People really need to realize how little we understand about the body, especially as we try to isolate and oversimplify mechanisms.
Imagine telling a Mongolian they can’t digest dairy, which their culture has been consuming for 5000 years. They would laugh at you.
And wouldn’t you know it, it all comes down to bacteria. Their lives are filled with it. No sterilized surfaces, substances, or bodies.
Airag - fermented alcoholic fizzy horse milk
Aaruul - sour cheese made from curdled milk
Byaslag - white cheese rounds pressed between wooden boards
Eezgi - roasted curds
Urum - clotted cream thats kept in sheep stomach
Shimin arkhi - yak milk vodka, and the yogurt like mash
Notice anything?
They don’t drink much fresh milk, if any. But we’ve reduced dairy consumption down to “lactose” without any further understanding of the complexities.
Many people today believe they are lactose intolerant, and will avoid dairy. We are told that most people stop producing lactase after infancy, and therefore must stop consuming dairy. Yet when these people go get raw milk from a farm, they have little to no issues. Why is this?
Let’s start with lactose. What is it?
LactOse is the sugar in milk composed of galactose and glucose. It’s what gives milk its sweetness. When they say someone is lactose intolerant, what they are saying is that they do not produce lactAse, the enzyme which breakdowns lactose.
They call it a “treat”, mock the poor for not being able to afford it, say it’s unhealthy.
Milk is the single most nutritious food on the planet. It has everything you need. It’s the only food in existence that was literally designed to be food
People today have never even had real raw cream top milk. They’ve never seen it done right. They have no idea how a milking animal can save an entire family.
They drank blue skim milk as a kid and think it’s the only thing that exists. It’s gross. You’re gross.
But even if you can’t get the best stuff around, regular whole milk still shows health benefits for many people. It still has a full spectrum of nutrients. It’s a vital source of nutrition for many people. It has been a consistent and affordable staple for families everywhere.