Devil in the Milk: Illness, Health and the Politics of A1 and A2 Milk

The best book ever on the ins and outs of milk in N America and Northern Europe

A2 milk is indigenous to the breed of cow only found in India. They are breed which has a jump on its back - which is called the Surya Ketu Nadi which collects the Prāna from the sun.There are many reasons why the Indian cow is holy, this just one of the reasons...

This book first appeared in New Zealand, and though capturing an international readership, still requires more publicity. British shoppers may have noticed in recent months a new milk entitled A2 appearing on supermarket shelves.The claims cautiously made for its additional benefits scarcely reflect the controversy this milk has stirred up over the past decade or more in Australasia. This book, patiently argued by New Zealand agricultural and scientific professor Keith Woodford brings together disturbing evidence of a "devil" protein BCM 7 (betacasomorphin-7) lurking in the milk of most Western herds. These herds are grouped together under the title A1. Their identifying feature is the presence at position 67 of histidine in the string of 209 amino acids that make up betacasein proteins found in cows' milk. So-called A2 milk is found mostly in non- Western herds which have the amino acid proline at the same position, and appears to be exonerated in the controversy. The former (A1) arrangement is actually a mutation that probably occurred about 10,000 years ago.Professor Woodford carefully picks his way through accumulating evidence from a wide range of scientific disciplines that the rogue protein in A1 milk is contributing significantly to a group of serious disorders, notably Type 1 diabetes, heart disease, autism. schizophrenia, and various auto- immune diseases. This wider scientific overview has been patently lacking in international literature on these complex investigations. One alarming feature of Woodford's work has been in revealing the role of corporate or academic vested interests in resisting the A1 alarm signals. The fear of damaging huge dairy industries in most Western countries is an understandable one, but the public health issues and dangers are far enough illustrated to require urgent action on changing the composition of most Western herds, and exploring more far-reaching international research projects. Despite the density of the argument, the evidence, and the biometric testing and analysis, this is also readable by the intelligent layman.This is the most important book I have read this year!