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Posts filed under Health and Research
The exquisite 'terroir' of raw dairy
With good farming practises dairy farmers cultivate unique beneficial microbes on their farms that can add value as it expresses in a desirable cheese or high quality raw milk. That's real value.
Thunderstorm Asthma? Is The Killer Storm avoidable?
Mass hysteria erupted in a matter of minutes as thousands were gasping for air in a mass asthma outbreak around Melbourne. Nine people died. There has never been an outbreak as catastrophic as this one anywhere in the world.
A response to a concerned doctor regarding Raw Milk consumption
This was a recent response written to a concerned doctor regarding raw milk consumption. It was written by Mark McAfee who is the CEO at Organic Pastures dairy in Fresno, California.
The Milk Myth
A recent story by Sunday Night about Chef Pete Evans prompted this article about what supports many people's belief that all is not as it appears. Despite advertising many are not buying milk anymore.
The Grass-fed Raw Milk Movement
Science now show 100% grass-fed, organic milk is superior. Butterfat from pasture-raised cows is a major source of healthy nutrients like Omega-3, CLA and fat soluble vitamins.
Gut Microbiota and the Immune Compromised
Food safety and health agencies warn the immune compromised against raw milk, but pathogens are all over our food system. Scientists say we need beneficial microbes but where can we get them?
Protective Components in Tasmanian devil milk fight superbugs
Researchers believe the milk of the Tasmanian devil can hold the key to fighting drug-resistant bacteria. This milk builds a strong immune system that protects the joeys from infection and pathogens.
New EU Study on Raw Milk Kefir
There is a new EU study about the consumption of kefir made of raw milk and the association with reduction of intestinal, skin, and fatigue problems. Raw milk kefir helps to reduce intestinal, skin and fatigue problems.
IAFP - Raw Milk Debate 2016
The International Association for Food Protection's conference was described as an 'amicable exchange of experts'. This information is meant for research and educational purposes for Food Safety experts, regulators or anyone interested in learning about the opposing sides in this long standing debate.
Melbourne is food allergies capital of the world?
... and Victoria is the state with the most draconian anti-raw milk regulation? It is also the state crying out the most for access to raw cow's milk for human consumption. And it is the state where dairy farmers are most in debt and despair due to the dairy crisis!
What is Raw Milk?
ARMM still gets asked: what is raw milk? The longer we advocate for certified raw milk, the more it becomes apparent that there is a gap in understanding about the different ways in which milk is processed and what goes into producing the final product.
Six gallons of Raw Milk and a miracle
The story of how six gallons of raw milk has saved a woman from severe migraines. It's "a testimony of healing thanks to what they call the Golden Guernsey Girls."
Raw Milk Symposium Guelph 2016
Find out more about safe raw milk production Standards and the current Canadian and International laws that surround it. This is a suitable conversation for producers, scientists, politicians and consumers alike.
Raw Milk Symposium 2015 - Charlotte Smith
We invite and encourage Health officials, agriculture officials and Food Safety officials to watch the free videos from this year's Raw Milk Symposium...
Raw Milk Symposium 2015 - Mark McAfee video summary
This blogpost contains the link to the videos of this year's Raw Milk Symposium. As part of ARMM's ongoing education about Raw Milk, here is a summary with time markers of Mark's video in particular...
Research project: Not for human consumption: The Risky Business of Raw Milk
Penny Wilson is a PhD student at ANU in Canberra looking at raw milk in Australia. She is interviewing people who drink it, who have drunk it and those who are or were producing raw milk. She's currently interviewing producers and drinkers in the region around Canberra and the surrounding NSW districts...
Survey: Food handling practices of Australian raw cow's milk drinkers
An investigation into the food handling practices of raw cow's milk drinkers
Roselyn Leclair is a PhD student researcher at Swinburne University of Technology in Hawthorn, Victoria. Her project is titled, ‘An investigation into the food handling practices of raw milk drinkers’ and aims to develop an understanding of how consumer food handling practices impact on the microbial quality of raw milk.
