Think about everything that you have been told about nutrition from meat and dairy. Dairy is good for strong bones, meat has all the protein you need, yogurt is good for digestion, low fat dairy will help you lose weight. Now forget it all. Seriously, all of it.
Casein is a protein found in milk and cheese. It is also widely used as a supplement in bodybuilding. What many people don’t know is that casein has been scientifically proven to promote the growth of cancer. T. Colin Campbell conducted the largest nutrition study ever using a known toxin called Aflotoxin and casein (Alfotoxin has been known to cause cancer). Two groups of rats were given the same amount of Aflotoxin but different amounts of casein. One group received 20% of their diet from animal based protein (casein) while the other only 5%. Surprisingly, 100% of the rats receiving the higher protein diet developed cancerous cell growth while NONE of the rats in the other group developed these. But that’s not all. Campbell and his colleagues were able to then turn the cancer “on and off” by changing the rats’ casein intake. That is incredible!
It goes without saying that “The China Study” is an amazing book and a must read for anyone wanting a healthy lifestyle free of disease. Dr. Campbell speaks about reversing many cancers, curing diabetes, lowering your risk of heart disease, losing weight, increasing energy, avoiding premature death, and many more benefits to a whole food plant based diet. Worried about calcium, protein, and other nutrients? They can ALL be found in their perfect form in plants. I will have a follow up post about this so please check back.
Aside from these findings, let’s use our common sense to think this through. Do you consume you’re mother’s milk at the age of 30? Or even 6? I didn’t think so. So why would you consume milk from a cow that has been injected with hormones? Would you eat your dog? NO! So why eat any other animal?? Because it tastes good? Get a grip! Do you live to eat or do you eat to live? I urge you to do just a tiny bit of research on the subject that you will find that what you have been told you’re whole life about nutrition may be untrue. It’s all about the benjamins. The USDA and the FDA can be bought. Dairy and meat industries have some of the strongest lobbyists in the country. They do a hell of a good job marketing to your family. Don’t believe everything you’re told. You don’t even have to believe what I am telling you. I encourage you to do the research and see for your self.
The following is taken directly from TheChinaStudy.com :
“The research project culminated in a 20-year partnership of Cornell University, Oxford University, and the Chinese Academy of Preventive Medicine, a survey of diseases and lifestyle factors in rural China and Taiwan. More commonly known as the China Study, “this project eventually produced more than 8000 statistically significant associations between various dietary factors and disease.” The findings? “People who ate the most animal-based foods got the most chronic disease … People who ate the most plant-based foods were the healthiest and tended to avoid chronic disease. These results could not be ignored,” said Dr. Campbell.”
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D.
*Resource used was “The China Study” by T. Colin Campbell and Thomas M. Campbell
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