Is Milk More Hydrating Than Water? Part 1
Over the summer, hundreds of you sent us an article with the title Which drink is best for hydration? Hint: It isn’t water. With the summer sun at its peak, this is the perfect clickbait title. But as soon as you open the article, you are blasted in extra large, bold...
Yes, Your Child’s Bones Will Still Grow Strong Without Milk
For decades, cow’s milk has been a staple at the dining table. To generate higher demand for their product, Big Dairy created the narrative that milk is essential for strong bones at every age. The result is a collective paranoia about what might happen to our bone...
Promoting Brain Health with Plants
We know diet is a driving force of our health, including the health of our brain. More and more research is being published that promotes a whole foods plant-based (WFPB) diet to promote brain health. This includes a wide range of applications, from restoring function...
Cottage Cheese Doesn’t Deserve Your Attention
It’s 2023 and cottage cheese is having a moment. From TikTok to the New York Times, it’s suddenly everywhere. But does cottage cheese deserve all this attention? We’ve found it is a less than glamorous food that should have stayed in the 1970’s. What is cottage...
5 Tips to Maintain Strong Bones and Prevent Osteoporosis
Medically reviewed by Dr. Lucky (Lakshman Mulpuri MD) According to the National Osteoporosis Foundation, approximately 10 million Americans suffer from osteoporosis and another 44 million have been diagnosed with low bone density.1 Milk has often been purported to...
Is Whey Protein Healthy? Probably Not
Medically reviewed by Dr. Lucky (Lakshman Mulpuri MD) What is whey protein? Whey, a protein complex derived from cow’s milk, is the liquid byproduct of the cheesemaking process. Next, the liquid whey is filtered and purified through various processes to remove...
What About Yogurt? Why This Dairy Product Is Not As Healthy As You Think
Whenever we talk about the negative consequences of dairy on human health, we always get pushback about chocolate milk for athletes, calcium for bones, yogurt for gut health, and countless other excuses. Does fermenting milk and turning it into yogurt somehow make it...
Why Drinking Milk While You Have A Cold Can Worsen Symptoms
We’ve all been there: the aching sinuses, the congestion, the coughing, and the sleepless nights. Having the common cold can be pure misery, to be sure. While the list of purported remedies is long enough to make your head spin, there is no actual known cure....
What Is Raw Milk? Claims, Risks, and Alternatives to Raw Milk
The work we have done at Switch4Good, along with a plant-based market that’s constantly innovating, has led nearly half of US consumers to regularly purchase plant-based milks. Yet, raw milk is still touted as a superfood (incorrectly) by a niche subset of the...