 2012 #15

Funny thing is, in places in the world where there isn't any truedelphi Feb 2012 #17

Causation <> Correlation. nt Snake Alchemist Feb 2012 #19

Everything you just said is wrong. TheWraith Feb 2012 #20

When you have had thirty seven articles published, with one of truedelphi Feb 2012 #47

Oh and the study that refutes my being wrong is this one: truedelphi Feb 2012 #48

I grew up on a farm. Silver Swan Feb 2012 #21

I only had raw milk like that at a yearly picnic my truedelphi Feb 2012 #45

Heat. nt msanthrope Feb 2012 #58

magic! Kali Feb 2012 #23

HAHAHAHAHAAAA! Codeine Feb 2012 #34

I read of the connection between coronary heart disease and homogenization. TexasProgresive Feb 2012 #44

Homgenenization = breaking fat into small molecules so the particulates do not stratify Drahthaardogs Feb 2012 #52

Actually, even in places like Calif., where smoking is at an all time low, women in their thirtie truedelphi Feb 2012 #59

Who said anything about cancer? Drahthaardogs Feb 2012 #68

My point is that right now we have ourselves an epidemic in that truedelphi Feb 2012 #91

Statistics for one thing. Drahthaardogs Feb 2012 #93

This message was self-deleted by its author Warren DeMontague Feb 2012 #22

FDA’s crackdown on raw-milk cheese based on flawed data analysis stockholmer Feb 2012 #26

I don't think of once a month as "frequent" quality tests Nikia Feb 2012 #54

I drank raw milk from birth to 18- digonswine Feb 2012 #30

Darwin works in mysterious ways. nt Snake Alchemist Feb 2012 #31

Not sure if that is snark- digonswine Feb 2012 #32

I know that is snark, but has raw milk been linked to any deaths? morningfog Feb 2012 #42

yummmm Marrah_G Feb 2012 #84

You know it!! digonswine Feb 2012 #94

One percent of milk causing 60% of illnesses. Codeine Feb 2012 #33

Post removed Post removed Feb 2012 #64

That's not what the report says Major Nikon Feb 2012 #72

I was born in the 40s and my father was a dairy farmer. As kids we drank milk from his herd but I jwirr Feb 2012 #35

What I don't understand is that there are so many truedelphi Feb 2012 #60

Just follow the money and you'll have your answer Major Nikon Feb 2012 #81

I don't drink any milk, but I think people should be allowed to buy raw milk if they want. ZombieHorde Feb 2012 #36

People should also be allowed to shoot themselves in the head mainer Feb 2012 #38

Exactly. A reasoned and rational post. morningfog Feb 2012 #41

If you read the CDC report, you can figure out what your risk is Major Nikon Feb 2012 #82

Thank you, I'll be taking a closer look. morningfog Feb 2012 #90

raw milk is not for everyone Maine-ah Feb 2012 #43

WTF is going on with this "Raw Milk" thing? AnnieBW Feb 2012 #49

Anti-vaxers had to go somewhere. nt Snake Alchemist Feb 2012 #51

Right here, baby! uranus is my home Feb 2012 #63

Then you agree with those that want to drink raw milk. morningfog Feb 2012 #55

Actually uranus is my home Feb 2012 #62

Some people are able to recognize when big dairy is getting the government to do their dirty work Major Nikon Feb 2012 #77

But homemade butter is so good madokie Feb 2012 #53

Too effing bad. I have some raw milk cheese in my fridge uranus is my home Feb 2012 #61

it's like fen-phen Snake Alchemist Feb 2012 #66

are you seriously comparing Maine-ah Feb 2012 #71

Huh? girl gone mad Feb 2012 #87

Because some people don't mind being a tool for the industry Major Nikon Feb 2012 #88

Or just a tool, in general. girl gone mad Feb 2012 #89

purely anecdotal Bohunk68 Feb 2012 #67

plenty of acid with our without heartburn meds. Snake Alchemist Feb 2012 #69

Meh. Texasgal Feb 2012 #73

Some people aren't happy unless they are telling others how to run their lives Major Nikon Feb 2012 #79

And now for the rest of the story Major Nikon Feb 2012 #76

Thank you for digging into things Marrah_G Feb 2012 #85

Here's something else. The dairy industry spent almost $7 million on lobbying last year Major Nikon Feb 2012 #86

I have no problem with raw milk Marrah_G Feb 2012 #83