Pasteurized milk is a processed food
I used to think raw milk was simply about being more nutritious, which is certainly true
I have come to realize that the enzymes are even more important
Lactase, lactoferrin, amylase, catalase, ect… all destroyed by pasteurization
These enzymes are essential in metabolizing the milk and important for overall health
Here are some of the enzymes in milk and there properties:
- Catalase: Acts as an antioxidant, breaking down hydrogen peroxide into water and oxygen to prevent oxidative stress within the milk
- Amylase: Assists in the breakdown of starch into sugars
- Lactoferrin: immune system boosting, designed to protect the nursing young from infection, protects you from getting sick from any contaminants in the milk
- Lactoperoxidase: one of the most abundant enzymes, anti-microbial, inhibits the growth of a wide range of bacteria, including Salmonella and Staphylococcus aureus
- Lipase: essential for lipid metabolism, responsible for the hydrolysis of milk fats into free fatty acids and glycerol
These enzymes prove that milk should be raw, the way God intended
Lactase is the same enzyme they give lactose intolerant people, found in REAL milk
Other enzymes literally prevent any kind of pestilence the milk could have
Milk is perfect the way it is
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