Why You Should Stop Eating Most Dairy

This episode is brought to you by Rupa Health and Paleovalley.
We’ve been told over and over again that dairy is a great source of
calcium; that milk makes healthy bones and we should drink it
daily. I’m here to tell you that this is not true. Cow’s milk from
conventionally raised cattle contains dozens of reproductive
hormones, allergenic proteins, antibiotics, chemicals, inflammatory
compounds, and growth factors, some of which are known to promote
cancer. While humans are the only species that continue to drink
milk after weaning, we have no biological requirement for this
food. Moreover, the milk we drink today is not what our
grandparents drank. In this episode of my new Masterclass series, I
am interviewed by my good friend and podcast host, Dhru Purohit,
about why we should avoid almost all dairy. We also discuss some of
the popular myths about dairy, the types of dairy that are okay to
eat, and much more. Dhru Purohit is a podcast host, serial
entrepreneur, and investor in the health and wellness industry. His
podcast, Dhru Purohit Podcast, is a top 50 global health podcast
with over 30+ million unique downloads. His interviews focus on the
inner workings of the brain and the body and feature the brightest
minds in wellness, medicine, and mindset.   This episode is
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and take advantage of this deal. In this episode, we discuss (audio
version / Apple Subscriber version):   The dangers of
industrial dairy (3:55 / 1:00)  Why Functional Medicine
practitioners include dairy in the elimination diet (12:05 / 9:09)
Why I cut out most dairy from my diet (14:53 / 11:57)  Milk
isn’t a necessary source of calcium or vitamin D (17:46 / 14:48)
The types of dairy I will eat (22:00 / 19:04)  Is raw milk
safe? (23:29 / 20:34)  Giving up dairy: patient success
stories (25:26 / 22:31)  Why the combination of dairy and
sugar is particularly harmful (27:41 / 24:51)  Considerations
for selecting dairy alternatives (30:22 / 27:26)  How to
minimize the effects of lactose, casein, and hormones in dairy
(34:19 / 31:14)  Mentioned in this episode Milk and Health Is
Butter Back? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Butter
Consumption and Risk of Cardiovascular Disease, Diabetes, and Total
Mortality The Elimination Diet