Milk, It Does A Body Good Until It Doesn’t

Did you know that in the late 19th century milk was believed to be the perfect substitute for blood, and that the fatty/oily qualities would become white blood cells. Despite a few successful procedures, most using milk led to death. In one instance, the injection dropped the patient’s pulse immediately, to the point where they had to be resuscitated with a combination of morphine and whiskey. The patient apparently lived for 10 days.  The story is a lesson about nothing ventured, nothing gained and the more things change the more they remain the same – in 2023, a study of nearly 150,000 adults from 20 countries found that a glass of whole milk can prevent heart disease – and not if combined with exercise, but combined with cheese of all things. The results, organized into the Prospective Urban and Rural Epidemiological Diet Score, could be useful to discuss during doctor office visits.