Milk- It Does a Body Bad!

     Why should everyone stop drinking milk and eating dairy products? In addition to the horrors of the dairy industry and its terrible abuse of cows, here are 6 good reasons:
(1) Lactose intolerance affects 75% of the world's population. Many people are unaware that their stomach upsets, asthma, diarrhea, cramps, gas , and even colon cancer is associated with the dairy products they consume. Why drink-or serve your children- something that is poison to your system?
(2) Milk contains artery-clogging fat and cholesterol and in many cases, contaminants and artificial hormones.
(3) Milk is linked to type 1 diabetes, colon cancer, heart disease, and other serious diseases.
(4) Drinking milk leads to painful kidney and bladder stones and expensive surgery to remove them.
(5) It is not normal nor natural for any species to drink the milk of another species nor does any species drink its own milk past weaning.
(6) The cultures with the lowest calcium consumption and with people who consume little or no calcium have the lowest rates of osteoporosis.
      What are some safe sources of calcium for the vegan? I have listed a number of them below along with the milligrams of calcium each contains.
Broccoli- (1 cup cooked) -62
Sweet Potato- (1 cup, cooked)- 76
Carrots- (2 medium)- 40
Collard Greens- (1 cup cooked)- 266
Tofu- (1/3 cup, raw, firm)- 253
Soy Beans-( 1 cup cooked)- 175
Vegetarian baked beans- (1 cup)-86
White beans- (1 cup cooked)- 161
Soymilk- (1 cup, calcium-fortified)- 368
Navy Beans (1 cup cooked)- 126
Great Northern Beans- (1 cup cooked)- 120
Kidney Beans- (1 cup cooked)- 62
Pinto Beans- (1 cup cooked)- 79
Rice Milk, Almond Milk- (1 cup, enriched)- 300
Corn tortilla (1) -42
Dried figs-(10)- 140
Orange Juice- (1 cup calcium-fortified)- 300
Orange- (1 medium)- 60
     This is only a tiny fraction of the wonderful vegan sources of healthy calcium. Protect your health and go vegan today.