Rec | A2 BETA CASEIN REGENERATIVE FARMED MILK AS MIDDLE GROUND ...

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A2 beta casein regenerative farmed milk as middle ground between factory farmed slop milk and freak raw milk

Listen, guys, I’m with you—I’m appalled by the mass-scale animal cruelty of factory-farmed dairy, not to mention the poor nutritional quality and foul taste of its resultant product. That said, I don’t have a dog in the raw milk fight; while I can’t muster outrage over it, I also can’t bring myself to care—much like many political issues I’m socially obligated to have a black-and-white opinion on. I find myself torn between my opposition to authoritarian nanny-state control and my inherent distrust of the Amish, the common purveyors of black-market raw milk (it’s fine, they can’t read this unless they’re on Rumspringa—I guess, in which case: welcome, Jebediah). Anyway, I just wanted to let you all know that there’s a middle path between factory-farmed slop and forbidden milk straight from the cow’s teat: organic, grass-fed, regeneratively farmed A2 beta-casein milk from heritage cows. A2 beta-casein is easier to digest because it’s the primary protein in human breast milk; cow’s milk originally contained only A2 beta-casein until a sinister genetic mutation introduced A1 beta-casein, now dominant in nearly all commercially available milk. A1 beta-casein is much harder to digest because it doesn’t break down as easily in the body. I love Alexandre Family Farms and Origin; they have great animal welfare standards and their products taste amazing. You can even get A2 beta-casein ice cream from Alec’s brand! See—you can make a cool enlightened alternative choice without being an annoying contrarian about it.

@taterhole

Feb 23, 2025

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@Eeeeeeeeemily

Hi! dairy is such a complex topic! Thank you for writing about it. I find it increasingly difficult to find a source that is truly ethical & am grateful for your commitment The search as well. The atlantic article about Alexander farms focuses on their treatment of cattle and it ultimately made me choose other brands. But it also made me re-think my feeling about the use of antibiotics in farming. Which… I never thought would happen. https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2024/04/alexandre-farms-treatment-of-animals/677980/

Feb 24, 2025

@taterhole

Eeeeeeeeemily oh wow it has been a long time since I last looked into this and this information had not come to light then, thank you for sharing and for your thoughtful comment! It’s a very nuanced issue with a lot of gray and my motivation for making this rec was to represent something between extremes

Feb 24, 2025

@normal_woman

No disrespect, but why not a plant based milk if you’re worried about ethics and health here? Ethical dairy farming is an oxymoron so long as you’re forcefully impregnating cows and separating them from their babies (and killing the babies).

Feb 23, 2025

@taterhole

normal_woman Great question! I’m not claiming that this is a perfect consumer choice and I think we may have a fundamental existential disagreement on this, so I’m not really interested in getting into it at this time, but I appreciate you engaging!

Feb 23, 2025

@bilalbikile

taterhole it’s ok I’ll say it, plant based “milk” is GROSS 😂

Feb 24, 2025

@taterhole

bilalbikile LMFAOOO actually I usually use shelf-stable unsweetened almond milk because I rarely have a need for it which is the funniest part about me making this rec

Feb 24, 2025

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