26

Sep

Yet Another Good Reason Why Breast Is Best

Oh Ben & Jerry’s, now you have another reason to consider making your ice-cream with human breast milk. And perhaps other ice-cream and milkshake companies should be thinking along the same lines. In fear of the deadly toxin, melamine, the EU has decided to ban all children’s food products that contain milk from China. Pretty reasonable I’d say, but is the government really that concerned about our children’s health? How about banning all milk products – regardless of what country they come from – and switching Mother Nature’s very own human milk?

Dairy products are a health hazard. Fact. They contain no fibre or complex carbohydrates and are laden with saturated fat and cholesterol. They are contaminated with cow’s blood and pus, and are frequently contaminated with pesticides, hormones and antibiotics. Mmm, and that’s not mention the good ole melamine that so easily found its way into products transported across the whole world.

Dairy products are also linked to allergies, constipation, obesity, heart disease, cancer and other diseases. The late Dr. Benjamin Spock, America’s leading authority on child care, spoke out against feeding cow’s milk to children, saying it may play a role in the onset of anemia, allergies, and insulin-dependent diabetes and in the long term, can set kids up for obesity and heart disease.

Vote below! Should the EU ban all dairy milk and switch to human breast milk?


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24

Sep

Human Breast Milk In Ben & Jerry’s?

Everyone knows that breast is best, so I had to chuckle when I saw what the guys at PETA US were up to yesterday. They have asked ice-cream giant, Ben & Jerry’s, to switch from using cows’ milk to…. human breast milk! Yep, that’s right. And frankly, why not? Like Matt pointed out the other week when Channel 4 aired a TV show about ‘other people’s breast milk’, it’s a helluva lot more natural than drinking/eating milk from another species.

So, when PETA US wrote a letter to the people at Ben & Jerry’s, they made sure they explained that using cow’s milk for their ice cream is a hazard to consumers’ health - it may play a role in the onset of anemia, allergies, and juvenile diabetes and, in the long term, can set kids up for a lifetime of obesity and heart disease.

Ben & Jerry’s issued a statement explaining their stance on the matter, that they believe a mother’s milk is best used for her child. Hmm, they agree with us then! Sorted. So, now the only question is: when will they be ditching the cow’s milk then?


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