According to evolutionary history and fossil records, the modern human being has inhabited this earth for the past 200,000 years. (1) Historians date the practice of drinking cows’ milk back to the past 8,000 to 10,000 years. (2) What this tells us is that consuming...
Harvard Researchers Claim Cows’ Milk Is Unnecessary
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The Link Between Dairy and Prostate Cancer Is Too Significant to Ignore
Health advice is changing all the time—often in direct contradiction of itself. Carbs are bad, fat is good, sugar is the culprit, [insert food here] will give you cancer. Given this informational turmoil, it is wise to be cautious of the latest warning—even when based...
How to Invest and Live with Intent: Plant-Based Diets and a Cleaner Climate
Guest post by: Tyler Mayoras Venture capital, family offices, and CPG companies continue to pour money into plant-based alternatives for meat, dairy, and eggs. One of the Food Revolution’s most notable changes is the movement away from animal-based foods and the...
New Dairy-Funded Chocolate Milk Study Targets Teen Athletes
Ever-targeting a new generation of consumers, the dairy industry funded and released a new study in February 2019 in an attempt to support the misguided campaign, “Built With Chocolate Milk.” Titled, “Chocolate Milk Versus Carbohydrate Supplements In Adolescent...
Soy Versus Skim: How the Dairy Industry Twists Results to Market Milk
In science we trust—to a certain degree. Many of our daily habits and decisions are swayed by science—everything from what we eat to how we train is based on trusted scientific evidence and research studies. However, this seemingly objective field of study is not...
Trends Explained: Gastroenterologist Busts Link Between Fermented Dairy and Gut Health
Dairy sales are in decline. In 2018 alone, the Dairy Farmers of America reported a $1.1 billion drop in total national milk sales. With the rise in popularity of plant-based milks—which saw a significant 9 percent rise in that same year—Big Dairy is scrambling to find...
New Dairy Study Attempts to Disrupt Link Between Dairy and Mortality
Let’s talk about mortality. It isn’t a fun topic to broach, but it is one that many of us are faced with all too soon—because of our lifestyle. Western populations in particular are plagued with heart disease, stroke, and cancer, which may be prevented or at least...
Ironman Brendan Brazier Is a Pioneer in Dairy-Free Sports Nutrition
Brendan Brazier is way ahead of the game. As a former professional Ironman athlete and two-time Canadian 50km Ultra Marathon runner, he’s had his eyes on the prize since he was a young teen (he’s in his 40s now, though no one would guess by the look of him). Growing...
Switch4Good Requests the 2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines Remove Dairy as a Food Group
On July 10, Switch4Good Executive Director and Olympic silver medalist Dotsie Bausch traveled to our nation’s capital to offer expert commentary before the 2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee, a division of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the...
Dairy-Funded Study Claims Yogurt Fights Inflammation
In an article titled, “Could Eating Yogurt Reduce Inflammation,” Medical News Today covered a study funded by the National Dairy Council that found dairy yogurt to reduce inflammatory markers. Judging by the funders alone, we had to take a deeper look to assess the...
Rethink Keto: Why Consuming Dairy & Other High-Fat Foods Impedes Performance
While once only embraced by diet culture, the low-carb craze has begun to infiltrate the nutrient regimens of athletes. Instead of using the most convenient and natural form of energy—carbohydrates—those who follow this diet philosophy predominantly rely on...
How to Maintain Weight and Not Go Hungry on a Dairy-Free Diet
Guest post by Rick Scott (#veganhockeyplayer)When I’m at the rink, people know that I’m a vegan hockey player and many approach to ask what I eat and drink while training and recovering. A couple of players–one male and one female–tried ditching dairy and eating...