| Hello fellow milk drinkers. As many know who have | | | | Currently New Zealand is holding a patent on this and |
| read my articles or visited my sites, I am a big | | | | it makes it difficult to test in the United States (but |
| believer in raw milk. But there is some information | | | | not impossible, and I am having my cow tested right |
| you should know no matter what kind of milk you | | | | now). |
| drink, whether it is raw or pasteurized milk. There is | | | | The thing about this A2 and A1 is that the A1 is a |
| something Big Dairy is not telling you and probably | | | | mutated protein. It should all be A2 but people have |
| never will. You'll see why. So what is this something? | | | | "messed with" some breeds of cows too much and |
| It is A2 milk versus A1 milk. | | | | caused the A1 milk. |
| You are most likely scratching your head right about | | | | Now, here is why you will not hear about this from |
| now wondering what I am babbling about. But please, | | | | any of your local big commercial dairies. Most of |
| read on. This is important and you will not hear much | | | | these dairies have Holsteins. So most of the milk in |
| (if anything--ever) about it if you don't take it upon | | | | the grocery stores is of the A1 variety. |
| yourself to look for the information yourself. | | | | So why is this bad, or is it? Well here's the thing. |
| Okay, I don't want to bore you or start spouting off | | | | Evidence has emerged showing an association |
| a bunch of scientific jargon, but there are different | | | | between A1 beta casein in milk to increased risk of |
| proteins found in milk. One of the proteins is called | | | | heart disease and diabetes, and is also associated |
| casein, and one of those is the beta casein. The | | | | with neurologic disorders such as autism and |
| major beta casein types are A1 and A2. | | | | schizophrenia. And that may only be the tip of the |
| Still with me? All right, A2 is the good protein. You'll | | | | iceberg. |
| find it in most of the old-fashioned cows like | | | | This is something everyone who drinks milk from the |
| Guernsey, Brown Swiss, and Jersey. Guernseys are | | | | store needs to know. I realize not many will dig |
| almost predominantly A2, followed by a high | | | | deeper and do their own research. Some will dismiss |
| percentage of Brown Swiss, followed by Jersey, | | | | it all as a load of hooey, but I hope that at least a |
| Ayrshire, and Milking Shorthorn. Then you have, | | | | few people will read this and take action. |
| lagging far far behind, the most popular cow in | | | | My own suggestion is to drink raw milk from a |
| America, the Holstein, which is predominantly A1. This | | | | healthy A2 cow. But even if you are adamantly |
| is the black and white dairy cow you see in all the | | | | against raw milk, find a source of Guernsey milk or |
| ads. | | | | another old-fashioned dairy breed that has been |
| You can pretty much assume Guernsey milk is A2, | | | | tested A2, and pasteurize it yourself if you must. But |
| but the rest you would need to have a test run. | | | | avoid milk with the A1 beta casein protein. |