The Fallacy that Only Adult Humans Drink Milk
with Guest: Joel Green
Whenever the discussion of drinking milk arises, someone inevitably says “well only humans drink milk as adults” implying that drinking milk is bad for you, because no other creatures on the planet but humans do this. Even Arnold was quoted from his Pumping Iron movie saying “milk is for babies” as its inappropriateness for the bodybuilder diet. Meanwhile in the same time frame and geographical locale fathers of Physical Culture like LaLane, Gironda, Tanny credited raw unpasteurized milk and cream as their secret to building muscle and staying lean in the pre-anabolic steroid era. In this episode we explore this notion that dairy is somehow inappropriate once one is mature and has been weened to solid food “alternatives. Is there any truth to this notion that humans are the only species on the planet that continue to drink milk as adults?
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Show Notes:
The Fallacy that Only Adult Humans Drink Milk
[10:00] The myth: Humans are the only ones who drink milk as adults.
- Feral cats and birds will steal milk from elephant seals.
- It is a matter of availability.
[13:30] Milk is the only food made specifically for mammals by nature.
- Lactase persistence doesn’t seem to be an accident.
[18:00] Foods don’t operate in isolation.
- There are factors in milk that neutralize plant lectins.
- You could thrive off of milk and honey based on their nutritional content.
- Milk and lectins do not necessarily need to be consumed at the same time.
[23:00] The beginning of the post-keto/ carnivore craze.
- Has led to insulin resistance from elevated glucagon.
- There is also a negative response arising from prolonged probiotic use.
[34:22] The advantages of milk having its own insulin- Is the lactose sugar load of a quart/day a concern?
[43:15] Joel’s thoughts on colostrum.
[47:00] Raw milk gets sweeter as it ages.
- This is because the naturally occurring lactase in the milk is catalyzing the reaction of the lactose in the milk.
[50:25] The lactase persistence theory doesn’t hold water because it doesn’t take the bacterial genome into account.
[58:10] Raw milk as a post workout food.
[58:40] Phages to restore the gut junction?
[1:01:00] Allergens?
- There are legit milk allergies but probably no more than other foods.
- Any food in too high of a dose will cause problems.
