What do you think about the raw milk only crowd on social media?
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I prefer raw milk overall, and my local source that's somewhat far from me has it for $4 a gallon, but it's still not convenient enough due to my transportation options at the moment. This price contrasts the other farms I've bought from which were $15 a gallon, and $20 a gallon in the city I was in before.
Ignore my specific situation with the best price imaginable because it is relatively uncommon to find raw milk within close proximity, and if you can find it, it's objectively very expensive especially when compared to organic milk you'd buy at the store, giving raw milk a perception of being a luxurious drink drank only by the wealthy. I guess it's not that bad if you only drink a little bit of milk every day but it adds up if you drink larger amounts of it each day.
While I prefer the taste of raw milk over organic pasteurized, I question if raw milk is worth the price and the effort it can take to obtain it, and I'm skeptical of this idea of organic pasteurized milk being poison/a complete negative to put into your body, largely being driven by the raw primal WAPF community. I also question if the nutrient profile in raw butter is far better, and worth $15 to $20 a pound, compared to $5-$6 a lb Irish grass fed butter.
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@Sugar I'd also like to mention that I did attempt the whole raw primal thing for a period of time, and although I'm sure I did my body good with lots of raw milk, it was certainly difficult to adhere to, and was financially unfeasible. Not only do you have to compare raw milk and organic pasteurized, but also like I mentioned above, raw butter and organic grass fed pasteurized, raw cheese and say, European cheese or organic pasteurized cheese. Of course the primal diet has all sorts of ridiculous rules, but once I left the cult I've always had questions about what's the best dairy to consume, and what to do when you're on a budget.
I think Peat is good at conveying the idea that dairy pasteurized or unpasteurized is good for the overall population, and from my experience going to a wealthy school with a bunch of handsome jock chads, I'm sure they had frequent home-cooked meals and perhaps organic milk, but I'm sure they did not eat completely ideal.
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I’ve never tried raw milk because it’s difficult to get where I live, but pasteurized seems to be good enough for me; it feels nourishing, I digest it well, and it tastes decent. What I can’t stand is UHT milk, it tastes gross and it makes me feel nauseous.
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I only drink raw milk. With it, I get zero bloating, no digestive issues, and a level calming energy. I mostly drink it after my workout to calm down the adrenals, and it works.
Pasteurized doesn’t make me feel the same. No matter the brand, I either get digestive discomfort or mental issues after drinking it.
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I'm one of those weird people where boring dairy never gave me any issues so I never saw the purpose (for me) to go with raw milk, etc. I guess I would say that about all animal products. I never saw any upside to doing a raw diet in my circumstance.
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@Mallard6146 Have you tried some of the organic grass fed pasteurized brands? Raw milk is definitely miles better than conventional store milk, and I've had the same brain fog sick feeling after drinking too much conventional store milk, but I don't get that from organic pasteurized.
