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Devil in the Milk: Illness, Health and the Politics of A1 and A2 Milk Paperback – March 9, 2009

by Keith Woodford (Author), Thomas Cowan (Foreword)
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This groundbreaking work is the first internationally published book to examine the link between a protein in the milk we drink and a range of serious illnesses, including heart disease, Type 1 diabetes, autism, and schizophrenia.

These health problems are linked to a tiny protein fragment that is formed when we digest A1 beta-casein, a milk protein produced by many cows in the United States and northern European countries. Milk that contains A1 beta-casein is commonly known as A1 milk; milk that does not is called A2. All milk was once A2, until a genetic mutation occurred some thousands of years ago in some European cattle. A2 milk remains high in herds in much of Asia, Africa, and parts of Southern Europe. A1 milk is common in the United States, New Zealand, Australia, and Europe.

In Devil in the Milk, Keith Woodford brings together the evidence published in more than 100 scientific papers. He examines the population studies that look at the link between consumption of A1 milk and the incidence of heart disease and Type 1 diabetes; he explains the science that underpins the A1/A2 hypothesis; and he examines the research undertaken with animals and humans. The evidence is compelling: We should be switching to A2 milk.

A2 milk from selected cows is now marketed in parts of the U.S., and it is possible to convert a herd of cows producing A1 milk to cows producing A2 milk.

This is an amazing story, one that is not just about the health issues surrounding A1 milk, but also about how scientific evidence can be molded and withheld by vested interests, and how consumer choices are influenced by the interests of corporate business.



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"[A] shattering expose of the health problems caused by milk and the efforts of elements in the dairy industry and Government to cover them up."--Jacqueline Steincamp, Healthy Options



"Devil in the Milk is a monumental study, convincingly laid out, and one that demands our immediate attention. . . . If we can use this book to convert our cows to A2 cows, then use the principles of properly fed, properly prepared dairy, we will do much to reduce the disease burden in our country and find our way to the robust health that is our birthright. I encourage everyone to read this book and see for themselves."--Thomas Cowan, MD, from the Foreword



"I believe this is an important book. Critics should think carefully and avoid knee-jerk reactions."--Sir John Scott, Professor Emeritus of Medicine, University of Auckland



"Devil in the Milk is potentially as significant as Carson's Silent Spring or Nader's Unsafe at Any Speed."--Alan Robb, The New Zealand Farmers Weekly



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Keith Woodford is Professor of Farm Management and Agribusiness at Lincoln University in New Zealand. A regular commentator in the news media, he was previously at the University of Queensland (Australia) for 20 years. He lives with his family in Christchurch, New Zealand.

Thomas Cowan, MD, has studied and written about many subjects in medicine, including nutrition, homeopathy, anthroposophical medicine, and herbal medicine. He is the author of Cancer and the New Biology of Water; Vaccines, Autoimmunity, and the Changing Nature of Childhood Illness; and Human Heart, Cosmic Heart; principal author of The Fourfold Path to Healing; and coauthor (with Sally Fallon) of The Nourishing Traditions Book of Baby and Child Care. Dr. Cowan has served as vice president of the Physicians’ Association for Anthroposophic Medicine and is a founding board member of the Weston A. Price Foundation. He also writes the “Ask the Doctor” column in Wise Traditions in Food, Farming, and the Healing Arts (the Weston A. Price Foundation’s quarterly magazine), has lectured throughout the United States and Canada, and is the cofounder of two family businesses, Dr. Cowan’s Garden (drcowansgarden.com) and Human Heart, Cosmic Heart (humanheartcosmicheart.com). He has three grown children and currently resides in San Francisco with his wife, Lynda Smith.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ 1603581022
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Chelsea Green Publishing; North American edition (March 9, 2009)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 240 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9781603581028
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1603581028
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 14.7 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 9 x 0.58 x 6 inches
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Timothy D. Lundeen
5.0 out of 5 stars We need a healthy milk supply
Reviewed in the United States on July 18, 2010
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An excellent book, nicely written and a pleasure to read. Good science and good explanations of what we've learned about A1 and A2 milk.

A1 is the newer milk in an evolutionary sense, with the mutation responsible arising somewhere between 5,000 and 10,000 years ago, at a time when cattle were being taken north into Europe. A2 milk is the original structure. All goat milk, most sheep milk, and some cow milk is A2. In the United States, though, most of the milk produced has a very high proportion of A1 milk.

The danger from A1 milk is in its protein structure. The beta-casein in A1 milk has a structure that allows a short molecule called beta-casomorphin-7, or BCM-7, to split off during digestion. This small protein is the "devil in the milk", and it can cause various problems, ranging from juvenile diabetes, autism, schizophrenia, allergies, to auto-immune diseases such as MS and Parkinson's.

The evidence is quite compelling. The conclusion is that we should not drink A1 cow milk, or eat products made from it. While the percentage of children with immediate effects is small, the consequences are severe for affected individuals. Only 2/10ths of 1% will get juvenile diabetes, only 1 in 150 are autistic, a small percentage have Celiac or Crohn's: but if not drinking milk will prevent all of these, it is hard to see how it is worth taking the risk. (Also, though the author doesn't discuss this, there is good reason to think that many cases of ADD/ADHD are milder reactions to A1 milk than full-blown autism.)

For adults, A1 milk is correlated with much higher rates of heart attack, schizophrenia, diabetes, MS, Parkinsons. So same thing: why take a chance on being one of the affected individuals. In Western society most people have a high degree of degeneration as they age, and there is good reason to thing that A1 milk contributes to this for everyone.

My recommendation after reading this is to only use certified A2 cows milk, or stick to sheep and goat's milk.

The dairy industry doesn't want to hear this, as there is a cost for them to switch to all A2 cows. Nonetheless, it is essential for public health that this conversion be done as quickly as possible.
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~Deb in Cleveland, GA
5.0 out of 5 stars Compelling evidence...
Reviewed in the United States on August 9, 2012
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This book is a MUST read for anyone who values their health and consumes dairy from cows. Even if consuming from your own raw home dairy animals, why not test the cows, cull the A/1's and consume from cattle which are A2/A2? I do not believe that this gene issue will affect everyone, but for those with health ailments that are noted in this book, it may be prudent to pay heed. We know that our own FDA, USDA, etc are NOT protecting the food sources...that is evident. So, one must be proactive and police your own food sources. It certainly changed my mind about how I feed my own family, as I have been researching this topic for over two years now. This one book sealed the deal for me. Too bad that many have to be sick because of hidden agendas which all operate strictly for greed.

Very well written, very well documented.

UPDATE: I have since this posting this reply done further research and find that I do not feel that this issue will affect many, it any at all. I know believe it is all about money...follow the money! There is NO way to substantiate the claims that the A2 Corp makes concerning cattle. To state that all cattle began as a2 then some magic big bang theory happened to change cattle to a1, is preposterous! There was no testing to assure any of this until about 10 years or so ago! We have consumed raw fresh dairy form our Jersey cows for over 25 years and have great health..and we never knew what a1 or a2 our cattle were! If you want or feel the need to be worried about this, PLEASE worry more about the diseases that cattle carry which are zoonotic to humans! Test the cows that you consume form for BLV, BVD and Johne's...educate yourselves. If you consume form a2 animals that carry any of these diseases that you can catch, what have you done to help your health? Save your money and avoid glyphosate, GMO's and such...will do far more for you than A2 milk ever will! Besides...why is a2 only available in fluid milk? Why can one not purchase a2 butter, cheese, yogurt, etc?? hmmmmm...
~Deb in GA
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Henry Northcott
5.0 out of 5 stars The Devil is in the detail
Reviewed in the United States on August 15, 2010
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This book confirms what I have thought about factory farmed milk and why I always felt New Zealand butter and other products from there have been much better.

I grew up on New Zealand Butter and started to fall ill when my parents changed from NZ butter to European butter in the late 1980s

Keith Woodford puts his points across in a historical fashion but this does not detract from the book. It is however not a book you can just delve into It needs to be read from the beginning to appreciate the full insights of his research and the attitude of the big food and government who are in league with each other or rather have a relationship to money and its generation which has no regard to peoples' health.
It has confirmed why I felt goat milk was less mucus producing, and has been a very worthwhile purchase. It has informed my health choice and my ability to choose products that are helpful rather than those which are harmful to my health. I am a doctor and I have always known that you are what you eat and if you eat the wrong stuff you do not live up to your potential.

There are dirty politics involving food, it is not widely known that Philip Morris, the tobacco manufacturer, has upto a third of the world's food supply under its command, through Kraft, Kenco, Nabisco and other such companies.

This has obvious implications in our food supply and I am grateful for his book I would buy it if you are interested in learning how our food is now controlled by some of the richest and most corrupt people in society who do not care about us in the slightest and care more for their profits.

I heartily recommend this book to anyone who is concerned about their health, and their well being and wishes to understand why people are getting worse rather than better in this so called advanced world of ours and why diseases are rampaging through us.
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Thomas
5.0 out of 5 stars Very interesting thoughts
Reviewed in Germany on March 8, 2020
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The author invested a lot of thought. It seems to be a very important warning to avoid cow milk products.
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Dennis
5.0 out of 5 stars What Everyone Shoud Know About Milk
Reviewed in Canada on August 20, 2018
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This book discusses the details of A2 versus A1 milk and how it affects us all. I knew nothing of this until recently when I discussed some health matters with my doctor. Very few doctors or nutritionists even know what this is. I have now located A2 dairy products in my area and have made the switch. What a positive difference. Everyone should read this book.
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The best book ever on the ins and outs of milk in N America and Northern Europe
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5.0 out of 5 stars Very important MUST READ Book for all. To know how government is lies damn lies with politics. Illuminati Theory.
Reviewed in India on July 13, 2015
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Very impoetant MUST READ Book for all. The best part of this book is written in british - australlian english that is very easy to read and understand vs american english.
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Great bokk
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