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We do have an argument against pasteurized organic milk!
What harm is there in pasteurization? First lets define the process. The National Dairy Council states: “All milk intended for direct consumption should be pasteurized – it’s a matter of food safety.” They claim pasteurization is a simple, effective method to kill potentially harmful bacteria without affecting the taste or nutritional value of milk. With standard pasteurization, milk is heated to a temperature of at least 161 degrees Fahrenheit for no less than 15 seconds, followed by rapid cooling. For ultra-pasteurization, the temperature is 230 degrees, above the boiling point.What isn’t as widely published is the fact that pasteurization destroys enzymes. Enzymes are specialized proteins that assist in the breaking down and digestion of foods into useful elements that can be utilized, absorbed, or stored by the body. Without those vital enzymes, one cannot properly utilize the nutrients found in milk and many people develop an allergic reaction when the body rejects this altered substance.
Pasteurization also diminishes vitamin content, denatures fragile milk proteins, destroys vitamins C, B12 and B6, kills beneficial bacteria, promotes pathogens and is associated with allergies, increased tooth decay, colic in infants, growth problems in children, osteoporosis, arthritis, heart disease and cancer. Calves fed pasteurized milk do poorly and many die before maturity. Raw milk sours naturally but pasteurized milk turns putrid; processors must remove slime and pus from pasteurized milk by a process of centrifugal clarification. Inspection of dairy herds for disease is not required for pasteurized milk. Pasteurization was instituted in the 1920s to combat TB, infant diarrhea, undulant fever and other diseases caused by poor animal nutrition and dirty production methods. But times have changed and modern stainless steel tanks, milking machines, refrigerated trucks and inspection methods make pasteurization absolutely unnecessary for public protection.
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