Got Milk?

I was watching CNN yesterday (The World News Leader) and I saw a story that got me all fired up. The story revolved around milk that comes from dairy cows and the hormones that are given to the cows so they produce milk. The main theme of this story was how these hormones could cause health issues. Here’s where my head’s at on this one… That’s the dumbest thing I’ve heard in a long time. As a former farmer, I can tell you that these hormones have been used for years. I have had milk straight from the cow my whole life and you know what? I haven’t grown an extra pinky or anything.

Here’s the worst part… At the end Dr. G goes (the following is a dramatization)… “Well we don’t have any concrete proof that horrible things could happen to you and your family if you drink milk.” Oh, well in that case thanks for taking 3 minutes of my life that I won’t get back. And let’s not kid ourselves, in another 27 years, Dr. G will come on TV and say… “Funny story, remember how I said milk was evil 27 years ago? Turns out that we actually need it to survive and not break on contact… My bad.”

So with that said… How many of you are really “worried” about this? I hope it’s none and I encourage you all to keep drinking your milk (And none of that 1%, 2% or skim crap). After all, at some point if we fall down we don’t want our bodies to shatter due to a lack of calcium…