Did you know that the U.S. is the only industrialized country to allow hormones to be given to cows whom we get our milk supply? To date, I've been informing people, including my daughter who has a young son, to refrain from drinking whole milk. The sad part about this article and other articles that were published reporting the same disturbing news is that cheese, yogurt, and other dairy products may be also affected with these hormones. In addition, there have been numerous published media reports from parents and medical personnel about an increase in hormonal growth in childrens' breasts, and other parts of their body, that are unexplainable, but the finger pointing is aimed at the hormones and other substances that are infiltrating our milk supply these youngsters are consuming.
Are we at the point today that it's best to own land to grow our own fruits, vegetables, cows, goats, etc., to ensure our health is not in jeopardy? Frankly speaking, I believe we have reached that point decades ago!
Hormones in milk can be dangerous
One study compared diet and cancer rates in 42 counties. It showed that milk and cheese consumption are strongly correlated to the incidence of testicular cancer among men ages 20 to 39. Rates were highest in places like Switzerland and Denmark, where cheese is a national food, and lowest in Algeria and other countries where dairy is not so widely consumed.
Cancer rates linked to dairy can change quickly, said Ganmaa. In the past 50 years in Japan, she said, rising rates of dairy consumption are linked with rising death rates from prostate cancer - from near zero per 100,000 five decades ago to 7 per 100,000 today.Butter, meat, eggs, milk, and cheese are implicated in higher rates of hormone-dependent cancers in general, she said. Breast cancer has been linked particularly to consumption of milk and cheese.
